116. Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ja’far Al-Howl, from Sallaam Bin Al-Mustaneer, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Allah (azwj) Created the Paradise before He (azwj) Created the Fire, and Created the obedience before He (azwj) Created the disobedience, and Created the Mercy before the Anger, and Created the good before the evil, and Created the earth before the sky, and Created the life before the death, and Created the sun before the moon, and Created the ‘النُّورَ’ (the Divine Light) before the darkness’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

117. From him, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying that: ‘Allah (azwj) Created the good on the day of Sunday, and He (azwj) did not Create the evil before the good. And during the day of Sunday and the Monday Created the firmaments and created their sustenance during the day of Tuesday, and Created the Skies on the day of Wednesday and Thursday, and Created their sustenance on the day of Friday, and that is the Statement of the Mighty and Majestic; “[32:4] Allah it is Who created the heavens and the earth, and that which is between them, in six Days”.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

118. Ibn Mahboub, from Hanaan and Ali Bin Ra’ib, from Zurara who said: I said to him (asws), ‘The Statement of the Mighty and Majestic: “[7:16] I will certainly lie in wait for them in Thy straight path [7:17] Then I will certainly come to them from before them and from behind them, and from their right-hand side and from their left-hand side; and Thou shalt not find most of them thankful”, so Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘O Zurara! But rather, he (Satan (la)) is lying in wait for you and for your companions. So as for the other ones, he has finished from them’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

119. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid and Al-Husayn Bin Saeed altogether, from Al-Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Yahya Bin Umraan Al-Halby, from Abdullah Bin Muskaan, from Badr Bin Al-Waleed Al-Khash’amy who said: Yahya Bin Sabour came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) to say farewell to him (asws). So Abu Abdullah (asws) said to him: ‘By Allah (azwj)! You are upon the ‘الْحَقِّ’ Just, and that the ones opposed to you are upon other than the Just. By Allah (azwj)! I (asws) have no doubt for you with regards to the Paradise, and I (asws) hope that Allah (azwj) would Delight your eyes very soon’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

120. Yahya Al-Halby, from Abdullah Bin Muskaan, from Abu Baseer who said: I said to him (asws), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), do you (asws) see the one who rejects this matter (Al-Wilayah) to me as if he has rejected you (asws)?’ He (asws) said: ‘O Abu Muhammad! The one who rejects this matter to you, so he has rejected against the Rasool Allah (saww), and against Allah (azwj) Blessed and High. O Abu Muhammad! The dead ones from among you who were upon this matter (Al-Wilayah) is the martyr’. I said, ‘Even if he died upon his bed?’ He (asws) said: ‘Yes, by Allah (azwj), even if he died upon his bed, he is alive in the Presence of his Lord (azwj) being given Sustenance’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

121. Yahya Al-Halby, from Abdullah Bin Muskaan, from Habeeb who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘By Allah (azwj)! There is no one from the people more beloved to me (asws) than you are, and that the people have gone in various directions. So among them is the ‘one’ who takes (religion) to his own opinion, and among them is one who follows his own desires, and among them is the one who follows the narration (Al-Riwayah), and you all have grabbed to a matter for which there is an origin. So it is for you to observe piety, and the struggle, and bear witness to the funerals, and console the sick, and be present with your people in their Masjids for the Prayers. Is it not shameful for the man among you that his right is being observed by his neighbour whilst he himself does not observe the rights of his neighbour?’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

122. From him, from Ibn Muskaan, from maalik Al-Juhny who said: Abu Abdullah (asws) said to me: ‘O Maalik! Will you not be happy that you establish the Prayer, and you give the Zakaat, and you restrain yourself, and you enter Paradise? O Maalik! There is none from the people who followed the imam in the world except that he (their imam) will come on the Day of Judgement cursing them and they would be cursing him except for you and the one who is similar to your condition. O Maalik! By Allah (azwj), the dead ones from among you who were upon this matter (Al-Wilayah) are martyrs of the status of the striker with his sword in the Way of Allah (azwj)’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

