Letter of Abi Abdillah (a.s) to a group of Shia

The Sahifa of Ali ibn al-Husayn, 'Alayhim al-Salam, and his words on restraint from unlawful matters.

The Will of Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s) to his companions

The sermon of ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, called the Sermon of Means and Connections

The sermon of al-Talutiyah

Excellence of Shi’ah and their prominent positions

Hadith of Abu ‘Abd Allah,  'Alayhim al-Salam, with al-Mansur in his procession

Hadith of Musa, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Advice of Abu ‘Abd Allah,  'Alayhim al-Salam

Seven marks of excellence for Banu Hashim

This Book speaks to you in all truth (45:29)

About the words of Allah ‘By the midday sun’ (91:1)

About the words of Allah ‘Has the story of the overwhelming come to you…’ (88:1)

About the words of Allah ‘They swear to Allah earnestly…’ (16:38)

About the words of Allah ‘When they sensed the power of our anger…’ (21:12)

The letter of Abu Ja’far, 'Alayhim al-Salam, to Sa’ad al-Khayr

Another letter to him from him (the imam) also

The letter of Abu Ja’far,  'Alayhim al-Salam, was similar to Jesus,  'Alayhim al-Salam

About the words of Allah ‘Mischief has spread over the land…’ (30:41)

About the words of Allah ‘...Do not spread mischief in the land…’ (7:56)

The Sermon of ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

A Sermon of ‘Amir al Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

A Sermon of ‘Amir al Mu’minin on The Day of Rahba, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

Hadith of Ali ibn al-Husayn, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Signs of the coming of the end of the world

Dealings of ‘Amir al Mu’minin in regards to equitably among muslims

Hadith of the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi

Advice ‘Amir al Mu’minin, to his servant

A speech of Ali Ibn al-Husayn, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Haidth of the Shaykh (old man) with Al-Baqr, 'Alayhim al-Salam

The story of the oil sell

The excellence of the Shi’ah

The advice of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi to ‘Amir al-Mu’minin  'Alayhim al-Salam

Criteria of a man’s excellence

Religion is no other thing than love

The excellence of Ahl al Bayt, 'Alayhim al-Salam and their Shi’ah

Revving the cause of Ahlal Bayt, 'Alayhim al-Salam

Another hadith on the excellence of the Shi’ah

The wicked is wicked in his mother’s womb

About the words of Allah ‘...all people were one nation’ (2:213)

Hadith of the ocean with the sun

In every family Allah places His proof

Proof of Allah is in every town

About the words of Allah ‘...He sent upon the swallows…’ (105:3)

The potter and the farmer in-laws

Cure for gases and pain

Hadith of The Holy Prophet Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi on good advice

Usurpation of the donkey of the imam

The tax collector harasses the imam

Kindness of the Imam to his servant

Allah has not placed anything good in opposition to Ahl Al-Bayt, ‘Alayhim al-Salam

Hadith of the physician

Diseases and the body

Cure with wheat

The hadith of  ‘on what is the whale’

Creation of the Earth

Hadith of dreams and proof of divine authority of the people a given time

Dreams of the believing people

A Question of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi wa-sallam

About the words of Allah ‘...glad news for them…’ (10:64)

Three kinds of dreams

True or false dreams

Hadith of the winds

Wind is a  blessing or torment of Allah

Cure for anxiety, sadness, poverty, and illness

Meaning of relatives

Hadith of the man of al-Sham

Everything was water

Hadith of gardens and camels

Seventy aspects of their (‘A’immah’s) words

The Hadith of  Abu Basir and Umm Khalid

People hostile to ‘A’immah’

Disrespect of a believing person 

The words of ‘Abd al Rahman with Abu ‘Abd Allah, 'Alayhim al-Salam

In Praise of Hassan ibn Thabit

The Words of ‘Umar to Ali,'Alayhim al-Salam

About the words of Allah ‘...Those who change the boutnies of Allah’ (14:28)

About the words of Allah ‘Leave them alone; you are not blamed’ (51:54)

Conditions of the Day of Judgment

Those who love Ahl al Bayt,'Alayhim al-Salam

Is perfection in good food and body?

