Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

حدثنا المظفر بن جعفر بن المظفر العلوي - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسعود، عن أبيه، عن علي بن محمد، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسن بن علي، عن عبد الكريم بن عمرو الخثعمي، عن سليمان بن خالد، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " إلا المستضعفين من الرجال والنساء والولدان - الآية - " قال: يا سليمان في هؤلاء المستضعفين من هو أثخن رقبة منك، المستضعفون قوم يصومون ويصلون تعف بطونهم وفروجهم لا يرون أن الحق في غيرنا، آخذين بأغصان الشجرة فأولئك عسى الله أن يعفو عنهم إذ كانوا آخذين بالأغصان، وإن لم يعرفوا أولئك، فإن عفى عنهم فبرحمته، وإن عذبهم فبضلالتهم عما عرفهم.

9. 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, from Ali bin Muhammed, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Ali, from Abdul-Karim bin Amru al-Khath’ami, from Sulayman bin Khalid, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «except for the weakened ones from the men, women and children» (4:98) - the verse. He said: O Sulayman, among these weakened ones, there are those with a thicker neck than you. The weakened are a people who fast, pray and whose bellies and private organs are modest; they do not believe that the truth is with other than us. They hold onto the branches of the tree. For those, Allah might pardon them if they were to adhere to the branches. Moreover, if they were to not know those, then if Allah was to pardon them, it would be due to His mercy, and if He was to torment them, it would be due to their aberration from what He made them know.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن موسى بن بكر، عن سليمان بن خالد، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: سألته عن المستضعفين فقال: البلهاء في خدرها، والخادم تقول لها صلي فتصلي لا تدري إلا ما قلت لها، والجليب الذي لا يدري إلا ما قلت له، والكبير الفاني والصبي الصغير. هؤلاء المستضعفون. وأما رجل شديد العنق جدل خصم يتولى الشرى والبيع لا تستطيع أن تغبنه في شئ، تقول: هذا مستضعف؟ لا ولا كرامة!

10. 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 Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from Uthman bin Isa, from Musa bin Bikr, from Sulayman bin Khalid, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: I asked him about the weakened ones, so he said: The stupid one in her modest home; the servant to whom you would say: «Pray» and she would pray, not knowing except what you would tell her. Also, it is the imported (servant) who does not know except what you tell him, and it is the dying old and the small child. They are the weakened ones. As for a man with a strong neck, fond to arguing and quarreling, who deals with buying and selling and whom you are unable to defraud in anything, would you say that he is a weakened? No, and there is no dignity (to him).

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن سيف بن عميرة، عن أبي الصباح، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام أنه قال في المستضعفين الذين لا يجدون حيلة ولا يهتدون سبيلا: لا يستطيعون حيلة فيدخلوا في الكفر ولم يهتدوا فيدخلوا في الايمان فليس هم من الكفر والايمان في شئ.

11. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ali bin Hakam, from Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Abu’s-Sabah, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said with regards to the weakened who do not find any (means of) deception nor are guided to the path: They are unfit to (reach) deception by which they enter into disbelief, nor are they guided by which they enter into faith. Hence, they are into nothing with regards to disbelief and faith.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفرالحميري، عن هارون ابن مسلم، عن مسعدة بن صدقة، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: دخلت الجنة فرأيت أكثر أهلها البله، قال: قلت: ما البله؟ فقال: العاقل في الخير ، الغافل عن الشر، الذي يصوم في كل شهر ثلاثة أيام.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Harun ibn Muslim, from Mas’ada bin Sadaqa, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: I entered Paradise, and then I saw that most of its people were stupid. He said: I said: What is the stupid? So he said: The rational in good things, the unaware in evil things, who fasts, in every month, three days.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي القاسم ماجيلويه، عن محمد بن علي الصيرفي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن المفضل بن عمر، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام في حديث طويل يقول في آخره: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قال لام سلمة - رضي الله عنها -: يا أم سلمة اسمعي واشهدي هذا علي بن أبي طالب أخي في الدنيا وأخي في الآخرة، يا أم سلمة اسمعي واشهدي هذا علي بن أبي طالب وزيري في الدنيا ووزيري في الآخرة، يا أم سلمة اسمعي واشهدي هذا علي بن أبي طالب حامل لوائي في الدنيا و حامل لواء الحمد غدا في الآخرة، يا أم سلمة اسمعي واشهدي هذا علي بن أبي طالب وصيي وخليفتي من بعدي وقاضي عداتي والذائد عن حوضي، يا أم سلمة اسمعي واشهدي هذا علي بن أبي طالب سيد المسلمين، وإمام المتقين، وقائد الغر المحجلين، وقاتل الناكثين والمارقين والقاسطين قلت: يا رسول الله من الناكثون؟ قال: الذين يبايعونه بالمدينة وينكثونه بالبصرة. قلت: من القاسطون؟ قال: معاوية وأصحابه من أهل الشام. [ثم] قلت من المارقون؟ قال: أصحاب النهروان.

