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قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلِيجَةً[4] فَلَا تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ سَبَبٍ وَ نَسَبٍ وَ قَرَابَةٍ وَ وَلِيجَةٍ وَ بِدْعَةٍ وَ شُبْهَةٍ مُنْقَطِعٌ مُضْمَحِلٌّ كَمَا يَضْمَحِلُّ الْغُبَارُ[5] الَّذِي يَكُونُ عَلَى الْحَجَرِ الصَّلْدِ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ الْمَطَرُ الْجَوْدُ[6] إِلَّا مَا أَثْبَتَهُ الْقُرْآنُ.

335. From him, from his father, said: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Do not take anyone other than Allah (azwj) as a confidant or else you will not remain a ‘Momin’ (Believer), for every reason, and lineage, and relationships, and confidants, and innovations, and doubts will be cut off. These will disappear like the dust whi

صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمِنْبَرَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمْ نَخْوَةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ تَفَاخُرَهَا بِآبَائِهَا أَلَا إِنَّكُمْ مِنْ آدَمَ ع وَ آدَمُ مِنْ طِينٍ أَلَا إِنَّ خَيْرَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ عَبْدٌ اتَّقَاهُ إِنَّ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ لَيْسَتْ بِأَبٍ وَالِدٍ وَ لَكِنَّهَا لِسَانٌ نَاطِقٌ فَمَنْ قَصُرَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُبْلِغْهُ حَسَبُهُ‌[2] أَلَا إِنَّ

342. Hannaan, from his father, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) ascended the Pulpit on the day of victory over Makkah, so he (saww) said: ‘O you people! Allah (azwj) has Taken away from you the pride of the era of the ignorance, and what you are boasting of with regards to your fore

يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ خَالَفْتَنِي فِي الْعَمَلِ لَمْ تَنْزِلْ مَعِيَ غَداً فِي الْمَنْزِلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يَتَوَلَّى قَوْمٌ قَوْماً يُخَالِفُونَهُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِهِمْ يَنْزِلُونَ مَعَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَلَّا وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) said that his (asws) father (asws) said: ‘O my (asws) son (asws)! If you (asws) oppose me (asws) in the deeds, you (asws) will not be descending with me (asws) tomorrow in the Dwelling (Hereafter)’. Then added: ‘Allah (azwj) has Refused to make friendship between those who oppose each other in their

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا عَرَفْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ مِنْ بَابِ الْفِيلِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ‌[1] فَتَبِعْتُهُ حَتَّى أَتَى بِئْرَ الزَّكَاةِ وَ هِيَ عِنْدَ دَارِ صَالِحِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ إِذَا بِنَاقَتَيْنِ مَعْقُولَتَيْنِ وَ مَعَهُمَا غُلَامٌ أَسْوَدُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَدَنَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا أَ

The first time I recognised Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) was when I saw a man enter from the Door of ‘Al-Feel’. He (asws) Prayed four cycles. So I followed him (asws) until he (asws) came to the well of Al-Zakat, and it was in the house of Salih Bin Ali, and there were two she-camels with whom was a black slave. So

كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ بِأَبِي وَ أُمِّي وَ قَوْمِي وَ عَشِيرَتِي عَجَبٌ لِلْعَرَبِ كَيْفَ لَا تَحْمِلُنَا عَلَى رُءُوسِهَا وَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ- وَ كُنْتُمْ عَلى‌ شَفا حُفْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ فَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْها[5] فَبِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أُنْقِذُوا.

