Imamate & Wilayah

مَنْ شَهَرَ السِّلَاحَ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ فَعَقَرَ اقْتُصَّ مِنْهُ وَ نُفِيَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْبَلْدَةِ وَ مَنْ شَهَرَ السِّلَاحَ فِي غَيْرِ الْأَمْصَارِ وَ ضَرَبَ وَ عَقَرَ وَ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ وَ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَهُوَ مُحَارِبٌ فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَزَاءُ الْمُحَارِبِ وَ أَمْرُهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ إِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَهُ وَ [إِنْ شَاءَ] صَلَبَهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ قَطَعَ يَدَهُ وَ رِجْلَهُ قَالَ وَ إِنْ ضَرَبَ وَ قَتَلَ وَ أَخَذ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘The one who brandishes the weapon in a city from the cities, so he injures, he would be retaliated due to it, and he would be exiled from that city. And the one who brandishes the weapon i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحَارِبِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الْإِمَامَ مُخَيَّرٌ فِيهِ إِنْ شَاءَ قَطَعَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ صَلَبَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَ فَقَالَ لَا إِنَّ هَذِهِ أَشْيَاءُ مَحْدُودَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِذَا مَا هُوَ قَتَلَ وَ أَخَذَ قُتِلَ وَ صُلِبَ وَ إِذَا قَتَلَ وَ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ قُتِلَ وَ إِذَا أَخَذَ وَ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ قُطِعَ وَ إِذَا هُوَ فَرَّ وَ لَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Dawood Al Tai’y, from a man from our companions, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the combatant, so I said to him asws , ‘Our companions are saying that the Imam asws has a choice in it, if he asws so desire

إِنْ تَابَ فَمَا عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ إِنْ وَقَعَ فِي يَدِ الْإِمَامِ أَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ عَلِمَ مَكَانَهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from one of his companions, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man upon whom the proof is established of his having commited adultery, then he flees before he is whipped. He asws said: ‘So if he repents, th

مَنْ أَخَذَ سَارِقاً فَعَفَا عَنْهُ فَذَاكَ لَهُ فَإِنْ رُفِعَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ قَطَعَهُ فَإِنْ قَالَ الَّذِي سُرِقَ مِنْهُ أَنَا أَهَبُ لَهُ لَمْ يَدَعْهُ الْإِمَامُ حَتَّى يَقْطَعَهُ إِذَا رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّمَا الْهِبَةُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ الْحافِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ اللَّهِ‌[1] فَإِذَا انْتَهَى الْحَدُّ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ فَلَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at Bin Mahran, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The one who seizes a thief, and he excuses him from it, so that is up to him. But, if it is raised to the Imam asws , he asws would cut him. So if the one who had been stolen from we

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُ اللِّصَّ يَرْفَعُهُ أَوْ يَتْرُكُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ كَانَ مُضْطَجِعاً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَوَضَعَ رِدَاءَهُ وَ خَرَجَ يُهَرِيقُ الْمَاءَ فَوَجَدَ رِدَاءَهُ قَدْ سُرِقَ حِينَ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ ذَهَبَ بِرِدَائِي فَذَهَبَ يَطْلُبُهُ فَأَخَذَ صَاحِبَهُ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص اقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ فَقَالَ صَفْوَانُ أَ تَقْط

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who seized the thief, should he raise it (the matter to the Imam asws ) or should he leave him?’ So he asws said: ‘Sufyan Bin Amayya was lying down in the Sacred Masjid, so he

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُ اللِّصَّ يَدَعُهُ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ يَرْفَعُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ كَانَ مُتَّكِئاً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى رِدَائِهِ فَقَامَ يَبُولُ فَرَجَعَ وَ قَدْ ذُهِبَ بِهِ فَطَلَبَ صَاحِبَهُ فَوَجَدَهُ فَقَدَّمَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ اقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ فَقَالَ صَفْوَانُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا أَهَبُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَل

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Al A’ala who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who seized the thief. Is leaving him better or raising it (the matter to the Imam asws )?’ So he asws said: ‘Sufyan Bin Amayya was reclining upon his robe in the

لَا يُعْفَى عَنِ الْحُدُودِ الَّتِي لِلَّهِ دُونَ الْإِمَامِ فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ حَقِّ النَّاسِ فِي حَدٍّ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُعْفَى عَنْهُ دُونَ الْإِمَامِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Zureys Al Kunasy, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘None can excuse from the Penalties which are for the Sake of Allah azwj , besides the Imam asws . So as for what was from the rights of the

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ جَنَى عَلَيَّ أَعْفُو عَنْهُ أَوْ أَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ قَالَ هُوَ حَقُّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ فَحَسَنٌ وَ إِنْ رَفَعْتَهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ فَإِنَّمَا طَلَبْتَ حَقَّكَ وَ كَيْفَ لَكَ بِالْإِمَامِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al A’ala, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (The narrator) says, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘A man commited a crime upon me. Shall I excuse him from it, or raise it to the authorities?’ He asws said: ‘It is your right. If you were to excuse from it, so it is

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا يَشْفَعَنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي حَدٍّ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْإِمَامَ فَإِنَّهُ يَمْلِكُهُ‌[1] وَ اشْفَعْ فِيمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّدَمَ وَ اشْفَعْ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ فِي غَيْرِ الْحَدِّ مَعَ الرُّجُوعِ مِنَ الْمَشْفُوعِ لَهُ وَ لَا تَشْفَعْ فِي حَقِّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ وَ لَا غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘There is no interceding for anyone regarding a Penalty ( Hadd ) when it (the matter) reaches the Imam asws , for he asws controls it, and intercession is in what do

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ بَيْنَ مُسْلِمَيْنِ ارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ جَحَدَ مُحَمَّداً ص نُبُوَّتَهُ وَ كَذَّبَهُ فَإِنَّ دَمَهُ مُبَاحٌ لِكُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَ امْرَأَتَهُ بَائِنَةٌ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ ارْتَدَّ فَلَا تَقْرَبْهُ وَ يُقْسَمُ مَالُهُ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهِ وَ تَعْتَدُّ امْرَأَتُهُ [بَعْدُ] عِدَّةَ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘Every Muslim, in between two Muslims reneges from Al-Islam (becomes

مَنْ أُخِذَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ قَدْ أَفْطَرَ فَرُفِعَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ يُقْتَلُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Abu Baseer, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The one who is seized in a Month of Ramazan and he had broken his Fast, so it is raised to the Imam asws , he asws would kill him during the third (offence)’.

سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ شُهُودٌ أَنَّهُ أَفْطَرَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَقَالَ يُسْأَلُ هَلْ عَلَيْكَ فِي إِفْطَارِكَ إِثْمٌ فَإِنْ قَالَ لَا فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ وَ إِنْ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَنْهَكَهُ ضَرْباً[1].

Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Bureyd Al Ajaly who said, ‘Abu Ja’far asws was asked about a man against whom witnesses testified that he had broken a Fast from the Month of Ramazan for three days. He asws said: ‘He would be asked, ‘Is there a sin upon you with regards to your breaking the Fast?’ So if he says

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ الْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَزْنِي أَوْ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مَعَ نَظَرِهِ لِأَنَّهُ أَمِينُ اللَّهِ‌ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْرِقُ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَزْبُرَهُ‌[1] وَ يَنْهَاهُ وَ يَمْضِيَ وَ يَدَعَهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحَقَّ إِذَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَل

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Mahmoudy, from his father, from Yunus, from Al Husayn Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘It is Obligatory upon the Imam asws when he asws finds a man committing adultery, or drinking the wine, that he asws should esta

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي رَجُلٍ أَرَادَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى نَفْسِهَا حَرَاماً فَرَمَتْهُ بِحَجَرٍ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهُ مَقْتَلًا قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ فِيمَا بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِنْ قُدِّمَتْ إِلَى إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ أَهْدَرَ دَمَهُ‌[2].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, both together from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying regarding a man who intended upon a woman unlawfully, so she pelts him with a rock, and he is hit from it and is

