Al-Amālī · Volume 1 · Section 47 · 20 narrations
Muhammad b. Ya`qub al-Kulayni from `Ali b. Muhammad also known as `Alan from Muhammad al-Faraj al-Rakhji. He said: I wrote to Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Musa b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b.…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu’l Hasan `Ali b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) about monotheism, and I said that I take the doctrine of Hisham b. al-Hakam. So, he (as) became angry and said: What is with you and the doctrine of…
Read the full narration →I wrote to Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as): May I be your sacrifice! I pray behind one who claims the doctrine of the body and takes the doctrine of Yunus b. `Abd al-Rahman. So, he (as) wrote: Do not…
Read the full narration →I was with Aba Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as) when a man visited him from the Khawarij. So, he said: O Aba Ja`far! What do you worship? He said: Allah. He said: Did you see Him? He said: The vision of eyes cannot…
Read the full narration →I heard al-Rida `Ali b. Musa (as) say: Allah never ceased to be Knowing, Powerful, Living, Everlasting, Hearing, and Seeing. So, I said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! There are a people who say: “He never…
Read the full narration →I asked al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as), saying to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Inform me regarding Allah: does He become pleased and discontented? So, he said: Yes, but not in the way that is present among the…
Read the full narration →Allah is not described with a time, nor with a place, nor with motion, nor with transition, nor with stillness. Rather, He is the Creator of time, place, motion, stillness, and transition. He is far above what the…
Read the full narration →Abu `Abdillah (as) said: We believe neither in fatalism nor in delegation.
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, Allah revealed to this world: “Tire those who serve you and serve those who reject you.” If a servant were to seek his Master alone in the darkness of the night and whisper to…
Read the full narration →A man came to al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) and said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Inform me about noble character (makarim al-akhlaq). So, he said: Forgiving those who wrong you, connecting to those who…
Read the full narration →Whoever among the believers dies between after midday on Thursday and midday on Friday, Allah will safeguard him from the pressure of the grave.
Read the full narration →A man came to al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) and said: Advise me. So, he said: Prepare your belongings and ready your supplies for a long journey. Be an advisor to yourself, and do not depend on someone to give you…
Read the full narration →Whoever says “May Allah be glorified in His praise, may Allah the Great be glorified (subhanallah wa bi hamdihi, subhanallah al-`athim)” thirty times will receive riches, evade poverty, and knock on the gate of Paradise.
Read the full narration →By Allah, `Ali (as) would eat the food of a slave and sit as a slave sits. He would buy two Roman shirts and give the better one to his servant and wear the other. If the sleeve exceeded his fingers, he would cut it, and…
Read the full narration →This verse was revealed regarding `Ali b. Abi Talib (as), “[Are they better] or those who worship devoutly in the hours of the night, prostrating and standing, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of their…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever feeds a hungry believer, Allah will feed him from the fruits of Paradise. Whoever clothes him from his nakedness, Allah will clothe him in brocade and silk. Whoever gives him a…
Read the full narration →Whenever Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) was given money, he put it in the treasury of the Muslims (bayt al-mal al-muslimin). Then, he would gather those who were wronged, and he would take the money with his…
Read the full narration →What is the intellect? So, he said: Suppressing grief, speaking gently to enemies, and showing support to friends.
Read the full narration →On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will gather the former and latter peoples on one plane, and He will cover them in intense darkness. So, they will go to their Lord and say: “O Lord! Alleviate us of this darkness.” He…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said to his companions one day: O my companions! Surely, Allah orders you to the wilaya of `Ali b. Abi Talib and to follow his example, for he is your master and your Imam after me. Do not…
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