Sunday, October 4, 2015

Last Words of al-Sadiq (as)

Let us see the last words of Imam Ja'far Ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq narrated from Sheikh Bashir al-Mazandarani in his great work Musnad Abi Basir (where he collected most of the narration of Abi Basir the Sahabi of Imam al-Sadiq).

Bashir al-Muhammadi al-Mazandarani :


Chapter on the history of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq peace be upon him.

Thawab al-A'mal: Muhammad Ibn Ali Majiluyai, from his uncle, from Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Qurayshi, from Ibn al-Fadhal, from al-Maythami, from Abi Basir who said: I entered on Umm Hamida giving her my condolences on Abi Abdallah (as) so she cried and I cried because of her crying, then she said: "O Aba Muhammad, if you had seen Aba Abdallah at [the time] of Death, you would have been surprised, he opened his eye and he [Abi Abdallah] said: "Gather all those that I or they have closeness to me, she [Umm Hamida] said: We did not leave anyone that we did not gather [with us], he said: He [Abi Abdallah] looked at them and said: "Our intercession will not avail one who takes his prayer lightly [i.e neglect them]."."

تاريخ الإمام جعفر الصادق عليه السلام

ثواب الأعمال : حدَّثنيمحمّد بن علي ماجيلويه ، عن عمّه ، عن محمّد بن علي القريشي ، عن ابن فضّال ، عن الميثمي ، عن أبي بصير قال : دخلت على اُمّ حميدة اُعزيها بأبي عبداللّه عليه السلام ، فبكت وبكيتُ لبكائها ثم قالت : يا أبا محمّد ، لو رأيت أبا عبداللّه عليه السلامعند الموت لرأيت عجبا ! فتح عينه ثم قال : اجمعوا لي كل من بيني وبينه قرابة ، قالت : فلم نترك أحدا إلاّ جمعناه ، قال : فنظر إليهم ثم قال : إنّ شفاعتنا لا تنال مستخفّا بالصلاة . [1]

- Musnad Abi Basir of Bashir al-Muhammadi al-Mazandarani, Volume 1, Page 427

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Praying behind non-Shia?

In this article we shall see what the Aimah (as) said regarding praying behind non-Shias from Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili (rah) in his great and blessed work Wasail al-Shia, I did not translate the Ahadith that point the fact that prayer behind our enemies is only allowed for Taqiyyah [i.e dissimulation, fear of death etc] and that we have to pray as if we were alone, for ourselves (as if there was no Imam) and that otherwise prayer behind them is not allowed.

Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili:


Chapter on the ruling that the Imam of Jama'ah has to be Mumin, Muwali (i.e follower) to the Aimah
باب اشتراط كون امام الجماعة مؤمناً موالياً للائمّة ، وعدم جواز الاقتداء بالمخالف في الاعتقادات الصحيحة الأصوليّة إلاّ لتقيّة

1. Muhammad Ibn Ya'qub, from Muhammad Ibn Yahyah, from Ahmad Ibn Ahmad, from Abdallah Ibn Muhammad al-Hajal, from Tha'labah, from Zurarah who said: I asked Aba Ja'far (as) about prayer behind the opponents [i.e. Sunnis] So he said: They not to me but of the status of a wall.
Sheikh al-Tusi narrate [the same] with his chain from Ahmad Ibn Muhammad, the same.
١ ـ محمّد بن يعقوب ، عن محمّد بن يحيى ، عن أحمد بن محمّد ، عن عبدالله بن محمّد الحجّال ، عن ثعلبة ، عن زرارة قال : سألت أبا جعفر ( عليه السلام ) عن الصلاة خلف المخالفين ؟ فقال : ما هم عندي إلاّ بمنزلة الجدر.
ورواه الشيخ بإسناده عن أحمد بن محمّد ، مثله (١).
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 309

2. From Ali Ibn Muhammad, from Sahl Ibn Ziyad, from Ali Ibn Mahziyar, from Abi Ali Ibn Rashd who said: I said to Abi Ja'far (as) your followers have differed do I pray behind all of them? He said: Do not pray except behind the one who you trust his religion.
Muhammad Ibn al-Hassan with his chain from Sahl Ibn Ziyad, the same except that he add: and his faith.
٢ ـ وعن علي بن محمّد ، عن سهل بن زياد ، عن علي بن مهزيار ، عن أبي علي بن راشد قال : قلت لأبي جعفر ( عليه السلام ) : إنّ مواليك قد اختلفوا ، فأُصلّي خلفهم جميعاً ؟ فقال : لا تصلّ إلاّ خلف من تثق بدينه.
محمّد بن الحسن بإسناده عن سهل بن زياد ، مثله ، إلاّ أنّه زاد : وأمانته (١).
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 309

