Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل، قال حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عبد الله بن سنان، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إن الرجل ليشرب الشربة فيدخله الله الجنة. قلت: وكيف ذاك؟ قال: إن الرجل ليشرب الماء فيقطعه ثم ينحي الاناء وهو يشتهيه فيحمد الله، ثم يعود فيشرب، ثم ينحيه وهو يشتهيه فيحمد الله، ثم يعود فيشرب فيوجب الله عز وجل له بذلك الجنة.

16. We were told by my father, may Allah granrt him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Ali bin Mahziyar, from Muhammed bin Huss’ain, from Muhammed bin Fudail, from al-‘Azrami, that he said: I was with Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, in the home (of his), sitting under the drain, while one man was quarreling with another man, and one of them was saying to his companion: By Allah, do you not know where the wind runs from? When he had said that much to him, Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said to him: And do you know from where the winds runs? He said: No, but I hear the people say. I then said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: From where does the wind run, may I be sacrificed for you? He said: Indeed, the wind is constrained under this Levantine pillar, and when Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, wants to send off some of it, He makes it come out: if it is (to be towards the) south, it is south; if it is (to be towards the) north, it is north; if it is (to be) cast fiercely, it is cast fiercely; and if it is (to be) mild, it is mild. He then said: The sign of that is that you still see this pillar moving during winter and summer, continuously, at the night along with the day.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن السياري، عن ابن بقاح، عن عبد السلام رفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كفر بالنعم أن يقول الرجل: أكلت الطعام كذا وكذا فضرني.

17. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abdullah bin Sinan, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: Indeed, a man is surely to drink (by the amount of) a sip, and Allah will make him enter Paradise. I said: And how is that? He said: Indeed, a man is surely to drink water, then interrupt it, then move the container away while he desires it, and then he will praise Allah, then return it and drink. He will then move it away while he desires it, and then he will praise Allah, then return it and drink. By that, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will obligate Paradise to him for that.

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن حماد بن عثمان، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: " الشعراء يتبعهم الغاوون " قال: هل رأيت شاعرا يتبعه أحد؟ إنما هم قوم تفقهوا لغير الدين، فضلوا وأضلوا.

18. 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 al-Saiyari, from Ibn Baqqah, from Abdul-Salam, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It is disbelief in graces that a man says: «I ate such-and-such food, and it harmed me.»

حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي السكري، قال: حدثنا محمد بن، زكريا الجوهري، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن عمارة، عن أبيه، عن سفيان ابن سعيد، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليهما السلام - وكان والله صادقا كما سمي - يقول: يا سفيان، عليك بالتقية فإنها سنة إبراهيم الخليل عليه السلام وإن الله عز وجل قال لموسى وهارون: " اذهبا إلى فرعون إنه طغى فقولا له قولا لينا لعله يتذكر أو يخشى " يقول الله عز وجل: كنياه وقولا له: " يا أبا مصعب " وإن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله كان إذا أراد سفرا وروى بغيره وقال: أمرني ربي بمداراة الناس كما أمرني بأداء الفرائض ولقد أدبه الله عز وجل بالتقية فقال: " ادفع بالتي هي أحسن فإذا الذي بينك وبينه عداوة كأنه ولي حميم * وما يلقيها إلا الذين صبروا وما يلقيها إلا ذو حظ عظيم " يا سفيان من استعمل التقية في دين الله فقد تسنم الذروة العليا من العز، إن عز المؤمن في حفظ لسانه ومن لم يملك لسانه ندم. قال سفيان: فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله هل يجوز أن يطمع الله عز وجل عباده في كون مالا يكون؟ قال: لا. فقلت: فكيف قال الله عز وجل لموسى وهارون عليهما السلام: " لعله يتذكر أو يخشى " وقد علم أن فرعون لا يتذكر ولا يخشى؟ فقال: إن فرعون قد تذكر وخشي ولكن عند رؤية البأس حيث لم ينفعه الايمان، ألا تسمع الله عز وجل يقول: " حتى إذا أدركه الغرق قال آمنت أنه لا إله إلا الذي آمنت به بنو إسرائيل وأنا من المسلمين " فلم يقبل الله عز وجل إيمانه وقال: " الآن وقد عصيت قبل و كنت من المفسدين * فاليوم ننجيك ببدنك لتكون لمن خلفك آية " يقول: نلقيك على نجوة من الأرض لتكون لمن بعدك علامة وعبرة.حدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد بن القاسم الأنباري، قال: حدثنا أبو العباس، عن أحمد بن يحيى، عن سلمة، عن الفراء قال: يقال: هي ذروة الجبل وذروته، وهو فرعون وفرعون ، وهو سفيان وسفيان، قال لي: أبو بكر وحكى يونس النحوي أنه سفيان، وروي عن غير الفراء أن سفيان يجوز أن يكون مأخوذا من السفن وهو قشور السمك التي تلزق على السيوف، ويجوز أن يكون مأخوذا من سفت الريح التراب تسفيه سفى مقصورا - والسفاء - ممدودا: الجهل.

19. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muuhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Hammad bin Uthman, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «The poets, they are followed by the deviators.» (26:224) He said: Have you seen a poet being followed by anyone? They are only a people who gained (religious) knowledge for other than (the sake of) religion, and hence, they aberred and have caused aberration.

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن حفص بن البختري، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: لما أسري برسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وحضرت الصلاة فأذن جبرئيل عليه السلام فما قال: الله أكبر، الله أكبر، قالت الملائكة الله أكبر، الله أكبر، فلما قال: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، قالت الملائكة: خلع الأنداد: فلما قال: أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله، قالت الملائكة: نبي بعث، فلما قال: حي على الصلاة، قالت الملائكة: حث على عبادة ربه، فلما قال: حي على الفلاح، قالت الملائكة: أفلح من اتبعه.

20. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali al-Sukkari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin ‘Umara, from his father, from Sufyan ibn Sa’eed, that he said: I heard Abu Abdillah, Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Sadiq, peace be upon them both, and he was, by Allah, Truthful , like how he was named, saying: O Sufyan, it is upon you to perform Taqiya, for indeed, it is the tradition of Ibrahim, the Close Friend, peace be upon him. Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said to Musa and Harun: «Go, both of you, to Pharao, for indeed, he has tyrannized, and say to him a tender saying, that he might remember or fear.» (20:43-44) Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, is saying: Call to him by his nickname and say to him: «O father of Mus’ab». Indeed, when the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, wanted to travel, he took cover with another person, and he said: My Lord has ordered me to use conformity with people like how He has ordered me to perform the obligatory acts. Certainly, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, disciplined him with Taqiya and said: «Repel with that which is better. Thereupon, the one whom between you and him there is enmity, it is as if he is a devoted friend. However, none is granted it except those who ere patient, and none is granted it except one with a great portion (of goodness).» (41:34-35) O Sufyan, the one who uses Taqiya with regards to the Religion of Allah has certainly attained the highest top of honor. Indeed, the honor of the believer is in the preservation of his tongue, and the one who does not have control of his tongue, will regret. Sufyan said: Then I said to him: O son of Allah’s Messenger, is it possible that Allah makes, Exalted and Glorious is He, makes His servants seek to cause that which will not be? He said: No. I said: Then how did Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, say to Musa and Harun, peace be upon them both: «that he might remember or fear» (20:44) while He knew that Pharao will not remember, nor fear? He said: Indeed, Pharao did remember and fear, however, (it was) during when he saw the suffering, (at the moment) when faith does not benefit him. Do you not hear Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, say: «when drowning overtook him, he said: I have believed that there is no god except for the One whom the sons of Isra’eel believed in, and I am of the Muslims» (10:90) to which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, did not accept his faith and said: «Now? And you had disobeyed before, and you were among the causers of corruption. Hence, today We will save you by your body that you might be, for those after you, a sign» (10:91-92)? He is saying: We will cast you on a peak of the earth that you might be for those after you a sign and a lesson. We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed bin Qasem al-Anbari, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, from Ahmad bin Yahya, from Salama, from al-Farra’, that he said: It is said: It is called a dhirwa of a mountain and its dhurwa [1], and it is said Fir’awn and Fur’awn [2], and it is said Sufyan and Sifyan. Abu Bakr said to me: And Yunus, the grammarian, said that it is Sufyan. It has been narrated of other than al-Farra’ that Sufyan is possible to have been derived from safan, that are the scales of a fish that are glued on swords. It is also possible that it is derived from: «The wind scattered [3] the wind, in a manner of scattering [4]» in a shortened form. Safaa’, as in the extended form, is ignorance.

