Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن علي بن النعمان، عن بعض أصحابنا رفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قوله عز وجل: " إن عبادي ليس لك عليهم سلطان " قال: ليس له على هذه العصابة خاصة سلطان، قال: قلت: وكيف جعلت فداك وفيهم ما فيهم؟ قال: ليس حيث تذهب، إنما قوله: " ليس لك عليهم سلطان " أن يحبب إليهم الكفر ويبغض إليهم الايمان.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Ali bin Nu’man, from some of our companions, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Indeed, regarding My servants, you have no control over them» (15:42). He said: He has not, over this group in particular, any control. He said: I said: And how, may I be sacrificed for you, while there is in them what is in them? He said: It is not as you think. His saying: «you have no control over them» only indicates that He makes disbelief desirable to them and faith hated by them.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن سلمة بن الخطاب، عن علي ابن محمد الأشعث، عن الدهقان، عن أحمد بن (ي‍) زيد، عن علي بن جعفر، عن أخيه موسى ابن جعفر عليهما السلام قال: إنما شيعتنا المعادن والاشراف وأهل البيوتات ومن مولده طيب. قال علي بن جعفر: فسألته عن تفسير ذلك، فقال: المعادن من قريش، والاشراف من العرب وأهل البيوتات من الموالي، ومن مولده طيب من أهل السواد.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Salam bin Khattab, from Ali ibn Muhammed al-Ash’ath, from Dahqan, from Ahmad bin Yazid, from Ali bin Ja’far, from his brother, Musa ibn Ja’far, peace be upon them both, that he said: Our Shi’a are only the cores, the nobles, the people of cottage and those of good birth. Ali bin Ja’far said: So I asked him about the interpretation of that, and he said: The cores are from Quraish, the nobles are from the Arabs, the people of cottages are from the Muwali [1] and those with good birth from among the mass.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسين ابن سيف، عن أخيه علي بن سيف، عن أبيه سيف بن عميرة، عن محمد بن مارد، عن عبد الأعلى ابن أعين، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: جعلت فداك حديث يرويه الناس أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قال: " حدث عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج " قال: نعم، قلت: فنحدث عن بني إسرائيل بما سمعناه ولا حرج علينا؟ قال: أما سمعت ما قال: كفى بالمرء كذبا أن يحدث بكل ما سمع؟ فقلت: فكيف هذا؟ قال: ما كان في الكتاب أنه كان في بني إسرائيل فحدث أنه كائن في هذه الأمة ولا حرج.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussaian ibn Saif, from his brother, Ali bin Saif, from his father, Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Muhammed bin Marid, from Abdul-A’la ibn A’yan, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: May I be sacrificed for you, there is a narration whom people narrate with regards to that Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: «Narrate of the Sons of Isra’eel, and there is no forbiddance». He said: Yes. I said: So, shall we narrate of the Sons of Isra’eel with what we have heard, and there will be no forbiddance upon us? He said: Have you not heard what he said: «It is sufficient for an individual to be a liar when he speaks of everything he hears»? So I said: So how is that? He said: Whatever is in the Book (of mentioning) that something was among the Sons of Isra’eel, then speak that it is present in this nation, and there is no forbiddance.

حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد الكوفي قال: أخبرنا المنذر بن محمد قراءة، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن سليمان، عن عبد الله بن الفضل الهاشمي قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام فدخل عليه رجل فسأله عن رجل لم يدر واحدة صلى أو اثنين فقال له: يعيد الصلاة، فقال له: فأين ما روي أن الفقيه لا يعيد الصلاة؟ قال: إنما ذلك في الثلاث والأربع.

1. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed al-Kufi, that he said: We were informed by Mundhir bin Muhammed, by reading, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Sulayman, from Abdullah bin Fadhl al-Hashimi, that he said: I was at the place of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, and a man entered into his place and asked him about a man who does not know whether he prayed one or two [1], to which he said: He must repeat the prayer. Then he said to him: Then where is what has been narrated with regards to that a jurist does not repeat the prayer? He said: That is only with regards to the third and fourth [2].

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، وأيوب بن نوح، عن عبد الله بن المغيرة، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن سنان، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان نبي مسجده بالسميط، ثم إن المسلمين كثروا فقالوا: يا رسول الله لو أمرت بالمسجد فزيد فيه. فقال: نعم، فأمر به فزيد فيه. وبنى بالسعيدة، ثم إن المسلمين كثروا فقالوا: يا رسول الله لو أمرت بالمسجد فزيد فيه. فقال: نعم فزاد فيه وبنى جداره بالأنثى والذكر، ثم أشتد عليهم الحر فقالوا: يا رسول الله لو أمرت بالمسجد فظلل. قال: فأمر به فأقيمت فيه سواري جذوع النخل، ثم طرحت عليه العوارض والخصف والإذخر فعاشوا فيه حتى أصابتهم الأمطار فجعل المسجد يكف عليهم ، فقالوا: يا رسول الله لو أمرت به فطين. فقال لهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لا، عريش كعريش موسى، فلم يزل كذلك حتى قبض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وكان جداره قبل أن يظلل قدر قامة فكان إذا كان الفيئ ذراعا وهو قدر مربض عنز صلى الظهر فإذا كان الفيئ ذراعين وهو ضعف ذلك صلى العصر، قال: وقال: السميط لبنة لبنة، والسعيدة لبنة ونصف، والأنثى والذكر لبنتان مخالفتان.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, and Ayub bin Nuh, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Sinan, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I heard him say: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, built his Mosque with sameet. Then the Muslims increased in number, and they said: «O Allah’s Messenger, if you had ordered with regards to the Mosque (it would be better so that) it would be added to». So he said: «Yes» and he ordered with regards to it, and it was added to. Then he built with sa’eeda, and furthermore, the Muslims grew in number, and they said: «O Allah’s Messenger, if you had ordered with regards to the Mosque (it would be better so that), it would be added to». So he said: «Yes», and it was added to it, and he built its wall with females and males. Then, the heat was intensified for them and they said: «O Allah’s Messenger, if you had ordered with regards to the Mosque (it would be better so that) it would be shaded». He said: Then he ordered with regards to it, and so palm trunks were raised in it, then width placements, leaves and camel grass were cast on it, and they lived in it until they were hit by the rains, and the Mosque was dropping on them. Then they said: «O Allah’s Messenger, if you had ordered with regards to the Mosque (it would be better so that) it would be daubed with clay. Then the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said to them: «There is no arbor like the arbor of Musa» and it remained like that until the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was taken, and his wall was had not (yet) reached the level to shade the amount of a body height. Hence, when the shadow was by the length of an arm, that is the amount of a female goat encloser, he would perform the forenoon prayer, and when the shadow was by the length of two arms, which is the double of that, he would perform the afternoon prayer. He said: And he said: Sameet is one brick by one, sa’eeda is one brick and a half, and the female and male are two opposing brickes.

