| Wasa'il al-Shia Arabic: وَسَائِل ٱلشِّيعَة | |
| Author: | Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Media Type: | Book |
Wasa'il al-Shia (Arabic: وَسَائِل ٱلشِّيعَة, 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 which is a 30 volume long edition of it, and Al-Islamiyyah which is 20 volumes long.
See main article: article and Al-Hurr al-Aamili.
Wasa'il al-Shia was authored by Al-Hurr al-Aamili and based on The Four Books (Kitab al-Kafi, Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Al-Istibsar, Tahdhib al-Ahkam) and other major Shia sources.[1] 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.[2]
Wasa'il al-Shia as a multi-volume Hadith collection was accomplished by Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili after twenty years in 1677 at Tus.[3] The main context of this book is referred to Islamic jurisprudence[4]
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.
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."[5]
Between 11th-17th centuries many Hadith's collection was prepared that the most famous of them were Bihar al-Anwar by Allama Majlisi, Wasa'il al-Shia by Al-Hurr al-Aamili and al-Safi fi Tafsir Kalam Allah al-Wafi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani.[6]