Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
Ten Clean Parts of a Dead Corpse
10-19 حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن عبد الله بن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن جده أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير يرفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: عشرة أشياء من الميتة ذكية: العظم والشعر والصوف والريش والقرن والحافر والبيض والانفحة واللبن والسن
10-19 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy narrated that his father quoted on the authority of his grandfather, Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of who linked it up to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “Ten parts of a dead corpse are clean as follows: the bones; the hair; the wool; the wing; the horn; the hoof; bird’s eggs; the breast; the milk; and the teeth.”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
Ten People Should Not Expect Much
10-20 حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنه قال: حدثني أبي، عن محمد بن أحمد قال: حدثني أبوعبد الله الرازي، عن الحسن بن علي بن أبي عثمان،عن أحمد بن عمر الحلال، عن يحيى بن عمران الحلبي قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: لا يطمعن ذو الكبر في الثناء الحسن، ولا الخب في كثرة الصديق ولا السيئ الادب في الشرف، ولا البخيل، في صلة الرحم، ولا المستهزء بالناس في صدق المودة، ولا القليل الفقه في القضاء، ولا المغتاب في السلامة، ولا الحسود في راحة القلب، ولا المعاقب على الذنب الصغير في السؤدد، ولا القليل التجربة المعجب برأيه في رئاسة
10-20 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Uthman on the authority of Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hilal on the authorityof Yahya ibn Imran al-Halabi that he had heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “Proud people should not expect to gain a good reputation. An imposter should not expect to have many friends. A bad-tempered person should not expect to be honored. A miser should not expect to have relatives visit him. One who makes fun of others should not expect to have real friends. One who knows little about decrees should not expect to judge. One who gossips should not expect to remain safe. One who is jealous should not expect comfort. One who underestimates minor sins should not expect to become a master. A selfish inexperienced person should not expect to be the chief.”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
Ten Places Not to Pray
10-21 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن الفضل، عمن حدثه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: عشرة مواضع لايصلى فيها: الطين، والماء، والحمام، ومسان الطريق وقرى النمل، ومعاطن الابل، ومجرى الماء، والسبخة، والثلج، ووادي ضجنانقال المصنف هذا الكتاب رضي الله عنه: هذه المواضع لايصلى فيها الانسان في حال الاختيار فإذا حصل في الماء والطين واضطر إلى الصلاة فيه فإنه يصلى إيماء ويكون ركوعه أخفض من سجوده، وأما الطريق فإنه لا بأس بأن يصلى على الظواهر التى بين الجواد فأما على الجواد فلا يصلى، واما الحمام فإنه لايصلى فيه على كل حال فأما مسلخ الحمام فلا بأس بالصلاة فيه لانه ليس بحمام، وأما قرى النمل فلا يصلى فيها لانه لايتمكن من الصلاة لكثرة ما يدب عليه من النمل فيؤذيه ويشلغه عن الصلاة، وأما معاطن الابل فلا يصلى فيها إلا إذا خاف على متاعه الضيعة فلا بأس حيئذ بالصلاة فيها وأما مرابض الغنم فلا بأس بالصلاة فيها، وأما مجرى الماء فلا يصلى فيه على كل حال لانه لا يؤمن أن يجري الماء إليه وهو في صلاته، واما السبخة فإنه لايصلى فيها نبي ولا وصي نبي، وأما غيرهما فإنه متى دق مكان سجوده حتى تتمكن الجبهة فيه مستوية في سجوده فلا بأس، وأما الثلج فمتى اضطر الانسان إلى الصلاة عليه فإنه يدق موضع جبهته حتى يستوي عليه في سجوده وأما وادي ضجنان وجميع الاودية فلا تجوز الصلاة فيها لانها مأوى الحيات والشياطين