حدثنا أبو عبد الله الحسين بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هاشم المكتب، قال: حدثنا محمد بن جعفر الأسدي أبو الحسين الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن عبد الله المروزي، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن إسماعيل بن الفضل الهاشمي، عن أبيه، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إذا ظلمت العيون العين كان قتل العين على يد الرابع من العيون، فإذا كان ذلك استحق الخاذل له لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين، فقيل له: يا رسول الله ما العين والعيون؟ فقال: أما العين فأخي علي بن أبي طالب، وأما العيون فأعداؤه، رابعهم قاتله ظلما وعدوانا.

21. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abu ‘Umayr, from Hafs bin Bukhturi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: When the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was ascended and the (time for) prayer arrived, Jibra’eel, peace be upon him, performed the Adhan. When he said: «Allah is Greater» the Angels said: Allah is Greater, Allah is Greater. When he said: «I testify that there is no god but Allah» the Angels said: The opponents have been negated. When he said: «I testify that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah» the Angels said: A Prophet has been sent. When he said: «Hasten to prayer» the Angels said: He has motivated to worship of his Lord. When he said: «Hasten to success» the Angels said: Successful is the one who follows him.

حدثنا أبو القاسم علي بن أحمد بن موسى بن عمران الدقاق قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن عبد العظيم بن عبد الله الحسني، قال: حدثني سيدي علي بن محمد بن علي الرضا، عن أبيه، عن آبائه، عن الحسن بن علي عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إن أبا بكر منى بمنزلة السمع وإن عمر منى بمنزلة البصر، وإن عثمان مني بمنزلة الفؤاد. قال: فلما كان من الغد دخلت إليه وعنده أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وأبو بكر وعمر وعثمان، فقلت له: يا أبه سمعتك تقول في أصحابك هؤلاء قولا فما هو؟ فقال عليه السلام: نعم ثم أشار بيده إليهم فقال: هم السمع و البصر والفؤاد وسيسألون عن ولاية وصيي هذا وأشار إلى علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام، ثم قال: إن الله عز وجل يقول: " إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسؤولا " ثم قال صلى الله عليه وآله: وعزة ربي إن جميع أمتي لموقوفون يوم القيامة ومسؤولون عن ولايته وذلك قول الله عز وجل: " وقفوهم إنهم مسؤولون ". 23. We were told by Abu’l-Qasem, Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa bin Imran al-Daqqaq, that he said: We were told by Muuhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Sahl bin Ziyad al-Adami, from Abdul-Adheem bin Abdullah al-Hasani, that he said: I was told by my Master, Ali bin Muhammed bin Ali al-Rida, from his father, from his fathers, from Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Indeed, Abu Bakr is to me by the position of the hearing, and indeed, Umar is to me by the position of the vision, and indeed, Uthman is to me by the position of the heart. He said: When the other day came, I entered into his place, and with him was the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, as well as Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, and I said to him: O father, I heard you say a saying about these companions of yours. What is it? He, peace be upon him, said: Yes. He then pointed with his hand towards them and said: They are the hearing, the vision and the heart, and they shall be asked about the Divine Authority of this Successor of mine. He then pointed towards Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, and then said: Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: «Indeed, the hearing, the vision and the heart, all of those are to be asked about him.» (17:36) He, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, then said: My the Might of my Lord, indeed, all of my nation are to stand on the Day of Resurrection and are to be asked about his Divine Authority, and that is the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And stop them. Indeed, they are to be asked.» (37:24)

