Letter of Abi Abdillah (a.s) to a group of Shia

The Sahifa of Ali ibn al-Husayn, 'Alayhim al-Salam, and his words on restraint from unlawful matters.

The Will of Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s) to his companions

The sermon of ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, called the Sermon of Means and Connections

The sermon of al-Talutiyah

Excellence of Shi’ah and their prominent positions

Hadith of Abu ‘Abd Allah,  'Alayhim al-Salam, with al-Mansur in his procession

Hadith of Musa, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Advice of Abu ‘Abd Allah,  'Alayhim al-Salam

Seven marks of excellence for Banu Hashim

This Book speaks to you in all truth (45:29)

About the words of Allah ‘By the midday sun’ (91:1)

About the words of Allah ‘Has the story of the overwhelming come to you…’ (88:1)

About the words of Allah ‘They swear to Allah earnestly…’ (16:38)

About the words of Allah ‘When they sensed the power of our anger…’ (21:12)

The letter of Abu Ja’far, 'Alayhim al-Salam, to Sa’ad al-Khayr

Another letter to him from him (the imam) also

The letter of Abu Ja’far,  'Alayhim al-Salam, was similar to Jesus,  'Alayhim al-Salam

About the words of Allah ‘Mischief has spread over the land…’ (30:41)

About the words of Allah ‘...Do not spread mischief in the land…’ (7:56)

The Sermon of ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

A Sermon of ‘Amir al Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

A Sermon of ‘Amir al Mu’minin on The Day of Rahba, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

Hadith of Ali ibn al-Husayn, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Signs of the coming of the end of the world

Dealings of ‘Amir al Mu’minin in regards to equitably among muslims

Hadith of the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi

Advice ‘Amir al Mu’minin, to his servant

A speech of Ali Ibn al-Husayn, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Haidth of the Shaykh (old man) with Al-Baqr, 'Alayhim al-Salam

The story of the oil sell

The excellence of the Shi’ah

The advice of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi to ‘Amir al-Mu’minin  'Alayhim al-Salam

Criteria of a man’s excellence

Religion is no other thing than love

The excellence of Ahl al Bayt, 'Alayhim al-Salam and their Shi’ah

Revving the cause of Ahlal Bayt, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Another hadith on the excellence of the Shi’ah

The wicked is wicked in his mother’s womb

About the words of Allah ‘...all people were one nation’ (2:213)

Hadith of the ocean with the sun

In every family Allah places His proof

Proof of Allah is in every town

About the words of Allah ‘...He sent upon the swallows…’ (105:3)

The potter and the farmer in-laws

Cure for gases and pain

Hadith of The Holy Prophet Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi on good advice

Usurpation of the donkey of the imam

The tax collector harasses the imam

Kindness of the Imam to his servant

Allah has not placed anything good in opposition to Ahl Al-Bayt, ‘Alayhim al-Salam

Hadith of the physician

Diseases and the body

Cure with wheat

The hadith of  ‘on what is the whale’

Creation of the Earth

Hadith of dreams and proof of divine authority of the people a given time

Dreams of the believing people

A Question of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi wa-sallam

About the words of Allah ‘...glad news for them…’ (10:64)

Three kinds of dreams

True or false dreams

Hadith of the winds

Wind is a  blessing or torment of Allah

Cure for anxiety, sadness, poverty, and illness

Meaning of relatives

Hadith of the man of al-Sham

Everything was water

Hadith of gardens and camels

Seventy aspects of their (‘A’immah’s) words

The Hadith of  Abu Basir and Umm Khalid

People hostile to ‘A’immah’

Disrespect of a believing person 

The words of ‘Abd al Rahman with Abu ‘Abd Allah, 'Alayhim al-Salam

In Praise of Hassan ibn Thabit

The Words of ‘Umar to Ali,'Alayhim al-Salam

About the words of Allah ‘...Those who change the boutnies of Allah’ (14:28)

About the words of Allah ‘Leave them alone; you are not blamed’ (51:54)

Conditions of the Day of Judgment

Those who love Ahl al Bayt,'Alayhim al-Salam

Is perfection in good food and body?

The five al-haram (the Sacred areas) of Allah on Earth

When a believing man becomes forty years old

A believing person has the chance

Permission to run away from plague

There is no escape from three things

When the Imam was ill

Supplication and charms

Supplication against being choked

In the battle of ‘Uhud

The honorable and disgraceful events of the Arabs

Hadith of Adam,'Alayhim al-Salam with the tree

Hadith Nafi’ mawla of ‘Umar with Abu Ja’far,'Alayhim al-Salam

Hadith of Christians from al-Sham with al-Baqir,'Alayhim al-Salam

Hadith of Abu al-Hassan Musa, 'Alayhim al-Salam to Ali ibn Suwayd

The rare hadith about Abu Dharr

Armed expedition of Dhat al-Riqa’

Allah does not accept any deed without loving Ahl al-bayt. 'Alayhim al-Salam

The most beloved thing to the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi

Zuhd of the Holy Prophet,Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ [بْنِ أَحْمَدَ] عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) قَالَ كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ عَابِدٌ وَ كَانَ مُحَارَفاً لَا يَتَوَجَّهُ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ فَيُصِيبَ فِيهِ شَيْئاً فَأَنْفَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ عِنْدَهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ فَجَاعُوا يَوْماً مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ فَدَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَصْلًا مِنْ غَزْلٍ وَ قَالَتْ لَهُ مَا عِنْدِي غَيْرُهُ انْطَلِقْ فَبِعْهُ وَ اشْتَرِ لَنَا شَيْئاً نَأْكُلْهُ فَانْطَلَقَ بِالنَّصْلِ الْغَزْلِ لِيَبِيعَهُ فَوَجَدَ السُّوقَ قَدْ غُلِقَتْ وَ وَجَدَ الْمُشْتَرِينَ قَدْ قَامُوا وَ انْصَرَفُوا فَقَالَ لَوْ أَتَيْتُ هَذَا الْمَاءَ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ مِنْهُ وَ صَبَبْتُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُ وَ انْصَرَفْتُ فَجَاءَ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ وَ إِذَا هُوَ بِصَيَّادٍ قَدْ أَلْقَى شَبَكَتَهُ فَأَخْرَجَهَا وَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا إِلَّا سَمَكَةٌ رَدِيَّةٌ قَدْ مَكَثَتْ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى صَارَتْ رِخْوَةً مُنْتِنَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ بِعْنِي هَذِهِ السَّمَكَةَ وَ أُعْطِيكَ هَذَا الْغَزْلَ تَنْتَفِعُ بِهِ فِي شَبَكَتِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَخَذَ السَّمَكَةَ وَ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ الْغَزْلَ وَ انْصَرَفَ بِالسَّمَكَةِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَأَخْبَرَ زَوْجَتَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَأَخَذَتِ السَّمَكَةَ لِتُصْلِحَهَا فَلَمَّا شَقَّتْهَا بَدَتْ مِنْ جَوْفِهَا لُؤْلُؤَةٌ فَدَعَتْ زَوْجَهَا فَأَرَتْهُ إِيَّاهَا فَأَخَذَهَا فَانْطَلَقَ بِهَا إِلَى السُّوقِ فَبَاعَهَا بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ بِالْمَالِ فَوَضَعَهُ فَإِذَا سَائِلٌ يَدُقُّ الْبَابَ وَ يَقُولُ يَا أَهْلَ الدَّارِ تَصَدَّقُوا رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ خُذْ إِحْدَى الْكِيسَيْنِ فَأَخَذَ إِحْدَاهُمَا وَ انْطَلَقَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَيَاسِيرُ إِذْ ذَهَبْتَ بِنِصْفِ يَسَارِنَا فَلَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ بِأَسْرَعَ مِنْ أَنْ دَقَّ السَّائِلُ الْبَابَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلَ فَوَضَعَ الْكِيسَ فِي مَكَانِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ كُلْ هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً إِنَّمَا أَنَا مَلَكٌ مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ رَبِّكَ إِنَّمَا أَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَنْ يَبْلُوَكَ فَوَجَدَكَ شَاكِراً ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ.

585. Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Zurara, from Muhammad Bin Al-Fazeyl, from Abu Hamza, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘There used to be a man in the Children of Israel, who was a worshipper who was a derived person. Whenever he turned his attention to anything, he would achieve nothing from it. So his wife used to spend on him until there was nothing left. So there came a day from the days when she handed over to him a spinning blade and said to him, ‘There is nothing else in my possession apart from it, so go and sell it, and buy for us something to eat’. So he went with the spinning blade for selling it. He found the market to be closed, but found two prospective buyers. He stood by them, but they were not interested and left. So he said (to himself), ‘If I could come to this water, I could perform ablution from it and bathe in it’, and he left. He came up to the sea shore and there was a fisherman there who had cast his net. When he pulled it out, there was nothing in it except for one fish which had turned soft and rotten. So he said to him, ‘Sell me this fish and I will give you this blade which you can benefit by with your fishing net. He said, ‘Yes’. So he took the fish and handed over the blade to him, and left with the fish to his house. He informed his wife of the news, so she took the fish in order to prepare it. When she sliced it open, a pearl came out from the middle of it. So his wife called him and showed it to him. He took it with him and went to the market. He sold it for twenty thousand Dirhams, and left for his house with the wealth. He placed it therein. Then a beggar came and knocked on the door and said, ‘O people of the house, give charity to a poor one, Allah (azwj) will have Mercy upon you’. The man said, ‘Enter’. So he entered. He said, ‘Take one of the two bags’. So he took one of them and left. So his wife said to him, ‘Glory be to Allah (azwj)! As soon as we have ease, half of it goes away from us’. No sooner had she said that, the beggar knocked on the door. The man said to him, ‘Enter’. So he came and placed the bag back in its place, then said, ‘Congratulations! Eat it rightfully. But rather, I am an Angel from the Angels of your Lord (azwj). Your Lord (azwj) Wanted to Try you, so He (azwj) found you to be appreciative’. Then he left’.

Al-Kāfi - Volume 8

Book 1, Chapter 584