Tafsir 17. Al Isra

H 564, Ch. 26, h2
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Ibrahim
ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from Musa ibn ’Ukayl al-Numayri from al-‘Ala’ ibn Sayyaba
from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the
following:
“About the words of Allah, the Most High, ‘This Quran shows
the way to that which is the most upright. . . .,’ (17:9) abu ‘Abd
Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, said, ‘It guides to
the Imam, recipient of divine supreme covenant.’”

H 5701, Ch. 1, h 14
A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from
‘Amir ibn Juza‘ah who has said the following:
“Once a man came in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and appealed, ‘O abu ‘Abd
Allah, grant me a loan until I am able to pay back.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, asked, ‘Do you
want to borrow until the time you harvest your plantation?’ The man answered, ‘No, by Allah, (I do
not have any plantation).’ The Imam then asked, ‘Do you want until you make a business gain?’ He
replied ‘No, by Allah, (I do not have any business).’ The Imam then asked, ‘Do you want to borrow
until you receive profit from a contract you have made?’ He replied, ‘No, by Allah, (I do not have any
such contract)’ Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, then said, ‘You then are of those for whom Allah
has set a share in our properties.’ He then asked to bring for him a bag with dirhams in it. He then
picked up a handful of money there-from and gave it to him saying, ‘Observe piety before Allah. Do
not spend it extravagantly or miserly but spend it in a balanced manner. Spending in a wasteful
manner is extravagance and Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, forbids it, “Do not squander
your belongings wastefully. . . (17:26)’”

H 6190, Ch. 40, h 6
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following:
“This is about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘You must not make your
hands tied up to your neck nor open it excessively so you remain blame-worth and tied up.’ (17:29)
Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that ‘Mahsur (tied up) means severe austerity.’”

H 1510, CH 15, h 2
A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid
from his father. And Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn
Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all have narrated from al-Barqi from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd
from Yahya ibn ‘Imran al-Halabi from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn al-Hassan from al-
Hassan ibn Harun who has said the following:
“Once abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant,
said to me, ‘It is of certainty that the ears, eyes and heart will all
be questioned.’(17:36) He said, ‘The ears will be questioned
about what they have heard, the eyes will be questioned about
what they have looked upon and the heart will be questioned
about what it has established as belief.’”

H 12057, Ch. 25, h 10
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Ziyad who has said the following:
“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, when a man said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul
and the souls of my parents in service for your cause, I enter my WC (water-closet) and I have
neighbors who have singing slave-girls who play musical instruments and perhaps I sit longer,
listening to them.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not do so.’ The man said, ‘By Allah, I do not go to
them; it is only my listening to them with my ears.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘For the sake of Allah, have
you not heard Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, saying, “…the ears, eyes, and hearts will all be
held responsible for their deeds.” (17:36)’ He replied, ‘Yes, by Allah, as if I have not heard this verse
of the book of Allah from non-Arab or Arab people. However, I will not return to it if Allah so wills
and I ask forgiveness from Allah. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must go and take a shower, then ask what
you want, because you were involved in a great thing and how terrible your condition could have been
had you remained in such condition! Praise Allah and ask Him to forgive you because of what He
dislikes and He dislikes only bad and indecent matters; and you must leave evil and indecent things to
indecent people; everything has its associates.’”

H 3385, CH 56, h 1
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from
‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran and ibn Faddal from certain individuals of our
people from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said
the following:
“For an ailment the Imam, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, would say, ‘O Lord, You have criticized certain
nations saying, “(Muhammad), tell them, ‘Seek help from those
whom you consider equal to Allah. They are not able to remove
or change your hardships’” (17:56) O the One besides whom no
one is able to provide me relief or divert the hardships away
from me, confer al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his
family, grant me relief and divert the suffering from me to those
who worship things other than You.’”

H 2607, CH 127, h 3
A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid
from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from Aban ibn abu ‘Ayyash
from Sulaym ibn Qays from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib, recipient of
divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:
“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Allah has made paradise
unlawful for every abusive, immoral, and (persons) lacking
bashfulness who is not concerned about what he says or what is
said to him. If (investigated) you find him to be an straying
person or a partner of Satan.’ It was asked, O Messenger of
Allah, ‘Does Satan become a partner of people?’ the Messenger
of Allah said, ‘Have you not read the words of Allah, the Most
Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘ . . . share them in their properties and
children. . . .’ (17:64)
“The narrator has said that a man then asked a one learned in the
law (the Imam), ‘Is there among the people anyone who is not
concerned about what he says or what is said about him?’ The
Imam said, ‘One who disturbs people and abuses them knowing
that people do not leave him without a response, such a person is
the one who is not concerned about what he says or what is said
about him.’”