Whenever Abu Abdullah (asws) mentioned the Rasool Allah (saww), he would say: ‘By my (asws) father (asws), and my (asws) mother (as), and by my (asws) people, and my (asws) relatives! It is strange of the Arabs, how they have not carried us (asws) upon their heads, and Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic is Saying in His

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أَنْتُمْ وَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ لَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ كَمَا تَنْظُرُونَ أَنْتُمْ إِلَى الْكَوْكَبِ الدُّرِّيِّ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ إِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَيَقُولُ لِبَعْضٍ يَا فُلَانُ عَجَباً لِفُلَانٍ كَيْفَ أَصَابَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ أَبِي ع وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَعْجَبُ مِمَّنْ هَلَكَ‌[6] كَيْفَ

I heard Abū ʿAbdullāh (peace be upon him) say: 'By Allah, you are a light in the darkness of the earth, and by Allah, the inhabitants of the heavens look upon you in the darkness of the earth as you look upon a brilliant star in the sky. Indeed, some of them say to others: 'O so-and-so, how astonishing it is that so-an

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِالْكُوفَةِ أَيَّامَ قَدِمَ عَلَى أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ‌[7]- فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْكُنَاسَةِ[1] قَالَ هَاهُنَا صُلِبَ عَمِّي زَيْدٌ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ مَضَى حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى طَاقِ الزَّيَّاتِينَ وَ هُوَ آخِرُ السَّرَّاجِينَ فَنَزَلَ وَ قَالَ انْزِلْ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعَ كَانَ مَسْجِدَ الْكُوفَةِ الْأَوَّلَ الَّذِي خَطَّهُ آدَمُ ع وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَ

I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) at Al-Kufa in the days of Ali Bin Al-Abbas. So when we ended up to Al-Kunasa, he (asws) said: ‘Over there is where they crucified my (asws) uncle Zayd, may Allah (azwj) have Mercy upon him’. Then we went until we ended up at the (market) stall of the oilmen, and it was at th

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ الْمَشْيَ لِلْمَرِيضِ نُكْسٌ‌[3] إِنَّ أَبِي ع كَانَ إِذَا اعْتَلَّ جُعِلَ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَحُمِلَ لِحَاجَتِهِ يَعْنِي الْوُضُوءَ وَ ذَاكَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَشْيَ لِلْمَرِيضِ نُكْسٌ.

‘The walking is detrimental to the sick. When my (asws) father (asws) became sick, he (asws) had to be carried in a cloth for his (asws) need, meaning the ablution, and that is why he (asws) used to say that the walking is detrimental to the sick’.

فِي وَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع‌ لَا تَخْرُجْ فِي سَفَرٍ وَحْدَكَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ مَعَ الْوَاحِدِ وَ هُوَ مِنَ الِاثْنَيْنِ أَبْعَدُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا سَافَرَ وَحْدَهُ فَهُوَ غَاوٍ[2] وَ الِاثْنَانِ غَاوِيَانِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةُ نَفَرٌ قَالَ وَ رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ سَفْرٌ.

465. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from the one whom he mentioned: Abu Al-Hassan Musa (asws) has narrated from his (asws) father (asws), from his (asws) grandfather (asws) regarding the will of the Rasool Allah (saww) to Ali (asws): ‘Do not go out alone on a journey fo

نَعَمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ صَدِيقٌ مُوَاخٍ لَهُ فِي اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ كَانَ عِيسَى ع يَمُرُّ بِهِ وَ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّ عِيسَى غَابَ عَنْهُ حِيناً ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِهِ لِيُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَخَرَجَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُمُّهُ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْهُ فَقَالَتْ مَاتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَ فَتُحِبِّينَ أَنْ تَرَاهُ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهَا فَإِذَا كَانَ غَداً فَآتِيكِ حَتَّى أُحْيِيَهُ لَكِ بِإِذْنِ الل

Abu Abdullah (asws) was asked: ‘Did Isa Ibn Maryam (as) revive anyone after his death to the extent that he ate, received sustenance, and had a term, and children?’ He replied: ‘Yes. He had a friend who he had established brotherhood with for the Sake of Allah (azwj) Blessed and High, and Isa (as) used to pass by him a

وَ حَدَّثَنِي الْأُسَيْدِيُّ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُبَشِّرٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ نَافِعٍ الْأَزْرَقَ‌[5] كَانَ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ بَيْنَ قُطْرَيْهَا أَحَداً تُبْلِغُنِي إِلَيْهِ الْمَطَايَا يَخْصِمُنِي أَنَّ عَلِيّاً قَتَلَ أَهْلَ النَّهْرَوَانِ وَ هُوَ لَهُمْ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ لَرَحَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ لَا وَلَدَهُ فَقَالَ أَ فِي وُلْدِهِ عَالِمٌ فَقِيلَ لَهُ هَذَا أَوَّلُ جَهْلِكَ‌ وَ هُمْ

