Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن الحسن بن بنت إلياس، قال: سمعت الرضا عليه السلام يقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لعن الله من أحدث حدثا أو آوى محدثا، قلت: وما الحدث؟ قال: من قتل.

6. With this chain of narrators, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Hasan, son of the daughter of Ilyas, that he said: I heard al-Rida, peace be upon him, say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: May Allah curse the one who performs a sin or gives refuge to a sinner. I said: And what is the sin? He said: The one who murders.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، قال: حدثني العوني الجوهري، عن إبراهيم الكوفي، عن رجل من أصحابنا رفعه، قال: سئل الحسن بن علي عليهما السلام عن العقل فقال: التجرع للغصة، ومداهنة الأعداء.

7. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, that he said. I was told by al-‘Ouni al-Jawhari, from Ibrahim al-Kufi, from a man from our companions, that he ascribed it, saying: Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them both, was asked about the intellect. He said: To gulp a lump, and to flatter with the enemies.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن النوفلي، عن السكوني، عن أبي عبد الله، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: إن من التواضع أن يرضى الرجل بالمجلس دون المجالس، وأن يسلم على من يلقى، وأن يترك المراء وإن كان محقا، ولا يحب أن يحمد على التقوى.

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أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن جعفر بن عثمان، عن أبي بصير، قال: كنت عند أبي جعفر عليه السلام فقال له رجل: أصلحك الله، إن بالكوفة قوما يقولون مقالة ينسبونها إليك، قال: وما هي؟ قال: يقولون: إن الايمان غير الاسلام. فقال أبو جعفر عليه السلام: نعم، فقال له الرجل: صفه لي، قال: من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله وأقر بما جاء من عند الله فهو مسلم، قال: فالإيمان؟ قال: من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمد رسول الله وأقر بما جاء من عند الله وأقام الصلاة وآتى الزكاة وصام شهر رمضان وحج البيت ولم يلق الله بذنب أوعد عليه النار فهو مؤمن. قال أبو بصير: جعلت فداك وأينا لم يلق الله بذنب أو عد عليه النار؟ فقال:ليس هو حيث تذهب، إنما هو من لم يلق الله بذنب أوعد عليه النار ولم يتب منه.

9. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from al-Nawfaly, from al-Sukuni, from Abu Abdillah, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: Indeed, it is among humbleness that a man is pleased with one sitting place before more sitting places, that he sends peace upon the one he meets, that he abandons quarreling, even if he is rightful, and that he does not like to be praised for godfearness.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن المفضل ابن عمر، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن من قبلنا يقولون: إن الله تبارك وتعالى إذا أحب عبدا نوه به منوه من السماء أن الله يجب فلانا فأحبوه، فتلقى له المحبة في قلوب العباد، فإذا أبغض الله تعالى عبدا نوه منوه من السماء أن الله يبغض فلانا فأبغضوه قال: فيلقي الله له البغضاء في قلوب العباد، قال: كان عليه السلام متكئا فاستوى جالسا فنفض يده ثلاث مرات يقول: لا، ليس كما يقولون. ولكن الله عز وجل إذا أحب عبدا أغرى به الناس في الأرض ليقولوا فيه فيؤثمهم ويأجره. وإذا أبغض الله عبدا حببه إلى الناس ليقولوا فيه فيؤثمهم ويؤثمه. ثم قال عليه السلام. من كان أحب إلى الله من يحيى بن زكريا عليه السلام؟ أغراهم به حتى قتلوه، ومن كان أحب إلى الله عز وجل من علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام؟ فلقى من الناس ما قد علمتم، ومن كان أحب إلى الله تعالى من الحسين بن علي صلوات الله عليه فأغراهم به حتى قتلوه.

10. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ja’far bin Uthman, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I was at the place of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and a man said to him: May Allah rectify you, indeed, in Kufa there are people who say a saying which they ascribe to you. He said: And what is it? He said: They say that faith is other than (acceptance of) Islam. Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, then said: Yes. The man then said to him: Describe it to be. He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah and acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, he is a Muslim. He said: And faith? He said: The one who testifies that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah, acknowledges what he has brought from Allah, establishes the prayer, gives the alms tax, fasts the Month of Ramadan, performs pilgrimage to the House and will not meet Allah after having performed a sin for which the Fire has been promised, he is a believer. Abu Baseer said: May I be sacrificed for you, and who of us will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised? He said: It is not as you think. It is only the one who will not meet Allah with a sin for which the Fire has been promised and does not repent from it.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن يحيى بن إبراهيم، عن أبي البلاد، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن عطاء، قال: قلت لأبي جعفر عليه السلام: إن الناس يقولون: إن علي بن أبي طالب صلوات الله عليه قال: إن أفضل الاحرام أن تحرم من دويرة أهلك. قال: فأنكر ذلك أبو جعفر عليه السلام فقال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان من أهل المدينة ووقته من ذي الحليفة، وإنما كان بينهما ستة أميال ولو كان فضلا لا حرم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله من المدينة ولكن عليا صلوات الله عليه كان يقول: تمتعوا من ثيابكم إلى وقتكم.

11. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Mufaddal ibn Umar, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Indeed, those before us say: Indeed, if Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, loves a servant, a caller from Heaven will call his name: «Indeed, Allah loves such-a-person, so love him», and so, love for him shall be cast in the hearts of the servants, and that if Allah, Exalted is He, hates a servant, a caller from Heaven will call his name: «Indeed, Allah hates such-a-person, so hate him». He said: Will Allah cast hatred towards him into the hearts of the servants? He said: He, peace be upon him, was leaning, so he sat upright and dust off himself three times, saying: Not, it is not like they are saying. However, if Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, loves a servant, He would seduce the people on earth that they speak (bad) of him, and so, He will declare them as sinful and reward him, and if Allah hates a servant, He makes him beloved to people that they speak (good) of him, and so, He will declare them and him as sinful. He, peace be upon him, then said: Who was more beloved to Allah than Yahya bin Zakariya [1], peace be upon him? Yet, He seduced them with regards to him until they killed him. And who was more beloved to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, than Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him? Yet, he faced from people what you know. And who was more beloved to Allah, Exalted is He, than Hussain bin Ali, Allah’s blessings be upon him? Yet, He seduced them with regards to him until they killed him.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن يحيى بن المبارك، عن علي بن الصامت، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كنا معه في جنازة فقال بعض القوم: بارك الله لي في الموت وفيما بعد الموت، فقال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام، فيما بعد الموت فضل، إذا بورك لك في الموت فقد بورك لك فيما بعده.

12. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Yahya bin Ibrahim, from Abu’l-Bilad, from his father, from Abdullah bin ‘Ataa’, that he said: I said to Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him: Indeed, people are saying: Indeed, Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, said: «Indeed, the best ihram is that you perform ihram from the circle of your people.» He said: Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, then died that and said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was among the people of Medina, yet his time was fixed at Dhu’l-Halifa, and it was six miles [1] between them. If it was an act of virtue, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, had surely performed ihram from Medina. Rather, Ali, Allah’s blessings be upon him, used to say: Perform tamattu’ [2] with your clothes until your fixed time.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين ابن أبي الخطاب، عن محمد بن إسماعيل بن بزيع، عن محمد بن يعقوب بن شعيب، عن أبيه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قلت له: إن الناس يروون أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ما صام شهر رمضان تسعة وعشرين أكثر مما صام ثلاثين، قال: كذبوا، ما صام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إلا تاما ولا تكون الفرائض ناقصة، إن الله تبارك وتعالى خلق السنة ثلاث مائة وستين يوما وخلق السماوات والأرض في ستة أيام فحجزها من ثلاث مائة وستين، فالسنة ثلاث مائة وأربعة وخمسون يوما وشهر رمضان ثلاثون يوما لقول الله عز وجل: " ولتكملوا العدة " والكامل تام، وشوال تسعة وعشرون يوما، وذو القعدة ثلاثون يوما لقول الله عز وجل " وواعدنا موسى ثلاثين ليلة " فالشهر هكذا ثم على هذا شهر تام وشهر ناقص وشهر رمضان لا ينقص أبدا وشعبان لا يتم أبدا.

13. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Yahya bin Mubarak, from Ali bin Samit, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: We were with him during a funeral attendance, during which some of the people said: «May Allah give blessings to me in death and in what is after death». Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, then said to him: What is after death is better. If it is given blessings to you in death, it is certainly given blessings to you in what is after it.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن علي بن رئاب، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " وما أصابكم من مصيبة فبما كسبت أيديكم ويعفو عن كثير " أرأيت ما أصاب عليا وأهل بيته هو بما كسبت أيديهم وهم أهل بيته طهارة معصومون؟ فقال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان يتوب إلى الله عز وجل ويستغفره في كل يوم وليلة مائة مره من غير ذنب إن الله عز وجل يخص أولياءه بالمصائب ليأجرهم عليها من غير ذنب.

14. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain ibn Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Isma’eel bin Bazee’, from Muhammed bin Ya’qoub bin Shu’aib, from his father, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I said to him: Indeed, people are narrating that the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, did not fast the Month of Ramadan for twenty-nine (days) more than he fasted thirty (days). He said: They have lied. The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, did not fast but completely. Obligatory acts cannot be (performed whilst) lacking. Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, created a year as having three hundred and sixty days, and He created the Heavens and the earth in six days, and so, He constrained it from three hundred and sixty. Hence, a year is (consisting of) three hundred and fifty-four days, and the Month of Ramadan is (consisting of) thirty days, due to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and that you may complete the period» (2:185). That which is complete is (a) full (period). Shawwal is (consisting of) twenty-nine days, and Dhu’l-Qa’da is (consisting of) thirty days, due to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And We made an appointment with Musa for thirty nights» (7:142). Hence, a month is like this. Furthermore, on this basis, a month is complete, and another month is lacking. The Month of Ramadan does never lack, and Sha’ban is never complete,

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن محمد بن الحصين ، عن محمد بن الفضيل، عن العرزمي ال: كنت مع أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في الحجر جالسا تحت الميزاب ورجل يخاصم رجلا وأحدهما يقول لصاحبه: والله ما تدري من أين تهب الريح؟ فلما أكثر عليه قال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: فهل تدري أنت من أين تهب الريح؟ فقال: لا، ولكن أسمع الناس يقولون. فقلت أنا لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: من أين تهب الريح جعلت فداك؟ قال: إن الريح مسجونة تحت هذا الركن الشامي فإذا أراد الله عز وجل أن يرسل منها شيئا أخرجه أما جنوب فجنوب، وأما شمال فشمال، وأما صبا فصبا، وأما دبور فدبور، ثم قال:وآية ذلك أنك لا تزال ترى هذا الركن متحركا في الشتاء والصيف أبدا الليل مع النهار.

15. 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 Hasan bin Mahbub, from Ali bin Ri’ab, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And whatever afflicts you of a calamity, it is due to what your hands have acquired, and He pardons much.» (42:30) Have you seen that which afflicted Ali and his Household, was it due to what their hands acquired, while they are a Household of Purity and are Infallible? He said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, used to repent to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and seek forgiveness from Him every day day and night a hundred times without a sin. Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, specifies His Allies with calamities in order that He might reward them for them without (them having committed) a sin.