The chapter because of which we named this book, the Book of the Meanings of the Reports

The chapter of the meaning of a noun

The chapter of the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem»

Another chapter regarding the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah»

The chapter of the meaning of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He

The chapter of the meaning of the One

The meaning of «al-Samad»

The meaning of the Saying of the Imams, peace be upon them, that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is a Thing

The meaning of «Glorified be Allah»

The meaning of Monotheism and Justice

The meaning of «Allah is Greater»

The chapter of the meaning of the First and the Last

The meaning of terms mentioned in the Book and the Tradition about Monotheism

The meaning of the satisfaction of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and His wrath

The meaning of guidance, aberration, success and abandonment from Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He

The meaning of «There is no force nor strength except by Allah»

The meaning of the separated letters at the beginning of the chapters of the Qur’an

The meaning of evening above the Throne

The meaning of the Throne and the Chair

The meaning of the Tablet and the Pen

The meaning of the scales by which the deeds of the servants are measured

The meaning of the Path

The meaning of the letters of the Adhan and Iqamah

The meaning of the letters of the alphabet

The meaning of the letters of sentences

The meaning of the names of the Prophets and Messengers, peace be upon them, and other than that

The meaning of the names of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and his Household, peace be upon them

The meaning of the names of Muhammed, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain and the Imams, peace be upon them

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, peace be upon him: «You are to me in the same position as Harun to Musa, except that there is no Prophet after me»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, Hasan and Hussain: «You are the ones considered weak after me»

The meaning of terms mentioned about the characteristic of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of Two Weighty Things and the Family

The meaning of aal, ahl, ‘itra  and ummah

The meaning of the Clear Imam

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon that, that he is the Master of the Arabs

The meaning of the marriage of the Light to the Light

The meaning of the one who wrongs himself, the moderate and the forerunner

The meaning of what is narrated with regards to that Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire

The meaning of what is narrated with regards Fatima, peace be upon her, that she is the Mistress of the women of all the worlds

The meaning of the Trusts which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, had ordered His servants to deliver to their people

The meaning of the Trusts that were presented upon the Heavens, the earth and the mountains, but which they refused to carry and feared, and which the human being carried

The meaning of the Abandoned Well and the Lofty Palace

The meaning of Tuba

The meaning of the hiding of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, to four within four

The meaning of the column whom the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, saw during the Night of the Ascension, whose origin is of silver, center is of ruby and peridot and top is of red gold

The meaning of Prophethood

The meaning of the sun, the moon, zuhra  and Two farqads

The meaning of the sending of blessings upon the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of the Means

The meaning of Three Sanctities

The meaning of disobedience to parents, fugitivity from masters and the sheep who strayed from the shepherd

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «I am the Young Man, son of the Young Man, brother of the Young Man»

The meaning of adolescence and manhood

The meaning of the Father of Sand

The meaning of the Saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «I am Zaid bin Abd-Manaf bin ‘Amer bin Amru bin Mughaira bin Zaid bin Kilab»

The meaning of the Family of Yasin

The meaning of the narration that has been narrated of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Do not antagonize the Days, lest they antagonize you»

The chapter of the meaning of the Tree from which Adam and Hawwa’ ate

The chapter of the meaning of the Words received by Adam from his Lord, after which He accepted his repentance

The meaning of the Word of Godfearness

The meaning of the Words with which Ibrahim was tested by his Lord, which he completed

The chapter of the meaning of the Remaining Word in the descendants of Ibrahim, peace be upon him

The meaning of the Infallibility of the Imam

The meaning of the forbidding of the Fire for the spine that (was a cause to have) ejaculated the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, the belly (that was caring) that carried him and the home that cared for him

The meaning of the words in which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has gathered all goodness for Adam, peace be upon him

The meaning of the disbelief that does not reach (the extent of) polytheism

The meaning of impurity

The meaning of Iblees

The meaning of the kohl of Iblees, the material he licks and his snuffle

The meaning of the Stoned

The meaning of the Treasure of Speech

The meaning of the Concealed Things

The meaning of the Master of Forgiveness-seeking

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «Beware from being benefactors»

The meaning of equivalence and thankfulness

The meaning of the knowledge which ignorance of does not harm, and which knowledge of does not benefit

The meaning of the hypocrite

The meaning of complaint during illness

The meaning of the wind that causes forgetfulness and bestows

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «People are two: one who relieves, and another who rests»

The meaning of the secret and what is more hidden

The meaning of the Arabization of the Nabatean, and the Nabateaization of the Arab

The chapter of the meaning of what has been narrated with regards to that a woman has no equal, neither for her good, nor for her bad

The chapter of the meaning of consulting Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He

The chapter of the meaning of aggravation

The chapter of the meaning of the most sincere of names and the best of them

The chapter of the meaning of the unseen and the witnessed

The chapter of the meaning of that which deceives the eyes

The chapter of the meaning of the kantar

The meaning of baheera, sa’iba, waseela and haam

The meaning of the cruel and the villainous

The meaning of the drinking of thirsty cattle

The meaning of the two small, the two big and the two guises

The meaning of generosity of the grace

The meaning of the evil-wisher

The meaning of few

Another meaning of few

The meaning of the report which narrated that ill-omen is in three: in a woman, a riding animal and a home

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Any man who leaves two dinars, they are to burn between his eye»

