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 محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن عبد الحميد بن أبي العلاء قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الشرك أخفى من دبيب النمل. وقال: منه تحويل الخاتم ليذكر الحاجة وشبه هذا.

1.	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, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Abdul-Hamid bin Abi’l-‘Alaa’, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, polytheism is more concealed than the creeping of ants. He also said: Among (the applications of) it is to turn a ring in order for one to remember a need, and the like of this.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن بن أبان، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن علي بن عقبة، عن أبي خالد القماط، عن حمران، قال: قلت لأبي جعفر عليه السلام: قول الله عز وجل: " من أجل ذلك كتبنا على بني إسرائيل أنه من قتل نفسا بغير نفس أو فساد في الأرض فكأنما قتل الناس جميعا " وإنما قتل واحدا؟ فقال: يوضع في موضع من جهنم إليه منتهى شدة عذاب أهلها لو قتل الناس جميعا كان إنما يدخل ذلك المكان، ولو كان قتل واحدا كان إنما يدخل ذلك المكان، قلت: فإن قتل آخر؟ قال: يضاعف عليه.

2.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Hasan bin Aban, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ali bin ‘Uqba, from Abu Khalid al-Qammat, from Hamran, that he said: I said to Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him. The saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Due to that, We prescribed upon the sons of Isra’eel that whoever kills a life without (retaliation for) another life, or due to (the causing of) corruption on earth, it is as if he has killed all people» (5:32) whereas one only kills one? He said: He will placed in a spot of Hell to which ends the utmost severity of the torment of its people if one was to kill all people. He will then only enter that place. If he had killed one, he would only enter that place. I said: And if he kills another? He said: It shall be doubled upon him.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن فضالة، عن أبان، عن إسحاق بن إبراهيم الصقيل، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: وجد في ذؤابة سيف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صحيفة فإذا فيها [مكتوب]: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إن أعتى الناس على الله يوم القيامة من قتل غير قاتله، ومن ضرب غير ضاربه، ومن تولى غير مواليه، فهو كافر بما أنزل الله تعالى على محمد صلى الله عليه وآله. ومن أحدث حدثا أو آوى محدثا لم يقبل الله تعالى منه يوم القيامة صرفا ولا عدلا، قال: ثم قال: تدري ما يعني بقوله: " من تولى غير مواليه "؟ قلت: ما يعني به؟ قال: يعنى أهل الدين. والصرف: التوبة في قول أبي جعفر عليه السلام، والعدل: الفداء في قول أبى عبد الله عليه السلام.

3.	With this chain of narrators, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Fadala, from Aban, from Ishaq bin Ibrahim al-Sayqal, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: It was found on the top of the sword of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, a journal, and in it was written: «In the Name of Allah, the Merciful to all, the Merciful in particular. Indeed, the most unruly of people in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection is the one kills other than his killer, who hits other than his hitter and who befriends other than his allies. He is disbelieving in what Allah, Exalted is He, has sent down unto Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family. Furthermore, the one who performs a sin or gives refuge to a sinner, Allah, Exalted is He, will not accept from him ransom, nor dispursal. He said: He then said: Do you know the meaning of his saying: «who befriends other than his allies»? I said: What does he mean with it? He said: He means the people of religion. The ransom is repentance, according to the saying of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and the dispursal is redemption, according to the saying of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن سماعة، قال: سألته عن قول الله عز وجل: " ومن قتل مؤمنا متعمدا فجزاؤه جهنم " قال: من قتل مؤمنا على دينه فذاك المتعمد الذي قال الله عز وجل في كتابه: " وأعد له عذابا أليما " قلت: فالرجل يقع بينه وبين الرجل شئ فيضربه بسيفه فيقتله؟ قال: ليس ذلك المتعمد الذي قال الله عز وجل.

4.	With this chain of narrators, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Uthman bin Isa, from Sama’a, that he said: I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And the one who kills a believer intentionally, his reward is Hell» (4:93) He said: The one who kills a believer due to his religion, that is the intentional about whom Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, in His Book: «and He has prepared for him a painful torment.» (4:93) I said: And (what about) a man to whom it occurs something between him and another man, and so he hits him with his sword and kills him. He said: That is not the intentional about whom Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, spoke.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن أبي السفاتج عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " ومن يقتل مؤمنا متعمدا فجزاؤه جهنم " قال: جزاؤه جهنم إن جازاه.

5.	With this chain of narrators, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Hammad bin Isa, from Abu’l-Safatij, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And the one who kills a believer intentionally, his reward is Hell» (4:93). He said: His reward is Hell when He is to reward him.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن الحسن بن بنت إلياس، قال: سمعت الرضا عليه السلام يقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لعن الله من أحدث حدثا أو آوى محدثا، قلت: وما الحدث؟ قال: من قتل.

6.	With this chain of narrators, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Hasan, son of the daughter of Ilyas, that he said: I heard al-Rida, peace be upon him, say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: May Allah curse the one who performs a sin or gives refuge to a sinner. I said: And what is the sin? He said: The one who murders.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، قال: حدثني العوني الجوهري، عن إبراهيم الكوفي، عن رجل من أصحابنا رفعه، قال: سئل الحسن بن علي عليهما السلام عن العقل فقال: التجرع للغصة، ومداهنة الأعداء.

7. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, that he said. I was told by al-‘Ouni al-Jawhari, from Ibrahim al-Kufi, from a man from our companions, that he ascribed it, saying: Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them both, was asked about the intellect. He said: To gulp a lump, and to flatter with the enemies.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن النوفلي، عن السكوني، عن أبي عبد الله، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: إن من التواضع أن يرضى الرجل بالمجلس دون المجالس، وأن يسلم على من يلقى، وأن يترك المراء وإن كان محقا، ولا يحب أن يحمد على التقوى.

9.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from al-Nawfaly, from al-Sukuni, from Abu Abdillah, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: Indeed, it is among humbleness that a man is pleased with one sitting place before more sitting places, that he sends peace upon the one he meets, that he abandons quarreling, even if he is rightful, and that he does not like to be praised for godfearness.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن جعفر بن عثمان، عن أبي بصير، قال: كنت عند أبي جعفر عليه السلام فقال له رجل: أصلحك الله، إن بالكوفة قوما يقولون مقالة ينسبونها إليك، قال: وما هي؟ قال: يقولون: إن الايمان غير الاسلام. فقال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: نعم، فقال له الرجل: صفه لي، قال: من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله وأقر بما جاء من عند الله فهو مسلم، قال: فالإيمان؟ قال: من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمد رسول الله وأقر بما جاء من عند الله وأقام الصلاة وآتى الزكاة وصام شهر رمضان وحج البيت ولم يلق الله بذنب أوعد عليه النار فهو مؤمن. قال أبو بصير: جعلت فداك وأينا لم يلق الله بذنب أو عد عليه النار؟ فقال:ليس هو حيث تذهب، إنما هو من لم يلق الله بذنب أوعد عليه النار ولم يتب منه.

