When Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, Wills to Create a Believer

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Ibrahim ibn Muslim al-Hulwani from Abu Isma’il al-Sayqal al-Razi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “In Paradise there is a tree called al-Muzn. When Allah wants to create a believer He makes a drop to drip from it. It then falls on vegetable or fruit that either a believer or disbeliever then consumes for food and Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, brings out a believer from his loins.”

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

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Sama‘ah from abu Basir the following: ‘‘(’A’immah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said that it is permissible to place one’s hand in a water container before washing them, provided, urine or things from semen discharge has not reached them; otherwise, one must throw away such water.”

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

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar - I think - from abu Hamzah al- Thumaliy who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the Messenger of Allah would decide to dispatch a small group of people for an armed expedition he would call them in his presence, make them sit before him and say to them, ‘March in the name of Allah, with Allah, in the way of Allah and upon the religion (path) of the Messenger of Allah. You must not be excessive, you must not deform people, you must not betray, you must not kill old people, you must not kill children, you must not kill women and you must not cut down trees unless you are forced to do so. If anyone of the Muslims of the lower or higher position expresses sympathy toward a man of the pagans, he is given protection until he hears the words of Allah. If thereafter he followed you he then is your brother in religion and if he refused you then must send him to his safe place and ask Allah for assistance.’”

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

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ibn Muskan from Jabir who has said the following: “At the time of the birth of a child, Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), would say, ’Send all women out of the house; they must not be the first to look at the privacy [genitals].

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

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has narrated the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ’One who makes a will has the right to cancel or leave it, regardless of his being in good health or in illness.

