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The meaning of the Abandoned Well and the Lofty Palace
حدثنا المظفر بن جعفر بن المظفر العلوي السمرقندي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسعود، عن أبيه، عن إسحاق بن محمد، قال أخبرني محمد بن الحسن ابن شمون، عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الأصم، عن عبد الله بن القاسم البطل عن صالح ابن سهل أنه قال: أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام هو القصر المشيد والبئر المعطلة فاطمة وولدها معطلين من الملك .
3. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi al-Samarqandi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, from Ishaq bin Muhammed, that he said: I was informed by Muhammed bin Hasan ibn Shammun, from Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman al-Asam, from Abdullah bin Qasim al-Batal, from Saleh ibn Sahl, that he said: The Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, is the Loft Palace, and the Abandoned Well is Fatima and her sons, who are abandoned from rulership.
وقال محمد بن الحسن بن أبي خالد الأشعري الملقب بشنبولة: بئر معطلة وقصر مشرف * مثل لآل محمد مستطرف فالناطق القصر المشيد منهم * والصامت البئر التي لا تنزف .
Muhammed bin Hasan bin Abi Khalid al-Ash’ari, nicknamed as Shanbula, said: An abandoned well and a high palace, an exquisite example of the Family of Muhammed, so, the speaking is the lofty palace, among them, and the silent is the well that does not bleed.
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The meaning of Tuba
حدثنا المظفر بن جعفر بن المظفر العلوي - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسعود، عن أبيه محمد بن مسعود العياشي، عن جعفر بن أحمد عن العمركي البوفكي، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن مروان بن مسلم، عن أبي بصير قال: قال الصادق عليه السلام طوبى لمن تمسك بأمرنا في غيبة قائمنا فلم يزغ قلبه بعد الهداية. فقلت له: جعلت فداك وما طوبى؟ قال: شجرة في الجنة أصلها في دار علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام وليس مؤمن إلا وفي داره غصن من أغصانها، وذلك قول الله عز وجل: " طوبى لهم وحسن مآب ".
1. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, Muhammed bin Mas’ud al-‘Ayyashi, from Ja’far bin Ahmad, from al-‘Amraki al-Bufaki, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Marwan bin Muslim, from Abu Baseer, that he said: Al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Tuba is for the one who adheres to our matters during the occultation of the one of us who Rises, by which his heart does not deviate after guidance. Then I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, and what is Tuba? He said: A tree in Paradise whose origin is in the house of Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, and there is no believer except that in his house is a branch from its branches, and that is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Tuba is for them and a good place of return.» (13:29)
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The meaning of the hiding of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, to four within four
حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - قال حدثنا عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عن القاسم بن يحيى، عن جده الحسن بن راشد، عن أبي بصير، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر عليه السلام، عن أبيه علي بن الحسين، عن أبيه الحسين بن علي، عن أبيه علي بن أبي طالب عليهما السلام أنه قال: إن الله تبارك وتعالى أخفى أربعة في أربعة: أخفى رضاه في طاعته فلا تستصغرن شيئا من طاعته فربما وافق رضاه وأنت لا تعلم، وأخفى سخطه في معصيته فلا تستصغرن شيئا من معصيته فربما وافق سخطه وأنت لا تعلم، وأخفى إجابته في دعوته فلا تستصغرن شيئا من دعائه فربما وافق إجابته وأنت لا تعلم، وأخفى وليه في عباده فلا تستصغرن عبدا من عباد الله فربما يكون وليه وأنت لا تعلم.
1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by my paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid al-Barqi, from Qasim bin Yahya, from his grandfather, Hasan bin Rashid, from Abu Baseer, from Muhammed bin Muslim, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, from his father, Ali bin Hussain, from his father, Hussain bin Ali, from his father, Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them both, that he said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, hid four in four: He hid His satisfaction in obedience to Him, so verily, do not belittle anything from His obedience, for perhaps it may accord with His satisfaction while you do not know; He hid His anger in disobedience to Him, so verily, do not belittle anything from His disobedience, for perhaps it may accord with His anger while you do not know; He hid His response in praying to Him, so verily, do not belittle anything from His prayer, for perhaps it may accord with His response while you do not know; and He hid His Ally among His servants, so verily, do not belittle any servant among the servants of Allah, for perhaps he may be His Ally while you do not know.
