Prophethood

كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَعِظُ النَّاسَ وَ يُزَهِّدُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ يُرَغِّبُهُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِ الْآخِرَةِ بِهَذَا الْكَلَامِ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ حُفِظَ عَنْهُ وَ كُتِبَ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ‌ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ* فَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ‌ ما عَمِلَتْ‌ فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُحْضَراً وَ ما عَمِلَتْ مِنْ سُوءٍ

29. Narrated to me Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father altogether from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Ghalib Al-Asady from his father, from Saeed Bin Al-Musayyab who said: ‘Ali Bin Al-Husayn (asws) used to advise the people and to make them to be ascetic i

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

كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَبِيعُ الزَّيْتَ وَ كَانَ يُحِبُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حُبّاً شَدِيداً كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ فِي حَاجَتِهِ لَمْ يَمْضِ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ عُرِفَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ تَطَاوَلَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ ذَاتُ يَوْمٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَتَطَاوَلَ لَهُ رَسُولُ‌ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ مَضَى فِي حَاجَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِأَسْ

‘There was a man who used to sell oil, and he used to love the Messenger of Allah with intense love. Whenever he intended to go for his business needs, he would never do it unless he looked at the Messenger of Allah first. He became well known for that for he would stretch himself above others so that he could look at

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَصْحَابُكَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُمْ أَشَرُّ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَ النَّصَارَى وَ الْمَجُوسِ وَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا قَالَ وَ كَانَ مُتَّكِئاً فَاسْتَوَى جَالِساً ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ قُلْتُ وَ اللَّهِ لَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُمْ أَشَرُّ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَ النَّصَارَى وَ الْمَجُوسِ وَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا فَقَالَ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا تَدْخُلُ النَّار

‘I came up to Abu Abdullah (asws). He (asws) said: ‘How are your companions?’ So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), we (Shiites) are more evil in the people’s eyes than the Jews, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who associate (Mushriqeen)’. He (the narrator) said, ‘He (asws) had been leaning upo

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَ فِي وَصِيَّةِ النَّبِيِّ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَنْ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أُوصِيكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ بِخِصَالٍ فَاحْفَظْهَا عَنِّي ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنْهُ أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَالصِّدْقُ وَ لَا تَخْرُجَنَّ مِنْ فِيكَ كَذِبَةٌ أَبَداً وَ الثَّانِيَةُ الْوَرَعُ وَ لَا تَجْتَرِئْ عَلَى خِيَانَةٍ أَبَداً وَ الثَّالِثَةُ الْخَوْفُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ وَ الرَّابِ

‘There was in the bequest of the Prophet (saww) to Ali (asws) that he (saww) said: ‘O Ali (asws), I (saww) hereby bequeath you (asws) with regards to yourself (asws) of qualities, so preserve them from me (saww)’. Then he (saww) said: ‘Our Allah (azwj), Support him (asws). As for the first one is to be truthful, and do

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ حَسَبُ الْمَرْءِ دِينُهُ وَ مُرُوءَتُهُ وَ عَقْلُهُ وَ شَرَفُهُ وَ جَمَالُهُ وَ كَرَمُهُ تَقْوَاهُ.

‘The Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) said: ‘The status of the man is (in accordance to) his Religion, and his chivalry, and his intellect, and his nobility, and his beauty, and his generosity, and his piety.

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي فُسْطَاطٍ لَهُ بِمِنًى فَنَظَرَ إِلَى زِيَادٍ الْأَسْوَدِ مُنْقَلِعَ الرِّجْلِ‌ فَرَثَى لَهُ‌[1] فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لِرِجْلَيْكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ جِئْتُ عَلَى بَكْرٍ لِي نِضْوٍ فَكُنْتُ‌[2] أَمْشِي عَنْهُ عَامَّةَ الطَّرِيقِ فَرَثَى لَهُ وَ قَالَ لَهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ زِيَادٌ إِنِّي أُلِمُّ بِالذُّنُوبِ حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ هَلَكْتُ ذَكَرْتُ حُبَّكُمْ فَرَجَوْتُ النَّجَاةَ وَ ت

