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Shia hadith/Al-Kāfi 6

Al-Kāfi 6, narration 132

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · Abu Talib Offered ‘Aqiqah for the Holy Prophet, O Allah , Grant Compensation to Muhammad and his Family Worthy of their Services to Your Cause

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Arabic text

عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُنْدَارَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَحْمَرِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ عَقَّ أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ دَعَا آلَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالُوا مَا هَذِهِ فَقَالَ عَقِيقَةُ أَحْمَدَ قَالُوا لِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ سَمَّيْتَهُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ سَمَّيْتُهُ أَحْمَدَ لِمَحْمَدَةِ أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ .

Translation

1. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Bandar has narrated from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from abu al-‘Abbas from Ja‘far ibn ’Isma‘il from Idris from abu af-Sa’ib who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said that abu Talib offered ‘Aqiqah for the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, on the seventh day and invited members of his family who asked, ‘What is this?’ He replied, ‘It is Aqiqah for Ahmad.’ They asked, ‘Why have you named him Ahmad?’ He replied, ‘I have named him Ahmad because of the praises of the inhabitants of the sky and the earth for him.’”

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

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 1. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Bandar has narrated
  2. Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar
  3. Ahmad ibn al-Hassan
  4. abu al-‘Abbas
  5. Ja‘far ibn ’Isma‘il
  6. Idris
  7. abu af-Sa’ib who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has narrated
  8. his father who has said that

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Published assessments

  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    ضعيف

    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/61)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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Persian rendering (AI)

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