Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن عبد الله ابن المغيرة، عن السكوني، عن أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لا يضحى بالعرجاء بين عرجها، ولا بالعوراء بين عورها ، ولا بالعجفاء، ولا بالجرباء ، ولا بالجدعاء، ولا بالعضباء وهي المكسورة القرن، و الجدعاء المقطوعة الأذن.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Abdullah ibn Mughaira, from Sukuni, from 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: It should not be sacrificed, on the (Eid of) Adha, with a the lame whose lameness is obvious, nor with the half-blind whose half-blindedness is obvious, nor with the shrunken, nor with the scabby, nor with the jad’aa’, nor with the ‘adhbaa’, that is the one with a broken horn, and jad’aa’ is the one with a cut ear.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى المتوكل قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، قال: حدثني أبو نصر البغدادي، عن أحمد بن يحيى المقري، عن عبد الله بن موسى، عن إسرائيل، عن أبي إسحاق، عن شريح بن هاني، عن علي عليه السلام قال: أمرنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في الأضاحي أن نستشرف العين والاذن ونهانا عن الخرقاء والشرقاء والمقابلة والمدابرة، الخرقاء أن يكون في الاذن ثقب مستدير، والشرقاء في الغنم المشقوقة الاذن باثنين حتى ينفذ إلى الطرف ، والمقابلة أن يقطع من مقدم أذنها شئ يترك معلقا لا يبين كأنه زنمة ويقال مثل ذلك من الإبل: " المزنم " ويسمى ذلك المعلق " الرعل " والمدابرة أن يفعل ذلك بمؤخر اذن الشاة.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, that he said: I was told by Abu Nasr al-Baghdadi, from Ahmad bin Yahya al-Maqri, from Abdullah bin Musa, from Isra’eel, from Abu Ishaq, from Shareeh bin Hani, from Ali, peace be upon him, that he said: We were ordered by the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to offerngs, that we observe the eye and the ear, and he forbade us from (taking as offering) the kharqaa’, sharqaa’, muqabala and mudabara. The kharqaa’ is the one in whose ear is a round hole. The sharqaa’ among sheep is the one whose ear is cut in two to the extent that it falls to the side. The muqabala is that it is cut from the front of its ear, something that is left to hang in a manner that it is not obvious, like it is a zanma. It is referred to the like of that among camels as muzannam, and that hanging (part) is referred to as ri’l. The mudabara is that this is done to the rear of the sheep’s ear.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن محمد بن سنان، عن أبي الجارود زياد بن المنذر، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر عليهما السلام في قول الله تبارك وتعالى: " ففروا إلى الله إني لكم منه نذير مبين " قال: حجوا إلى الله.

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 Sinan, from Abu’l-Jaroud, Ziyad bin Mundhir, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, with regards to the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: «Then flee to Allah. Indeed, I am, to you, from Him a clear warner.» (51:50) He said: Perform pilgrimage to Allah.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا أيوب بن نوح قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عمير، وصفوان بن يحيى جميعا رفعاه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه قال: المحصور غير المصدود، وقال: المحصور هو المريض، والمصدود هو الذي يرده المشركون كما ردوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ليس من مرض، والمصدود تحل له النساء والمحصور لا تحل له النساء.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ayub bin Nuh, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, and Safwan bin Yahya, all of them, that they both ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The confined is other than the repelled. He also said: The confined is the diseased, and the repelled is the one whom the polytheists return, like how they returned Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, not of disease. For the repelled, women are permissible (for him to have intercourse with), and for the confined, women are not permissible.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال. حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن محمد بن سنان، عن المفضل بن عمر، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من ركب زاملة ثم وقع منها فمات دخل النار.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who rides a riding animal, then falls from it and dies, will enter the Fire.

حدثنا محمد بن أحمد الشيباني - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا موسى بن عمران النخعي، عن عمه الحسين بن يزيد، عن إسماعيل ابن مسلم، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن جده، عن علي عليهم السلام قال: نزل جبرئيل على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فقال: يا محمد مر أصحابك بالعج والثج. فالعج رفع الأصوات بالتلبية، والثج نحر البدن.

1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Shaybani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Musa bin Imran al-Nakha’I, from his paternal uncle, Hussain bin Yazid, from Isma’eel ibn Muslim, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ali, peace be upon them, that he said: Jibra’eel descended unto the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and said: O Muhammed, order you companions to ‘ajj and thajj. ‘Ajj is to raise the voices during declaring gratification (to Allah), and thajj is to slaughter the cattle.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن الحسن ابن محبوب، عن خالد بن جرير، عن أبي الربيع الشامي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سئل عن النرد والشطرنج، قال: لا تقربهما. قلت: فالغناء؟ قال: لا خير فيه لا تفعلوا. قلت: فالنبيذ؟ قال: نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عن كل مسكر وكل مسكر حرام. قلت: فالظروف التي يصنع فيها؟ قال: نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآلهعن الدباء والمزفت والحنتم والنقير. قلت: وما ذاك؟ قال: الدباء: القرع، والمزفت: الدنان والحنتم: جرار الأردن ويقال: إنها الجرار الخضر، والنقير: خشب كان أهل الجاهلية ينقرونها حتى يصير لها أجواف ينبذون فيها.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Khalid bin Jareer, from Abu’l-Rabee’ al-Shami, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: He was asked about backgammon and chess. He said: Do not go near them. I said: Singing? He said: There is no good in it. Do not do it. I said: Non-grape wine? He said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, forbade from every intoxicant, and every intoxicant is forbidden. I said: The container it is produced in? He said: The Messenger of Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, forbade from dubbaa’, muzaffat, hantam and naqeer. I said: And what are those? He said: Dubbaa’ is the pumpkin. Muzaffat is the wine jug. Hantam are jars from Jordan. [1] It is said that they are green jars. It is said that they are green jars. Naqeer is wood whom the people of the Jahiliya used to engrave until they have internal spaces in which they produce non-grape wine.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن عبد الرحمن بن الحجاج، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " فضحكت فبشرناها بإسحاق " قال: حاضت.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Abdul-Rahman bin Hajjaj, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then she laughed, and we gave her a glad tiding with Ishaq.» (11:71) He said: She menstruated.

أبي رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد بن عيسى بن محمد ، عن علي بن مهزيار: عن أحمد بن محمد البزنطي، عن يحيى بن عمران، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قوله الله عز وجل: " ووهبنا له إسحاق ويعقوب نافلة " قال: ولد الولد نافلة.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Isa bin Muhammed, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed al-Bazanti, from Yahya bin Imran, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And We granted to him Ishaq, and Ya’qoub as an addition.» (21:72) He said: A child of the child is an addition.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن سلمة بن الخطاب، عن إبراهيم بن محمد الثقفي، عن إبراهيم بن ميمون، عن مصعب، عن سعد، عن الأصبغ، عن علي عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " وقالوا ربنا الله عجل لنا قطنا قبل يوم الحساب " قال: نصيبهم من العذاب.

1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Salama bin Khattab, from Ibrahim bin Muhammed al-Thaqafi, from Ibrahim bin Maimoun, from Mus’ab, from Sa’d, from Asbagh, from Ali, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And they said: Our Lord, hasten for us our share before the Day of Reckoning.» (38:16) Their share of the torment.