It has been narrated to me by Al-Asaydi and Muhammad Bin Basheer that Abdullah Bin Naf’a Al-Azraq used to say, ‘If only I knew someone between its (earth’s) diameter where my animal (ride) can reach to, who can debate with me that Ali (asws) killed the people of Naharwaan, and he (asws) was not unjust to them, I would

سَأَلَهُ حُمْرَانُ فَقَالَ جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ لَوْ حَدَّثْتَنَا مَتَى يَكُونُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فَسُرِرْنَا بِهِ فَقَالَ يَا حُمْرَانُ إِنَّ لَكَ أَصْدِقَاءَ وَ إِخْوَاناً وَ مَعَارِفَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ فِيمَا مَضَى مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ ابْنٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرْغَبُ فِي عِلْمِ أَبِيهِ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَ كَانَ لَهُ جَارٌ يَأْتِيهِ وَ يَسْأَلُهُ وَ يَأْخُذُ عَنْهُ فَحَضَرَ الرَّجُلَ الْمَ

Abu Ja’far (asws) said, ‘Humran asked him (asws), ‘May Allah (azwj) Make me to be sacrificed for you (asws)! If you (asws) were to narrate to us when this Matter (Al-Qaim (asws)) is to take place, it would make us happy’. He (asws) said: ‘O Humran! You have friends, and brothers, and people whom you know. There used to

‌ أَنَّ آزَرَ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع‌[8] كَانَ مُنَجِّماً لِنُمْرُودَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصْدُرُ إِلَّا عَنْ أَمْرِهِ فَنَظَرَ لَيْلَةً فِي النُّجُومِ فَأَصْبَحَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ لِنُمْرُودَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَجَباً قَالَ وَ مَا هُوَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ مَوْلُوداً يُولَدُ فِي أَرْضِنَا يَكُونُ هَلَاكُنَا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ وَ لَا يَلْبَثُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى يُحْمَلَ بِهِ قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ هَلْ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said that: ‘Azar, the father of Ibrahim (as) was an astrologer for Nimrod (la) and he (la) never passed a law except after seeking his advice. So he looked at the stars one night, and in the morning he said to Nimrod (la), ‘I have seen something strange’. He (la) said, ‘And what is it?’ He sa

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع كَانَ مَوْلِدُهُ بِكُوثَى رُبَا[1] وَ كَانَ أَبُوهُ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا وَ كَانَتْ أُمُّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ أُمُّ لُوطٍ[2] سَارَةَ وَ وَرَقَةَ- وَ فِي نُسْخَةٍ رُقَيَّةَ أُخْتَيْنِ وَ هُمَا ابْنَتَانِ لِلَاحِجٍ وَ كَانَ اللَّاحِجُ نَبِيّاً مُنْذِراً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولًا[3] وَ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع فِي شَبِيبَتِهِ‌[4] عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ اللَّهُ عَزّ

‘Ibrahim (as) was born at Kowsy Ruba, and his (as) father was from its inhabitants, and the mother of Ibrahim (as), and the mother of Lut (as) were Sara and Warqa’ (and in another copy ‘Ruqayya’), and were sisters, and they were both the daughters of Lahij (as). And Lahij (as) was a Prophet (as), a Warner, but was not

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع ابْتِدَاءً مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنْ كُحْلِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع جُزْءُ كَافُورٍ رَبَاحِيٍ‌[1] وَ جُزْءُ صَبِرٍ أُصْقُوطْرِيٍّ يُدَقَّانِ جَمِيعاً وَ يُنْخَلَانِ بِحَرِيرَةٍ يُكْتَحَلُ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ مَا يُكْتَحَلُ مِنَ الْإِثْمِدِ[2] الْكَحْلَةُ فِي الشَّهْرِ تَحْدُرُ كُلَّ دَاءٍ فِي الرَّأْسِ وَ تُخْرِجُهُ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ قَالَ فَكَانَ يَكْتَحِلُ بِهِ فَمَا اشْتَكَى عَيْنَيْهِ

583. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Suleym the slave of Ali Bin Yaqteen, who has said: He said: ‘I had conjunctivitis in my eye which hurt. ‘Abu Al-Hassan (asws) wrote to me about it initiating from himself (asws); ‘What is preventing you from applying the application of Abu Ja’far (asws),

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي مَعْرُوفُ بْنُ خَرَّبُوذَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ‌ وَيْلُمِّهِ فَاسِقاً[5] مَنْ لَا يَزَالُ مُمَارِئاً وَيْلُمِّهِ فَاجِراً مَنْ لَا يَزَالُ مُخَاصِماً وَيْلُمِّهِ آثِماً مَنْ كَثُرَ كَلَامُهُ فِي غَيْرِ ذَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

587. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Umar Bin Ali, from his uncle Muhammad Bin Umar, from Ibn Azina who said, ‘I heard Umar Bin Yazeed saying, ‘Narrated to me Ma’rouf Bin Kharbouz, who has said: ‘Ali Bin Al-Husayn (asws) was saying: ‘Woe be unto a mother who defends the one who does not cease to s

وَ قَالَ‌[7] عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع‌ إِذَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ جُنُباً لَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَ لَمْ يَشْرَبْ‌ حَتَّى يَتَوَضَّأَ[1].

Hadith.181 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) narrates from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): 'If a man is in a state of janabah (ritual impurity due to sexual discharge), he should not eat or drink until he performs wudu (ablution).'.

قَالَ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ وَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ: «إِذَا اِغْتَمَسَ اَلْجُنُبُ فِي اَلْمَاءِ اِغْتِمَاسَةً وَاحِدَةً أَجْزَأَهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ غُسْلِهِ. ومن أجنب في يوم أو في ليلة مرارا أجزأه غسل واحد إلا أن يكون يجنب بعد الغسل أو يحتلم، فإن احتلم فلا يجامع حتى يغتسل من الاحتلام. ولا بأس بأن يقرأ الجنب القرآن كله ما خلا العزائم التي يسجد فيها وهي سجدة لقمان وحم السجدة، والنجم، وسورة اقرأ باسم ربك. ومن كان جنبا أو

Hadith.191 - Ubaydullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi said: "I was told by someone who heard Him say: 'If a person in a state of janabah (ritual impurity due to sexual discharge) immerses themselves in water all at once, that suffices for their ghusl (ritual bath).'. [AL SADUQ] If a person becomes junub (ritually impure) multiple

فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى حَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْحَيْضَةَ فَجَعَلَهَا رِزْقَهُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ.

Hadith.197 – Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) narrates: Salman al-Farsi (may Allah (swt) have mercy on him) asked Amir al-Mu'minin (as) about the sustenance of the child in its mother's womb. Imam (as) said: 'Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has reserved the menstrual period for it and made it its sustena

لَا يُبْغِضُنَا إِلَّا مَنْ خَبُثَتْ وِلَادَتُهُ أَوْ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ أُمُّهُ فِي حَيْضِهَا. وَ تُسْتَبْرَأُ الْأَمَةُ إِذَا اشْتُرِيَتْ بِحَيْضَةٍ وَ مَنِ اشْتَرَى أَمَةً فَدَخَلَ بِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَبْرِئَهَا فَقَدْ زَنَى بِمَالِهِ وَ إِذَا أَرَادَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْغُسْلَ مِنَ الْحَيْضِ فَعَلَيْهَا أَنْ تَسْتَبْرِئَ وَ الِاسْتِبْرَاءُ أَنْ تُدْخِلَ قُطْنَةً فَإِنْ كَانَ هُنَاكَ دَمٌ خَرَجَ وَ لَوْ مِثْلَ رَأْسِ ا

وَ ذَكَرَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع أَنَّ مَيْمُونَةَ[3] كَانَتْ تَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ يَأْمُرُنِي إِذَا كُنْتُ حَائِضاً أَنْ أَتَّزِرَ بِثَوْبٍ ثُمَّ أَضْطَجِعَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفِرَاشِ.

