Crying and Dua in Salat

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باب البكاء و الدعاء في الصلاة

Chapter on the crying and Du’a in the Prayer

محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن سماعة قال: قال أبوعبدالله (عليه السلام): ينبغي لمن يقرأ القرآن إذا مر بآية من القرآن فيها مسألة أو تخويف أن يسأل الله عند ذلك خير ما يرجو ويسأله العافية من النار ومن العذاب (موثق)

1. Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad from Uthman bin Isa from Sam’ah (bin Mihran) who said : Abu Abdillah (a.s) said : it is incumbent upon the one who recites the Qur’an (i.e during the prayer) and comes across an Ayah (while doing so) in which there is a matter (of weight) or fear - that he askes Allah (s.w.t) at this juncture the best of what he hopes (for himself) and health (security) from the fire and the punishment.

(Muwathaq due to Uthman bin Isa and Sam’ah bin Mihran) 

NOTE : This is how we should react to verses that have Takhwif in them, by which Allah (s.w.t) makes us fear him and be on our guard.

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد، عن الحلبي، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: سألته عن الرجل يكون مع الامام فيمر بالمسألة أو بآية فيها ذكر جنة أو نار قال: لا بأس بأن يسأل عند ذلك ويتعوذ [في الصلاة] من النار ويسأل الله الجنة (حسن)

2. Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Ibn Abi Umayr from Hammad (bin Uthman) from al-Halabiy from Abi Abdillah (a.s), he (al-Halabiy) said : I asked Him (a.s) about the man who is with the imam (in prayer) and he (the imam) passes through (in his recitation) a matter (of weight) or an Ayah in it there is reference to paradise and the hell fire, He (a.s) said : there is no impediment for him if he asks (makes Du’a) when that happens and seeks refuge (in the prayer) from the Hell fire and asks Allah (s.w.t) for the paradise. (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)    

محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال، عن ابن بكير، عن عبيد بن زرارة قال: سألت أبا عبدالله (عليه السلام) عن ذكر السورة من الكتاب يدعو بها في الصلاة مثل قل هو الله أحد فقال: إذا كنت تدعو بها فلا بأس

 (موثق كالصحيح)

3. Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad from Ibn Fadhal from Ibn Bukayr from Ubayd bin Zurara who said : I asked Aba Abdillah (a.s) about using a Surah from the Kitab (Qur’an) to make a Du’a from it in the prayers, like ‘Qul Huwa Allah Ahad’, so He (a.s) said : if you are making a Du’a with it then no problem.

(Muwathaq Ka Sahih due to Ibn Fadhal and Ibn Bukayr)

NOTE : This narration allows us to recite the Quran in prayer apart from the Fatiha and the other Surah, for example in the Qunut - but only as a means for Du’a, Saying for example ‘O Allah forgive me for the sake of ‘Qul Huwa Allah’ or saying ‘By Allah the Ahad (unqiue) the Samad (self subsisting)’.

Tasbih in Ruku and Sajdah

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باب ادنى ما يجزئ من التسبيح في الركوع والسجود وأكثره

Chapter on the least that suffices from the Tasbih in Rukuu and Sujuud and the most

الحسين بن محمد، عن عبدالله بن عامر، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن ابن فضال عن أحمد بن عمر الحلبي، عن أبيه، عن أبان بن تغلب قال: دخلت على أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) وهو يصلي فعددت له في الركوع والسجود ستين تسبيحة (موثق)

1. Husayn bin Muhammad from Abdallah bin A’mir from Ali bin Mahziyar from Ibn Fadhal from Ahmad bin Umar al-Halabiy from his father (Umar bin Abi Shu’bah al-Halabiy) from Aban bin Taghlub who said :  I entered upon Abi Abdillah (a.s) and (found that) he was praying, so I counted (from him) in his Rukuu and Sujuud – (and) the Tasbih (was) sixty times.

