Al-Kāfi 1, narration 59

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · Chapter on Kinds of People

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Arabic text

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَغْدُو النَّاسُ عَلَى ثَلاثَةِ أَصْنَافٍ عَالِمٍ وَمُتَعَلِّمٍ وَغُثَاءٍ فَنَحْنُ الْعُلَمَاءُ وَشِيعَتُنَا الْمُتَعَلِّمُونَ وَسَائِرُ النَّاسِ غُثَاءٌ.

Translation

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Jamil that he heard Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) say: "People become of three groups: Scholars, students [of knowledge] and scum. We are the scholars, our Shi'a are the students and the rest of the people are scum."

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated
  2. Muhammad ibn ‘Isa
  3. Yunus
  4. Jamil
  5. he heard Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) say

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    صحيح على الأظهر

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/111)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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