Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
No One Can Benefit from Those who Lack Five Characteristics
5-70 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثني سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن إسماعيل بن قتيبة البصري، عن أبي خالد العجمي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: خمس من لم تكن فيه لم يكن فيه كثير مستمتع: الدين، والعقل، والادب، والحرية، وحسن الخلق
5-70 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Qutaybat al-Basry, on the authority of Abi Khalid al-Ajami that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “No one can benefit from those who lack five characteristics: religion; intellect; politeness; freedom-loving; and a good temper.”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
The Five Characteristics of a White Rooster
5-71 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن إبراهيم بن حمويه، عن محمد بن عيسى اليقطيني قال: قال الرضا عليه السـلامفي الديك الابيض خمس خصال من خصال الانبياء عليهم السلام: معرفته بأوقات الصلاة، والغيرة، والسخاء والشجاعة، وكثرة الطروقة
5-71 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hamuye, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa al-Yaqtayni, on the authority of Al-Ridha (MGB), “A whiterooster has five of the characteristics of the Prophets as follows: it recognizes the times of prayer; it has zeal; it is generous; it is brave and it copulates with his hen spouse a lot.”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
The Five whose Supplications Are Not Answered
5-72 حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد بن علي الكوفي، ومحمد بن الحسين، عن محمد بن حماد الحارثي عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: خمسة لا يستجاب لهم: رجل جعل الله بيده طلاق امرأته فهي تؤذيه وعنده ما يعطيها ولم يخل سبيلها ورجل أبق مملوكه ثلاث مرات ولم يبعه، ورجل مر بحائط مائل وهو يقبل إليه ولم يسرع المشي حتى سقط عليه، ورجل أقرض رجلا مالا فلم يشهد عليه، ورجل جلس في بيته وقال: اللهم ارزقني ولم يطلب
5-72 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali al-Kufy and Muhammad ibn al-Hussein, on the authority of Muhammad ibn of Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Himad al-Harithi, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “The supplications of five people will not be answered: a man whose wife bothers him and he doesn’t divorce her, even though he can pay the expenses of divorcing her; a man whose slave has escaped three times, but still he doesn’t sell him; a man who passes by a semi-broken down wall and the wall falls upon him, and he doesn’t escape; a man who has given a loan to another one, and has not taken anyone as a witness for it; and a man who sits in his house and says, ‘O God! Please grant my daily bread!’ and who does not go to work.’
5-73 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد السياري باسناده رفعه إلى أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام قال: قلت قولك مجدوا الله في خمس كلمات ما هي؟ قال: إذا قلت "سبحان الله وبحمده" رفعت الله تبارك وتعالى عما يقول العادلون به، فإذا قلت: "لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له" فهي كلمة الاخلاص التي لا يقولها عبد إلا أعتقه الله من النار إلا المستكبرين والجبارين، ومن قال "لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله" فوض الامر إلى الله عز وجل، ومن قال: "أستغفر الله وأتوب إليه" فليس بمستكبر ولا جبار، إن المستكبر الذي يصر على الذنب الذي قد غلبه هواه فيه وآثر دنياه على آخرته، ومن قال: الحمد لله فقد أدى شكر كل نعمة لله عز وجل عليه
5-73 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Sayyari who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Abi Hamzih al-Somali, “I told Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), ‘You say that we should praise God with five sentences. What are they?’ The Imam (MGB) said, ‘When you say Subhanallah va bihamdeh you have raised up the Blessed the Sublime God to a higher rank than what the atheists say. When you say La illaha illalah vahdahu la sharika la you have expressed the words of sincerity. Anyone who utters this and is not one of the haughty oppressors shall be saved from the Fire by God. When you say la hule va la quwata illa billah you have entrusted your affairs to God. When you say Istaqfurallah va Atubo ellayh it implies that you are not haughty and oppressive. One who is too haughty would insist on committing sins and his selfish desires overwhelm him. He favors the affairs of this world over those of the Hereafter. When you say alhamdulil-lah , you have thanked for the blessings which God has sent for you.’”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
The Five Prophets who Are the Owners of Shari’a
5-74 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار عن الحسين بن الحسن بن أبان، عن محمد بن اورمة، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن أحمد محمد بن أبي نصر، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن إسماعيل الجعفي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: اولو العزم من الرسل خمسة: نوح وإبراهيم وموسى وعيسى ومحمد صلوات الله عليهم أجمعين
5-74 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Al-Hussein ibn al-Hassan ibn Aban, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Orame, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Kufy, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, on the authority of Aban ibn Uthman, on the authority of Isma’il al-Jo’afy that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “There are five Prophets who are the owners of Shari’a as follows: Noah (MGB), Abraham (MGB), Moses (MGB), Jesus (MGB) and Muhammad (MGB).”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