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The meaning of the column whom the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, saw during the Night of the Ascension, whose origin is of silver, center is of ruby and peridot and top is of red gold
حدثنا أبي - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن الحسن المؤدب، عن أحمد بن علي الأصبهاني، عن إبراهيم بن محمد، قال: أخبرنا الحكم بن سليمان، قال: حدثنا يحيى بن يعلي الأسلمي، عن الحسين بن زيد الجزري ، عن شداد البصري عن عطاء بن أبي رباح، عن أنس بن مالك، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لما عرج بي إلى السماء إذا أنا بأسطوانة أصلها من فضة بيضاء ووسطها من ياقوت [ة] وزبرجد، وأعلاها من ذهبة حمراء؟ فقلت: يا جبرئيل ما هذه؟ فقال: هذا دينك أبيض واضح مضئ. قلت: وما هذه وسطها؟ قال: الجهاد. قلت: فما هذه الذهبة الحمراء؟ قال: الهجرة، ولذلك علا إيمان علي عليه السلام على إيمان كل مؤمن .
1. We were told by my father, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Hasan, the Teacher, from Ahmad bin Ali al-Esbahani, from Ibrahim bin Muhammed, that he said: We were informed by Hakam bin Sulayman, that he said: We were told by Yahya bin Ya’la al-Aslami, from Hussain bin Zaid al-Jazri, from Shaddad al-Basri, from ‘Ataa’ bin Abi Rabah, from Anas bin Malik, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: When I was ascended to Heaven, I was suddenly by a column whose origin is of white silver, its center is of ruby and peridot and its top is of red gold. So I said: O Jibra’eel, what is this? He said: This is your Religion, white, clear, brightening. I said: And what is this at its center? He said: Striving. I said: And what is this red gold? He said: Migration. Therefore, the faith of Ali, peace be upon him, was elevated above the faith of every believer.
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The meaning of Prophethood
حدثنا عبد الواحد بن محمد بن عبدوس العطار، قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد ابن قتيبة، عن حمدان بن سليمان، عن أحمد بن فضلان قال: حدثنا سليمان بن جعفر المروزي، عن ثابت بن أبي صفية عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، قال: قال أعرابي لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: السلام عليك يا نبيئ الله. قال: لست بنبيئ الله ولكني نبي الله.
1. We were told by my Abdul-Wahid bin Muhammed bin ‘Abdous al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed ibn Qutayba, from Hamdan bin Sulayman, from Ahmad bin Fadlan, that he said: We were told by Sulayman bin Ja’far al-Mazouri, from Thabit bin Abi Safiya, from Sa’eed bin Jubair, from Ibn Abbas, that he said: An Arabian said to Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: Peace be upon you, O Informing of Allah. He said: I am not the informing of Allah, however, I am, indeed, the Prophet of Allah.
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The meaning of the sun, the moon, zuhra and Two farqads
حدثنا أبو الحسن محمد بن عمر [و] بن علي بن عبد الله البصري، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر عبد الله بن علي الكرخي، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا أبي قال: حدثنا عبد الرزاق الصنعاني، قال: حدثنا معمر، عن الزهري، عن أنس بن مالك قال: صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صلاة الفجر، فلما انفتل من صلاته أقبل علينا بوجهه الكريم على الله عز وجل ثم قال: معاشر الناس من افتقد الشمس فليستمسك بالقمر، ومن افتقد القمر فليستمسك بالزهرة، فمن افتقد الزهرة فليستمسك بالفرقدين. ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: أنا الشمس، وعلي القمر، وفاطمة الزهرة، والحسن والحسين الفرقدان. وكتاب الله لا يفترقان حتى يردا علي الحوض.
1. We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, Muhammed bin Amru bin Ali bin Abdullah al-Basri, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Abdullah bin Ali al-Karkhi, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Razzaq al-San’ani, that he said: we were told by Mu’ammar, from Zuhri, from Anas bin Malik, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, performed the dawn prayer, and when he departed his prayer, he approached us with his face, that is dignified for Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and then he said: All people, the one who misses the sun, let him adhere to the moon, and the one who misses the moon, let him adhere to Zuhra [1], and the one who misses Zuhra, let him adhere to the Two Farqads [2]. Then the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: I am the Sun, Ali is the Moon, Fatima is the Zuhra and Hasan and Hussain are the two Farqads. So is the Book of Allah; they will not be separated until they come to me at the basin.