3. And with his Isnad from al-Hussein Ibn Sa'id, from al-Nadar, from Yahyah al-Hilabi, from Ibn Maskan, from Isma'il al-Ju'fi who said: "I said to Abi Ja'far (as): [There is] a man who loves Amir al-Mumineen (as) but does not dissociate from his enemies, and he says: He is more beloved to me from those who opposed him. So he said: This is a mixed [confused person] and he is an enemy, so do not pray behind him, and he has no honor, except if you do Taqiyyah [on him]."
 ٣ ـ وبإسناده عن الحسين بن سعيد ، عن النضر ، عن يحيى الحلبي ، عن ابن مسكان ، عن إسماعيل الجعفي قال : قلت لأبي جعفر ( عليه السلام ) : رجل يحب أمير المؤمنين ( عليه السلام ) ولا يتبرّأ من عدوّه ويقول : هو أحبّ إليّ ممن خالفه ، فقال : هذا مخلط وهو عدوّ ، فلا تصلّ خلفه ولا كرامة إلاّ أن تتّقيه.
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 309



5. And with his Isnad from Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Issah, from Abi Abdallah al-Barqi who said: I wrote to Abi Ja'far al-Thani (as) : "Is is allowed to pray behind the one who stopped at your father and your grandfather (as) [Regarding Imamat] ? So he answered: Do not pray behind him."
And al-Saduq has narrated with his Isnad from Abi Abdallah al-Barqi: the same.
٥ ـ وبإسناده عن أحمد بن محمّد بن عيسى ، عن أبي عبدالله البرقي ، أنّه قال : كتبت إلى أبي جعفر الثاني ( عليه السلام ) : أيجوز الصلاة خلف من وقف على أبيك وجدّك ( صلوات الله عليهما ) ؟ فأجاب : لا تصلّ وراءه.
ورواه الصدوق بإسناده عن أبي عبدالله البرقي ، مثله (١).
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 310


7. Muhammad Ibn Ali with his Isnad from Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Hilabi from Abi Abdallah (as) who said: "Do not pray behind the one who attest on you on Kufr [i.e that you're Kaffir] and not behind the one who you attested on his Kufr [i.e that he is Kaffir]."
٧ ـ محمّد بن علي بن الحسين بإسناده ، عن محمّد بن علي الحلبي ، عن أبي عبدالله ( عليه السلام ) ، أنّه قال : لا تصلّ خلف من يشهد عليك بالكفر ، ولا خلف من شهدت عليه بالكفر.
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 311

9. He said: Ali Ibn Muhammad (as) and Muhammad Ibn Ali (as) have said: "Whoever say in Tajsim [Anthropomorphism i.e that Allah has a Body etc], do not give him anything from the Zakat and do not pray behind him.
And the Sheikh has also narrated that in a Mursal, same [meaning].
٩ ـ قال : وقال علي بن محمّد ومحمّد بن علي ( عليهما السلام ) : من قال بالجسم فلا تعطوه شيئاً من الزكاة ولا تصلّوا خلفه.
ورواه الشيخ أيضاً مرسلاً ، نحوه (١).
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 311-312


10.  And in al-Amali : from Muhammad Ibn al-Hassan, from al-Saffar, from al-Abbas Ibn Ma'ruf from Ali Ibn Mahziyar who said: I wrote to Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Redha (as) : "Do I pray behind the one who say in Jism [Anthropomorphism i.e that Allah has a Body etc] and who say the saying of Yunus? So he answered (as): Do not pray behind them, and do not give them from the Zakat and dissociate yourselves from them, Allah is innocent from them."
١٠ ـ وفي ( الأمالي ) : عن محمّد بن الحسن ، عن الصفّار ، عن العبّاس بن معروف عن علي بن مهزيار قال : كتبت إلى محمّد بن علي الرضا ( عليه السلام ) : أُصلّي خلف من يقول بالجسم ، ومن يقول بقول يونس ؟ فكتب ( عليه السلام ) : لا تصلّوا خلفهم ، ولا تعطوهم من الزكاة ، وابرؤا منهم برأ الله منهم.
- Wasail al-Shia of Allamah al-Hurr al-Amili, Volume 8, Page 312