1. We were told by my Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim Majilawayh, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Sayrafi, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, that he said: Abu Abdillah (a.s.) said in a long narration in which he says in its ending: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (saww), said to Umm Salama (saww): O Umm Salama, hear and testify: This is Ali bin Abi Talib, my brother in this world and my brother in the Hereafter. O Umm Salama, hear and testify: This is Ali bin Abi Talib, my minister in this world and my minister in the Hereafter. O Umm Salama, hear and testify: This is Ali bin Abi Talib, the carrier of my banner in this world and the carrier of the banner of praise tomorrow in the Hereafter. O Umm Salama, hear and testify: This is Ali bin Abi Talib, my Bequeathed and Successor after me, the defeater of my enemies and protector of my basin. O Umm Salama, hear and testify: This is Ali bin Abi Talib, the Master of the Muslims, the Leader of the Godfearing, the Chief of the White-footed, the killer of the violators, the heretics and the renegades. I said: O Messenger of Allah, who are the violators? He said: Those who will pledge allegiance to him in Medina and violate it in Basra. I said: Who are the heretics? He said: Mu’awiya and his companions from the people of the Levant. Then I said: Who are the renegades? He said: The people of Nahrawan.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعد آبادي، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن أبي البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن زياد، عن أبان، وغيره، عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام، قال: من ختم صيامه بقول صالح وعمل صالح تقبل الله عز وجل منه صيامه. فقيل له: يا ابن رسول الله ما القول الصالح؟ قال: شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله، والعمل الصالح إخراج الفطرة.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hussain Sa’d-Abadi, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammed bin Ziyad, from Aban, and others, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said: The one who seals his fasting with a righteous saying and a righteous deed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will accept his fasting. It was then said to him: O son of Allah’s Messenger, what is the righteous saying? He said: The testimony that there is no god but Allah, and the righteous deed is to extract the (alms tax related to) Fitra.

حدثنا محمد بن أحمد الشيباني، وأحمد بن الحسن القطان، والحسين بن إبراهيم ابن أحمد بن هشام المؤدب، وعلي بن عبد الله الوراق، وعلي بن أحمد بن موسى بن عمران الدقاق، قالوا: حدثنا أبو العباس أحمد بن يحيى بن زكريا القطان، قال: حدثنا بكر بن عبد الله بن حبيب، قال: حدثنا تميم بن بهلول، عن أبيه، عن أبي الحسن العبدي، عن سليمان بن مهران، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، قال: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وآله ذات يوم في مسجد " قبا " وعنده نفر من أصحابه فقال: أول من يدخل عليكم الساعة رجل من أهل الجنة، فلما سمعوا ذلك قام نفر منهم فخرجوا وكل واحد منهم يحب أن يعود ليكون أول داخل فيستوجب الجنة فعلم النبي صلى الله عليه وآله ذلك منهم، فقال لمن بقي عنده من أصحابه: إنه سيدخل عليكم جماعة يستبقون فمن بشرني بخروج " آذار " فله الجنة. فعاد القوم ودخلوا معهم أبو ذر - رضي الله عنه - فقال لهم: في أي شهر نحن من الشهور الرومية؟ فقال أبو ذر: قد خرج آذار يا رسول الله. فقال صلى الله عليه وآله: قد علمت ذلك يا أبا ذر ولكني أحببت أن يعلم قومي أنك رجل من أهل الجنة، وكيف لا يكون ذلك؟ وأنت المطرود عن حرمي بعدي لمحبتك لأهل بيتي فتعيش وحدك وتموت وحدك ويسعد بك قوم يتولون تجهيزك ودفنك! أولئك رفقائي في [ال‍] جنة الخلد التي وعد المتقون.