10-21 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Fazl, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “You should not pray in ten places as follows: in mud; water; the bath; the middle of the road; ants’ nests; camel way-station; water streams; salty lands; in snow and in Zajnan.The compiler of the book - may God be pleased with him - said, “If one can say his prayer in another place, he should not say it in these places. However, if one is stuck in water or mud and is worried that his prayer may get too late, he can say his prayers in water and mud and just point with his head instead of bowing down and bend it down more instead of prostration. It doesn’t matter if one says his prayers on the side of the road, but he should not do so where there is traffic. One should not say his prayers in the bath. However, he can say it in the dressing room. One should never say his prayers on the ants’ nest, since then the ants will interfere with his prayer. One should not say his prayers in the camel way-station, unless he is worried that thieves might steal his belongings that are being carried by the camels. It is okay to pray in the sheep stable. One should never pray where the water may flow, since then he might get drowned. The restriction of praying in the salty land applies only to the Prophet and the Divine Leaders. If a normal person clears the place where he wants to prostrate by seriously banging on it so that there is a clean place to put his forehead on, then he can pray there. One should not pray in places like Zajnan which is located near Mecca and other similar locations, since there are snakes and other evils there.”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
Ten who Shall Not Enter Paradise
10-22 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه عن الحسين بن الحسن الفارسي، عن سليمان بن حفص البصري، عن عبد الله بـنالحسين بن زيد بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام، عن أبيه، عن جعفر بن محمد عن آبائه، عن علي عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إن الله عز وجل لما خلق الجنة خلقها من لبنتين، لبنة من ذهب ولبنة من فضة، وجعل حيطانها الياقوت، وسقفها الزبرجد، وحصبائها اللؤلؤ، وترابها الزعفران والمسك الاذفر، فقال لها تكلمي، فقالت: لا إله إلا أنت الحي القيوم، قد سعد من يدخلني. فقال عز وجل بعزتي وعظمتي وجلالي وارتفاعي لا يدخلها مدمن خمر، ولاسكير، ولا قتات وهو النمام، ولاديوث وهو القلطبان، ولا قلاع وهو الشرطي، ولا زنوق وهو الخنثى، ولا خيوف وهو النباش، ولا عشار، ولا قاطع رحم، ولا قدري
10-22 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn al-Hassan al-Farsi, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Hafs al-Basry, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Hussein ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, on the authority of his father (Zayd ibn Ali), on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “The Honorable the Exalted God created Paradise from two adobes: a golden adobe and a silver one. He created the walls from ruby; the ceiling from chrysolite; the pebbles from pearls; and its soil from saffron and a very good-smelling musk. Then God ordered it to speak. Hence Paradise said, ‘There is no god but You. You are the Everlasting the Eternal. He who enters me will surely be blessed.’ The Honorable the Exalted God then said, ‘I swear by My Glory and Majesty that the alcoholics; the haughty ones; the tale-bearers; the pimps; the detectives; the effeminate ; those who steal the shroud from the corpse; the tithers ; those who disregard their relatives; and the Qadarites. ’”
10-23 حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنهما قالا: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس ومحمد بن يحيى العطار جميعا، عن محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الاشعري قال: حدثني محمد بن الحسين بإسناد له يرفعه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لا يدخل الجنة مدمن خمر، ولاسكير ولاعاق، ولا شديد السواد، ولاديوث، ولا قلاع وهو الشرطي، ولازنوق وهو الخنثى، ولا خيوف وهو النباش، ولا عشار، ولا قاطع رحم، ولا قدري. قال مصنف هذا الكتاب رضي الله عنه: يعني بشديد السواد الذي لا يبيض شيء من شعر رأسه ولا من شعر لحيته مع كبر السن ويسمى الغربيب
10-23 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan (ra) narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya al-'Attar all quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein who linked it up through a chain of narrators to the Messenger of Allah (sw) who said, “The following will not enter Paradise: the alcoholics, the haughty ones, the tale-bearers, the intensely black, the pimps, the detectives, the effeminate, those who steal the shroud from the corpse, the tithers, those who disregard their relatives, and the Qadarites.’”<br>The author of this book (ra) said: "What is meant by intensely black is the one with no gray hair on his head or beard despite his advanced age, and he is called 'al-Gharbib'.
