Shame & Regret

لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا لَكَ تَنْظُرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَبٌّ يُلْقَى فِي قَمِيصِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ اضْرِبْ يَدَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فَاقْرَأْ مَا فِيهِ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ كِتَابٌ أَوْ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ فَنَظَرَ الرَّجُلُ فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَا إِيمَانَ لِمَنْ لَا حَيَاءَ لَهُ وَ لَا مَالَ لِمَنْ لَا تَقْدِيرَ لَهُ وَ لَا جَدِيدَ لِمَنْ لَا خَلَقَ لَهُ.

“Once a certain person of the followers of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), came to visit him (the Imam) and he saw his shirt had a patch on it, so he kept looking at it. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), asked, ‘Why are you looking?’ He replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, there is a patch on your shirt.’ H

خَيْرُ نِسَائِكُمُ الَّتِي إِذَا خَلَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا خَلَعَتْ لَهُ دِرْعَ الْحَيَاءِ وَ إِذَا لَبِسَتْ لَبِسَتْ مَعَهُ دِرْعَ الْحَيَاءِ.

‘The best of your women are those who in privacy removes the shield of shyness before her husband and when dressed up dresses with him the shield of shyness.’”

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الشَّهْوَةَ عَشَرَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ تِسْعَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فِي النِّسَاءِ وَ جُزْءاً وَاحِداً فِي الرِّجَالِ وَ لَوْ لَا مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِنَّ مِنَ الْحَيَاءِ عَلَى قَدْرِ أَجْزَاءِ الشَّهْوَةِ لَكَانَ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ تِسْعُ نِسْوَةٍ مُتَعَلِّقَاتٍ بِهِ.

‘Allah created desire of ten parts, of which nine parts are placed in women and only one part in men. If He did not place shyness in women of a similar (nine out of ten) amount in women like desire, nine women would attach themselves to one man.’”

لَمَّا خَطَبَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهَا صَبِيَّةٌ قَالَ فَلَقِيَ الْعَبَّاسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لِي أَ بِي بَأْسٌ قَالَ وَ مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ خَطَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ أَخِيكَ فَرَدَّنِي أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَأُعَوِّرَنَّ زَمْزَمَ‌[4] وَ لَا أَدَعُ لَكُمْ مَكْرُمَةً إِلَّا هَدَمْتُهَا وَ لَأُقِيمَنَّ عَلَيْهِ شَاهِدَيْنِ بِأَنَّهُ سَرَقَ وَ لَأَقْطَعَنَّ يَمِينَهُ فَأَتَاهُ الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ وَ سَ

‘When he (Umar) proposed marriage with ‘Umm Kulthum, ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said, ‘She is yet just a child.’ He (Umar) has said that he saw al-‘Abbas and asked, ‘What is wrong with me, is there something wrong with me?’ He (al-‘Abbas) asked, ‘What is the matter?’ He replied saying, ‘I proposed marriage before the so

زَوِّجْنِي فُلَاناً فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا أُزَوِّجُكِ حَتَّى تُشْهِدِي لِي أَنَّ أَمْرَكِ بِيَدِي فَأَشْهَدَتْ لَهُ فَقَالَ عِنْدَ التَّزْوِيجِ لِلَّذِي يَخْطُبُهَا يَا فُلَانُ عَلَيْكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ هُوَ لِلْقَوْمِ اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَهَا عِنْدِي وَ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُهَا نَفْسِي فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ لَا وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ وَ مَا أَمْرِي إِلَّا بِيَدِي وَ مَا وَلَّيْتُكَ أَمْرِي إِلَّا حَيَاءً مِنَ

“About the case of a woman who appoints a man to form her marriage with so and so and he says, ‘I will do so only if you testify that I am your attorney;’ she testifies for him and at the time of ceremony he says to the man who has proposed marriage, ‘O so and so you owe such and such amount’ and he says, ‘Yes, I agree

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي الْمُتْعَةِ دَعُوهَا أَ مَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُرَى فِي مَوْضِعِ الْعَوْرَةِ[2] فَيُحْمَلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى صَالِحِي إِخْوَانِهِ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ.

