Al-Kāfi

4ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) تَصَدَّقْ وَاخْرُجْ أَيَّ يَوْمٍ شِئْتَ.

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You should give charity and leave for your journey any time you like.’”

1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَبَّاحٌ الْحَذَّاءُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمْ إِذَا أَرَادَ السَّفَرَ قَامَ عَلَى بَابِ دَارِهِ تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي يَتَوَجَّهُ لَهُ فَقَرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ أَمَامَهُ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَآيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ أَمَامَهُ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهمَّ احْفَظْنِي وَاحْفَظْ مَا مَعِي وَسَلِّمْنِي وَسَلِّمْ مَا مَعِي وَبَلِّغْنِي وَبَلِّغْ مَا مَعِي بِبَلاغِكَ الْحَسَنِ لَحَفِظَهُ الله وَحَفِظَ مَا مَعَهُ وَسَلَّمَهُ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مَعَهُ وَبَلَّغَهُ وَبَلَّغَ مَا مَعَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا صَبَّاحُ أَ مَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُحْفَظُ وَلا يُحْفَظُ مَا مَعَهُ وَيَسْلَمُ وَلا يَسْلَمُ مَا مَعَهُ وَيَبْلُغُ وَلا يَبْلُغُ مَا مَعَهُ قُلْتُ بَلَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Musa ibn al-Qasim from Sabah al-Hadhdha’ who has said the following: “I once heard Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.), say, ‘When one of your people decides to leave for a journey, he should stand at the door of his house. He should face the direction of his journey, read Chapter one of the Holy Quran to his front, right and left side. He then should read Ayatu al-Kursiy (verse 255 of Chapter two) to his front, right and left side, then say, “O Allah, protect me and whatever is with me, keep me and whatever is with me safe, move me and whatever is with me with Your best moving means to our destination.” Allah protects him and whatever is with him, keeps him and whatever is with him safe, and moves him and whatever is with him to his destination.’” “He (the Imam) then said, ‘O Sabbah, ‘Have you seen a person is protected but not what is with him, kept safe but not what is with him and helped to reach his destination but not what is with him?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I have seen. I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause.’”