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ رَجُلٌ حَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مَجْنُونٌ فَضَرَبَهُ‌ الْمَجْنُونُ ضَرْبَةً فَتَنَاوَلَ الرَّجُلُ السَّيْفَ مِنَ الْمَجْنُونِ فَضَرَبَهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَرَى أَنْ لَا يُقْتَلَ بِهِ وَ لَا يُغْرَمَ دِيَتَهُ وَ تَكُونُ دِيَتُهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ لَا يَبْطُلُ دَمُهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Abu Al Wardi who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , or Abu Ja’far asws , ‘May Allah azwj Keep you asws well! An insane man attacks a man, so the insane one strikes with a strike, so the man grabs the sword from the insane, so he strikes him and k

مَا هَذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ فَقَالُوا هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ اخْتَلَطَ عَقْلُهُ فَلَيْسَ يَتَكَلَّمُ فَأَخْرَجَهُ أَهْلُهُ لَعَلَّهُ إِذَا رَأَى النَّاسَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ طَوَافَهُ خَرَجَ حَتَّى دَنَا مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شِهَابٍ عَرَفَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع مَا لَكَ فَقَالَ وُلِّيتُ وِلَايَةً فَأَصَبْتُ دَماً فَقَتَلْتُ رَجُلً

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, and Ibn Bukeyr and someone else who said, ‘Ali asws Bin Al-Husayn asws was in the circumambulation (of the Kaaba), so he asws looked at a group around the Masjid. So he asws said: ‘What is this group?’ So they said, ‘This is Muhammad Bin Shiha

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ أَعْمَى فَقَأَ عَيْنَ صَحِيحٍ [مُتَعَمِّداً] قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ إِنَّ عَمْدَ الْأَعْمَى مِثْلُ الْخَطَإِ هَذَا فِيهِ الدِّيَةُ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ فَإِنَّ دِيَتَهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ لَا يَبْطُلُ حَقُّ مُسْلِمٍ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty, from Abu Ubeyda who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a blind (man) who blinded an eye of a correct one deliberately. So he asws said: ‘O Abu Ubeyda! The deliberation of the blind is like the error. In this in the wergild from his own wealth. So if there does

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ مُكَاتَبٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا خَطَأً قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ مَوْلَاهُ حِينَ كَاتَبَهُ اشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ عَجَزَ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ فِي الرِّقِّ فَهُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمَمْلُوكِ يُدْفَعُ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَإِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوا وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا بَاعُوا وَ إِنْ كَانَ مَوْلَاهُ حِينَ كَاتَبَهُ لَمْ يَشْتَرِطْ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً فَإِنَّ عَلِيّ

Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a contracted slave who killed a man in error. So he asws said: ‘If it was the case that his master had stipulated upon him when he contracted him, that if he was frustrated (from paying), so he would return it with regards to

فِي مُكَاتَبٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا خَطَأً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ دِيَتِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ وَ عَلَى مَوْلَاهُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ قِيمَةِ الْمَمْلُوكِ فَإِنْ عَجَزَ الْمُكَاتَبُ فَلَا عَاقِلَةَ لَهُ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ عَلَى إِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a contracted slave who killed a man in error. He asws said: ‘Upon him from his wergild, is in proportion to what he is free, and upon his master is what rema

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص- عَلِيّاً ع إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَأَفْلَتَ فَرَسٌ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ وَ مَرَّ يَعْدُو فَمَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ فَنَفَحَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ‌[1] فَقَتَلَهُ فَجَاءَ أَوْلِيَاءُ الْمَقْتُولِ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فَأَخَذُوهُ وَ رَفَعُوهُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَأَقَامَ صَاحِبُ الْفَرَسِ الْبَيِّنَةَ عِنْدَ عَلِيٍّ ع أَنَّ فَرَسَهُ أَفْلَتَ مِنْ دَارِهِ وَ نَفَحَ الرَّجُلَ فَأَبْطَلَ عَلِيٌّ ع دَمَ صَاحِبِهِمْ فَجَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Ubeydullah Al Halby, from a man, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah asws sent Ali asws to Al-Yemen. A horse of a man from the people of Al-Yemen had escaped, and it had passed galloping by a man, and kicked him with its feed, s