‘I was in the presence of Abu Ja’far (asws) in his (asws) tent at Mina. He (asws) looked at the feet of Ziyad which had turned black, so he felt pity for him and said: ‘What is the matter with your feet that they are like this?’ He said, ‘I came upon a week's ride and I had to walk most of the way’. He (asws) lamented

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ صَارَتْ فِرْقَةٌ مُرْجِئَةً وَ صَارَتْ فِرْقَةٌ حَرُورِيَّةً وَ صَارَتْ فِرْقَةٌ قَدَرِيَّةً وَ سُمِّيتُمُ التُّرَابِيَّةَ وَ شِيعَةَ عَلِيٍّ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ ص وَ آلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ع وَ شِيعَةُ آلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ مَا النَّاسُ إِلَّا هُمْ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَفْضَلَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ ال

‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘The Praise is to Allah (azwj). They have become the Murjiyya sect, and the Haruriyya sect, and the Qadiriyya sect, and you have been named as the Tarabiyya and the Shiites of Ali (asws). But, by Allah (azwj) and what is that except for that there is no god except Allah (azwj), One

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي زَمَنِ مَرْوَانَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْ بَلْدَةٍ مِنَ الْبُلْدَانِ أَكْثَرَ مُحِبّاً لَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ لَا سِيَّمَا هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ هَدَاكُمْ لِأَمْرٍ جَهِلَهُ النَّاسُ وَ أَحْبَبْتُمُونَا وَ أَبْغَضَنَا النَّاسُ وَ اتَّبَعْتُمُونَا وَ خَالَفَنَا النَّاسُ وَ صَدَّقْتُمُونَا وَ كَذ

‘We came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) during the era of Marwaan. He (asws) said: ‘Who are you all?’ So we said, ‘We are from the inhabitants of Al-Kufa’. He (asws) said: ‘There is no city from the cities with more people who love us (asws) than the inhabitants of Al-Kufa, and in particular this group. Allah (azwj), Majest

سَمِعْتُ كَلَاماً يُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع وَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَعَرَضْتُهُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ هَذَا قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَعْرِفُهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الشَّقِيُّ مَنْ شَقِيَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ وَ السَّعِيدُ مَنْ وُعِظَ بِغَيْرِهِ وَ أَكْيَسُ الْكَيْسِ التُّقَى وَ أَحْمَقُ الْحُمْقِ الْفُجُورُ وَ شَرُّ الرَّوِيِّ رَوِيُّ الْكَذِبِ‌[6] وَ شَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَث

The Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) said: ‘The wretched one is the one who is wretched in the womb of his mother, and a happy one is the one who heeds the advice given to the others. And the most intelligent one of the intelligent ones is the one who is pious, and the most stupid of the stupid ones is the immoral. The

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يُعَوِّذُ بَعْضَ وُلْدِهِ وَ يَقُولُ عَزَمْتُ عَلَيْكِ‌[2] يَا رِيحُ وَ يَا وَجَعُ كَائِناً مَا كُنْتِ بِالْعَزِيمَةِ الَّتِي عَزَمَ بِهَا- عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى جِنِّ وَادِي الصَّبْرَةِ[3] فَأَجَابُوا وَ أَطَاعُوا لَمَّا أَجَبْتِ وَ أَطَعْتِ وَ خَرَجْتِ عَنِ ابْنِي فُلَانٍ ابْنِ ابْنَتِي فُلَانَةَ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ.

‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) seeking refuge for one of his (asws) sons and he (asws) was saying: ‘I (asws) am resolved against you, O wind, and O pain, whatever creature you are, with the determination which Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws) and the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) held against the Jinn in the valley of

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ يَتَفَقَّدْ يَفْقِدْ وَ مَنْ لَا يُعِدَّ الصَّبْرَ لِنَوَائِبِ الدَّهْرِ يَعْجِزْ وَ مَنْ قَرَضَ النَّاسَ قَرَضُوهُ‌[1] وَ مَنْ تَرَكَهُمْ لَمْ يَتْرُكُوهُ قِيلَ فَأَصْنَعُ مَا ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَقْرِضْهُمْ مِنْ عِرْضِكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِكَ.

The Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) said: ‘The one who misses (someone in his absence) is himself missed (by others), and the one who does not prepare (himself to observe) patience against the ravages of the time would be frustrated, and the one who problems the people would be troubled by them, and the one who leaves

قَالَ مُوسَى ع يَا رَبِّ مِنْ أَيْنَ الدَّاءُ قَالَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَالشِّفَاءُ قَالَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَمَا يَصْنَعُ عِبَادُكَ بِالْمُعَالِجِ قَالَ يَطِيبُ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ سُمِّيَ الْمُعَالِجُ الطَّبِيبَ‌[2].

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘(Prophet) Musa (as) said: ‘O Lord (azwj)! Where does illness come from?’ He (azwj) Said: “From Me (azwj)”. He said: ‘And the cure?’ He (azwj) Said: “From Me (azwj)”. He said: ‘So what do Your servants do with the healer?’ He (azwj) Said: “They soothe themselves by him”. These days the

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ رَأْيُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ رُؤْيَاهُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ جُزْءاً مِنْ أَجْزَاءِ النُّبُوَّةِ.

‘The opinion and the dream of a ‘Momin’ (Believer), and what he sees in the later portion of the time is a seventieth part of the parts of the Prophet-hood’.

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ هَلْ مِنْ مُبَشِّرَاتٍ يَعْنِي بِهِ الرُّؤْيَا.

Al-Ridha (asws) has said that the Rasool (saww) of Allah (azwj) used to say to his (saww) companions in the morning: ‘Is there anything from the good news?’, meaning by it, the dreams’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ ظَهَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ فَلْيُكْثِرْ ذِكْرَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ مَنْ كَثُرَتْ هُمُومُهُ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ وَ مَنْ أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ الْفَقْرُ فَلْيُكْثِرْ مِنْ قَوْلِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ يَنْفِي عَنْهُ الْفَقْرَ وَ قَالَ فَقَدَ النَّبِيُّ ص رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ مَا غَيَّبَكَ عَنَّا فَقَالَ الْفَقْرُ يَا رَسُولَ الل

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said that the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) said; ‘For whom the Blessings appear should frequently mention ‘الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ’ ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj)’, and the one who has numerous worries so for him is ‘بِالِاسْتِغْفَارِ’ to seek Forgiveness, and the one who is pressed by the poverty should fr

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

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ مِنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ قَدْ أَعْيَتْ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَجِدَ أَحَداً يُفَسِّرُهَا وَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَصْنَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ كُلُّ صِنْفٍ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئاً غَيْرَ الَّذِي قَالَ الصِّنْفُ الْآخَرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَا خَلَقَ ا

‘A man from the scholars of the people of Syria (Al-Shaam) came up to Abu Ja’far (asws). He said, ‘O Abu Ja’far (asws), I have come to ask you (asws) a question which has exhausted me in finding one who could explain it to me, and I have asked three kinds of the people about it, so each type from them said something ot

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِينَ‌ إِلَى الرَّحْمنِ‌ وَفْداً[4] فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ الْوَفْدَ لَا يَكُونُونَ إِلَّا رُكْبَاناً أُولَئِكَ رِجَالٌ اتَّقَوُا اللَّهَ فَأَحَبَّهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ اخْتَصَّهُمْ وَ رَضِيَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَسَمَّاهُمُ الْمُتَّقِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ أَمَا وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ‌ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ إِنَّهُمْ لَ

The Rasool (saww) of Allah (azwj) was asked about the Statement of Allah (azwj): “[19:85] The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours”, so he (saww) said: ‘O Ali (asws)! Surely the delegation will not come up except on rides. These will be the men who

قِيلَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِنَّ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ يَرْوُونَ عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تَكَلَّمُ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ وَجْهاً لَكَ مِنْهَا الْمَخْرَجُ فَقَالَ مَا يُرِيدُ سَالِمٌ مِنِّي أَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجِي‌ءَ بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا جَاءَتْ بِهَذَا النَّبِيُّونَ وَ لَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع- إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ‌[5] وَ مَا كَانَ سَقِيماً وَ مَا كَذَبَ وَ لَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع‌ بَل

‘It was said to Abu Ja’far (asws) and I was in his (asws) presence that, ‘Saalim Bin Abu Hafsa and his companions are narrating from you (asws) that you (asws) speak upon seventy perspectives, for you (asws) there is a way out from (each one) of these?’ He (asws) said: ‘What does Saalim want from me (asws)? Does he wan

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

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ يَا كُمَيْتُ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا مَالٌ لَأَعْطَيْنَاكَ مِنْهُ وَ لَكِنْ لَكَ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِحَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ لَنْ يَزَالَ مَعَكَ رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ مَا ذَبَبْتَ عَنَّا[2] قَالَ قُلْتُ خَبِّرْنِي عَنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ الْوِسَادَةَ فَكَسَرَهَا فِي صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ يَا كُمَيْتُ مَا أُهَرِيقَ مِحْجَمَةٌ مِنْ دَمٍ وَ لَا أُخِذَ

‘I came up to Abu Ja’far (asws), so he (asws) said: ‘By Allah (azwj), O Kumeyt, if we (asws) had in our (asws) possession some wealth, we (asws) would have given you from it, but for you is what the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) said to Hassan Bin Sabit: ‘The Holy Spirit will not cease to be with you so long as you defend

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ الَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ كُفْراً[3] قَالَ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ نَقُولُ هُمُ الْأَفْجَرَانِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ- بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ وَ بَنُو الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ هِيَ وَ اللَّهِ قُرَيْشٌ قَاطِبَةً إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى خَاطَبَ نَبِيَّهُ ص فَقَالَ إِنِّي فَضَّلْتُ قُرَيْشاً عَلَى الْعَرَبِ وَ أَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ نِعْمَ

‘I asked Abu Ja’far (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj): “[14:28] Have you not seen those who have changed Allah’s favour for ungratefulness”, (Imam (asws)) asked: ‘What are you all saying about that?’ I said, ‘We are saying that these are the tyrants from the Qureish, the Clan of Umayya and the Clan of Al-Mughe

لِنَبِيِّهِ ص- وَ ذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرى‌ تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌[6].

When the people belied the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Decided to Destroy the people of the earth except for Ali (asws) and no one else by His (azwj) Statement: “[51:54] Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame”. Then Changed it for them so He (azwj) was Merciful to the Belie

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

لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي بِلَادِهِ خَمْسُ حُرَمٍ‌[5] حُرْمَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ حُرْمَةُ آلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ حُرْمَةُ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ حُرْمَةُ كَعْبَةِ اللَّهِ وَ حُرْمَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ.

‘Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has five sanctimonious (matters) in His (azwj) earth – sanctity of the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), and the sanctity of the Progeny (asws) of the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), and the sanctity of the Book of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic, and the sanctity of the Kaaba of Allah (azwj),

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْوَبَاءِ يَكُونُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمِصْرِ فَيَتَحَوَّلُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَى أَوْ يَكُونُ فِي مِصْرٍ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ ذَلِكَ لِمَكَانِ رَبِيئَةٍ كَانَتْ بِحِيَالِ الْعَدُوِّ[3] فَوَقَعَ فِيهِمُ الْوَبَاءُ فَهَرَبُوا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْفَارُّ مِنْهُ كَالْفَارِّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ كَر

He said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the epidemic which was spreading in the area around Egypt. Shall the man turn to another area or if he is in Egypt so he should exit from it to somewhere else’. He (asws) said: ‘There is no problem with it. However, the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) Prohibited the residence of t

ثَلَاثَةٌ لَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهَا نَبِيٌّ فَمَنْ دُونَهُ التَّفَكُّرُ فِي الْوَسْوَسَةِ فِي الْخَلْقِ‌[4] وَ الطِّيَرَةُ وَ الْحَسَدُ إِلَّا أَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَسْتَعْمِلُ حَسَدَهُ.

86. Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Abu Maalik Al-Hazramy, from Hamza Bin Humran, who has said: Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘There are three things from which except for a Nabi (as) no one else is safe from – The ‘الْوَسْوَسَةِ’ untrue perception about the creation, and the ‘الطِّيَرَةُ’ pessimism/

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ حُمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَعَوَّذَهُ فَقَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَشْفِيكَ وَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ يُعْيِيكَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ شَافِيكَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ خُذْهَا فَلْتَهْنِيكَ‌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* فَلا أُقْسِمُ‌ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌ لَتَبْرَأَنَّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ قَالَ بَكْرٌ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَن

The Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) had fever so Jibraeel (as) gave to him (saww) a charm. So he said: ‘In the Name of Allah (azwj) I perform incantation on you (saww), O Muhammad (saww), and in the Name of Allah (azwj) I heal you (saww), and in the Name of Allah (azwj) from every disease which has exhausted you (saww), and

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ قَالَ‌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ تِسْعَةً وَ تِسْعِينَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْبَلَاءِ أَيْسَرُهُنَّ الْخَنْقُ.

Abu Ja’far (asws) has narrated that Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘The one who says: ‘بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ’ ‘There is no Power and no Mighty except by Allah (azwj) the High, the Magnificent’, three times, Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic woul

انْهَزَمَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ- عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَغَضِبَ غَضَباً شَدِيداً قَالَ وَ كَانَ إِذَا غَضِبَ انْحَدَرَ عَنْ جَبِينِهِ مِثْلُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ مِنَ الْعَرَقِ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ فَإِذَا عَلِيٌّ ع إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحَقْ بِبَنِي أَبِيكَ مَعَ مَنِ انْهَزَمَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِي بِكَ أُسْوَةٌ قَالَ فَاكْفِنِي هَؤُلَاءِ فَحَمَلَ فَضَرَبَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَ‌[1] مِنْهُمْ

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

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),

حَجَجْنَا مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ حَجَّ فِيهَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ وَ كَانَ مَعَهُ نَافِعٌ مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ‌[3] فَنَظَرَ نَافِعٌ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي رُكْنِ الْبَيْتِ وَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ نَافِعٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي قَدْ تَدَاكَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ‌[4] فَقَالَ هَذَا نَبِيُّ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ع

‘We went on Pilgrimage with Abu Ja’far (asws) in the year in which Hisham Abdul Malik was performing the Pilgrimage as well, and along with him was Nafa’u, the retainer of Umar Bin Al-Khattaab. So Nafa’u looked towards Abu Ja’far (asws) in the corner of the House and the people had gathered around him’. Nafa’u said, ‘O

أَخْرَجَ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَأَنْزَلَهُ مِنْهُ وَ كَانَ يَقْعُدُ مَعَ النَّاسِ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَ عِنْدَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْأَلُونَهُ إِذْ نَظَرَ إِلَى النَّصَارَى يَدْخُلُونَ فِي جَبَلٍ هُنَاكَ فَقَالَ مَا لِهَؤُلَاءِ أَ لَهُمْ عِيدٌ الْيَوْمَ فَقَالُوا لَا يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ لَكِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ عَالِماً لَه

Hisham Bin Abdul Malik made Abu Ja’far (asws) to go out from Al-Medina to Al-Shaam. He made him (asws) to stay in his accommodation, and he (asws) used to sit with the people in their gatherings. It so happened that he (asws) was sitting and in his (asws) presence was a group of people asking him, when he (asws) saw Ch

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ع وَ هُوَ فِي الْحَبْسِ كِتَاباً أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ حَالِهِ وَ عَنْ مَسَائِلَ كَثِيرَةٍ فَاحْتَبَسَ الْجَوَابُ عَلَيَّ أَشْهُراً ثُمَّ أَجَابَنِي بِجَوَابٍ هَذِهِ نُسْخَتُهُ‌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي بِعَظَمَتِهِ وَ نُورِهِ أَبْصَرَ قُلُوبَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ بِعَظَمَتِهِ وَ نُورِهِ عَادَاهُ الْجَاهِلُونَ وَ بِعَظَمَتِهِ وَ