1. We were told by my Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Shaybani, and Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, and Hussain bin Ibrahim ibn Ahmad bin Hisham, the Teacher, and Ali bin Abdullah al-Warraq, and Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa bin Imran al-Daqqaq, that they said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Ahmad bin Yahya bin Zakariya al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Bikr bin Abdullah bin Habib, that he said: We were told by Tamim bin Buhlul, from his father, from Abu’l-Hasan al-‘Abdi, from Sulayman bin Mahran, from Sa’eed bin Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, that he said: The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was one day in the Mosque of Quba, and with him were individuals from his companions, and he said: The first to enter upon you at this hour is a man from the people of Paradise. When they heard that, some of them stood up and left, and each one of them wanted to return that he might be the first to enter, by which Paradise would become obligatory for him. Then the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, knew that of them, and so he said to those who remained with him, of his companions: Indeed, it will enter into you a group who will race (into here). The one who gives me glad tidings for the coming of March, Paradise is for him. Then the people returned and entered, and with them was Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, so he said to them: In which month of the Roman months are we now in? Then Abu Dharr said: March has come, O Messenger of Allah. Then he, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: I know that, O Abu Dharr, however, I wanted to teach my people that you are a man from the people of Paradise. And how is that not so? When you will be the one expelled from my sanctuary after me due to your love for my Household, and you will live alone and die alone, and a people who will deal with your preparation and burial will rejoice for you. Those are my friends in the Paradise of Eternity that has been promised to the godfearing.

حدثنا أبو عبد الله الحسين بن أحمد بن محمد بن أحمد الأشناني الدارمي الفقيه العدل ببلخ، قال: أخبرني جدي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عمار، قال: حدثنا موسى بن إسماعيل قال: حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، عن محمد بن إسحاق، عن محمد بن إبراهيم التميمي، عن سلمة، عن أبي الطفيل، عن علي بن أبي طالب، عليه السلام أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآلهقال: يا علي إن لك كنزا في الجنة وأنت ذو قرنيها ولا تتبع النظرة بالنظرة في الصلاة فإن لك الأولى وليست لك الآخرة.

1. We were told by Abu Abdillah, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Ishnani al-Darimi, the Jurist, the Just, in Balkh, that he said: I was told by my father, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ammar, that he said: We were told by Musa bin Isma’il, that he said: We were told by Hammad bin Salama, from Muhammed bin Ishaq, from Muhammed bin Ibrahim al-Taimi, from Salama, from Abu’l-Tufail, from Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: O Ali, indeed, for you is a treasure in Paradise, and you are its Man with Two Horns. Do not follow one look by another look in prayer, for indeed, the first is (permitted) for you, whereas the other is not (permitted) for you.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي القاسم ماجيلويه، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن حنان بن سدير، عن أبيه، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: صعد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله المنبر يوم فتح مكة ثم قال: أيها الناس إن الله تبارك وتعالى قد ذهب عنكم بنخوة الجاهلية وتفاخرها بآبائها، ألا إنكم من آدم وآدم من طين، وخير عباد - الله عنده أتقاهم، إن العربية ليست بأب والد ولكنها لسان ناطق فمن قصر به عمله لم يبلغه رضوان الله حسبه، ألا إن كل دم كان في الجاهلية أو إحنة فهو تحت قدمي هاتين إلى يوم القيامة.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem Majilawayh, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Hannan bin Sudair, from his father, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, climbed the pulpit on the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, and then he said: O people, indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, has certainly removed from you the vanity of the Jahiliya and its (act of expressing) pride with its fathers. Alas, you are, indeed, from Adam, and Adam is (made) from mud, and the best of the servants of Allah to Him is the one among them who is most godfearing. Indeed, the Arabic is not a begetting father, however, it is a speaking tongue. Hence, the one whose action reaches short, the satisfaction of Allah will not make him reach his dignity. Alas, every blood, indeed, that was during the Jahiliya, or hatred, it is under these two feet of mine until the Day of Resurrection.

حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه، قال: حدثني عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي الكوفي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن المفضل بن عمر، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: وقع بين سلمان وبين رجل كلام فقال لسلمان: من أنت؟ وما أنت؟ فقال له سلمان: وأما أولي وأولك فنطفة قذرة، وأما آخري وآخرك فجيفة منتنة، فإذا كان يوم القيامة ووضعت الموازين فمن ثقل ميزانه فهو الكريم ومن خف ميزانه فهو اللئيم.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, that he said: I was told by my paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It occurred between Salman and a man (some quarreling) talk, and Salman said: Who are you? And what are you? Then Salman said to him: And as for my beginning and your beginning, it is (that we were) an impure sperm, and as for my ending and your ending, it is (that we are to be) a stinking corpse. Then, when the Day of Resurrection shall be and the measurements are placed, then the one whose scale is heavy, he is the generous, and the one whose scale is light, he is the depraved.