22. We were told by Abu Abdillah, Hussain bin Ibrahim bim Ahmad bin Hashim al-Mukattab, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ja’far al-Asadi, Abu’l-Hussain al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Isma’eel al-Barmaki, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Abdullah al-Maruzi, that he said: We were told by my father, from Isma’eel bin Fadl al-Hashimi, from his father, from Sa’eed bin Jubair, from Ibn Abbas, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: When the Eyes are to oppress the Eye, the killing of the Eye will be at the hands of the fourth among the Eyes. If that is such, the abandoner of it becomes deserving of the curse of Allah, the Angels and the people, all of them. It was then said to him: O Messenger of Allah, what is the Eye and the Eyes? He said: As for the Eye, it is my brother, Ali bin Abi Talib, and as for the Eyes, they are his enemies, among whom the fourth is his killer, out of oppression and enmity.

حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، عن علي بن أسباط، عن عمه يعقوب بن سالم، عن أبي بصير، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الناس يقولون: إن العرش اهتز لموت سعد بن معاذ، فقال: إنما هو السرير الذي كان عليه.

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حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن بعض أصحابه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قيل له: إن أبا الخطاب يذكر عنك أنك قلت له: إذا عرفت الحق فاعمل ما شئت فقال: لعن الله أبا الخطاب والله ما قلت له هكذا ولكني قلت: إذا عرفت الحق فاعمل ما شئت من خير يقبل منك، إن الله عز وجل يقول: " من عمل صالحا من ذكر أو أنثى وهو مؤمن فأولئك يدخلون الجنة يرزقون فيها بغير حساب" ويقول تبارك وتعالى: " من عمل صالحا من ذكر أو أنثى وهو مؤمن فلنحيينه حياة طيبة".

25. 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 Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Yunus bin Abdul-Rahman, from Ali bin Asbat, from his paternal uncle, Ya’qoub bin Salem, from Abu Baseer, that he said: I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: Indeed, the people are saying that the Throne shook due to the death of Sa’d bin Mu’adh. He said: It is only (referring to) the bed on which he was.

حدثنا عبد الواحد بن محمد بن عبدوس العطار النيسابوري، قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد بن قتيبة، عن حمدان بن سليمان، عن عبد السلام بن صالح الهروي، قال: قلت للرضا عليه السلام: يا ابن رسول الله قد روي عن آبائك عليهم السلام في من جامع في شهر رمضان أو أفطر فيه ثلاث كفارات وروي عنهم أيضا كفارة واحدة فبأي الخبرين نأخذ؟ قال: بهما جميعا، متى جامع الرجل حراما أو أفطر على حرام في شهر رمضان فعليه ثلاث كفارات: عتق رقبة، وصيام شهرين متتابعين، وإطعام ستين مسكينا وقضاء ذلك اليوم. وإن كان نكح حلالا أو أفطر على حلال فعليه كفارة واحدة وقضاء ذلك اليوم، وإن كان ناسيا فلا شئ عليه.

26. 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, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from some of his companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It was said to him: Indeed, Abu’l-Khattab is mentioning of you that you said to him: «If you know the truth, then do what you wish». He then said: May Allah curse Abu’l-Khattab. By Allah, I did not say it to him like this. However, I said: If you know the truth, then do what you wish of goodness, and it will be accepted from you. Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: «The one who performs a righteous deed, be it a male or a female, while he is a believer, those will enter Paradise, being sustained in it without reckoning.» (40:40) He, Blessed and Exalted is He, also says: «The one who performs a righteous deed, be it a male or a female, while he is a believer, We will surely revive him to a good life.» (16:97)