123. Yahya Al-Halby, from Basheer Al-Kunasy who said: ‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘You have maintained relations whilst the people have cut-off, and you loved whilst the people hated (you), and you recognised whilst the people denied, and it is the ‘الْحَقُّ’ Just. Allah (azwj) Took Muhammad (saww) to be a servant before He (azwj) Took him (saww) as a Prophet, and that Ali (asws) used to be a servant, and advisor for the Sake of Allah (zwj) Mighty and Majestic. So he (asws) was blessed and Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Loved him (asws), and he (asws) loved Him (azwj). Surely, our (asws) Rights in the Book of Allah (azwj) are clear. For us (asws) is the clean wealth, and for us (asws) is the Spoils of war (Al-Anfaal- Khums), and that Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Obligated the people to be obedient to us (asws), since you follow but the people have no excuse for their ignorance. And the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘The one who dies and he has no Imam for him has died the death of a pagan. So it is upon you to obey, and you have seen the companions of Ali (asws). Then he (asws) said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said during his illness in which he (saww) passed away: ‘Call my (saww) friend for me (saww)!’. So two (females) sent for their respective fathers, but when they came, he (saww) turned his (saww) face away, then said: ‘Call my (saww) friend for me (saww)!’ They (two fathers) said, ‘He (saww) would have looked at us had he (saww) intended to speak to us’. So they sent for Ali (asws). So when he (asws) came, he (asws) leaned across towards him (saww), and he (saww) narrated to him (asws), and narrated to him (asws) until he was free from it. So (the two fathers) met him (asws) and said, ‘What did he (saww) narrated to you (asws)?’ He (asws) said: ‘He (saww) narrated to me (asws) by a thousand doors of the knowledge, each door of which opens to a (further) thousand doors’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

124. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Al-Haysam Bin Abu Masrouq Al-Nahdy, from Musa Bin Umar Bin Bazi’e who said: ‘I said to Al-Ridha (asws) that, ‘The people are reporting that the Rasool Allah (saww), whenever he (saww) used to take to a road, would return via another road. So this is what he (saww) used to do’. He (asws) said: ‘Yes, as I (asws) do so quite frequently, so do it’. Then he (asws) said to me: ‘But rather, it is better for your sustenance’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

125. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yahya Bin Al-Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabalat, from Muhammad Bin Al-Fazeyl, who has narrated the following: Abu Al-Hassan the First (asws) replied, when I said to him (asws), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), (its about) a man from our brethren, a matter has reached me about him which I dislike, so I ask about that but he denies that, and it has been informed to me from reliable people’. He (asws) said to me: ‘O Muhammad, deny your hearing and your vision about your brother even though fifty have testified in your presence under oath, and if he says something to you, so ratify him and belie them. Do not publicise anything against him which would disgrace him and destroy his magnanimity, for you will become those for whom Allah (azwj) has Said in His (azwj) Book: “[24:19] Surely (as for) those who love that scandal should circulate respecting those who believe, they shall have a grievous chastisement in this world and the hereafter; and Allah knows, while you do not know”.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

126. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Abdu Rabbahu Bin Raf’e Al-Hubaab Bin Musa, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘The one born in Al-Islam as a free person, so he is an Arab, and the one who had a treaty for him and he kept to it, so he is a slave of the Rasool Allah (saww), and the one who entered in Al-Islam willingly, so he is an emigrant’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

127. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’adat Bin Sadaqa, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) having said that: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘The one who goes through his mornings and evenings whilst having three things, so the bounties of the world are complete for him - the one who goes through his mornings and evenings with good physical health, security in his flock, and has his day’s provisions in his possession. So if he were to have the fourth, so the bounties in the world and the Hereafter would be complete for him, and it is Al-Islam’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

128. From him, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws), from his (asws) father (asws) having said to a man who spoke to him by a lengthy speech, so he (asws) said: ‘O you man who belittles the speech, and considers knowledge to be insignificant, know that Allah (azwj) did not Send His (azwj) Rasool (as) along with gold and silver, but He (azwj) Sent him (saww) by the speech. But rather, Allah (azwj) Majestic and Mighty Made Himself (azwj) Recognised to the creatures by the speech, and the evidence (pointing) towards Him (azwj), and the Signs’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

