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الرِّجْسُ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ الشِّطْرَنْجُ وَ قَوْلُ الزُّورِ الْغِنَاءُ[6] وَ النَّرْدُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الشِّطْرَنْجِ فَأَمَّا الشِّطْرَنْجُ فَإِنَّ اتِّخَاذَهَا كُفْرٌ وَ اللَّعِبَ بِهَا شِرْكٌ‌[1] وَ تَعْلِيمَهَا كَبِيرَةٌ مُوبِقَةٌ[2] وَ السَّلَامَ عَلَى اللَّاهِي بِهَا مَعْصِيَةٌ وَ مُقَلِّبَهَا كَمُقَلِّبِ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ[3] وَ النَّاظِرَ إِلَيْهَا كَالنَّاظِرِ إِلَى فَرْجِ أُمِّهِ‌[4] وَ اللَّاعِبَ بِالنَّرْدِ

Hadith.5093 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "So avoid the filth of idols and avoid false speech." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:30) Imam (as) said: "The filth of idols refers to chess, and false speech refers to singing. And backgammon (nard) is worse than

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَنْفِرُ عِنْدَ الرِّهَانِ وَ تَلْعَنُ صَاحِبَهُ مَا خَلَا الْحَافِرَ وَ الْخُفَّ وَ الرِّيشَ وَ النَّصْلَ وَ قَدْ سَابَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَ أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ[10]

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ جَاءَهُ كِتَابُ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فِي رَجُلٍ نَبَشَ امْرَأَةً فَسَلَبَهَا ثِيَابَهَا وَ نَكَحَهَا[2] فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْنَا هَاهُنَا طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا اقْتُلُوهُ وَ طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا أَحْرِقُوهُ فَكَتَبَ ع إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ حُرْمَةَ الْمَيِّتِ كَحُرْمَةِ الْحَيِّ حَدُّهُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ لِنَبْشِهِ وَ سَلْبِهِ الثِّيَابَ‌[3] وَ يُقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَ

I was with Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) when a letter from Hisham ibn Abd Al-Malik arrived regarding a man who had exhumed the grave of a woman, stolen her clothes, and committed intercourse with her. The people were divided on how to punish him: some said: "Kill him," while others said: "Burn him." Ab

كَانَتْ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ مَكْتُوبٌ فِيهَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ* عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ أَوْ ضَرَبَ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ أَوْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً وَ كُفْرٌ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ الِانْتِفَاءُ مِنْ حَسَبٍ وَ إِنْ دَقَ‌[2].

"There was a scroll in the hilt of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), and it was written in it: 'The curse of Allah (swt), the angels, and all people be upon the one who kills someone other than his killer, strikes someone other than the one who struck him, commits an offense,

لَمَّا حَضَرَتِ النَّبِيَّ ص الْوَفَاةُ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي الرُّجُوعِ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ لَا قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّي فَأَعَادَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَا بَلِ الرَّفِيقَ الْأَعْلَى‌[2] ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ حَوْلَهُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَ لَا سُنَّةَ بَعْدَ سُنَّتِي- فَمَنِ ادَّعَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَدَعْو

"When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was nearing his death, Jibril (as) descended and said: 'O' Messenger of Allah (swt), would you like to return to the world?' Prophet (sw) replied: 'No, I have conveyed the messages of my Lord (azj).' Jibril (as) repeated the offer. Prophet (sw) responded: 'No, rather

الْمَاحِي صُورَةَ الْأَصْنَامِ وَ مَاحِي الْأَوْثَانِ وَ الْأَزْلَامِ وَ كُلِّ مَعْبُودٍ دُونَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ الْحَادِّ قَالَ يُحَادُّ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَ دِينَهُ قَرِيباً كَانَ أَوْ بَعِيداً[1] قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَسُنَ ثَنَاءُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْكُتُبِ بِمَا حُمِدَ مِنْ أَفْعَالِهِ قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ وَ

"Indeed, the name of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) in the scriptures of Ibrahim is Al-Mahi (the Eraser), in the Torah of Musa it is Al-Had (the Opponent), in the Gospel of Isa it is Ahmad, and in the Qur'an it is Muhammad (sw)." It was asked: "What is the meaning of Al-Mahi?" Imam (as) said: "Al-Mahi i

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ لَمْ يُحْسِنْ وَصِيَّتَهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ كَانَ‌ نَقْصاً فِي مُرُوءَتِهِ وَ عَقْلِهِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ كَيْفَ يُوصِي الْمَيِّتُ قَالَ إِذَا حَضَرَتْهُ وَفَاتُهُ وَ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ فاطِرَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ عالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهادَةِ الرَّحْمَنَ الرَّحِيمَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْهَدُ إِلَيْكَ فِي دَارِ الدُّنْيَا[1] أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever does not make a proper will at the time of death, it is a deficiency in his dignity and intellect." It was asked: "O' Messenger of Allah (swt), how does a dying person make a will?" Prophet (sw) replied: "When his death approaches and people

إِذَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا لَا تُفْسِدُ وَ لَا تُضَيِّعُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَ مُلْكُ الْوَصِيِّ عَنْهَا[3].