(Muwathaq due to Ibn Fadhal)

علي بن إبراهيم، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن يونس بن عبدالرحمن، عن معاوية بن عمار عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: قلت له: أدنى ما يجزئ المريض من التسبيح في الركوع والسجود؟ قال: تسبيحة واحدة (صحيح)

2. Ali bin Ibrahim from Muhammad bin Isa from Yunus bin Abdir-Rahman from Muawiya bin Ammaar from Abi Abdillah (a.s), I (Muawiya) said to Him (a.s): what is the least that suffices the sick one from the Tasbih in the Rukuu and Sujuud? He (a.s) said : one Tasbih. (Sahih)

علي، عن أبيه، عن عبدالله بن المغيرة، عن هشام بن الحكم قال: قال أبوعبدالله (عليه السلام): ما من كلمة أخف على اللسان منها ولا أبلغ من سبحان الله، قال: قلت: يجزئني في الركوع والسجود أن أقول مكان التسبيح: لا إله إلا الله والحمد لله والله أكبر؟ قال: نعم كل ذكر الله، قال: قلت: الحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله قد عرفناهما فما تفسير سبحان الله؟ قال: أنفة لله أما ترى الرجل إذا عجب من الشئ قال: سبحان الله (حسن)

3. Ali (bin Ibrahim) from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Abdallah bin Mughira from Hisham bin Hakam who said : Abu Abdillah (a.s) said : their is not a saying that is as easy upon the tongue (to say it) and more eloquent (heavy in meaning) than - ‘SubhanAllah’, he (Hisham) said : I said to Him (a.s) : does it suffice for me to say in the place of the (known) Tasbih (in Rukuu or Sujuud) : ‘There is no God but Allah, and all praise is for Him, and Allah is the greatest’?, He (a.s) said : Yes, all of it is remembrance (Dhikr) of Allah; I (Hisham) said : ‘Alhamdulillah’ (praise is for Allah) and ‘La ilaha illa-Allah’ (There is no god but Allah) – (these two) we have understood them, so what is the meaning of ‘SubhanAllah’? He (a.s) said : glory (or pride) is for Allah, do you not see that when a man is astonished by something he says : ‘SubhanAllah’. (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

The Last Two Rakat

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باب  القراءة في الركعتين الأخيرتين و التسبيح فيهما

Chapter on the last two Rakaat and the Tasbih in them

الحسين بن محمد، عن عبدالله بن عامر، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن النضر بن سويد، عن محمد بن أبي حمزة، عن معاوية بن عمار قال: سألت أبا عبدالله (عليه السلام) عن القراءة خلف الامام في الركعتين الاخيرتين فقال: الامام يقرأ فاتحه الكتاب ومن خلفه يسبح فإذا كنت وحدك فاقرأ فيهما وإن شئت فسبح (صحيح)

Husayn bin Muhammad from Abdallah bin A’mir from Ali bin Mahziyar from Nadhr bin Suwayd from Muhammad bin Abi Hamza from Muawiya bin Ammaar who said : I asked Aba Abdillah (a.s) regarding what one should recite behind an imam in the last two Rakaat (In a four Rakaat daily obligatory prayer such as Dhuhr, Asr and Isha), so He (a.s) said :  the imam recites Fatihat-ul-Kitab (Suratul Hamd) and those behind him glorify (make Tasbih), and if you are alone (not behind an imam) then recite in them (i.e the Fatihat-ul-Kitab) OR if you want - glorify (make Tasbih). (Sahih) 

Taqibat and Dua

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باب التعقيب بعد الصلاة والدعاء

Chapter on the Ta’qibat after the prayer and the Du’a in it

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد، عن الحلبي، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: لا ينبغي للامام أن ينتقل إذا سلم حتى يتم من خلفه الصلاة.

قال: وسألته عن الرجل يؤم في الصلاة هل ينبغي له أن يعقب بأصحابه بعد التسليم؟ فقال: يسبح ويذهب من شاء لحاجته ولا يعقب رجل لتعقيب الامام (حسن)

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Ibn Abi Umayr from Hammad (bin Uthman) from al-Halabiy from Abi Abdillah (a.s) who said : It is not for the imam to leave (move away) after making the Taslim (ending the prayer) until all those praying behind him finish their prayers,

He (al-Halabiy) said : and I asked Him (a.s) about the man who leads the prayer (the imam) is it upon him to make the Ta’qibat (perform the highly Mustahab actions after prayers) for his companions (those who prayed behind him) after the Taslim?, so He (a.s) said : (No), rather he glorifies (makes Tasbih -for himself) and whoever so wishes - leaves to attend to his affairs, (as) no one gets his Ta’qibat done (for him) due to the imam’s Ta’qibat (which is only for himself – unlike the common prayer that he has just lead). (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

علي، عن أبيه، عن حماد، عن حريز، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام)

