Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
81. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from ‘Ammar al-Sabati who has said the following. “I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Are those who seek God
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
82. Ali ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from sahl ibn Ziyad from ya‘qub ibn Yazid from Ziyad al-Qandi from ‘Ammar al-’Asadi from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Good words (worship) will be prese
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
83. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Sama‘a from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . God will gra
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
84. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari from certain persons of his people from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah. “They ask you, “Is that true?”(The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means what do you say about
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
85. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami from his father from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following. “I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), “May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, what is the meani
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
86. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sama‘ from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Fulfill your covenant with Me ..” (the covenant to acknowledge Wilaya of Ali (a.s.))
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
87. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Salma ibn al-Khattab from al-Hassan ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “When Our clear revelations ar
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
88. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain persons of our people from ibn Mahbub from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl who has said the following. “I asked abu al-Hassan al-Madi (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “They want to pu
Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
89. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salma ibn al-Khattab from al-Husayn ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Whoever ignores My guidance will l
Chapter on Those who use their Knowledge to Fill their Stomach and are Boastful for it
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father, both of them from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhayna from Aban ibn abu ‘Ayyash from Sulaym ibn Qays who has said the following. “(Imam) Ali (a.s.) na
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
1. Muhammad ibn ya‘qub al-Kulayni has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ali ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Al-Ri’ab from Bukayr ibn ‘A‘yan who has said the following. “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) used to say, “Allah made our Shi‘a (fol
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ from Salih ibn ‘Uqba from ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Ja‘fari from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) and ‘Uqba from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Allah cre
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
3. Muhammad b. Yahya has narrated from Salama b. al-Khattab from Ali b. Sayf from al-‘Abbas b. ‘Amir from Ahmad b. Rizq al-Ghumushani from Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Rahman from Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Our Wilaya is the Wilaya of Allah witho
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
4. Mohammad b. Yahya from Abdullah b. Mohammad b. ‘Isa from Mohammad b. Abdul Hamid from Yunus b. Ya’qub, from ‘Abdul A‘la who said: I heard Aba 'Abdillah (a.s) saying: "There has never been a prophet who came except with the knowledge of our rights and our p
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
5. Muhammad b. Yahya, from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. ‘Isa from Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi‘, from Muhammad b. al-Fudayl, from Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinanii from Abu Ja'far (a.s) who said: I heard him say: “By Allah, there are seventy rows of angels in the sky. If all t
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
6. Muhammad, from Ahmad b. Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Muhammad b. al-Fudayl, from Abu al-Hasan (a.s) who said. “The Wilayah of Ali (a.s) is written in all the scriptures of the prophets, and Allah has never sent a messenger except with the prophethood o
Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)
7. Al-Hussein b. Muhammad, from Mu‘alla b. Muhammad, from Muhammad b. Jumhoor who said: Yunus narrated to us from Hammad b. Uthman from Al-Fudayl b. Yasar from Abu Ja'far (a.s) who said: "Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, appointed Ali (a.s) as a sign betwe
The Imams (a.s.) know their friends and that they are the in charge of their affairs
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Salih ibn Sahl from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) the following. “A man came to Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) when he was in the company of his companions. The man offered greetings and said,
The Imams (a.s.) know their friends and that they are the in charge of their affairs
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Sa‘id from ‘Amr ibn Maymun from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan from Jabir from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “We know men when we see them through the reality of faith and the re
The Imams (a.s.) know their friends and that they are the in charge of their affairs
3. Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya havenarrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufi from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from ‘Abdallah ibn Sulayman who has said the following. “I asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the Imam. Has Allah made him the in charge of the and in f