Al-Kāfi 2, narration 117

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · The Noble Qualities (of Man)

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Arabic text

7ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) أَ لا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ رِجَالِكُمْ قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ الله قَالَ إِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ رِجَالِكُمُ التَّقِيَّ النَّقِيَّ السَّمْحَ الْكَفَّيْنِ النَّقِيَّ الطَّرَفَيْنِ الْبَرَّ بِوَالِدَيْهِ وَلا يُلْجِئُ عِيَالَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ.

Translation

7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from abu Hamza from Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah (a.s.) once said, ‘Do you want me to tell you about the best men among you?’ We said, ‘Yes, O, Messenger of Allah, do so.’ He said, ‘The best men among you are the pious, clean, of forgiving hands, clean on both ends (tongue and genitals) who is kind to his parents and does not leave out his dependents to (trouble) others.’”

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 7. A number of our people have narrated
  2. Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated
  3. his father all
  4. ibn Mahbub
  5. ibn Ri’ab
  6. abu Hamza
  7. Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah (a.s.) once said

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    حسن كالصحيح

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/352)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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