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BASAAIR-AL-DARAJAAT: Part VII www.hubeali.com

BASAAIR AL-DARAJAAT

FI FAZAAIL AAL-E-MUHAMMADasws

BY

ABU JAFAR MUHAMMAD BIN AL-HASSAN

BIN AL-FAROOKH AL-SAFFAAR

Companion of Imam Hassan Al-Askariasws

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Part Seven

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 REGARDING THE MENTION OF THE HADEETH WHICH THE MESSENGER OF

ALLAHsawwMADE KNOWN TO ALIasws .................................................................................................. 4

CHAPTER 2 REGARDING THE IMAM asws, IF HE aswsWISHES TO KNOW THE KNOWLEDGE,HE aswsKNOWS IT..................................................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER 3 WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE IMAMasws REGARDING THE IMPRINTING, AND

THE DELIVERY, AND THE WHISPERINGS IN THEIRaswsHEARTS AND THEIRaswsEARS ............. 7

CHAPTER 4 REGARDING THE EXPLANATION OF THE IMAMSaswsFOR THE EXISTENCE OF

THEIRaswsKNOWLEDGES BEING THREE AND THE INTERPRETATION OF THAT .................... 10

CHAPTER 5 REGARDING THE IMAMS asws, THEY aswsARE MUHADDITHUN WHO GIVE OUT

UNDERSTANDING ................................................................................................................................. 12

CHAPTER 6 REGARDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MUHADDITH, HOW IT GETS IT

HAS BEEN NARRATED TO THE IMAMSasws ....................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER 7 WHAT THINGS GET DELIVERED TO HIMasws, MATTER AFTER MATTER, DAY

BY DAY, AND HOUR BY HOUR FROM THE OCCURRING EVENTS ............................................... 18

CHAPTER 8 REGARDING THE IMAMSaswsBEING THE INHERITORS OF THE KNOWLEDGE

FROM THE MESSENGER OF ALLAHsaww, AND FROM ALI BIN ABU TALIBasws, AND THAT THE

WISDOM GETS IMPRINTED IN THEIR CHESTS, AND GETS WHISPERED INTO THEIR EARS 20

CHAPTER 9 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYasws SPEAK ON SEVENTY PERSPECTIVES,

ALL OF THEM IS A WAY OUT (SOLUTION), AND THEYasws ISSUE VERDICTS (FATWAS) BY

THAT ....................................................................................................................................................... 23

CHAPTER 10 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYaswsRECOGNISE THE EXCESSES AND THE

DEFICIENCIES IN THE EARTH FROM THE TRUTH AND THE FALSEHOOD .............................. 26

CHAPTER 11 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYaswsSPEAK IN EVERY LANGUAGE ............. 28

CHAPTER 12 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYaswsUNDERSTAND ALL THE LANGUAGES 33

CHAPTER 13 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYasws RECITE THE BOOKS WHICH

DESCENDED UPON THE PROPHETSas IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, THE TORAH, THEEVANGEL AND OTHER THAN THAT ................................................................................................. 36

CHAPTER 14 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYasws UNDERSTAND THE SPEECH OF THE

BIRDS....................................................................................................................................................... 38

CHAPTER 15 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYasws RECOGNISE THE SPEECH OF THE

ANIMALS, AND THEY RECOGNISE THEMasws, AND THEY ANSWER IF THEYaswsCALL THEM 44

CHAPTER 16 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYasws RECOGNISE THE SPEECH OF THE

METAMORPHOSED ONES, AND THEYaswsRECOGNISE THEM ...................................................... 52

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CHAPTER 17 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THEYaswsARE THE DISTINGUISHING ONES (AL-

MUTAWASSAMUN) IN THE EARTH, AND THE ONES ABOUT WHOMasws ALLAHazwj HAS

MENTIONED IN HISazwjBOOK THAT THEYaswsRECOGNISE THE PEOPLE BY THEIR MARKS 53

RARE FROM THE CHAPTER ............................................................................................................... 62

CHAPTER 18 REGARDING THE IMAMasws, HEaswsDOES NOT NEED THE UNDERSTANDING OF

ANY ONE HISasws COMPANIONS AND DOES NOT ACCEPT THE WORDS OF ANY ONE

REGARDING THEM FOR RECOGNISING THEM .............................................................................. 63

CHAPTER 19 WHAT WENT FROM THE IMAMSasws FROM THE HADEETH OF THE

MESSENGER OF ALLAHsaww WHICH WENT TO THE GENERAL-(PUBLIC), AND WHAT IS SO

SPECIAL-ABOUT THESE FROM THE OTHERS................................................................................. 65

CHAPTER 20 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws, THE ONES WHO RESEMBLE THEMasws ARE

FROM THOSE WHO WERE BEFORE THEMasws ................................................................................. 69

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)1(

CHAPTER 1 REGARDING THE MENTION OF THE HADEETH WHICH THE

MESSENGER OF ALLAHsawwMADE KNOWN TO ALIasws

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Abu Al-Qasim, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al-Ataar, fromMuhammad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Saffar, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Al-Barqy, fromFazaalat Bin Ayub, from Sayf Bin Umeyr, from Abu Bakr Al-Khazramy, from the slave of Amarat BintRafa, who has narrated the following:

Umm Salmaas the wife of the Prophetsawwhaving said: The Messenger of Allahsawwsaid during his

saww illness in which he

saww passed away: Call my

saww friend to

mesaww

. Aisha sent for her father. When he came, hesaww

covered up hissaww

faceand said: Call mysawwfriend to mesaww. Abu Bakr returned confused, and Hafsa sentfor her father. When he came, he

sawwcovered up his

sawwface and said: Call my

saww

friend to mesaww. Umar returned confused, and Fatimaasws sent for Aliasws. Whenhe

asws came, the Messenger of Allah

saww sat upright, and then grabbed Ali

asws by

hissaww garment. Aliasws said: Hesaww It has been narrated to measws a thousandHadeeth, each Hadeeth opened a thousand doors until I

asws perspired, and the

Messenger of Allahsaww

perspired. Hissaww

perspiration rolled on to measws

and myasws

perspiration rolled on to him

saww

.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Sayf, fromAbu Bakr, from Amaar Al-Dahny, from the slave of Al-Rafai, who has said the following:

Umm Salmaas

, wife of the Prophetsaww

having said: The Messenger of Allahsaww

said

during his

saww

illness in which he

saww

passed away: Call my

saww

friend to me

saww

.Aisha sent for her father. When he came, the Messenger of Allahsaww

covered uphissawwface and said: Call mysawwfriend to mesaww. He returned puzzled, and Hafsasent for her father. When he came, Prophetsawwcovered up hissaww face and said:Call my

saww friend to me

saww. He walked away embaressed, and then Fatima

asws

sent for Aliasws. When heasws came, the Messenger of Allahsaww sat upright, thengrabbed Ali

aswsby his

aswsclothes. Ali

aswssaid: He

sawwIt has been narrated to me a

thousand Hadeeth, each Hadeeth opened a thousand doors, until the Messenger ofAllahsaww perspired and hissaww perspiration rolled on to measws and myaswsperspiration rolled on to him

saww.

)3(

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3 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Jafar Bin Basheer and Al-Hassan

Bin Ali Bin Fazaal, from Masny Al-Hanaat, from Mansour Bin Hazim, from Bakr Bin Habeeb, who hassaid the following:

Abu Jafarasws


called for hissaww

dearestone. Aisha and Hafsa sent for their respective fathers. When they both came, hesawwcovered up his

saww face. He

saww uncovered his

saww face and said: Call my

saww

dearest one to mesaww

. Aisha sent for her father, and Hafsa sent for her father.When they both came, the Messenger of Allah

sawwcovered up his

sawwface. So they

went. Abu Bakr and Umar said, Did you not see that the Messenger of Allahsaww

didnot want us? Aisha and Hafsa said, But, hesawwsaid: Call mysawwfriend to mesaww.We hoped it would be you two. Ali

aswsIbn Abu Talib

aswscame over. The Messenger

of Allahsawwhugged himasws, chest to chest, and leaned towards hisaswsear. HesawwIt

has been narrated to himasws

a thousand Ahadeeth, for every Hadeeth were athousand doors.

)4( .

4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-Husayn Bin Alwaan, from Saeed Bin Tareyf, from Al-Asbagh Bin Nabaata who said:

I heard Aliasws

say: The Messenger of Allahsaww

It has been narrated to measws

onethousand Ahadeeth, for every Hadeeth were a thousand doors.

)5(

. .

5 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Jafar Bin Basheer, from YahyaBin Mainy Al-Ataar, from Basheer Al-Dahaan, who has said the following:

Abu Abdullahasws


said during hissaww

illnessin which hesaww passed away, to Aisha and Hafsa: Call to mesawwmy saww friend.They both sent for their respective fathers. When they came, the Messenger ofAllah

sawwlooked at them, and turned away from them. Then he

sawwsaid: Call my

saww

friend. They sent for Aliasws. When heasws came, hesaww did not stop narrating tohim

asws. When he

aswscame out, he

aswsmet them (Abu Bakr and Umar). They said,

What did yourasws

friend narrate to youasws

? Heasws

said: Hesaww

It has been narratedto me

aswsa thousand doors, each door opened to a thousand doors.