10.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ja’far bin Uthman, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I was at the place of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and a man said to him: May Allah rectify you, indeed, in Kufa there are people who say a saying which they ascribe to you. He said: And what is it? He said: They say that faith  is other than (acceptance of) Islam. Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, then said: Yes. The man then said to him: Describe it to be. He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah and acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, he is a Muslim. He said: And faith? He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah, acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, establishes the prayer, gives the alms tax, fasts the Month of Ramadan, performs pilgrimage to the House and will not meet Allah after having performed a sin for which the Fire has been promised, he is a believer. Abu Baseer said: May I be sacrificed for you, and who of us will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised? He said: It is not as you think. It is only the one who will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised and does not repent from it.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن المفضل ابن عمر، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن من قبلنا يقولون: إن الله تبارك وتعالى إذا أحب عبدا نوه به منوه من السماء أن الله يجب فلانا فأحبوه، فتلقى له المحبة في قلوب العباد، فإذا أبغض الله تعالى عبدا نوه منوه من السماء أن الله يبغض فلانا فأبغضوه قال: فيلقي الله له البغضاء في قلوب العباد، قال: كان عليه السلام متكئا فاستوى جالسا فنفض يده ثلاث مرات يقول: لا، ليس كما يقولون. ولكن الله عز وجل إذا أحب عبدا أغرى به الناس في الأرض ليقولوا فيه فيؤثمهم ويأجره. وإذا أبغض الله عبدا حببه إلى الناس ليقولوا فيه فيؤثمهم ويؤثمه. ثم قال عليه السلام. من كان أحب إلى الله من يحيى بن زكريا عليه السلام؟ أغراهم به حتى قتلوه، ومن كان أحب إلى الله عز وجل من علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام؟ فلقى من الناس ما قد علمتم، ومن كان أحب إلى الله تعالى من الحسين بن علي صلوات الله عليه فأغراهم به حتى قتلوه.

11.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Mufaddal ibn Umar, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Indeed, those before us say: Indeed, if Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, loves a servant, a caller from Heaven will call his name: «Indeed, Allah loves such-a-person, so love him», and so, love for him shall be cast in the hearts of the servants, and that if Allah, Exalted is He, hates a servant, a caller from Heaven will call his name: «Indeed, Allah hates such-a-person, so hate him». He said: Will Allah cast hatred towards him into the hearts of the servants? He said: He, peace be upon him, was leaning, so he sat upright and dust off himself three times, saying: Not, it is not like they are saying. However, if Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, loves a servant, He would seduce the people on earth that they speak (bad) of him, and so, He will declare them as sinful and reward him, and if Allah hates a servant, He makes him beloved to people that they speak (good) of him, and so, He will declare them and him as sinful. He, peace be upon him, then said: Who was more beloved to Allah than Yahya bin Zakariya [1], peace be upon him? Yet, He seduced them with regards to him until they killed him. And who was more beloved to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, than Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him? Yet, he faced from people what you know. And who was more beloved to Allah, Exalted is He, than Hussain bin Ali, Allah’s blessings be upon him? Yet, He seduced them with regards to him until they killed him.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن يحيى بن إبراهيم، عن أبي البلاد، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن عطاء، قال: قلت لأبي جعفر عليه السلام: إن الناس يقولون: إن علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه قال: إن أفضل الاحرام أن تحرم من دويرة أهلك. قال: فأنكر ذلك أبو جعفر عليه السلام فقال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان من أهل المدينة ووقته من ذي الحليفة، وإنما كان بينهما ستة أميال ولو كان فضلا لا حرم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله من المدينة ولكن عليا صلوات الله عليه كان يقول: تمتعوا من ثيابكم إلى وقتكم.

12.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Yahya bin Ibrahim, from Abu’l-Bilad, from his father, from Abdullah bin ‘Ataa’, that he said: I said to Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him: Indeed, people are saying: Indeed, Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, said: «Indeed, the best ihram is that you perform ihram from the circle of your people.» He said: Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, then died that and said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was among the people of Medina, yet his time was fixed at Dhu’l-Halifa, and it was six miles [1] between them. If it was an act of virtue, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, had surely performed ihram from Medina. Rather, Ali, Allah’s blessings be upon him, used to say: Perform tamattu’ [2] with your clothes until your fixed time.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن يحيى بن المبارك، عن علي بن الصامت، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كنا معه في جنازة فقال بعض القوم: بارك الله لي في الموت وفيما بعد الموت، فقال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام، فيما بعد الموت فضل، إذا بورك لك في الموت فقد بورك لك فيما بعده.

13.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Yahya bin Mubarak, from Ali bin Samit, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: We were with him during a funeral attendance, during which some of the people said: «May Allah give blessings to me in death and in what is after death». Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, then said to him: What is after death is better. If it is given blessings to you in death, it is certainly given blessings to you in what is after it.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين ابن أبي الخطاب، عن محمد بن إسماعيل بن بزيع، عن محمد بن يعقوب بن شعيب، عن أبيه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قلت له: إن الناس يروون أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ما صام شهر رمضان تسعة وعشرين أكثر مما صام ثلاثين، قال: كذبوا، ما صام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إلا تاما ولا تكون الفرائض ناقصة، إن الله تبارك وتعالى خلق السنة ثلاث مائة وستين يوما وخلق السماوات والأرض في ستة أيام فحجزها من ثلاث مائة وستين، فالسنة ثلاث مائة وأربعة وخمسون يوما وشهر رمضان ثلاثون يوما لقول الله عز وجل: " ولتكملوا العدة " والكامل تام، وشوال تسعة وعشرون يوما، وذو القعدة ثلاثون يوما لقول الله عز وجل " وواعدنا موسى ثلاثين ليلة " فالشهر هكذا ثم على هذا شهر تام وشهر ناقص وشهر رمضان لا ينقص أبدا وشعبان لا يتم أبدا.

14.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain ibn Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Isma’eel bin Bazee’, from Muhammed bin Ya’qoub bin Shu’aib, from his father, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I said to him: Indeed, people are narrating that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, did not fast the Month of Ramadan for twenty-nine (days) more than he fasted thirty (days). He said: They have lied. The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, did not fast but completely. Obligatory acts cannot be (performed whilst) lacking. Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, created a year as having three hundred and sixty days, and He created the Heavens and the earth in six days, and so, He constrained it from three hundred and sixty. Hence, a year is (consisting of) three hundred and fifty-four days, and the Month of Ramadan is (consisting of) thirty days, due to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and that you may complete the period» (2:185). That which is complete is (a) full (period). Shawwal is (consisting of) twenty-nine days, and Dhu’l-Qa’da is (consisting of) thirty days, due to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And We made an appointment with Musa for thirty nights» (7:142). Hence, a month is like this. Furthermore, on this basis, a month is complete, and another month is lacking. The Month of Ramadan does never lack, and Sha’ban is never complete,

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن علي بن رئاب، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " وما أصابكم من مصيبة فبما كسبت أيديكم ويعفو عن كثير " أرأيت ما أصاب عليا وأهل بيته هو بما كسبت أيديهم وهم أهل بيته طهارة معصومون؟ فقال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان يتوب إلى الله عز وجل ويستغفره في كل يوم وليلة مائة مره من غير ذنب إن الله عز وجل يخص أولياءه بالمصائب ليأجرهم عليها من غير ذنب.