حدثنا أبو الحسن محمد بن عمر [و] البصري، قال: حدثنا أبو القاسم نصر بن الحسين الصفار النهاوندي بها، قال: حدثنا أبو الفرج أحمد بن محمد بن خوزي السامري، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر القاسم بن إبراهيم القنطري، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن خالد الحلواني، قال حدثنا محمد بن خلف العسقلاني، قال: حدثنا محمد بن السري، عن محمد بن المنكدر، عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: اقتدوا بالشمس فإذا غابت الشمس فاقتدوا بالقمر، فإذا غاب القمر فاقتدوا بالزهرة فإذا غابت الزهرة فاقتدوا بالفرقدين فقالوا: يا رسول الله فما الشمس؟ وما القمر؟ وما الزهرة؟ وما الفرقدان؟ فقال: أنا الشمس، و علي القمر، والزهرة فاطمة، والفرقدان الحسن والحسين.
2. We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, Muhammed bin Amru al-Basri, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Qasim, Nasr bin Hussain al-Saffar al-Nahawandi, in it [1], that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Faraj, Ahmad bin Muhammed Khouzi al-Samiri, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Qasim bin Ibrahim al-Qantari, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Khalid al-Halwani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Khalaf al-‘Asqalani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Surri, from Muhammed bin Munkadir, from Jabir bin Abdullah, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Follow the sun, and if the sun is absent, follow the moon, and if the moon is absent, follow the Zuhra, and if the Zuhra is absent, follow the two Farqads. Then they said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the sun? And what is the moon? And what is the Zuhra? And what are the two Farqads? So he said: I am the Sun, Ali is the Moon, the Zuhra is Fatima and the Two Farqads are Hasan and Hussain.
حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن المقري قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن علي بن الحسن بن بندار، قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن بن حيسون، قال: حدثنا القاسم بن إبراهيم، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن خالد الواسطي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن خلف. قال: حدثنا عبد الله ابن السري، عن محمد بن المنكدر، عن جابر بن عبد الله، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أنه قال: " اقتدوا بالشمس.. " - وذكر الحديث مثله سواء -.
3. We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abdul-Rahman al-Maqarri, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Ali bin Hasan bin Bandar, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Hasan bin Haisoun, that he said: We were told by Qasim bin Ibrahim, that he said: We were Ibrahim bin Khalid al-Wasiti, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Khalaf, that he said: We were told by Abdullah ibn Surri, from Muhammed bin Munkadir, from Jabir bin Abdullah, of the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said: «Follow the sun» and the mentioned narration, the same, equally.
حدثنا أبو علي أحمد بن أبي جعفر البيهقي، قال: حدثنا علي بن جعفرالمديني قال: حدثنا أبو جعفر المحاربي، قال: حدثنا ظهير بن صالح العمري، قال: حدثنا يحيى بن تميم، قال: أخبرنا المعتمر بن سليمان، عن أبيه، عن يزيد الرقاشي، عن أنس بن مالك قال: صلى بنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صلاة الفجر فما انفتل من صلاته أقبل علينا بوجهه الكريم فقال: معاشر الناس من افتقد الشمس فليستمسك بالقمر، ومن افتقد القمر فليستمسك بالزهرة، ومن افتقد الزهرة فليستمسك بالفرقدين. قيل: يا رسول الله ما الشمس والقمر والزهرة والفرقدان؟ قال: أنا الشمس، وعلي القمر، وفاطمة الزهرة، والحسن والحسين الفرقدان، وكتاب الله لا يفترقان حتى يردا علي الحوض.
4. We were told by Abu Ali, Ahmad bin Abi Ja’far al-Bayhaqi, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ja’far al-Madini, that he said: We were told by Abu Ja’far al-Muharibi, that he said: We were told by Dhaheer bin Saleh al-‘Amri, that he said: We were told by Yahya bin Tamim, that he said: We were informed by Mu’tamir bin Sulayman, from his father, from Yazid al-Raqqashi, from Anas bin Malik, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, lead us in the dawn prayer, and when he departed from it, he approached us with his generous face and said: All people, the one who misses the sun, let him adhere to the moon, and the one who misses the moon, let him adhere to Zuhra, and the one who misses Zuhra, let him adhere to the Two Farqads. It was said: O Allah’s Messenger, what is the sun, the moon, the Zuhra and the two Farqads? He said: I am the Sun, Ali is the Moon, Fatima is the Zuhra and Hasan and Hussain are the two Farqads. So is the Book of Allah; they will not be separated until they come to me at the basin.