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
One’s safety lies in ten things
10-24 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن المعروف، عن علي بن مهزيار بإسناده يرفعه قال: يأتي على الناس زمان تكون العافيه فيه عشرة أجزاء تسعة منها في اعتزال الناس وواحده في الصمت
10-24 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Al-Ab’bas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar who linked it up through a chain of narrators, “A time shall come when one’s safety depends on ten things. Nine of these ten are in staying away from the people and the tenth is in being quiet.”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
Ten Who Put Themselves Through Hardships
10-25 حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أبي، وسعيد بن عبد الله قالا: حدثنا أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن الحسـن بن عليبن أبي عثمان، عن موسى بن بكر، عن أبي الحسن الاول عليه السلام، عن أبيه قال: قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: عشرة يفتنون أنفسهم وغيرهم: ذو العلم القليل يتكلف أن يعلم الناس كثيرا، والرجل الحليم ذوالعلم الكثير ليس بذي فطنة، والذي يطلب مالا يدرك ولا ينبغي له، والكاد غير المتئد، المتئد الذي ليس له مع تؤدته علم وعالم غير مريد للصلاح، ومريد للصلاح وليس بعالم، والعالم يحب الدنيا، والرحيم بالناس يبخل بما عنده، وطالب العلم يجادل فيه من هو أعلم فإذا علمه لم يقبل منه
10-25 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar -may God be pleased with him- narrated that his father and Sa’id ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn AbaAbdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Uthman, on the authority of Musa ibn Bakr, on the authority of Abil Hassan - the first (MGB) , on the authority of his father (MGB) that the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “There are ten groups of people who put themselves as well as others through hardships: those who know very little but want to teach a lot to the people; those patient, knowledgeable ones who are not smart; those who pursue things which they would not attain, since they do not deserve it; those who suffer a lot of pain and are not calm; those who are calm, but do not have any knowledge and insight; those who are learned but not concerned with improving things; those who are concerned with improving things but are not knowledgeable; those who are knowledgeable but are materialists; those who are kind to the people, but are stingy with what they themselves own; those who seek knowledge, but argue with the people who are more knowledgeable than they are; and those who do not accept what they are taught.”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
There Are Ten Ranks of Abstinence
10-26 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم بن محمد الاصبهاني، عن سليمان بن داود المنقري، عن علي بن هاشم بن البريد، عن أبيه عن علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام أنه جاء إليه رجل فسأله فقال له: ما الزهد؟ فقال: الزهد عشرة أجزاء فأعلى درجات الزهد أدنى درجات الورع، وأعلى درجات الورع أدنى درجات اليقين وأعلى درجات اليقين أدنى درجات الرضا، وإن الزهد في آية من كتاب الله عز وجل: "لِكَيْلاَ تَأْسَوْا عَلَى مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلاَ تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ."
10-26 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Davood al-Munqeri, on the authority of Ali ibn Hashim ibn al-Barid, on the authority of his father Ali ibn al-Hussein (MGB) , “A man went to see Imam As-Sajjad (MGB) and asked, ‘What is abstinence?’ Imam As-Sajjad (MGB) said, "There are ten ranks of abstinence. The highest rank of abstinence is the lowest rank of piety. The highest rank of piety is the lowest rank of certitude. The highest rank of certitude is the lowest rank of contentment, and all abstinence is summarized in just one of the verses of God’s Book: ‘In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass by you, nor exult over the favors bestowed upon you. ’”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
Ten of your female slaves are forbidden to sleep with
10-27 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري قال: حدثنا هارون بن مسلم، عن مسعدة بن زياد قال: قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: تحرم من الاماء عشرة: لا تجمع بين الام والبنت، ولا بين الاختين، ولا أمتك وهي حامل من غيرك حتى تضع، ولا أمتك ولها زوج، ولا أمتك وهي اختك من الرضاعة ولا أمتك وهي عمتك من الرضاعة، ولا أمتك وهي حائـضحتى تطهر، ولا أمتك وهي رضيعتك، ولا أمتك ولك فيها شريك
10-27 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Harun ibn Muslim on the authority of Mus’adat ibn Zyad that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Ten categories of female slaves are unlawful for their masters. Do not have sex with both a mother and her daughter (who are both your slaves); do not have sex with both of two sisters (who are both your slaves). Do not have sex with your female slave who is impregnated by another man, until she gives birth to her baby. Do not have sex with your female slave if she is the wife of another man. Do not have sex with your female slave who is your foster sister. Do not have sex with your female slave who is your fosterpaternal aunt. Do not have sex with your female slave who is your foster maternal aunt. Do not have sex with your female slave who is menstruating, until she becomes clean. Do not have sex with your female slave who has breastfed you. Do not have sex with your female slave whom you possess in partnership with someone else.”
Part 10: On Ten-Numbered Characteristics
There Are Ten Parts in Lust
10-28 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد ابن عيسى، عن محمد بن سنان، عن أبي خالد القماط، عن ضريس، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إن الله تبارك وتعالى جعل الشهوه عشرة اجزاء تسعة منها في النساء وواحده في الرجال، ولولا ماجعل الله عز وجل فيهن من أجزاء الحياء على قدر أجزاء الشهوه لكان لكل رجل تسع نسوة متعلقات به
10-28 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Abi Khalid al-Qamat, on the authority of Zaris that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “The Blessed the Sublime God has made lust in ten parts, nine of which is in women and one is in men. Were it not for the fact that the Honorable the Exalted God has granted women as much shame as lust, there would have been nine women hanging over every man.”