‘Stay away from it. Do you not feel ashamed of being seen in a place for which your virtuous brothers in belief and friends feel embarrassed?”’

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‌ طَاعَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ نَدَامَةٌ.

“He (the Imam) (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, ‘Obeying the woman brings regret.’”

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ يَا أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ نِسَاءَكُمْ يُدَافِعْنَ الرِّجَالَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ أَ مَا تَسْتَحْيُونَ. وَ - فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: أَ مَا تَسْتَحْيُونَ وَ لَا تَغَارُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ يَخْرُجْنَ إِلَى الْأَسْوَاقِ وَ يُزَاحِمْنَ الْعُلُوجَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin once said, ‘O people of Iraq I am informed that your women push men on the road, are you not ashamed?’ In another Hadith it is said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said, ‘Are you not ashamed of not exercising vigilance when your women go out in the market and becom

ذَكَرْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمَنْكُوحَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ يُبْلِي اللَّهُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَاءِ أَحَداً وَ لَهُ فِيهِ حَاجَةٌ إِنَّ فِي أَدْبَارِهِمْ أَرْحَاماً مَنْكُوسَةً وَ حَيَاءُ أَدْبَارِهِمْ كَحَيَاءِ الْمَرْأَةِ قَدْ شَرِكَ فِيهِمُ ابْنٌ لِإِبْلِيسَ يُقَالُ لَهُ زَوَالٌ فَمَنْ شَرِكَ فِيهِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَانَ مَنْكُوحاً وَ مَنْ شَرِكَ فِيهِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْمَوَارِدِ وَ الْعَ

“Once I mentioned before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), one who allows sexual intercourse in his anus. He (the Imam) said, ‘If Allah finds someone of any use at all He does not allow him to become involved in allowing sexual intercourse in his anus. In behind such people there is something like a womb of women upside down. The

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُخَنَّثُونَ مُبْتَلَوْنَ بِهَذَا الْبَلَاءِ فَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مُبْتَلًى وَ النَّاسُ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُبْتَلَى بِهِ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَدْ يَكُونُ مُبْتَلًى بِهِ فَلَا تُكَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَجِدُونَ لِكَلَامِكُمْ رَاحَةً قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا يَصْبِرُونَ قَالَ هُمْ يَصْبِرُونَ وَ لَكِنْ يَطْلُبُونَ بِذَلِكَ ا

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the hermaphrodites who suffer because of this misfortune (sexual intercourse in their anus). Will a believing person suffer from this sickness and people think Allah does not allow one whom He finds of any benefit at all to suffer from this sickness. H

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ النَّظَرُ سَهْمٌ مِنْ سِهَامِ إِبْلِيسَ مَسْمُومٌ وَ كَمْ مِنْ نَظْرَةٍ أَوْرَثَتْ حَسْرَةً طَوِيلَةً.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Looking is an arrow of the poisoned arrows of Satan, and there are many such arrows that cause regret for a long time.’”

إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ أَتَيَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالا لَهَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ إِنَّكِ قَدْ كُنْتِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ قَبْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَيْفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مِنْ ذَاكِ فِي الْخَلْوَةِ فَقَالَتْ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا كَسَائِرِ الرِّجَالِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَا عَنْهَا وَ أَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص فَقَامَتْ إِلَيْهِ مُبَادِرَةً فَرَقاً[2] أَنْ يَنْزِلَ أَمْرٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ الْخَبَرَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once abu Bakr and ‘Umar went to ‘Umm Salamah and asked her, ‘O ‘Umm Salamah, you lived with another man before the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. How is the Messenger of Allah compared to that man i