H 490Ch. 8, h17
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-
Rahman from Hammad from ‘Abd al-A‘la’ who has said the following:
“I heard Imam abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, saying, ‘Listening and obeying are the gates to
goodness. One who listens and is obedient has all the authority
in his favor. One who listens but disobeys will have no authority
in his favor. The leader, the Imam of the Muslims, on the Day of
Judgment, in the presence of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most
High, will have complete authoritative support and rightful
arguments in his favor against disobedient people.’ He (the
Imam), recipient of divine supreme covenant, then said, ‘Allah,
the Most Holy, the Most High, says, ‘On the day when We call
every nation with their Imam (leaders) . . .’” (17:71)

H 561, Ch. 25, h1
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from
al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ghalib from Jabir from abu Ja‘far,
recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:
“When the following verse of the Holy Quran was revealed,
‘On the day when We will call every nation with their leaders
(Imam) . . .’ (17:71), people asked the Messenger of Allah,
recipient of divine supreme covenant, ‘Are you not the Imam of
all the people altogether?’ The messenger of Allah, recipient of
divine supreme covenant, said, ‘I am the Messenger of Allah to
all the people but after me there will be ‘A’immah from my
family for the people. They will rise among the people but they
will be rejected. The leaders of the unbelievers and misguidance
and their followers will do injustice to them. Those who support,
love, follow, and acknowledge their authority, are from me, they
are with me and will meet me. People must know that whoever
will do injustice to ‘A’immah, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, and reject them is not from me and is not with me. I
denounce them and I have no associations with them.’”

H 1402, Ch. 128, h 3
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-
Hassan ibn Shammun from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from ‘Abd Allah
ibn al-Qasim al-Batal from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following:
“Once I asked abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, about the meaning of, ‘On the Day when We will call
every nation with her Imam (leader) . . .’ (17:71)
“The Imam then said, ‘It refers to the Imam who is with them
and he is al-Qa’im of the people of that time.’”

H 6890, Ch. 31, h 2
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id who has narrated from al-Qasim ibn
Muhammad, from Ali ibn abu Hamzah, from abu Basir, who has said the following:
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the
Most Glorious, ‘One who is blind in this life in the next life will also be blind and in much more
straying.’ (17:72) He (the Imam) replied, ‘He is one who procrastinates in performing al-Hajj, which
is Hajjahta al-Islam, until death takes him away.”

H 3564, Ch 14, h 14
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali
ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of
divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:
“The Holy Quran was revealed in a manner like, ‘I speak to
you, but it is the neighbor who must listen.’”
It is narrated, in another Hadith, from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine
supreme covenant, who has said the following:
“The meaning of ‘I speak to you, but it is the neighbor who
must listen’, is that whenever Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most
Holy, has addressed His prophet in critical expressions they, in
fact, are addressed to others and not the Holy Prophet such as:
‘Had We not strengthened your faith you might have relied on
them some how,’ (17:74) is addressed to others (not the Holy
Prophet).’”

H 4790, Ch. 3, h 1
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn
Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Muhammad ibn `Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has
said the following:
“I once asked abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about how much of Salat (prayer) Allah, most Majestic,
most Glorious, has made obligatory. He (the Imam) said, ‘During one day and night five Salat (prayer)
are made obligatory.’ I then asked, ‘Has He named and explained them in His book?’ He (the Imam)
said, ‘Yes, Allah, most High has said to His Holy Prophet, “Perform Salat (prayer) after the sun
declines to the west, on midday until the darkness of the night.” (17:78).The sun declines on midday.
There are four Salat (prayer) between midday and the darkness of the night. Allah has named,
explained and timed them. Darkness of night is in midnight. He, most Blessed, most High has then
said, “. . . and the recitation (performing Salat (prayer)) at dawn and recitation at dawn was witnessed
(attended by the angels of the day and those of the nights).” These are five Salat (prayers). Allah, most
High about this issue has said, “Perform Salat (prayer) on both ends of the day, [which is sunset and
morning], and in a part of the night.” (11:116) This is al-‘Isha’ Salat (prayer) He, most High has said,
“Preserve Salat (prayer) especially the middle Salat (prayer).” (2:239) Middle Salat (prayer) is al-
Zuhr Salat (prayer) which is the first Salat (prayer) the Messenger of Allah performed. It is in the
middle of two Salat (prayer) during the day, the morning and al-‘Asr Salat (prayer). In some of the
recitations it is said, “Preserve Salawat (prayers) and the middle Salat (prayer).” Middle Salat (prayer)
is al-‘Asr Salat (prayer).’ About the words of Allah, “Stand up praying before Allah,” he (the Imam)
said, ‘This verse was revealed on Friday when the Messenger of Allah was on a journey. The
Messenger of Allah prayed before Allah on Friday and left it in that condition during a journey or
when at home. For those at home he added two Rak‘ats. He reduced two Rak‘at which the Holy
Prophet, had added on Friday for people when at home, because of the two sermons which a prayer
leader delivers. Those who perform Friday prayer without congregation, they perform it four Rak‘at
like al-Zuhr Salat (prayer) in other days.’”

