Al-Amālī

The Dictations

By: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

Translator: Bilal Muhammad


al-Āmālī (lit. ‘the dictations’) is a transcription of 97 assemblies held by Shaykh al-Ṣadūq wherein he dictated narrations to his students. The topics mentioned in these narrations attributed to the Prophet (s) and the Ahl al-Bayt (a) covered various topics such as the Prophet's (s) conduct, the Isrāʾ and Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension), supplications and guidance, and the virtues and merits of the Ahl al-Bayt (a). The content encompasses historical, ethical, and doctrinal aspects. In total, the book possesses 1082 narrations.

Chapter 1

The First Assembly, which is Friday, Twelve Nights Remaining in Rajab, 367 AH.

Chapter 2

The Second Assembly, which is Tuesday, Seven Days Remaining from Rajab, 367 AH.

Chapter 3

The Third Assembly, which is Friday, Five Days Remaining from Rajab, 367 AH.

Chapter 4

The Fourth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Last of Rajab, 367 AH.

Chapter 5

The Fifth Assembly, which is Friday, two nights into Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 6

The Sixth Assembly, which is Tuesday, Seven Nights into Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 7

The Seventh Assembly, which is Friday, Ten Nights into Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 8

The Eighth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Fourteenth of Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 9

The Ninth Assembly, which is Friday, the Seventeenth of Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 10

The Tenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, Ten Days remaining from Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 11

The Eleventh Assembly, which is Friday, Six Days remaining from Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 12

The Twelfth Assembly, which is Tuesday, Three Days remaining from Sha`ban, 367 AH.

Chapter 13

The Thirteenth Assembly, which is Friday, the First of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 14

The Fourteenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Fifth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 15

The Fifteenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Eighth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 16

The Sixteenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Twelfth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 17

The Seventeenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Middle of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 18

The Eighteenth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Nineteenth of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 19

The Nineteenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Twenty-Second of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 20

The Twentieth Assembly, an Assembly on Tuesday, with Four Nights Remaining from the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 21

The Twenty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

Chapter 22

The Twenty-Second Assembly, which is the Day of Eid, the First of the Month of Shawwal, 367 AH.

Chapter 23

The Twenty-Third Assembly, which is Tuesday, two nights into Shawwal, 367 AH.

Chapter 24

The Twenty-Fourth Assembly, Wednesday, the Fourth of Shawwal, 367 AH.

Chapter 25

The Twenty-Fifth Assembly, which was dictated to us in Tus in the Shrine of al-Rida `Ali b. Musa (s) on Friday, the Seventeenth of Dhul Hijja, 367 AH.

Chapter 26

The Twenty-Sixth Assembly in the shrine of al-Rida (a.s), the day of Ghadir Khumm, which is Saturday, the Eighteenth of Dhul Hijja, 367 AH.

Chapter 27

The Twenty-Seventh Assembly, which is Friday, the First of Muharram, 367 AH. He delivered it after he returned from the Shrine of al-Rida (a.s)

Chapter 28

The Twenty-Eighth Assembly, which is Tuesday, the 5th of Muharram, 368 AH, after he returned from the Shrine of al-Rida (a.s).

Chapter 29

The Twenty-Ninth Assembly, the Gathering on Friday, the Eighth of Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 30

The Thirtieth Assembly, Saturday, the Ninth of Muharram, 268 AH, which is the [the Eve of] the Killing of al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s).

Chapter 31

The Thirty-First Assembly in the Remainder of the Killing [of al-Husayn], Sunday, which is the Day of `Ashura’, Ten into al-Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 32

The Thirty-Second Assembly, Tuesday, the Twelfth of Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 33

The Thirty-Third Assembly, Friday, Halfway into Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 34

The Thirty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Nineteenth of Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 35

The Thirty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Second of Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 36

The Thirty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Sixth of Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 37

The Thirty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of Muharram, 368 AH.