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ قُعُودٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ بِيَدِهِ خُطَّافٌ مَذْبُوحٌ فَوَثَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع حَتَّى أَخَذَهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ ثُمَّ دَحَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ‌[4] فَقَالَ ع أَ عَالِمُكُمْ أَمَرَكُمْ بِهَذَا أَمْ فَقِيهُكُمْ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ السِّتَّةِ مِنْهَا الْخُطَّافُ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ دَوَرَانَهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَسَفاً لِمَا ف

“As we were sitting with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), a man passed by with a slaughtered khuttaf in his hand. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), quickly got up, took it from his hand and threw it away saying, ’Has your scholar or your faqih commanded you to kill it? My father narrated to me from my grandfather that the Messenger of Alla

لَا تُؤْكَلُ مِنَ الشَّاةِ عَشَرَةُ أَشْيَاءَ الْفَرْثُ وَ الدَّمُ وَ الطِّحَالُ وَ النُّخَاعُ وَ الْعِلْبَاءُ وَ الْغُدَدُ وَ الْقَضِيبُ وَ الْأُنْثَيَانِ وَ الْحَيَاءُ وَ الْمَرَارَةُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Ten items in a sheep are not edible. Of such items is dung, blood, spleen, spinal cord, al- ‘Ilba ’(thyroid glands), penis, testicles, al-Haya (female genitals) and gallbladder.’”

دَخَلَتْ أُمُّ خَالِدٍ الْعَبْدِيَّةُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَتْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّهُ يَعْتَرِينِي قَرَاقِرُ فِي بَطْنِي- [فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْ أَعْلَالِ النِّسَاءِ وَ قَالَتْ‌] وَ قَدْ وَصَفَ لِي أَطِبَّاءُ الْعِرَاقِ النَّبِيذَ بِالسَّوِيقِ وَ قَدْ وَقَفْتُ وَ عَرَفْتُ كَرَاهَتَكَ لَهُ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَ مَا يَمْنَعُكِ عَنْ شُرْبِهِ قَالَتْ قَدْ

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) when the mother of Khalid al-‘Abdiyah visited him (the Imam). She said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause. I have a growling condition in my belly [I asked a women with such condition about it and she said] the physicians of Iraq have prescribed for her al

مَنْ ضُرِبَ فِي بَيْتِهِ بَرْبَطٌ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْطَاناً يُقَالُ لَهُ الْقَفَنْدَرُ فَلَا يُبْقِي عُضْواً مِنْ أَعْضَائِهِ إِلَّا قَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ نُزِعَ مِنْهُ الْحَيَاءُ وَ لَمْ يُبَالِ مَا قَالَ وَ لَا مَا قِيلَ فِيهِ.

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If barbat is played in one’s house for forty days Allah gives its control to a Satan called al-Qafandar who sits on every part of the body of the owner of the house. When this happens bashfulness (the sense to feel ashamed of one’s indecent acts) is taken away from him and he does not

دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَأَى عَلَيْهِ قَمِيصاً فِيهِ قَبٌّ قَدْ رَقَعَهُ‌[1] فَجَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا لَكَ تَنْظُرُ فَقَالَ قَبٌّ مُلْقًى فِي قَمِيصِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِيَ اضْرِبْ يَدَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فَاقْرَأْ مَا فِيهِ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ كِتَابٌ أَوْ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ فَنَظَرَ الرَّجُلُ فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَا إِيمَانَ لِمَنْ لَا حَيَاءَ لَهُ وَ لَا

“Once certain person of his people came to him (the Imam) and he saw on him (the Imam) a shirt with a patch stitched on it and he kept looking at it. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘What is the matter; what are you looking at?’ He replied, ‘I look at the patch stitched on your shirt.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Pick up this bo

