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'''''Al-Kāfī''''' (Arabic:{{ | '''''Al-Kāfī''''' (Arabic:{{ia| الکافي}}) is one of [[hadith]] collections of Twelver Shi'a. It is the most important and authentic collection among the [[Four Books]]. It was compiled by [[thiqat al-Islam]] [[al-Kulayni]] (d. [[329]]/941) in the period of [[Minor Occultation]]. ''Al-Kafi'' consists of three parts: Usul, Furu', and Rawda; [[Usul al-Kafi|Usul]] is the most important part. Al-Kulayni tries to collect hadiths in such a way that they agree with the [[consensus]] and there is no incompatibility between them and the [[Qur'an]]. | ||
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[[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, "''Al-Kafi'' is a book of hadiths reported from [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] to which no similar book has been authored."<ref>Tihrani, Agha Buzurg. ''Al-Dhari'a''. vol. 17, p. 245.</ref> | [[Agha Buzurg Tihrani]] says, "''Al-Kafi'' is a book of hadiths reported from [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] to which no similar book has been authored."<ref>Tihrani, Agha Buzurg. ''Al-Dhari'a''. vol. 17, p. 245.</ref> | ||
[[Muhammad Amin | [[Muhammad Amin al-Istarabadi|Al-Astarabadi]] quotes from his teachers that, "no book has ever been written similar or close to it in rank".<ref>Astarabadi, Muhammad Amin. ''Al-Fawa'id al-madaniyyah''. p. 520.</ref> | ||
[[Ayatollah Khoei]] mentions that his teacher, [[Muhammad Husayn Na'ini]], would call doubting the sources of ''al-Kafi'', "the business of the incompetent".<ref>Al-Khoei, Abu al-Qasim. ''Mu'jam rijal al-hadith''. vol. 1. p. 99.</ref> | [[Ayatollah Khoei]] mentions that his teacher, [[Muhammad Husayn Na'ini]], would call doubting the sources of ''al-Kafi'', "the business of the incompetent".<ref>Al-Khoei, Abu al-Qasim. ''Mu'jam rijal al-hadith''. vol. 1. p. 99.</ref> | ||
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==Features and Advantages == | ==Features and Advantages == | ||
At the time of writing ''al-Kafi'', | At the time of writing ''al-Kafi'', al-Kulayni used 'The four hundred hadith booklets' written by the companions of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], known as ''[[Usul arba'a mi'a]]''. He met with those companions of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) - or those who had seen them - to collect the hadith which had the least number of media and links. Being contemporary with the [[Four Deputies]] paved the way for him to best verify these hadiths. However, about the last part of this statement it should be said that it was not common to present hadith books to Ahl al-Bayt (a) and the number of books presented is very small compared to the number of books which has not been presented. Furthermore, al-Kulayni had no special connection with the Four Deputies. | ||
An important feature of ''al-Kafi'' is its order and comprehensiveness.<ref>Sayyid b. Tawus, 'Ali b. Musa. ''Kashf al-Mahajja''. p. 159.</ref> ''Al-Kafi'' is also known for its large number of hadiths, clear classification of hadith, completeness in chains of transmitters, and coverage of various topics in [[theology]], [[fiqh]], ethics, etc. | An important feature of ''al-Kafi'' is its order and comprehensiveness.<ref>Sayyid b. Tawus, 'Ali b. Musa. ''Kashf al-Mahajja''. p. 159.</ref> ''Al-Kafi'' is also known for its large number of hadiths, clear classification of hadith, completeness in chains of transmitters, and coverage of various topics in [[theology]], [[fiqh|jurisprudence]], ethics, etc. | ||
Al-Kulayni has tried to bring the most detailed, authentic and clear hadith at the beginning of each section, and the more concise and ambiguous ones later.<ref>Mustafawi, Javad. ''Tarjuma usul al-kafi''. vol. 1. p. 10.</ref> | Al-Kulayni has tried to bring the most detailed, authentic and clear hadith at the beginning of each section, and the more concise and ambiguous ones later.<ref>Mustafawi, Javad. ''Tarjuma usul al-kafi''. vol. 1. p. 10.</ref> | ||