15.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Ali bin Ri’ab, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And whatever afflicts you of a calamity, it is due to what your hands have acquired, and He pardons much.» (42:30) Have you seen that which afflicted Ali and his Household, was it due to what their hands acquired, while they are a Household of Purity and are Infallible? He said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, used to repent to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and seek forgiveness from Him every day day and night a hundred times without a sin. Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, specifies His Allies with calamities in order that He might reward them for them without (them having committed) a sin.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن محمد بن الحصين ، عن محمد بن الفضيل، عن العرزمي ال: كنت مع أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في الحجر جالسا تحت الميزاب ورجل يخاصم رجلا وأحدهما يقول لصاحبه: والله ما تدري من أين تهب الريح؟ فلما أكثر عليه قال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: فهل تدري أنت من أين تهب الريح؟ فقال: لا، ولكن أسمع الناس يقولون. فقلت أنا لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: من أين تهب الريح جعلت فداك؟ قال: إن الريح مسجونة تحت هذا الركن الشامي فإذا أراد الله عز وجل أن يرسل منها شيئا أخرجه أما جنوب فجنوب، وأما شمال فشمال، وأما صبا فصبا، وأما دبور فدبور، ثم قال:وآية ذلك أنك لا تزال ترى هذا الركن متحركا في الشتاء والصيف أبدا الليل مع النهار.

16.	We were told by my father, may Allah granrt him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Muhammed bin Huss’ain, from Muhammed bin Fudail, from al-‘Azrami, that he said: I was with Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, in the home (of his), sitting under the drain, while one man was quarreling with another man, and one of them was saying to his companion: By Allah, do you not know where the wind runs from? When he had said that much to him, Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said to him: And do you know from where the winds runs? He said: No, but I hear the people say. I then said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: From where does the wind run, may I be sacrificed for you? He said: Indeed, the wind is constrained under this Levantine pillar, and when Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, wants to send off some of it, He makes it come out: if it is (to be towards the) south, it is south; if it is (to be towards the) north, it is north; if it is (to be) cast fiercely, it is cast fiercely; and if it is (to be) mild, it is mild. He then said: The sign of that is that you still see this pillar moving during winter and summer, continuously, at the night along with the day.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، قال حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عبد الله بن سنان، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إن الرجل ليشرب الشربة فيدخله الله الجنة. قلت: وكيف ذاك؟ قال: إن الرجل ليشرب الماء فيقطعه ثم ينحي الاناء وهو يشتهيه فيحمد الله، ثم يعود فيشرب، ثم ينحيه وهو يشتهيه فيحمد الله، ثم يعود فيشرب فيوجب الله عز وجل له بذلك الجنة.

17.	We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abdullah bin Sinan, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: Indeed, a man is surely to drink (by the amount of) a sip, and Allah will make him enter Paradise. I said: And how is that? He said: Indeed, a man is surely to drink water, then interrupt it, then move the container away while he desires it, and then he will praise Allah, then return it and drink. He will then move it away while he desires it, and then he will praise Allah, then return it and drink. By that, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will obligate Paradise to him for that.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن السياري، عن ابن بقاح، عن عبد السلام رفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كفر بالنعم أن يقول الرجل: أكلت الطعام كذا وكذا فضرني.

18.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from al-Saiyari, from Ibn Baqqah, from Abdul-Salam, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It is disbelief in graces that a man says: «I ate such-and-such food, and it harmed me.»

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن حماد بن عثمان، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " الشعراء يتبعهم الغاوون " قال: هل رأيت شاعرا يتبعه أحد؟ إنما هم قوم تفقهوا لغير الدين، فضلوا وأضلوا.

19.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muuhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Hammad bin Uthman, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «The poets, they are followed by the deviators.» (26:224) He said: Have you seen a poet being followed by anyone? They are only a people who gained (religious) knowledge for other than (the sake of) religion, and hence, they aberred and have caused aberration.

حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي السكري، قال: حدثنا محمد بن، زكريا الجوهري، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن عمارة، عن أبيه، عن سفيان ابن سعيد، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليهما السلام - وكان والله صادقا كما سمي - يقول: يا سفيان، عليك بالتقية فإنها سنة إبراهيم الخليل عليه السلام وإن الله عز وجل قال لموسى وهارون: " اذهبا إلى فرعون إنه طغى فقولا له قولا لينا لعله يتذكر أو يخشى " يقول الله عز وجل: كنياه وقولا له: " يا أبا مصعب " وإن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان إذا أراد سفرا وروى بغيره  وقال: أمرني ربي بمداراة الناس كما أمرني بأداء الفرائض ولقد أدبه الله عز وجل بالتقية فقال: " ادفع بالتي هي أحسن فإذا الذي بينك وبينه عداوة كأنه ولي حميم * وما يلقيها إلا الذين صبروا وما يلقيها إلا ذو حظ عظيم  " يا سفيان من استعمل التقية في دين الله فقد تسنم الذروة العليا من العز، إن عز المؤمن في حفظ لسانه ومن لم يملك لسانه ندم. قال سفيان: فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله هل يجوز أن يطمع الله عز وجل عباده في كون مالا يكون؟ قال: لا. فقلت: فكيف قال الله عز وجل لموسى وهارون عليهما السلام: " لعله يتذكر أو يخشى " وقد علم أن فرعون لا يتذكر ولا يخشى؟ فقال: إن فرعون قد تذكر وخشي ولكن عند رؤية البأس حيث لم ينفعه الايمان، ألا تسمع الله عز وجل يقول: " حتى إذا أدركه الغرق قال آمنت أنه لا إله إلا الذي آمنت به بنو إسرائيل وأنا من المسلمين " فلم يقبل الله عز وجل إيمانه وقال: " الآن وقد عصيت قبل و كنت من المفسدين * فاليوم ننجيك ببدنك لتكون لمن خلفك آية " يقول: نلقيك على نجوة من الأرض لتكون لمن بعدك علامة وعبرة.حدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد بن القاسم الأنباري، قال: حدثنا أبو العباس، عن أحمد بن يحيى، عن سلمة، عن الفراء قال: يقال: هي ذروة الجبل وذروته، وهو فرعون وفرعون ، وهو سفيان وسفيان، قال لي: أبو بكر وحكى يونس النحوي أنه سفيان، وروي عن غير الفراء أن سفيان يجوز أن يكون مأخوذا من السفن وهو قشور السمك التي تلزق على السيوف، ويجوز أن يكون مأخوذا من سفت الريح التراب تسفيه سفى مقصورا - والسفاء - ممدودا: الجهل.