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)2(

CHAPTER 2 REGARDING THE IMAMasws

, IF HEasws

WISHES TO KNOW THE

KNOWLEDGE, HEasws

KNOWS IT

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to me Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwaan Bin Yahya, from IbnMuskan, from Badr Bin Al-Waleed, from Abu Al-Rabie Al-Shaamy who said:

Abu Abdullahasws said: The Al-Alim (the knowledgeable one), if heasws wishes toknow, knows.

)2( .

2 It has been narrated to us by Al-Haysam Al-nahdy, from Al-Hassan Bin Al-Husayn Al-Lului, fromSafwaan Bin Yahya, from Ibn Muskaan, from Yazeed Bin Fardaq Al-Nahdy, who has said thefollowing:

Abu Abdullahasws

having said: The Imamasws

, if wishes to know, knows.

)3( .

3 It has been narrated to us by Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ayub Bin Nuh, from Safwaan Bin ahya, fromIbn Muskaan, from Badr Bin Al-Waleed, from Abu Rabie Al-Shaamy, who has said the following:

Abu Abdullahasws

having said: The Imamasws

, if heasws

wishes to know, knows.

)4(

.4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazaal, from Umar Bin Saeed Al-madainy, from Masdaq Bin Sadaqa, from Amaar Al-Saabatany or from Abu Ubeyda, from Amaar Al-Saabatany who said:

I asked Abu Abdullahasws

about the Imamasws

, does heasws

know the unseen (Al-Ghaib)? He

asws said: No, but if he intends to know something, Allah

azwj Makes

himasws

to know that.

)5(

.5 It has been narrated to us by Umraan Bin Musa, from Musa Bin Jafar, from Amro Bin Saeed Al-

Madaainy,who has said the following:Abu Abdullah

asws having said: If the Imam

asws makes the intention to know

something, Allahazwj

Makes himasws

to know that.

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.)3(

CHAPTER 3 WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE IMAMasws

REGARDING THE

IMPRINTING, AND THE DELIVERY, AND THE WHISPERINGS IN THEIRasws

HEARTS AND THEIRasws

EARS

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from FazaalatBin Ayub, from Dawood Bin Farqad, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira Al-Nazary who said:

I said to Abu Abdullahasws

, May I be sacrificed for youasws

, when the Imamasws

isasked, and there is nothing (personal opinion) with him

aswsregarding it, (inform me)

from where does heasws come to know it? Heasws said: It gets imprinted in hisaswsheart an imprint, or it gets whispered into his

aswsears a whispering.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Ali Bin AbuHamza, from Abu Baseer who said:


, If the Imamasws

is asked, and there is nothing beyondhimasws regarding it, from where does heaswscome to know it? Heaswssaid: It getsimprinted in his

asws heart an imprint, or it gets whispered into his

asws ears a

whispering.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Umraan Bin Musa, from Musa Bin Jafar, from Amro Bin Saeed Al-Madainy, from Isa Bin Hamza Al-Saqafy who said:


, We ask you a question, sometimes youasws

reply quickly,and sometimes youasws leave it and then answer us. Heasws said: Yes, It getsimprinted and whispered in our

asws ears and our heart. If it gets imprinted or

whispered, weasws speak, and if it gets held, weasws withhold (as weasws are theDivine Tongue).

)4(

.4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Bin Yaqteen, from his father who said:I asked Abu Al-Hassanasws about something from the commands of theknowledgeable one

asws. He

asws said: Imprinted in the heart, and whispered in the

hearing, and they may both happen together (at the same time).

)5( .

5 It has been narrated to us by Salmat Bin Al-Khataab, from Ali Bin Maysar Al-Madainy, from Al-Hassan Bin Yahya Al-Madainy, who has said the following:

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, (Please) inform me, if I ask you, how will youasws

answer? Heaswssaid: By inspiration, or hearing it, and perhaps these will be bothtogether.

)6(

.6 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Hameed, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira who said:

I said to Abu Abdullahasws, This knowledge that heasws(Imamasws) has been made toknow, something has been delivered into the heart or whispered in hisasws ears?He

aswsremained silent until the people forgot about it, and then said: That as well as

that.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Musa Al-Khashaab, from Ibrahim bin Abu Smaak,

from Dawood Al-Hars Al-Nazary who said:I said to Abu Abdullahasws, The Imamaswsis asked something, for which heaswsdoesnot have anything, from where does he

aswscome to know it? He

aswssaid: Imprinting

in the heart an imprint, and whispering in the ears a whispering.

)8(

.8 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan, from MuhammadBin Abu Hamza, from Ali Bin Yaqteen who said:

I said to Abu Al-Hassanasws

, Youasws

come to know the knowledge of yoursasws

byhearing or by inspiration? Heaswssaid: Hearing occurs, and inspiration occurs, and

they both occur together.

)9( .

9 It has been narrated to us by Ali Biin Ismail, from Muhammad Bin Umar, from Amro Bin Yunus,from Al-Hars who said:I said to Abu Abdullah

asws, This which you

asws come to know from your

asws

knowledge, something is delivered in hisasws heart, or whispered in hisasws ear?He

aswswas silent, until the people forgot about it, then said to me: That, as well as

that.

)10(

.10 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin AbuNasr, from Hamaad Bin Usman, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira Al-Nazary who said:


, What do youasws

know from the total of yourasws

knowledge? Is it delivered into his

aswsheart, or/and it is whispered into his

aswsears?

Heasws

said: A Revelation like the Revelation to the mother of Musaas

.

)11(

.11 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, who from Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn Bin Aliwho said:

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I said to Abu Ibrahimasws

(seventh Imam Musa Al-Kazimasws

), The knowledge whichyouaswshave, something is delivered in hisaswsheart, or whispered into hisaswsears?He

asws said: Imprinted in the heart, and whispered in the ears, and both occur

together.

)12(

.12 It has been narrated to us by Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muhammad BinHamraan, from Sufyaan Bin Al-Samt, from Al-Najashy, who has said the following:

Abu Abdullahasws

having said: Among usasws

, by Allahazwj

, is the oneasws

to whomasws

is whispered in hisaswsear, or imprinted in hisaswsheart, and heaswsshakes hands withthe Angels. I said, Did it happen before, or will it be happening, or (does it happeneven) today? Heaswssaid: But, rather today. I said, Before or today? Heaswssaid:But, rather today, O son of Al-Najashy, until he

aswssaid it three times.

)13(

.

13 It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Ali, from Anbasat, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad BinHamraan, from his father Muhammad Bin Hamraan, and Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Sufan BinAl-Samat, from Abu Al-Khayr who said:


, I asked Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan. He thinks that there isno Imamaswsamong youasws. He asws said: Yes, by Allahazwj, O son of Al-Najashy,that among us

aswsis one

aswsit gets imprinted in his

aswsheart, and whispered in his

asws

ears, and the Angels shake hisaswshands. I said, Among youasws? Heaswssaid: Yes,

by Allahazwj

, among usasws

today, yes, by Allahazwj

, among usasws

today, three times.

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)4(

CHAPTER 4 REGARDING THE EXPLANATION OF THE IMAMSasws

FOR THE

EXISTENCE OF THEIRasws

KNOWLEDGES BEING THREE AND THE

INTERPRETATION OF THAT

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, fromHamza Bin Bazeeh, from Ali Al-Saai who said:

I asked Al-Sadiqasws

about what has reached concerning theirasws

knowledge. Heasws

said: What has been delivered of our

aswsknowledge is of three perspectives past,

remaining, and present occurrences. As for the past, its explanation has alreadybeen done, and as for the remaining, it has been written down, and as for the current

events, it gets imprinted in the hearts and it gets whispered in the hearing, and it isthe highest of ourasws

knowledges, and there is no Prophetas

after ourasws

Prophetsaww.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim Bin Haashim, from Muhammad Bin Al-Fazeyl, from

Muhammad Bin Al-Fazeyl who said:I said to Abu Abdullah

asws, We are reporting from Abu Abdullah

aswsthat he

aswssaid

that: Ouraswsknowledge is remaining and written down, and gets imprinted on theheart, and whispered in the hearing. As for the remaining, is what has preceded fromouraswsknowledge, and as for the written down, is what comes to usasws, and whatgets imprinted in the hearts, and it is inspiration, and it gets whispered in the hearing.It is from the Angel.

And it has been reported by Zarara, similar to that, from Abu Abdullahasws

, said, Isaid, How does he

aswsknow that it was from the Angel, and there is no fear that it is

from the Shaitaan, and heasws did not see the person? Heasws said: It brings

tranquillity to himasws. Heaswsrealises by that that it is from the Angel, and had it beenfrom the Shaitaanla, it would make himasws restless, and that the Shaitaanla, OZarara, cannot present himself to the Master

aswsof this Command.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Ismail and Salmat, fromAli Bin Maysar, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Hamza Bin Azie, from Al-Saai who said:

I asked Abu Al-Hassanasws

, about the sum of theirasws

knowledge, heasws

said: Thesum of ouraswsknowledge is in three perspectives past, and remaining, and current

events. As for the past, it has been explained, and as for the remaining, it has beenwritten down, and as for the current events, it gets imprinted in the hearts, and

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whispered in the hearing, and it is the highest of ourasws

knowledges, and there is noProphetasafter ouraswsProphetsaww.