129. And by this chain: He (asws) said: ‘The Prophet (saww) said: ‘Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic did not Create a creature except that He (azwj) Commanded another one to overcome it, and that Allah (azwj) Blessed and High, when He (azwj) Created the deeper ocean, it prided itself and moved its waves and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the earth, so it (ocean) surfaced upon its back, and so it became submissive. Then he (asws) said; ‘The earth prided itself and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the mountains and Established them as pegs upon its back, so stop it from swaying due to what is upon her. So the earth became submissive and stabilised. Then the mountain prided itself over the earth, so it became bigger and taller, and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the iron which cut it, and so the mountain calmed down and became submissive. Then the iron prided itself over the mountain and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the Fire which melted it, and so the iron became submissive. Then the fire exhaled and gasped (blazed), and prided itself and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the water which extinguished it, and so it became submissive. Then the water prided itself and overflowed and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the wind which moved its waves and raised what was in its bottom, and restrained it from its direction, and so the water became submissive. Then the wind prided itself, raged and loosened its tails and said, ‘Which thing can overcome me?’ So He (azwj) Created the human being who built shelters and tricked the wind by veiling himself from it and other, so the wind became humble. Then the human being rebelled and said, ‘Who is stronger than me?’ So He (azwj) Created the death for him, which defeated him, and so he became submissive. Then the death prided itself so Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Said: “Do not be proud, for I (azwj) will Slaughter you in between the two sects – the people of the Paradise and the people of the Fire, then I (azwj) will not Revive you ever, whether you return (repent) or you fear”. And he (asws) also said: ‘And the forbearance overcomes the anger, and the mercy overcomes the harshness, and the charity overcomes the sins’. Then Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘There is more like this where one thing overcomes the other’.

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130. From him, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) having said that: ‘A man came to the Prophet (saww) and said to him (saww), ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), advise me’. The Rasool Allah (saww) said to him: ‘So will you follow it if I (saww) give advice to you?’ To the extent that he (saww) said that to him three times, and during each of which the man said to him (saww), Yes, O Rasool Allah (saww)’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) said to him: ‘So I (saww) hereby advise you that whenever you feel like doing something, ponder over its consequences, for if there is guidance for you, so do it, and if it is a straying for you, so abstain from it’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

131. And by this chain, who has narrated the following: Imam (asws) said that: ‘The Prophet (saww) said: ‘Be merciful towards a mighty one who has been humbled, and a rich one who has become poor, and a scholar who is wasted in the era of the ignorant ones.

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132. And by this chain, he said: I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying to his (asws) companions one day: ‘Do not find faults with the one who comes to you with his cordiality, and do not let him remain upon the sins which he is indulging in, for it is not from the morals of the Rasool Allah (saww), nor is it from the morals of his (asws) friends. He (the narrator) said, ‘And Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘The best inheritance which the fathers can leave for their children is the etiquettes (discipline) and not the wealth, for the wealth goes away whilst the discipline remains’. Mas’adat (the narrator) said, ‘What is meant by the discipline is the knowledge’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘If there are two days left from your life, so make one of them for your manners to seek help for the day of your death’. So it was said to him (asws), ‘And what is that which is the help?’ He (asws) said: ‘Good management of what you leave behind and what you order for’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And Abu Abdullah (asws) wrote to a man: ‘In the Name of Allah (azwj) the Beneficent, the Merciful. Having said that, so the hypocrite does not like that which makes the Believers to be happy, and the happy one is he who heeds the advice of the piety, even if the advice is meant for the others’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

133. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Asbaat who said, ‘Informed me, some of our companions, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘O Ibn Muslim, the people are show-offs apart from you, and that is what you have concealed what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Loves, and have displayed what the people love, whilst the people have displayed what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic is Angered by, and concealed what Allah (azwj) Loves. O Ibn Muslim, Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Sympathised with you, so He (azwj) Made the Mut’a (Temporary marriage) (Permissible) instead of the (intoxicating) drinks’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

134. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muammar Bin Khallaad who said: Abu Al-Hassan Al-Ridha (asws) said to me: ‘Al-Ma’moun said to me (asws), ‘O Abu Al-Hassan (asws), if you (asws) could write to some of the ones who are obedient to you (asws) in these areas in which their relationship with us is spoilt’. I (asws) said to him: ‘O Chief of believers, if you fulfil (your commitment) to me (asws), I (asws) would (fulfil my (asws) commitment) to you, but rather, I (asws) have entered into this matter in which I (asws) have been entered into, I (asws) do not issue commands, nor do I (asws) prohibit, nor do I (asws) appoint anyone, nor do I (asws) dismiss anyone, and this matter which I (asws) have entered into has not increased anything for me (asws) regarding the favours. And I (asws) used to be in Al-Medina, and my (asws) letter would be established in the east and the west, and I (asws) would ride upon my (asws) mule and pass by in the markets of Al-Medina, and there would be no one more prestigious than me (asws), and there was none among them who would question me (asws) for a need with the possibility of my (asws) fulfilling it, except that I (asws) would fulfill it for him’. He said, ‘I will fulfill (my commitment) to you (asws)’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

135. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al-Nowfaly, from Al-Sakuny, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘The Prophet (saww) said: ‘It is a right upon the Muslim if he intends to travel that he should let his brothers know about it, and it is a right upon his brothers that they should come to him (visit) when he comes back’.

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136. And by this chain, who has narrated the following: Imam (asws) said: ‘The Prophet (saww) said: ‘There are two qualities which the people are infatuated with – the health and the leisure’.

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137. And by this chain, who has narrated the following: Imam (asws) said: ‘Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) said: ‘The one who exposes himself for the accusation, so he should not blame the one who thinks bad about him, and the one who conceals his secret, would have the good in his hands (is secure from that)’.

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138. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Al-Ashary, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Jamhour, from Shazaan, who has narrated the following: Abu Al-Hassan Musa (asws) having said; ‘My (asws) father (asws) said to me (asws) that in the Paradise is a river called Ja’far. On its right bank is a white pearl in which are a thousand castles. In each of the castles are a thousand castles for Muhammad (saww) and the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww). And upon its left bank is a yellow pearl, in which are a thousand castles. In each of the castles for Ibrahim (as) and the Progeny (asws) of Ibrahim (as)’.

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139. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Hisham Bin Salim, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘No two groups of the people of falsehood ever confronted each other at all except that the victory was with the better one of them, while the other way round (opposite) being for the people of Al-Islam’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

140. From him, from Ahmad, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from some of our companions, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘It is inherent in the hearts to love the one who benefits it, and hate the one who harms it’.

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141. Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Musa Bin Umraan, from his uncle Al-Husayn Bin Isa Bin Abdullah, from Ali Bin Ja’far, from his brother Abu Al-Hassan Al-Musa (asws) having said: ‘My (asws) father grabbed my (asws) hand then said: ‘O my (asws) son (asws), my (asws) father (asws) Muhammad Bin Ali (asws) grabbed my (asws) hand just as I (asws) have grabbed your (asws) hand, and said: ‘My (asws) father (asws) Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) grabbed my (asws) hand and said: ‘My (asws) son (asws), do good to everyone who seeks it from you (asws), so if he was deserving of it then it has found its place, and if he was not deserving of it, then you (asws) were deserving of it, and if a man insults you from your (asws) right, then turn to your (asws) left. So if he offers his excuse for it, accept his excuse’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

142. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboun from Al-A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim and Al-Hajjaal from Al-A’ala, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said: ‘Abu Ja’far (asws) said to me: ‘Everything used to be water, and His (azwj) Throne was upon the water. So Allah (azwj) Commanded the water so the fire was ignited. Then He (azwj) Commanded the fire, so it was extinguished and from its smoldering a smoke arose. So Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Created the Heavens from that smoke, and Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Created the earth from the ashes. Then the water, and the fire, and the wind contended. So the water said, ‘I am the great army of Allah (azwj)’, and the fire said, ‘I am the great army of Allah (azwj), and the wind said, ‘I am the great army of Allah (azwj)’. So Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto the wind: “You are My (azwj) Great army’.

