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كَتَبْتُ‌ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الْمَرْأَةُ تَمُوتُ فَيَدَّعِي أَبُوهَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَعَارَهَا بَعْضَ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهَا مِنْ مَتَاعٍ وَ خَدَمٍ أَ تُقْبَلُ دَعْوَاهُ بِلَا بَيِّنَةٍ أَمْ لَا تُقْبَلُ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَّا بِبَيِّنَةٍ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ يَجُوزُ بِلَا بَيِّنَةٍ قَالَ وَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِ ادَّعَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَيِّتَةِ أَوْ أَبُو زَوْجِهَا أَوْ أُمُّ زَوْجِهَا فِي مَتَاعِهَ

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, a woman dies and her father claims that she had borrowed from him certain things of household materials; if his claim is acceptable without testimony.’ He (the Imam) wrote to him, ‘It is permissible to accept his

اخْتَصَمَ رَجُلَانِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ ع فِي بَقَرَةٍ فَجَاءَ هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ عَلَى أَنَّهَا لَهُ وَ جَاءَ هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ عَلَى أَنَّهَا لَهُ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ دَاوُدُ ع الْمِحْرَابَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَعْيَانِي أَنْ أَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ فَكُنْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَحْكُمُ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اخْرُجْ فَخُذِ الْبَقَرَةَ مِنْ الَّذِي فِي يَدِهِ فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَى الْآخَرِ وَ اضْرِبْ عُنُق

“Once two men brought their case before Dawud ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about a cow which both claimed to be his, and each one presented testimony. Dawud went to the temple and asked, ‘Lord, this case has tired me so You must decide.’ Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him revelation that said, ‘Take away the thigh of t

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَغْلَةً فَأَقَامَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ شَاهِدَيْنِ وَ الْآخَرُ خَمْسَةً فَقَضَى لِصَاحِبِ الشُّهُودِ الْخَمْسَةِ خَمْسَةَ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِصَاحِبِ الشَّاهِدَيْنِ سَهْمَيْنِ‌[2].

23. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “This is about the case of two men who each had claimed a mule to be his mule. One of them presented two witnesses and the other one presented five witnesses. Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’mi

مِنْ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَوْلًى لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عِنْدَكَ امْرَأَةً تَبَرَّأُ مِنْ جَدِّكَ فَقُضِيَ لِأَبِي أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَهَا فَادَّعَتْ عَلَيْهِ صَدَاقَهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمَدِينَةِ تَسْتَعْدِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَا عَلِيُّ إِمَّا أَنْ تَحْلِفَ وَ إِمَّا أَنْ تُعْطِيَهَا [حَقَّهَا] فَقَالَ لِي قُمْ يَا بُنَيَّ فَأَعْطِهَا أَرْبَعَمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ فَقُل

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), once spoke to me about his father (a.s.). He (the Imam) was with a woman of al-Khawarij, I (the narrator) think he said, ‘banu Hanifah.’ His mawla (friend or servant) said to him (the Imam), ‘O child of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their se

الْأَيْمَانُ ثَلَاثٌ يَمِينٌ لَيْسَ فِيهَا كَفَّارَةٌ وَ يَمِينٌ فِيهَا كَفَّارَةٌ وَ يَمِينٌ‌ غَمُوسٌ تُوجِبُ النَّارَ فَالْيَمِينُ الَّتِي لَيْسَ فِيهَا كَفَّارَةٌ الرَّجُلُ يَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ عَلَى بَابِ بِرٍّ أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَهُ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُ وَ الْيَمِينُ الَّتِي تَجِبُ فِيهَا الْكَفَّارَةُ الرَّجُلُ يَحْلِفُ عَلَى بَابِ مَعْصِيَةٍ أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَهُ فَيَفْعَلُهُ فَتَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْكَفَّارَةُ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Swearing is of three kinds. There is one kind of swearing, which does not require expiation, the kind that requires expiation, and the false swearing which causes the fire. The kind, which does not require expiation, is the swearing in which one has sworn by Allah for a good cause not

قَالَ: لَا يَمِينَ لِلْوَلَدِ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ وَ لَا لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا وَ لَا لِلْمَمْلُوكِ مَعَ سَيِّدِهِ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘There is no oath between a son and his father, a woman and her husband and between a slave and his master.’”