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CHAPTER 5 REGARDING THE IMAMSasws

, THEYasws

ARE MUHADDITHUN

WHO GIVE OUT UNDERSTANDING

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Muhammad Bin Ismail Bin Yazie whosaid:

I heard Abu Al-Hassanasws say: The Imamsasws are truthful knowledgeable ones,explainers, Muhaddithun (the transmitters of Ahadith).

)2(

.

2 It has been narrated to us by Abu Talib, from Usman Bin Isa who said:I, and Abu Baseer, and Muhammad Bin Umraan were with the slave of AbuJafar

aswsat his house in Mecca. Muhammad Bin Umraan said, I have heard Abu

Abdullahasws

say: Weasws

are twelve narrators of Ahadeeth (Muhaddith). Abu Baseersaid to him, By Allah

azwj, I have too heard (this) from Abu Abdullah

asws. He swore

once, and twice that he had heard it. Abu Baseer said: Such is what I have heardfrom Abu Jafaraswssaying.

)3(

.

.3 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, fromJameel Bin Saaleh, from Ziyad Bin Sowqah, from Al-Hakam Bin Aynat who said:

I came to Aliasws

Bin Al-Husaynasws

one day. Heasws

said to me: O Hakam, do youknow the Verse through which Ali

aswsIbn Abu Talib

aswsis recognised.

The companion who killed himasws

knew about it. These were great matters whichheaswswas narrating to the people. Al-Hakam said, I said to myself, If I pause onknowing from the knowledge of Ali

aswsBin Al-Husayn, I will know by that which are

the great matters. I said: No, by Allahazwj

, I do not know about it. Inform me, Oson

aswsof the Messenger of Allah

saww.

Heaswssaid: By Allahazwj, the Statement of Allahazwj [22:52] And We did not sendbefore you any messenger or prophet or a Muhaddith . I said, And Ali

asws Bin

Abu Talibasws was a Muhadditha? Heasws said: Yes, and all the Imamsasws fromus

asws, the People

aswsof the Household, are Muhaddith.

)4(

.4 It has been narrated to us by Ali Bin Hasaan, from Musa Bin Bakr, from Hamraan, who has said:

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Abu Jafarasws

said that the Messenger of Allahsaww

said: From the Peopleasws

ofmysawwHousehold there are twelve Muhaddith. Abdullah Bin Zayd, who was cousinof Ali

aswsfrom his

aswsmothers side, said to him

saww, Glory be to Allah

azwj! He

aswswas

a Muhaddith but it was as if he was in denial of that.

Abu Jafarasws

addressed him saying: But, by Allahazwj

, but the sonasws

of your mother(meaning Aliasws) knew that. When heasws said that, the man was silenced. AbuJafar

aswssaid: this is that which made Abu Al-Khattab to perish. He did not know the

explanation of the Muhaddith and the Prophetsaww.

)5(

.

5 It has been narrated to us by Abdullah, from Al-Hassan Bin Musa Al-Khashaab, from Ibn Samatand Ali Bin Al-Husayn Bin Rabaatat, from Ibn Azina, from Zarara who said:

I heard Abu Jafarasws say: The twelve Imamsasws from the Progenyasws ofMuhammad

saww, all of them are Muhaddith, from the sons

aswsof the Messenger of

Allahsawwand the sonsaswsof Aliasws, for both the Messenger of Allahsawwand Aliaswsare their

asws fathers

asws. Abdul Rahman Bin Zayd said, mentioned that, he was a

brother of Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws from hisasws mothers side. Abu Jafaraswsgrabbed him and said: But, the son of your mother, was one of them

asws.

)6(

6 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Safwaan Bin Yahya, from AbuAl-Hassan Al-Reza

aswshaving said: Abu Jafar

aswswas a Muhadditha.

)7( .

7 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hajaal, and someone else, fromAl-Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Zarara, who has said the following:

Abu Jafarasws

sent a message (letter) to Zarara: Iasws

have made it known to Al-Hakam Bin Aynat that the successorsaswsof Aliaswsare Muhaddithun.

)8( .

8 It has been narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al-Thaqafy,from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al-Thaqafy, from Ahmad Bin Yunus Al-Hajaal, from Ayub Bin Hasan,from Qatadah, the following:

heasws (The Imam) recited [22:52] And We did not send before you anymessenger or prophet or a Muhaddith.

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.) 6)

CHAPTER 6 REGARDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MUHADDITH,

HOW IT GETS IT HAS BEEN NARRATED TO THE IMAMSasws

)1(

1 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Al-Nazar Bin Shuayb, from AbdulGhaffar Al-Jaazy, who has narrated the following:


that so and so narrated to me that Aliasws

, and Al-Hassan

asws were both Muhadditheen. I asked (them), How is that? They said,

They bothasws

had it whispered into theirasws

ears, Heasws

Truly so.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Ali, from Ubays Bin Hashaam, from Karaam BinAmro Al-Khashamy, from Abdullah Bin Abu Yafour who said:


, we say that Aliasws

had it whispered into hisasws

ears, orwhispered into hisasws chest and hisasws ears. Heasws said that Aliasws was aMuhaddith. When asked to expand upon it, he

asws said that: Ali

aswswas one day

with the Clan of Qureyza and the Clan of Al-Nuzeyr. Jibraeelas

was on hisasws

right,and Mikaeelaswswas on hisaswsleft. Both were narrating to himasws.

)3(

.

3 Narrted to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Hamaad Bin Isa, fromAl-Husayn Bin Al-Mukhtar, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira Al-Nazary, from Hamraan who said:

Abu Jafarasws

said to me that Aliasws

was a Muhaddith. I went out to mycompanions. I said to them, I have come to you with a strange thing. They said,What is it? I said, I heard Abu Jafar

aswssay that Ali

aswswas a Muhaddith.

They said, Do not make up a thing, but ask the one who

asws

narrated it. I returned tohimasws

. I said to himasws

, I narrated to my companions with what youasws

hadnarrated to me. They told me not to make up a thing, but go and ask the one whoaswsnarrated it. He

aswssaid to me: An Angel narrated to him

asws. I said, They are saying

that heaswsis a Prophetas. Heaswsmoved hisaswshand like this (a gesture), then said:And like the companion of Musa

as, or like Zulqarnayn, or what has reached you all

about it. And with you all is its example (of Ahadith).

)4(

.

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4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Abbas Bin Marouf, and Al-HusaynBin Saeed, from Hamaad Bin Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Al-Mukhtar, from Abu Baseer, who has said thefollowing:

Abu Abdullahasws

said: Aliasws

was a Muhaddith, and Salmanar

was a Muhaddith. Isaid, And what is the sign ofAl-Muhaddith? Heaswssaid: An Angel comes to himasws

and makes the impression in his

asws

heart, like this and this.

)5(

.

5 It has been narrated to us by Al-Abbas Bin Marouf, from Hamaad Bin Isa, from Rabie, fromZarara, who has said the following:

Zarara has narrated that I was in Al-Medina when I shook on their animals, and thereoccurred (a thought) in myself a thing from the matters of Al-Muhaddith. I came toAbu Jafar

asws. I sought permission. He

aswssaid: Who is this? I said, Zarara. He

asws

said: Enter. Then he

asws

said: The Messenger of Allah

saww

used to dictate to Ali

asws

before going to sleep, (once) upon waking up after a short spell of sleep, he sawwhe

saww looked at the Book, and he

saww asked (from Ali

asws): Who dictated it to

youasws? Heaswssaid: Yousawwdid. Hesawwreplied, rather it was Jibraeel.

)6(

.

6 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Safwaan, from Abdullah Muskaan,from Hujr Bin Zayda, from Hamraan, who has said the following:

So and so narrated to me that Abu Jafarasws

narrated to him that Aliasws

and Al-

Hassanasws

were both Muhaddath? Heasws

said: How did he narrate to you? I said,He narrated to me that they

aswsboth had it whispered into their

aswsears. He

aswssaid:

True.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin AbuNasr, from Abdul Kareem, from Ibn Abu Yafour who said:

I said to Abu Abdullahasws: We say that Aliaswshad it imprinted in hisasws heart, or

hisasws

chest, or (whispered) into hisasws

ears. Heasws

said that: Aliasws

was aMuhaddith. I enquired, Is there an example with you

asws? He

aswssaid that: Ali

asws

was a Muhaddith. When heasws repeated that to him, heasws said that: One dayAli

aswswith the Clan of Qureyza and Al-Nuzeyr, and Jibraeel

aswas on his

asws right,

and Mikaeelason hisaswsleft. They were narrating to himasws.

)8(

.8 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al-Husayn Bin Mukhtar, from Abu Baseer, who has said the following:

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I heard Abu Abdullahasws

say: Aliasws

was a Muhaddith. I said to himasws

: Explainthat to me, may AllahazwjKeep you well. Heaswssaid: AllahazwjSends an Angel whowhispers into his

aswsears, like this, and this and this.

)9(

.9 It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim Bin Hashaam, from Yahya Bin Abu Umran, from Yunus,from a man, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said:

I mentioned Al-Muhaddath in the presence of Abu Abdullahasws. Heaswssaid: Heaswshears the voice but does not see. I said, May Allah

azwjKeep you well, how does

heasws know that it is the speech of the Angel? Heasws said: Heasws experiencestranquillity and the dignity until he

aswsknows that it is an Angel.