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

8. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ali Bin Isa, from an unbroken chain. He (asws) said: ‘ (Prophet) Musa (as) was whispering (Munajaat) to Allah (azwj) Blessed and High. He (azwj) Said in His (azwj) Whispering: ‘O Musa (as)! Do not have long hopes regarding the world. That would harden your (as) heart, and the hard-hearted one is remote from Me (azwj). O Musa (as)! Turn yourself (as) (to obedience) for the sake of My (azwj) Pleasure, for if My (azwj) Pleasure is obeyed, so I (azwj) am not disobeyed. Kill your heart with the fear and create new clothes for the heart. You (as) will be hidden from the people of the earth and be recognised by the people of the sky. Spread out the lamps in your house at night and plead before Me (azwj) with the pleading of the patient ones and wail to Me (azwj) from the great number of the sins like the wailing of the sinner who has fled from his enemies. And seek help for that from Me (azwj) for I (azwj) am the Best of the Helpers, and the best of the Supporters. O Musa (as)! I (azwj) am Allah (azwj) high above the servants, and the servants are below Me (azwj), and everyone is helpless before Me (azwj). Accuse yourself for having wronged yourself, and do not trust your (as) son upon your (as) Religion unless he becomes like you (as), loving the righteous ones. O Musa (as)! Wash and bathe and be near to My (azwj) righteous servants. O Musa (as)! Be their Imam in their Prayers, and their Imam in what they squabble about, and judge between them by what I (azwj) have Revealed unto you (as). I (azwj) have Sent it down as a clear and luminous Proof, and a Light Speaking by what had transpired regarding the former ones and what will be regarding the later ones. I (azwj) Bequeath to you (as), O Musa (as), a bequest of the compassionate, the kind-hearted son of the Pious Lady, Isa (as) son of Maryam (as), owner of the mule, and the hooded gown, and the oil and the olive, and the Prayer Niche. And from after him (saww), about the owner of the red camel, the food, and pure, the purified. His (saww) example in your (as) Book is that he (saww) is a Believer, dominant over all the Books, and that he (saww) is the bowing one, the prostrating one, a seeker, a Monk, his (saww) brothers will be the poor, and his (saww) helpers will be another people, and there will occur in his (saww) era hardships and earthquakes, killings, and shortages of the wealth. His (saww) name would be Ahmad (saww), Muhammad (saww), the trusted one from the remaining ones of the previous generations. He (saww) will believe in all the Books and ratify all the Messengers (as) and testify sincerely for all the Prophets (as). His (saww) community will be the ones under the Mercy, Blessed with what will remain in the Religion upon its reality. They will fulfill their Prayers at its prescribed times, as servants optionally do for their chiefs, acknowledge him (saww) and follow his (saww) path. So he (saww) is your (as) brother. O Musa (as)! He (saww) is the ‘Ummy’, and he (saww) is a truthful servant. Whatever he (saww) places his (saww) hand upon, it becomes a Blessing for him (saww) and a Blessing for it. That is how it was in My (saww) Knowledge and that is how I (azwj) Created him (saww) as. It is by him (saww) that I (azwj) will Open the Hour (Day of Judgement) and it is by his (saww) community I (azwj) shall Seal (Bring an end to) the keys of the world. So, order the unjust ones of the Children of Israel that they should learn his (saww) name, and not to abandon it, but they (surely) will do it. And to love him (saww) is a good deed to Me (azwj), for I (azwj) am with him (saww) and I (azwj) am from his (saww) group, and he (saww) is from My (azwj) Group, and their group shall overcome. So, I (azwj) have Completed My (azwj) Words and will Make his (saww) Religion to prevail over all the Religions, and I (azwj) will be worshipped in all places, and I (azwj) shall Reveal unto him (saww) the Quran as a Criterion, a healing for what is in the chests from the whisperings of Satan (la). So send greetings to him (saww), O son (as) of Imran (as), for I (azwj) Send Greetings to him (saww) and so do My (azwj) Angels. O Musa (as)! You (as) are My (azwj) servant and I (azwj) am your (azwj) God. Do not belittle the despicable, the poor, and do not envy the rich for a little thing. And become humble in My (azwj) Remembrance and in it’s (the Torah) Recitation ravenously by My (azwj) Mercy, and make Me (azwj) Hear the pleasance of the Torah in a humble voice, full of grief. Be at rest during My (azwj) Remembrance, and mention Me (azwj) to the ‘one’ who is assured to Me (azwj), and worship Me (azwj) and do not associate with Me (azwj) anything. And make haste to My (azwj) Pleasure, ‘إِنِّي أَنَا السَّيِّدُ الْكَبِيرُ’ for I (azwj) and the Great Master (azwj). I (azwj) Created you (as) from a seed of menial water from clay which I (azwj) Took out from a disgraceful mixture of dust. So it was a human being and I (azwj) carved it into a creature. So Blessed is My (azwj) ‘وَجْهِي’ (My Wali (as)), and Holy is My (azwj) Craft. There is nothing like Me (azwj) and I (azwj) am the Eternal Living One who will not Decline. O Musa (as)! When you supplicate to Me (azwj), be fearful, anxious and rub your (as) face in the dust to Me (azwj) and prostrate to Me (azwj) by the noble parts of your (as) body, and plead in front of Me (azwj) when standing, and whisper to Me (azwj) when you whisper with a humble heart anxiously, and revive My (azwj) Torah in the days of the life, and teach My (azwj) Praise to the ignorant ones, and remind them of My (azwj) Favours, and My (azwj) Bounties, and tell them not to persist in the transgression in which they are engulfed, for My (azwj) Hold is Painful and Intense. O Musa (as)! If I (azwj) Cut off your Rope from Me (azwj) you (as) will not (be able to) connect with the rope of others. So, worship Me (azwj), and stand in front of Me (azwj) like the standing of the lowly poor servant. Condemn yourself for it is the highest (most deserving) for condemnation, and do not empower the Children of Israel by My (azwj) Book, for it is sufficient advice for your (as) heart and an enlightenment, and it is