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Al-Barr · the Most Kind

the One whose goodness reaches all creation

نیکی والا — وہ جس کا احسان ساری مخلوق تک پہنچتا ہے

His own ayat — 17 verses carry this exact form

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لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَٰهَدُوا۟ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ (2:177)

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِىَ مَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلْحَجِّ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبِهَا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (2:189)

لَن تَنَالُوا۟ ٱلْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ (3:92)

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُحِلُّوا۟ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلْهَدْىَ وَلَا ٱلْقَلَٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ ٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلْحَرَامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرِضْوَٰنًا وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَٱصْطَادُوا۟ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ أَن تَعْتَدُوا۟ وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ (5:2)

أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ ٱلْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُۥ مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ ٱلْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًا وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ (5:96)

وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ (6:59)

قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ تَدْعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً لَّئِنْ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ (6:63)

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ (6:97)

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا كُنتُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِهَا جَآءَتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَجَآءَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ لَئِنْ أَنجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ (10:22)

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا (17:67)

أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا (17:68)

وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا (17:70)

أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ تَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ (27:63)

فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ (29:65)

ظَهَرَ ٱلْفَسَادُ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى ٱلنَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى عَمِلُوا۟ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ (30:41)

وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَٱلظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ (31:32)

إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ (52:28)

Every key above opens that verse in the AL-WAQF reader — Arabic, two registers in English and Urdu, and its named witnesses.

His Messenger’s ﷺ witness — 442 mentions across 40 collections

Every reference is listed. A reference is collection + report number — look any of them up.

Al-Amali-Mufid · shia — 8 mentions

4, 32, 77, 81, 112, 226, 305, 319

Al-Amali-Saduq · shia — 12 mentions

94, 275, 435, 519, 604, 662, 782, 828, 890, 981, 1017, 1036

Al-Kafi-Volume-1-Kulayni · shia — 3 mentions

336, 522, 1419

Al-Kafi-Volume-2-Kulayni · shia — 27 mentions

81, 90, 110, 113, 117, 173, 228, 248, 303, 320, 553, 556, 558, 570, 571, 753, 784, 829, 1131, 1554, 1578, 1589, 1592, 1946, 1997, 2011, 2329

Al-Kafi-Volume-3-Kulayni · shia — 6 mentions

898, 1598, 1806, 1843, 1951, 1966

Al-Kafi-Volume-4-Kulayni · shia — 12 mentions

2, 161, 172, 273, 287, 320, 758, 899, 1105, 1442, 1443, 2148

Al-Kafi-Volume-5-Kulayni · shia — 4 mentions

411, 654, 983, 2087

Al-Kafi-Volume-6-Kulayni · shia — 5 mentions

782, 899, 902, 1120, 1178

Al-Kafi-Volume-7-Kulayni · shia — 4 mentions

185, 204, 808, 868

Al-Kafi-Volume-8-Kulayni · shia — 12 mentions

18, 21, 41, 56, 65, 102, 210, 274, 336, 473, 486, 584

Al-Khisal-Saduq · shia — 17 mentions

167, 284, 323, 360, 371, 401, 498, 635, 649, 1080, 1106, 1144, 1157, 1174, 1187, 1206, 1235

Al-Tawhid-Saduq · shia — 3 mentions

272, 273, 539

Istibsar · shia — 11 mentions

1970, 1983, 1990, 2162, 2959, 3180, 4385, 4476, 4499, 4787, 5448

Kamil-al-Ziyarat-Qummi · shia — 4 mentions

122, 549, 563, 698

Kitab-al-Ghayba-Numani · shia — 1 mentions

266

Kitab-al-Ghayba-Tusi · shia — 4 mentions

1, 287, 469, 470

Kitab-al-Mumin-Ahwazi · shia — 1 mentions

155

Kitab-al-Zuhd-Ahwazi · shia — 7 mentions

16, 31, 75, 81, 89, 90, 103

Maani-al-Akhbar-Saduq · shia — 2 mentions

69, 291

Man-La-Yahduruh-al-Faqih-Volume-1-Saduq · shia — 4 mentions

554, 557, 636, 1516

Man-La-Yahduruh-al-Faqih-Volume-2-Saduq · shia — 10 mentions

112, 123, 134, 213, 260, 411, 658, 940, 1171, 1695

Man-La-Yahduruh-al-Faqih-Volume-3-Saduq · shia — 1 mentions

988

Man-La-Yahduruh-al-Faqih-Volume-4-Saduq · shia — 8 mentions

386, 464, 486, 542, 849, 880, 914, 927

Mujam-al-Ahadith-al-Mutabara-Muhsini · shia — 1 mentions

219

Nahj-al-Balagha-Radi · shia — 3 mentions

1388, 1812, 1934

Risalat-al-Huquq-Abidin · shia — 1 mentions

4

Sifat-al-Shia-Saduq · shia — 2 mentions

15, 23

TahdhibAhkam · shia — 41 mentions

2927, 3234, 3315, 3440, 3983, 4071, 4072, 4114, 4239, 4290, 4296, 4488, 4686, 4943, 6113, 6114, 6175, 6356, 6362, 6527, 6732, 7060, 7078, 7223, 7834, 7838, 8452, 9641, 10843, 11096, 11162, 11174, 11187, 11287, 11388, 11427, 11935, 12004, 12065, 12157, 13704