‘I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan Musa (asws) whilst he (asws) was in the solitary confinement. I wrote asking him (asws) about his (asws) condition and about numerous matters. The answer did not come for months, then he (asws) answered me by an answer and this is its copy: - In the Name of Allah (azwj) the Beneficent, the Mer

أَتَى أَبُو ذَرٍّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدِ اجْتَوَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ[3] أَ فَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَخْرُجَ أَنَا وَ ابْنُ أَخِي إِلَى مُزَيْنَةَ فَنَكُونَ بِهَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يُغِيرَ[4] عَلَيْكَ خَيْلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَيُقْتَلَ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ فَتَأْتِيَنِي شَعِثاً[5] فَتَقُومَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مُتَّكِئاً عَلَى عَصَاكَ فَتَقُولَ قُتِلَ ابْنُ أَخِي وَ أُخِذَ السَّرْحُ‌[6] فَقَالَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘Abu Dharr (ar) came to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) and said, ‘O Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), I (asws) have begun disliking Al-Medina. Will you (saww) permit me (asws), and that I (ar) and the son of my (ar) brother go out to Muzeyna, for we are from it?’ He (saww) said: ‘I (saww) fea

فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ عَلَى شَفِيرِ وَادٍ فَأَقْبَلَ سَيْلٌ فَحَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قِيَامٌ عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْوَادِي يَنْتَظِرُونَ مَتَى يَنْقَطِعُ السَّيْلُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَنَا أَقْتُلُ مُحَمَّداً فَجَاءَ وَ شَدَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِالسَّيْفِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ يُنْجِيكَ مِنِّي يَا مُحَمَّد

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said that Rasulallah (saww) encamped under a tree on the edge of the valley during the (military) expedition of Dhaat Al-Raqa’a. A flooding came in between him and his companions. A man from the polytheists saw it, and the Muslims were standing upon the edge of the valley waiting for the flood t

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

مَا كَانَ شَيْ‌ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ أَنْ يَظَلَ‌[2] جَائِعاً خَائِفاً فِي اللَّهِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘There was nothing more beloved to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) than remaining hungry and fearful for the sake of Allah (azwj)’.

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ هُوَ يَأْكُلُ مُتَّكِئاً[3]- قَالَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ يَبْلُغُنَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يُكْرَهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَدَعَانِي إِلَى طَعَامِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَعَلَّكَ تَرَى‌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص مَا رَأَتْهُ عَيْنٌ وَ هُوَ يَأْكُلُ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ مِنْ أَنْ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَنْ قَبَضَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ لَا وَ اللَّه

‘I came up to Abu Ja’far (asws) one day and (I felt that) he was resting (upon something) whilst eating, and he had been telling us that it is undesirable. So I looked at him, so he called me over to eat with him. When he had finished, he said: ‘O Muhammad, you had been thinking that no eye had seen the Rasulallah (saw

إِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَخَيَّرَهُ وَ أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بِالتَّوَاضُعِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ نَاصِحاً فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَأْكُلُ إِكْلَةَ الْعَبْدِ وَ يَجْلِسُ جِلْسَةَ الْعَبْدِ تَوَاضُعاً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ هَذِهِ مَفَاتِيحُ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ لِيَكُونَ لَكَ مَا أَقَلَّتِ الْأَرْضُ

Jibraeel (as) came to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) giving the option and indicating to him (saww) for the humbleness and was advising him (saww). The Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) used to eat like the eating of the slave, and sit like the sitting of the slave being humble to Allah (azwj). Then he (saww) was given (by Ji