The five al-haram (the Sacred areas) of Allah on Earth

When a believing man becomes forty years old

A believing person has the chance

Permission to run away from plague

There is no escape from three things

When the Imam was ill

Supplication and charms

Supplication against being choked

In the battle of ‘Uhud

The honorable and disgraceful events of the Arabs

Hadith of Adam,'Alayhim al-Salam with the tree

Hadith Nafi’ mawla of ‘Umar with Abu Ja’far,'Alayhim al-Salam

Hadith of Christians from al-Sham with al-Baqir,'Alayhim al-Salam

Hadith of Abu al-Hassan Musa, 'Alayhim al-Salam to Ali ibn Suwayd

The rare hadith about Abu Dharr

Armed expedition of Dhat al-Riqa’

Allah does not accept any deed without loving Ahl al-bayt. 'Alayhim al-Salam

The most beloved thing to the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi

Zuhd of the Holy Prophet,Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi

عَنْهُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيِّ قَالَ أَخْرَجَ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَأَنْزَلَهُ مِنْهُ وَ كَانَ يَقْعُدُ مَعَ النَّاسِ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَ عِنْدَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْأَلُونَهُ إِذْ نَظَرَ إِلَى النَّصَارَى يَدْخُلُونَ فِي جَبَلٍ هُنَاكَ فَقَالَ مَا لِهَؤُلَاءِ أَ لَهُمْ عِيدٌ الْيَوْمَ فَقَالُوا لَا يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ لَكِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ عَالِماً لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا الْجَبَلِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَيُخْرِجُونَهُ فَيَسْأَلُونَهُ عَمَّا يُرِيدُونَ وَ عَمَّا يَكُونُ فِي عَامِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) وَ لَهُ عِلْمٌ فَقَالُوا هُوَ مِنْ أَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ أَصْحَابَ الْحَوَارِيِّينَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عِيسَى (عليه السلام) قَالَ فَهَلْ نَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا ذَاكَ إِلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَنَّعَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) رَأْسَهُ بِثَوْبِهِ وَ مَضَى هُوَ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَاخْتَلَطُوا بِالنَّاسِ حَتَّى أَتَوُا الْجَبَلَ فَقَعَدَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) وَسْطَ النَّصَارَى هُوَ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ أَخْرَجَ النَّصَارَى بِسَاطاً ثُمَّ وَضَعُوا الْوَسَائِدَ ثُمَّ دَخَلُوا فَأَخْرَجُوهُ ثُمَّ رَبَطُوا عَيْنَيْهِ فَقَلَّبَ عَيْنَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُمَا عَيْنَا أَفْعًى ثُمَّ قَصَدَ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) فَقَالَ يَا شَيْخُ أَ مِنَّا أَنْتَ أَمْ مِنَ الْأُمَّةِ الْمَرْحُومَةِ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) بَلْ مِنَ الْأُمَّةِ الْمَرْحُومَةِ فَقَالَ أَ فَمِنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ أَنْتَ أَمْ مِنْ جُهَّالِهِمْ فَقَالَ لَسْتُ مِنْ جُهَّالِهِمْ فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ أَسْأَلُكَ أَمْ تَسْأَلُنِي فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) سَلْنِي فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّصَارَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ سَلْنِي إِنَّ هَذَا لَمَلِي‏ءٌ بِالْمَسَائِلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ سَاعَةٍ مَا هِيَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ أَيُّ سَاعَةٍ هِيَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ فَإِذَا لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنْ سَاعَاتِ اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا مِنْ سَاعَاتِ النَّهَارِ فَمِنْ أَيِّ السَّاعَاتِ هِيَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) مِنْ سَاعَاتِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ فِيهَا تُفِيقُ مَرْضَانَا فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَمْ تَسْأَلُنِي فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) سَلْنِي فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّصَارَى إِنَّ هَذَا لَمَلِي‏ءٌ بِالْمَسَائِلِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ كَيْفَ صَارُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَ لَا يَتَغَوَّطُونَ أَعْطِنِي مَثَلَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) هَذَا الْجَنِينُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُ أُمُّهُ وَ لَا يَتَغَوَّطُ فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ أَ لَمْ تَقُلْ مَا أَنَا مِنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ لَكَ مَا أَنَا مِنْ جُهَّالِهِمْ فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَوْ تَسْأَلُنِي فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) سَلْنِي فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّصَارَى وَ اللَّهِ لَأَسْأَلَنَّهُ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ يَرْتَطِمُ فِيهَا كَمَا يَرْتَطِمُ الْحِمَارُ فِي الْوَحْلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلْ فَقَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَنَا مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ فَحَمَلَتْ بِاثْنَيْنِ حَمَلَتْهُمَا جَمِيعاً فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ وَلَدَتْهُمَا فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ مَاتَا فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ دُفِنَا فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ عَاشَ أَحَدُهُمَا خَمْسِينَ وَ مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ وَ عَاشَ الْآخَرُ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً مَنْ هُمَا فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام) عُزَيْرٌ وَ عَزْرَةُ كَانَا حَمَلَتْ أُمُّهُمَا بِهِمَا عَلَى مَا وَصَفْتَ وَ وَضَعَتْهُمَا عَلَى مَا وَصَفْتَ وَ عَاشَ عُزَيْرٌ وَ عَزْرَةُ كَذَا وَ كَذَا سَنَةً ثُمَّ أَمَاتَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عُزَيْراً مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ ثُمَّ بُعِثَ وَ عَاشَ مَعَ عَزْرَةَ هَذِهِ الْخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً وَ مَاتَا كِلَاهُمَا فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّصَارَى مَا رَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنِي قَطُّ أَعْلَمَ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ حَرْفٍ وَ هَذَا بِالشَّامِ رُدُّونِي قَالَ فَرَدُّوهُ إِلَى كَهْفِهِ وَ رَجَعَ النَّصَارَى مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عليه السلام)

