Wasa'il al-Shia (, ' lit. ''Means of Shiite'' or ''Shiite Rituals'') is a reputable book of hadith in Shia Islam, compiled in the 17th century by Shaykh al-Hurr al-Amili. Shaykh Al-Hurr wrote two editions of this book,

Ahl al-Bayt () refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, the term has also been extended to all descendants of the Banu Hashim (Muhammad's clan) and even to all Muslims. In Shia Islam, the term is limited to Muhammad, his daugh ...

which is a 30 volume long edition of it, and Al-Islamiyyah which is 20 volumes long.

Author

Wasa'il al-Shia was authored by Al-Hurr al-Aamili and based on

The Four Books The Four Books () are the four canonical hadith collections of Shia Islam. The term is used mostly by Twelver Shias. Shi'a Muslims use different books of hadith from those used by Sunni Muslims, who prize the six major hadith collections. I ...

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Kitab al-Kafi (, , literally 'The Sufficient') is a hadith collection of the Twelver tradition, compiled in the first half of the 10th century CE (early 4th century AH) by . It is one of the Four Books. It is divided into three sections: , ...

, Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih,

Al-Istibsar () is the fourth hadith collection of the Four Books of Shia Islam. it was compiled by Persian scholar al-Tusi It includes the same subjects as (Rectification of the Statutes) but in a shorter form. Author Al-Tusi lived during the first ha ...

, Tahdhib al-Ahkam) and other major Shia sources. Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilīy was born Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ʿAlīy Mašḡarīy in the village of al-Mašḡarah, in Jabal ʿĀmil, present day southern Lebanon. He was one of the dominant Shia Hadith scholars. His other works were al-Jawāhir al-Sanīyah fī al-Aḥādīth al-Qudsīyah, that was the first source collected of divine Hadiths known as Hadith Qudsi, And Ithbāt al-Hudāt bil-Nuṣūṣ wal-Muʿjizāt, which is about

Imamah The term imamate or ''imamah'' (, ''imāmah'') means "leadership" and refers to the office of an ''imam'' or a Muslim theocratic state ruled by an ''imam''. Theology *Imamate in Shia doctrine, the doctrine of the leadership of the Muslim commu ...

Context

Wasa'il al-Shia as a multi-volume Hadith collection was accomplished by Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili after twenty years in 1677 at Tus. The main context of this book is referred to

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Book Wasa'il al-Shia is one of the most comprehensive books of Shia narrations. This book contains approximately 36,000 reports about religious orders, obligations, and prohibitions. The narrations are taken from previous reliable Shia hadith collections from the Prophet, his companions and Ahl al-Bayt.

Commentaries & Translations

#The author himself started writing commentary ''Tahreer Wasael ush-Shia'' of the book, and one volume was publicized. #Shaikh Muhammad Razi Qazvini wrote a shar'ah. #Shaikh Muhammad Suleman Muqabi wrote a shar'ah named ''Majma ul-Ahkam'' # Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi Usuli translated the book into

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, named ''Masael ush-Sharia''. #English Translation (online): https://wasail-al-shia.net

Value and Credibility

Writing the Wasa'il al-Shia has been of interest to scholars and Shiite authorities. At this time, the main elements of the interpretation of religious orders and seminaries of Shia Ijtihad are considered in all lessons of Fiqh validity and is quoted and cited." Between 11th-17th centuries many Hadith's collection was prepared that the most famous of them were

Bihar al-Anwar () is a comprehensive collection of hadith (''pl.'' ahadith) compiled by Shia scholar Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (). It is the secondary Shi'ite hadith verification source after the Four Books. Overview ''Bihar al-Anwar'' is the most comprehensive ...

Allama Majlisi Mohammad Baqer Majlesi ( – 29 March 1699; ), also known as Allamah Majlesi or Majlesi Al-Thani (Majlesi the Second), was an influential Iranian Akhbari Twelver Shia scholar and thinker during the Safavid era. He has been described as "one of th ...

, Wasa'il al-Shia by

Al-Hurr al-Aamili Muḥammad bin al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī bin al-Ḥusayn al-Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī al-Mashgharī (; 1033/1624 - 1104/1693), commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmilī (), was a prominent Akhbari Twelver Shia muhaddith. He is best known for his comprehensive ...

and al-Safi fi Tafsir Kalam Allah al-Wafi by

Mohsen Fayz Kashani Mullā Muḥammad b. Murtaḍā b. Maḥmūd al-Kāshānī knows as Mullā Muḥsin & al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī (Persian pronuciation: 'Fayz-e-Kashani') () was an Iranian Akhbari Twelver Shi'i Muslim, mystic, poet, philosopher, and muhaddith (1598- ...

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