قال: أيما رجل أم قوما فعليه أن يقعد بعد التسليم ولا يخرج من ذلك الموضع حتى يتم الذين خلفه الذين سبقوا صلاتهم، ذلك على كل إمام واجب إذا علم أن فيهم مسبوقا وإن علم أن ليس فيهم مسبوق بالصلاة فليذهب حيث شاء (حسن)

Ali (bin Ibrahim) from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Hammad (bin Isa) from Hariz (bin Abdillah) from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s) who said : Whenever a man leads a people in prayer - it is upon him to (make sure) he remains seated after the Taslim and does not leave that position until all those behind him who were preceeded in their prayers (due to them joining late) complete the remaining (part of their) prayers, this is for every imam an obligation - if he knows that their is in them (those he leads) such people, and if he knows that there is not any who was so-preceeded in prayer then he leaves whenever he wishes (i.e even immediately) (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

 

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حما، عن حريز، عن زرارة، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال: الدعاء بعد الفريضة أفضل من الصلاة تنفلا (حسن)

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Hammad (bin Isa) from Hariz (bin Abdillah) from Zurara (bin A’yan) from Abi Ja’far (a.s) who said : supplicating after the Faridha (prayer) is better than praying a Nafila (after it). (Hasan)        

الحسين بن محمد الاشعري، عن عبدالله بن عامر، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن فضالة بن أيوب، عن عبدالله بن سنان قال: قال أبوعبدالله (عليه السلام): من سبح تسبيح فاطمة الزهراء (عه) قبل أن يثنى رجليه من صلاة الفريضة غفر الله له و [ل] يبدأ بالتكبير (صحيح)

Husayn bin Muhammad from Abdallah bin A’mir from Ali bin Mahziyar from Fadhala bin Ayub  from Abdillah bin Sinan who said : Abu Abdillah (a.s) said : whoever  glorifies with the Tasbih of Fatima al-Zahra (a.s) before he moves his limbs (to leave) after the Faridha prayer achieves forgiveness from Allah (s.w.t), and he (doing so) should start with the Takbir (in the Tasbih). (Sahih)

عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن عمرو بن عثمان، عن محمد بن عذافر قال: دخلت مع أبي على أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) فسأله أبي عن تسبيح فاطمة صلى الله عليها، فقال: " الله أكبر " حتى أحصى (ها) أربعا وثلاثين مرة، ثم قال: " الحمد لله " حتى بلغ سبعا وستين، ثم قال: " سبحان الله " حتى بلغ مائة يحصيها بيده جملة واحدة (صحيح)

A group of our companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad from Amru bin Uthman from Muhammad bin Udhafir who said : I called upon (went to meet) Abi Abdillah (a.s) with my father, so my father asked Him about the Tasbih of Fatima al-Zahra upon her be peace, so He (a.s) started intoning ‘Allah-u-Akbar : God is greatest’ until he had counted it out thirty four times, then he said  ‘Alhamd–uli-Allah : Praised be God’ until it reached (all that He counted) seventy six, then He said ‘Subha-a-Allah : Glory be to God’ until it reached (all that he counted) a hundred, counting (all this) with His hands, (and) as one piece (without discontinuity).  (Sahih)

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حماد، عن حريز، عن زرارة، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال: أقل ما يجزئك من الدعاء بعد الفريضة أن تقول:

"اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ أَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَافِيَتَكَ فِي أُمُورِي كُلِّهَا وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ خِزْيِ الدُّنْيَا وَ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ" (حسن)

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Hammad (bin Isa) from Hariz (bin Abdillah) from Zurara (bin A’yan) from Abi Ja’far (a.s) who said : the least that is sufficient for you in the supplication after the Faridha is that you say :  

‘O my Lord, I ask of you every good that is encompassed by your knowledge, and I seek refuge in you from every evil that is encompassed by your knowledge, O my Lord, I ask of you health throughout my life, and I seek refuge in you from the debasement (humilliation) in this world and the punishment in the next.’ (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

علي بن أبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن حريز، عن زرارة قال: قال أبوجعفر (عليه السلام): لا تنسوا الموجبتين - أو قال: عليكم بالموجبتين - في دبر كل صلاة، قلت: وما الموجبتان؟ قال: تسأل الله الجنة وتعوذ بالله من النار (حسن)