)10(

.10 It has been narrated to us by Ali Bin Ismail, from Safwaan Bin Yahya, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira, from Hamraan, from Al-Hakam in Aynia, who has said:

Ali Bin Al-Husaynasws

having said: Knowledge of Aliasws

is in a Verse from theQuran. He said, And we hid the Verse. He said, When we had a gathering and wewere studying the Quran, we did not recognise the Verse. I came to Abu Jafar

asws. I

said to him, that Al-Hakam Bin Aynia, .......... (Part of this Hadeeth is missing seeHadeeth 11 & 13 below for more detail)

)11(

.

11 It has been narrated to us from Ali Bin Al-Husaynaswshaving said: Knowledegeof Ali

aswsis in a Verse from the Quran, and we

aswsconcealed the Verse. He

aswssaid:

Read O Hamraan, and heaswsread [22:52] And We did not send before you anymessenger or prophet.Abu Jafar

aswssaid: [22:52] And We did not send before you any messenger or

prophet or a Muhaddith. I said, And Aliaswswas a Muhadditha? Heaswssaid: Yes.

I went to our companions and said, I was right, Al-Hakam was concealing from us.Abu Jafar

aswssaid that Ali

aswswas a Muhaddath. They said to me, Dont make up

things, but we will ask the one whoasws narrated it. After that, I came to AbuJafar

asws. I said, Did you

aswsnot narrate to me that Ali

aswswas a Muhaddath? He

asws

said: Yes. I said, Who narrated it? Heasws

: Angel narrated it. I said, I say thathe

aswswas a Prophet

asor a Messenger

as. He

asws said: No, but his

aswsexample is

that of the successor of the Suleiman asand the example of successor of Musaas,and his

aswsexample is the example of Zulqarnayn

as.

)12(

.

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12 It has been narrated to us by Abbas Bin Marouf, from Hareez, from Zarara who said:I said to Abu Abdullahaswsthat: Youraswsfatheraswsnarrated to me that Aliasws, and Al-Hassan

aswswere Muhadditheen. He

aswssaid: How did he

aswsnarrate to you? I said,

Heasws

narrated to me that it was whispered into theirasws

ears. Imamasws

replied:Myaswsfatheraswsspoke the truth.

)13(

.

13 It has been narrated to us by Abu Muhammad, from Umran, from Musa Bin Jafar, from Ali BinAsbaat, from Muhammad Bin Al-Fazeyl, from Abu Hamza Al-Thumaly who said:

I, and Al-Mugheira Bin Saeed were seated in the Mosque. Al-Hakam Bin Aynia

came to us and said, I have heard from Abu Jafaraswsa Hadeeth, which no one hasever heard at all. We asked him. He refused to inform us of it. We came to him

asws.

We said that, Al-Hakam Bin Aynia has informed us that he has heard from youaswswhich no one has heard from you

aswsat all. He refused to inform us about it.

Heasws

said: Yes, weasws

have found knowledge of Aliasws

in a Verse from the Book ofAllah

azwj[22:52] And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet or

a Muhaddith, but when he desired, the Shaitan made a suggestion respectinghis desire. I said, And what is the Muhaddith? He

aswssaid: The one who receives

a (Divine) Message in hisaswsears. Heaswshears the buzzing sound like the sound ofthe pouring water, or he leaves an imprint on his

asws heart. He

asws hears the

occurrence like the occurrence of the episodes on the dripping water, that it is thenews. Then he

asws said: Like the example of Al-Khizr

as, and like the example of

Zulqarnaynas

.

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.)7(

CHAPTER 7 WHAT THINGS GET DELIVERED TO HIMasws

, MATTER AFTER

MATTER, DAY BY DAY, AND HOUR BY HOUR FROM THE OCCURRING

EVENTS

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Ayub Bin Nuh, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Shuaib, from Zareys,who has said the following:

I heard Abu Abdullahaswssay: As for the knowledge, it is what occurs by the nightand the day, day by day, and hour by hour.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Al-Noman, from Ibn Muskan,from Zareys who said:

I, along with Abu Baseer, was with Abu Jafarasws

. Abu Baseer said to himasws

: May Ibe sacrificed for youasws, what is included in youraswsknowledge? Heaswssaid: O AbuMuhammad, our

asws knowledge is not that (which you consider) Al-Ghaib, but

Allahazwjhas Given usaswsthe knowledge which is other than (the knowledge) whichsome of you have (acquired), but its about the occurance of the events (which isRevealed to) him

aswshour after hour.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Saeed, from one of ourcompanions, from Abu Baseer who said:

I said to Abu Abdullahasws, May I be sacrificed for youasws, which is this knowledgewith you

asws? He

asws said: What occurs by the night and the day, and the matter

after matter and the thing after the thing, up to the Day of Judgement.

)4(

.

4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Sinan, from Abu Baseer who said:

I heard himasws

say: With usasws

are the earlier Parchments, Parchment of Ibrahimas

and Musaas. Zareys said to himasws, Are these not the Tablets? Heaswssaid: Yes.Zareys said, This is surely the knowledge. He

aswssaid: This is not the knowledge,

but these are the effects. The knowledge is what occurs by the night and the day,day by day and hour by hour.

)5(

.

5 - It has been narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Al-Waleed, from

Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Mansour Bin Haazim who said:

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say: With usasws

is a Parchment in which is thecompensation for a scratch. I said, This is the knowledge. Heaswssaid: This is notthe knowledge, but it is the effect. As for the knowledge, it is which occurs duringevery day, and night, from Messenger of Allah

saww, and from Ali

asws Bin Abu

Talibasws.

)6(

.6 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Safwaan Bin Yahya, from Shuaib Al-Hadaad, from Zareys Al-Kunasy who said:

I was with Abu Abdullahasws. Abu Abdullahaswssaid: With usaswsis the Parchment ofIbrahim

asand the Tablets of Musa

as. Abu Baseer said to him

asws, This is surely the

knowledge. Heaswssaid: This is not the knowledge, but it is the effects. As for theknowledge, it is what occurs by the night and the day, day by day, and hour by hour.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Sayf BinUneyra, from Abu Al-Sabaah, from Al-Aala Bin Siyaabat, who said:

Abu Abdullahaswshaving said: Surely weaswsknow what (happens) in the night andthe day.

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)8(


BEING THE INHERITORS OF THE

KNOWLEDGE FROM THE MESSENGER OF ALLAHsaww

, AND FROM ALI BIN

ABU TALIBasws, AND THAT THE WISDOM GETS IMPRINTED IN THEIR CHESTS,

AND GETS WHISPERED INTO THEIR EARS

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Barqy, from Al-Nazar Bin Suweyd,from Yahya Bin Umran Bin Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira, who has said:

Abu Abdullahasws

having said: The earth is never left without a knowledgeable one

(Imamasws). I said, The knowledge which youaswsknow of, what is it? Heaswssaid:Inheritance from the Messenger of Allah

saww, and from Ali

asws Bin Abu Talib

asws,

knowledge which makes usasws

to be needless of the people, and the people are notneedless of usasws. I said, And the wisdom, gets delivered in hisasws chest orwhispered into his

aswsears? He

aswssaid: That, as well as that.

)2(

.

2 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from FazaalaBin Ayub, from Umar Bin Abaan, from Al-hars Al-Nazary who said:

I said to Abu Abdullahasws, Inform me about the knowledge that youasws know, awisdom that gets delivered in his

asws (Imam

aswss) chest or an inheritance from the

Messenger of Allahsaww

, or does it get whispered in hisasws

ears? Abu Abdullahasws

said: That, as well as that, then said: An inheritance from the Messenger ofAllah

saww, and Ali

asws Bin Abu Talib

asws, knowledge which has made us

asws to be

needless of the people, and the people are not needless from usasws.

)3(

.

3 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hassan Bin Musa Al-Khashaab,from Ali Bin Ismail, from Safwaan, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira who said:

I said, Inform me about the knowledge that youasws

have. Heasws

said: Inheritancefrom the Messenger of Allah

sawwand from Ali

aswsBin Abu Talib

asws. I said, We are

narrating that, Heasws

gets it delivered into hisasws

heart, and whispered into hisasws

ears. He

aswssaid: That, as well as that.

)4(

.4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Musa Bin Al-Qasim, from Ibn AbuUmeyr, from Abaan Bin Usman, who has said:

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say: The earth is not left except without a knowledgeableone (The Imamasws), who knows the permissible and the Prohibited which the peopleneed from him

asws, and he

asws is not needy of them. I said, may I be sacrificed for

youasws

, what is that? Heasws

said: An Inheritance from the Messenger of Allahsaww

,and from Ali bin Abu Talibasws. I said, A wisdom that gets delivered into hisasws

chest, or something gets whispered into hisasws

ear? Imamasws

said: Or that.

)5(

5 It has been narrated to us by Ayub bin Nuh, from Safwaan Bin Hayy, from Al-Hars, who has said:I said to Abu Abdullah

asws: Inform me, who makes you

asws to know your

asws

knowledge? Heasws

said: An inheritance from the Messenger of Allahsaww

, and fromAliaswsBin Abu Talibasws. I said, I have been narrating, Theyaswsget it delivered intotheir

aswshearts, and it gets whispered into their ears. He

aswssaid: That, as well as

that.