حدثنا الحسين بن أحمد بن إدريس - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا أبي، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، قال: أخبرني محمد بن يحيى الخزاز، قال: حدثني موسى بن إسماعيل عن أبيه، عن موسى بن جعفر، عن أبيه، عن آبائه، عن أمير المؤمنين عليهم السلام قال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله بعث سرية فلما رجعوا قال: مرحبا بقوم قضوا الجهاد الأصغر وبقي عليهم الجهاد الأكبر قيل: يا رسول الله وما الجهاد الأكبر؟ قال: جهاد النفس، وقال عليه السلام أفضل الجهاد من جاهد نفسه التي بين جنبيه.

1. We were told by Hussain bin Ahmad bin Idrees, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, that he said: I was informed by Muhammed bin Yahya al-Khazzaz, the Silk Maker, that he said: I was told by Musa bin Isma’eel, from his father, from Musa bin Ja’far, from his father, from his fathers, from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, once sent a brigade, and when they returned, he said: Welcome to a people who have performed the Minor Striving and upon whom remains the Major Striving. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, and what is the Major Striving? He said: Combating one’s self. He, peace be upon him, said: The best of striving is that of the one who combats his self that is between his sides.

حدثنا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن - رضي الله عنهما - قالا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، قال: حدثنا أبو القاسم عبد الرحمن الكوفي، وأبو يوسف يعقوب ابن يزيد الأنباري الكاتب، عن أبي محمد عبد الله بن محمد الغفاري، عن الحسين بن (ي‍) زيد، عن الصادق أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله من أحبنا أهل البيت فليحمد الله تعالى على أول النعم. قيل: وما أول النعم؟ قال: طيب الولادة ولا يحبنا إلا من طابت ولادته ولا يبغضنا إلا من خبثت ولادته.

1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Qasim, Abdul-Rahman al-Kufi, and Abu Yusuf, Ya’qoub ibn Yazid al-Anbari, the Writer, of Abu Muhammed, Abdullah bin Muhammed al-Ghifari, from Hussain bin Yazid, from al-Sadiq, Abu Abdillah, Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The one who loves us, the Household, let him praise Allah, Exalted is He, for the first of graces. It was said: And what is the first of graces? He said: Having a good birth. None loves us except for the one whose birth is good, and none hates us except for the one whose birth is wicked.

حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن عبد الله - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أبي، عن جده أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، عن أبي محمد الأنصاري، عن غير واحد، عن أبي جعفر الباقر عليهما السلام، قال: من أصبح يجد برد حبنا على قلبه فليحمد الله على بادئ النعم قيل: وما بادئ النعم؟ قال: طيب المولد.

2. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Abdullah, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by my father, from his grandfather, Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Muhammed bin Isa, from ‘Ubaid, from Abu Muhammed al-Ansari, from more than one, from Abu Ja’far al-Baqir, peace be upon them both [1], that he said: The one who wakes up at the morning, finding the coolness of our love upon his heart, let him praise Allah for the initiator of graces. It was said: And what is the initiator of graces? He said: Having a good birth.

حدثنا الحسين بن إبراهيم بن تاتانة، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن زياد النهدي، عن عبد الله بن صالح، عن زيد ابن علي، عن أبيه، عن علي بن الحسين، عن أبيه الحسين بن علي، عن أبيه أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: يا علي من أحبني وأحبك وأحب الأئمة من ولدك فليحمد الله على طيب مولده فإنه لا يحبنا إلا من طابت ولادته ولا يبغضنا إلا من خبثت ولادته.

3. We were told by Hussain bin Ibrahim bin Tatana, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Ziyad al-Nahdi, from Abdullah bin Saleh, from Zaid ibn Ali, from his father, from Ali bin Hussain, from his father, Hussain bin Ali, from his father, the Commander of the Believers, Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: O Ali, the one who loves me, loves you and loves the Imams from your sons, let him praise Allah for the goodness of his birth, for indeed, none loves us except for the one whose birth is good, and none hates us except for the one whose birth is wicked.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن المفضل بن عمر قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: من وجد برد حبنا على قلبه فليكثر الدعاء لامه فإنها لم تخن أباه.

4. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: The one who finds the coolness of our love upon his heart, let him recite prayer in abundance for his mother, for indeed, she did not betray his father.