Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن فضالة، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي عبد الله، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " فإذا وجبت جنوبها " قال: إذا وقعت على الأرض فكلوا منها " وأطعموا القانع والمعتر " قال: القانع: الذي يرضى بما أعطيته ولا يسخط ولا يكلح ولا يزبد شدقه غضبا ، والمعتر المار بك تطعمه.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Fadala, from Aban bin Uthman, from Abdul-Rahman bin Abi Abdillah, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and when they fall on their sides» (22:36). He said: If they fall (lifeless) on the ground, then eat from it. «and feed the needy and the beggar» (22:36). He said: The needy is the one who is pleased with what you give him, and who is not raged, nor frowns nor makes scum fill his mouth corner out of anger. The beggar is the one who passes by you whom you feed.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن صفوان، عن سيف التمار، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إن سعيد بن عبد الملك قدم حاجا فلقى أبي عليه السلام فقال: إني سقت هديا فكيف أصنع؟ فقال: أطعم أهلك ثلثا، وأطعم القانع ثلثا، وأطعم المسكين ثلثا، قلت: المسكين هو السائل؟ قال: نعم، والقانع يقنع بما أرسلت إليه من البضعة فما فوقها، والمعتر يعتريك لا يسألك.

2. With this chain of narrators, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Safwan, from Saif, the Date Seller, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Sa’eed bin Abdul-Malik came, as a pilgrim, and met my father, peace be upon him, and said: I dragged an (animal of) offering, so what do I do? He said: Feed your family a third, the needy a third, and the beggar a third. I said: Is the beggar the one who asks? He said: Yes, and the needy is the one who is content with what you send to him of the piece and what is above. The beggar is the one who approaches you (suddenly) and does not ask you.

وقال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: لا تجوز شهادة خائن ولا خائنة ولا ذي حقد ولا ذي غمر على أخيه ولا ظنين في ولاء ولا قرابة ولا القانع مع أهل البيت لهم.

3. The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: The testimony of a traitorous male or traitorous female is impermissible, nor (that of) one with hatred, nor one of enmity towards his brother, nor one of dubiousity with regards to allegiance, nor kinship, nor the needy for a household (when the testimony is made) in favor of them. [1]

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن الحسن بن موسى الخشاب، عن يزيد بن إسحاق، عن عباس بن يزيد، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام - وكنت جالسا عنده ذات يوم -: أخبرني عن قول الله عز وجل: " وإذا رأيت ثم رأيت نعيما وملكا كبيرا " ما هذا الملك الذي كبره الله حتى سماه كبيرا؟ قال: فقال لي: إذا أدخل الله أهل الجنة الجنة أرسل رسولا إلى ولي من أوليائه فيجد الحجبة على بابه، فيقول له : قف حتى نستأذن لك فما يصل إليه رسول ربه إلا بإذن، فهو قوله عز وجل: " وإذا رأيت ثم رأيت نعيما وملكا كبيرا ".

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Hasan bin Musa, the Lumberjack, from Yazid bin Ishaq, from Abbas bin Yazid, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, and I was sitting next to him one day: Inform me about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And if you see, then you saw, a bliss and a Great Kingdom.» (76:20) What is this kingdom whom Allah magnified so that he named it as great? He said: Then he said to me: When Allah will make the people of Paradise enter Paradise, He will send a Messenger to an Ally from His Allies, and He will find the guardians at his door, to whom he will say: Stand, until we ask permission for you. Then, the Messenger from his Lord will not reach him except with a permission. That is the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And if you see, then you saw, a bliss and a Great Kingdom.» (76:20)

أخبرني محمد بن هارون الزنجاني فيما كتب إلي قال: حدثنا علي بن عبد العزيز، عن أبي عبيد القاسم بن سلام، قال: حدثنا هيثم، قال: أخبرنا يونس، عن الحسن أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أتي بالحسين بن علي عليه السلام فوضع في حجره فبال عليه فأخذ فقال: لا تزرموا ابني، ثم دعا بماء فصبه عليه.