the Speech of the Lord (azwj) of the Worlds, Majestic and High. O Musa (as)! Whenever you supplicate to Me (azwj) and refer to Me (azwj), I (azwj) shall Forgive you (as) what was from you (as). The sky Glorifies to Me (azwj) My (azwj) Majesty, and the Angels are fearful of Me (azwj) and anxious, and the earth Glorifies to Me (azwj) ravenously, and all of the creation Glorifies Me (azwj) in humbleness. Then it is on you to Pray. The Prayer has a place with Me (azwj) and for it has in My (azwj) Presence a firm Covenant and I (azwj) Attach to it what was from it. Zakat is a sacrifice in order to cleanse the wealth, and the food, for I (azwj) do not Accept except for the ‘الطَّيِّبَ’ pure, (unless the instructions of) My (azwj) ‘وَجْهِي’ (My Wali (as)) are sought. And I (azwj) Joined with that the maintenance of relations, for I (azwj) am Allah (azwj), the Beneficent, the Merciful, and as for the relationships, I (azwj) Created it Preferentially from My (azwj) Mercy for the servants to sympathise (with each other) by it, and for it, in My (azwj) Presence is an authorization in the return of the Hereafter, and I (azwj) will Cut-off the one who cuts it off (from My (azwj) Wali (asws)), and Connect with the one who keeps the connection (with My (azwj) Wali (asws)). And that is how I (azwj) will Deal in My (azwj) Command. O Musa (as)! Be generous to the beggar when he comes to you (as) by beautiful words, or giving easily because he may have come to you from neither from the humans nor from the Jinn. The Angels of the Beneficent come to test you (as) to see how you (as) are in your (as) dealings in regard to what I (azwj) have Given to you (as), and how consoling you (as) are regarding what I (azwj) have Authorised you (as) with. And be humble to Me (azwj) with the beseeching, and wail to Me (azwj) by lamentations from the Book. And know that I (azwj) Call you with the Calling of the master to his slave to Make him reach to the honourable position, and that is from My (azwj) Grace to you (as) and to your (as) forefathers of the former ones. O Musa (as)! Do not forget Me (azwj) in every situation, and do not be happy due to the abundance of the wealth, because forgetting Me (azwj) hardens the hearts, and the abundance of the wealth brings the abundance of the sins. The earth is obedient, and the sky is obedient, and the oceans are obedient, whereas disobedient to Me (azwj) are the unfortunate ones of Humans and the Jinns (Al-Saqalayn). And I (azwj) am the Beneficent, the Merciful. I (azwj) am Beneficent in every era. I (azwj) Give hardship after ease, and ease after hardship, and kings after kings, whereas My (azwj) Kingdom is permanently based and will never cease. And there is not hidden from Me (azwj) anything in the earth, nor in the sky, and how can it be hidden from Me (azwj) and from Me (azwj) is its beginning, and how come you are not fearful regarding what is in My (azwj) possession, and to Me (azwj) you (as) will inevitably return. O Musa (as)! Make Me (azwj) to be your (as) Protector, and place in My (azwj) possession your treasure for the good deeds, and fear Me (azwj) and do not fear others. To Me (azwj) is the destination. O Musa (as)! Be merciful to the one who is lower than you among the creatures, and do not become jealous of the one who is above you (as), for the jealousy consumes the good deeds just like the fire consumes the firewood. O Musa (as)! The two sons of Adam (as) wanted to express humbleness at a stage so that they could win My (azwj) Grace and My (azwj) Mercy. So they offered offerings, and I (azwj) do not Accept except from the pious ones. So their affair was what you (as) know, so, after this, how can you (as) (select) a trustworthy companion, the brother and the vizier (but by Me (azwj))? O Musa (as)! Put aside the arrogance and leave the pride, and remember that you (as) will be dwelling in the grave, and that should prevent you (as) from the lustful desires. O Musa (as)! Hasten to the repentance, and delay the sins, and deliberate in your (as) staying in front of Me (azwj) during the Prayer, and do not place hope in others. Take Me (azwj) to be your (as) shield in the difficulties, and as a fortress in disastrous circumstances. O Musa (as)! How can a creature humble itself to Me (azwj) without being aware of My (azwj) Mercy, and how can one recognise My (azwj) Mercy without having observed it; and how can one (ever) observe it without having faith in it, and how can one believe in it without having any hope of being blessed from it; and how can one hope for being Blessed while being satisfied with the world, having taken refuge in it and relying on the support of the unjust ones. O Musa (as)! Compete for the good with the people of goodness because the good is like its name, and leave the evil for those who are fascinated by it. O Musa (as)! Keep your (as) tongue behind your (as) heart and you (as) will be safe, and Remember Me (azwj) abundantly during the night and the day and you will gain, and do not follow the sins (errors) but you (as) will regret, for the sins are scheduled for the Fire. O Musa (as)! Speak good to the people who have left the sins and be in their company, and take them as your (as) brother in your (as) absence, and strive along with them and let them strive with you (as). O Musa (as)! The death will inevitably come to you (as). So make provision of such provisions like the one who is certain that it would last him till (he reaches) his destination. O Musa (as)! What you (as) intend with by for My (azwj) Face ‘وَجْهِي’ (My Wali (as)), even a little (submission) is a lot, and what you (as) intend with by for other than Me (azwj), even a lot (of effort to please him) is little (worthless). And reform your (as) days which are in front of you (as), and to realize the day in front of you and prepare to benefit from it, as for you (as) will be Paused and Questioned. Take your (as) lesson from the (past) era and its people, for the span of the era is short, but its shortness can be availed (to earn rewards), since everything is destined for destruction. So act as if you (as) can see the Reward for your (as) deeds in order for it to be an inevitable greed for you (as) regarding the Hereafter, for whatever is remaining