Thawab-al-Amal-wa-iqab-al-Amal-Saduq · shia — 9 mentions

146, 249, 336, 535, 630, 645, 971, 1069, 1081

Uyun-akhbar-al-Rida-Volume-1-Saduq · shia — 4 mentions

43, 62, 160, 326

Uyun-akhbar-al-Rida-Volume-2-Saduq · shia — 7 mentions

105, 388, 390, 391, 437, 464, 470

MusnadAhmad · sunni — 76 mentions

4, 16, 43, 45, 48, 65, 157, 160, 162, 251, 315, 1797, 2091, 2255, 2416, 2496, 3292, 3620, 3826, 4086, 5587, 5627, 5695, 5866, 6278, 6341, 10223, 11034, 11066, 11400, 11568, 11858, 12074, 12368, 12530, 12711, 13615, 13694, 13962, 14118, 14333, 14349, 14715, 14815, 15201, 15979, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17628, 17884, 17886, 17891, 18247, 18259, 19275, 21624, 21628, 21629, 21671, 22172, 22252, 22279, 22304, 22549, 22593, 22595, 23545, 23546, 23668, 23820, 24028, 24491, 25128, 25283, 25841

SunanDarimi · sunni — 11 mentions

1662, 1716, 1717, 1718, 2534, 2579, 2580, 2674, 2716, 2789, 2790

abudawud · sunni — 14 mentions

1689, 1851, 1920, 2407, 2464, 2599, 3348, 3349, 3466, 3542, 3676, 4953, 4989, 5143

bukhari · sunni — 23 mentions

402, 1461, 1671, 1803, 1946, 2033, 2034, 2041, 2045, 2134, 2170, 2174, 2318, 2758, 2769, 4483, 4512, 4554, 4790, 5416, 5611, 6094, 7506

ibnmajah · sunni — 17 mentions

46, 90, 1664, 1665, 1771, 2253, 2254, 2289, 2375, 2459, 2777, 2778, 3246, 3849, 3859, 4022, 4212

malik · sunni — 6 mentions

571, 695, 1327, 1697, 1826, 1842

muslim · sunni — 23 mentions

138, 2315, 2316, 2612, 2785, 3275, 4059, 4061, 4063, 4064, 4185, 4186, 5609, 6513, 6514, 6515, 6516, 6517, 6637, 6638, 6639, 6980, 7549

nasai · sunni — 23 mentions

709, 2255, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2260, 2261, 2262, 2484, 2827, 3018, 3602, 3680, 4067, 4558, 4560, 4561, 4562, 4563, 4564, 4565, 4614, 4615

tirmidhi · sunni — 15 mentions

659, 673, 710, 846, 1240, 1243, 1903, 1971, 2139, 2358, 2389, 2911, 2997, 3447, 3507

Hear five of them

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏{‏ لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ‏}‏ قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَ…

Anas said When the verse “You will never attain righteousness until you give freely of what you love" came down, Abu Talhah said Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I think our Lord asks us for our property. I call you as witness th…

abudawud · sunni · no. 1689
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي الإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيَّ الْقَارِيَّ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم …

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The game of the land is lawful for you (when you are wearing ihram) as long as you do not hunt it or have it hunted on your behalf. Abu Dawud said: Whe…

abudawud · sunni · no. 1851
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الأَعْمَشُ، - الْمَعْنَى - عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ اب…

Ibn ‘Abbas said The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) returned from ‘Arafah preserving a quiet demeanor and he took Usamah up behind him (on the Camel). He said “O people preserve a quiet demeanor for piety does not consist in exciti…

abudawud · sunni · no. 1920
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَسَنٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،…

Narrated Jabir b. 'Abd Allah :The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man who had been put in the shade and saw a crowd of people around him (in the course of a journey). He said: Fasting while on journey is not part of righteousness…

abudawud · sunni · no. 2407
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَيَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَرَادَ أَ…

Aishah said:When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to observe I'tikaf, he prayed the fajr prayer and then entered his place of seclusion. Once he intended to observe I'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. She sai…

abudawud · sunni · no. 2464

The counting hadith — “Allah has ninety-nine Names - the counting hadith, held in the corpus” — held in the corpus at: bukhari 2736, bukhari 6410, bukhari 7392, muslim 6809, ibnmajah 3860, ibnmajah 3861.

The sirah — this Name in 17 of the 17 held works

al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah - Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH)197 mentions
ibnabihadid134 mentions
Tarikh al-Tabari (d. 310 AH)98 mentions
Muruj al-Dhahab - al-Mas'udi (d. 346 AH)67 mentions
Ansab al-Ashraf - al-Baladhuri (d. 279 AH)50 mentions
al-Rawd al-Unuf - al-Suhayli (d. 581 AH)35 mentions
tusi_amali23 mentions
'Uyun al-Athar - Ibn Sayyid al-Nas (d. 734 AH)18 mentions
Tarikh al-Ya'qubi (d. 284 AH)15 mentions
al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah - Ibn Hisham (d. 218 AH)14 mentions
al-Tabaqat al-Kubra - Ibn Sa'd (d. 230 AH)13 mentions
al-Shifa - Qadi 'Iyad (d. 544 AH)8 mentions
al-Amali - al-Shaykh al-Mufid (d. 413 AH)8 mentions
al-Irshad - al-Shaykh al-Mufid (d. 413 AH)8 mentions
tabarsi6 mentions
Sirat Ibn Ishaq (d. 150 AH)3 mentions
Kitab al-Maghazi - al-Waqidi (d. 207 AH)3 mentions

Counting law: A mention = a textual match of the transmitted form after normalization (diacritics stripped, alef unified), at a word boundary, allowing an attached wa-/fa- prefix; compounds match across whitespace; dhu also as dhi/dha. Every count on this page is a count of THAT rule - falsifiable, never oversold as exhaustive semantic coverage. The roster of 99 is transmitted (al-Tirmidhi's riwayah), not adjudicated. Machine-scholar work (9-for-1); human review invited.
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