Giving Good Advice to the Believers

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Umar ibn Aban from ‘Isa ibn abu Mansur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “It is of a believer’s obligations to provide good advice to another believer.”

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

90. Humayd Ibn Ziyad, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Al-Kindy, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Maythami, from Aban Ibn Uthman, from Nu’man Al-Razi, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (a.s.) has said: ‘The people routed on the Day of Uhad, from Rasulallah (s.w), so he became very angry. He said: ‘Whenever he became angry, sweat would descend from his forehead like pearls.' He said: ‘So he looked around so there was Ali (a.s.) by his side. So the Prophet said to him: 'Join with the sons of your father (and go after), the ones who have fled from Rasulallah.' So Ali (a.s) said: 'O Rasulallah, you are an example for me.' He said: 'So suffice for me against these (enemies).' So Ali rode and struck the first one he met from them. So Jibra'il (a.s.) said: ‘This is the consolation, O Muhammad!’ Muhammad replied: ‘He is from me and I am from him.' So Jibra'il (a.s.) said: ‘And I am from you both, O Muhammad.' Abu Abdullah (a.s.) said: ‘So the Rasulallah (s.w) looked towards Jibra'il (a.s) who was on a seat of gold in between the sky and the earth and he was saying: ‘There is no sword except for Dhu al-Faqar and no warrior like Ali (a.s).'"

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

2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “It is of a believer’s obligations to provide good advice to another believer face to face or in his absence.”

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

3. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from ibn Ri’ab from abu ‘Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “It is of a believer’s obligations to provide good advice to another believer.”

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

4. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Every man among you must provide advice to his brother (in belief) just like the advice for his own self.’”

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

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Of the people of the greatest position before Allah on the Day of Judgment will be he who is a person walking on earth the most to provide good advice to His creatures.’”

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

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from al-Minqari from Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘You must provide good advice for the sake of Allah to His creatures; you will not meet Him with any good deed better than this.’”

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