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

فِي رَجُلٍ شَجَّ رَجُلًا مُوضِحَةً ثُمَّ يَطْلُبُ فِيهَا فَوَهَبَهَا لَهُ ثُمَّ انْتَفَضَتْ بِهِ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَقَالَ‌ هُوَ ضَامِنٌ لِلدِّيَةِ إِلَّا قِيمَةَ الْمُوضِحَةِ لِأَنَّهُ وَهَبَهَا لَهُ وَ لَمْ يَهَبِ النَّفْسَ وَ فِي السِّمْحَاقِ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي دُونَ الْمُوضِحَةِ خَمْسُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ فِيهَا إِذَا كَانَتْ فِي الْوَجْهِ ضِعْفُ الدِّيَةِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الشَّيْنِ وَ فِي الْمَأْمُومَةِ ثُلُثُ الدِّيَةِ وَ ه

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from one of his comapnions, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who fractured a man exposing his bone. Then he sought (forgiveness) so he gifted it to him. Then it (injury) worsened, so it killed him. So he asws said: ‘He is responsible for th

يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِينَ احْكُمْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أُمِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا غُلَامُ لِمَ تَدْعُو عَلَى أُمِّكَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهَا حَمَلَتْنِي فِي بَطْنِهَا تِسْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَرْضَعَتْنِي حَوْلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا تَرَعْرَعْتُ‌[1] وَ عَرَفْتُ الْخَيْرَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَ يَمِينِي عَنْ شِمَالِي طَرَدَتْنِي وَ انْتَفَتْ مِنِّي وَ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا لَا تَعْرِفُنِي فَقَالَ عُم

“I heard a boy in al-Madinah saying, ‘O best of judges, judge between me and my mother.’ ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab asked, ‘O boy, why do you pray against your mother?’ He replied, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, she bore me in her womb for nine months and breastfed me until I began to move, learn to distinguish between good and bad,

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ كَفَّارَةِ الْيَمِينِ فَقَالَ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ ضَعُفَ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ وَ عَجَزَ قَالَ يَتَصَدَّقُ عَلَى عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ عَجَزَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُدْ فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ الْكَفَّارَةِ وَ أَقْصَاهُ وَ أَدْنَاهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ رَبَّهُ وَ يُظْهِرُ تَوْبَةً وَ نَدَامَةً.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the Kaffarah (expiation) due to oath. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is fasting for three days.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if one feels weak and cannot do it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He can give charity to ten destitute people.’ I asked, ‘What happens if he cannot do it?’ He (the Imam) s

مَا سَمِعْتُ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ كَانَ أَزْهَدَ مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِلَّا مَا بَلَغَنِي مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ كَانَ الْإِمَامُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ فِي الزُّهْدِ وَ وَعَظَ أَبْكَى مَنْ بِحَضْرَتِهِ قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ وَ قَرَأْتُ صَحِيفَةً فِيهَا كَلَامُ زُهْدٍ مِنْ كَلَامِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ كَتَبْتُ مَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلِيَّ

I have not heard of anyone who was more ascetic (pious) than Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) except for what has reached to me from Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws)’. Abu Hamza said, ‘Whenever Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) spoke regarding the ascetism (self restrain), those who were present with him (asws) , (their ey

الْحَزْمُ فِي الْقَلْبِ‌[4] وَ الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْغِلْظَةُ فِي الْكَبِدِ وَ الْحَيَاءُ فِي الرِّيَةِ. وَ - فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ لِأَبِي جَمِيلَةَ الْعَقْلُ مَسْكَنُهُ فِي الْقَلْبِ.

218. Muhammad Bin yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, and Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzaal, from Abu Jameela, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘الْحَزْمُ’ Firmness is in the heart, and the ‘الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْغِلْظَةُ’ compassion and the harshness is in the

ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ فَلَا يُرْجَ خَيْرُهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَحِ مِنَ الْعَيْبِ وَ يَخْشَ اللَّهَ بِالْغَيْبِ‌[3] وَ يَرْعَوِ عِنْدَ الشَّيْبِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Three things, which if they are in someone, so there is no hope of goodness from him – The one who is never ashamed of the faults, and (never) fears Allah (azwj) for the Hidden, and (never becomes) pious during old age’.

