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The meaning of the community, schism, tradition and innovation
أبي - رحمه الله - قال حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن أبيه، عن أبي الجهم هارون بن الجهم، عن حفص بن عمر، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عن جماعة أمته ، فقال: جماعة أمتي أهل الحق وإن قلوا.
1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Abu’l-Jahm, Harun bin Jahm, from Hafs bin Umar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was asked about the community of this nation, so he said: The community of my nation are the people of truth, even if they were a few.
وبهذا الاسناد، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن أبي يحيى الواسطي، عن عبد الله بن يحيى بن عبد الله العلوي رفعه قال: قيل لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ما جماعة أمتك؟ قال: من كان على الحق وإن كانوا عشرة.
2. With this chain of narrators, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Abu Yahya al-Wasiti, from Abdullah bin Yahya bin Abdillah al-Alawi, that he ascribed it, saying: It was said to Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: What is the community of your nation? He said: Those who are on the truth, even if they were ten.
وبهذا الاسناد، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن عبد الله بن محمد الحجال، عن عاصم ابن حميد رفعه قال: جاء رجل إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فقال: أخبرني عن السنة والبدعة وعن الجماعة وعن الفرقة؟ فقال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: السنة ما سن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله، و البدعة ما أحدث من بعده، والجماعة أهل الحق وإن كانوا قليلا، والفرقة أهل الباطل وإن كانوا كثيرا.
3. With this chain of narrators, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Abdullah bin Muhammed al-Hajjal, from ‘Asem ibn Hameed, that he ascribed it, saying: A man came to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, and said: Inform me about the tradition and innovation, and the community and schism? Then the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, said: The tradition is what was made a tradition by the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family. The innovation is what was invented after him. The community are the people of truth, even if they were a few. The schism are the people of falsehood, even if they were many.
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The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to the man to whom he said: «You and what you own is for your father»
أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن الحسين بن أبي العلاء، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما يحل للرجل من مال ولده؟ فقال: قوته بغير سرف إذا اضطر إليه. قال: فقلت له: فقول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله للرجل الذي أتاه فقدم إليه أباه فقال: أنت ومالك لأبيك؟ فقال: إنما جاء بأبيه إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وقال له: يا رسول الله هذا أبي وقد ظلمني ميراثي من أمي فأخبره الأب أنه قد أنفقه عليه وعلى نفسه. فقال: أنت ومالك لأبيك ولم يكن عند الرجل شئ، أو كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله يحبس أبا لابن؟!
1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Ibdrees, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Muhammed bin Isa, from Ali bin Hakam, from Hussain bin Abi’l-‘Alaa’, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: What is permissible for a man from the property of his children? He said: His nourishment, without excess, if he is compelled to it. He said: Then I said to him: Then what about the saying of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to the man who came to him and presented his father to him, to whom he said: «You and what you own is for your father»? He said: He only brought his father to the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and said to him: «O Messenger of Allah, this is my father and he has wronged me with regards to my inheritance from my mother.» Then the father informed him that he had spent it on him and on himself. Then he said: «You and what you own is for your father» and the man did not have anything. Would the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, keep in custody a father for a son?
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The meaning of the footwears
أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن الحسن، عن ابن فضال عن علي بن يعقوب، عن مروان بن مسلم، عن محمد بن شريح، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن خروج النساء في العيدين. فقال: لا، إلا العجوز عليها منقلاها - يعني الخفين -.
1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Ibdrees, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan, from Ibn Faddal, from Ali bin Ya’qoub, from Marwan bin Muslim, from Muhammed bin Shurayh, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the exiting of women on the two Eids [1], so he said: No, except for the old woman on whom is her two footwears. Meaning the two loose indoor shoes.
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The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «The center of the road is not for women»
حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم ابن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن سالم، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ليس للنساء سراة الطريق ولكن جنباه - يعني بالسراة وسطه.
1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Hisham bin Salim, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: «The center of the road is not for women, however, its sides» meaning with its center, its middle part.
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The meaning of the Day of Meeting, the Day of Calling, the Day of Undervaluing and the Day of Brokenheartedness
أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم بن محمد الأصبهاني، عن سليمان بن داود، عن حفص بن غياث، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: يوم التلاق يوم يلتقي أهل السماء وأهل الأرض، ويوم التناد يوم ينادي أهل النار أهل الجنة " أن أفيضوا علينا من الماء أو مما رزقكم الله " ويوم التغابن يوم يغبن أهل الجنة أهل النار، و يوم الحسرة يوم يؤتى بالموت فيذبح.