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Hammad bin Isa from Hariz (bin Abdillah)  from Zurara (bin A’yan) who said : Abu Ja’far (a.s) said : Do not forget the two emphasized (lit. obligated) (things), OR He (a.s) said : upon you is the (performance) of the two emphasized (lit.obligated) (things) – after (finishing) (at the end) of every prayer, I (Zurara) said : and what are these two emphasized (lit. obligated) things?, He (a.s) said : that you ask Allah (s.w.t) for the Jannah and seek refuge in Allah (s.w.t) from the fire. (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

 علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن فضالة، عن العلاء، عن محمد بن مسلم قال: سألت أبا جعفر (عليه السلام) عن التسبيح فقال: ما علمت شيئا موقوفا غير تسبيح فاطمة صلوات الله عليها وعشر مرات بعد الغداة تقول: " لا إلله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد يحيى ويميت ويميت ويحيي بيده الخير وهو على كل شئ قدير " ولكن الانسان يسبح ما شاء تطوعا (حسن)

 

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Husayn bin Said frm Fadhala (bin Ayub) from Al’a bin Razin from Muhammad bin Muslim who said : I asked Aba Ja’far (a.s) about the Tasbih so He (a.s) said : I do not know anything permanently fixed in it except for the Tasbih of Fatima (a.s) and to say ten times after the Fajr :

‘There is no God but Allah alone, and there is no partner for Him, His is the kingdom and His is the praise, He causes to live and He causes to die, and He causes to die and He causes to live, with His hands is all good, and He is over everything powerful (able)’, BUT a man makes Tasbih however he wishes (as it is only) recommended.

(Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

Praying Behind Whom You Do Not Follow

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باب الصلاة خلف من لا يقتدى به

Chapter on the prayer behind one whom you do not follow (trust his faith)

محمد، عن أحمد، عن عبدالله بن محمد الحجال، عن ثعلبة، عن زرارة قال: سألت أبا جعفر (عليه السلام) عن الصلاة خلف المخالفين فقال ما هم عندي إلا بمنزلة الجدر (صحيح)

Muhammad (bin Yahya) from Ahmad (bin Muhammad) from Abdallah bin Muhammad al-Hajjal from Tha’laba (bin Maymun) from Zurara (bin A’yan) who said : I asked Aba Ja’far (a.s) about the prayer behind the opponents, so He (a.s) said : they do not have with me (in my estimation) any status except as (that given to) walls. (Sahih) 

NOTE : In other words they do not have any role in leading your prayer, just as a wall which is in front of you when you pray.

علي بن أبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد بن عثمان، عن الحلبي عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: إذا صليت خلف إمام لا تقتدي به فاقرأ خلفه سمعت قرائته أو لم تسمع (حسن)

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Ibn Abi Umayr from Hammad bin Uthman from al-Halabiy from Abi Abdillah (a.s) who said : If you pray behind an imam you do not follow then recite behind him (al-Fatiha and the other Surah – for yourself) whether you hear him reciting it (in those prayers in which the voice is to be raised – Subh, Maghrib and Isha) or not (in those prayers in which the voice is not to be raised – Dhuhr and Asr) (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن ابن بكير، عن زرارة قال: قلت لابي عبدالله (عليه السلام): أكون مع الامام فأفرغ من القرأة قبل أن يفرغ قال: ابق آية ومجد الله واثن عليه فإذا فرغ فاقرء الآية واركع (موثق)

                 

Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal from Ibn Bukayr from Zurara (bin A’yan) who said : I said to Abi Abdillah (a.s) : I am (praying behind) an imam, and I complete my recitation (of al-Fatiha and the other Surah) before he (the imam) completes reciting (al-Fatiha and the other Surah), He (a.s) said : leave (for yourself - unrecited) an Ayah (a verse from the recitation of the other Surah) and (meanwhile as the imam is finishing up his recitation you) glorify Allah (s.w.t) and magnify Him, so when he completes reciting (al-Fatiha and the other Surah) recite that Ayah and go into Rukuu. (Muwathaq due to Ibn Fadhal and Ibn Bukayr)

NOTE : The imam referred to here is clearly one who is of the opponents, and since you recite for yourself behind him - it happens that in those prayers in which the imam is to raise his voice (such as Subh, Maghrib and Isha) you are reciting parallel to him, and you may complete before he does, so the Imam (as) says - leave the last Ayah of the other Surah unrecited until the imam finishes his recitation, then you recite it and complete your recitation (meanwhile while you wait for the imam to complete his recitation you are to glorify and magnify Allah (s.w.t))

(Note that in the above comment,  Imam with a capital ‘I’ refers to the infallible Imam (a.s), and imam with a small ‘i’ to the leader of the congregational prayer and this will be the usage throughout).