Five People’s Corpses Should Not Be Buried Until the Condition of Their Body Changes
5-75 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن عيسى ابن عبيد، عن يونس بن عبدالرحمن، عن إسماعيل بن عبدالخالق ابن أخي شهاب بن عبد ربه قال: قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: خمسة ينتظر بهم إلى أن يتغيروا: الغريق، والمصعوق، والمبطون، والمهدوم، والمدخن
5-75 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Yunus ibn Abdul-Rahman, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Abdul Khaliq ibn Akhi Shahab ibn Abdeh Rab’beh that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Five people should not be buried until the condition of their body changes as follows: people who have been drowned; those who have been stricken by lightning; those who have died because of intestinal problems; those who have been buried under a building and those who have been choked with smoke.”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
The Five Blessed And The Five Cursed Mosques In Kufa
5-76 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن أبي إسحاق إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن عمرو بن عثمان، عن محمد بن عذافر عن أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام أنه قال: بالكوفة مساجد ملعونة ومساجد مباركة، فأما المباركة فمسجد غنى والله إن قبلته لقاسطه وإن طينته لطيبة، ولقد بناه رجل مؤمن ولا تذهب الدنيا حتى ينفجر عنده عينان، ويكون فيهما جنتان، وأهله ملعونون وهو مسلوب منهم. ومسجد بني ظفر، ومسجد السهلة، ومسجد بالخمراء، ومسجد جعفي. وليس هو مسجدهم اليوم ويقال: درس. واما المساجد المعونة: فمسجد ثقيف، ومسجد الاشعث، ومسجد جرير البجلي، ومسجد سماك. ومسجد بالخمراء بني على قبر فرعون من الفراعنة
5-76 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abi Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Amr ibn Uthman, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Azafer, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Somali, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “There are five blessed and the five cursed mosques in Kufa. The blessed mosques are: the Qena Mosque which has a straight direction to the Qibla and clean soil. A believing man has built it. This world will not end until two springs emerge from it and two gardens will grow there. However, those who attend that mosque are damned and the mosque hates them. The other ones are the Bani Zafar Mosque, the Al-Sahleh Mosque, a mosque in Al-Khamra, and the Ja’fi Mosque - not the mosque that exists today since that mosque has been ruined. The five cursed mosques are: the Saqif Mosque, the Mosque of Al-Ashas (ibn Qays Al-Kindi. It is said that he had built a pulpit in that mosque and continuously insulted Ali (MGB) from it), the Jarir al-Bajaly Mosque, the Samak Mosque and a Mosque in Khamra which was built upon the grave of one of the Pharaohs.”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
Praying In Five of the Mosques In Kufa is Admonished Against
5-77 حدثنا ابي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين بن ابي الخطاب قال: حدثني صفوان بن يحيى، عمن ذكره، عن ابي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: ان أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام نهى عن الصلاة في خمسة مساجد بالكوفة: مسجد الاشعث بن قيس الكندي، ومسجد جرير بن عبد الله البجلي، ومسجد سماك بن مخرمة، ومسجد شبث بن ربعي ومسجد تيم، قال: وكان أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام اذا نظر إلى مسجدهم قال: هذه بقعة تيم، ومعناه إنهم قعدوا عنه لا يصلون معه عداوة له وبغضا. لعنهم الله
5-77 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya, on the authority of someone who quoted on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) admonished against praying in five of the mosques in Kufa: the Mosque of Al-Ashas ibn Qays al-Kindi; the Mosque of Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajaly; the Mosque of Samak ibn Makhrama; the Mosque of Sheis ibn Robee and the Mosque of Tayyim. Whenever Ali (MGB) passed by the Mosque of Tayyim, he (MGB) said, ‘This is Tayyim’s site.’ His intention was that they built this mosque to gather there and oppose him (MGB). May God damn them.”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
Five Should Say the Complete Prayers while On A Journey
5-78 حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعد آبادي قال: حدثنا أحمد بن ابي عبد الله البرقي، عن ابيه محمد بن خالد عن محمد بن ابي عمير يرفعه إلى ابي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: خمسة يتمون في سفر كانوا أو في حضر: المكاري والكري والاشتقان وهو البريد والراعي، والملاح لانه عملهم
5-78 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ed Abady quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “The following five groups of people should say the complete prayers whether they are on a journey or at home: quadruped keepers who rents them; those who drive the rented quadrupeds; the (long-distance) couriers; the desert shepherds and a ship’s crew since these are their job.”
Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics
It Is Fine to See Five Parts of the Body of An Unfamiliar Woman
5-79 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن احمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن احمد بن محمد، عن مروك بن عبيد، عن بعض أصحابنا، عن ابي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قلت له: ما للرجل ان يرى من المرأة إذا لم يكن لها بمحرم، قال: الوجه، والكفين، والقدمين
5-79 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Marvak ibn Ubayd, on the authority of some companions that he asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “What is fine for a man to see of a woman, if he is unfamiliar to her?” The Imam (MGB) told him, “The face, the two palms of her hands, and the two feet.”