Al-Amālī

4 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسن علي بن مالك النحوي قال: حدثنا علي بن هامان قال: سمعت فضل بن سعد يقول: سمعت الرياشي يقول: سمعت محمد بن سلام يقول: سمعت شريحا القاضي يقول: من سأل أخاه حاجة فقد عرض نفسه على الرق، فإن قضاها استرقه، وإن لم يقضها فقد أذله، وكانا ذليلين، هذا بذل الرد، وهذا بذل المسألة، ثم أنشد: ليس يعتاظ باذل الوجه من * بذل [ماء] وجهه عوضا كيف يعتاض من أتاك وقد * صير الذل وجهه عرضا

4. He said: Abul Hassan ‘Ali ibn Malik al-Nahwy reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Hamman, who reported from Fadhl ibn Sa’d, who reported from al-Riyashi, who reported from Muhammad ibn Sallam, who reported from Shurayh, the Qadhi that: "Whoever takes his need to his fellow brother for fulfillment, he enslaves himself; if that brother fulfils his want, he frees him from the bondage, and if he does not, then he humiliates him. In fact, both have been humbles; the giver for not being able to oblige, and the beggar for having asked." Then he recited the following verses. "A man who has had to put the honour of his face at stake, cannot be recompensed, And how can he be recompensed, when humility has caused him disgrace."

5 - قال: أخبرني أبو محمد عبد الله بن محمد الأبهري قال: حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن الصباح قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن عبد الله ابن أخي عبد الرزاق قال: حدثني عمي عبد الرزاق بن همام بن نافع قال، أخبرني أبي همام بن نافع قال: أخبرني مينا مولى عبد الرحمن بن عوف الزهري قال: قال لي عبد الرحمن: يا مينا ألا أحدثك بحديث سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله؟ قلت: بلى، قال: سمعته يقول، أنا شجرة، وفاطمة فرعها، وعلي لقاحها، والحسن والحسين ثمرتها، ومحبوهم من أمتي ورقها [رضوان الله عليهم أجمعين]. وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد النبي وآله وسلم.

5. He said: Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Abhari reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Ahmad al-Sabah, who reported from Ibrahim ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Razaq, who reported from his uncle Abd al-Razaq ibn Hammam ibn Nafe, who reported from Hammam ibn Nafe, who reported from Meena, the client of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf al-Zohari, who reported from Abd al-Rahman who said: "O Meena, May I not relate to you what I heard from the messenger of Allah?" I said: "Yes." He said: "I heard him say: I am the tree, and Fatimah is its branch. ‘Ali fecundates it, and al-Hasan and al-Husayn are its fruits. And those of my Ummah who love them are the leaves of the tree. (May Allah shower them all with His pleasure)." And may Allah bless out master Muhammad, the Prophet and his progeny.

1 - قال: أخبرني أبو بكر محمد بن عمر الجعابي القاضي قال: حدثني محمد بن علي بن إبراهيم قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي العنبر قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين بن واقد، عن أبيه، عن أبي عمرو بن العلاء، عن عبد الله بن بريدة، عن بشير بن كعب ، عن شداد بن أوس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لا إله إلا الله نصف الميزان، والحمد لله تملأه .

1. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi al-Qad.hi reported to me from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim, who reported from Muhammad ibn Abu al-Ambar, who reported from ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Waqid, from his father, from Abu Amru ibn al-Ala, from Abdullah ibn Buraidah, from Bashir ibn Ka’b, from Shaddad ibn Aws, who said: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "The confirmation of faith by asserting ’there is no god but Allah’ fills half of the scale, and when one expresses praise and gratitude to Allah, the scale is fully supplemented."

2 - قال: أخبرني أبو محمد [بن] عبد الله بن أبي شيخ إجازة قال: أخبرنا أبو عبد الله محمد بن أحمد الحكيمي قال: حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله أبو سعيد البصري قال: حدثنا وهب بن جرير، عن أبيه قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار المدني قال: حدثنا سعيد بن مينا، عن غير واحد من أصحابه: أن نفرا من قريش اعترضوا لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله منهم عتبة بن ربيعة، وأمية بن خلف، والوليد بن المغيرة، والعاص بن سعيد فقالوا: يا محمد هلم فلنعبد ما تعبد، وتعبد ما نعبد، ونشترك نحن وأنت في الأمر، فإن يكن الذي نحن عليه الحق فقد أخذت بحظك منه، وإن يكن الذي أنت عليه الحق فقد أخذنا بحظنا منه، فأنزل الله تبارك وتعالى: " قل يا أيها الكافرون * لا أعبد ما تعبدون * ولا أنتم عابدون ما أعبد " إلى آخر السورة، ثم مشى إليه أبي بن خلف بعظم رميم ففته بيده ، ثم نفخه فقال: يا محمد أتزعم أن ربك يحيي هذا بعد ما ترى؟ فأنزل الله تعالى: " وضرب لنا مثلا ونسي خلقه، قال من يحيي العظام وهي رميم * قل يحييها الذي أنشأها أول مرة وهو بكل خلق عليم " إلى آخر السورة.