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ بَطْحَاءُ مَكَّةَ ذَهَباً فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ لَا وَ لَكِنْ أَشْبَعُ يَوْماً وَ أَجُوعُ يَوْماً فَإِذَا شَبِعْتُ حَمِدْتُكَ وَ شَكَرْتُكَ وَ إِذَا جُعْتُ دَعَوْتُكَ وَ ذَكَرْتُكَ. حَدِيثُ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ع‌

The Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) said: ‘There were presented to me (saww) Bat’ha and Makka of gold. So I (saww) said: ‘O Lord (azwj)! No, but I (saww) would like to satiate one day and remain hungry one day, for if I (saww) am satiated I (saww) would thank You (azwj), and if I (saww) am hungry, I (saww) would supplicate

إِذَا رَأَى الرَّجُلُ مَا يَكْرَهُ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَنْ شِقِّهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَائِماً وَ لْيَقُلْ‌ إِنَّمَا النَّجْوى‌ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ‌ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ لَيْسَ بِضارِّهِمْ شَيْئاً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ‌[1] ثُمَّ لْيَقُلْ عُذْتُ بِمَا عَاذَتْ بِهِ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّهِ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَ أَنْبِيَاؤُهُ الْمُرْسَلُونَ وَ عِبَادُهُ الصَّالِحُونَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا رَأَيْتُ وَ مِنْ شَرّ

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘If the man sees what he does not like in his dream, so he should change his sleeping position which he was in and should say, ‘The whispering is from the Satan (la) to aggrieve those who Believe’, and nothing would harm him except by the Permission of Allah (azwj). Then he should say, ‘I seek

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِفَاطِمَةَ ع فِي رُؤْيَاهَا الَّتِي رَأَتْهَا[2] قُولِي أَعُوذُ بِمَا عَاذَتْ بِهِ‌

Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said Fatima (sa) regarding her (asws) dream which she (asws) saw, to say: ‘I (asws) seek Refuge by what the Angels of Proximity of Allah (azwj), and His (azwj) Rasool Prophets (as), and His (azwj) righteous servants seek Refuge with, from the evil of what I (asws) have s

أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَانُوا إِذَا مَرُّوا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ طَأْطَأَ أَحَدُهُمْ ظَهْرَهُ وَ رَأْسَهُ هَكَذَا وَ غَطَّى رَأْسَهُ بِثَوْبِهِ لَا يَرَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَلا إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ‌ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا مِنْهُ‌ أَلا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيابَهُمْ‌ يَعْلَمُ ما يُسِرُّونَ‌ وَ ما يُعْلِنُونَ‌[5].

that when the Polytheists used to pass by the Rasulallah (saww), they would incline their heads and cover their heads with their clothes so that the Rasulallah (saww) would not see (recognise) them. So Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Revealed: “Now surely they fold up their breasts that they may conceal (their enmity)

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

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ وَصَلْتُمْ وَ قَطَعَ النَّاسُ وَ أَحْبَبْتُمْ وَ أَبْغَضَ النَّاسُ وَ عَرَفْتُمْ وَ أَنْكَرَ النَّاسُ وَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اتَّخَذَ مُحَمَّداً ص عَبْداً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهُ نَبِيّاً وَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع كَانَ عَبْداً نَاصِحاً لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَنَصَحَهُ وَ أَحَبَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَأَحَبَّهُ إِنَّ حَقَّنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ بَيِّنٌ لَنَا صَفْوُ الْأ

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

قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع إِنَّ النَّاسَ رَوَوْا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ إِذَا أَخَذَ فِي طَرِيقٍ رَجَعَ فِي غَيْرِهِ فَهَكَذَا كَانَ يَفْعَلُ قَالَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَنَا أَفْعَلُهُ كَثِيراً فَافْعَلْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي أَمَا إِنَّهُ أَرْزَقُ لَكَ.

‘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 bet

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ وَ أَمْسَى وَ عِنْدَهُ ثَلَاثٌ فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ أَصْبَحَ وَ أَمْسَى مُعَافًى فِي بَدَنِهِ آمِناً فِي سَرْبِهِ‌[3] عِنْدَهُ قُوتُ يَوْمِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ الرَّابِعَةُ فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ هُوَ الْإِسْلَامُ.

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