Al-Kāfi 4, narration 16

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · Giving Charity Repels Misfortune

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Arabic text

5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو النَّخَعِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بَكِّرُوا بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ الْبَلاءَ لا يَتَخَطَّاهَا.

Translation

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sulayman ibn ‘Amr al-Nakha‘iy who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Do not be late in giving charity; misfortunes cannot bypass it (charity).”’

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated
  2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad
  3. Ali ibn al-Hakam
  4. Sulayman ibn ‘Amr al-Nakha‘iy who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    ضعيف

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/129)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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Persian rendering (AI)

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