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ وُجِدَ مَقْتُولًا لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ عُرِفَ وَ كَانَ لَهُ أَوْلِيَاءُ يَطْلُبُونَ دِيَتَهُ أُعْطُوا دِيَتَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَا يَبْطُلُ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لِأَنَّ مِيرَاثَهُ لِلْإِمَامِ ع فَكَذَلِكَ تَكُونُ دِيَتُهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَدْفِنُونَهُ قَالَ وَ قَضَى فِي رَجُلٍ زَحَمَهُ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْجُ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, and Abdullah Bin Bukeyr, both together, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who found a killed person and it was

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُسْلِماً عَمْداً فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمَقْتُولِ أَوْلِيَاءُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَّا أَوْلِيَاءُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ مِنْ قَرَابَتِهِ فَقَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَعْرِضَ عَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُ يَدْفَعَ الْقَاتِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a Muslim man who killed a Muslim man deliberately. So there did not happen to be for the killed one any guardians from the Muslims except for guardians from the A

لَيْسَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ مُعَاقَلَةٌ فِيمَا يَجْنُونَ مِنْ قَتْلٍ أَوْ جِرَاحَةٍ إِنَّمَا يُؤْخَذُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ مَالٌ رَجَعَتِ الْجِنَايَةُ عَلَى إِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِأَنَّهُمْ يُؤَدُّونَ إِلَيْهِ الْجِزْيَةَ كَمَا يُؤَدِّي الْعَبْدُ الضَّرِيبَةَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ قَالَ وَ هُمْ مَمَالِيكُ الْإِمَامِ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘There is no (payment of the wergild) by the blood relatives between the people under the responsibility ( Ahl Al-Zimma ), regard

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُتَعَمِّداً ثُمَّ هَرَبَ الْقَاتِلُ فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ أُخِذَتِ الدِّيَةُ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ إِلَّا فَمِنَ الْأَقْرَبِ فَالْأَقْرَبِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ قَرَابَةٌ وَدَاهُ الْإِمَامُ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَبْطُلُ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ. وَ- فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى‌ ثُمَّ لِلْوَالِي بَعْدُ حَبْسُهُ وَ أَدَبُهُ.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hazzan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Al Maysami, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who killed a man deliberately, then the killer fled and they were not able over him (to catch him). He asws said: ‘If there was wealth for

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا نَاصِباً مَعْرُوفاً بِالنَّصْبِ عَلَى دِينِهِ غَضَباً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَ يُقْتَلُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيَقْتُلُونَهُ بِهِ وَ لَوْ رُفِعَ إِلَى إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ ظَاهِرٍ لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ بِهِ قُلْتُ فَيَبْطُلُ دَمُهُ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ وَرَثَةٌ فَعَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُمُ الدِّيَةَ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ لِأَنَّ قَاتِ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Bureyd Al Ajaly who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a Believer who kills a well-known Hostile one (Nasibi), upon his Religion, being angry for the Sake of Allah azwj Blessed and High, would he be killed due to it?’ He asws said:

زَامَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ النَّجَاشِيِّ وَ كَانَ يَرَى رَأْيَ الزَّيْدِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ ذَهَبَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَأَيْتُهُ مُغْتَمّاً فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ لِي اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ النَّجَاشِيِّ يَرَى رَأْيَ الزَّيْ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Ibn Mahboub – similar to it. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, raising it, (It has been narrated) from one of the companions of Abu Abdullah asws , I guess it was Abu Aasim Al-Sajistany who said, ‘I was a fellow traveller of Abdullah Bin Al-Najjashy, and he viewed b

مَنِ اقْتُصَّ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ قَتِيلُ الْقُرْآنِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Marouk Bin Ubeyd – similar to it. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The one who is retaliated from it (Al-Wilayah), so he is killed (by the) Quran’.