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حماد، عن حريز، عن زرارة قال: قلت لابي جعفر (عليه السلام): إن اناسا رووا عن أمير المؤمنين صلوات الله عليه أنه صلى أربع ركعات بعد الجمعة لم يفصل بينهن بتسليم؟ فقال: يازرارة إن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) صلى خلف فاسق فلما سلم وانصرف قام أمير المؤمنين صلوات الله عليه فصلى أربع ركعات لم يفصل بينهن بتسليم فقال له رجل جنبه: ياأبا الحسن صليت أربع ركعات لم تفصل بينهن؟ فقال: إنها أربع ركعات مشبهات وسكت.

فوالله ما عقل ما قال له (حسن)

Ali bin Ibrahim from his father (Ibrahim bin Hashim) from Hammad (bin Isa) from Hariz (bin Abdillah) from Zurara (bin A'yan) who said : I said to Abi Ja'far (a.s) : the people narrate about the commander of the faithful - Ali (a.s) - that he prayed four Rakaat (units) of prayer after friday congregational prayer without partitioning between them with the Taslim (as one does in between two different - two Rakaat Mustahhab/recommended prayers), so He (a.s) said : O Zurara, indeed the commander of the faithful had prayed (the friday congregational prayers) behind a Fasiq (corrupted individual), so when he (the corrupted individual) completed that (leading the prayer) and left, the commander of the faithful stood up and prayed four Rakaat of prayers without partitioning between them with the Taslim (i.e He (a.s) prayed a complete Dhuhr), so a man who was by his side (in the row) asked him : O Abal Hassan! you have prayed four Rakaat of prayer without partitioning between them? so He (a.s) said : They are four Rakaat of ambiguous (calling into doubt the imam’s nature) Rakaat and remained silent; so (Abi Ja'far (a.s) says) : I swear by Allah (s.w.t), he the man (who had asked the question) did not understand what was said to him (by Ali (a.s)). (Hasan due to Ibrahim bin Hashim)

NOTE : The commander of the faithful had to do this because of Taqiyyah (dissimulation), and sometimes he would pray two units after the Friday congregational prayer without breaking in between making it four of Dhuhr, and what more proof of the need of the Adalah of the imam of prayers after this.

Eating and Drinking in Gold & Silver Utensils

Here are Authentic aHaadeeth about the dislike of eating and drinking in silver and gold utensils.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع عَنْ آنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَ الْفِضَّةِ فَكَرِهَهُمَا فَقُلْتُ قَدْ رَوَى بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع مِرْآةٌ مُلَبَّسَةٌ فِضَّةً فَقَالَ لَا وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ لَهَا حَلْقَةٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَ هِيَ عِنْدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ حِينَ عُذِرَ عُمِلَ لَهُ قَضِيبٌ مُلَبَّسٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ مِنْ نَحْوِ مَا يُعْمَلُ لِلصِّبْيَانِ تَكُونُ فِضَّتُهُ نَحْواً مِنْ عَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع فَكُسِرَ

From Muhammad bin Ismaa`eel bin Bazee` said, I asked Abaa Al-Hasan Al-RiDaa (عليه السلام) about gold and silver utensils which he disliked them and I said, ‘It is narrated from certain of our companions that Aboo Al-Hasan (عليه السلام) had a mirror with silver coverings.’ So he (عليه السلام) said: ‘No, al-Hamdulillaah, it had a ring of silver and it is with me’, then he (عليه السلام) said: ‘When Al-`Abbaas was circumcised a stick with a silver coating was made for him like things that are made for children. It had about ten dirham of silver and Aboo Al-Hasan (عليه السلام) (said) ‘to break it.’’