1. I was informed by Muhammed bin Harun al-Zanjani in what he wrote to me. He said: We were told by Ali bin Abdul-Aziz, from Abu Ubayd, Qasem bin Salam, that he said: We were told by Haitham, that he said: We were told by Yunus, from Hasan, that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was brought with Hussain bin Ali, peace be upon them both. Then he placed him on his lap, and he urinated on him, and so he said: Do not interrupt my son. Then he called for water, and he poured it on him.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن محمد بن الحسين، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن أبي أيوب، عن عمار بن مروان، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن الغلول، فقال: كل شئ غل من الامام فهو سحت ، وأكل مال اليتيم سحت، والسحت أنواع كثيرة منها ما أصيب من أعمال الولاة الظلمة، ومنها أجور القضاة، وأجور الفواجر، وثمن الخمر والنبيذ والمسكر، والربا بعد البينة. فأما الرشوة يا عمار في الاحكام فإن ذلك الكفر بالله العظيم ورسوله.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Ayub, from Ammar bin Marwan, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about booty theft, so he said: Everything that has been taken from the Imam is illegal possession; consuming the property of an orphan is illegal possession. Illegal possession is of many types, among which is what is acquired through the actions of oppressive governors; and among which are the rewards of judges; the rewards of fornicators; the price of grape wine, non-grape wine and intoxicants; usury after clear proof (has been established). As for bribe, O Ammar, with regards to rulings, that is, indeed, disbelief in Allah, the Almighty, and His Messenger.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم بن محمد، عن سليمان ابن داود يرفع الحديث، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: " أخذتموهن بأمانة الله واستحللتم فروجهن بكلمات الله " فأما الأمانة فهي التي أخذ الله عز وجل على آدم حين زوجه حواء، وأما الكلمات فهي الكلمات التي شرط الله عز وجل بها على آدم أن يعبده ولا يشرك به شيئا ولا يزني ولا يتخذ من دونه وليا.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasem bin Muhammed, from Sulayman ibn Dawud, who ascribed the narration, saying: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: «You took them by the trust of Allah, and you declared their private organs as allowable by the words of Allah.» As for the trust of Allah, it is that which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, took upon Adam when He married Hawwa’ to him, and as for the words, they are the words which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, conditioned upon Adam, that he worships Him, does not associate anything with Him, does not fornicate nor takes a protector besides Him.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن يحيى بن المبارك، عن عبد الله بن جبلة، عن رجل، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " وجعلني مباركا أين ما كنت " قال: نفاعا.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Yahya bin Mubarak, from Abdullah bin Jabala, from a man, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And He made me blessed wherever I am» (19:31). He said: Beneficial.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثني محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن محمد بن سنان، عن حمزة، ومحمد ابني حمران، قالا: اجتمعنا عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في جماعة من أجلة مواليه وفينا حمران بن أعين فخضنا في المناظرة وحمران ساكت فقال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: مالك لا تتكلم يا حمران. فقال: يا سيدي آليت على نفسي أني لا أتكلم في مجلس تكون فيه. فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إني قد أذنت لك في الكلام فتكلم. فقال حمران: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، لم يتخذ صاحبة ولا ولدا، خارج من الحدين حد التعطيل وحد التشبيه، وأن الحق القول بين القولين لا جبر ولا تفويض، وأن محمدا عبد ورسوله أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون، وأشهد أن الجنة حق، وأن النار حق، وأن البعث بعد الموت حق، وأشهد أن عليا حجة الله على خلقه لا يسع الناس جهله، وأن حسنا بعده وأن الحسين من بعده، ثم علي بن الحسين، ثم محمد بن علي، ثم أنت يا سيدي من بعدهم. فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: الترتر حمران. ثم قال: يا حمران مد المطمر بينك وبين العالم، قلت: يا سيدي وما المطمر؟ فقال: أنتم تسمونه خيط البناء، فمن خالفك على هذا الامر فهو زنديق. فقال حمران: وإن كان علويا فاطميا؟ فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: وإن كان محمديا علويا فاطميا.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Hamza and Muhammed, the sons of Hamran, that they both said: We gathered with Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, among a group of his most glorious befrienders, and among us was Hamran bin A’yan. Then he went into a discussion, while Hamran was silent. Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said to him: What is it with you, that you do not speak, O Hamran? Then he said: O my Master, I promised myself to not speak in a gathering in which you are. Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, I have given you permission to speak, so speak. Then Hamran said: I testify that there is no god but Allah, Alone, that He has no associate, that He did not take any female companion nor child, (He is) excluded from the two limitations, the limitation of impairment and the limitation of comparison; and that the truth is the belief between the two beliefs, there is no determinism, nor (absolute) empowerment (of creatures); and that Muhammed is His Servant and Messenger, that He sent him with guidance and the Religion of Truth that He might make it prevail over all religions, even if the polytheists dislike it; and I testify that Paradise is true, and that the Fire is true, and that the revival after death is true; and I testify that Ali is the Proof of Allah upon His creation, that people are unable to be ignorant of him; and that Hasan is after him, and that Hussain is after him, then Ali bin Hussain, then Muhammed bin Ali, then you, O my master, after them. Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: The plumb is the plumb of Hamran. Then he said: O Hamran, extend the plumbing line between you and between the world. I said: O my master, and what is the plumbing line? He said: You call it the building line. Hence, whoever opposes you in this matter, he is a heretic. Then Hamran said: And even if he is an Alawite and Fatimid? Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: And even if he is a Muhammed, an Alawite and a Fatimid.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن عبد الله بن سنان، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ليس بينكم وبين من خالفكم إلا المطمر. قلت: وأي شئ المطمر؟ قال: الذي تسمونه التر فمن خالفكم وجازه فابرؤوا منه وإن كان علويا فاطميا.

2. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Abdullah bin Sinan, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Between you and between those who oppose you, there is nothing but the plumbing line. I said: And what thing is the plumbing line? He said: That which you call a plumb. Hence, whoever opposes you and crosses it, then dissociate from him, even if he is an Alawite and Fatimid.