)6(

.6It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim Bin Hashaam, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazaal, from AliBin Uqba, from Abu Khamsh, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira, who has said:

Abu Jafarasws

having said: Among usasws

, the People of the Household, oneknowledgeable one

asws does not pass away until he

asws sees, the one

asws after

himasws, knows the like of hisaswsknowledge, or whatever Allahazwjso Desires. I said,What is this knowledge? He

asws said: An inheritance from the Messenger of

Allahsaww, and from AliaswsBin Abu Talibasws, making himasws to be needless of thepeople but people are dependent on him

asws.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim Bin Haashim, from Yahya Bin Abu Umran, from Yunus,from a man who said:

I heard himasws

say: Allahazwj

does not Leave the Earth without a knowledgeableoneasws, to whomaswsthe people are needy to, and heaswsis not needy of the people.He

asws knows the Permissible and the Prohibited. I said, May I be sacrificed for

youasws, by what does heaswscome to know? Heaswssaid: An inheritance from theMessenger of Allah

sawwand Ali

aswsbin Abu Talib

asws.

)8(

.8 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad bin Abdul Hameed, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Al-Hars Bin Al-Mugheira Al-Nazary who said:


, The knowledge that youasws

have, which thing is itssource? He

asws said: Inehritance from the Messenger of Allah

saww and Ali

asws Bin

Abu Talibasws. The people are needy to usasws, but weasws are not needy of thepeople.

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)9(

.9 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Jafar Bin Basheer, from Al-Mufazzal, from Al-Hars, who has said:


, Inform me about the knowledge that youasws

know.He

asws said: An inheritance from the Messenger of Allah

saww, and from Ali

asws Bin

Abu Talibasws

. I said, We are narrating that it gets delivered to yourasws

heart, orwhispered into youraswsear. Heaswssaid: Or that.

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)9(


, THEYasws

SPEAK ON SEVENTY

PERSPECTIVES, ALL OF THEM IS A WAY OUT (SOLUTION), AND THEYasws

ISSUE VERDICTS (FATWAS) BY THAT

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Al-Nazar Bin Shuayb, from AbdulGhajaar Al-Jaazy, who has said:

Abu Abdullahaswshaving said: Iaswsspeak on seventy perspectives, for measws, in allof them is a way out (solution).

)2(

2 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Ali BinAl-Nomaan, from Ibn Muskaan, from Abdul Ala Bin Ayn who said:

Ali Bin Hanzala and I came to Abu Abdullahasws

. Ali Bin Hanzala asked himasws

aquestion. Heaswsanswered regarding it. A man said, If it was such and such? Heaswsanswered regarding it from another perspective. He said, If it was such and such?Heasws answered it from another perspective, until heasws answered it from fourdifferent perspectives.

.Ali Bin Hanzala turned towards me and said, O Abu Muhammad, we are wiser by ithaving heard it from Abu Abdullahasws. He said, Dont say this, O Abu Al-Hassan, foryou are a pious man. That is from the things which are narrow things, and there is noflow to it except on one perspective from these, like the time for Friday Prayers.There is no time for it except for one. The setting of the sun is from the things whichare wide things, flowing on many perspectives, and this is from these, by Allah

azwj,

that to it are seventy perspectives.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Abdullah, from Al-Hassan Bin Al-Husayn Al-Lului, from Ibn Sinan,from Ali Bin Abu Hamza who said:

Abu Baseer and I came to Abu Abdullahasws

. We were given permission to beseated, Abu Abdullahasws spoke a letter. I said to myself, This is from what I willcarry to the Shiites. By Allah

azwj, this is a Hadeeth, the like of which I have not heard

before at all. Heasws

looked at my face, and then said: Iasws

speak with one letter. Formeasws, in it are seventy perspectives. If Iasws like Iasws take such, or if Iasws like Iaswstake such (the other).

)4(

.

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4 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Abu Umeyr, fromMuhammad Bin Hamraan, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, who has said:

Abu Abdullahasws

has said: I speak by the speech which has seventy perspectives.For usasws, from all these is the way out (solution).

)5(

.5 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Abu Umeyr, from Jameel,from Ayub the brother of Adeem, from Hamraan Bin Ayn, who has said:

Abu Abdullahasws

has said: Iasws

speak on seventy perspectives. For measws

, in allthese is the way out (solution).

)6( .

6 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Al-Howl, who has said:

Abu Abdullah

asws

has said: You are more understanding than the people of what youknow of the meanings of ourasws speech. Ourasws speech is applicable on seventyperspectives.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from AbdulKareem Bin Amro, from Abu Baseer who said:

I heard Abu Abdullahasws say: Iasws speak by one speech, to it are seventyperspectives. I

aswstake such as I

aswslike.

)8(

.8 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Usmaan, who hassaid:

Abu Abdullahasws

having said: Iasws

speak by the speech which applies on seventyperspectives. For me

asws, is a way out (solution) from all these.

)9(

.9 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from FazaalatBin Ayub, from Hamraan Bin Ayn, who has said:

I heard Abu Abdullah

asws

say that he

asws

speaks on seventy perspectives, and in allof these is the way out (solution).

)10(.

10 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abdul Rahmaan Bin Abu Najraan,from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said:

Abu Abdullahasws

said: Iasws

sepak on seventy perspectives. For measws

, from theseis the way out (solution).

)11(

.

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11 Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Fazaalat Bin Aub,from Umar Bin Abaan Al-Kalby who said:

Abu Abdullahasws

said: Iasws

speak on seventy perspectives, from all of these is theway out (solution).

)12(

.12 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Jabalat, from Abu Al-Sabaah, fromoAbdul Rahmaan Bin Sayaabat, who has said:

Abu Abdullahasws

has said: Iasws

speak on seventy perspectives. From all of these isthe way out (solution).

)13( .

13 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Al-Barqy, from Fazaalat, fromAbu Al-Sabah, who has said:

Abu Abdullah

asws

has said: I

asws

narrate to the people on seventy perspectives. Formeasws, in each of these perspectives from them, is the way out (solution).

)14(

.14 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, fromFazaalat Bin Ayub, and Ali Bin Al-Hakam together, from Umar Bin Abaan Al-kalby, from Adeem thebrother of Ayub, from Hamraan Bin Ayn, who has said:


say: Iasws


, in allof them, is the way out (solution).

)15(

.15 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najraan,from Muhammad Bin Hamraan, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said:

Abu Abdullahasws

said: Iasws


, from theseis the way out (solution).

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)10(


, THEYasws

RECOGNISE THE

EXCESSES AND THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE EARTH FROM THE TRUTH AND

THE FALSEHOOD

)1(

1 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Sinan and Ali Bin Al-Noman, fromAbdullah Muskaan, from Abu Baseer, who has said:

Abu Abdullahasws

has said: Allahazwj

does not Leave the earth except there is in it aknowledgeable one

aswswho knows (where are) the excesses and deficiencies in the

Earth. If the believers exceed in something, heasws takes it away from them, and ifthey are deficient in something, he

aswscompletes it for them. He

asws takes them to

completion, and were it not for that, the affairs of the believers would becomeconfusing for them and they would not be able to distinguish between the truth andthe falsehood.

)2( .

2 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus,from Ishaq Bin Amaar, who has said:


say: The Earth is not left empty except in it is aknowledgeable one

asws, whenever the believers exceed in something, he

aswstakes it

away from them, and if they are deficient in something, heasws

completes it for them.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Abdullah Bin Al-Hajaal, fromThaalbat, from Ishaq Bin Amaar who said:

Abu Abdullahasws

said: The Earth is not empty of the one who knows where is theincrease and the decrease. If the Muslims came with excess, heaswssubtracts it, andif they come with deficiency, he

asws completes if for them, and had it not been for

that, the affairs of the Muslims would become confusing for them.

)4(

.4 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Al-barqy, from Fazaala, fromShuaib, from Abu Hamza who said:

Abu Abdullahasws

said: The Earth does not remain except in it is a manasws

fromusasws who recognises the truth. If the people exceed in something, heasws says:They have exceeded, and if they are deficient in it, he

aswssays: They are deficient,

and if they come by it, heasws ratifies them, and had it not been like that, the truthwould not be distinguishable from the falsehood.

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)5(

.5 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn bin Saeed, from Al-NazarBin Suweyd, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Rahmaan, from Shuayb Al-Hadaad, from Abu hamza Al-

Thumaly, who has said:Abu Jafaraswshas said: The Earth does not remain except in it is oneaswsfrom usaswswho recognises the truth. If the people have exceeded, he

asws says: They have

exceeded, and if they are deficient, heaswssays: They are deficient. Had it not beenlike that, similarly they would not have been able to distinguish the truth from thefalsehood.