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَشْيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَ الْهَدْيَ قَالَ وَ حَلَفَ بِكُلِّ يَمِينٍ غَلِيظٍ أَلَّا أُكَلِّمَ أَبِي أَبَداً وَ لَا أَشْهَدَ لَهُ خَيْراً وَ لَا يَأْكُلَ مَعِي عَلَى الْخِوَانِ أَبَداً وَ لَا يَأْوِيَنِي وَ إِيَّاهُ سَقْفُ بَيْتٍ أَبَداً قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ بَقِيَ شَيْ‌ءٌ قَالَ لَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, when I was listening, about the case of a man who has made obligatory upon himself to walk to the House of Allah and the offering animal, he has taken an oath in all severity not to ever speak to his father, testify about anything good for him. Never eat with him on one table or

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا يَمِينَ لِوَلَدٍ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ وَ لَا لِمَمْلُوكٍ مَعَ مَوْلَاهُ وَ لَا لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا وَ لَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَ لَا يَمِينَ فِي قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘There is no swearing between a man and his father, a slave and his master, and between a woman and her husband. There is no vow for unlawful matters and

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَيْمَاناً أَنْ يَمْشِيَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ أَوْ صَدَقَةً أَوْ عِتْقاً أَوْ نَذْراً أَوْ هَدْياً إِنْ هُوَ كَلَّمَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ أَوْ أَخَاهُ أَوْ ذَا رَحِمٍ أَوْ قَطْعَ قَرَابَةٍ أَوْ مَأْثَماً فِيهِ يُقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ أَمْراً لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُ فِعْلُهُ فَقَالَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ قَبْلَ الْيَمِينِ وَ لَا يَمِينَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has taken an oath. He takes an oath to walk to al-Ka’bah or to pay charity or free a slave, vow, or to offer an offering animal if he speaks to his father or mother or his brother or a relative. Alternatively, he takes an oath to cut off relation with re

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَا يَمِينَ فِي غَضَبٍ وَ لَا فِي قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ وَ لَا فِي جَبْرٍ وَ لَا فِي إِكْرَاهٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ فَمَا فَرْقٌ بَيْنَ الْإِكْرَاهِ وَ الْجَبْرِ قَالَ الْجَبْرُ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ وَ يَكُونُ الْإِكْرَاهُ مِنَ الزَّوْجَةِ وَ الْأُمِّ وَ الْأَبِ وَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Taking an oath in anger does not have any valid effect or to cut off relations with relatives, by Jabr (force) or Ikrah (coercion, dislike).’ I (the narrator) then asked saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, what is the difference between forced and coerced?’ He (the Imam) said,

قَالَ: لَا يَمِينَ فِي غَضَبٍ وَ لَا فِي قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ وَ لَا فِي إِجْبَارٍ وَ لَا فِي إِكْرَاهٍ قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ فَمَا الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الْإِكْرَاهِ وَ الْإِجْبَارِ قَالَ الْإِجْبَارُ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ وَ يَكُونُ الْإِكْرَاهُ مِنَ الزَّوْجَةِ وَ الْأُمِّ وَ الْأَبِ وَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘An oath in anger or to cut off relations with relatives, by Jabr (force) or Ikrah (coercion, dislike) does not have any valid effect.’ I (the narrator) then asked saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, what is the difference between forced and coerced?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Force

فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمَّا قَالَ لآِدَمَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا آدَمُ لَا تَقْرَبْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ قَالَ وَ أَرَاهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ آدَمُ لِرَبِّهِ كَيْفَ أَقْرَبُهَا وَ قَدْ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهَا أَنَا وَ زَوْجَتِي قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا لَا تَقْرَبَاهَا يَعْنِي لَا تَأْكُلَا مِنْهَا فَقَالَ آدَمُ وَ زَوْجَتُهُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبَّنَا لَا نَقْرَبُهَا وَ لَا نَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا وَ لَمْ يَسْتَثْ

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from abu Ja‘far al-Ahwal from Salam ibn al-Mustanir who has narrated the following: “This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘. . . We made a covenant wi

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ اللَّيْلِ إِذا يَغْشى‌[1] وَ النَّجْمِ إِذا هَوى‌[2] وَ مَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُقْسِمَ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ بِمَا شَاءَ- وَ لَيْسَ لِخَلْقِهِ أَنْ يُقْسِمُوا إِلَّا بِهِ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hammad from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following: “This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. . . I swear by the night when it becomes dark. . .’ [92:2] and ‘. . . I swear by the star when it desce