دَخَلَ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ عُتَيْبَةَ وَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَسَأَلَاهُ عَنْ شَاهِدٍ وَ يَمِينٍ فَقَالَ قَضَى بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَضَى بِهِ عَلِيٌّ ع عِنْدَكُمْ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَقَالا هَذَا خِلَافُ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ وَ أَيْنَ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ خِلَافَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالا إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ- وَ أَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ‌[1] فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَوْ

“Once al-Hakam ibn ‘Utaybah and Salmah ibn Kuhayl visited abu Ja‘far, Alayhi al-Salam, and asked about the testimony of one witness and a oath. He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, issued judgment on such basis as wel

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حَامِلٌ فَوَضَعَتْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ غُلَاماً ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْغُلَامُ بَعْدَ مَا وَقَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَشَهِدَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي قَبِلَتْهَا أَنَّهُ اسْتَهَلَّ وَ صَاحَ حِينَ وَقَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ قَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُجِيزَ شَهَادَتَهَا فِي رُبُعِ مِيرَاثِ الْغُلَامِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies and leaves behind a woman who is pregnant and gives birth after his death to a boy. Then the boy dies after falling on the ground and she who nursed witnesses it all. She says that he was alive and cried upon falling on the ground, then died. He (the

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الَّذِي يَقْذِفُ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ بَعْدَ الْحَدِّ إِذَا تَابَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَ مَا تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ يَجِي‌ءُ وَ يُكْذِبُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ وَ يَقُولُ قَدِ افْتَرَيْتُ عَلَى فُلَانَةَ وَ يَتُوبُ مِمَّا قَالَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who accuses married woman: if his testimony after his being subjected to penalty and his repenting is admissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is admissible . 5 I then asked, ‘What is his repentance ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘He comes before the Imam and calls

سَأَلْتُ‌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَحْدُودِ إِنْ تَابَ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَابَ وَ تَوْبَتُهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ مِمَّا قَالَ وَ يُكْذِبَ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ وَ عِنْدَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِذَا فَعَلَ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ شَهَادَتَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who is subjected to penalty; then he repents: if his testimony becomes acceptable. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he repents which is retracting what he has said and calls himself a liar before the Imam of the Muslims. When he does this then it is necessary for the

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ الشَّمْسِ وَ ضُحاها[3] قَالَ الشَّمْسُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِهِ أَوْضَحَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلنَّاسِ دِينَهُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ‌ الْقَمَرِ إِذا تَلاها قَالَ ذَاكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع تَلَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَ نَفَثَهُ بِالْعِلْمِ نَفْثاً قَالَ قُلْتُ‌ وَ اللَّيْلِ إِذا يَغْشاها قَالَ ذَاكَ أَئِمَّةُ الْجَوْرِ الَّذِينَ اسْتَبَدُّوا بِالْأَمْرِ دُونَ آلِ الرَّسُول

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said when asked about the Statement of Allah (azwj): “[91:1] I swear by the sun and its brilliance,”, said: ‘The sun (is a reference to) the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) by whom (saww) Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Clarified for the people their Religion’. ‘I then asked, ‘(What about)

كَتَبَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِلَى سَعْدٍ الْخَيْرِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا السَّلَامَةَ مِنَ التَّلَفِ وَ الْغَنِيمَةَ فِي الْمُنْقَلَبِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقِي بِالتَّقْوَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا عَزَبَ عَنْهُ عَقْلُهُ‌[3] وَ يُجْلِي بِالتَّقْوَى عَنْهُ عَمَاهُ وَ جَهْلَهُ وَ بِالتَّقْوَى نَجَا نُوحٌ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ فِي السَّفِينَةِ وَ