from the world is like what has passed from it, and every worker strives upon visions and examples. So return to yourself (as), O son (as) of Imran (as), perhaps you (as) will succeed tomorrow on the Day of Questioning, for that is where the wrong doers will lose out. O Musa (as)! Throw out your (as) hand in front of Me (azwj) like the act of the slave calling out to his master, for if you (as) were to do that, you (as) will be the recipient of Mercy for I (azwj) am the Most Generous of the Powerful ones. O Musa (as)! Ask Me (azwj) from My (azwj) Grace, and My (azwj) Mercy, for these two are in My (azwj) Hands, none other is their owner, and look when you (as) ask Me (azwj) how your (as) wish is with what is in My (azwj) Possession. For every worker is a Recompense, and the disbeliever will be Recompensed with what he strives for. O Musa (as)! Do not concern yourself (as) with the world and seclude from it, for it is not for you (as), and you (as) are not its owner, and it is a house for the unjust ones. However, the one who does good deeds in it, it is a good house for him. O Musa (as)! What I (azwj) have Commanded you (as) to, so listen and keep quiet at whatever you (as) see. Take the realities of the Torah to your (as) chest, and keep vigil by it in the hours of the night and the day, and do not let the sons of the world to make your (as) chest to be a nest like the nest of the birds. O Musa (as)! The sons of the world and its people are a trial for some of them to the others. So each one of them decorates what is regarding him, whereas the Believer is the one for whom the Hereafter is decorated. So he looks at it unabated, and its pleasures become a barrier for him in between him and the pleasures of life. So he idealises by the dawn like the act of the passenger driven by it to its destination, remaining bleak and sad in the evening. So good news would be for him, and the curtain is Lifted, what he will see would delight his eyes. O Musa (as)! The world is a seed. It is not of any benefit for the Believer, nor is it a penalty for the one who is sinful. So, a lengthy woe is for the one who sells the Reward of his return for a morsel, which does not remain and a sip, which does not continue. So be as I (azwj) have Commanded you (as) to be, and every Command of Mine (azwj) is Guidance. O Musa (as)! When you (as) see the richness coming to you (as), so say: ‘It is a sin which is hastening the punishment for me (as)’. And when you (as) see the poverty coming to you (as), so say: ‘Welcome to the sign of the righteous ones’. And do not become an unjust tyrant, and do not join up with the unjust ones. O Musa (as)! What is a lifetime and it is lengthy and its end is condemnable. And what goes away from you (as) does not adversely affect you (as) if you (as) were to praise its result. O Musa (as)! The Book has Screamed out to you (as) a loud Scream with what you (as) are headed for. So how can the eyes fall asleep upon this, or how can the people find pleasure in the life. Had it not been for the deliberately being oblivious, and the following of the misfortune and the following of the lustful desires, and from other than this, that the righteous are in grief. O Musa (as)! Order My (azwj) servants to supplicate to Me (azwj) in whatever situation they may be in after having accepted that I (azwj) am indeed the Most Merciful of the merciful ones, the Answerer to the restless, and Remover of the evil, and the Changer of the eras, and the Giver of comfort, Thankful for a little, and Rewarding a great deal, and Enricher of the poor, and I (azwj) am the Eternally Mighty and Powerful. So the one who comes to you (as) and joined up with you (as) from the sinful ones, so say: ‘Welcome to the courtyard of the Lord (azwj) of the Worlds’, and seek Forgiven for them, and be kind to them like one of other, and do not dominate them by what I (azwj) have Given to you (as) of the preference over them, and tell them to ask from Me (azwj) from (and) My (azwj) Grace, and My (azwj) Mercy, for no one else is the owner of these, and I (azwj) am of the Great Grace , Good to you. O Musa (as)! Be a cave for the erroneous, and sit with the restless, and a seeker of Forgiveness among the sinful ones. You (as) are from Me (azwj) at the status of the Pleasure, so supplicate to Me (azwj) with the pure heart, and the truthful tongue, and be as I (azwj) have Commanded you (as) to be. Be obedient to My (azwj) Command and do not dominate over My (azwj) servants by what is not begun from you (as). And come nearer to Me (azwj), for I (azwj) am very near to you (as), for I (azwj) will never Ask you (as) what injures you (as) by its weight nor to carry it (burden). But rather, I (azwj) Ask you (as) that you (as) should supplicate to Me (azwj) so I (azwj) will Answer you (as), and that Ask from Me (azwj) so I (azwj) shall Give it to you (as), and that to come near to Me (azwj) by what you (as) have taken from Me (azwj) of its interpretation, and to Me (azwj) is the completion of its Revelation. O Musa (as)! Look towards the earth, for very soon it shall be your (as) grave, and raise your (as) eyes towards the sky for it is above you (as) and in it are great Angels, and weep upon yourself (as) for as long as you (as) are in the world, and fear the perishable and the destruction, and do not be deceived by the adornments of the world and its flowers, and do not be pleased with the injustice, and do not become an unjust one for I (azwj) Hold the oppressor to Account until I (azwj) Get justice from him for the oppressed one. O Musa (as)! The good deeds are Rewarded tenfold but there is single punishment for a sin even one is so severe. Do not Associate (anyone) with Me (azwj), it is not Permissible for you that you (as) should Associate with Me (azwj). Come nearer and be steadfast, and supplicate like the supplication of the greedy one greedy for what is in My (azwj) Possession, and regretful over what he has sent by what his hands (had earned) before. Just as the blackness of the night obliterates the day, and similarly the sins obliterate the good deeds, and the darkness of the night comes over the whiteness of the day, and similarly the sins come over the outstanding sins and blacken them (further)’.