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

كَتَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ يَسُرُّ الْمَرْءَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَفُوتَهُ وَ يَحْزُنُهُ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُصِيبَهُ أَبَداً وَ إِنْ جَهَدَ فَلْيَكُنْ سُرُورُكَ بِمَا قَدَّمْتَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ أَوْ حُكْمٍ‌[2] أَوْ قَوْلٍ وَ لْيَكُنْ أَسَفُكَ فِيمَا فَرَّطْتَ فِيهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ دَعْ مَا فَاتَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا فَلَا تُكْثِرْ عَلَيْهِ حَزَناً وَ مَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْهَا ف

‘Having said that, what has made the person happy is what he did not miss, and grieved for what he never could have got, ever. The efforts that you have made should make you happy with what you have sent forward from the righteous deeds, or Judgement, or speech, and it is to your regret regarding what you have neglecte

- أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ حَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ رَأَى وُضُوءَهُ عَلَى جِلْدِ غَيْرِهِ‌[3].

Hadith.96 - Aisha narrated from the Prophet (sw), that He said: "The people with the most regret on the Day of Resurrection will be those who sees his wudu (ablution) on the skin of someone else”.

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ- مَنِ اخْتَلَفَ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ أَصَابَ إِحْدَى الثَّمَانِ أَخاً مُسْتَفَاداً فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[2] أَوْ عِلْماً مُسْتَطْرَفاً أَوْ آيَةً مُحْكَمَةً أَوْ رَحْمَةً مُنْتَظَرَةً أَوْ كَلِمَةً تَرُدُّهُ عَنْ رَدًى أَوْ يَسْمَعُ كَلِمَةً تَدُلُّهُ عَلَى هُدًى أَوْ يَتْرُكُ ذَنْباً خَشْيَةً أَوْ حَيَاءً[3].

Hadith.713 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "Whoever frequently visits the mosques will attain one of eight benefits: a brother (friend) beneficial in the cause of Allah (swt), newly acquired knowledge, a definitive verse (of guidance), a mercy awaited, a word that turns him away

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَوْماً تُحْسِنُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ يَا حَمَّادُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنَا أَحْفَظُ- كِتَابَ حَرِيزٍ[2] فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ ع لَا عَلَيْكَ‌[3] قُمْ فَصَلِّ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مُتَوَجِّهاً إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْتُ الصَّلَاةَ وَ رَكَعْتُ وَ سَجَدْتُ فَقَالَ يَا حَمَّادُ لَا تُحْسِنُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَا أَقْبَحَ بِالرَّجُلِ‌[4] أَنْ تَأْتِيَ عَلَيْهِ سِتُّو

Hadith.915 - Hamad ibn Isa reported that one day Imam Abu Abdullah (as) asked him, "Do you know how to pray, Hamad?" Hamad replied: "O’ Master, I have memorized the book of Ḥarīz on prayer." Imam said: "It is fine, rise and pray." So Hamad stood facing the qibla and began his prayer, reciting, bowing, and prostrating.

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ كَذلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ اللَّهُ أَعْمالَهُمْ حَسَراتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ[7] قَالَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَدَعُ مَالَهُ لَا يُنْفِقُهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بُخْلًا ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ فَيَدَعُهُ لِمَنْ يَعْمَلُ فِيهِ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْ بِمَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ عَمِلَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ[8] رَآهُ فِي مِيزَانِ غَيْرِهِ فَرَآهُ حَسْرَةً وَ قَدْ كَانَ الْمَالُ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَا

مَنْ صَامَ شَعْبَانَ كَانَ لَهُ طَهُوراً مِنْ كُلِّ زَلَّةٍ وَ وَصْمَةٍ وَ بَادِرَةٍ وَ قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا الْوَصْمَةُ قَالَ الْيَمِينُ فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَ النَّذْرُ وَ لَا نَذْرَ فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِ قُلْتُ فَمَا الْبَادِرَةُ قَالَ الْيَمِينُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ وَ التَّوْبَةُ مِنْهَا النَّدَمُ عَلَيْهَا[2].