In the Name of Allah (azwj), the Beneficent, the Merciful. Having said that, I (asws) hereby bequeath to you to fear Allah (azwj) for therein is safety from destruction and a gain during the returning (to Allah (azwj)). Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Protects the servant by means of his piety from whatever his intell

كَتَبَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِلَى سَعْدٍ الْخَيْرِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ جَاءَنِي كِتَابُكَ تَذْكُرُ فِيهِ مَعْرِفَةَ مَا لَا يَنْبَغِي تَرْكُهُ وَ طَاعَةَ مَنْ رِضَا اللَّهِ رِضَاهُ فَقُلْتَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لِنَفْسِكَ مَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ مُرْتَهَنَةً لَوْ تَرَكْتَهُ تَعْجَبُ‌[1] أَنَّ رِضَا اللَّهِ وَ طَاعَتَهُ وَ نَصِيحَتَهُ لَا تُقْبَلُ وَ لَا تُوجَدُ وَ لَا تُعْرَفُ إِلَّا فِي عِبَاد

‘In the Name of Allah (azwj), the Beneficent, the Merciful. Having said that, your letter came to me (asws) in which you have asked how much it is necessary to learn and the obedience to the one (asws) whose pleasure is the Pleasure of Allah (azwj). So then you had said to yourself, then you will not be blamed if you t

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَالِساً إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ فِيكَ شَبَهاً مِنْ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ‌[1] وَ لَوْ لَا أَنْ تَقُولَ فِيكَ طَوَائِفُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَا قَالَتِ النَّصَارَى فِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ لَقُلْتُ فِيكَ قَوْلًا لَا تَمُرُّ بِمَلَإٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا أَخَذُوا التُّرَابَ مِنْ تَحْتِ قَدَمَيْكَ يَلْتَمِسُونَ بِذَلِكَ الْبَرَكَةَ قَا

‘One day the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) was explaining (matters) in a session when Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) came over. The Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) said to him (asws) that: ‘In you (asws) there is a similarity with Isa (as) Bin Maryam (as), and had it not been for a sect from my (saww) community saying reg

خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ خَلَّتَانِ‌[5] اتِّبَاعُ الْهَوَى وَ طُولُ الْأَمَلِ أَمَّا اتِّبَاعُ الْهَوَى فَيَصُدُّ عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَ أَمَّا طُولُ الْأَمَلِ فَيُنْسِي الْآخِرَةَ أَلَا إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ تَرَحَّلَتْ مُدْبِرَةً وَ إِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ قَدْ تَرَحَّلَتْ مُقْبِلَةً وَ لِكُلِّ وَا

خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى‌ لَمْ يَقْصِمْ جَبَّارِي دَهْرٍ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ تَمْهِيلٍ وَ رَخَاءٍ وَ لَمْ يَجْبُرْ كَسْرَ عَظْمٍ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ إِلَّا بَعْدَ أَزْلٍ وَ بَلَاءٍ[1] أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فِي دُونِ مَا اسْتَقْبَلْتُمْ مِنْ عَطَبٍ وَ اسْتَدْبَرْتُمْ مِنْ

‘Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) gave a sermon at Al-Medina. So he (asws) Praised Allah (azwj) and Extolled Him (azwj) and sent greetings of peace (Salam) upon the Prophet (saww). Then he (asws) said: ‘Having said that, Allah (azwj) Blessed and High does not Break the backs of the tyrants except after giving them respite and (

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَلَا فَاسْتَعْلَى وَ دَنَا فَتَعَالَى وَ ارْتَفَعَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ مَنْظَرٍ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ مُصَدِّقاً لِلرُّسُلِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ كَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفاً رَحِيماً فَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَ مَلَائِكَتُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ أ

‘Amir-ul-Momineen (asws), when they had pledged allegiance to him (asws) after the killing of Usman, ascended the Pulpit, so he (asws) said: ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj) Who is High and thus all is in His (azwj) possession and He (azwj) is Closer than any in the view. And I (asws) hereby testify that there is no god but