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

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from abu Basir from ‘Abd al-Karim ibn ‘Utbah who has said the following: “I once asked the Shaykh, ’Is it permissible for a man who wakes up to place his hand in the water container before urinating?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘No, he cannot do so because he does not know where his hands may have been. He must wash them first.’”

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

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that an orphan was brought before ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), who said, ‘Make his closest relative pay for his expenses; such people are the ones who claim his legacy.’”

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

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, prohibited spreading of poison in the lands of the pagans.”’

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

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah from Burayd al-‘Ijliy who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’The testator has the right to cancel or change his will in his life time.”’

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

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Shihab ibn ‘Abd Rabbihi who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can a man immerse his hands in the water container before washing them?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, he can do so, provided they have not touched any unclean substance.’”

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

3. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Who are one’s dependents for whom providing sustenance is obligatory on him?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Such people are one’s parents, children and wife.’”

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

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa, from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abbad ibn Suhayb who said: “I heard abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah (sw) never launched a surprise attack against the enemy during the night.’”

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

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ibn Muskan who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin issued a judgment about al- Mudabbar (slave to be set free with the death of the owner) as being part of one-third of the legacy and that a testator has the right to reduce or increase in his will as long as he is alive.’”

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

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-ffusayn, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from ‘Ala’ ibn Razin, from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked one of the two Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about a man who urinates but does not touch anything, must he wash it with water? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, if he has experienced sexual relation.’”

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

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah sent me to Yemen and said to me, “You must not fight anyone before calling him to Allah. I swear by Allah, if Allah guides through you one man it will be more excellent for you than all the things on which the sun shines and sets. You, O Ali, will have his guardianship.’””

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

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from certain persons of his people who has narrated the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘A testator has the right to change his will, thus he can set free those whom he had willed to remain slaves or keep the slaves those that were freed in his will; give those who were deprived and deprive those whom he had given as long as he is alive.’”

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

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about how many times one must wash his hands before immersing them in the water container. He (the Imam) said, ‘Once, because of urination, twice because of defecation and three times because of sexual relation.’”

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

6. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl from those whom he has mentioned from Yunus from Bakkar ibn abu Bakr who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a mug with which one takes water from a large water container but one places it on a dirty place, then immerses it in the large water container. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must pour water on the mug three times and rub it.’”

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

7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, dispatched a small group of people for an armed expedition, he would pray in their favor.”

