Al-Kāfi 2, narration 89

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · Description of Islam

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Arabic text

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) إِنَّ الله خَلَقَ الإسْلامَ فَجَعَلَ لَهُ عَرْصَةً وَجَعَلَ لَهُ نُوراً وَجَعَلَ لَهُ حِصْناً وَجَعَلَ لَهُ نَاصِراً فَأَمَّا عَرْصَتُهُ فَالْقُرْآنُ وَأَمَّا نُورُهُ فَالْحِكْمَةُ وَأَمَّا حِصْنُهُ فَالْمَعْرُوفُ وَأَمَّا أَنْصَارُهُ فَأَنَا وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِي وَشِيعَتُنَا فَأَحِبُّوا أَهْلَ بَيْتِي وَشِيعَتَهُمْ وَأَنْصَارَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُ لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَنَسَبَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) لأهْلِ السَّمَاءِ اسْتَوْدَعَ الله حُبِّي وَحُبَّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَشِيعَتِهِمْ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمَلائِكَةِ فَهُوَ عِنْدَهُمْ وَدِيعَةٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ هَبَطَ بِي إِلَى أَهْلِ الأرْضِ فَنَسَبَنِي إِلَى أَهْلِ الأرْضِ فَاسْتَوْدَعَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حُبِّي وَحُبَّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَشِيعَتِهِمْ فِي قُلُوبِ مُؤْمِنِي أُمَّتِي فَمُؤْمِنُو أُمَّتِي يَحْفَظُونَ وَدِيعَتِي فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ أَلا فَلَوْ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَبَدَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عُمُرَهُ أَيَّامَ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ لَقِيَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُبْغِضاً لأهْلِ بَيْتِي وَشِيعَتِي مَا فَرَّجَ الله صَدْرَهُ إِلا عَنِ النِّفَاقِ.

Translation

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Abd al-‘Azim from ‘Abd Allah al-Hassani from Abu Ja’far al-Thani (a.s.) from his father from his grandfather (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said that the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Allah created Islam and made for it a backyard and front-yard, a light, a fortress and supporter. Its backyard and front-yard are the Holy Quran. Wisdom is its light. Lawfulness is its fortress. My Ahl al-Bayt (my family), our Shi’a (followers) and I are its supporters. You must love my Ahl al-Bayt (members of my family), their followers (Shi’a) and their supporters. When I was taken to heaven above the earth, Gibril introduced me to its inhabitants. Allah entrusted the love for me, my Ahl al-Bayt and their followers (Shi’a) to the hearts of the angels. It is with them in trust until the Day of Judgment. Then I was brought to earth and he introduced me to the inhabitants of earth. Allah entrusted the love for me, my Ahl al-Bayt and their followers (Shi’a) to the hearts of the believers of my people. They will keep my trust and the trust of my Ahl al-Bayt until the Day of Judgment. One must know that if a man of my people would worship Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, all the time of his life and then would meet Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, while hating my Ahl al-Bayt and my followers (Shi’a) Allah will not open his chest for anything but in hypocrisy.’”

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 3. A number of our people have narrated
  2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad
  3. ‘Abd al-‘Azim
  4. ‘Abd Allah al-Hassani
  5. Abu Ja’far al-Thani (a.s.)
  6. his father
  7. his grandfather (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said
  8. the Messenger of Allah said

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    حسن كالصحيح بل صحيح عند ي

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/289)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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