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hadith 936
Hadith #
936
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
6
Part
Part 8: On Eight-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
The Height of a Residential Unit Should Not Exceed Eight Zar’as
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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8-9 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Abi Muhammad al-Ansari, on the authority of Aban ibn Uthman, “A man complained to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) and said, ‘
The genies bother my family.’ The Imam (MGB) asked him, ‘How tall is the ceiling of your house?’ He answered, ‘It is ten Zar’as.’ The Imam (MGB) said, ‘You should not build a house with a ceiling higher than eight Zar’as. You should have the verse of the Throne (Ayat al-Kursi) inscribed as a decoration around it. Any room that is taller than eight Zar’as would be occupied by genies.’”
8-9 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الاشعري، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن أبي محمد الانصاري، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال
شكا إليه رجل عبث أهل الارض بأهل بيته وبعياله، فقال: كم سمك بيتك؟ قال: عشرة أذرع، فقال: اذرع ثمانية أذرع كما تدور، واكتب عليه آية الكرسي فان كل بيت سمكه أكثر من ثمانية أذرع فهو محتضر يحضره الجن ويسكنونه
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