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

8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the Holy Prophet appointed a commander for a small group of people to be dispatched for an armed expedition, he commanded him to maintain piety before Allah in his own affairs, then he commanded him to maintain piety in the affairs of the people under his command. He then said, ‘Mobilize in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight those who reject belief in Allah. You must not betray, or deceive, you must not deform anyone, you must not kill children, you must not kill devoted worshippers who live in desolate places, you must not burn palm trees or flood them in water, you must not cut down fruit-bearing trees, you must not burn down farms because you do not know who will use them for food. When you meet an enemy of the Muslims, give him three choices. If he accepts you also must accept it from him and allow him to live free. Call them to al-Islam. If they accept you must also accept it (their acceptance) and allow them to live free; or ask them to migrate (to the land under the Islamic domain) after their accepting al-Islam. If they accepted you must also accept it from them and allow them to live free. If they refuse migration but choose to remain in their land and refuse to move to migration locations, they are considered as the believing Arabs. Whatever applied to believing Arabs apply to them. They will have no share in al- Fai ’ and any dividend until they move in the way of Allah. If they refuse to accept both of the previous choices, then ask them to pay taxes with their own hands in a humble manner. If they agree to pay taxes then you must accept it from them and allow them to be free. If they refuse all the choices, then ask assistance from Allah and do Jihad against them in the way Jihad must be performed. If the residents of the stronghold are surrounded and they propose that they are ready to accept the laws of Allah in the matter, do not accept their proposal. Ask them to accept your decision in the matter. Thereafter make your decision the way you want. If you leave them according to the laws of Allah, you will not be able to find if you have found Allah’s applicable law in the matter or not. When you surround the residents of a stronghold and they ask you to deal with them upon the responsibility of Allah and the responsibility of His Messenger, you must not agree with such a proposal. In fact you must deal with them upon your own responsibility and the responsibility of your fathers and brothers. It is easier for you if you could not keep up with your responsibility and the responsibility of your fathers and brothers, than your failure to keep up with the responsibility of Allah and His Messenger ‘Alayhi al-Salam.’”

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

9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Muhammad ibn Humran and Jamil ibn al-Darraj who both have narrated who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that whenever the Messenger of Allah dispatched a small group for an armed expedition, he called their commander and made him sit on his side. He then called the soldiers and made them sit in front of him and said to them, ‘March in the name of Allah, with Allah, in the way of Allah and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah. You must not betray and you must not act excessively, you must not deform people, you must not cut down trees unless you are forced, you must not kill old people, children and women. If anyone of the Muslims of a higher or lower position looks with sympathy upon any of the pagans, such pagan person is in his protection until he hears the words of Allah. When he, the pagan man, hears the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, and if he follows you, he then is considered your brother in religion and if he refused, then ask Allah for assistance against him and send him back to his safe place.’” Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), a similar Hadith. Except that he has said, “If anyone of the Muslims looks on a pagan man with sympathy in the near or far away positions of the army, such pagan man is considered under his protection.”

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

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Yahya ibn abu al-‘Ala’ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, would not launch attacks against the enemy until after the declining of the sun toward the west. He would say, ‘At such time the doors of heaven open up, mercy comes forward and victory descends.’ He would also say, ‘Such time is closer to the night, prone to reduced killing, pursuers return and fleeing ones disappear.’”

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

6. Ali has narrated from his father, from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from al-Minqariy from Hafs ibn Ghiyath who has said the following: “A city of the unbelievers is in the state of war (against Muslims); can it be flooded, set on fire or fired upon with catapults to destroy them even when there are women, children, old people and Muslims taken as prisoners of war and merchants?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It can be done and it cannot be stopped because of the people you mentioned. The Muslims do not have to pay any compensation to anyone or ransom.’ “I also asked him, ‘Why is it that women do not have to pay taxes?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, prohibited fighting women and children in the war zone unless they fight. If women fight, one must cease fire as far as possible and there is no fear of a breach. Since he prohibited fighting in the war zone, in the peace zone (Islamic domain) it certainly is forbidden. If she refuses to pay taxes, destroying her is not possible and when destroying her is not possible there is no tax on her to pay. If men refuse to pay taxes, they will be in breach of the covenant and it is lawful to eliminate them; elimination of men is lawful in pagans’ lands. The case of the crippled, ones of the tax payers, blind, old ones, women and children in the war zone is the same and for this reason they are not to pay taxes.’”

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