2. He said: Abu Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abu Sheik reported to me with permission to report from Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hakimi, who reported from Abdul Rahman ibn Abdillah Abu Saeed al-Basri, who reported from Wahab ibn Jareer, from his father, who reported from Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yasar al-Madani, who reported from Saeed ibn Meena, from more than one companions, that: A group of Quraish comprising of Utbah ibn Rabeeah, Umayyah ibn Khalaf, Waleed ibn al-Mughaira and al-Aas ibn Saeed once confronted the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, saying: "O Muhammad, let us compromise, so that we worship what you worship, and you worship what we worship, and thus both of us come to an equitable word in this matter. If the truth is with us, you will have shared it, and if the truth is with you, we will have our share from it." So Allah revealed (unto the Prophet): ’Say, O unbelievers! I do not worship what you worship; nor do you worship what I worship; nor do I worship what you have worshipped, nor do you worship what I worship. You have your religion and I have mine.’ (al-Kafirun,109)" Then once Ubay ibn Khalaf came with withered bones and crushed them in his hands. Then blowing it up, he said: "O Muhammad, do you claim that your Lord will give life to what you now see?" Then Allah revealed (unto the Prophet): ’And he produced an equal for Us, forgetting Our creating him; he said: Who brings the bones back to life, once they are withered? Say: He who originated them the first time will bring them back to life, and He has knowledge of every creation.’ (Yasin, 36:36); till the end of the Surah."

3 - قال: أخبرني أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين قال: حدثنا أبي قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي القاسم ماجيلويه، عن محمد بن علي الصيرفي، عن نصر بن مزاحم، عن عمرو بن سعد، عن فضيل بن خديج ، عن كميل بن زياد النخعي قال: كنت مع أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام في مسجد الكوفة، وقد صلينا العشاء الآخرة، فأخذ بيدي حتى خرجنا من المسجد، فمشى حتى خرج إلى ظهر الكوفة لا يكلمني بكلمة، فلما أصحر تنفس ثم قال: يا كميل إن هذه القلوب أوعية فخيرها أوعاها، احفظ عني ما أقول، الناس ثلاثة: عالم رباني ، ومتعلم على سبيل نجاة، وهمج رعاع أتباع كل ناعق ، يميلون مع كل ريح، لم يستضيئوا بنور العلم، ولم يلجأوا إلى ركن وثيق. يا كميل العلم خير من المال: العلم يحرسك وأنت تحرس المال، والمال تنقصه النفقة، والعلم يزكو على الإنفاق . يا كميل محبة العالم خير يدان الله به ، تكسبه الطاعة في حياته، وجميل الأحدوثة بعد موته . يا كميل منفعة المال تزول بزواله. يا كميل مات خزان الأموال، والعلماء باقون ما بقي الدهر، أعيانهم مفقودة، وأمثالهم في القلوب موجودة . هاه هاه إن ههنا وأشار بيده إلى صدره لعلما جما لو أصبت له حملة ، بلى أصيب له لقنا غير مأمون، يستعمل آلة الدين في الدنيا، ويستظهر بحجج الله على خلقه، وبنعمه على عباده، ليتخذه الضعفاء وليجة دون ولي الحق ، أو منقادا للحكمة لا بصيرة له في أحنائه فقدح الشك في قلبه بأول عارض من شبهة، ألا لا ذا ولا ذاك . فمنهوم باللذات ، سلس القياد للشهوات، أو مغرى بالجمع والادخار، ليس من رعاة الدين، أقرب شبها بهؤلاء الأنعام السائمة، كذلك يموت العلم بموت حامليه. اللهم بلى لا تخلي الأرض من قائم بحجة ظاهر مشهور، أو مستتر مغمور، لئلا تبطل حجج الله وبيناته، فإن أولئك الأقلون عددا الأعظمون خطرا، بهم يحفظ الله حججه حتى يودعوها نظراءهم، ويزرعوها في قلوب أشباههم، هجم بهم العلم على حقائق الأمور، فباشروا روح اليقين، واستلانوا ما استوعره المترفون ، وأنسوا بما استوحش منه الجاهلون، صحبوا الدنيا بأبدان أرواحها معلقة بالمحل الأعلى، أولئك خلفاء الله في أرضه، والدعاة إلى دينه. هاه هاه شوقا إلى رؤيتهم، وأستغفر الله لي ولكم. ثم نزع يده من يدي وقال: انصرف إذا شئت .