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَصَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ تُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله فَادْعُ دُعَاءَ الْفَرَجِ وَهُوَ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ سُبْحَانَ الله رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ثُمَّ قُلْ اللهمَّ كُنْ لِي جَاراً مِنْ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ ثُمَّ قُلْ بِسْمِ الله دَخَلْتُ وَبِسْمِ الله خَرَجْتُ وَفِي سَبِيلِ الله اللهمَّ إِنِّي أُقَدِّمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نِسْيَانِي وَعَجَلَتِي بِسْمِ الله وَمَا شَاءَ الله فِي سَفَرِي هَذَا ذَكَرْتُهُ أَوْ نَسِيتُهُ اللهمَّ أَنْتَ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى الأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا وَأَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ اللهمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا وَاطْوِ لَنَا الأَرْضَ وَسَيِّرْنَا فِيهَا بِطَاعَتِكَ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ اللهمَّ أَصْلِحْ لَنَا ظَهْرَنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ وَسُوءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِي الأَهْلِ وَالْمَالِ وَالْوَلَدِ اللهمَّ أَنْتَ عَضُدِي وَنَاصِرِي بِكَ أَحُلُّ وَبِكَ أَسِيرُ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِي هَذَا السُّرُورَ وَالْعَمَلَ بِمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللهمَّ اقْطَعْ عَنِّي بُعْدَهُ وَمَشَقَّتَهُ وَاصْحَبْنِي فِيهِ وَاخْلُفْنِي فِي أَهْلِي بِخَيْرٍ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِالله اللهمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَهَذَا حُمْلانُكَ وَالْوَجْهُ وَجْهُكَ وَالسَّفَرُ إِلَيْكَ وَقَدِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَى مَا لَمْ يَطَّلِعْ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ فَاجْعَلْ سَفَرِي هَذَا كَفَّارَةً لِمَا قَبْلَهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي وَكُنْ عَوْناً لِي عَلَيْهِ وَاكْفِنِي وَعْثَهُ وَمَشَقَّتَهُ وَلَقِّنِّي مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَالْعَمَلِ رِضَاكَ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَبِكَ وَلَكَ فَإِذَا جَعَلْتَ رِجْلَكَ فِي الرِّكَابِ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ بِسْمِ الله وَالله أَكْبَرُ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَيْتَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِكَ وَاسْتَوَى بِكَ مَحْمِلُكَ فَقُلْ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِلإِسْلامِ وَعَلَّمَنَا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِمُحَمَّدٍ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) سُبْحَانَ الله سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ اللهمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَامِلُ عَلَى الظَّهْرِ وَالْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى الأَمْرِ اللهمَّ بَلِّغْنَا بَلاغاً يَبْلُغُ إِلَى خَيْرٍ بَلاغاً يَبْلُغُ إِلَى مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَرِضْوَانِكَ اللهمَّ لا طَيْرَ إِلاَّ طَيْرُكَ وَلا خَيْرَ إِلاَّ خَيْرُكَ وَلا حَافِظَ غَيْرُكَ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Safwan ibn Yahya all from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you come out of your house with the intention to perform al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah, by the will of Allah, read the prayer of good tidings. ‘No one, except Allah, who is forbearing and gracious, deserves worship. No one, except Allah, the most High, the most Great, deserves worship. Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and seven earths, Lord of the great Throne, is free of all defects and all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.’ Thereafter say, ‘O Allah, be my protector against every unjust and hostile person and condemn Satan.’ Then say, ‘I with the name of Allah enter and with the name of Allah I come out, and for the sake of Allah is my journey. O Allah, to overcome my forgetfulness and hastiness, I have begun in the name of Allah and by the will of Allah during my journey, whether I will remember it or forget it (such expressions). O Allah, You are the helper in all of my affairs and You are the companion during the journey and the Deputy in the family. O Allah, make this journey for us easy, make its length shorter, and make us travel in Your obedience and in obedience to You Messenger, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. O Allah, keep our supplies in good condition, place blessings in the sustenance You have granted us and protect us against the hellfire. O Allah, I seek protection with You against fatigue during my journey, sadness during my return, evil appearance with my possession and before my family. O Allah, from You is my power and support. By Your power I disembark and travel. O Allah, I appeal before You during this journey for happiness and such deeds, which You will like. O Allah, reduce for me the length of this journey and its hardships, be my Companion during this journey and my Deputy in my family with goodness. There is no means and power except the means and power of Allah. O Allah, I am Your servant, this is Your transporting animal, the direction, the journey is toward You, and You have information about matters, which no one beside You has. Make this journey an expiation for my sins that I have committed before this journey. Be my supporter during this journey and suffice for me its fatigue and hardships. Dictate to me the words and deeds that make You happy; I am Your servant with You and for You.’ When you place your foot in the stirrup of the saddle say, ‘In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, in the name of Allah and Allah is great beyond description.’ When you are in place on the saddle and have taken your place in the carriage say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah who guided us to al-Islam, taught us the Quran and has bestowed upon us Muhammad (SAW). Allah is free of all defects. Allah is free of all defects and it is He who has made this subservient to us. We were not able to do it on our own. To our Lord, we certainly return. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, You are the carrier on the backs of transport animal and the helper in the matter. O Allah, move us to our destination in the best condition of moving, a moving condition, which will take us to Your forgiveness and happiness. O Allah, there is no omen except Your omen; there is no goodness except Your goodness; and there is no protector except You.’”

1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ مَا يُعْبَأُ مَنْ يَؤُمُّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ ثَلاثُ خِصَالٍ خُلُقٌ يُخَالِقُ بِهِ مَنْ صَحِبَهُ أَوْ حِلْمٌ يَمْلِكُ بِهِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ أَوْ وَرَعٌ يَحْجُزُهُ عَنْ مَحَارِمِ الله.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Safwan al-Jammal who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘My father would say, “One who decides to visit this House is not properly prepared without three characteristics. They are moral discipline with which he behaves with his companion, forbearance with which he overcomes his anger, and abstaining (staying away from sins) which keeps him away from violating the laws of Allah.’””

