Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

حدثنا أحمد بن زياد بن جعفر الهمداني - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، قال: حدثني أبو محمد الأنصاري - وكان خيرا - قال: حدثني أبو اليقظان عمار الأسدي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لو أن مؤمنا أقسم على ربه عز وجل أن لا يميته ما أماته أبدا ولكن إذا حضر أجله بعث الله عز وجل ريحين إليه: ريحا يقال له: " المنسية " وريحا يقال له: " المسخية " فأما المنسية فإنها تنسيه أهله وماله، وأما المسخية فإنها تسخي نفسه عن الدنيا حتى يختار ما عند الله تبارك وتعالى.

1. We were told by Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far al-Hamdani, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, that he said: I was told by Abu Muhammed al-Ansari, and he was good, that he said: I was told by Abu’l-Yaqdhan, Ammar al-Asadi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Verily, if a believer had sworn on his Lord, Exalted and Glorious is He, to not let him die, He will never let him die. However, when his time comes, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will send two winds to him: one wind that is called «the one that causes forgetfulness» and one wind that is called «the bestowing». As for the one that causes forgetfulness, it makes him forget his family and property, and as for the bestowing, it makes him profused above this world until he chooses what is with Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد ابن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، قال: حدثني بعض أصحابنا، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه قال: الناس اثنان: واحد أراح، وآخر استراح. فأما الذي استراح فالمؤمن إذا مات استراح من الدنيا وبلائها، وأما الذي أراح فالكافر إذا مات أراح الشجر والدواب وكثيرا من الناس.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi Umayr, that he said: I was told by some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: People are (of) two (kinds): one who relieves, and another who rests. As for the one who rests, it is the believer; when he dies, he rests from this world and its tribulation. As for he who relieves, it is the disbeliever; when he dies, he relieves the trees, riding animals and many of the people.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رحمه الله - قال: حدثني عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، قال: حدثني موسى بن سعدان الحناط، عن عبد الله بن القاسم، عن عبد الله بن مسكان، عن محمد بن مسلم، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز و جل: " يعلم السر وأخفى " قال: السر ما كتمته في نفسك، وأخفى ما خطر ببالك ثم أنسيته.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: I was told by my paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, that he said: I was told by Musa bin Sa’dan, the Wheat Seller, from Abdullah bin Qasim, from Abdullah bin Maskan, from Muhammed bin Muslim, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «He knows the secret and what is more hidden» (20:7). He said: The secret is what you conceal in yourself, and what is more hidden is what comes to your mind and then which you forget.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثني عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن فرات بن أحنف، قال: سأل رجل أبا عبد الله عليه السلام فقال: إن من قبلنا يقولون: نعوذ بالله من شر الشيطان وشر السلطان وشر النبطي إذا استعرب. فقال: نعم، ألا أزيدك منه؟ قال: بلى. قال: ومن شر العربي إذا استنبط. فقلت: وكيف ذاك؟ فقال: من دخل الاسلام فادعا مولى غيرنا فقد تعرب بعد هجرته فهذا النبطي إذا استعرب. وأما العربي إذا استنبط فمن أقر بولاء من دخل به في الاسلام فادعاه دوننا فهذا قد استنبط.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: I was told by my paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Uthman bin Isa, from Furat bin Ahnaf, that he said: A man asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, and said: Those before us say: «We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of Shaytan, the evil of the ruler and the evil of the Nabatean if he is Arabized.» Then I said: And how is that? He said: The one who enters Islam and proclaims a master other than us, has Arabized after his migration, and hence, this is the Nabatean who has been Arabized. As for the Arab who Nabateaizes, it is the one who acknowledges the authority of the one because of which he entered Islam, and so he proclaims him and not us, and hence, this is the Arab who has been Nabateaized.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي القاسم ماجيلويه، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن عبد الله بن سنان، عن بعض أصحابنا، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إنما المرأة قلادة فانظر ما تتقلد وليس لامرأة خطر لا لصالحتهن ولا لطالحتهن، وأما صالحتهن فليس خطرها الذهب والفضة، هي خير من الذهب و الفضة: وأما طالحتهن فليس خطرها التراب، التراب خير منها.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim Majilawayh, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Uthman bin Isa, from Abdullah bin Sinan, from some of our companions, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: The woman is only (like) a necklace, hence, look at what you place around your neck. A woman has no equal, neither for her good, nor for her bad. As for her good, her equal is not gold and silver; she is better than gold and silver. As for her bad, her equal is not sand; sand is better than her.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي القاسم ماجيلويه، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن هارون بن خارجة، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إذا أراد أحدكم أمرا فلا يشاورن. فيه أحدا من الناس حتى يشاور الله عز وجل قلت: وما مشاورة الله عز وجل؟ فقال: يبدء فيستخير الله فيه أولا ثم يشاور فيه فإذا بدء بالله عز وجل أجرى الله له الخيرة على لسان من أحب من الخلق.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim Majilawayh, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Uthman bin Isa, from Harun bin Kharija, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: If one of you wants a thing, let him, verily, not consult anyone of the people about it until he consults Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He. I said: And what is consulting Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He? So he said: That he begins by invoking Allah for guidance in it at first, and then he would consult about it. If he begins with Allah, then Allah, Exalted and Glorious, will make good flow to him on the tongue of whom He likes among the creation.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن ثعلبة بن ميمون، عن زرارة، عن عبد الخالق بن عبد ربه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " ومن يرد أن يضله يجعل صدر ضيقا حرجا " فقال: قد يكون ضيقا وله منفذ يسمع منه ويبصر، والحرج هو الملتئم الذي لا منفذ له يسمع [به] ولا يبصر منه .