20.	We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali al-Sukkari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin ‘Umara, from his father, from Sufyan ibn Sa’eed, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Sadiq, peace be upon them both, and he was, by Allah, Truthful , like how he was named, saying: O Sufyan, it is upon you to perform Taqiya, for indeed, it is the tradition of Ibrahim, the Close Friend, peace be upon him. Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said to Musa and Harun: «Go, both of you, to Pharao, for indeed, he has tyrannized, and say to him a tender saying, that he might remember or fear.» (20:43-44) Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, is saying: Call to him by his nickname and say to him: «O father of Mus’ab». Indeed, when the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, wanted to travel, he took cover with another person, and he said: My Lord has ordered me to use conformity with people like how He has ordered me to perform the obligatory acts. Certainly, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, disciplined him with Taqiya and said: «Repel with that which is better. Thereupon, the one whom between you and him there is enmity, it is as if he is a devoted friend. However, none is granted it except those who ere patient, and none is granted it except one with a great portion (of goodness).» (41:34-35) O Sufyan, the one who uses Taqiya with regards to the Religion of Allah has certainly attained the highest top of honor. Indeed, the honor of the believer is in the preservation of his tongue, and the one who does not have control of his tongue, will regret. Sufyan said: Then I said to him: O son of Allah’s Messenger, is it possible that Allah makes, Exalted and Glorious is He, makes His servants seek to cause that which will not be? He said: No. I said: Then how did Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, say to Musa and Harun, peace be upon them both: «that he might remember or fear» (20:44) while He knew that Pharao will not remember, nor fear? He said: Indeed, Pharao did remember and fear, however, (it was) during when he saw the suffering, (at the moment) when faith does not benefit him. Do you not hear Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, say: «when drowning overtook him, he said: I have believed that there is no god except for the One whom the sons of Isra’eel believed in, and I am of the Muslims» (10:90) to which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, did not accept his faith and said: «Now? And you had disobeyed before, and you were among the causers of corruption. Hence, today We will save you by your body that you might be, for those after you, a sign» (10:91-92)? He is saying: We will cast you on a peak of the earth that you might be for those after you a sign and a lesson. We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed bin Qasem al-Anbari, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, from Ahmad bin Yahya, from Salama, from al-Farra’, that he said: It is said: It is called a dhirwa of a mountain and its dhurwa [1], and it is said Fir’awn and Fur’awn [2], and it is said Sufyan and Sifyan. Abu Bakr said to me: And Yunus, the grammarian, said that it is Sufyan. It has been narrated of other than al-Farra’ that Sufyan is possible to have been derived from safan, that are the scales of a fish that are glued on swords. It is also possible that it is derived from: «The wind scattered [3] the wind, in a manner of scattering [4]» in a shortened form. Safaa’, as in the extended form, is ignorance.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن حفص بن البختري، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: لما أسري برسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وحضرت الصلاة فأذن جبرئيل عليه السلام فما قال: الله أكبر، الله أكبر، قالت الملائكة الله أكبر، الله أكبر، فلما قال: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، قالت الملائكة: خلع الأنداد: فلما قال: أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله، قالت الملائكة: نبي بعث، فلما قال: حي على الصلاة، قالت الملائكة: حث على عبادة ربه، فلما قال: حي على الفلاح، قالت الملائكة: أفلح من اتبعه.

21.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abu ‘Umayr, from Hafs bin Bukhturi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: When the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was ascended and the (time for) prayer arrived, Jibra’eel, peace be upon him, performed the Adhan. When he said: «Allah is Greater» the Angels said: Allah is Greater, Allah is Greater. When he said: «I testify that there is no god but Allah» the Angels said: The opponents have been negated. When he said: «I testify that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah» the Angels said: A Prophet has been sent. When he said: «Hasten to prayer» the Angels said: He has motivated to worship of his Lord. When he said: «Hasten to success» the Angels said: Successful is the one who follows him.

حدثنا أبو عبد الله الحسين بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هاشم المكتب، قال: حدثنا محمد بن جعفر الأسدي أبو الحسين الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن عبد الله المروزي، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن إسماعيل بن الفضل الهاشمي، عن أبيه، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إذا ظلمت العيون العين كان قتل العين على يد الرابع من العيون، فإذا كان ذلك استحق الخاذل له لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين، فقيل له: يا رسول الله ما العين والعيون؟ فقال: أما العين فأخي علي بن أبي طالب، وأما العيون فأعداؤه، رابعهم قاتله ظلما وعدوانا.

22.	We were told by Abu Abdillah, Hussain bin Ibrahim bim Ahmad bin Hashim al-Mukattab, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ja’far al-Asadi, Abu’l-Hussain al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Isma’eel al-Barmaki, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Abdullah al-Maruzi, that he said: We were told by my father, from Isma’eel bin Fadl al-Hashimi, from his father, from Sa’eed bin Jubair, from Ibn Abbas, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: When the Eyes are to oppress the Eye, the killing of the Eye will be at the hands of the fourth among the Eyes. If that is such, the abandoner of it becomes deserving of the curse of Allah, the Angels and the people, all of them. It was then said to him: O Messenger of Allah, what is the Eye and the Eyes? He said: As for the Eye, it is my brother, Ali bin Abi Talib, and as for the Eyes, they are his enemies, among whom the fourth is his killer, out of oppression and enmity.

حدثنا أبو القاسم علي بن أحمد بن موسى بن عمران الدقاق قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن عبد العظيم بن عبد الله الحسني، قال: حدثني سيدي علي بن محمد بن علي الرضا، عن أبيه، عن آبائه، عن الحسن بن علي عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إن أبا بكر منى بمنزلة السمع وإن عمر منى بمنزلة البصر، وإن عثمان مني بمنزلة الفؤاد. قال: فلما كان من الغد دخلت إليه وعنده أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وأبو بكر وعمر وعثمان، فقلت له: يا أبه سمعتك تقول في أصحابك هؤلاء قولا فما هو؟ فقال عليه السلام: نعم ثم أشار بيده إليهم فقال: هم السمع و البصر والفؤاد وسيسألون عن ولاية وصيي هذا وأشار إلى علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام، ثم قال: إن الله عز وجل يقول: " إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسؤولا " ثم قال صلى الله عليه وآله: وعزة ربي إن جميع أمتي لموقوفون يوم القيامة ومسؤولون عن ولايته وذلك قول الله عز وجل: " وقفوهم إنهم مسؤولون ". 

23. We were told by Abu’l-Qasem, Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa bin Imran al-Daqqaq, that he said: We were told by Muuhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Sahl bin Ziyad al-Adami, from Abdul-Adheem bin Abdullah al-Hasani, that he said: I was told by my Master, Ali bin Muhammed bin Ali al-Rida, from his father, from his fathers, from Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Indeed, Abu Bakr is to me by the position of the hearing, and indeed, Umar is to me by the position of the vision, and indeed, Uthman is to me by the position of the heart. He said: When the other day came, I entered into his place, and with him was the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, as well as Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, and I said to him: O father, I heard you say a saying about these companions of yours. What is it? He, peace be upon him, said: Yes. He then pointed with his hand towards them and said: They are the hearing, the vision and the heart, and they shall be asked about the Divine Authority of this Successor of mine. He then pointed towards Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, and then said: Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: «Indeed, the hearing, the vision and the heart, all of those are to be asked about him.» (17:36) He, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, then said: My the Might of my Lord, indeed, all of my nation are to stand on the Day of Resurrection and are to be asked about his Divine Authority, and that is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And stop them. Indeed, they are to be asked.» (37:24)

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، عن علي بن أسباط، عن عمه يعقوب بن سالم، عن أبي بصير، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الناس يقولون: إن العرش اهتز لموت سعد بن معاذ، فقال: إنما هو السرير الذي كان عليه.

