Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن علي بن الحكم، عن أبان الأحمر، عن عبد الله بن سنان قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن امرأة أوصت بثلثها يقضي به دين ابن أخيها وجزء لفلان وفلانة فلم أعرف ذلك، فقدمنا إلى ابن أبي ليلى. قال: فما قال لك؟ قلت: قال: ليس لهما شئ. فقال: كذب والله، لهما العشر من الثلث.

2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Ali bin Hakam, from Aban al-Ahmar, from Abdullah bin Sinan, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, of a woman who bequeathed with her third, that the debt of the son of her brother is cleared with it, and that a part is for such-a-male and such-a-female, and I did not know (how to deal with) that, so we approached Ibn Abi Layla. He said: So what did he say to you? I said: He said: There is nothing to them. So he said: He has lied, by Allah. To them is a tenth of the third.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الأشعري، قال: حدثني أبو عبد الله الرازي، عن أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر، عن الحسين بن خالد، عن أبي الحسن عليه السلام قال: سألته عن رجل أوصى بجزء من ماله. فقال: سبع ثلثه.

3. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, that he said: I was told by Abu Abdillah al-Razi, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abi Nasr, from Hussain bin Khalid, from Abu’l-Hasan, peace be upon him, that he said: I asked him about a man who bequeathed with a part of his property. He said: A seventh of his third.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعد آبادي، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن بعض أصحابنا، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه قال في رجل نذر أن يتصدق بمال كثير، فقال: الكثير ثمانون فما زاد لقول الله تبارك وتعالى: " لقد نصركم الله في مواطن كثيرة " و كانت ثمانين موطنا.

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, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said with regards to a man who swore an oath to give an abundance of money as charity. He said: An abundance is eighty and what is above, due to the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: «Certainly, Allah assisted you in many places» (9:25) and they were eighty places.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن داود بن محمد النهدي، عن بعض أصحابنا قال: دخل ابن أبي سعيد المكاري على الرضا صلوات الله عليه فقال له: أبلغ الله من قدرك أن تدعي ما ادعى أبوك؟! فقال له: ما لك أطفأ الله نورك وأدخل الفقر بيتك؟ أما علمت أن الله تبارك وتعالى أوحى إلى عمران عليه السلام أني واهب لك ذكرا فوهب له مريم ووهب لمريم عيسى فعيسى من مريم ومريم من عيسى ومريم وعيسى شئ واحد، وأنا من أبي وأبي مني وأنا وأبي شئ واحد فقال له: ابن أبي سعيد فأسألك عن مسألة؟ فقال: لا أخالك تقبل مني ولست من غنمي ولكن هلمها. فقال: رجل قال عند موته: كل مملوك لي قديم فهو حر لوجه الله. فقال:نعم، إن الله تبارك وتعالى يقول في كتابه: " حتى عاد كالعرجون القديم " فما كان من مماليكه أتى له ستة أشهر فهو قديم حر. قال: فخرج الرجل فافتقر حتى مات ولم يكن عنده مبيت ليلة - لعنه الله -.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Dawud bin Muhammed al-Nahdi, from some of our companions, that he said: Ibn Abi Sa’eed, the Hirer, entered into the place of al-Rida, Allah’s blessings be upon him, and said to him: Did Allah make your rank reach (the point) that you claim what your father claimed? Then he said to him: What is it with you, may Allah extinguish your light and make poverty enter your home? Have you not known that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, revealed to Imran, peace be upon him: «Indeed, I am gifting to you a male» and then He gifted to him Mariam, and he gifted to Mariam, Isa, and hence, Isa is from Mariam, and Mariam is from Isa, and Mariam and Isa are one thing? (Similarly) I am from my father, and my father is from me, and I and my father are one thing. Then Ibn Abi Sa’eed said to him: Shall I then ask you about a matter? So he said: I do not assume that you will accept from me, and you are not from my followers, however, bring it. He said: A man said at his death: «Every slave of mine who is old, he is free, for the sake of Allah.» He said: Yes, indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says in His Book: «until it returns (to appear) like the old date stalk.» (36:39) Hence, whomever of his slaves who has reached six months (in time of ownership), he is old, and (is to be) free. He said: Then the man went out and he became poor until he died, and he did not have a sleeping place for (even) a night. May Allah curse him.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عن عبد الله بن المغيرة، عن عبد الرحمن الجعفي، قال: كنت أختلف إلى ابن أبي ليلى في مواريث وكان يدافعني فلما طال ذلك علي شكوته إلى جعفر ابن محمد عليهما السلام فقال: أو ما علم أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أمر برد الحبيس وإنفاذ المواريث؟ قال: فأتيته ففعل كما كان يفعل، فقلت له: إني شكوتك إلى جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام فقال لي: كيت وكيت، فحلفني ابن أبي ليلى أنه قال ذلك لك، فحلفت له فقضى لي بذلك.

