Al-Kāfi 4, narration 19

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

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Arabic text

8ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) لإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَذَكَرَ لَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَهُ صَدَّقَ عَنْهُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ قَالَ فَمُرْهُ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ وَلَوْ بِالْكِسْرَةِ مِنَ الْخُبْزِ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَ لَهُ ابْنٌ وَكَانَ لَهُ مُحِبّاً فَأُتِيَ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ ابْنَكَ لَيْلَةَ يَدْخُلُ بِأَهْلِهِ يَمُوتُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةُ وَبَنَى عَلَيْهِ أَبُوهُ تَوَقَّعَ أَبُوهُ ذَلِكَ فَأَصْبَحَ ابْنُهُ سَلِيماً فَأَتَاهُ أَبُوهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا بُنَيَّ هَلْ عَمِلْتَ الْبَارِحَةَ شَيْئاً مِنَ الْخَيْرِ قَالَ لا إِلاَّ أَنَّ سَائِلاً أَتَى الْبَابَ وَقَدْ كَانُوا ادَّخَرُوا لِي طَعَاماً فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ السَّائِلَ فَقَالَ بِهَذَا دَفَعَ الله عَنْكَ.

Translation

8. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from more than one narrator from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), once in response to the words of Isma‘il ibn Muhammad that his son had given charity on his behalf and that he is a man, said this. ‘Ask him to give charity, even if it is only a small piece of bread.’ The Imam then said that abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A man in banu Israel had a son whom he loved a great deal. In his dream, he was told, “One night, after going to bed with his wife, your son will die.” His father helped him to get married and when that night came, he was concerned about his dream. In the morning he found his son safe and alive. He went to him and asked, “Son, did you do any good deed last night?” He replied, “No, except that a beggar came to the door last night. They had spared some food for me, and I gave it to the beggar.” He then said, “Because of this, (Allah) has repelled misfortune from you.””’

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 8. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah has narrated
  2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad
  3. more than one narrator
  4. Ali ibn Asbat
  5. al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm who has said the following

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    مرسل كالموثق

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

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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