25.	We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Yunus bin Abdul-Rahman, from Ali bin Asbat, from his paternal uncle, Ya’qoub bin Salem, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Indeed, the people are saying that the Throne shook due to the death of Sa’d bin Mu’adh. He said: It is only (referring to) the bed on which he was.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن بعض أصحابه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قيل له: إن أبا الخطاب يذكر عنك أنك قلت له: إذا عرفت الحق فاعمل ما شئت فقال: لعن الله أبا الخطاب والله ما قلت له هكذا ولكني قلت: إذا عرفت الحق فاعمل ما شئت من خير يقبل منك، إن الله عز وجل يقول: " من عمل صالحا من ذكر أو أنثى وهو مؤمن فأولئك يدخلون الجنة يرزقون فيها بغير حساب" ويقول تبارك وتعالى: " من عمل صالحا من ذكر أو أنثى وهو مؤمن فلنحيينه حياة طيبة".

26.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from some of his companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It was said to him: Indeed, Abu’l-Khattab is mentioning of you that you said to him: «If you know the truth, then do what you wish». He then said: May Allah curse Abu’l-Khattab. By Allah, I did not say it to him like this. However, I said: If you know the truth, then do what you wish of goodness, and it will be accepted from you. Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: «The one who performs a righteous deed, be it a male or a female, while he is a believer, those will enter Paradise, being sustained in it without reckoning.» (40:40) He, Blessed and Exalted is He, also says: «The one who performs a righteous deed, be it a male or a female, while he is a believer, We will surely revive him to a good life.» (16:97)

حدثنا عبد الواحد بن محمد بن عبدوس العطار النيسابوري، قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد بن قتيبة، عن حمدان بن سليمان، عن عبد السلام بن صالح الهروي، قال: قلت للرضا عليه السلام: يا ابن رسول الله قد روي عن آبائك عليهم السلام في من جامع في شهر رمضان أو أفطر فيه ثلاث كفارات وروي عنهم أيضا كفارة واحدة فبأي الخبرين نأخذ؟ قال: بهما جميعا، متى جامع الرجل حراما أو أفطر على حرام في شهر رمضان فعليه ثلاث كفارات: عتق رقبة، وصيام شهرين متتابعين، وإطعام ستين مسكينا وقضاء ذلك اليوم. وإن كان نكح حلالا أو أفطر على حلال فعليه كفارة واحدة وقضاء ذلك اليوم، وإن كان ناسيا فلا شئ عليه.

27.	We were told by Abdul-Wahid Muhammed ‘Abdous al-Attar al-Naisabouri, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed bin Qutayba, from Hamdan bin Sulayman, from Abdul-Salam bin Saleh al-Harawi, that he said: I said to al-Rida, peace be upon him: O son of Allah’s Messenger, it has been narrated from your fathers, peace be upon them, that with regards to the one who has intercourse during the Month of Ramadan or breaks the fast during it, there are three expiations. It has also been narrated of them that there is one expiation (to it), so which of the two reports shall we take? He said: With both of them. Whenever a man has intercourse in a forbidden manner or breaks the fast with a forbidden thing during the Month of Ramadan, there are three expiations upon him: to liberate a neck (in slavery); to fast for two consecutive months; and to feed sixty poor ones. Additionally, there is the fulfillment (of the missing obligation of) that day. If he had performed intercourse in a lawful manner or broken the fast by a lawful means, one expiation is upon him, as well as the fulfillment (of the missing obligation of) that day, and if he was (performing it out of being) forgetful, there is nothing upon him.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن عبد الله بن القاسم، عن عبد الله بن سنان، قال: أبو عبد الله عليه السلام:لا يمين في غضب، ولا في قطيعة رحم، ولا في جبر، ولا في إكراه. قال: قلت: أصلحك الله فما الفرق بين الاكراه والجبر؟ قال: الجبر من السلطان يكون، والاكراه من الزوجة و الأب وليس ذلك بشئ.

28.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Hammad bin Isa, from Abdullah bin Qasem, from Abdullah bin Sinan, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: There is no right hand (valid in promise) in the case of anger, nor in coercion, nor in compulsion. He said: I said: May Allah rectify you, then what is the difference between compulsion and coercion? He said: Coercion is from the ruler, and compulsion is from a wife and a father, and that is nothing.

حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم، عن أحمد بن يونس المعاذي، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد ابن سعيد الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن محمد بن الأشعث، عن موسى بن إسماعيل، عن أبيه، عن جده، عن جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام قال: كان للحسن بن علي عليهما السلام صديق وكان ماجنا فتباطأ عليه أياما فجاءه يوما فقال له الحسن عليه السلام: كيف أصبحت؟ فقال: يا ابن رسول الله أصبحت بخلاف ما أحب ويحب الله ويحب الشيطان! فضحك الحسن عليه السلام ثم قال:وكيف ذاك، قال: لان الله عز وجل يحب أن أطيعه ولا أعصيه ولست كذلك، والشيطان يحب أن أعصي الله ولا أطيعه ولست كذلك، وأنا أحب أن لا أموت ولست كذلك فقام إليه رجل فقال: يا ابن رسول الله ما بالنا نكره الموت ولا نحبه؟ قال: فقال الحسن عليه السلام: لأنكم أخربتم آخرتكم وعمرتم دنياكم وأنتم تكرهون النقلة من العمران إلى الخراب.

29.	We were told by Muhammed bin Ibrahim, from Ahmad bin Yunus al-Mu’adhi, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed ibn Sa’eed al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Muhammed bin Ash’ath, from Musa bin Isma’eel, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said: There was to Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them both, a friend, and he was an impudent, so he slackened to him for days. He then came to him one day, and Hasan, peace be upon him, said to him: How have you become? He said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, I have become to the contrary of what I like, what Allah likes and what Shaytan likes. Hasan, peace be upon him, smiled and then said: And how is that? He said: Because Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, likes that I obey Him and do not disobey him, and I am not as such. Moreover, Shaytan likes that I disobey Allah and not obey him, and I am not as such. Moreover, I would like to not die, and I am not as such. A man then stood up to him and said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, what is it with us that we dislike death and do not love it? He said: Hasan, peace be upon him, then said: Because you have ruined your (state in the) Hereafter and built this life of yours, while you dislike to be transmitted from that which is built to that which is ruined.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى، عن سهل بن زياد، عن جعفر بن محمد الكوفي، عن عبد الله الدهقان، عن درست، عن إبراهيم بن عبد الحميد، عن أبي إبراهيم عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ألا، هل عسى رجل يكذبني وهو على حشاياه متكئ؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله ومن الذي يكذبك؟ قال: الذي يبلغه الحديث فيقول: ما قال هذا رسول الله قط، فما جاءكم عني من حديث موافق للحق فأنا قلته، وما أتاكم عني من حديث لا يوافق الحق فلم أقله ولن أقول إلا الحق.

30.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya, from Sahl bin Ziyad, from Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Kufi, from Abdullah al-Dahqan, from Darast, from Ibrahim bin Abdul-Hameed, from Abu Ibrahim, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Alas, has it come to a man to deny me while he is leaning on his mattress? They said: O Messenger of Allah, and who would deny you? He said: The one to whom a narration reaches, and who says: «The Messenger of Allah never said this». Hence, whatever narration that reaches you of me that accords with the truth, I have said, and whatever narration that reaches you of me that does not accord with the truth, I have not said it, and I never say but the truth.