حدثنا أبو عبد الله الحسين بن أحمد بن محمد بن علي بن عبد الله بن جعفر بن عبد الله بن جعفر بن محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام، ومحمد بن علي بن بشار القزويني - رضي الله عنهما - قالا: حدثنا أبو الفرج المظفر بن أحمد القزويني، قال: حدثنا أبو الفيض صالح بن أحمد، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن موسى بن زياد، قال: حدثنا صالح بن حماد، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن موسى الوشاء البغدادي، قال: كنت بخراسان مع علي بن موسى الرضا عليهما السلام في مجلسه وزيد بن موسى حاضر قد أقبل على جماعة في المجلس يفتخر عليهم ويقول: نحن ونحن، وأبو الحسن عليه السلام مقبل على قوم يحدثهم فسمع مقالة زيد فالتفت إليه فقال: يا زيد أغرك قول بقالي الكوفة أن فاطمة أحصنت فرجها فحرم الله ذريتها على النار؟ والله ما ذلك إلا للحسن والحسين وولد بطنها خاصة فأما إن يكون موسى بن جعفر عليهما السلام يطيع الله ويصوم نهاره ويقوم ليله وتعصيه أنت ثم تجيئان يوم القيامة سواء لأنت أعز على الله عز وجل منه  . إن علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام كان يقول: لمحسننا كفلان من الاجر ولمسيئنا ضعفان من العذاب. وقال الحسن الوشاء: ثم التفت إلي فقال: يا حسن كيف تقرؤون هذه الآية " قال يا نوح إنه ليس من أهلك إنه عمل غير صالح   " فقلت: من الناس من يقرء   " إنه عمل غير صالح " ومنهم من يقرء   " إنه عمل غير صالح " فمن قرء " إنه عمل غير صالح " نفاه عن أبيه. فقال عليه السلام: كلا لقد كان ابنه ولكن لما عصى الله عز وجل نفاه الله عن أبيه كذا من كان منا لم يطع الله عز وجل فليس منا وأنت إذا أطعت الله فأنت منا أهل البيت.

1.	We were told by Abu Abdillah, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Ja’far bin Abdullah bin Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, and by Muhammed bin Ali bin Bashar al-Qazwini, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Abu’l-Faraj, Mudaffar bin Ahmad al-Qazwini, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Faid, Saleh bin Ahmad, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Musa bin Ziyad, that he said: We were told by Saleh bin Hammad, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Musa al-Washha’ al-Baghdadi, that he said: I was in Khorasan with Ali bin Musa al-Rida, peace be upon them both, in his congregation, and Zaid bin Musa was present, having approached a group in the congregation, taking pride over them and saying: We are as such, and we are as such. Meanwhile, Abu’l-Hasan, peace be upon him, was facing a people which he was speaking to, and he heard the statement of Zaid, so he turned to him and said: O Zaid, have you been conceited by the saying of a food merchant in Kufa with regards to that Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire? By Allah, that for none but Hasan, Hussain and the children from her belly, exclusively. If Musa bin Ja’far, peace be upon them both, was obeying Allah, fasting during his day and standing during his night for prayer, and you would disobey him, and then you would both come on the Day of Resurrection as equal, you will, verily, be more honored to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, than him. Indeed, Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both, used to say: To the one who is good to us are two portions of reward, and to the one who harms us are two multiples of torment. Hasan al-Washha’ said: Then he turned to me and said: O Hasan, how do you recite this verse: «He said: O Nuh, he is, indeed, not from your family; he is, indeed, an act that is not righteous» (11:46)? So I said: Among the people are those who recite: «he is, indeed, an act that is not righteous» and among them are those who recite: «he is, indeed, from the act [1] of one who is not righteous». The one who recites: «he is, indeed, from the act [2] of one who is not righteous» has negated him from his father. Then he, peace be upon him, said: «No, he was, certainly, his son, however, when he disobeyed Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, Allah negated him from his father. So is the one who is from us whilst not obeying Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He; he is not from us. You, if you obey Allah, then you are from us, the Household.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن جميل بن صالح، عن محمد بن مروان، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام هل قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: " إن فاطمة أحصنت فرجها فحرم الله ذريتها على النار "؟ قال: نعم، عنى بذلك الحسن والحسين وزينب وأم كلثوم.

2.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Jameel bin Saleh, from Muhammed bin Marwan, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Did the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, say: «Indeed, Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire»? He said: Yes, by that he meant Hasan, Hussain, Zainab and Umm Kulthum.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن الحسن بن علي الوشاء، عن محمد بن قاسم بن الفضيل، عن حماد بن عثمان، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: جعلت فداك، ما معنى قول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: " إن فاطمة أحصنت فرجها فحرم الله ذريتها على النار "؟ فقال: المعتقون من النار هم ولد بطنها: الحسن، والحسين، وزينب، وأم كلثوم.

3.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Hasan bin Ali al-Washha’, from Muhammed bin Qasim bin Fudail, from Hammad bin Uthman, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: May I be sacrificed for you, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Indeed, Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire»? So he said: Those who are freed from the Fire are the children from her belly: Hasan, Hussain, Zainab and Umm Kulthum.

حدثنا أبي - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن الحسين ابن إسحاق التاجر، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن الحسن بن سعيد، عن محمد بن الفضيل، عن الثمالي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: لا يقدر   أحد يوم القيامة بأن يقول: يا رب لم أعلم أن ولد فاطمة هم الولاة وفي ولد فاطمة أنزل الله هذه الآية خاصه " يا عبادي الذين أسرفوا على أنفسهم لا تقنطوا من رحمة الله إن الله يغفر الذنوب جميعا إنه هو الغفور الرحيم .

4.	We were told by my father, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Hussain ibn Ishaq, the Tradesman, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Hasan bin Sa’eed, from Muhammed bin Fudail, from al-Thumali, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: Let none estimate for the Day of Resurrection by saying: O Lord, I did not know that the sons of Fatima are the Guardians and that it was for the sake of Fatima’s sons, exclusively, that Allah sent down this verse: «O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair from the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the All-Merciful.» (39:53)

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 39