I asked Imam (as) about an orphan girl - when should her wealth be handed over to her? Imam (as) said: "When you know that she will neither corrupt it nor waste it." I then asked Imam (as): "What if she has gotten married?" Imam (as) said: "Once she marries, the authority of the guardian over her ends." COMPEV قَالَ مُ

وَ رَوَى يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ مَوْلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ‌ أَشْهَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى وَصِيَّتِهِ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع أَرْبَعَةً مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ- جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ آخَرَ لَمْ أَحْفَظِ اسْمَهُ‌[1].

"The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, had four of the great angels witness his will to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon him: Jibril, Mika'il, Israfil, and another whose name I do not remember."

لَهُ‌ يَا عَلِيُّ أُوصِيكَ بِوَصِيَّةٍ فَاحْفَظْهَا فَلَا تَزَالُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا حَفِظْتَ وَصِيَّتِي يَا عَلِيُّ مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظاً وَ هُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى إِمْضَائِهِ أَعْقَبَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَمْناً وَ إِيمَاناً يَجِدُ طَعْمَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ مَنْ لَمْ يُحْسِنْ وَصِيَّتَهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ كَانَ نَقْصاً فِي مُرُوءَتِهِ وَ لَمْ يَمْلِكِ‌ الشَّفَاعَةَ[1] يَا عَلِيُّ أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ لَا يَهُم

عَفْوُ الْمَلِكِ أَبْقَى لِلْمُلْكِ‌[4].

Hadith.5830 - The Prophet (sw) said; "The forgiveness of a king preserves the kingdom longer."

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ لِابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ‌ يَا بُنَيَّ إِيَّاكَ وَ الِاتِّكَالَ عَلَى الْأَمَانِيِّ فَإِنَّهَا بَضَائِعُ النَّوْكَى‌[3] وَ تَثْبِيطٌ عَنِ‌ الْآخِرَةِ وَ مِنْ خَيْرِ حَظِّ الْمَرْءِ قَرِينٌ صَالِحٌ جَالِسْ أَهْلَ الْخَيْرِ تَكُنْ مِنْهُمْ بَايِنْ أَهْلَ الشَّرِّ وَ مَنْ يَصُدُّكَ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ ذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ

Hadith.5834 - The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said in his will to his son Muhammad ibn Al-Hanafiyyah, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him: "O' my son, beware of relying on vain hopes, for they are the merchandise of the foolish and a hindrance from the Hereafter. One of the best fortunes a person can

أَعْبَدُ النَّاسِ مَنْ أَقَامَ الْفَرَائِضَ‌[8] وَ أَسْخَى النَّاسِ مَنْ أَدَّى‌ زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ وَ أَزْهَدُ النَّاسِ مَنِ اجْتَنَبَ الْحَرَامَ وَ أَتْقَى النَّاسِ مَنْ قَالَ الْحَقَّ فِيمَا لَهُ وَ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَعْدَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ رَضِيَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا يَرْضَى لِنَفْسِهِ وَ كَرِهَ لَهُمْ مَا يَكْرَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَ أَكْيَسُ النَّاسِ مَنْ كَانَ أَشَدَّ ذِكْراً لِلْمَوْتِ وَ أَغْبَطُ النَّاسِ مَنْ كَانَ تَحْتَ التُّرَ

Hadith.5840 - Yunus ibn Zabyan narrated from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that he said: "Being well-known for worship is a source of suspicion. My father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), narrated to me from his father Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as), from his grandfather Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (

وَ مَرَّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌[2] بِرَجُلٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِفُضُولِ الْكَلَامِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا هَذَا إِنَّكَ تُمْلِي عَلَى حَافِظَيْكَ كِتَاباً إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَتَكَلَّمْ بِمَا يَعْنِيكَ وَ دَعْ مَا لَا يَعْنِيكَ.

Hadith.5841 - The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, passed by a man who was speaking excessively and unnecessarily. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) stopped and said to him: "O' man, you are dictating to your two recording angels a book to be presented to your Lord (azj). So speak only about what concerns you an

لَوْ لَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَخْبَرَكَ مَا أَخْبَرْتُكَ مَا شَرِبْتُ خَمْراً قَطُّ لِأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنِّي إِنْ شَرِبْتُهَا زَالَ عَقْلِي وَ مَا كَذَبْتُ قَطُّ لِأَنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَنْقُصُ الْمُرُوءَةَ وَ مَا زَنَيْتُ قَطُّ لِأَنِّي خِفْتُ أَنِّي إِذَا عَمِلْتُ عُمِلَ بِي وَ مَا عَبَدْتُ صَنَماً قَطُّ لِأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَضُرُّ وَ لَا يَنْفَعُ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَدَهُ عَلَى عَاتِق

"Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, revealed to His Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him and his family: 'I have thanked Jafar ibn Abi Talib (as) for four qualities.' The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, called him and informed him. Jafar (as) said: 'If Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted,

وَ نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع‌[4] عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ عِظْنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عِشْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَ أَحْبِبْ مَنْ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مُفَارِقُهُ وَ اعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مُلَاقِيهِ شَرَفُ الْمُؤْمِنِ صَلَاتُهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ عِزُّهُ كَفُّ الْأَذَى عَنِ النَّاسِ.