H 1715, CH 44, h 12
A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid
from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from abu Basir who has said the
following:
“I asked abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant,
‘Is there a limit for the expression of thankfulness, upon which a
servant is considered a thankful one?’
“The Imam said, ‘Yes, there is a limit.’ I then asked, ‘What is
that limit?’ The Imam said, ‘One must thank Allah for every
favor that He has done, such as family and properties. If on the
property one has received there is a certain right it must be paid
off as is mentioned in the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the
Most Holy, quoting certain people, “Glory belongs to Him who
has made it subservient to us when we were not able to do so
ourselves.” (43:13) He, the Most High, has also said quoting
certain people, “Lord, grant us a blessed landing from the Ark;
You are the One who provides the safest landing” (23:29). Allah
has also said, “(Muhammad), say, ‘Lord, make me enter through
a path that will lead to the Truth and come out of an exit that
will take me to the Truth. Grant me supportive authority.’”’”
(17:80)

H 1668, CH 39, h 5
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from
al-Minqari from Ahmad ibn Yunus from abu Hashim who has said the
following:
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, has
said, ‘People of hell will remain in hell for ever because of their
intention in this world to disobey Allah even if they lived here
forever. People of paradise will live therein forever because of
their intention in this world to worship Allah even if they lived
here forever. Because of intentions these and those will remain
therein forever. The Imam then recited the words of Allah, “Say,
everyone does as he intends (shakilah). . . . ,” (17:84) the Imam
said, ‘It (Shakilah) means intention.’”

H 713, Ch. 56, h 3
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ibn
Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following:
“I asked abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most
High, ‘They ask you about the Spirit. Say, “The Spirit comes by
the command of my Lord. . . .’ (17:85) The Imam said, ‘He is a
creature greater than Jibril and Mika’il. He was with the
Messenger of Allah and he is present with the 'A'immah,
recipients of divine supreme covenant. He is from the realm of
the angels.’”

H 697, Ch. 56, h 4
Ali has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub al Khazzaz from abu Basir who has said the following:
“I heard abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, say, ‘They ask you about the Spirit. Say, “The Spirit comes
by the command of my Lord . . .’” (17:85) The Imam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, said, ‘He is a creature greater
than Jibril and Mika’il. He was not present with anyone before except Muhammad, ‘Alayhi al-Salam.
He is present with 'A’immah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam. He protects them. In reality any and everything
desired does not come by and is not possible for everyone to achieve.’”

H 1141, Ch. 108, h 64
Ahmad has narrated from ‘Abd al-‘Azim from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from
abu Hamza from abu Ja‘far, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said
the following:
“Jibril brought this verse as: ‘. . . but most human beings turn
away [from Wilayah, Leadership with Divine Authority of Ali,
recipient of divine supreme covenant] in disbelief.’ (17:89)
“Jibril also brought this verse as: ‘Say, Truth comes from your
Lord, [About Wilayah, Leadership with Divine Authority of Ali,
recipient of divine supreme covenant]. Allow people to believe
or disbelieve it as they choose. For the unjust [to the family of
Muhammad, recipient of divine supreme covenant] We have
prepared a fire. . . .,’ (18:29) the Imam explained.”

H 5048, Ch. 29, h 6
Ahmad ibn Muhammad from through the chain of his narrators has said the following:
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, was asked about the case of one on whose forehead there is
something because of which he is not able to perform Sajdah (prostration) on it. He (the Imam) said,
‘He places his chin on the ground; Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, “They fall down on
their chins prostrating.”’” (17:107)

H 4973, Ch. 21/22, h 21
It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said
the following:
“I once asked him (the Imam), ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most
Glorious, ‘Do not be loud in your Salat (prayer) nor very quiet.’ (17:110) He (the Imam) said, ‘Quiet
is when you do not hear it, and loud is when you raise your voice very loud.’”