)6(

.6 It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim Bin Haashim, from Yahya Bin Abu Umraan, from Ishaq Bin

Amaar, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, who has said:Abu Jafarasws has said: Allahazwj does not Leave the earth except in it is aknowledgeable one

asws who knows the excesses and the deficiencies from the

Religion of Allahazwj. If the believers have exceeded in something, heaswsremoves itfrom them, and they are deficient in something, he

aswscompletes it for them, and had

it not been for that, the affairs of the believers would become confusing for them.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ali Bin

Asbaat, from Suleyman the slave of Tarbaal, from Ishaq Bin Amaar who said:I heard Abu Abdullah

asws say: The Earth is never empty except in it is a

knowledgeable oneasws. Whenever the believers exceed in something, heaswspushesthem back to the truth, and if they are deficient in something, he

aswscompletes if for

them.

)8(

.

8 It has been narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Jafar, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Ismail Al-Maysami, from Thaalbat, from Abdul Ala the slave of Aal-Saam, who has said:

Abu Jafarasws

said, I heard himasws

say: Allahazwj

does not Leave the Earth without aknowledgeable one

asws, who decreases what the people have exceeded in, and

increases what they are deficient it, and had it not been for that the affairs of thepeople would have become confusing for them.

)9( .

9 It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Al-Noman, from his father, from Shuayb,from Abu Hamza, who has said:

Abu Jafaraswshas said: The Earth is never empty except that in it will be a manaswsfrom us

asws, who recognises the truth. If the people have exceeded in something,

heasws

says: They have exceeded, and if they are deficient from it, heasws

says:They are deficient.

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)11(


, THEYasws

SPEAK IN EVERY

LANGUAGE

)1(

1- It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Saffar, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Ali Bin Mahziyar, who has narrated:

I came up to Al-Tayyab Al-Haadiasws(Imam Muhammad Taqiasws) and heaswsstartedbefore me and spoke to me in Persian.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Hamaad BinAbdullah Al-Faraa, from Matab, who has narrated:

I did not see the son of Abu Al-Hassanasws the first, until One day Is'haq andMuhammad, his brother, came to him

asws, and Abu Al-Hassan

aswswas speaking in a

language which was not Arabic. A Saqlaaby boy came. Heaswsspoke to him in hislanguage. He went. He

asws came with Ali

asws his

asws son and said: This is Ali

asws,

myasws

son. One after the other they came and accepted it. Then heasws

spoke to theservant in his language. He understood and went. He came with Ibrahim. He said,This is Ibrahim, my son. Then he

asws spoke by a speech that he understood. He

went. They did not stop coming down, young man after young man, and he

asws

spoketo them, five children and young boys, all of different races and languages.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Mahziyar who said:I sent my boy as a messenger to Abu Al-Hassanasws, and heaswswas a Saqalamiya.The boy returned to me surprised. I said, What is the matter with you my son? Hesaid, How can I not be surprised, heaswsdid not stop speaking to me in Saqalaniyya,as if he

aswswas one from us. I thought, it was as if he

aswswas at home among them.

)4(

.4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Al-Qasim and Abdullah BinUmran, from Muhammad Bin Bashir, from a man from Amaar Al-Saabaty who said:

Abu Abdullahasws

said to me: O Amaar, Fazallalahu, fakassau fakasahuin Satoora(a language). I said, May I be sacrificed for you

asws, I have not seen anyone more

eloquent in Nabtiyya (a language) than youasws. Heaswssaid: O Amaar, and (weaswsare eloquent) in every language.

)5(

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)(

.5 It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, from his father Muhammad Bin Ali BinSahreef, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Ismail Bin Abaad, from Aamir Bin Ali Al-Jamaie who said:



, we eat the slaughtered(animals) of the People of the Book, and we do not know whether they have recitedthe Name (of Allah

azwj) over it or not. He

aswssaid: If you have heard them recite the

Name, eat it. Do you know what they say on their slaughtered (animals)? I said,No. Heaswsrecited out something similar to what the Jews speak, then said: This iswhat they have been Ordered to. I said, May I be sacrificed for you

asws, do you

asws

think that we need to write it down? Heaswssaid: Write Nooh Aywa Adeenu YalheezMalhuwa Aalim Aharsuwa Aw Razwa Banu Yusau Mowsaq DagAl-Astahwa.

)6(

.6 It has been narrated to us by Al-Nahdy, from Ismail Bin Mahraan Bin Mahraan, from a man frominhabitants of Birma who said:

I was in the presence of Abu Abdullahasws

. I bade farwell to himasws

and went outuntil I reached Al-Aws, then I remembered my need. I returned to himasws, and thehouse was full of family members, and I wanted that I should ask him

aswsabout the

eggs of the water cockerels. Heaswssaid to me: Yaatab, meaning the eggs, DaaNamayna, meaning water cockerels, Banaahal, meaning do not eat.

)7( )(

.7 It has been narrated to me Ahmad Bin Al-Husayn, from Al-Hassan Bin Bara, from Ahmad BinMuhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from a man from inhabitants of the bridge of Babel who said:

There was a man in the town who used to hurt me, and he was saying O Rafizi(Rejector), and used to verbally abuse me, and he had been titled as monkey of thetown. I went on Pilgrimage in the same year from that day. I came to AbuAbdullah

asws. He

asws began by saying Kowfuhu Manaamat. I said, May I be

sacrificed for youasws, when? Heaswssaid: In the hour. I made a note of the day andthe hour. When I proceeded to Al-Kufa, my brother met me. I asked him about the

news of who had remained and who had died. He said, to me, Kowfuhu Manaamat,and it is in Al-Nabatiyya (a language) The monkey has died. I said to him, When?He told me that it was on such and such a day in the time, which I had beeninformed of by Abu Abdullahasws.

)8(

.

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8 It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim in Ishaq, from Abdullah Bin Ahmad, from Abdul RahmaanBin Abu Abdullah Al-Khazaie, from Nasr Bin Mazaahim, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, who hasnarrated the following:

Abu Jafarasws

has said: When the daughter of Yazdjard was presented before Umarand entered Al-Madina, the noblemen of Al-Madina flocked to the Masjid which was

illuminated by her face. When she entered the Masjid and Umar saw her, she hid herface and said Aah Peyrouz Baad Aharmaz. Umar was angered by that and said:She is abusing me, and it was his imagination. Amir-ul-Momineen

aswssaid to him:

That is not for you, turn away from her. She has a right to choose a man from theMuslims, then you can count her as being Fey (War booty). Umar said, She canchoose. She went (walked around) until she placed her hand on the head of Al-Husayn Bin Ali

asws. Amir-ul-Momineen

asws said: What is your name? She said,

Jahaan Shah. Heasws

said: But, it is Shehr Banoo. Then heasws

looked at Al-Husaynaswsand said: O Abu Abdullahasws, youaswswill have a sonasws from her whowill be better than the inhabitants of the Earth.

)9(

.

9 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Haroun, from Abdul Rahmaan Bin Abu Najraan,from Abu Najraan, from Abu Haroun Al-Abdy, who has narrated the following:

Abu Abdullahasws

said something (like the following) to one of hisasws

servants: If youran without finishing it, I

aswsshall have to usher you like a donkey. I said, May I be

sacrificed for youasws, and what is the ushering treatment of a donkey? Heaswssaid:When Noah

aswsmade them (of creatures) to enter into the ship in pairs, two donkeys

refused to enter. Heaswstook a twig of palm and used it to usher them once, and said

to it: Absaa shaatana, meaning Enter, O Shaitaan.

)10(

10 It has been narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Jafar, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ishaq Al-Karkhy, from his uncle Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Jabir Al-Karkhy, and he was a good man and hewas a writer for Ishaq Bin Amaar, then repented from that, from Ibrahim Al-Karkhy who said:

I was in the presence of Abu Abdullahasws. Heaswssaid: O Ibrahim, where are you

staying in Al-Kharkh? I said, In an area called Shadarwaan. Heasws

said to me: Areyou familiar with Qatafta? When Amir-ul-Momineen

asws came to the people of Al-

Naharwaan, heasws stayed at Qatafta. The people of Badarwiya gathered aroundhim

asws. They complained about the heavy taxation, and they spoke to him

aswsin Al-

Nabatiyya (a language), that their neighbours had extensive land and less taxation.He

asws answered them in Al-Nabatiyya language Wa garz ta min owdya. Its

meaning was, A small Torment of the Lordazwj

is better than a greater Torment.

)11(

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11 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Al-Hassan Bin Al-Husayn Al-Lului, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan, from Al-Fayz Bin Al-Mukhtar, who has narrated the following:

Once, in a lengthy Hadeeth regarding the matter of Abu Al-Hassanasws

, until heasws

said to him: Heasws

is your Masterasws

about whomasws

you will be questioned, soadmit to his

aswsrights. I stood up until I kissed his

aswsforehead and his

aswshand and

supplicated to Allahazwj

for himasws

. Abu Abdullahasws

said: But, there is nopermission (to tell everyone) regarding that.

I said to himasws


, can I inform about it to some?Heaswssaid: Yes, your wife, and your child, and your friend. And I had my wife, andmy son, and Yunus Bin Zibyaan who was a friend of mine. When I informed them,they Praised Allahazwjon that, and Yunus said, No, By Allahazwj, until we hear thatfrom him

asws, and he was in a hurry for that. He went out and I followed. When I got

to the door, I heard Abu Abdullahasws

say: He has preceded you, O Yunus! the

matter is as he has said it to you. Fayz Zarqat Zarqat. I said, I have already donethat, and Zarqat in Al-Nabatiyya (a language) means, Safeguard it with yourself.