بَيْنَا أَنَا مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ الْبَيْتُ غَاصٌّ بِأَهْلِهِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ شَيْخٌ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَنَزَةٍ لَهُ‌[1] حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ الشَّيْخُ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ وَ قَالَ السَّلَ

30. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Is’haq Bin Ammar who said, ‘Narrated to me a man from our companions’, from Al-Hakam Bin Uteyba who said: ‘I was with Abu Ja’far (asws) and the house was full of its people when an old man (Sheykh) came up leaning upon his goat (for

إِنَّ الْأَحْلَامَ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِيمَا مَضَى فِي أَوَّلِ الْخَلْقِ وَ إِنَّمَا حَدَثَتْ فَقُلْتُ وَ مَا الْعِلَّةُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ بَعَثَ رَسُولًا إِلَى أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَ طَاعَتِهِ فَقَالُوا إِنْ فَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ فَمَا لَنَا فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنْتَ بِأَكْثَرِنَا مَالًا وَ لَا بِأَعَزِّنَا عَشِيرَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ أَطَعْتُمُونِي أَدْخَلَكُمُ اللَّهُ ال

The dreams did not exist in the past in the beginning of the creation, but rather they occurred later on’. I said, ‘And what is the reason with regards to that?’ He (asws) said: ‘Allah (azwj) Sent a Rasool (as) to the people of his (as) era. So he (as) called them to the worship of Allah (azwj) and to His (azwj) obedie

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْأَحْوَلِ وَ أَنَا أَسْمَعُ أَتَيْتَ الْبَصْرَةَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ مُسَارَعَةَ النَّاسِ إِلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَ دُخُولَهُمْ فِيهِ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَقَلِيلٌ وَ لَقَدْ فَعَلُوا وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَقَلِيلٌ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالْأَحْدَاثِ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَسْرَعُ إِلَى كُلِّ خَيْرٍ- ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا يَقُولُ أَهْلُ الْبَصْرَةِ فِي هَذِهِ ال

‘Did you go to Al-Basra?’ He said, ‘Yes’. He (asws) said: ‘How did you see the hastening of the people to this matter and their entering in it to be?’ He said, ‘By Allah (azwj), they are few, and they have done it but that is little’. He (asws) said: ‘It is on you to (approach) the juveniles for they are quick to every

قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ لَنَا جَاراً يَنْتَهِكُ الْمَحَارِمَ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَتْرُكُ الصَّلَاةَ فَضْلًا عَنْ غَيْرِهَا فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ أَعْظَمَ ذَلِكَ أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ النَّاصِبُ لَنَا شَرٌّ مِنْهُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُذْكَرُ عِنْدَهُ أَهْلُ الْبَيْتِ فَيَرِقُّ لِذِكْرِنَا إِلَّا مَسَحَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَهْرَهُ وَ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ كُ

72. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzaal, from Ali Bin Uqba, form Umar Bin Abaan, from Abdul Hameed Al-Wabishy, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) said, when I said from him (asws), ‘We have a neighbour who violates all the Prohibitions to the extent tha

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِأَنْ عَرَّفَنَا تَوْحِيدَهُ ثُمَّ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِأَنْ أَقْرَرْنَا- بِمُحَمَّدٍ ص بِالرِّسَالَةِ ثُمَّ اخْتَصَّنَا بِحُبِّكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ نَتَوَلَّاكُمْ وَ نَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَ إِنَّمَا نُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ خَلَاصَ أَنْفُسِنَا مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ وَ رَقَقْتُ فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سَلْنِي فَوَ اللَّهِ لَا

‘I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) that, ‘Allah (azwj) Bestowed (Favour) upon us that we recognised His (azwj) Oneness, then Bestowed (Favour) upon us that we accepted the Prophet-hood of Muhammad (saww), then Specialised us with your (asws) love, the People (asws) of the Household that we befriended you, and keep away fro