Hadith.205 - It was reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), that Maymunah used to say: ‘The Prophet would instruct me, when I was menstruating, to wrap myself with a cloth (izar) and then lie down with him in bed.'

قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي وَ جَدِّي وَ عَمِّي حَمَّاماً فِي الْمَدِينَةِ- فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَسْلَخِ فَقَالَ لَنَا مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ- فَقَالَ وَ أَيُّ الْعِرَاقِ فَقُلْنَا الْكُوفِيُّونَ فَقَالَ مَرْحَباً بِكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ وَ أَهْلًا أَنْتُمُ الشِّعَارُ دُونَ الدِّثَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ مَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ مِنَ الْإِزَارِ[1] فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ عَوْرَ

Hadith.252 - Hanan ibn Sudayr narrated from his father: He said: 'I entered a bathhouse in Medina with my father, grandfather, and uncle. There was a man in the changing room.’ Imam (as) said: ”Where are you people from?" We replied: ”From the people of Al-Iraq” . Imam (as) said: ”Which part of Al-Iraq?” We replied: ”F

اعْتُقِلَ لِسَانُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ- عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ وَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا هَلْ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ أُمٌّ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا أُمُّهُ فَقَالَ

كَانَ فِيمَا نَاجَى بِهِ- مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ ع رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَا بَلَغَ مِنْ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ قَالَ أُوَكِّلُ بِهِ مَلَكاً يَعُودُهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ إِلَى مَحْشَرِهِ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ فَمَا لِمَنْ غَسَلَ الْمَوْتَى قَالَ أَغْسِلُهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ- كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ[1]

مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتاً فَسَتَرَ وَ كَتَمَ خَرَجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ[6]

كَتَبَ أَبِي ع فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ أَنْ أُكَفِّنَهُ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ أَحَدُهَا بُرْدٌ لَهُ حِبَرَةٌ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ ثَوْبٌ آخَرُ وَ قَمِيصٌ[1]

نَعَمْ وَ أُمَّهُ وَ أُخْتَهُ وَ نَحْوَهُمَا يُلْقِي عَلَى عَوْرَتِهَا خِرْقَةً وَ يُغَسِّلُهَا.

Hadith.430 - Mansour ibn Hazim asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man traveling with his wife, and She dies. Should he wash her? Imam (as) replied: "Yes, as well as his mother, sister, and similar relatives. He should cover her private parts with a cloth and then perform the washing."

تُغَسِّلُهُ عَمَّتُهُ وَ خَالَتُهُ فِي قَمِيصِهِ وَ لَا تَقْرَبُهُ النَّصَارَى وَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَمُوتُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهَا امْرَأَةٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَ مَعَهَا نِسَاءٌ نَصَارَى وَ مَعَهَا عَمُّهَا وَ خَالُهَا مُسْلِمَانِ فَقَالَ يُغَسِّلَانِهَا وَ لَا تَقْرَبُهَا النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهَا دِرْعٌ فَيُصَبُّ الْمَاءُ مِنْ فَوْقِ الدِّرْعِ.

Hadith.433 - The Imam was asked about a Muslim man who dies while traveling, with no other Muslim men present but with a group of Christian men and two Muslim women (his paternal aunt and maternal aunt). How should his washing be performed? Imam (as) replied: "His paternal aunt and maternal aunt should wash him while h

لَا يُغَسِّلُهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَ لَا يَدْفِنُهُ وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ وَ لَا يَقُومُ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَبَاهُ‌[3].

Hadith.434 - The Imam was asked about a Christian who dies while traveling among Muslims. Imam (as) said: "A Muslim should not wash him, nor bury him, nor give him any honor, and should not stand by his grave, even if he was his father."

وَ قَالَ ع لِإِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ إِذَا حَمَلْتَ جَوَانِبَ السَّرِيرِ سَرِيرِ الْمَيِّتِ خَرَجْتَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَمَا وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ.