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 6, pg. 267, hadeeth # 2

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH (Authentic)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 22, pg. 66

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ لَا تَأْكُلْ فِي آنِيَةٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَ لَا فِي آنِيَةٍ مُفَضَّضَةٍ

From Al-Halabee from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “Do not eat in silver utensils and do not (eat) in silver-plated utensils”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 6, pg. 267, hadeeth # 3

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan (Good)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 22, pg. 67

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ الشُّرْبَ فِي الْفِضَّةِ وَ فِي الْقَدَحِ الْمُفَضَّضِ وَ كَذَلِكَ أَنْ يُدَّهَنَ فِي مُدْهُنٍ مُفَضَّضٍ وَ الْمُشْطُ كَذَلِكَ

From Burayd from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) that he disliked drinking in silver (utensils) and in silver-plated cups and also that (he disliked) perfuming in silver-plated perfumes and combs”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 6, pg. 267, hadeeth # 5

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Muwaththaq Kal-SaHeeH (Reliable like SaHeeH)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 22, pg. 67

Here is a Muwaththaq (Reliable) hadeeth:

رَوَى سَمَاعَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي الشُّرْبُ فِي آنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ وَ الذَّهَبِ

It has been narrated from Samaa`ah from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “It is not appropriate to eat in silver and gold utensils”

Source:

1.     Al-Sadooq, Man Laa YaHDuruh al-Faqeeh, vol. 3, pg. 352, hadeeth # 4236

The Tareeq (Path) from Al-Sadooq to Samaa`ah (bin Mihraan) is SaHeeH according to Al-Khoei:

و كيف كان فطريق الصدوق إليه أبوه رضي الله عنه عن علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم عن أبيه عن عثمان بن عيسى العامري عنه، و الطريق صحيح.

Source:

1.     Al-Khoei, Mujam Rijaal al-Hadeeth, vol. 8, pg. 301, person # 5546

Here is a SaHeeH (Authentic) hadeeth:

وَ رَوَى أَبَانٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ لَا تَأْكُلْ فِي آنِيَةِ ذَهَبٍ وَ لَا فِضَّةٍ

From Muhammad bin Muslim from Abee Ja`far (عليه السلام) said: “Do not eat from gold and silver utensils”

Source:

1.     Al-Sadooq, Man Laa YaHDuruh al-Faqeeh, vol. 3, pg. 352, hadeeth # 4237

The Tareeq (Path) from Al-Sadooq to Abaan (bin `Uthmaan) is SaHeeH according to Al-Khoei:

و طريق الصدوق إليه: محمد بن الحسن - رضي الله عنه - عن محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد و أيوب بن نوح و إبراهيم بن هاشم و محمد بن عبد الجبار، كلهم عن محمد بن أبي عمير و صفوان بن يحيى، و طريقه إليه صحيح

Source:

1.     Al-Khoei, Mujam Rijaal al-Hadeeth, vol. 1, pg. 162, person # 37

Here is a SaHeeH (Authentic) hadeeth:

وَ رَوَى ثَعْلَبَةُ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ الشُّرْبَ فِي الْفِضَّةِ وَ فِي الْقَدَحِ الْمُفَضَّضِ وَ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُدَّهَنَ مِنْ مُدْهُنٍ مُفَضَّضٍ وَ الْمُشْطُ كَذَلِكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ بُدّاً مِنَ الشُّرْبِ فِي الْقَدَحِ الْمُفَضَّضِ عَدَلَ بِفَمِهِ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ الْفِضَّةِ

From Burayd Al-`Ijlee from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) that he disliked drinking in silver (utensils) and in silver-plated cups, and he dislikes perfuming in silver-plated perfume (bottles) and combs (that were silver-plated) also…

Source:

1.     Al-Sadooq, Man Laa YaHDuruh al-Faqeeh, vol. 3, pg. 352, hadeeth # 4238

The Tareeq (Path) from Al-Sadooq to Tha`labah (bin Maymoon) is SaHeeH according to Al-Khoei:

و طريق الصدوق إليه: أبوه و محمد بن الحسن و محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل - رضي الله عنهم - عن عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن عبد الله بن محمد بن الحجال الأسدي عن أبي إسحاق ثعلبة بن ميمون.

و رواه أيضا: عن الحميري، عن عبد الله بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحجال، عن ثعلبة.

و الطريق صحيح.

Source:

1.     Al-Khoei, Mujam Rijaal al-Hadeeth, vol. 1, pg. 162, person # 37

Here are two SaHeeH (Authentic) hadeeth from Al-Barqee’s book Al-MaHaasin:

عنه عن ابن محبوب عن علاء بن رزين عن محمد بن مسلم عن أبي جعفر ع أنه نهى عن آنية الذهب و الفضة

From Muhammad bin Muslim from Abee Ja`far (عليه السلام) that he prohibited from (using) gold and silver utensils.