3. He said: Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn reported to me from his father, from Muhammad ibn Abul Qasim Majeelawayh, from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Sayrafi, from Nasr ibn Muzahim, from Amru ibn Sa’d, from Fudhail ibn Khudaij, from Kumail ibn Ziyad al-Nakh’ee who said: Once I was with Amirul Mu’mineen in the mosque of Kufa, and when we completed our late evening prayers (i.e. Isha), he took me by his hands and came out of the mosque. He did not say a word till we arrived at the rear part of Kufa. As he entered the desert, he heaved a sigh and said: "O Kumail, no doubt these hearts (i.e. minds) are containers, and the best of them are those who retain most. Remember from me what I say; people are of three categories: the learned men (of piety), the students on the path of salvation, and (the third one) the riffraff of the society, following every croak of the crows, bending as the wind blows; never benefiting from the light of knowledge, nor finding a refuge with a strong supporter. O Kumail, knowledge is better than wealth; for knowledge guards you, while you have to guard wealth; and wealth is diminished when spent, while knowledge grows and increases when put in use. O Kumail, to have liking and affinity for a learned man is the best way to entrench ones faith in Allah, it enables one to be obedient to Him during lifetime, and to be praiseworthy after one has died. O Kumail, dividend from wealth disappears with its loss, O Kumail, the hoarders of wealth have died, while the learned men exist for ever; their bodies have disappeared but their teachings and wisdom are ingrained in the hearts." (And then pointing to his chest, he said): "Here is well-grounded, plentiful knowledge; I wish it had true recipients and adherents, (I would have imparted it). But, unfortunately, some unscrupulous men of understanding have tried to misuse it, using religion as a weapon to earn the worldly gain, and seeking undue power by divine authority over Allah’s creatures, abusing His bounties which He bestowed upon them. So the feeble-minded people accepted them as reliable; or took them as compliant with (divine) wisdom, discarding the true guardians of truth. (The truth is that) such people (who they have adopted as their guides) have no insight into its ramifications; with the result that with the slightest confusion, doubt enters their minds. Neither of them could be the true carrier of knowledge. And then there are those with insatiable lust, easily misled by the pleasures of flesh, or enticed by accumulating wealth, not at all among those who care for religion. They very much resemble the grazing cattle. Thus, knowledge dies with the death of such carriers. Yet, the earth is never devoid of either a manifest divine power, or the one in concealment, ensuring that His clear signs are not lost. Surely, with those fewer people of enormous import, Allah protects His proof, till they succeed to transmit it further to their likes, and plant it deep in their hearts. They are the ones overwhelmed by the (true) knowledge of certitude, and have made it easy for themselves to tread on the path which men in luxury found difficult. They derive pleasure and enjoyment from things which repel the ignorant. Though they live on earth with their bodies, their souls hang onto the higher plane. They are the (true) representatives of Allah on His earth, and the ones who invite (people) to His religion. Alas! How keen I am to have sight of them! And I seek forgiveness from Allah for me and for you all." Then he {i.e. ‘Ali (A.S.)} withdrew his hand from mine and said: "You may leave when you like."

4 قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد بن عمر الجعابي قال: حدثني علي بن إسحاق المخرمي قال: حدثنا عثمان بن عبد الله الشامي قال: حدثنا ابن لهيعة، عن أبي زرعة الحضرمي، عن عمر بن علي بن أبي طالب، عن أبيه عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسل: يا علي إن بنا ختم الله الدين كما بنا فتحه، وبنا يؤلف الله بين قلوبكم بعد العداوة والبغضاء.

4. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Ishaq al-Makhrami, who reported from Uthman ibn Abdillah al-Shami, who reported from ibn Luhayah, from Abu Zura’h al-Hadhrami, from Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, from his father, peace be upon him that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O ‘Ali! With us Allah completed His religion, the same way as He initiated it, and with us He will unite your hearts (in love) after the enmity and hatred."