Hadith.460 - Imam (as) said to Ishaq ibn Ammar: "When you carry the sides of the bier of the deceased, you will be cleansed of your sins as if you were just born from your mother."

هِبَةُ اللَّهِ لِجَبْرَئِيلَ ع- تَقَدَّمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَصَلِّ عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَرَنَا بِالسُّجُودِ لِأَبِيكَ فَلَسْنَا نَتَقَدَّمُ أَبْرَارَ وُلْدِهِ وَ أَنْتَ مِنْ أَبَرِّهِمْ فَتَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ خَمْساً عِدَّةَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الَّتِي فَرَضَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ هِيَ السُّنَّةُ الْجَارِيَةُ فِي وُلْدِهِ إِلَى يَوْ

Hadith.465 - Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "When Adam (as) passed away and it was time to perform the prayer for him, the son of Adam, Hibatullah (Seth), said to Archangel Jibril (as): 'Advance, O’ Messenger (intermediary) of Allah (swt), and lead the prayer over t

زَوْجُهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ الزَّوْجُ أَحَقُّ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَ الْوَلَدِ وَ الْأَخِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ يُغَسِّلُهَا. وَ قَالَ أَبِي رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِي رِسَالَتِهِ إِلَيَّ اعْلَمْ يَا بُنَيَّ أَنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ مَنْ يُقَدِّمُهُ وَلِيُّ الْمَيِّتِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا قَدَّمَهُ وَلِيُّ الْمَيِّتِ فَإِنْ تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ

Hadith.474 - Abu Basir asked Imam (as) about who has the most right to perform the funeral prayer for a woman who has passed away. Imam (as) replied: "Her husband." Abu Basir then asked: "Does the husband have more right than her father, son, or brother?" The Imam said: "Yes, and he may also wash her." [AL SADUQ] My fa

وَ رَوَى إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع‌ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَجَدَ قِطَعاً مِنْ مَيِّتٍ‌[1] فَجُمِعَتْ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ دُفِنَتْ.

Hadith.483 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), and him from his father, Imam al-Baqir: that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), once found scattered parts of a deceased person. He gathered them together, performed the funeral prayer over them, and then they were buried.

دِيَتُهُ عَلَى مَنْ وُجِدَ فِي قَبِيلَتِهِ صَدْرُهُ وَ يَدَاهُ وَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْهِ‌[2].

Hadith.484 - Al-Fadl ibn 'Uthman al-A'war narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and him from his father, Imam al-Baqir, regarding a man who is killed and his head is found in one tribe, his torso and hands in another tribe, and the rest of his body in a different tribe. The Imam said: "The responsibility

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع- إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَ أُخْتِي وَ هِيَ امْرَأَةُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَارِدٍ- تَخْرُجَانِ فِي الْمَآتِمِ فَأَنْهَاهُمَا فَقَالَتَا لِي إِنْ كَانَ حَرَاماً انْتَهَيْنَا عَنْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ حَرَاماً فَلِمَ تَمْنَعُنَا فَيَمْتَنِعَ النَّاسُ مِنْ قَضَاءِ حُقُوقِنَا[2] فَقَالَ ع عَنِ الْحُقُوقِ تَسْأَلُنِي كَانَ أَبِي ع يَبْعَثُ أُمِّي وَ أُمَّ فَرْوَةَ تَقْضِيَانِ حُقُوقَ أ

Hadith.529 - It was narrated from Al-Kahili that He said: "I said to Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as): ‘My wife and my sister, who is the wife of Muhammad ibn Marid, go out to mourning gatherings. I prohibited them, but they said to me, 'If it is forbidden, we will refrain, but if it is not forbidden, wh

لِابْنِهِ أَوْ لِابْنَتِهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي أَوْ بِأَبَوَيَّ أَنْتَ أَ تَرَى بِذَلِكَ بَأْساً فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ أَبَوَاهُ حَيَّيْنِ فَأَرَى ذَلِكَ عُقُوقاً وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ مَاتَا فَلَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.564 - Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a man who says to his son or daughter, "May my father and mother (or my parents) be ransomed for you." The Imam responded: "If his parents are alive, I consider this to be an act of disobedience (toward them). If they have passed away, then th