Source:

1.     Al-Barqee, Al-MaHaasin, vol. 2, pg. 581-582, hadeeth # 59

عنه عن الحسن بن علي الوشاء عن داود بن سرحان عن أبي عبد الله ع قال لا تأكل في آنية الذهب و الفضة

From Dawood bin SarHaan from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “Do not eat in gold and silver utensils”

Source:

1.     Al-Barqee, Al-MaHaasin, vol. 2, pg. 581-582, hadeeth # 63

Salawat Upon Prophet and His Family During Supplication

Here are 6 SaHeeH (Authentic) aHaadeeth that discusses the importance of sending salawaat (prayers) upon Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and His family (عليهم السلام) whenever you supplicate.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ وَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ كُلُّ دُعَاءٍ يُدْعَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ مَحْجُوبٌ عَنِ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

From Safwaan Al-Jammaal from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “Every supplication supplicated to Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) is concealed from the heavens until he prays upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 493, hadeeth # 10

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 99

وَ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ ثُلُثَ صَلَاتِي لَا بَلْ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ نِصْفَ صَلَاتِي لَا بَلْ أَجْعَلُهَا كُلَّهَا لَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذاً تُكْفَى مَئُونَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

From Muhammad bin Muslim from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) that a man came to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I have made a third of my prayers for you, no, rather I have made half of my prayers for you, no, rather I made all of it for you” So the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “You have enough supplies for this world and the hereafter”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 491, hadeeth # 3

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 90

وَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ سَيْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا مَعْنَى أَجْعَلُ صَلَاتِي كُلَّهَا لَكَ قَالَ يُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ فَلَا يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يَبْدَأَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ص فَيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ حَوَائِجَهُ

From Abee BaSeer said, I asked Abaa `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام): “What is the meaning of, ‘I make all of my prayers for you?’ he (عليه السلام) said: ‘He presents it between the hands of every need, and he does not ask Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) for anything until he begins with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and prays upon him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) then he asks Allaah for his needs”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 492, hadeeth # 4

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 92

وَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُرَازِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي جَعَلْتُ ثُلُثَ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَيْراً فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي جَعَلْتُ نِصْفَ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذَاكَ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي جَعَلْتُ كُلَّ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ إِذَنْ يَكْفِيَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا أَهَمَّكَ مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَاكَ وَ آخِرَتِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ كَيْفَ يَجْعَلُ صَلَاتَهُ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَّا بَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ

From Muraazim said, Aboo `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “That a man came to the Messenger of Allaah and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I make a third of my prayers for you” So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “For you is good.” So he said to him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم): “O Messenger of Allaah, I make half of my prayers for you” So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “That is better” So he (the man) said: “I make all of my prayers for you”. So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) will be accordingly sufficient for what troubles (you) from the affairs of your world and the hereafter” So the man said to him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم): “May Allaah grant you well being, how can he make prayers for him?” So Aboo `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “He will not ask Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) except beginning with the prayers upon Muhammad and his family”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 493, hadeeth # 12

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan Kal-SaHeeH (Good like SaHeeH)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 99

وَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ لَا يَزَالُ الدُّعَاءُ مَحْجُوباً حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

From Hishaam bin Saalim from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “No supplication will be removed from being concealed until he prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 491, hadeeth # 1

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan Kal-SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 86

Here is a hadeeth with a SaHeeH chain of narrators from Al-Toosi’s Al-Amaalee:

الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطُّوسِيُّ فِي الْأَمَالِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْمُفِيدِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُولَوَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ع فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ع مَقْبُولَةٌ وَ لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَقْبَلَ بَعْضَ الدُّعَاءِ وَ يَرُدَّ بَعْضاً

From Abaan bin `Uthmaan from Abee `Abd Allaah said: “When any of you supplicates, he should begin it with prayers upon the Prophet, for prayers upon the Prophet is accepted and Allaah does not accept a part of a supplication and rejects (another) part”
Source:

1.     Al-Toosi, Al-Amaalee, Majlis # 6, pg. 172, hadeeth # 42 (in majlis) #290 (in book)