1. 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 Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Khalid al-Barqi, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, from Abdul-Rahman al-Ju’fi, that he said: I used to attend at Ibn Abi Layla with regards to inheritance, and he used to push me. When that had (lasted for a) prolonged (time), I complained about him to Ja’far ibn Muhammed, peace be upon them both, so he said: Does he not know that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, ordered for the return of the restrained and the fulfilment of inheritance? He said: Then I went to him, and he did what he used to do, so I said to him: I complained about you to Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, and he said to me such-and-such. Then Ibn Abi Layla made me swear that he said that, so I swore to him, and he ruled to my favor in that (case).

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن أحمد الرازي، عن بكر بن صالح، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن ابن عيينة البصري قال: كنت شاهدا عند ابن أبي ليلى وقضى في رجل جعل لبعض قرابته غلة دار ولم يوقت لهم وقتا فمات الرجل فحضر ورثته ابن أبي ليلى وحضر قريبه الذي جعل له الدار، فقال ابن أبي ليلى: أرى أن أدعها على ما تركها صاحبها. فقال له محمد بن مسلم الثقفي: أما إن علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه قضى في هذا المسجد بخلاف ما قضيت. قال: وما علمك؟ قال: سمعت أبا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: قضى علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه برد الحبيس وإنفاذ المواريث. فقال ابن أبي ليلى: هو عندك في كتاب؟ قال: نعم. قال: فأرسل إليه فائتني به، فقال محمد بن مسلم: على أن لا تنظر من الكتاب إلا في ذلك الحديث. قال: لك ذلك. قال: فأراه الحديث عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في الكتاب فرد قضيته.

2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Razi, from Bikr bin Saleh, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ibn ‘Uyayna al-Basri, that he said: I was testifying at the presence of Ibn Abi Layla, and he had judged with regards to a man who had made for some of his relatives benefit from a house and not specified a (particular) time for them, and then the man died and his inheritors were present at Ibn Abi Layla, and his relative to whom he made the house was (also) present. Then Ibn Abi Layla said: I see that I (should) leave it like how its owner left it. Then Muhammed bin Muslim al-Thaqafi said to him: Verily, Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, indeed, judged in this mosque to the contrary of what you have judged. He said: And how do you know? He said: I heard Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, say: Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, judged for the return of the restrained and the fulfilment of inheritance. Then Ibn Abi Layla said: Is it with you in a book? He said: Yes. He said: Then send to him and come to me with it. Then Muhammed bin Muslim said: (On the condition that) You must not look into the Book except in that narration. He said: You may do so. He said: Then he showed him the narration of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, in the Book and he retracted his judgement. [1]

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن الحسين بن يزيد النوفلي، عن اليعقوبي، عن عيسى بن عبد الله الهاشمي، عن أبيه، عن جده قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله في قوله عز و جل: " ولما ضرب ابن مريم مثلا إذا قومك منه يصدون " قال: الصدود في العربية الضحك.

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 Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Ya’qoubi, from Isa bin Abdullah al-Hashimi, from his father, from his grandfather, that he said: The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when the son of Mariam gave an example, your people suddenly chortled.» (43:57) He said: Chortling in Arabic is to laugh.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عمن ذكره، عن حفص بن غياث، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قوله عز وجل: " وكلا تبرنا تتبيرا " قال: يعني كسرنا تكسيرا. قال: وهي بالنبطية.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Khalid al-Barqi, from the one he mentioned, from Hafs bin Ghiyath, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And all of them, We devastated a (complete) devastation» (25:39). He said: It means: We crushed a (complete) crushing. He said: It is in Nabatean.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن جعفر بن محمد بن عقبة، عمن رواه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " لا بثين فيها أحقابا " قال: الأحقاب ثمانية أحقاب والحقبة ثمانون سنة، والسنة ثلاثمائة وستون يوما، واليوم كألف سنة مما تعدون.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Ja’far bin Muhammed bin ‘Uqba, from the one he narrated, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Dwelling in it for epochs» (78:24). He said: The epochs are eight epochs, and one epoch is (consisting of) eighty years, and one year is three hundred and sixty days, and one day is like a thousand years of what you count.

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن الحجال، عن عبد الله بن أبي حماد يرفعه إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " قرب المشارق والمغارب " قال: لها ثلاث مائة وستون مشرقا، وثلاث مائة وستون مغربا، فيومها الذي تشرق فيه لا تعود فيه إلا من قابل ، ويومها الذي تغرب فيه لا تعود فيه إلا من قابل.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Hajjal, from Abdullah bin Abi Hammad, that he ascribed it to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «the Lord of the Easts and the Wests» (70:40). He said: It has three hundred and sixty easts, and three hundred and sixty wests. Hence, on the day it appears in the east, it does not return to it except after a year, and the day it appears in the west, it does not return to it except after a year.