وبهذا الاسناد قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله. اتقوا تكذيب الله. قيل: يا رسول الله وكيف ذاك؟ قال: يقول أحدكم: قال الله، فيقول الله: كذبت لم أقله. أو يقول: لم يقل الله، فيقول الله عز وجل: كذبت قد قلته.

31.	With this chain of narrators, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Fear (by bewaring) the denial of Allah. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, and how is that? He said: That one of you says: «Allah said» to which Allah says: You have lied, I did not say so. Or that one says: «Allah does not say» to which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: You have lied, I have certainly said so.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن حريز بن عبد الله، عن زرارة، قال: قال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: إياك والتحاف الصماء. قال: قلت وما الصماء؟ قال: أن تدخل الثوب من تحت جناحك فتجعله على منكب واحد.

32.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Hammad bin Isa, from Huraiz bin Abdullah, from Zurara, that he said: Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, said: Beware from wrapping in the manner of ssammaa’. He said: I said: And what is ssammaa’? That you make the cloth enter beneath your side, and so you place it on one shoulder.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن سلمة بن الخطاب عن الحسين بن راشد بن يحيى، عن علي بن إسماعيل، عن عمرو بن أبي المقدام، قالت: سمعت أبا الحسن أو أبا جعفر عليهما السلام يقول في هذه الآية: " ولا يعصينك في معروف " قال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قال لفاطمة عليها السلام: إذا أنا مت فلا تخمشي علي وجها، ولا ترخى علي شعرا، ولا تنادي بالويل، ولا تقيمي علي نائحة. ثم قال: هذا المعروف الذي قال الله عز وجل في كتابه: " ولا يعصينك في معروف ".

33.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Salama bin Khattab, from Hussain bin Rashid bin Yahya, from Ali bin Isma’eel, from Amru bin Abi’l-Miqdam, that he said: I heard Abu’l-Hasan or Abu Ja’far, peace be upon them both, say with regards to this verse: «nor do they disobey you with regards to a good thing» (60:12). He said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said to Fatima, peace be upon her: When I will die, do not slap any face for my sake, nor unstring any hair for my sake, nor call with woe, nor perform any mourning for my sake. He then said: This is the good thing about which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said in His Book: «nor do they disobey you with regards to a good thing». (60:12)

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن داود بن كثير الرقي قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: أيهما كان أكبر، إسماعيل أو إسحاق؟ وأيهما كان الذبيح؟ فقال: كان إسماعيل أكبر من إسحاق بخمس سنين، وكان الذبيح إسماعيل، وكانت مكة منزل إسماعيل، وإنما أراد إبراهيم أن يذبح إسماعيل أيام الموسم بمنى. قال: وكان بين بشارة الله لإبراهيم بإسماعيل وبين بشارته بإسحاق خمس سنين، أما تسمع لقول إبراهيم عليه السلام حيث يقول: " رب هب لي من الصالحين " إنما سأل الله عز وجل أن يرزقه غلاما من الصالحين، وقال في سورة الصافات: " فبشرناه بغلام حليم " يعني إسماعيل من هاجر، فقال: ففدي إسماعيل بكبش عظيم. فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ثم قال: " وبشرناه بإسحاق نبيا من الصالحين * وباركنا عليه وعلى إسحاق " يعني بذلك إسماعيل قبل البشارة بإسحاق فمن زعم أن إسحاق أكبر من إسماعيل وأن الذبيح إسحاق فقد كذب بما أنزل الله عز وجل في القرآن من نبائهما.

34.	We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Dawud bin Kathir al-Riqqi, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Which of the two of them was older, Isma’eel or Ishaq? And which of the two of them was the one to be slaughtered? He said: Isma’eel was older than Ishaq by five years, and the one to be slaughtered was Isma’eel. Mecca was the home of Isma’eel, and Ibrahim only intended to slaughter Isma’eel during the days of the season in Mina. He said: There were five years between Allah’s giving of glad tidings to Ibrahim about Isma’eel and between His giving of glad tidings about Ishaq. Do you not hear the saying of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, as he says: «My Lord, bestow upon me (one who is) from the righteous» (37:100)? He only asked Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, to grant him a child from the righteous. Moreover, He said in the chapter of al-Ssaffaat: «We then gave him glad tidings of a forbearing child» (37:101) meaning Isma’eel (who was) from Hajar. He said: He then sacrificed, for the sake of Isma’eel, a great sheep. Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: He then said: «And We gave him glad tidings of Ishaq, a Prophet from the righteous, and We blessed upon him and upon Ishaq.» (37:112-113) By that He meant Isma’eel before the glad tiding about Ishaq. Hence, the one who claims that Ishaq is older than Isma’eel and that the one to be slaughtered was Ishaq, has certainly denied what Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has sent down in the Qur’an with regards to their news.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أحمد بن أشيم، عن الرضا عليه السلام قال: قلت له: جعلت فداك لم سموا العرب أولادهم بكلب ونمر وفهد وأشباه ذلك؟ قال: كانت العرب أصحاب حرب، وكانت تهول على العدو بأسماء أولادهم ويسمون عبيدهم فرجا ومباركا وميمونا وأشباه ذلك يتيمنون بها.

35.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Ahmad bin Asheem, from al-Rida, peace be upon him, that he said: I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, why did the Arabs name their sons dog , tiger , leopard  and the likes of that? He said: The Arabs were people of war, and they used to frighten the enemy with the names of their children. Moreover, the used to name their slaves relief , blessed , fortunate  and the likes of that, by which they sought luck.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن الهيثم بن أبي مسروق عن علي بن أسباط يرفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إن الله تبارك وتعالى يبدء بالنظر إلى زوار قبر الحسين بن علي عليهما عشية عرفة. قال: قلت: قبل نظره إلى أهل الموقف؟ قال: نعم. قلت: وكيف ذاك؟ قال: لان في أولئك أولاد زنا وليس في هؤلاء أولاد زنا.

36.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Haitham bin Abi Masruq, from Ali bin Asbat, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, will commence by looking at the visitors of the grave of Hussain bin Ali, peace be upon them both, at the late evening of (the Day of) Arafah. He said: I said: Before He looks towards the people at the standing? He said: Yes. I said: And how is that? He said: Because among those are ones begotten through fornication, whereas there are none begotten through fornication among these.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن أبي سعيد الآدمي، عن الحسن بن علي بن أبي حمزة، عن أبيه، عن أبي بصير، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن أبا الخطاب كان يقول: إن رسول الله تعرض عليه أعمال أمته كل خميس، فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ليس هكذا ولكن رسول الله تعرض عليه أعمال أمته كل صباح أبرارها وفجارها فاحذروا، وهو قول الله عز وجل: " وقل اعملوا فسيرى الله عملكم ورسوله والمؤمنون " وسكت. قال أبو بصير: إنما عنى الأئمة عليهم السلام.

37.	My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Abu Sa’eed al-Adami, from Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Hamza, from his father, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Indeed, Abu’l-Khattab used to say: Indeed, for the Messenger of Allah, the deeds of his nation are presented to him every Thursday. Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: It is not as such. Rather, for the Messenger of Allah, the deeds of his nation are presented to him every morning, from their good ones and dissolute ones. Thus, beware, and that is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And say: Do, for Allah will see your deed, and so will His Messenger and the believers.» (9:105) He then became silent. Abu Baseer said: He only meant the Imams, peace be upon them.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب يزيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن أبي المغرا، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: الهبة جائزة قبضت أولم تقبض، قسمت أولم تقسم، وإنما أراد الناس النحل فأخطؤا والنحل لا تجوز حتى تقبض.

