Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن الهيثم العجلي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن يحيى بن زكريا القطان، قال: حدثنا بكر بن عبد الله بن حبيب، عن تميم بن بهلول، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن سنان، عن حمزة بن حمران قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: ما استأكل بعلمه افتقر. فقلت له: جعلت فداك إن في شيعتك ومواليك قوما يتحملون علومكم ويبثونها في شيعتكم فلا يعدمون على ذلك منهم البر والصلة والاكرام. فقال عليه السلام: ليس أولئك بمستأكلين، إنما المستأكل بعلمه الذي يفتي بغير علم ولا هدى من الله عز وجل ليبطل به الحقوق طمعا في حطام الدنيا.

1. We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Haitham al-‘Ajali, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Yahya bin Zakariya al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Bikr bin Abdullah bin Habib, from Tamim bin Buhlul, from his father, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Hamza bin Hamran, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: The one who takes his knowledge as a livelihood, will become poor. So I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, indeed, among your Shi’a and befrienders there are people who carry your sciences and spread them among your Shi’a, and they are not being prevented for that, from them, of goodness, connection and generosity. Then he, peace be upon him, said: Those are not ones who take it as a livelihood. The one who takes his knowledge as a livelihood is only the one who issues verdicts without knowledge nor guidance from Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, with the purpose of invalidating rights out of greedy for the wracks of this world.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رحمه الله - عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن النهيكي بإسناده رفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه قال: من مثل مثالا أو اقتنى كلبا فقد خرج من الاسلام. فقيل له: هلك إذا كثير من الناس! فقال: ليس حيث ذهبتم، إنما عنيت بقولي: " من مثل مثالا " من نصب دينا غير دين الله ودعا الناس إليه، وبقولي: " من اقتنى كلبا " [عنيت] مبغضا لنا أهل البيت اقتناه فأطعمه وسقاه من فعل ذلك فقد خرج من الاسلام.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah grant him mercy, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Nuhayki, with his chain of narrators that he ascribed to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who establishes an example or possesses a dog has, certainly, went out of Islam. Then it was said to him: It has perished, in that case, many from the people. So he said: It is not as you think. I only indicated with my saying «the one who establishes an example» the one who assigns a religion other than the Religion of Allah and calls the people to it, and with my saying «the one who possesses a dog» I indicated to a hater of us, the Household, which one embraces, feeds and supplies with water. The one who does that has, certainly, went out of Islam.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن أبيه، عن علي بن النعمان، عن فضيل بن عثمان، قال: سئل أبو عبد الله عليه السلام فقيل له: إن هؤلاء الأخابث يروون عن أبيك يقولون: أن أباك عليه السلام قال: " إذا عرفت فاعمل ما شئت " فهم يستحلون بعد ذلك كل محرم قال: ما لهم لعنهم الله؟! إنما قال أبي عليه السلام: إذا عرفت الحق فاعمل ما شئت من خير يقبل منك.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from his father, from Ali bin Nu’man, from Fudail bin Uthman, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, was asked and it was said to him: Indeed, these wicked ones narrate of your father and say: Indeed, your father, peace be upon him, said: «If you know, then do as you wish» and hence, after that they declare as allowable every forbidden thing. He said: What is it with them, may Allah curse them? My father, peace be upon him, only said: If you know the truth, then do what you wish of goodness; it will be accepted from you.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسين ابن يزيد، عن الحسين بن أعين أخي مالك بن أعين، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الرجل للرجل: " جزاك الله خيرا " ما يعني به؟ فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الخير نهر في الجنة مخرجه من الكوثر، والكوثر مخرجه من ساق العرش، عليه منازل الأوصياء و شيعتهم، على حافتي ذلك النهر جواري نابتات كلما قلعت واحدة نبتت أخرى باسم ذلك النهر وذلك قول الله عز وجل في كتابه: " فيهن خيرات حسان " فإذا قال الرجل لصاحبه: " جزاك الله خيرا " فإنما يعني به تلك المنازل التي أعدها الله عز وجل لصفوته وخيرته من خلقه.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hussain ibn Yazid, from Hussain bin A’yan, the brother from Malik bin A’yan, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of one man to another man: «May Allah reward you with goodness», what does he mean with it? Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, Goodness is a river in Paradise whose emergence is from the Kawthar, and the emergence of Kawthar is from the Leg of the Throne, upon which are the ranks of the Successors and their Shi’a. On the two sides of that river are sprouting maids; whenever one is pulled off, another sprouts with the name of that river, and that is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, in His Book: «In them are beautiful goods». (55:70) So, when one man says to his companion: «May Allah reward you with goodness», he only means by it those ranks which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has prepared for His chosen and selected from among His creation.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن إدريس، ومحمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن محمد بن الحسين، عن منصور، عن أحمد بن خالد، عن أحمد بن المبارك، قال: قال رجل لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: حديث يروى أن رجلا قال لأمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: إني أحبك. فقال له: أعد للفقر جلبابا. فقال: ليس هكذا قال: إنما قال له: أعددت لفاقتك جلبابا يعني يوم القيامة.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Idrees, and Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Mansur, from Ahmad bin Khalid, from Ahmad bin Mubarak, that he said: A man said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: «There is a narration that is narrated with regards to that a man said to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «Indeed, I love» to which he said to him: «Prepare for poverty a robe». So he said: It is not as that. He said: He only said to him: «Prepare for your destitution a robe», meaning the Day of Resurrection.