Chapter 38

The Thirty-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Fourth of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 39

The Thirty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Seventh of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 40

The Fortieth Assembly, which is the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eleventh of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 41

The Forty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Fourteenth of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 42

The Forty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eighteenth of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 43

The Forty-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-First of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 44

The Forty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Fifth of Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 45

The Forty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Two Nights Remaining from Safar, 368 AH.

Chapter 46

The Forty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Second of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 47

The Forty-Seventh Assembly, Friday, the Fifth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 48

The Forty-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Ninth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 49

The Forty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twelfth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 50

The Fiftieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Sixteenth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 51

The Fifty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the [Nineteenth] of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 52

The Fifty-Second Assembly, which is Tuesday, the Twenty-Third of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 53

The Fifty-Third Assembly, which is Friday, the Twenty-Sixth of the Month of Rabi` al-Awwal, 368 AH.

Chapter 54

The Fifty-Forth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the First of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 55

The Fifty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Fourth of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 56

The Fifty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the 8th of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 57

The Fifty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Eleventh of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 58

The Fifty-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Halfway through the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 59

The Fifty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Eighteenth of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 60

The Sixtieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Second of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 61

The Sixty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Fifth of the Month of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 62

The Sixty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Last of Rabi` al-Akhir, 368 AH.

Chapter 63

The Sixty-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Third of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 64

The Sixty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Sixth of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 65

The Sixty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Ninth from Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 66

The Sixty-Sixth Assembly: The Assembly of Tuesday, the Thirteenth of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 67

The Sixty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Sixteenth of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 68

The Sixty-Eighth Assembly, which is the Assembly of Tuesday, Ten Days Remaining from Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 69

The Sixty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Thirty-Second of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 70

The Seventieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twenty-Seventh of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 71

The Seventy-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of Jumada al-Ula, 368 AH.

Chapter 72

The Seventy-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Fifth of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 73

The Seventy-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Eighth from Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 74

The Seventy-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Twelfth of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 75

The Seventy-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Middle of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 76

The Seventy-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Nineteenth of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 77

The Seventy-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Eight Days Remaining from Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 78

The Seventy-Eighth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Four Days Remaining from Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 79

The Seventy-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Last of Jumada al-Ukhra, 368 AH.

Chapter 80

The Eightieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Four Nights into Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 81

The Eighty-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Seven Nights into Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 82

The Eighty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eleventh of Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 83

The Eighty-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Fourteenth of Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 84

The Eighty-Fourth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eighteenth of Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 85

The Eighty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Second of Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 86

The Eighty-Sixth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, Five Days Remaining in Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 87

The Eighty-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Twenty-Eighth of Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 88

The Eighty-Eighth Assembly, Saturday, the Last Day of Rajab, 368 AH.

Chapter 89

The Eighty-Ninth Assembly, the Assembly of Sunday, the First of Sha`ban, 368 AH, in the House of al-Sayyid Abi Muhammad Yahya b. Muhammad al-`Alawi (r.a)

Chapter 90

The Ninetieth Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Third of Sha`ban, 368 AH.

Chapter 91

The Ninety-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Six Nights into Sha`ban, 368 AH.

Chapter 92

The Ninety-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Tenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH.

Chapter 93

The Ninety-Third Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, the Thirteenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH.

Chapter 94

The Ninety-Fourth Assembly, Dictated on Tuesday, the Seventeenth of Sha`ban, 368 AH in Holy Mashhad (Peace Be Upon its Inhabitant), When He Went to Houses Beyond the River

Chapter 95

The Ninety-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Wednesday, Twelve Nights Remain From Sha`ban, 368 AH. Dictated in the Mashhad of Imam al-Rida (s).

Chapter 96

The Ninety-Sixth Assembly, Another Assembly of Wednesday, Twelve Nights Remain from Sha`ban, 368 AH, at `Asr Time

Chapter 97

The Ninety-Seventh Assembly, the Assembly of Thursday, Eleven Nights Remain From Sha`ban, 368 AH, in the Mashhad of Our Master Abi'l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (a.s)