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ مَا يُعْبَأُ مَنْ يَسْلُكُ هَذَا الطَّرِيقَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ ثَلاثُ خِصَالٍ وَرَعٌ يَحْجُزُهُ عَنْ مَعَاصِي الله وَحِلْمٌ يَمْلِكُ بِهِ غَضَبَهُ وَحُسْنُ الصُّحْبَةِ لِمَنْ صَحِبَهُ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘One who decides to visit this House is not properly prepared without three characteristics. One should be able to abstain (stay away from sins) which keeps him away from violating the laws of Allah, exercise forbearance to overcome his anger, and moral discipline with which he behaves (properly) with his companion.’”

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَطِّنْ نَفْسَكَ عَلَى حُسْنِ الصِّحَابَةِ لِمَنْ صَحِبْتَ فِي حُسْنِ خُلُقِكَ وَكُفَّ لِسَانَكَ وَاكْظِمْ غَيْظَكَ وَأَقِلَّ لَغْوَكَ وَتَفْرُشُ عَفْوَكَ وَتَسْخُو نَفْسُكَ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Station your soul on the discipline for good companionship toward your companion, control your tongue and anger, reduce your useless activities, make your forgiveness readily available and act generously.’”

4ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ الشَّامِيِّ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَالْبَيْتُ غَاصٌّ بِأَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يُحْسِنْ صُحْبَةَ مَنْ صَحِبَهُ وَمُرَافَقَةَ مَنْ رَافَقَهُ وَمُمَالَحَةَ مَنْ مَالَحَهُ وَمُخَالَقَةَ مَنْ خَالَقَهُ.

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Isma‘il ibn Mehran from Muhammad ibn Hafs from abu al-Rabi’ al-Shamiy who has said the following: “Once we were in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when the house was full of people. He (the Imam) said, ‘One whose behavior toward his companion, comrade, tablemate and associate is not proper, is not of our people.’”

5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) الرَّفِيقَ ثُمَّ السَّفَرَ وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لا تَصْحَبَنَّ فِي سَفَرِكَ مَنْ لا يَرَى لَكَ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا تَرَى لَهُ عَلَيْكَ.

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Ja’far (a.s.), has narrated from his ancestors, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who have said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Companion first, then is journey.’ ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not accompany during a journey one who does not consider your favor to him of the same value as his favors he does to you.’”

6ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا صَحِبْتَ فَاصْحَبْ نَحْوَكَ وَلا تَصْحَبَنَّ مَنْ يَكْفِيكَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مَذَلَّةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ.

6. Ali has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from Hariz from those who he has mentioned who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Accompany someone like yourself. Do not accompany one who suffices you; it is humiliation for a believing person.’”

7ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ اللُّؤْلُؤِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ شِهَابِ بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَدْ عَرَفْتَ حَالِي وَسَعَةَ يَدِي وَتَوَسُّعِي عَلَى إِخْوَانِي فَأَصْحَبُ النَّفَرَ مِنْهُمْ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ فَأَتَوَسَّعُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ لا تَفْعَلْ يَا شِهَابُ إِنْ بَسَطْتَ وَبَسَطُوا أَجْحَفْتَ بِهِمْ وَإِنْ أَمْسَكُوا أَذْلَلْتَهُمْ فَاصْحَبْ نُظَرَاءَكَ.

7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from al-Hassan ibn al-Husayn al-Lu’lu’iy from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hudhayfah ibn Mansur from Shihab ibn ‘Abd Rabbihi who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘You are aware of my affluent condition and my extending helping hand toward my brothers (in belief). Should I accompany certain individuals from among them during my journey to Makkah and extend a helpful hand toward them?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’You must not do so, O Shihab. If you do so, they will also do it, you overburden them, and if they did not do so, you have humiliated them. Therefore, accompany people like yourself.”’