حدثني محمد بن عليبن ماجيلويه، عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن الحكم بن مسكين، عن ثعلبة بن ميمون، عن جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام قال: إن الرجل ليخرج من منزله إلى حاجة فيرجع وما ذكر الله عز وجل فتملأ صحيفته حسنات، قال: فقلت: وكيف ذلك جعلت فداك؟ قال: يمر بالقوم ويذكرونا أهل البيت فيقولون: كفوا فإن هذا يحبهم فيقول الملك لصاحبه: اكتب هبة آل محمد في فلان [اليوم].

1. I was told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Hakam bin Miskeen, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said: Indeed, a man will, verily, go out of his home for a need, and he will then return whilst not having remembered Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and his journal will be filled with good deeds. He said: So I said: And how is that, may I be sacrificed for you? He said: He will pass by people and they will remember us, the Household, and say: Stop, for indeed, he loves them. Then the Angel will say to his companion: Write the gift of the Family of Muhammed for such-a-person today.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن حماد، عن حريز، عن زرارة، قال: قال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: لا تنسوا الموجبتين - أو قال: عليكم بالموجبتين - في دبر كل صلاة. قلت: وما الموجبتان؟ قال: تسأل الله الجنة وتتعوذ به من النار.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Hammad, from Hurayz, from Zurara, that he said: Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, said: Do not forget the two obligating things - or he said: «(Imposed) Upon you are the two obligating things» - at the end of every prayer. I said: And what are the two obligating things? He said: That you ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى الأشعري، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم المنقري - أو غيره - رفعه، قال: قال الصادق عليه السلام: إن من سعادة المرء خفة عارضيه. قال: وما في هذا من السعادة إنما السعادة خفة ماضغيه بالتسبيح .

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-Ash’ari, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim al-Manqari, or another, who ascribed it, saying: Al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, from an individual’s happiness is the lightness of his two opposites. He said: There is no happiness in this. The happiness is only in the lightness of his two chewers by (which he can perform) glorification (of Allah).

حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، عن سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن مبارك مولى الرضا عليه السلام عن الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام قال: لا يكون المؤمن مؤمنا حتى يكون فيه ثلاث خصال: سنة من ربه، وسنة من نبيه، وسنة من وليه. فأما السنة من ربه فكتمان السر، قال الله عز وجل " عالم الغيب فلا يظهر على غيبه أحدا * إلا من ارتضى من رسول " وأما السنة من نبيه فمداراة الناس فإن الله عز وجل أمر نبيه صلى الله عليه وآله بمداراة الناس فقال: " خذ العفو و أمر بالعرف وأعرض عن الجاهلين "، وأما السنة من وليه فالصبر على البأساء والضراء يقول الله عز وجل: " والصابرين في البأساء والضراء وحين البأس أولئك الذين صدقوا و أولئك هم المتقون ".

1. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, from Sahl bin Ziyad al-Adami, from Mubarak, the servant of al-Rida, peace be upon him, from al-Rida, Ali bin Musa, peace be upon them both, that he said: A believer will not be a believer until there are three traits in him: a tradition from his Lord, a tradition from his Prophet and a tradition from his Leader. As for the tradition from his Lord, it is the concealment of the secret. Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said: «The Knower of the Unseen, and so, He does not disclose, to His (knowledge of the) Unseen, anyone, except for the one He was pleased with of a Messenger» (72:26-27). As for the tradition from his Prophet, it is conformity with people, for indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, ordered His Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to conformity with people, and so He said: «Take (upon yourself to perform) pardoning, enjoin good and look away from the ignorant ones.» (7:199) As for the tradition from his Leader, it is patience towards suffering and harm. Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: «And those patient towards suffering, harm and during hostilities, those are the ones who were truthful, and those are the godfearing.» (2:177)

دثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عبد الرحمن بن سيابة، عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام، قال: إن من الغيبة أن تقول في أخيك ما ستره الله عليه، وإن البهتان أن تقول في أخيك ما ليس فيه.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahboub, from Abdul-Rahman bin Sayaba, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said: Indeed, it is from backbiting that you say about your brother that which Allah has concealed upon him, and indeed, it is from slander that you say about your brother that which is not in him.