إِذَا بَكَى الْيَتِيمُ اهْتَزَّ لَهُ الْعَرْشُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي أَبْكَى عَبْدِيَ الَّذِي سَلَبْتُهُ أَبَوَيْهِ فِي صِغَرِهِ فَوَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي وَ ارْتِفَاعِي فِي مَكَانِي لَا يُسْكِتُهُ عَبْدٌ مُؤْمِنٌ إِلَّا أَوْجَبْتُ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ

سَأَلْتُ أَبِي سَيِّدَ اَلْعَابِدِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ جَدِّنَا رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ أَمَرَهُ رَبُّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كَيْفَ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ اَلتَّخْفِيفَ عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اِرْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ اَلتَّخْفِيفَ فَإِن

"I asked my father, the Master of the Worshippers (Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as)), saying, 'O’ my father, inform me about our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (sw), when he was taken up to the heavens and his Lord (azj) commanded him with fifty prayers. Why did he not ask for a reduction for his community until Musa

صَلَّى بِنَا عَلِيٌّ ع بِبَرَاثَا بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ قِتَالِ الشُّرَاةِ[4] وَ نَحْنُ زُهَاءُ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ فَنَزَلَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ عَمِيدُ هَذَا الْجَيْشِ فَقُلْنَا هَذَا فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنْتَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ لَا النَّبِيُّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ وَصِيُّ نَبِيٍّ قَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ اجْلِسْ كَيْفَ سَأَلْتَ عَنْ ه

Hadith.698 - It was narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari that He said: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) led us in prayer at Baratha after returning from the battle with the Khawarij, and we were about one hundred thousand men. A Christian descended from his monastery and asked: "Who is the leader of this army?" We sa

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُونُسَ‌[5] أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع- يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْفَرْوِ وَ الْخُفِّ أَلْبَسُهُ وَ أُصَلِّي فِيهِ وَ لَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ ذَكِيٌّ فَكَتَبَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[6].

Hadith.793 - It was narrated from Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Yunus that his father wrote to Imam Abu Al-Hasan (as) asking about wearing fur or leather socks (khuff) and praying in them without knowing if they were from a properly slaughtered (halal) animal. He (as) replied: "There is no harm in it”.

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْغُلَامُ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ يُقَالُ لَهُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يُتْرَكُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ سِنِينَ وَ سَبْعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عِشْرُونَ يَوْماً فَيُقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ يُتْرَكُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ يُقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ- ثُمَّ يُتْرَكُ

Hadith.863 - Abdullah ibn Fadalah narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "When a boy reaches the age of three, he should be instructed to say 'la illaha illa Allah (swt)' seven times. Then he is left until he completes three years, seven months, and twe

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ ص امْتَنَعَ بِلَالٌ مِنَ الْأَذَانِ وَ قَالَ لَا أُؤَذِّنُ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ع قَالَتْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِنِّي أَشْتَهِي أَنْ أَسْمَعَ صَوْتَ مُؤَذِّنِ أَبِي ع بِالْأَذَانِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ بِلَالًا فَأَخَذَ فِي الْأَذَانِ فَلَمَّا قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ذَكَرَتْ أَبَاهَا ع وَ أَيَّامَهُ فَلَمْ تَتَمَالَكْ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَلَم

Hadith.907 - It is narrated that when The Prophet (sw) passed away, Bilal refrained from calling the adhan, stating, "I will not give the adhan for anyone after the Messenger of Allah (sw)." One day, Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A} said: "I long to hear the voice of my father's caller to prayer with the adhan." When Bil

وَ رُوِيَ: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدٍ، «أَ لاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِّي وَ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ اَلزَّهْرَاءِ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عِنْدِي فَاسْتَقَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي صَدْرِهَا وَ طَحَنَتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى مَجِلَتْ يَدَاهَا وَ كَسَحَتِ اَلْبَيْتَ حَتَّى اِغْبَرَّتْ ثِيَابُهَا وَ أَوْقَدَتْ تَحْتَ اَلْقِدْرِ حَتَّى دَكِنَتْ ثِيَابُهَا فَأَصَابَهَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ

Hadith.947 - It is narrated that The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said to a man from the Bani Sa'd tribe: "Shall I tell you about myself and Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A}? She used to carry water with the water-skin until it left a mark on her chest. She ground grain with the millstone until h

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الزَّوَالِ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي‌ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِجُودِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِمَلَائِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ بِكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْغِنَى عَنِّي وَ بِيَ الْفَاقَةُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَ أَنَا الْفَقِيرُ إِلَيْكَ أَقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي وَ ا

Hadith.956 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say after the noontime prayer (zawal): Allahumma inni ataqarrabu ilayka bijoodika wa karamika, wa ataqarrabu ilayka bi-Muhammadin ‘abdika wa rasoolika, wa ataqarrabu ilayka bimalayikatika al-muqarrabeen wa anbiya’ika al-mursaleen. Wa bika Al

يَا مَلَائِكَتِي انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي أَدَّى فَرْضِي وَ أَتَمَّ عَهْدِي ثُمَّ سَجَدَ لِي شُكْراً عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمْتُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ مَلَائِكَتِي مَا ذَا لَهُ عِنْدِي قَالَ فَتَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا رَبَّنَا رَحْمَتُكَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ مَا ذَا لَهُ فَتَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا رَبَّنَا جَنَّتُكَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ مَا ذَا فَتَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ

Hadith.979 - Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah narrated from his father, from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, from Hariz, from Murazim, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "The prostration of gratitude (Sajdat al-Shukr) is obligatory upon every Muslim. It completes your prayer, pleases your Lord (azj), and amazes the angels. When

كَانَ أَبِي ع إِذَا صَلَّى جَالِساً تَرَبَّعَ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ ثَنَى رِجْلَيْهِ.

"My father (as) when he prayed while sitting, he would sit cross-legged, and when he went into ruku' (bowing), he would fold his legs."

وَ كَتَبَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع- أَ يَجُوزُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الصَّلَاةُ خَلْفَ مَنْ وَقَفَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ وَ جَدِّكَ ع فَأَجَابَ لَا تُصَلِّ وَرَاءَهُ.

Hadith.1112 - Abu Abdullah al-Barqi wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani (as), asking: "May I be your ransom, is it permissible to pray behind someone who stopped at (only accepted the Imamate of) your father and grandfather (as)?" Imam (as) said: "Do not pray behind him."

وَ سَأَلَ عُمَرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ إِمَامٍ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِهِ عَارِفٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يُسْمِعُ أَبَوَيْهِ الْكَلَامَ الْغَلِيظَ الَّذِي يَغِيظُهُمَا أَقْرَأُ خَلْفَهُ قَالَ‌ لَا، تَقْرَأُ خَلْفَهُ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَاقّاً قَاطِعاً[1].

Hadith.1113 - Umar ibn Yazid asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about an Imam who is generally good in all his affairs and knowledgeable, but he raises his voice and speaks harshly to his parents, causing them distress. He asked: "Should I pray behind him?" He (as) replied: "No, do not pray behind him as long

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقَارِفُ الذَّنْبَ‌[3] يُصَلَّى خَلْفَهُ أَمْ لَا قَالَ لَا.

Hadith.1115 - Saʿd ibn Ismail narrated from his father, who narrated from al-Ridha (as), that He said: "I asked him about a man who commits sins ; should one pray behind him or not?" Imam (as) said: "No."

قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ الَّذِي يَرْوِيهِ النَّاسُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةِ جُمُعَةٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ ع لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْمُحَرِّفِينَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ وَ اللَّهُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يُنْزِلُ مَلَكاً

“I said to Imam al-Ridha (as), "O’ son of the Messenger of Allah (sw), what do you say about the narration that people relate from the Messenger of Allah (sw), that Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, descends to the sky of the world every Jumu’ah night?" Imam (as) replied: "May Allah (swt) curse those who distort words