Al-Kāfi 2, narration 50

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · The Fundamentals of Islam

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Arabic text

10ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله هَلْ تَعْرِفُ مَوَدَّتِي لَكُمْ وَانْقِطَاعِي إِلَيْكُمْ وَمُوَالاتِي إِيَّاكُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مَسْأَلَةً تُجِيبُنِي فِيهَا فَإِنِّي مَكْفُوفُ الْبَصَرِ قَلِيلُ الْمَشْيِ وَلا أَسْتَطِيعُ زِيَارَتَكُمْ كُلَّ حِينٍ قَالَ هَاتِ حَاجَتَكَ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي بِدِينِكَ الَّذِي تَدِينُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ أَنْتَ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِكَ لأدِينَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ قَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَقْصَرْتَ الْخُطْبَةَ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمْتَ الْمَسْأَلَةَ وَالله لأعْطِيَنَّكَ دِينِي وَدِينَ آبَائِيَ الَّذِي نَدِينُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) وَالإقْرَارَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ الله وَالْوَلايَةَ لِوَلِيِّنَا وَالْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْ عَدُوِّنَا وَالتَّسْلِيمَ لأمْرِنَا وَانْتِظَارَ قَائِمِنَا وَالإجْتِهَادَ وَالْوَرَعَ.

Translation

10. It is narrated from him (Ali ibn Ibrahim) from abu al-Jarud who has said the following: “Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘Do you know, O child of the Messenger of Allah that I love you ( Ahl al-Bayt). that 1 have disassociated myself from other people to associate with you only and that I support you ( Ahl al-Bayt )?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, I know it.’ 1 then said, ‘I ask you to answer my question; my eyes are restricted, I walk very little and I am not able to visit you except every now and then.’ The Imam said, ‘What is your question?’ I then said, ‘What is the religion by which you obey Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, and the religion that your Ahl al-Bayt follow so that I will also obey Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, by the rules of your religion?’ The Imam said, ‘Although your introduction was brief, your question is a great question. By Allah, I will certainly teach you my religion and the religion of my ancestors by the rules of which we worship Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy. It is to testify that no one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, that Muhammad (a.s.) is the Messenger of Allah, and that whatever (message) he has brought is from Allah. That it is obligatory to love and support those who support and love us ( Ahl al-Bayt ) and disassociate from our enemies. That it is obligatory to obey our commands, cherish the hope for the coming of the one from us who will rise with Divine Authority and to strive hard ( Ijtihad) for progress in the matters of religion and live a life of piety, warn’ (stay away from sins).”’

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 10. It is narrated
  2. him (Ali ibn Ibrahim)
  3. abu al-Jarud who has said the following

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  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    ضعيف

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/114)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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