38.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Abu’l-MIghra, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: A gift is permissible, regardless if it is taken or not taken, divided or not divided. People, however, only wanted grants, and so, they were mistaken. A grant is not permissible until it is taken.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن ابن أبي عمير، [عن بعض أصحابنا] عن أبي سعيد المكاري، قال: كنا عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام فذكر زيد ومن خرج معه، فهم بعض أصحاب المجلس أن يتناوله فانتهره  أبو عبد الله عليه السلام وقال: مهلا؟ ليس لكم أن تدخلوا فيما بينا إلا بسبيل خير إنه لم تمت نفس منا إلا وتدركه السعادة قبل أن تخرج نفسه ولو بفواق ناقة. قال: قلت: وما فواق ناقة؟ قال: حلابها.

39.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from some of our companions, from Abu Sa’eed, the lessor, that he said: We were at the place of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, and it was mentioned Zaid and those who went out (in rebellion) along with him. Some from the people of the congregation intended to (verbally) offend him, but Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, repelled him and said: At ease! It is not (permissible) for you to enter into what is between us, except through a path of goodness. Indeed, no soul from us dies, except that happiness catches up to him before his soul goes out, even if by (the amount of) a hiccup of a camel. He said: And what is the hiccup of a camel? He said: Its milk.

حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسرور، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن محمد بن عامر، عن عمه عبد الله بن عامر، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن ثعلبة، عن عمر بن أبان الرفاعي، عن الصباح بن سيابة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إن الرجل ليحبكم وما يدري ما تقولون فيدخله الله الجنة، وإن الرجل ليبغضكم وما يدري ما تقولون فيدخله الله النار، وإن الرجل منكم ليملأ صحيفته من غير عمل، قلت: وكيف يكون ذاك؟ قال يمر بالقوم ينالون منا فإذا رأوه قال بعضهم لبعض: إن هذا الرجل من شيعتهم، ويمر بهم الرجل من شيعتنا فينهزونه ويقولون فيه فيكتب الله عز وجل بذلك حسنات حتى تملأ صحيفته من غير عمل.

40.	We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed bin ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba, from Umar bin Aban al-Rufa’I, from Sabah bin Siyaba, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Indeed, a man is surely to love you while he does not know what you say, and Allah will make him enter Paradise, and indeed, a man is surely to hate you while he does not know what you say, and Allah will make him enter the Fire, and indeed, a man from you is surely to fill his journal without (having performed any) deed. I said: And how would that be? He said: He would pass by people while while they are (verbally) offending us, and when they see him, some of them will say to others: Indeed, this man is of their party , and a man from our party will pass by them, and so, they will push him and speak (negatively) of him. Then, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will prescribe good deeds for that until his journal is filled without (him having performed a) deed.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد بن عثمان، عن حفص الكناسي، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما أدنى ما يكون به العبد مؤمنا؟ قال: يشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله، ويقر بالطاعة و يعرف إمام زمانه، فإذا فعل ذلك فهو مؤمن.

41.	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 Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad bin Uthman, from Hafs al-Kinasi, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: What is the least by which a servant is (considered to be a) believer? He said: That he testifies that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammed is His Servant and Messenger, and that he acknowledges obedience and knows the Imam of his era. If he does that, he is a believer.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن العباس بن معروف، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن حريز، عن ابن مسكان، عن أبي الربيع، قال: قلت: ما أدنى ما يخرج به الرجل من الايمان؟ قال: الرأي يراه مخالفا للحق فيقيم عليه.

42.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Hammad bin Isa, from Huraiz, from Ibn Maskan, from Abu’l-Rabee’, that he said: I said: What is the least by which a man leaves faith? He said: An opinion, by which he sees it as being in opposition to the truth, and yet he remains on it.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد، عن الحلبي، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما أدنى ما يكون به العبد كافرا؟ قال: أن يبتدع به شيئا فيتولى عليه ويتبرء ممن خالفه.

43.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed ibn Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad, from al-Halabi, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: What is the least by which a servant is a disbeliever? He said: That he innovates a thing, and then befriends on the basis of it and dissociates from those who oppose it.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن ابن أذينة، عن بريد العجلي، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما أدنى ما يصير به العبد كافرا؟ قال: فأخذ حصاة من الأرض فقال: أن يقول لهذه الحصاة إنها نواة ويبرء ممن خالفه على ذلك، ويدين الله بالبراءة ممن قال بغير قوله، فهذا ناصب قد أشرك بالله وكفر من حيث لا يعلم.

44. Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Ahmad bin al-Walid (ra) narrated to us, saying: Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdullah, from Muhammad bin Ali, from Muhammad bin Aslam, from al-Hasan bin Muhammad al-Hashimi, from Umar bin Udhaynah, from Aban bin Abi Ayyash, from Sulaym bin Qays al-Hilali, from the Commander of the Faithful (as) who said: I asked him: 'What is the least that makes a man misguided?' He said: 'That he does not recognize the one whom Allah has commanded to obey, whose allegiance He has made obligatory, and whom He has made His proof on His earth and His witness over His creation.' I asked: 'Who are they, O Commander of the Faithful?' He said: 'They are those whom Allah has associated with Himself and His Prophet, saying: "O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you." [4:59]' I kissed his head and said: You have clarified for me, relieved me, and removed all doubt that was in my heart.	

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن محمد بن علي، عن محمد بن أسلم، عن الحسن ابن محمد الهاشمي، عن عمر بن أذينة، عن أبان بن أبي عياش، عن سليم بن قيس الهلالي، عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام قال: قلت له: ما أدنى ما يكون به الرجل ضالا؟ قال: أن لا يعرف من أمر الله بطاعته، وفرض ولايته، وجعله حجته في أرضه، وشاهده على خلقه. قلت: فمن هم يا أمير المؤمنين؟ فقال: الذين قرنهم الله بنفسه ونبيه فقال: " يا أيها الذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكم " قال: فقبلت رأسه وقلت: أوضحت لي وفرجت عني وأذهبت كل شك كان في قلبي.

45.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed ibn Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Muhammed bin Ali, from Muhammed bin Aslam, from Hasan ibn Muhammed al-Hashimi, from Umar bin Udhayna, from Aban bin Abi ‘Ayyash, from Sulaim bin Qais al-Hilali, from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said: I said to him: What is the least by which a man is aberrant? He said: That he does not know whom Allah has ordered to obey, obliged his Divine Authority and made His Proof on His earth and His Observer upon His creation. I said: Then who are they, O Commander of the Believers? He said: Those whom Allah set parallel to Himself and His Prophet, to which He said: «O you who have believed, obey Allah, and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.» (4:59) He said: Then I kissed his head and said: You have clarified to me, relieved me and removed every doubt that was in my heart.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى بإسناد متصل إلى الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام، أنه قال: أدنى ما يجزي من الدعاء بعد المكتوبة أن يقول: " اللهم صلى على محمد وآل محمد، اللهم إني أسألك من كل خير أحاط به علمك، وأعوذ بك من كل شر أحاط به علمك، اللهم إني أسألك عافيتك في أموري كلها وأعوذ بك من خزى الدنيا وعذاب الآخرة ".