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143. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abdul Rahmaan Bin Abu Najraan, from Safwaan, from Halaf Bin Hammaad, from Al-Husayn Bin Zayd Al-Hashimy, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘Zaynab the perfume seller came to the wives and the daughters of the Prophet (saww), and she used to sell the perfume to them. The Prophet (saww) came over whilst she was among them. So he (saww) said: ‘You bring aroma to our (saww) house’. She said, ‘Your (saww) house is better in aroma due to your (saww) fragrance, O Rasool Allah (saww)!’ He (saww) said: ‘When you sell, do it well and do not cheat, for it would be more pious and protective of the wealth’. She said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), I did not come to sell anything, but rather I came to ask you (saww) about the Magnificence of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic’. So he (saww) said: ‘Majestic is the Majesty of Allah (azwj). I (saww) shall tell you about some of that’. Then he (saww) said: ‘This earth with what is upon it, compared to that which is below it, it like a ring thrown in the desert, and these two with what is within them and what is upon them, compared to what is beneath them is like a ring thrown in the desert, and the third one, until it ends with the seventh’. And he (saww) recited this Verse: “[65:12] Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar number”. The seven earths (firmaments) along with all that is contained within it and what is on it are upon the back of the rooster, like a ring thrown in the desert. And the rooster has two wings to it – a wing in the east and a wing in the west, and its legs are on the fringes of it, and the seven (firmaments) and the rooster and all that is contained with these and whatever is on it, are upon a rock, like a ring thrown in the desert. And the rock along with all that it contains, and all that is on it, are upon the back of the whale like a ring thrown in the desert. And the seven (firmaments), and the rooster, and the rock, and the whale along with that they contain and what is on them are upon the dark ocean like a ring thrown in the desert. And the seven (firmaments), and the rooster, and the rock, and the whale, and the dark ocean are upon the outgoing air like a ring thrown in the desert. And the seven (firmaments), and the rooster, and the rock, and the whale, and the dark ocean, and the air are upon the soil (Al-Sarayy) like a ring thrown in the desert’. Then he (saww) recited this Verse: “[20:6] To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil”. Then the information about the soil (Al-Sarayy) is terminated. And the seven (firmaments), and the rooster, and the rock, and the whale, and the dark ocean, and the air, and the soil (Al-Sarayy) along with all that these contain and whatever is on it, compared to the first sky is like a ring thrown in the desert. And all of this, and the sky of the world along with what is on it and what is contained within it, compared to that which is above it, is like a ring thrown in the desert. And these two skies and whatever these two contain, and what is on them, compared to what is above these two, are like a ring thrown in the desert. And these three, along with what is contained within them and whatever is on them, compared to the fourth, are like a ring thrown in the desert, (and it is like this) until it ends with the seventh. And these and all that is contained within them and whatever is on them, compared to the ocean hidden from the people of the earth, is like a ring thrown in the desert. And these seven, and the hidden ocean, compared to the cold mountain are like a ring thrown in the desert’. And he (saww) recited this Verse: “[24:43] And He sends down of the clouds that are (like) mountains wherein is hail”. And these seven, and the hidden ocean, and the cold mountain, compared to the air which the hearts are confused about, are like a ring thrown in the desert. And these seven, and the hidden ocean, and the cold mountain, and the air, compared to veils of the light are like a ring thrown in the desert. And these seven, and the hidden ocean, and the cold mountain, and the air, and the veils of the light, compared to the Chair (Al-Kursy) are like a ring thrown in the desert’. And he (saww) recited this Verse: “[2:255] His Throne (Chair) includes the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous”. And these seven, and the hidden ocean, and the cold mountain, and the air, and veils of the light, and the Chair, compared to the Throne are like a ring thrown in the desert’. And he (saww) recite this Verse: “[20:5] The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne”. (And in the report of Al-Hassan) – ‘The veils before the air about which the hearts are confused’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

144. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Jameel Bin Saleh, from Yazeed Al-Kunasy, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that; ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) had stayed at one man’s house in Al-Taef before the Islamic era. He had honoured him (saww). So when Allah (azwj) Sent Muhammad (saww) to the people, it was said to the man, ‘Do you know the one whom Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Sent to the people?’ He said, ‘No’. They said, ‘He (saww) is Muhammad Bin Abdullah (saww), the orphan of Abu Talib (as), and he (saww) is the one whom stayed with you at Al-Taef on such and such a day. You had honoured him (saww)’. Imam (asws) said: ‘The man went to the Rasool Allah (saww). He greeted him (saww), then said to him (saww), ‘Do you (saww) recognise me, O Rasool Allah (saww)?’ He (saww) said: ‘And who are you?’ He said, ‘I am the lord of the house where you (saww) stayed in at Al-Taef during the pre-Islamic period on such and such a day. I honoured you (saww)’. The Rasool Allah (saww) said to him: ‘Welcome to you. Ask for your need’. So he said, ‘I ask you (saww) for a hundred sheep along with its shepherd’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) ordered for him what he had asked for, then said to his (saww) companions: ‘What was it with this man that he did not ask me (saww) what the elderly woman of the Children of Israel asked to Musa (as)?’ They said, ‘And what did the elderly woman of the Children of Israel ask to Musa (as)?’ So he (saww) said: ‘Allah (azwj) Revealed unto Musa (as) that: “Carry the bones of Yusuf (as) from Egypt, before you (as) leave from it, to the Holy land in Syria”. Musa (as) asked about the grave of Yusuf (as). An old man came up and said, ‘If there is anyone who would recognise his (as) grave it would be such and such a woman. So Musa (as) sent for her. When she came, he (as) said: ‘Do you recognise the place of the grave of Yusuf (as)?’ She said, ‘Yes’. Point it out to me (as) and you can have whatever you ask for’. She said, ‘I will not point it out to you except under my command’. He (as) said: ‘For you is the Paradise’. She said, ‘No, except by my command on you (as)’. So Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto Musa (as): “It is not a great thing to you (as) for it to be by her command”. So Musa (as) said to her: ‘For you is the command’. She said, ‘My command is that I should be with you (as), in your (as) level which you (as) would be upon, on the Day of Judgement, in the Paradise’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘What was it with this (man) that he did not ask me (saww) for what the elderly woman of the Children of Israel asked for?’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

145. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘There was a woman from the Helpers who had cordiality with us (asws) the People (asws) of the Household, and used to frequently pledge her allegiance to us (asws), and Umar Bin Al-Khattab met her one day whilst she was on her way to us (asws). He said to her, ‘Where are you headed, O elderly woman of the Helpers?’ She said, ‘I am going to the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww) to greet them (asws), and renew my allegiance with them (asws), and give their (asws) rights to them (asws). So Umar said to her, ‘Woe be unto you! There are no rights for them (asws) today, neither from you nor from us. But rather, there used to be rights for them during the era of the Rasool Allah (saww). As for today, there are no rights for them (asws), so leave’. So she left until she came up to Umm Salma (ar). Umm Salma (ar) said to her, ‘What was it that delayed you in coming to us (as)?’ So she said, ‘I met Umar Bin Al-Khattaab’, and she informed her (as) of what she had said to Umar and what Umar had said to her’. So Umm Salma (ar) said to her, ‘He lied. The rights of the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww) have not stopped. They are Obligatory upon the Muslims up to the Day of Judgement’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

146. Ibn Mahboub, from Al-Haris Bin Muhammad Bin Al-No’man, from Bureyd Al-Ajaly who said: ‘I asked Abu Ja’far (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[3:170] and they rejoice for the sake of those who, (being left) behind them, have not yet joined them, that they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve”. He (asws) said: ‘By Allah (azwj)! These are our (asws) Shiites, when their souls will arrive in the Paradise, and they will be Welcomed honourably from Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic, they would come to know and be convinced that they were upon the ‘الْحَقِّ’ Just, and upon the Religion of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic, and they would receive the good news of the ones whom they had left behind from their brethren from the Believers. There would be no fear to come upon them, nor would they be in any grief’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

147. From him, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayyub, from Al-Halby who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “ [55:70] In them are goodly things, beautiful ones”, said: ‘These would be the righteous believing women, who had recognised (Al-Wilayah)’. I said, “[55:72] Pure ones (Houries) confined to the pavilions”. He (asws) said: ‘The Houries like protected eggs, preserved in the tents of the pearls, and the sapphire, and the coral. For every tent would be four doors, and on every door would be seventy veiled ones, and there will be coming them, Prestige from Allah (azwj) every day for giving good news to the Believer by these (Houries)’.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.