"Whoever fasts during Sha‘ban, it will purify him from every slip, stain, and impulsive act." Abu Hamzah said: "I asked Abu Ja‘far (as): 'What is the stain (al-wasmah)?' Imam (as) said: 'An oath made for disobedience or a vow, for there is no vow in disobedience.' I asked: 'What is the impulsive act (al-badirah)?' Imam

فَقَدْ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أَ مَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَصْبِرَ يَوْماً إِلَى اللَّيْلِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ بَدْءَ الْقِتَالِ اللِّطَامُ‌[4]. وَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَصِقَ بِأَهْلِهِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَأَدْفَقَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ[5].

Hadith.1875 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Does one of you not feel ashamed that they cannot endure (fasting) until the evening? It was said in the past that the beginning of fighting is slapping."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضَ‌ وَ لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا وَ لَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَ لَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَ لَا يُلْتَقَطُ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلَّا لِمُنْشِدٍ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرُ[3] فَإِنَّهُ لِلْقَبْرِ وَ لِسُقُوفِ بُيُوتِنَا فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص سَاعَةً وَ نَدِمَ ال

Hadith.2316 - He {as.} said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, sanctified Mecca 'on the day He created the heavens and the earth.' Its vegetation is not to be uprooted, its trees are not to be cut, its game is not to be disturbed, and its lost property is not to be picked up except by one who announces it.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا يَشْفَعَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي حَدٍّ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْإِمَامَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَمْلِكُهُ فِيمَا يُشْفَعُ فِيهِ وَ مَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ فَإِنَّهُ يَمْلِكُهُ فَاشْفَعْ فِيمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّدَمَ وَ اشْفَعْ فِيمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ فِي غَيْرِ الْحَدِّ مَعَ رُجُوعِ الْمَشْفُوعِ لَهُ وَ لَا تَشْفَعْ فِي حَقِّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا بِ

Hadith.3260 - Al-Sakuni narrated through his chain of transmission that Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "None of you should intercede in the enforcement of a legal punishment (hadd) once it has reached the Imam, for the Imam has no authority to waive it through intercession. However, before it reaches the Imam, it

يُؤْخَذُ الْمَهْرُ مِنْهَا[6] وَ لَا يَكُونُ عَلَى الَّذِي زَوَّجَهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ قَالَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَلَّتْ أَمْرَهَا رَجُلًا فَقَالَتْ زَوِّجْنِي فُلَاناً قَالَ لَا زَوَّجْتُكِ حَتَّى تُشْهِدِي- بِأَنَّ أَمْرَكِ بِيَدِي فَأَشْهَدَتْ لَهُ فَقَالَ عِنْدَ التَّزْوِيجِ لِلَّذِي يَخْطُبُهَا يَا فُلَانُ عَلَيْكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ هُوَ لِلْقَوْمِ‌[1] اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَهَا عِنْدِي وَ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُ

Hadith.3386 - It is narrated from Hammad, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as): Regarding a man to whom a woman entrusted her affairs-whether she was a relative or a neighbor-and he did not know her internal situation, and later discovered that she had concealed a defect: Imam (as) said: "The dowry is to be taken fro

الْكَفَالَةُ خَسَارَةٌ غَرَامَةٌ نَدَامَةٌ[2]

فِي الشَّاةِ عَشَرَةُ أَشْيَاءَ لَا تُؤْكَلُ الْفَرْثُ وَ الدَّمُ وَ النُّخَاعُ وَ الطِّحَالُ وَ الْغُدَدُ وَ الْقَضِيبُ وَ الْأُنْثَيَانِ وَ الرَّحِمُ وَ الْحَيَاءُ

