Al-Kāfi

19ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِلَى بَعْضِ أَمْوَالِهِ فَقَامَ إِلَى صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ خَرَّ لله سَاجِداً فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ بِصَوْتٍ حَزِينٍ وَتَغَرْغَرُ دُمُوعُهُ رَبِّ عَصَيْتُكَ بِلِسَانِي وَلَوْ شِئْتَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لأَخْرَسْتَنِي وَعَصَيْتُكَ بِبَصَرِي وَلَوْ شِئْتَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لأَكْمَهْتَنِي وَعَصَيْتُكَ بِسَمْعِي وَلَوْ شِئْتَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لأَصْمَمْتَنِي وَعَصَيْتُكَ بِيَدِي وَلَوْ شِئْتَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَكَنَّعْتَنِي وَعَصَيْتُكَ بِرِجْلِي وَلَوْ شِئْتَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَجَذَمْتَنِي وَعَصَيْتُكَ بِفَرْجِي وَلَوْ شِئْتَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَعَقَمْتَنِي وَعَصَيْتُكَ بِجَمِيعِ جَوَارِحِي الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ وَلَيْسَ هَذَا جَزَاءَكَ مِنِّي قَالَ ثُمَّ أَحْصَيْتُ لَهُ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ الْعَفْوَ الْعَفْوَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَلْصَقَ خَدَّهُ الأيْمَنَ بِالأرْضِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ بِصَوْتٍ حَزِينٍ بُؤْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِذَنْبِي عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَلْصَقَ خَدَّهُ الأيْسَرَ بِالأرْضِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ارْحَمْ مَنْ أَسَاءَ وَاقْتَرَفَ وَاسْتَكَانَ وَاعْتَرَفَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ.

19. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from his father who has said the following: “Once I accompanied abu al-Hassan, Musa ibn Ja‘far, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, to see some of his properties. He readied himself for noontime Salah (prayer). When he finished he bowed down to prostrate before Allah. I heard him saying with a sad voice and tears causing an unevenness of sound in his throat, ‘O Lord, I have disobeyed You with my tongue. Had You wanted, I swear by Your majesty, You could have made it dumb. I have disobeyed You with my eyes. Had You wanted, I swear by Your majesty, You could have made them blind. I have disobeyed You with my ears. Had You wanted, I swear by Your majesty, You could have made them deaf. I have disobeyed You with my hands. Had You wanted, I swear by Your majesty, You could have crippled them. I have disobeyed You with my legs. Had You wanted, I swear by Your majesty, You could have paralyzed them. I have disobeyed You with my genital organ. Had You wanted, I swear by Your majesty, You could have made it barren. I have disobeyed You with all parts of my body which You have gifted me with and this is not the way I should have returned Your favors.’ The narrator has said that I counted his saying ‘al-‘Afw’ one thousand times. He then made the right side of his face touch the ground and I heard him saying in a sad voice, T have come to You with sin and bad deeds, I have done injustice to myself so forgive me; no one is able to forgive sins except You, O my Lord’- three times. Then he made the left side of his face touch the ground and I heard him say, ‘(O Lord,) forgive the one who has bad deeds and has accumulated sins but is humble and has confessed his sins’- three times. Then he raised his head.”

20ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ هَذَا الَّذِي ظَهَرَ بِوَجْهِي يَزْعُمُ النَّاسُ أَنَّ الله لَمْ يَبْتَلِ بِهِ عَبْداً لَهُ فِيهِ حَاجَةٌ فَقَالَ لاَ قَدْ كَانَ مُؤْمِنُ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ مُكَتَّعَ الأصَابِعِ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ هَكَذَا وَيَمُدُّ يَدَهُ وَيَقُولُ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي إِذَا كَانَ الثُّلُثُ الأخِيرُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَتَوَضَّأْ ثُمَّ قُمْ إِلَى صَلاَتِكَ الَّتِي تُصَلِّيهَا فَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِي السَّجْدَةِ الأخِيرَةِ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأوَّلَتَيْنِ فَقُلْ وَأَنْتَ سَاجِدٌ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا سَامِعَ الدَّعَوَاتِ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْخَيْرَاتِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَعْطِنِي مِنْ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي مِنْ شَرِّ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ مَا أَنَا أَهْلُهُ وَأَذْهِبْ عَنِّي هَذَا الْوَجَعَ وَتُسَمِّيهِ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ غَاظَنِي وَأَحْزَنَنِي وَأَلِحَّ فِي الدُّعَاءِ قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَمَا وَصَلْتُ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ حَتَّى أَذْهَبَ الله عَنِّي كُلَّهُ.

20. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from Yunus ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Once I said to abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), may Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, about this thing that has appeared on my face, people say that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, does not allow it to cause suffering to one who means anything to Him.’ The Imam said, ‘No, that is not so. The fingers of the believing person among the people of Pharaoh were such that bones were visible and he would speak to people extending his hand forward: “O people, follow the messengers’” (36:20). The Imam then said, ‘When it is the beginning of the last third of the night, make Wudu’ and stand up for prayer that you (usually) perform. In the last Sajdah (prostration) of the first two Rak‘at say, “O the Most High, O the Most Great, O the Beneficent, O the Merciful, O the Hearer of the pleas for help. You are the conferrer of the good, grant al-Salah (favors) upon Muhammad and his family. Facilitate for me of the good things of this and of the good things of the next world that much which You deem proper. Divert away from me the evil of this and the next world that much that You deem proper and relieve me from this pain;’ - mention it by its name - ‘it has caused me anguish and sadness,’ and be persistent in your pleading and prayer.’” The narrator has said that before his reaching al-Kufa Allah had totally relieved him from that illness.’”

21ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ الْبَالِي لِوَجْهِكَ الْبَاقِي الدَّائِمِ الْعَظِيمِ سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ الذَّلِيلُ لِوَجْهِكَ الْعَزِيزِ سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ الْفَقِيرُ لِوَجْهِ رَبِّيَ الْغَنِيِّ الْكَرِيمِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ رَبِّ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِمَّا كَانَ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِمَّا يَكُونُ رَبِّ لاَ تُجْهِدْ بَلاَئِي رَبِّ لاَ تُشْمِتْ بِي أَعْدَائِي رَبِّ لاَ تُسِىْ قَضَائِي رَبِّ إِنَّهُ لاَ دَافِعَ وَلاَ مَانِعَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِأَفْضَلِ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِأَفْضَلِ بَرَكَاتِكَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ غَضَبِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَكَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يَقُولُ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ ارْحَمْ ذُلِّي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَتَضَرُّعِي إِلَيْكَ وَوَحْشَتِي مِنَ النَّاسِ وَآنِسْنِي بِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ أَيْضاً وَعَظْتَنِي فَلَمْ أَتَّعِظْ وَزَجَرْتَنِي عَنْ مَحَارِمِكَ فَلَمْ أَنْزَجِرْ وَعَمَّرْتَنِي أَيَادِيَكَ فَمَا شَكَرْتُ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ يَا كَرِيمُ أَسْأَلُكَ الرَّاحَةَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ عِنْدَ الْحِسَابِ وَكَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يَقُولُ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ حَقّاً حَقّاً سَجَدْتُ لَكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعَبُّداً وَرِقّاً يَا عَظِيمُ إِنَّ عَمَلِي ضَعِيفٌ فَضَاعِفْهُ لِي يَا كَرِيمُ يَا حَنَّانُ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَجُرْمِي وَتَقَبَّلْ عَمَلِي يَا كَرِيمُ يَا جَبَّارُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَخِيبَ أَوْ أَحْمِلَ ظُلْماً اللهمَّ مِنْكَ النِّعْمَةُ وَأَنْتَ تَرْزُقُ شُكْرَهَا وَعَلَيْكَ يَكُونُ ثَوَابُ مَا تَفَضَّلْتَ بِهِ مِنْ ثَوَابِهَا بِفَضْلِ طَوْلِكَ وَبِكَرِيمِ عَائِدَتِكَ.

21. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqiy from Muhammad ibn Ali from Sa‘dan from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in prostration would say the following: ‘(O Lord), my aging face has prostrated before Your ever remaining, eternal and great face. My submissive face has prostrated before Your majestic face. My poor face has prostrated before the self-sufficient, gracious, most High and great face of my Lord. My Lord, I beg You to forgive me for what has happened and what will happen. My Lord, do not allow my afflictions to intensify. Do not allow my enemy to rejoice at my misfortunes. My Lord, do not make my destiny to end up in a bad form. O Lord, there is no one except You to defend me against or prevent evil matters to afflict me. O Allah, grant Muhammad and his family compensation worthy of their serving Your cause, grant them the best form of compensation, grant them the best of Your blessings. O Lord, I seek Your protection against Your strength. O Lord, I seek Your protection against all forms of Your anger and displeasure. You are free of all defects. No one deserves to be worshipped except You, Cherisher of the worlds.”’ He (the Imam) said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.), would say the following in prostrating position: ‘O Lord, grant mercy to my submissive condition before You and my pleading to You, and to my feeling afraid among people and comfortable with You, O gracious One.’ He would also say, ‘O Lord, You gave me good advice but I failed to learn a lesson. You warned me about committing what You have prohibited but I failed to observe Your prohibitions. You granted me bounties as long as I have lived but I failed to give You thanks. O Lord, I beg You to forgive me, O Lord, I beg You to forgive me, O gracious One, I beg You to grant me comfort at the time of dying. I beg You to forgive me at the time of issuing judgment.’” “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), in prostration condition would say the following: ‘No one deserves worship except You. You deserve worship in all truth and without doubts. I have prostrated before You, my Lord as (Your) slave and a sole servant. O Most great, my (good) deeds are weak, so please increase them for me, O gracious Lord. O compassionate Lord, forgive my sins and crimes and accept my deeds, O gracious Lord. O most powerful Lord, I seek protection with You against failure or tolerating injustice. O Lord, from You come bounties and You grant the ability to appreciate such bounties. With You are the reward due to your generosity and benevolence and Your graciously caring.’”

22ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ حَرُّهَا لاَ يُطْفَأُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ جَدِيدُهَا لاَ يَبْلَى وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ عَطْشَانُهَا لاَ يَرْوَى وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ مَسْلُوبُهَا لاَ يُكْسَى.

22. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from Ziyad ibn Marwan who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), in prostration position would say, ‘O Lord, I seek Your protection against the fire of incessant heat. I seek Your protection against the fire which remains ever-new, I seek Your protection against the fire in which no one’s thirst is quenched; I seek Your protection against the fire in which the naked is never dressed up.’”

23ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ إِذَا قَرَأَ أَحَدُكُمُ السَّجْدَةَ مِنَ الْعَزَائِمِ فَلْيَقُلْ فِي سُجُودِهِ سَجَدْتُ لَكَ تَعَبُّداً وَرِقّاً لاَ مُسْتَكْبِراً عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ وَلاَ مُسْتَنْكِفاً وَلاَ مُتَعَظِّماً بَلْ أَنَا عَبْدٌ ذَلِيلٌ خَائِفٌ مُسْتَجِيرٌ.

23. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from abu ‘Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When anyone of you may recite the chapters of the Holy Quran wherein is the verse calling for prostration, in the prostration for such recitation you should say, “O Lord, I have prostrated before You as a servant and in submission before You. I do not assume arrogance in worshipping You, refrain or consider myself by far exalted than performing acts of worship. The fact is that I am a weak servant, afraid and seeking (Your) protection.’””

24ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الرَّيَّانِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ عِلَّةَ أُمِّ وَلَدٍ لِي أَخَذْتُهَا فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهَا تَقُولُ فِي السُّجُودِ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ يَا رَبِّي يَا سَيِّدِي صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَافِنِي مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَبِهَا نَجَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ فَعَرَضْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا فَقَالَ أَعْرِفُ فِيهِ يَا رَءُوفُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا رَبِّي يَا سَيِّدِي افْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا.

24. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn al-Rayyan from certain individuals of our people who has said the following: “I complained before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about an illness in a mother of my child. He told me to tell her to say the following in prostration after completing an obligatory Salah (prayer), ‘O my Lord, O my master, O Allah, grant Muhammad and his family a compensation worthy of their serving Your cause, grant me a cure from such and such illness.’ It was because of this that Ja‘far ibn Sulayman was saved from the fire, the Imam explained. The narrator has said that I mentioned this Hadith to certain individuals of our people; he said, ‘I know the following to be as part of this Hadith, “O Lord, O compassionate, O merciful, O my Lord, O my master, grant me my such and such needs.’””

25ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ زِيَادٍ الْقَنْدِيِّ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الأوَّلِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً فَإِنِّي قَدْ بُلِيتُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ حُبِسَ بِبَغْدَادَ حَيْثُ اتُّهِمَ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَأَطِلِ السُّجُودَ ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا أَحَدَ مَنْ لاَ أَحَدَ لَهُ حَتَّى تَنْقَطِعَ النَّفَسُ ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا مَنْ لاَ يَزِيدُهُ كَثْرَةُ الدُّعَاءِ إِلاَّ جُوداً وَكَرَماً حَتَّى تَنْقَطِعَ نَفَسُكَ ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا رَبَّ الأرْبَابِ أَنْتَ أَنْتَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي انْقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ إِلاَّ مِنْكَ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا عَظِيمُ قَالَ زِيَادٌ فَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ فَفَرَّجَ الله عَنِّي وَخَلَّى سَبِيلِي.

25. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain individuals of our people from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ziyad al-Qandiy who has said the following: “I wrote to abu al-Hassan the first (a.s.), to teach me a supplication. I am suffering from a situation - he was imprisoned in Baghdad. They had accused him in matters of their properties. The Imam wrote to him instructing him to say it in Salah (prayer), in a prolonged prostration. ‘O the One who does not need anyone ’ - for one breathe, then say, ‘O the One to whom pleading does not do anything but to increase His generosity and grace.’ Say it for one breath, then say, ‘O Lord of lords, You are the One, You are the One and You are the One in whom there is hope while from all others all hope is cut off, O most High, most Great.’ Ziyad has said, T practiced the above supplication and my hardships were removed and I was set free.’” (The following chapters are best explained by fatwa.)

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) تَدْرِي أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ حَدُّ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ تُسَبِّحُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ وَفِي السُّجُودِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأعْلَى وَبِحَمْدِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَمَنْ نَقَصَ وَاحِدَةً نَقَصَ ثُلُثَ صَلاَتِهِ وَمَنْ نَقَصَ ثِنْتَيْنِ نَقَصَ ثُلُثَيْ صَلاَتِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُسَبِّحْ فَلاَ صَلاَةَ لَهُ.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Abd al-Malik from abu Bakr al-Hadramiy who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), once asked me, ’Do you know what the limits of Ruku’ (bowing down on one’s knees) and Sujud (prostration) are?’ I replied, ’No, I do not know them.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Say Tasbih (my Lord, (Allah) most Great, is free of all defects and I praise Him) in Ruku’ three times. In Sujud position say, ’My Lord, (Allah) most High, is free of all defects and I praise Him. One who reduces one of these Tasbih has reduced one-third of his Salah (prayer). One who has reduced two of them has reduced two-thirds of his Salah (prayer) and one who does not say Tasbih has lost his Salah (prayer).”’

2ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَعَدَدْتُ لَهُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ سِتِّينَ تَسْبِيحَةً.

2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir from Ali ibn Mahziyar from ibn Faddal from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Halabiy from his father from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following: “I once went to visit abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when he performed Salah (prayer). I counted his Tasbih in Ruku’ (bowing down on one’s knees) and Sujud (prostration) which were sixty Tasbih.’”

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ وَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالاَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) وَعِنْدَهُ قَوْمٌ فَصَلَّى بِهِمُ الْعَصْرَ وَقَدْ كُنَّا صَلَّيْنَا فَعَدَدْنَا لَهُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ أَرْبَعاً وَثَلاَثِينَ أَوْ ثَلاَثاً وَثَلاَثِينَ مَرَّةً وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ سَوَاءً هَذَا لأَنَّهُ عَلِمَ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) احْتِمَالَ الْقَوْمِ لِطُولِ رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ رُوِيَ أَنَّ الْفَضْلَ لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ وَيُصَلِّيَ بِأَضْعَفِ الْقَوْمِ.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Fiamzah ibn Humran and al-Hassan ibn Ziyad who have said the following: “Once we went to visit abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when there a group of people was with him. He (the Imam) performed al-’Asr Salah (prayer) with them and we had already performed our Salah (prayer). We counted the number of Tasbih (my Lord, (Allah) most Great, is free of all defects) thirty- three or thirty-four times. One of them (narrators) in his Hadith has said that the number of his Tasbih (my Lord, (Allah) most Great, is free of all defects and I praise Him) in both Ruku’ and Sujud (prostration) were of the same number. This is because he (the Imam) knew they were ready for lengthy Ruku’ and Sujud (prostration). This also is because of a Hadith that it is better for an Imam to make it light and perform Salah (prayer) according to the condition of the weakest of the people (performing Salah (prayer) with him).”’