46.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, with a connected chain (reaching) to al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said: The least that achieves fulfillment from supplication after an obligatory prayer is that one says: «O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammed and the Family of Muhammed. O Allah, indeed, I ask You from every good which Your knowledge encompasses, and I seek refuge in You from every evil which Your knowledge encompasses. O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your comfort in my matters, all of them, and I seek refuge in You from the disgrace of this world and the torment of the Hereafter.»

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن حبيب بن حكيم قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن أدنى الإلحاد فقال: الكبر منه.

47.	We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ali bin Hakam, from Aban bin Uthman, from Habib bin Hukaim, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the least (degree of) faithlessness, and he said: Arrogance is from it.

حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسرور - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا الحسين بن محمد بن عامر، عن عمه عبد الله بن عامر، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن سيف بن عميرة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: أدنى ما يخرج به الرجل من الايمان أن يواخي الرجل على دينه فيحصي عليه عثراته وزلاته ليعنفه  بها يوما [ما].

48.	We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed bin ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Saif bin ‘Umara, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The least by which a man leaves faith is that he declares a man as his brother in religion, and then counts his unintentional mistakes and slips in order to disgrace him with them one day.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم بن محمد الأصبهاني، عن سليمان بن داود المنقري، عن سفيان عينة، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: وجدت علم الناس كلهم في أربعة: أولها أن تعرف ربك، والثاني أن تعرف ما صنع بك، والثالث أن تعرف ما أراد منك، والرابع أن تعرف ما يخرجك من دينك.

49.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasem bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud al-Manqari, from Sufyan bin ‘Uyayna, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: I have the knowledge of people, all of them, in four: the first is that you know your Lord; the second is that you know what He has done to you; the third is that you know what He wants from you; and the fourth is that you know that which makes you leave your religion.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: القلوب ثلاثة: قلب منكوس لا يعي على شئ من الخير وهو قلب الكافر، وقلب فيه نكتة سوداء فالخير والشر فيه يعتلجان  فما كان منه أقوى غلب عليه، وقلب مفتوح فيه مصباح يزهر ولا يطفأ نوره إلى يوم القيامة وهو قلب المؤمن.

50.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: Hearts are (of) three (types): a capsized heart that does not comprehend anything of goodness, and that is the heart of a disbeliever; a heart in which there is a black mark, and so, good and evil are wrestling in it, and that which is the strongest will dominate it; and an open heart in which there is a lamp that radiates and whose light is not extinguished until the Day of Resurrection, and that is the heart of a believer.

حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن الحسين بن الحسن بن أبان، عن محمد بن أورمة، عن محمد بن خالد، عن هارون، عن المفضل، عن سعد الخفاف ، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: القلوب أربعة: قلب فيه نفاق وإيمان، وقلب منكوس، وقلب مطبوع، وقلب أزهر أنور . قلت: ما لا زهر. قال: فيه كهيئة السراج، وأما المطبوع فقلب المنافق، وأما الأزهر فقلب المؤمن إن أعطاه الله عز وجل شكر، وإن ابتلاه صبر، وأما المنكوس فقلب المشرك ثم قرأ هذه الآية: " أفمن يمشي مكبا على وجهه أهدى أمن يمشي سويا على صراط مستقيم " أما القلب الذي فيه إيمان ونفاق فهم قوم كانوا بالطائف وإن أدرك أحدهم أجله على نفاقه هلك وإن أدركه على إيمانه نجا.

51.	We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by my father, from Hussain bin Hasan bin Aban, from Muhammed bin Ourma, from Muhammed bin Khalid, from Harun, from Mufaddal, from Sa’d al-Khaffaf, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: Hearts are (of) four (types): a heart in which there is hypocrisy and faith; an overturned heart; a heart that is dispositioned; and a heart that is radiant and lightening. I said: What is the radiant? He said: Within it is like the shape of a lamp. As for the dispositioned, it is the heart of a hypocrite. As for the radiant, it is the heart of a believer; if Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, gives him, he tanks, and if He tests him, he is patient. As for the overturned, it is the heart of a polytheist. He then recited this verse: «Is the one who walks while overturned on his face, more guided, or the one who walks uprightly on a straight path?» (67:22) As for the heart in which there is faith and hypocrisy, they are a people who were in Ta’if; if the time of one of them approaches firstly to his hypocrisy, he is to perish, and if it approaches firstly to his faith, he is to be saved.

حدثنا عبد الواحد بن محمد بن عبدوس النيسابوري العطار قال: حدثنا علي ابن محمد بن قتيبة قال: حدثنا حمدان بن سليمان النيسابوري، عن عبد السلام بن صالح الهروي قال: سمعت أبا الحسن علي بن موسى الرضا عليهما السلام، يقول: أفعال العباد مخلوقة. فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله وما معنى " مخلوقة "؟ قال: مقدرة.

52. Narrated to us Muhammad bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil (ra), who said: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja'far al-Humayri, from Ya'qub bin Yazid, who said: Narrated to us al-Hasan bin Ali bin Fudail, from Abdul Rahman bin al-Hajjaj, from Sudeir al-Sayrafi, from al-Sadiq Ja'far bin Muhammad (as), from his father (as), from his grandfather (as) that Rasulullah (sw) said: "The light of Fatimah (as) was created before the creation of the heavens and the earth." Some people said, "O Prophet of Allah, isn't she a human being?" He (sw) said, "Fatimah is a heavenly, human being." They asked, "O Prophet of Allah, how is she a heavenly, human being?" He said, "Allah, the Almighty, created her from His light before creating Adam when the souls were created. When Allah created Adam, the souls were presented to him." It was asked, "O Prophet of Allah, where was Fatimah at that time?" He said, "She was in a special place beneath the Throne." They asked, "O Prophet of Allah, what was her sustenance?" He said, "Her sustenance was glorification, praise, and exaltation." When Allah, the Almighty, created Adam and took me out from his loins, Allah loved to bring her out from my loins, so He made her a fruit in Paradise. Gabriel came to me with it and said, "Peace be upon you, O Muhammad, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." I said, "And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings, O beloved Gabriel." He said, "O Muhammad, your Lord sends you greetings." I said, "From Him is peace, and to Him returns peace." He said, "O Muhammad, this is a fruit that Allah, the Almighty, has sent to you from Paradise." So, I took it and placed it on my chest. He said, "O Muhammad, Allah, the Majestic and Mighty, says, 'Eat it all.' So, I split it, and I saw a radiant light. I was startled by it, and he said, 'O Muhammad, why do you not eat? Eat all of it and do not be afraid. This light is victorious in the heavens, and on earth, it is Fatimah.'" I asked, "O beloved Gabriel, why is she called 'Al-Mansurah' in the heavens and 'Fatimah' on earth?" He said, "She is called 'Fatimah' on earth because she protects her followers from the fire and keeps her enemies away from her love. In the heavens, she is called 'Al-Mansurah,' and that is what Allah, the Almighty, says, 'On that day, the believers will rejoice in Allah's victory. He grants victory to whom He wills.' It means the victory of Fatimah for her lovers."

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 429