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from Zurara, from Abdul-Khaliq bin Abd Rabbih, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And the one whom He wants to lead astray, He will make his chest tight, uneasy.» (6:125) Then he said: It might be that it is tight and has an opening from which he hears and sees. The one that is aggravated is that which is adhesive, that which has no opening by which he hears nor sees from.

حدثنا عبد الواحد بن محمد بن عبدوس العطار بنيسابور سنة اثنين وخمسين وثلاث مائة قال: حدثا علي بن محمد بن قتيبة، عن حمدان بن سليمان النيسابوري، قال: سألت أبا - الحسن علي بن موسى الرضا عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " فمن يرد الله أن يهديه يشرح صدره للاسلام " قال: من يرد الله أن يهديه بإيمانه في الدنيا إلى جنته ودار كرامته في الآخرة يشرح صدره للتسليم لله والثقة به والسكون إلى ما وعده من ثوابه حتى يطمئن إليه، ومن يرد أن يضله عن جنته ودار كرامته في الآخرة لكفره وعصيانه له في الدنيا يجعل صدره ضيقا حرجا حتى يشك في كفره ويضطرب من اعتقاده قلبه حتى يصير كأنما يصعد في السماء كذلك يجعل الله الرجس على الذين لا يؤمنون.

2. We were told by Abdul-Wahid bin Muhammed bin ‘Abdous al-‘Attar, in Nishapur, year 352, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed bin Qutayba, from Hamdan bin Sulayman al-Naisabouri, that he said: I asked Abu’l-Hasan, Ali bin Musa al-Rida, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «So, the one whom Allah wants to guide, He expands his chest to Islam» (6:125). He said: The one whom Allah wants to guide with his faith in this world to His Garden and the House of His Generosity in the Hereafter, He will expand his chest to submission to Allah, trust in Him and tranquility towards what He has promised of His reward until he is assured of Him. Moreover, the one whom He wants to lead astray from His Garden and House of Generosity in the Hereafter due to his disbelief and disobedience to Him in this world, He will make his chest tight, aggravated, until he doubts in his disbelief and his heart is distressed from his belief until he becomes as if he is elevating in the sky. Similarly, Allah makes impurity for those who do not believe.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن ثعلبة بن ميمون، عن معمر بن عمر، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: أصدق الأسماء ما سمي بالعبودية وخيرها أسماء الأنبياء صلوات الله عليهم أجمعين.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from Mu’ammar bin Umar, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: The most sincere of names is what is named with (the meaning of) servitude (to Allah), and the best of them are the names of the Prophets, Allah’s blessings be upon them all.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن ثعلبه بن ميمون، عن بعض أصحابنا، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قوله عز وجل: " عالم الغيب والشهادة " فقال: الغيب ما لم يكن والشهادة ما قد كان.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «The Knower of the unseen and the witnessed» (6:73). He said: The unseen is what has not been, and the witnessed is what has been.