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131. Al-Rayyan Bin al-Salt Al-Ash'ari al-Qummi His kunya is Abu 'Ali. He narrated on the authority of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him. He is trustworthy and very truthful. He has a book in which he has collected the statement of al-Rida, peace be on h...

131. Al-Rayyan Bin al-Salt Al-Ash'ari al-Qummi Hi...

His Praising and Lamenting for the 'Alawides Di'bil gave his literature and thought to the 'Alawides, who summoned (mankind) to social justice and sincerely struggled in order to declare Human rights and to save the poor and the deprived from the cr...

His Praising and Lamenting for the 'Alawides Di'b...

102. Al-Husayn Bin Shu'ayb al-Mada'ini Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on him.2 103. Al-Husayn Bin Salih al-Khath'ami Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Rida, peace be on ...

102. Al-Husayn Bin Shu'ayb al-Mada'ini Shaykh al-...

65. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn al-Anbari He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan al-Rida, peace be on him, and 'Ali b. al-Hakam reported on his authority.1 66. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn b. Salih. He narrated on the authority of Imam Abual-Hasan ...

65. Al-Hasan Bin al-Husayn al-Anbari He narrated ...

11. Ibrahïm Bin 'Abd al-Hamïd Shaykh al-Tusi said: "He (Ibrahïm) was among the companions of Imam Abu 'Abd Allah; he coincided with Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, and did not hear from him according to the statement of Sa'd b. 'Abd Allah. He was a W...

11. Ibrahïm Bin 'Abd al-Hamïd Shaykh al-Tusi said...

His Short Wise Sayings The following group of short wise sayings has been reported from Imam al-Rida, peace be on him: 1. He, peace be on him, said: "People's hearts are sometimes ( 591 ) coming towards you, sometimes keeping away from you; somet...

His Short Wise Sayings The following group of sho...

The Reasons for some Islamic Affairs A group of traditions regarding the reasons for some Islamic affairs has been reported from the Ima`m, peace be on him, as follows: The Qur'an is always new Ibrahim b. al-'Abbas narrated on the authority of Ima...

The Reasons for some Islamic Affairs A group of t...

The Reasons for some unlawful Things In his answer to the questions of Mohammed b. Sina`n, the Ima`m, peace be on him, has mentioned the reasons for some unlawful deeds in Islam as follows: 1. Killing the Soul He, peace be on him, said: "And Allah...

The Reasons for some unlawful Things In his answe...

Daytime supererogatory prayers are canceled He, peace be on him, said: "If a sayer says: 'Why does the traveler leave the daytime supererogatory prayers and does not leave those are by night?' "It is said: 'Because you do not leave the supererogato...

Daytime supererogatory prayers are canceled He, p...

The Adhan of Prayer He, peace be on him, said: "If a sayer says: 'Tell me about adhan (the call to prayer): Why have they (people) been ordered to say it?' "It is said: 'For many reasons of which are: It reminds the inattentive (of prayer), calls t...

The Adhan of Prayer He, peace be on him, said: "I...

CHAPTER X REASONS FOR SOME RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS AND OTHERS The 'Addliya1 from among the Shï'a and the Mu'tazilites have unanimously agreed that every precept issues from the Holy Legislator (Allah) is never spontaneous; rather it concerns an inclus...

CHAPTER X REASONS FOR SOME RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS AND...

127. Keeping Woman in good Fellowship Abu al-Qasim al-Farisi reported, saying: "I said to al-Rida`, peace be on him: May I be your ransom, Allah says in His Book: Then keep (them) in good fellowship or let (them) go with kindness. What does He mean ...

127. Keeping Woman in good Fellowship Abu al-Qasi...

88. Buying Debt Mohammed b. al-Fudayl narrated, saying: "I said to al-Rida`, peace be on him: A man bought a debt against a man, and then he went to the owner of the debt (the debtor) and said to him: 'Pay to me what so-and-so has against you, for I...

88. Buying Debt Mohammed b. al-Fudayl narrated, s...

54. Recommended Fasts Isma'ïl b. Da`wud narrated, saying: "I asked al-Rida`, peace be on him, about the fast (i.e. recommended fasts), and he answered: 'Three days in a month: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.'2 " 55. The fast on the Day of 'Id al-G...

54. Recommended Fasts Isma'ïl b. Da`wud narrated,...

36. Turning the Face during Prayer Al-Bizanti narrated, saying: "I asked him (i.e. al-Rida`) about the person who turns (his face) during prayer: Does such a person turn aside from his prayer? He answered: 'If the prayer is obligatory and he (or she...

36. Turning the Face during Prayer Al-Bizanti nar...

CHAPTER IX THE SCIENCE OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE It is not an act of exaggeration or extremism when we say that the Islamic jurisprudence of ahl al-Bayt, peace be on them, is the best of that which has been codified in the world of legislation, for ...

CHAPTER IX THE SCIENCE OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE ...

Some other Examples of his Interpreting the Qur'an 33. Regarding the words of Him, the Exalted: "And wherefore was there not a town which should believe so that their belief should have profited them but the people of Yunus? When they believed, We r...

Some other Examples of his Interpreting the Qur'an...

CHAPTER VIII ON THE HOLY QUR'AN Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, was the companion of the Qur'a`n; he always recited it, carefully considered its verses, and found in reciting it a unique pleasure in the world. The narrators said: "All his speech was...

CHAPTER VIII ON THE HOLY QUR'AN Imam al-Rida, pe...

The Creator Far Above Space The Almighty Creator is far above space and time which are some necessities of all beings which depend on Allah in their existence. A man from Ma` Wara`' Nahr Balkh (Transoxania) came to Ima`m al-Rida`, peace be on him, a...

The Creator Far Above Space The Almighty Creator ...

CHAPTER VII DOCTRINAL RESEARCHES In his researches and lectures, Ima`m al-Rida`, peace be on him, discussed many ideological matters and disproved the vague errors and imaginations which the spiteful and the ignorant raised against Islam and its pr...

CHAPTER VII DOCTRINAL RESEARCHES In his research...

CHAPTER SEVEN ON OBEYING THE PARENTS AND TIGHTENING THE BONDS OF KIN 131. Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said: ( 358 ) [Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, related to me. He said:] "The minimum disobedience (to parents) is the (...

CHAPTER SEVEN ON OBEYING THE PARENTS AND TIGHTENI...