)12(

.12 It has been narrated to us by Al-Husayn Bin Ali, from Ahmad Bin Hilal, from Usmaan Bin Isa,from Ibn Muskaan, from Yunus Bin Zibyaan who said:


say: At first (the people) came out in revolt against Musa

Bin Imranas at Marj and Anaq, and it is in Syria, and they revolted again theMessiah

asat Heran, and they revolted against Amir-ul-Momineen

aswsat Naharwaan,

and they will revolt against Al-Qaimaswsat Al-Daskara, and the king will be in agony.Then he

asws said to me: Kayf Maalah Dirbeen Maky Maalah, meaning In your

township, and it is in Al-Nabatiyya (a language), and that Yunus was from atownship of Dirbeen which is called Al-Daskarat.

)13( .

13 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Isa, from Abu Hashim who said:I was with him

asws and he

asws called one of his

asws servants in Al-Saqalabiyya (a

language) and Persian, and heaswssaid: Write this thing in Persian. I was saying, Iwill write it, and he

aswswas making his

aswsservant to write it.

)14( . .

14 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Ahmad, who has narrated the following:A group of people from Khurasaan came to Abu Abdullahasws. Heasws began bysaying: Man gayr masalat man Jamie mala man mahawish azbahu Allah

azwj, in

Nahaaber (a language). Some of them said, May we be sacrificed for youasws, we donot understand this speech. He

aswssaid: MaAl-kea baa zar ayd badam shud.

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)15(

15 It has been narrated to us by Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al-Sarsoony, from Ibrahim Bin Mahziyar who

said:Abu Al-Hassan had written to Ali Bin Mahziyar, ordering him to do some for sometime. We carried it out in the year two hundred and twenty eight. When we came toSayaalat, he wrote to let himasws know of our arrival, seeking permission, and thetime of our journey to himasws, and sought permission for Ibrahim. The answer cameback, giving us the permission. We travelled to him

aswsafter mid-day. We came out

on an extremely hot day, and with us was Masroor, the slave of Ali Bin Mahziyar.

When we approache hisasws

place, Bilal was standing there waiting for us, and Bilalwas a slave of Abu Al-Hassanasws. He said, Enter. We entered a chamber and wewere very very thirsty. We had hardly sat down when a servant came up, and withhim was a jug of cold water. We drank it. Then heaswscalled Ali Bin Mahziyar, whostayed with him

asws until after mid-afternoon (Al-Asr). Then he

asws called me. I

greeted himasws

and asked hisasws

permission to kiss hisasws

hand. Heasws

extendedhis

aswshand towards me. I kissed it, and he

aswssupplicated for me, and I sat down.

Then I stood up and bade farewell. When I went out from the door of the house,heasws called out to me saying: O Ibrahim! I said, Here I am, O my Masterasws.He

aswssaid: Do not flaunt (overdress).

.We were still seated, and Masroor, our slave, was with us. Heasws ordered for thestones to be set up. Then he

aswscame out. I placed a chair for him

asws. He

aswssat

down upon it, and I placed a chair for Ali Bin Mahziyar on hisaswsright. He sat, and Iwas on the side of the podium. A stone fell. Masroor said, Hasht. He

aswssaid (as a

comment): Hasht is eight. We said, Yes, O our Master . We stayed in hisaswspresence till the evening, then we went out.

Heaswssaid to Ali: Send Masroor to measwstomorrow. When he came, heaswssaid tohim in Persian: Bar Khudaya Choun. I said to him

asws, Neyk, O my Master

asws, it is

damaged. Heaswssaid to Masroor: Dar bihi band, dar biband (close the door). Thenhe

aswscovered his

aswscloak over me, hiding me from Nazar, until he

aswsasked me

whether I intended to meet Ali Bin Mahziyar. I said to himasws

, All these words arefrom Nazar? He

aswssaid: O Abu Al-Husayn, it is for fear from Amro Bin Qarh.

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)12(


, THEYasws

UNDERSTAND ALL THE

LANGUAGES

)1(

1 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed and Al-Barqy,from Al-Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Yahya Al-Halby, from Muhammad Bin Ali Al-Halby who said:


say: When they brought Aliasws

Bin Al-Husaynasws

, toYazeed

laBin Muawiya

la, May Allah

azwjCurse him

laand the ones who were with him

la,

they made himaswsgo in a house. One of them said, But they have made us to go in

this house, so that it would collapse upon us and kill us. The guards discussed inRaatan (a language). They said, looking at themasws, They are scared that the housewould collapse upon them by the time they come out of it, they would have beenkilled. Ali

aswsBin Al-Husayn

aswssaid: There is none better among us than myself

asws

inAl-Raatan, andAl-Raatanwith the people of Al-Madina isAl-Roomiya(Roman).

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Jafar, from Abu Hashim Al-Jafary who said:I came to Abu Al-Hassanasws. Heaswssaid: O Abu Hashim, speak to this servant in

Persian, for he thinks he is good at it. I said to the servant, Zanooit Cheeast. He didnot answer me. He

aswssaid: He says, Your knee. Then I said, Naafat Cheeast.

He did not answer me. Heasws

said: He said, Your navel.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from lAl-NazarBin Suweyd, from Yahya Al-Halby, from the brother of Maleeh, from Fardaq who said:

I was with Abu Abdullahaswsand heaswshad sent a non-Arab boy who had returnedback to him

aswsfor he had gone without the letter. He

aswsdid not tell us until I thought

that heasws

was unhappy. Heasws

said to him: You can speak in any language thatyou so wish, for I

aswswill understand it from you.

)4(

.

4 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Jazak, from Yaaser Al-Khadam who said:There were Saqalabiyya (Rome) servants in the house of Abu Al-Hassanasws, andAbu Al-Hassan

asws was close to them. He

asws heard them at night discussing in

Saqalaniyya (a language), and in Roman, and they were saying, We used to havecupping done every year, and we have not done it this year over here. When it was

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the morning, heasws

directed them to one of the doctors. Heasws

said to him: Do thecupping in this vein for him, and in this vein for him. Then heaswssaid: O Yaaser, willyou not get the cupping done? I stretched my hand for the cupping to be done. Myhand had swollen. He

asws said to me: What is the matter with you? I informed

himasws. Heaswssaid: Dont, Iasws forbid you from that. Straighten your hand. Heasws

wiped hisasws

hand over his hand, and freed him from that. Heasws

said: Wait for awhile and do not drink, for a while, and after that, what Allahazwjso Desires, drink.Then I forgot about it, I drank. He

asws(reminded me) by hitting me.

.

And it has been reported by Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from one ofhis men, from Abu Abdullah

asws, narrating a Hadeeth with an unbroken chain going

up to Al-Hassan Bin Aliaswsthat heaswssaid that: Allahazwjhas two cities, one of them

is in the East, and one in the West. In both of them are fences of iron, and in each ofthe cities are thousands and thousands of shutters of gold, and in them seventythousand languages are spoken, each language being different from the other, andIasws

understand all those languages, and what is in them, and what is between them,and there is no Proof other than measws, and my brother Al-Husaynasws.

)5(

.5 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from his father, by thischain, similar to it.

)6(

.6 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Safwaan, from Dawood BinFarqad who said:

I mentioned the killing of Al-Husaynasws

, and Aliasws

Bin Al-Husaynasws

said, WhenIaswswas taken to Syria, to be placed in the prison, one of myaswscompanions said,The construction of this wall is not good. The Romans discussed it among them.They said, There is none among these, the owner of the blood (to make a claim forthem), if it were to fall down, and they meant me

asws. They kept us there for two

days, then called us, and moved us to another prison.

)7(

.7 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Abu Abdullah Al-Barq, from

Fazaalah Bin Ayub, from a man from Al-Masaamah who was called with the title of Kardeyn, who hassaid:

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When I came to Abu Abdullahasws

and in his presence was Ismail. He said, his fatherhad mentioned in a lengthy Hadeeth that he had heard from a man, from AbuAbdullah

asws, different to what we used to think about it. He said: Bring the two men

from Al-Kufa who said that they informed you. He said, One of them, I heard and Iobeyed, and was happy, and I greeted him, and the other one said, indicating with

his hand that he is leaving, then said, No, by Allahazwj

, I have not heard, nor will Ifollow, nor am I happy until I hear it from himasws. Then he went out in the direction toAbu Abdullah

asws. I followed him. When we reached the door, I asked for permission.

Heaswsgave me permission. I entered before he did. Then heaswspermitted him andhe entered. When he entered, Abu Abdullah

aswssaid to him: O so and so, do you

want every command of mineasws

to you, you should be given a Parchment for itwhich would explain to you that such and such is the truth? He said, May I besacrificed for you

asws, I desired to hear it from you

asws. He

aswssaid: So and so is your

Imamaswsand your Masteraswsfrom after measws, meaning Abu Al-Hassanasws. No onewill claim it between me

asws and him

asws except for a deceptive dog. He turned

towards Al-Kufa, and he was trying to master the language of Al-Nabatiyya as if it

was his. He said to me, Darfahu (accept). Abu Abdullahaswssaid: In Darfahu, in Al-Nabatiyya. Accept it. He accepted it. We went out from hisaswspresence.