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌[1] قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَحْلِفُونَ بِهَا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌ قَالَ عَظُمَ أَمْرُ مَنْ يَحْلِفُ بِهَا قَالَ وَ كَانَتِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةُ يُعَظِّمُونَ الْمُحَرَّمَ وَ لَا يُقْسِمُونَ بِهِ وَ لَا بِشَهْرِ رَجَبٍ وَ لَا يَعْرِضُونَ فِيهِمَا لِمَنْ كَانَ فِيهِمَ

“This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘I do not swear by the places of the stars.’ (56:75) Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘People of the community of ignorance swore by the places of stars and Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, said, “I do not swear by the places of stars.’

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌ قَالَ أُعَظِّمُ إِثْمَ مَنْ يَحْلِفُ بِهَا قَالَ وَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعَظِّمُونَ الْحَرَمَ وَ لَا يُقْسِمُونَ بِهِ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ حُرْمَةَ اللَّهِ فِيهِ وَ لَا يَعْرِضُونَ لِمَنْ كَانَ فِيهِ وَ لَا يُخْرِجُونَ مِنْهُ دَابَّةً فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- لا أُقْسِمُ بِهذَا الْبَلَدِ وَ أَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهذَا الْبَل

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘I do not swear by the places of the stars.’ (56:75) He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a great sin on one who swears thereby. The community of ignorance held al-Haram (the sacred area) with greatness. They did not swear

إِنَّ أُمِّي كَانَتْ جَعَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا نَذْراً نَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي بَعْضِ وُلْدِهَا فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ كَانَتْ تَخَافُهُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ تَصُومَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي تَقَدَّمَ فِيهِ عَلَيْهَا مَا بَقِيَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ مَعَنَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَأَشْكَلَ عَلَيْنَا صِيَامُهَا فِي السَّفَرِ فَلَمْ تَدْرِ تَصُومُ أَوْ تُفْطِرُ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَا تَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ

“My mother had made a vow and commitment. She had made a commitment for Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, about one of her children because of fear of something for him. She said that from that day on, she will fast all the time as long as she lives. She came out with us to Makkah, her fasting on the journey made us

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ حُبْلَى فَنَذَرْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنْ وَلَدَتْ غُلَاماً أَنْ أُحِجَّهُ أَوْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا نَذَرَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي ابْنٍ لَهُ إِنْ هُوَ أَدْرَكَ أَنْ يَحُجَّ عَنْهُ أَوْ يُحِجَّهُ فَمَاتَ الْأَبُ وَ أَدْرَكَ الْغُلَامُ بَعْدُ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص الْغُلَامُ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يُحَجَّ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of my girl who was pregnant and I made a vow and commitment for Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, that if she gives birth to a boy, I will help him to perform al-Hajj or I will perform al-Hajj on his behalf. He (the Imam) said, ‘A man made a vow and commitment for

فِي يَوْمَ الْتَقَى هُوَ وَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بِصِفِّينَ وَ رَفَعَ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ لِيُسْمِعَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَ اللَّهِ لَأَقْتُلَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ قَوْلِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ يَخْفِضُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ وَ كُنْتُ قَرِيباً مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ ثُمَّ اسْتَثْنَيْتَ فَمَا أَرَدْتَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّ الْحَرْبَ خُدْعَةٌ وَ أَنَا عِنْد

“A Shaykh of the children of ’Adi ibn Hatim narrated from his father from his grandfather who was with ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), in his campaign against his adversaries. He has said that on the day ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), met Mu‘awiyah in Siffin, raised his voice to reach his companions and said, ’By Allah

لَمَّا سُمَّ الْمُتَوَكِّلُ نَذَرَ إِنْ عُوفِيَ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ فَلَمَّا عُوفِيَ سَأَلَ الْفُقَهَاءَ عَنْ حَدِّ الْمَالِ الْكَثِيرِ فَاخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَشَرَةُ آلَافٍ فَقَالُوا فِيهِ أَقَاوِيلَ مُخْتَلِفَةً فَاشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَمْرُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ نُدَمَائِهِ يُقَالُ لَهُ صَفْعَانُ أَ لَا تَبْعَثُ إِلَى هَذَا الْأَسْوَدِ فَتَسْأَلَ ع

21. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain persons of his people whom he has mentioned who has narrated the following: “Al-Mutawakkil specified a vow and commitment that if he recovers he will give in charity kathir (a great deal of) assets. When he recovered, he asked the scholars of law about the l

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

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

كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْنَا أُمُّ خَالِدٍ الَّتِي كَانَ قَطَعَهَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ كَلَامَهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا قَالَ وَ أَجْلَسَنِي مَعَهُ عَلَى الطِّنْفِسَةِ[1] قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَتْ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ بَلِيغَةٌ فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهَا تَوَلَّ

‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) when mother of Khalid who had been cut off by Yusuf Bin Umar came up, seeking permission to see him (asws). Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘Would you like to listen to her speech?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He (asws) said: ‘Grant her permission’, and he (asws) made me sit alongside

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

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/

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

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

لِرَجُلٍ وَ قَدْ كَلَّمَهُ بِكَلَامٍ كَثِيرٍ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ تَحْتَقِرُ الْكَلَامَ وَ تَسْتَصْغِرُهُ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمْ يَبْعَثْ رُسُلَهُ حَيْثُ بَعَثَهَا وَ مَعَهَا ذَهَبٌ وَ لَا فِضَّةٌ وَ لَكِنْ بَعَثَهَا بِالْكَلَامِ وَ إِنَّمَا عَرَّفَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ بِالْكَلَامِ وَ الدَّلَالاتِ عَلَيْهِ وَ الْأَعْلَامِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws), from his (asws) father (asws) having said to a man who spoke to him by a lengthy speech, so he (asws) said: ‘O you man who belittles the speech, and considers knowledge to be insignificant, know that Allah (azwj) did not Send His (azwj) Rasool (as) along with gold and silver, but He (azwj) Sent him

قَالَ لِي أَبِي‌ إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نَهَراً يُقَالُ لَهُ جَعْفَرٌ عَلَى شَاطِئِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ‌[2] دُرَّةٌ بَيْضَاءُ فِيهَا أَلْفُ قَصْرٍ فِي كُلِّ قَصْرٍ أَلْفُ قَصْرٍ- لِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ عَلَى شَاطِئِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ دُرَّةٌ صَفْرَاءُ فِيهَا أَلْفُ قَصْرٍ فِي كُلِّ قَصْرٍ أَلْفُ قَصْرٍ- لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع.

Abu Al-Hassan Musa (asws) having said; ‘My (asws) father (asws) said to me (asws) that in the Paradise is a river called Ja’far. On its right bank is a white pearl in which are a thousand castles. In each of the castles are a thousand castles for Muhammad (saww) and the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww). And upon its l

أَخَذَ أَبِي بِيَدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ أَبِي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع أَخَذَ بِيَدِي كَمَا أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِكَ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي‌ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ افْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ إِلَى كُلِّ مَنْ طَلَبَهُ مِنْكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ فَقَدْ أَصَبْتَ مَوْضِعَهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَ إِنْ شَتَمَكَ رَجُلٌ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ ثُمَّ تَ

‘My (asws) father grabbed my (asws) hand then said: ‘O my (asws) son (asws), my (asws) father (asws) Muhammad Bin Ali (asws) grabbed my (asws) hand just as I (asws) have grabbed your (asws) hand, and said: ‘My (asws) father (asws) Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) grabbed my (asws) hand and said: ‘My (asws) son (asws), d

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَشْبَهَ النَّاسِ طِعْمَةً وَ سِيرَةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ الْخُبْزَ وَ الزَّيْتَ وَ يُطْعِمُ النَّاسَ الْخُبْزَ وَ اللَّحْمَ قَالَ وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَسْتَقِي وَ يَحْتَطِبُ وَ كَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ع تَطْحَنُ وَ تَعْجِنُ وَ تَخْبِزُ وَ تَرْقَعُ وَ كَانَتْ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَجْهاً كَأَنَّ وَجْنَتَيْهَا وَرْدَتَانِ‌[2] صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَ

‘Ali (asws) was the most similar to the Rasool Allah (saww) in the partaking of food and manners. And he (asws) used to eat the bread and the oil whilst (he (asws) would feed) the people with the bread and the meat’. He (asws) said: ‘Ali (asws) used to fetch the water and the firewood, and Fatima (sa) used to grind, an

يَا لَيْتَنَا سَيَّارَةٌ مِثْلُ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ‌[1].

179. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed altogether from Hammad Bin Isa, from Ibrahim Bin Umar, from a man, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘our (asws) matter (treatment of people towards us) is like that of the Ch

كَانَ سَلْمَانُ جَالِساً مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَقْبَلُوا يَنْتَسِبُونَ وَ يَرْفَعُونَ فِي أَنْسَابِهِمْ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا سَلْمَانَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَنْ أَنْتَ وَ مَنْ أَبُوكَ وَ مَا أَصْلُكَ فَقَالَ أَنَا سَلْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ كُنْتُ ضَالًّا فَهَدَانِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ كُنْتُ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَانِي اللَّهُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ كُنْتُ مَم

203. Ali b. Ibrahim [narrated] from Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Isa from Safwan b. Yahya from Hanan who said: I heard my father narrated from Abu Ja’far (as) having said: ‘Salman (ra) was seated with a number of people from Quraysh in a Mosque. They started priding over their lineages and ancestry until they reached Salman

لَنْ تَنالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ‌[7] هَكَذَا فَاقْرَأْهَا.

209. From him, from his father, from Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, from Yunus Bin Zibyaan, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) (regarding the Verse) “[3:92] By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you spend (benevolently) out of all you love”. This is how he (asws) read it’ (reading ‘مِمَّا تُحِبُّون

قُلْتُ لَهُ- كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ فَقالُوا أَ بَشَراً مِنَّا واحِداً نَتَّبِعُهُ‌ إِنَّا إِذاً لَفِي ضَلالٍ وَ سُعُرٍ أَ أُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْنِنا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ[2] قَالَ هَذَا كَانَ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا بِهِ صَالِحاً وَ مَا أَهْلَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَوْماً قَطُّ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الرُّسُلَ فَيَحْتَجُّوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ صَالِحاً فَدَع

Abu Abdullah (asws) said when it was said to him (asws) “[54:23] (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings [54:24] For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness [54:25] Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an i

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ ع وَ هُوَ يَحْتَجِمُ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ فِي الْحَبْسِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ مَنِ احْتَجَمَ فِيهِ أَصَابَهُ الْبَرَصُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا يُخَافُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى مَنْ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ فِي حَيْضِهَا.

I came up to Abu Al-Hassan (asws) the First (asws) whilst he (asws) was doing the cupping (Al-Hajaamat) on the day of Wednesday in the prison. So I said to him (asws), ‘This is the day for which the people say that the one who gets cupping (Al-Hajaamat) done would be struck by vitiligo (white patches on the body)’. He

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ- يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِمَنْ فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ مِنَ الْأَسْرى‌ إِنْ يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ خَيْراً يُؤْتِكُمْ خَيْراً مِمَّا أُخِذَ مِنْكُمْ‌ وَ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ‌[1] قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي الْعَبَّاسِ وَ عَقِيلٍ وَ نَوْفَلٍ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص نَهَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ فَأُسِرُوا فَأَرْسَلَ عَلِيّا

244. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, who has said the following: Abu Abdullah (asws), said, ‘I heard him (asws) saying regarding this Verse: “[8:70] O Prophet! say to those of the captives who are in your hands: If Allah knows anything good in your hearts, He will give to

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَيَّامَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‌[1]- قَدِ اخْتَلَفَ هَؤُلَاءِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالَ دَعْ ذَا عَنْكَ إِنَّمَا يَجِي‌ءُ فَسَادُ أَمْرِهِمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ بَدَا صَلَاحُهُمْ‌[2].

257. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Al-Mufazzal Bin Mazeed, who has narrated the following: I said to Abu Abdullah (asws), ‘The days of Abdullah Bin Ali, they (Abbasid rulers) disputed regarding what was in between them’. So he (asws) said: ‘You leave that. But rather, the spoiling of their

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ شِيعَتَكَ قَدْ تَبَاغَضُوا وَ شَنِئَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً فَلَوْ نَظَرْتَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فِي أَمْرِهِمْ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ كِتَاباً لَا يَخْتَلِفُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا كُنَّا قَطُّ أَحْوَجَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ مِنَّا الْيَوْمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنَّى هَذَا وَ مَرْوَانُ وَ ابْنُ ذَرٍّ قَالَ‌[5] فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَنَعَنِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَق

I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) that, ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), your (asws) Shites hate and dispel each other. If you (asws) could look into this affair of theirs’. So he (asws) said: ‘I am thinking of writing a document so that no two of them would differ’. I said, ‘We have never been more needy of it than we

قَالَ أَبِي يَوْماً وَ عِنْدَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ مَنْ مِنْكُمْ تَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ جَمْرَةً فِي كَفِّهِ فَيُمْسِكَهَا حَتَّى تَطْفَأَ قَالَ فَكَاعَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَ نَكَلُوا[6] فَقُمْتُ وَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَتِ أَ تَأْمُرُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ إِيَّاكَ عَنَيْتُ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْكَ بَلْ إِيَّاهُمْ أَرَدْتُ قَالَ وَ كَرَّرَهَا ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا أَكْثَرَ الْوَصْفَ وَ أَقَلَّ الْف

"One day my father (Ali b. al-Hussein (a.s)) said in the presence of his companions: ‘Which one of you is good enough to hold a burning ember in his hand and extinguish it by squeezing it?’ All the people were silent and stressed out. So I stood up and said: ‘O father! Do you command me to do it?’ So he said: ‘It is no

كُنْتُ مَعَ الرِّضَا ع فِي سَفَرِهِ إِلَى خُرَاسَانَ فَدَعَا يَوْماً بِمَائِدَةٍ[1] لَهُ فَجَمَعَ عَلَيْهَا مَوَالِيَهُ مِنَ السُّودَانِ وَ غَيْرِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَوْ عَزَلْتَ لِهَؤُلَاءِ مَائِدَةً فَقَالَ مَهْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَاحِدٌ وَ الْأُمَّ وَاحِدَةٌ وَ الْأَبَ وَاحِدٌ وَ الْجَزَاءَ بِالْأَعْمَالِ.

I was with Al-Ridha (asws) in his (asws) journey to Khurasan. One day he (asws) called for the spread (for a meal) to be set up for him (asws). So there gathered around him (asws) his (asws) black friends and others. So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), if you (asws) could isolate the spread for these people

قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع لَيْلَةً وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ قَالَ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ هَذِهِ قُبَّةُ أَبِينَا آدَمَ ع وَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ سِوَاهَا تِسْعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ قُبَّةً فِيهَا خَلْقٌ مَا عَصَوُا اللَّهَ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ.

‘O Abu Hamza! This is a dome of our father Adam (as), and Allah (azwj) has thirty-nine others (similar ones) for those creatures who have not disobeyed Allah (azwj) even for the blink of an eye’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْوَزَغِ فَقَالَ رِجْسٌ وَ هُوَ مَسْخٌ كُلُّهُ فَإِذَا قَتَلْتَهُ فَاغْتَسِلْ‌[4] فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ قَاعِداً فِي الْحِجْرِ وَ مَعَهُ رَجُلٌ يُحَدِّثُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِوَزَغٍ يُوَلْوِلُ بِلِسَانِهِ فَقَالَ أَبِي لِلرَّجُلِ أَ تَدْرِي مَا يَقُولُ هَذَا الْوَزَغُ قَالَ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِمَا يَقُولُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ ذَكَرْتُمْ عُثْمَانَ بِشَتِيمَةٍ لَأ

I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the lizard, so he (asws) said: ‘Filthy, and it is a metamorphosed (creature), all of them. So if you were to kill it, wash yourself (Ghusl)’. My (asws) father was seated in Al-Hijr, and with him (asws) was a man to whom he (asws) was narrating. So a lizard started ululating with its to

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَ أَبَاهُ سَبْيٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَصَابَ أَبَاهُ سَبْيٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِلَّا بَعْدَ مَا تَوَالَدَتْهُ الْعَبِيدُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ أُعْتِقَ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَلْيُنْسَبْ إِلَى آبَائِهِ الْعَبِيدِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يُعَدُّ مِنَ الْقَبِيلَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ أَبُوهُ سُبِيَ فِيهَا إِنْ كَانَ [أَبُوهُ‌] مَعْرُوفاً فِيهِمْ وَ