1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasim bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud, from Hafs bin Ghiyath, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Day of the Meeting is a Day in which the people of Heaven and the people of earth meet. The Day of Calling is a Day in which the people of the Fire will call unto the people of Paradise: «Bestow upon us from the water or from what Allah has granted you». The Day of Undervaluing is a Day in which the people of Paradise undervalue the people of the Fire. The Day of Brokenheartedness is the Day in which it will be brought death, and it will slaughter.
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The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «The example of my companions is like the example of the stars»
حدثني محمد بن بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن الحسن بن موسى الخشاب، عن غياث بن كلوب، عن إسحاق بن عمار، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ما وجدتم في كتاب الله عز وجل فالعمل لكم به لا عذر لكم في تركه، وما لم يكن في كتاب الله عز وجل وكانت فيه سنة مني فلا عذر لكم في ترك سنتي، وما لم يكن فيه سنة مني فما قال أصحابي فقولوا به، فإنما مثل أصحابي فيكم كمثل النجوم بأيها اخذ اهتدي، وبأي أقاويل أصحابي أخذتم اهتديتم، واختلاف أصحابي لكم رحمة. فقيل: يا رسول الله ومن أصحابك؟ قال: أهل بيتي.
1. I was told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Hasan bin Musa, the Lumberman, from Ghiyath bin Kalub, from Ishaq bin Ammar, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: What you find in the Book of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, the (dutiful) act for you is in it; there is no excuse for you to abandon it. What is not in the Book of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and about which there is a Tradition from me, there is no excuse for you to abandon my Tradition. That which there is no Tradition from me about, then whatever my companions say, you say (likewise), for indeed, the example of my companions among you is only like the example of the stars; whichever of them is taken, one is guided, and by whichever saying of my companions you take, you will be guided. The dissimilarity between my companions among you is a mercy. Then it was said: O Messenger of Allah, and who are your companions? He said: My Household.
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The meaning of the saying of him, peace be upon him: «The dissimilarity among my nation is a mercy»
حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي عن أبي الخير صالح بن أبي حماد، قال: حدثني أحمد بن هلال، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن عبد المؤمن الأنصاري، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن قوما رووا أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قال: " إن اختلاف أمتي رحمة "؟ فقال: صدقوا، قلت: إن كان اختلافهم رحمة فاجتماعهم عذاب؟ قال: ليس حيث ذهبت وذهبوا، إنما أراد قول الله عز وجل: " فلو لا نفر من كل فرقة منهم طائفة ليتفقهوا في الدين ولينذروا قومهم إذا رجعوا إليهم لعلهم يحذرون " فأمرهم أن ينفروا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ويختلفوا إليه فيتعلموا ثم يرجعوا إلى قومهم فيعلموهم، إنما أراد اختلافهم من البلدان لا اختلافا في دين الله، إنما الدين واحد.
1. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, from Abu’l-Khair, Saleh bin Abi Hammad, that he said: I was told by Ahmad bin Hilal, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Abdul-Mu’min al-Ansari, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: There is a people who narrate that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: «Indeed, the dissimilarity among my nation is a mercy». Then he said: They spoke true. I said: If their dissimilarity isa mercy, then is their gathering a punishment? He said: It is not as you and they went. He only indicated the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Were it not that (it should be that) it separated, from every division of them, a group to gain knowledge of religion and warn their people when they return to them, that they might be cautious.» (9:121) He commanded them to separate themselves (and head) to Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and frequently be in his presence that they might learn and then return to their people to teach them. He only indicated their dissimilarity in terms of lands, not a dissimilarity with regards to the Religion of Allah; the Religion is only one.
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The meaning of branched lying
أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن محمد ابن علي رفعه، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إياكم والكذب المفترع. قيل له: وما الكذب المفترع؟ قال: أن يحدثك الرجل بالحديث فترويه عن غير الذي حدثك به.
1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Muhammed ibn Ali, that he ascribed it, saying: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Beware from branched lying. It was said to him: And what is branched lying. He said: That a man tells you a narration, and then you narrate it of other than the one who told it to you.