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)13(


, THEYasws

RECITE THE BOOKS

WHICH DESCENDED UPON THE PROPHETSas

IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,

THE TORAH, THE EVANGEL AND OTHER THAN THAT

)1(

.1 It has been narrated to us by Musa Bin Umra, from Al-Maysami, from Samaat, from a Sheykhfrom our companions, who has narrated the following:

Abu Jafarasws

, said, We went intending to see himasws

. When we passed by thehallway, we heard a recitation in Assyrian (language) in a beautiful voice. Heaswswasreciting and weeping, to the extent that some of us also started crying.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Ibrahim, from Al-Hassan Bin Ibrahim, from Yunus Bin AbdulRahman, from Hashaam Bin Al-Hakam, who has narrated:

A Hadith regarding the Hadeeth of Bureyha the Christian; He got together with himuntil he met Musa Bin Jafarasws. Heaswssaid: O Bureyha, how is your knowledge ofyour Book? He said, I know it. He

asws asked: How confident are you of its

interpretation? He said, What it holds me by the knowledge. He said, Musaaswsbegan by reciting the Evangel. Bureyha said, And the Messiah

asused to recite like

this, and no one has recited it by this recitation except for the Messiahas

. ThenBureyha said, I have been seeking this for fifty years. I embraced Islam at his

asws

hands.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Al-

Maysami, from Abaan Bin Usman, from Musa Al-Tameyri who said:We came to the door of Abu Jafaraswsto seek permission to see himasws. We hearda grieving voice reciting in Hebrew. We wept when we heard the voice, and wethought that he'

aswswas discussing with a man from the People of the Book, and

heaswsis reciting to them. We got the permission, and we came up to himasws. We didnot see any one with him

asws. We said, May Allah

azwjKeep you well, we heard a

voice in Hebrew. We thought that youaswswere in discussion with a man from thePeople of the Book, reciting to them. He

asws said: No, but I

asws remembered the

whispering (Munajaat) of Ilyasasto hisasLordazwj. Iaswswept from that. We said, MayAllah

azwjMake us to be sacrificed for you

asws, what was the whispering (Munajaat)?

Heas

went and said: O Lordazwj

, Do Youazwj

See Yourselfazwj

Punishing meas

after

myaslengthy Prayers to Youazwj? And heaswent on to number hisasdeeds. AllahazwjRevealed unto him

as: I

azwjwill not Punish you

as. He

as said: O Lord

azwj, and what

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Prevents Youazwj

that Youazwj

Say No, after having Said Yes, and Ias

am Yourazwj

servant, and in YourazwjCustody? HeazwjSaid: If IazwjSay a Word, IazwjFulfil it.

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)14(


, THEYasws

UNDERSTAND THE

SPEECH OF THE BIRDS

)1(

.

1 It has been narrated to us by Yaqoub bin Yazeed, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Al-Washa, from Al-Maysami, from Mansour, from Al-Thumaly who said:

I was with Aliasws

Bin Al-Husaynasws

in hisasws

house, and in it were sparrows, andthey were shouting. He

aswssaid to me: Do you know what they are saying? I said,

No, I dont know. Heasws

said: They are glorifying their Lordazwj

, and seeking theirsustenance.

)2(

.2 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Malik Bin Atiya,from Abu Hamza Al-Thumalyy who said:

I was with Aliasws

Bin Al-Husaynasws

. The sparrows spread out and shouted. Heasws

said: O Abu Hamza, do you know what they are saying? I said, No. Heaswssaid:They are extolling the Holiness of their Lord

azwj, and are asking for strength for their

daily food. Then heasws

said: O Abu Hamza, [27:16] we have been taught thelanguage of birds, and we have been given all things.

)3(

.3 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalaf, from one ofhis men, who has narrated:

Abu Abdullahaswssaid, A man recited this Verse [27:16] we have been taught thelanguage of birds, and we have been given all things, Abu Abdullah

asws said:

There is nothing regarding it for anyone, but it is (for usasws) and weaswshave beenGiven all things.

)4(

4 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Yunus, from Dawood Al-Hadaad, from Fazeyl Bin Yasaar, who has said:

Abu Abdullahaswssaid, I was with himaswswhen I looked at a couple of pigeons whichwere with him

asws. The male pigeon cooed to the female pigeon. He

aswssaid to me:

Do you know what he said? I said, No. Heaswssaid: it (the male pigeon) said, Oone who co-habits with me and is wedded to me, there is no creature more belovedto me than you, except that for my master Jafar Bin Muhammadasws.

)5(

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5 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, fromMuhammad Bin Ali, from Ali Bin Muhammad Al-Hanaat, from Aasim, from Muhammad Bin Muslim,who has said:

I was with Abu Jafar

asws

one day, when there happened to be a pair of Warshaan(birds) cooing. Abu Jafarasws answered them both for an hour, and then they flewaway. When they settled on the wall, the male bird cooed to the female bird, thenthey flew away. I said, May I be sacrificed for youasws, what is the situation with thebirds? He

asws said: O Ibn Muslim, Allah

azwj Created all things from clay, or the

animals or a thing in which is a soul, it listens to usasws

, and is obedient from the sonof Adam

as. This Al-Warshaan (The male bird) was harbouring evil thoughts about

her, and she swore that she was not unfaithful to it. She said, Will you be happywith Muhammad Bin Aliasws (as a mediator)? He was happy with that, and Iaswsinformed him, that he is being unjust to her. I

aswsratified her.

)6(

.6 And from him, from Al-Husayn Bin Ali Al-Noman, from Yahya Bin Zakariya, from Amro All Ziyaat,from Muhammad Bin Samaat, from Al-Nazar Bin Shuayb, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said:

I heard Abu Jafarasws

say: [27:16] we have been taught the language of birds,and we have been given all things.

)7(

.

7 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from one of our companions who said:I gifted to Abu Abdullah

aswsa dove, Warshaan and a pigeon. Abu Abdullah

aswssaid:

As for the dove, she is saying I will destroy you, I will destroy you. Destroy herbefore she destroys you. He

asws gave the order for it. It was slaughtered. He

asws

said: And as for the Warshaan, he is saying, You are holy, you are holy. Heasws

gifted it to one of hisaswscompanions. Heaswssaid: The pigeon is with measws. Iaswsget happiness from it.

)8(

.

8 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-NazarBi Suweyd, from Al-Halby, from Ibn Muskaan, from Abu Ahmad, from Shuayb Bin Al-Hassan whosaid:

I was seated in the presence of Abu Jafarasws

when we heard a voice from the dove.Heasws said: Do you know what she is saying? She is saying, I will destroy you.Destroy her before she destroys you.

)9(

.

9 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Al-Hassan Bin Al-Hassan Al-Lului, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Maysami, from Saleh, from Abu Hamza who said:

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I was in the presence of Ali Bin Al-Husayn, and there were sparrows on the wall,across from the courtyard. Heaswssaid: O Abu Hamza, do you know what they aresaying? They are saying that there is a time for them in which to ask in strength. OAbu Hamza, do not sleep before sunrise, for I

asws dislike that for you. Allah

azwj

Divides in that time the sustenance of the servants, and on ourasws hands, Heazwj

Makes it to flow.

)10(

.10 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn, from Dawood Bin Farqad, fromAbdullah Bin Farqad who said:

Abu Abdullahaswswas travelling, and we were with himasws. A crow passed by andcawed. Abu Abdullah

asws said: It will die of starvation, and Allah

azwj did not Teach

anything except that Iasws came to know of it. By Allahazwj, Iasws am moreknowledgeable than you.

)11(

.11 It has been narrated to us by Musa Bin Jafar, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Isa BinAmro, from Abu Shuayb, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who has said:

I heard Abu Jafaraswssay: [27:16] we have been taught the language of birds,and we have been given all things.

)12(

.12 - It has been narrated to us by Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Kareem,

from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahmaan, from Abaan Bin Usmaan, from Zarara, who has said:Abu Abdullah

aswssaid: Amir-ul-Momineen

asws said to Ibn Abbas that: Allah

azwj has

Taught usasws

the language of the birds as Heazwj

had Taught Suleiman BinDawood

as, and the language of every animal, in the land or sea.

)13(

.13 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah Al-Barqy, from Al-Nazar Bin Suweyd,from Yahya Al-Halby, from Ibn Muskaan, from Abu Ahmad, from Sad Bin Al-Hassan who said:

I was seated in the presence of Abu Jafarasws

. I heard the voice of the dove. Heasws

said: Do you know what she is saying? We said, No, by Allahazwj

, we do not know.He

aswssaid: She is saying, I will destroy you. Destroy her before she destroys you.

)14( .

14 It has been narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Abdul Rahmaan Bin Abu Najraan,from Yahya Bin Umar, from his father, from Abu Shayba, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, who has said:

I heard Abu Jafarasws

say: [27:16] we have been taught the language of birds,and we have been given all things.

)15(

.

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15 It has been narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Saeed Bin Janaah, from Ibn AbuUmeyr, from Hafs Bin Al-Bakhtary, from one of our companions, who has said:

Abu Jafarasws

said, I heard a dove shouting from the house of Abu Abdullahasws

.Heaswssaid: Do you know what this dove said? I said, No. Heaswssaid: She said, Iwill destroy you. But, we should destroy her before she destro

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