5 - قال: أخبرني أبو الطيب الحسين بن محمد التمار قال: سمعت أبا بكر ابن الأنباري يقول: سمعت علي بن هامان ينشد للمازني: إذا أنا لم أقبل من الدهر كل ما * تكرهت منه طال عتبي على الدهر تعودت مس الضر حتى ألفته * فأسلمني حسن العزاء إلى الصبر ووسع قلبي للأذى الأنس بالأذى * وقد كنت أحيانا يضيق به صدري وصيرني يأسي من الناس راجيا * لسرعة صنع الله من حيث لا أدري وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد النبي وآله الطاهرين وسلم تسليما.

5. He said: Abu al-Tayyib al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Tammar reported to me from Abu Bakr ibn al-Anbari, who said that he heard ‘Ali ibn Haman recite the following poem by al-Mazani: "When I refused to accept from life all that I abhor, I continued my reproach to it; till I started loving it, and so comforting myself led to patience; My affinity for misfortune taught my heart to embrace it, though, before that, at times my heart felt distressed. And as I despaired of the people, I turned hopeful Of the quick reprieve from Allah, from the source I never knew." And may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his pure progeny

1 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسن أحمد بن محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد رحمه الله قال: حدثني أبي قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن مروان، عن محمد بن عجلان، عن أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام قال: طوبى لمن لم يبدل نعمة الله كفرا، طوبى للمتحابين في الله .

1. He said: Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Walid, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Muhammad ibn Marwan, from Muhammad ibn Ajlan, who reported that: Abu Abdillah, Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon them both, said: "Blessed are those who do not change the bounties of Allah by ingratitude, and blessed are those who create a bond of love among themselves for the sake of Allah."

2 - قال: أخبرني أبو بكر محمد بن عمر الجعابي قال: حدثنا عبد الكريم ابن محمد قال: حدثنا سهل بن زنجلة الرازي قال: حدثنا ابن أبي أويس قال: حدثني أبي، عن حميد بن قيس، عن عطاء ، عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: يا بني عبد المطلب إني سألت الله لكم أن يعلم جاهلكم، وأن يثبت قائمكم، وأن يهدي ضالكم، وأن يجعلكم نجداء جوداء رحماء، أما والله لو أن رجلا صف قدميه بين الركين والمقام مصليا ولقي الله ببغضكم أهل البيت لدخل النار.

2. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from Abdul Karim ibn Muhammad, who reported from Sahl ibn Zanjalah al-Razi, who reported from ibn Abi Uways, who reported from his father, who reported from Hamid ibn Qais, from Ata from Ibn Abbas, who reported that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O Children of Abdul Muttalib! I have beseeched Allah to convert the ignorant among you into learned men, and to make you steadfast in your stand, and to guide those of you who are gone astray; and to make you brave, generous and kind. By Allah, if a person were to offer prayers between al-Rukn and al-Maqam (around holy Ka’bah), but at the same time die with hatred towards you, O Ahlul Bayt, such a person will enter hellfire."

3 - قال: أخبرني الشريف الصالح أبو محمد الحسن بن حمزة العلوي الحسيني الطبري رحمه الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أبيه، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن مروك بن عبيد الكوفي، عن محمد بن زيد الطبري قال: كنت قائما على رأس الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام بخراسان وعنده جماعة من بني هاشم منهم إسحاق بن العباس بن موسى ، فقال له: يا إسحاق بلغني أنكم تقولون: إنا نقول: إن الناس عبيد لنا، لا وقرابتي من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ما قلته قط، ولا سمعته من أحد من آبائي، ولا بلغني عن أحد منهم قاله، لكنا نقول: الناس عبيد لنا في الطاعة ، موال لنا في الدين، فليبلغ الشاهد الغائب.

3. He said: Al-Sharif al-Swaleh Abu Muhammad ibn Hamza al-Alawi al-Husayni al-Tabari, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari, from his father, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Murook ibn Ubaid al-Kufi, from Muhammad ibn Zaid al-Tabari, who said: I was present at the residence of al-Ridha, ‘Ali ibn Musa, peace be upon him, at Khurasan, and a group of Banu Hashim, including Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Musa, was present also. So, addressing Ishaq, (al-Ridha) said: "O Ishaq! I have come to learn that you are telling people that we consider them as our slaves. I swear by my relation with the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, I have never said that! Nor did I hear to that effect from my forefathers, nor has it been conveyed to me from them through anyone. Yes, what we have said is that people are subservient to us in matters of obedience to Allah, loyal to us in religion. So let those present here convey this to those who are absent."