‘His lineage is to his enslaved father in Al-Islam, then he would be counted from the tribe which his father was enslaved in, that he was known to be from them, and he will inherit from them and they will inherit from him’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ الْحَجَ‌[2] فَبَعَثَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ‌ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَزِيدُ أَ تُقِرُّ لِي أَنَّكَ عَبْدٌ لِي إِنْ شِئْتُ بِعْتُكَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُ اسْتَرْقَيْتُكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَ اللَّهِ يَا يَزِيدُ مَا أَنْتَ بِأَكْرَمَ مِنِّي فِي قُرَيْشٍ حَسَباً وَ لَا كَانَ أَبُوكَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَبِي فِي الْجَاهِلِي

‘Yazid Ibn Muawiya (la) entered Al-Medina and he wanted to perform the Pilgrimage. So he sent for a man from Quraysh who came to him. So Yazid (la) said to him, ‘Do you accept that you are my slave, and if I wish I can sell you, and if I wish I can promote you?’ So the man said to him (la), ‘You are no more prestigious

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع ابْتِدَاءً مِنْهُ أَحْبَبْتُمُونَا وَ أَبْغَضَنَا النَّاسُ وَ صَدَّقْتُمُونَا وَ كَذَّبَنَا النَّاسُ وَ وَصَلْتُمُونَا وَ جَفَانَا النَّاسُ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ مَحْيَاكُمْ مَحْيَانَا وَ مَمَاتَكُمْ مَمَاتَنَا[2]- أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُقِرَّ اللَّهُ عَيْنَهُ‌[3] إِلَّا أَنْ تَبْلُغَ نَفْسُهُ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ فَمَدَّ الْج

‘You have loved us (asws) whilst the people have hated us (asws), and you have ratified us (asws) whilst the people have belied us (asws), and you have submitted to us (asws) whilst the people have been disloyal to us (asws). So Allah (azwj) has Made your lives to be our (asws), and your deaths to be like our (asws) pa

كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أُمُّ خَالِدٍ الَّتِي كَانَ قَطَعَهَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ كَلَامَهَا فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْآنَ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا قَالَ وَ أَجْلَسَنِي مَعَهُ عَلَى الطِّنْفِسَةِ[3] ثُمَّ دَخَلَتْ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ بَلِيغَةٌ فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهَا تَوَ

who said: I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) when Umm Khalid, who had been cut off by Yusuf Bin Umar, came up and sought permission to see him (asws). So Abu Abdullah (asws) said; ‘Would it please you to hear her words?’ So I said, ‘Yes’. He (asws) said: ‘As for now, give permission to her’. And he (as

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ حُجْرَتِهِ وَ مَرْوَانُ وَ أَبُوهُ يَسْتَمِعَانِ إِلَى حَدِيثِهِ‌[5] فَقَالَ لَهُ الْوَزَغُ ابْنُ الْوَزَغِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَمِنْ يَوْمِئِذٍ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّ الْوَزَغَ يَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ.

‘The Rasool Allah (saww) came out of his (saww) chamber, and Marwaan and his father were both trying to listen to his (saww) narration. So he (saww) said for him: ‘The lizard, son of a lizard!’ Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘From that time they are reporting that the lizard listens to the narrations’.

كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُومُ فِي الْمَطَرِ أَوَّلَ مَا يَمْطُرُ حَتَّى يَبْتَلَّ رَأْسُهُ وَ لِحْيَتُهُ وَ ثِيَابُهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْكِنَّ الْكِنَ‌[5] فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا مَاءٌ قَرِيبُ عَهْدٍ بِالْعَرْشِ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ بَحْراً فِيهِ مَاءٌ يُنْبِتُ أَرْزَاقَ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ أَنْ يُنْبِتَ بِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ لَهُمْ رَحْمَ

‘Ali (asws) used to stand in the first downpour when it rained, to the extent that his (asws) head, and his (asws) beard, and his (asws) clothes would get wet. So it was said to him (asws), ‘O Amir-ul-Momineen (asws)! Take shelter, take shelter!’ So he (asws) would say that: ‘This is water from near the Throne’. Then h

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَيْسَ مِنْ بَاطِلٍ يَقُومُ بِإِزَاءِ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا غَلَبَ الْحَقُّ الْبَاطِلَ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْباطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ‌ فَإِذا هُوَ زاهِقٌ‌[3].

334. From him, from his father, from Yunus Bin Abdul Rahmaan with an unbroken chain, said: Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘There is nothing from the falsehood which can stand up to the truth, but the truth will overcome the falsehood, and this is the Statement of the Mighty and Majestic; “[21:18] Nay! We cast the truth agai