الْحَيَاءُ عَشَرَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ تِسْعَةٌ فِي النِّسَاءِ وَ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الرِّجَالِ فَإِذَا خُفِضَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ حَيَائِهَا وَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ فَإِذَا افْتُرِعَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ وَ إِذَا وَلَدَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ وَ بَقِيَ لَهَا خَمْسَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ فَإِذَا فَجَرَتْ ذَهَبَ حَيَاؤُهَا كُلُّهُ وَ إِنْ عَفَّتْ بَقِيَ لَهَا خَمْسَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ

مَتِّعُوهُنَّ أَيْ جَمِّلُوهُنَ‌[1] بِمَا قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَعْرُوفٍ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَرْجِعْنَ بِكَآبَةٍ وَ وَحْشَةٍ وَ هَمٍّ عَظِيمٍ وَ شَمَاتَةٍ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي وَ يُحِبُّ أَهْلَ الْحَيَاءِ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ أَشَدُّكُمْ إِكْرَاماً لِحَلَائِلِهِمْ.

Hadith.4774 - Amr ibn Shimr narrated from Jabir, who reported from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty: "Then if you divorce them before you have touched them, there is no waiting period (iddah) for you to count against them. So provide for them and release t

"كَانَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَوْسُ بْنُ اَلصَّامِتِ وَ كَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ اِمْرَأَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا خَوْلَةُ بِنْتُ اَلْمُنْذِرِ فَقَالَ لَهَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ كَظَهْرِ أُمِّي ثُمَّ نَدِمَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ وَ قَالَ لَهَا أَيَّتُهَا اَلْمَرْأَةُ مَا أَظُنُّكِ إِلاَّ وَ قَدْ حَرُمْتِ عَلَيَّ فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ

"During the time of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), there was a man named Aws ibn Al-Samit who was married to a woman named Khawlah bint Tha'labah. One day, he said to her: 'You are to me as the back of my mother.' He immediately regretted his words and said to her: 'O woman, I think yo

ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ تَكُنْ فِيهِ فَلَا يُرْجَى خَيْرُهُ أَبَداً مَنْ لَمْ يَخْشَ اللَّهَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَ لَمْ يَرْعَوِ عِنْدَ الشَّيْبِ[6] وَ لَمْ يَسْتَحِ مِنَ الْعَيْبِ

إِنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رُوحَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَأَمَرَ عِيسَى ع أَنْ يُنَادَى فِي النَّاسِ لَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ إِلَّا خَرَجَ لِتَطْهِيرِ فُلَانٍ[1] فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ وَ اجْتَمَعُوا وَ صَارَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الْحُفْرَةِ نَادَى الرَّجُلُ لَا يَحُدَّنِي مَنْ لِلَّهِ فِي جَنْبِهِ حَدٌّ فَانْصَرَفَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ إِلَّا يَحْيَى وَ عِيسَى ع فَدَنَا مِنْهُ يَح

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يُخَلِّدُهُ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي‌

Hadith.5115 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab from Zurarah from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who stole, and his right hand was cut off. Then he stole again, and his left foot was cut off. Then he stole a third time. Imam (as) said: "Commander of the Faithful (as) would i

النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةٌ.

Hadith.5811 - The Prophet (sw) said; "Regret (of a sin) is (a form of) repentance."

سَمِعْتُ الصَّادِقَ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ مَنْ أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ ذُلِّ الْمَعَاصِي إِلَى عِزِّ التَّقْوَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ بِلَا مَالٍ وَ أَعَزَّهُ بِلَا عَشِيرَةٍ وَ آنَسَهُ بِلَا أَنِيسٍ وَ مَنْ خَافَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَخَافَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَخَفِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَخَافَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَ مَنْ رَضِيَ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

Hadith.5890 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, brings out from the humiliation of sins to the honor of piety, Allah (swt) enriches him without wealth, honors him without a tribe, and comforts him without a companion. Whoever fears Allah (swt), All

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

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

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

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