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يُحَدِّثُ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ- عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى النَّاسَ مِنْ حُفَرِهِمْ عُزْلًا بُهْماً جُرْداً مُرْداً فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ[1] يَسُوقُهُمُ النُّورُ وَ تَجْمَعُهُمُ الظُّلْمَةُ حَتَّى يَقِفُوا عَلَى عَقَبَةِ الْمَحْشَرِ

Narrated to me (asws) by my (asws) father (asws), and he (asws) heard it from his (asws) father (asws) Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws) narrating to the people saying: ‘When it will be the Day of Judgement, Allah (azwj) will Resurrect the people from their graves in their isolation, without beards, in one plane, being d

أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا حِينَ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا أَحْبَبْنَاكُمْ لِقَرَابَتِكُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لِمَا أَوْجَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ مَا أَحْبَبْنَاكُمْ لِلدُّنْيَا نُصِيبُهَا مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ وَ الدَّارِ الْآخِرَةِ وَ لِيَصْلُحَ لِامْرِئٍ مِنَّا دِينُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَدَقْتُمْ صَدَقْتُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا كَانَ مَعَنَا- أَوْ جَاءَ مَعَنَا[1] يَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said when they came up to him and said, ‘But rather, we love you (asws) due to your (asws) nearness to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), and for what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Obligated from your (asws) rights. We do not love you (asws) for the sake of the world for getting a share o

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لِعَبَّادِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ الصُّوفِيِّ وَيْحَكَ يَا عَبَّادُ غَرَّكَ أَنْ عَفَّ بَطْنُكَ وَ فَرْجُكَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ‌ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ‌ وَ قُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيداً يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمالَكُمْ‌[4] اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنْكَ شَيْئاً حَتَّى تَقُولَ قَوْلًا عَدْلًا.

‘Woe be unto you, O Abbaad! You have been deceived yourself by (merely) abstaining from your stomach and your genitals. Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Said: “[33:70] O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah and speak the right word [33:71] He will put your deeds into a right state for you”. You must

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَهِدَ إِلَى آدَمَ ع أَنْ لَا يَقْرَبَ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْوَقْتُ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي عِلْمِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا نَسِيَ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ لَقَدْ عَهِدْنا إِلى‌ آدَمَ‌ مِنْ قَبْلُ‌ فَنَسِيَ‌ وَ لَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْماً[1] فَلَمَّا أَكَلَ آدَمُ ع مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ أُهْبِطَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَوُلِدَ لَهُ هَابِيلُ وَ أُخْت

92. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Muhammad Bin Al-Fuzeyl, from Abu Hamza, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that: ‘Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Covenanted to Adam (as) that he (as) would not go near the tree. When the time came which was in the Knowledge of Allah (azwj),

قَالَ إِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ أَنْ لَا تُعْرَفُوا فَافْعَلُوا وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ إِنْ لَمْ يُثْنِ النَّاسُ عَلَيْكَ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَذْمُوماً عِنْدَ النَّاسِ إِذَا كُنْتَ مَحْمُوداً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لِأَحَدِ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٍ يَزْدَادُ فِيهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِحْسَاناً وَ رَجُلٍ يَتَدَارَكُ مَنِيَّتَهُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ

‘If you have the ability to make yourselves unknown, you better do it. And it should not matter to you if the people do not praise you, and it should not matter to you either that you are condemned by the people whilst you are being Praised in the Presence of Allah (azwj). Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) used to say: ‘There is

قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّادَّ عَلَيَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَهُوَ كَالرَّادِّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَنْ رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَهُوَ كَالرَّادِّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ إِي وَ اللَّهِ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ حَيّ

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

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا مَالِكُ أَ مَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَ تُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَ تَكُفُّوا[1] وَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ يَا مَالِكُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ قَوْمٍ ائْتَمُّوا بِإِمَامٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَلْعَنُهُمْ وَ يَلْعَنُونَهُ إِلَّا أَنْتُمْ وَ مَنْ كَانَ عَلَى مِثْلِ حَالِكُمْ يَا مَالِكُ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ وَ اللَّهِ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ لَشَه

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 the