Hadith.5856 - Jibr'il (Gabriel), peace be upon him, descended upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, and the Prophet said to him: "O' Jibr'il, advise me." Jibr'il said to him: "O' Muhammad (sw), live as you wish, for you will surely die. Love whomever you wish, for you will surely part from t

وَ رَوَى ابْنُ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ غَالِبِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ الْعَقَرْقُوفِيِّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع قَالَ‌ مَنْ مَلَكَ نَفْسَهُ إِذَا رَغِبَ وَ إِذَا رَهِبَ وَ إِذَا اشْتَهَى وَ إِذَا غَضِبَ وَ إِذَا رَضِيَ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ جَسَدَهُ عَلَى النَّارِ.

"Whoever controls himself in moments of desire, fear, craving, anger, and satisfaction, Allah (swt) will make his body forbidden to the Fire."

وَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِقَوْمٍ يَتَشَاءَلُونَ حَجَراً فَقَالَ "مَا هَذَا وَ مَا يَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَيْهِ" قَالُوا لِنَعْرِفَ أَشَدَّنَا وَ أَقْوَانَا قَالَ "أَ فَلاَ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَشَدِّكُمْ وَ أَقْوَاكُمْ" قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ قَالَ "أَشَدُّكُمْ وَ أَقْوَاكُمُ اَلَّذِي إِذَا رَضِيَ لَمْ يُدْخِلْهُ رِضَاهُ فِي إِثْمٍ وَ لاَ بَاطِلٍ وَ إِذَا سَخِطَ لَمْ يُخْرِجْهُ س

Hadith.5882 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) passed by a group of people lifting a stone and said: "What is this and what drives you to do it?" They replied: "So we may know who among us is the strongest and most powerful." Prophet (sw) said: "Shall I not guide you to the strongest and

قَالَ الصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ع‌ مَنْ خَلَا بِذَنْبٍ فَرَاقَبَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ فِيهِ‌[1] وَ اسْتَحْيَا مِنَ الْحَفَظَةِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُ جَمِيعَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ ذُنُوبِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ.

Abu Abdullah (as), said: "Whoever commits a sin in private and then fears Allah (swt), exalted be His (swt) mention, regarding it, and feels ashamed before the recording angels; Allah (swt), the Majestic, will forgive all his sins, even if they are as numerous as the sins of the two weighty beings (humankind and jinn).

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْكُوفِيُّ الْبَزَّازُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ- عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ‌ مَنْ مَاتَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ‌[2] بَعْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَقْتَ الزَّوَالِ وَ كَانَ مُؤْمِناً أَعَاذَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ

"Whoever dies on Thursday after the sun has passed its zenith until the time of the sun's zenith on Friday, and was a believer, Allah (swt), the Majestic, will protect him from the squeezing of the grave and accept his intercession for people as numerous as the tribes of Rabiah and Mudar. Whoever dies on Saturday from

قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "إِذَا وَقَعَ اَلْوَلَدُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ صَارَ وَجْهُهُ قِبَلَ ظَهْرِ أُمِّهِ إِنْ كَانَ ذَكَراً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أُنْثَى صَارَ وَجْهُهَا قِبَلَ بَطْنِ أُمِّهَا وَ يَدَاهُ عَلَى وَجْنَتَيْهِ وَ ذَقَنُهُ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَهَيْئَةِ اَلْحَزِينِ اَلْمَهْمُومِ فَهُوَ كَالْمَصْرُورِ مَنُوطٌ بِمِعَاءٍ مِنْ سُرَّتِهِ إِلَى سُرَّةِ أُمِّهِ فَبِتِلْكَ اَلسُّرَّةِ

Hadith.5901 - Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Kufi narrated from Isma'il ibn Mihran, from Murazim, from Jabir ibn Yazid, from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari, who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "When the child is in the womb of his mother, if it is a male, his face is tur

يَا آدَمُ إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُخَيِّرَكَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ فَاخْتَرْ وَاحِدَةً وَ دَعْ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَ مَا تِلْكَ الثَّلَاثُ قَالَ الْعَقْلُ وَ الْحَيَاءُ وَ الدِّينُ فَقَالَ آدَمُ ع فَإِنِّي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُ الْعَقْلَ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع لِلْحَيَاءِ وَ الدِّينِ انْصَرِفَا وَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالا يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ إِنَّا أُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَكُونَ مَعَ الْعَقْلِ حَيْثُ كَانَ قَالَ فَشَأْنَكُمَا وَ عَرَجَ‌[1].

"Jibril (as) descended upon Adam (as) and said: 'O' Adam, I have been commanded to offer you a choice among three things, so choose one and leave the other two.' Adam (as) asked: 'What are those three things?' Jibril (as) replied: 'Intellect, modesty, and religion.' Adam (as) said: 'I choose intellect.' So Jibril (as)