94. From him, from Ismail Bin Abaan, from Umar Bin Abdullah Al-Saqafy who said: ‘Hisham Bin Abdul Malik made Abu Ja’far (asws) to go out from Al-Medina to Al-Shaam. He made him (asws) to stay in his accommodation, and he (asws) used to sit with the people in their gatherings. It so happened that he (asws) was sitting and in his (asws) presence was a group of people asking him, when he (asws) saw Christians entering inside a mountain over there. So he (asws) said: ‘What is with those, is it one of their festivities today?’ They said, ‘No, O son (asws) of the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), but they are going to one of their scholars who (stays) inside this mountain all year long, and on this day he has come out. So they are asking him questions what they want and what is to happen in their year’. So Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘And he has knowledge?’ They said, ‘He is one of the most knowledgeable of the people. He has met the companions of the disciples of Isa (as)’. He (asws) said: ‘Shall we go to him?’ They said, ‘That is up to you (asws), O son (asws) of the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj)’. He (the narrator) said: ‘Abu Ja’far (asws) covered his (asws) head by his (asws) cloth, and went with his (asws) companions. He (asws) mingled with the Christians until he (asws) came to the mountain. Abu Ja’far (asws) sat down in the middle of the Christians along with his (asws) companions, and the Christians brought out a carpet and placed the pillows. Then they entered and brought him out with his eyes covered. His eyes stirred as if they were the eyes of a snake. Then he inadvertently turned towards Abu Ja’far (asws) and asked, ‘O Sheykh, where are you (asws) from, or are you (asws) from the Mercied community?’ So Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘But, I (asws) am from the Mercied community’. He said, ‘Are you (asws) from their knowledgeable ones or from their ignorant ones?’ He (asws) said: ‘I (asws) am not from the ignorant ones’. The Christian said, ‘Shall I ask you or you will ask me?’ Abu Ja’far said: ‘Ask me (asws)’. So the Christian said, ‘O group of Christians, a man from the community of Muhammad (saww) is saying, ‘Ask me!’. This one is full of answers’. Then he said, ‘O servant of Allah (azwj), inform me about the hour which is neither from the night, nor from the day. Which hour is it?’ Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘That which is in between the dawn and sunrise’. So the Christian said, ‘So if it is neither an hour from the hours of the night, nor from the hours of the day, from which is it?’ Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘From the hours of the Paradise, and in which our patients are relieved (from pain). So the Christian said, ‘Shall I ask you (asws) or will you ask me?’ Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Ask me (asws)’. The Christian said, ‘O group of Christians, this one here is full of knowledge. Inform me about the inhabitants of the Paradise. How would they be eating but will not be excreting? Give me their example in the world’. So Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘The unborn (baby) which is in the womb of its mother eats from what its mother eats but does not excrete’. So the Christian said, ‘Did you not say, ‘I (asws) am not from the knowledgeable ones?’ Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘But rather, I (asws) said to you that I (asws) am not from the ignorant ones’. So the Christian said, ‘Shall I ask you (asws) or will you (asws) ask me?’ Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Ask me (asws)’. He said, ‘O group of Christians! By Allah (azwj), I will ask him about a matter which would bog him (asws) down just as the donkey gets bogged down in the mud’. He (asws) said to him: ‘Ask’. He said, ‘Inform me about a man who approached his woman, so she became pregnant with twins in the same one hour, and gave birth to both of them in the same one hour, and they both died in the same one hour, and were buried in the same one grave. One of them lived for one hundred and fifty years whilst the other one lived for fifty years. Who were those two?’ So Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Uzayr and Uzrat. Their mother became pregnant with them both as you have described, and gave birth to both of them as you have described, and both Uzayr and Uzrat lived for such and such a time. Then Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Made Uzayr to die for a hundred years, then Resurrected him, and he lived with Uzrat for fifty years, and both of them died in the same one hour’. So the Christian said, ‘O group of Christians. I have not see with my eyes ever a more knowledgeable one than this man (asws). Do not ask me about a single letter (anything at all) so long as this one is in Al-Shaam. Return me’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So they returned him to his cave, and the Christians returned with Abu Ja’far (asws)’.

Al-Kāfi - Volume 8

Book 1, Chapter 94