The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

قَالَ [لِي‌] أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع يَا أَبَا الْجَارُودِ مَا يَقُولُونَ لَكُمْ فِي الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قُلْتُ يُنْكِرُونَ عَلَيْنَا أَنَّهُمَا ابْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ فَأَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ احْتَجَجْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ قُلْتُ احْتَجَجْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ع- وَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ داوُدَ وَ سُلَيْمانَ وَ أَيُّوبَ وَ يُوسُفَ وَ مُوسى‌ وَ هارُونَ وَ كَذلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُح

Abu Ja’far (asws) said to me: ‘O Abu Al-Jaroud! What are they saying to you all with regards to Al-Hassan (asws) and Al-Husayn (asws)?’ I said, ‘They are denying us that the two of them (asws) are the sons (asws) of the Rasool Allah (saww)’. He (asws) said: ‘So by which thing do you argue against them?’ I said, ‘We arg

لَمَّا انْهَزَمَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِوَجْهِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ أَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ أَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَمْ أُقْتَلْ وَ لَمْ أَمُتْ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ فُلَانٌ وَ فُلَانٌ فَقَالا الْآنَ يَسْخَرُ بِنَا أَيْضاً وَ قَدْ هُزِمْنَا وَ بَقِيَ مَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع وَ سِمَاكُ بْنُ خَرَشَةَ أَبُو دُجَانَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ‌[2] فَدَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ص فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا دُجَانَةَ انْصَرِفْ و

لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي غَزْوَةِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ خَرَجَ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أَحْرَمَ فِيهِ أَحْرَمُوا وَ لَبِسُوا السِّلَاحَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَدْ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ- خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ لِيَرُدَّهُ قَالَ ابْغُونِي‌[3] رَجُلًا يَأْخُذُنِي عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا الطَّرِيقِ فَأُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ أَوْ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ[4] فَسَأَلَهُ

When the Messenger of Allah (saww) set out for the Battle of Hudaybiyyah, he departed in the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah. When he reached the place where he intended to enter the state of ihram, they all entered ihram and donned their weapons. When news reached him that the polytheists had sent Khalid b. al-Walid to turn hi

نَزَلَتْ فِي بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ لِأَنَّهُمْ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا إِنَّا قَدْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُنَا أَنْ نَشْهَدَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَلَسْنَا مَعَكَ وَ لَا مَعَ قَوْمِنَا عَلَيْكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ صَنَعَ بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ وَاعَدَهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَفْرُغَ‌[3] مِنَ الْعَرَبِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُوهُمْ فَإِنْ أَجَابُوا وَ إِلَّا قَاتَلَهُمْ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj): “[4:90] or who come to you, their hearts shrinking from fighting you or fighting their own people”, he (asws) said: ‘Revealed with regards to the Clan of Mudlaj because they had come to the Rasool Allah (saww), so they said, ‘There are restrictions in our che

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بَعَثَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَمْلَاكٍ فِي إِهْلَاكِ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ كَرُوبِيلَ ع فَمَرُّوا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ع وَ هُمْ مُعْتَمُّونَ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُمْ وَ رَأَى هَيْئَةً حَسَنَةً فَقَالَ لَا يَخْدُمُ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا أَنَا بِنَفْسِي وَ كَانَ صَاحِبَ أَضْيَافٍ‌[1] فَشَوَى لَهُمْ عِجْلًا سَمِيناً حَتَّى أَنْضَجَهُ ثُمَّ قَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِم

‘Allah (azwj) Sent four Angels (to Prophet Ibrahim (as)) for the destruction of the people of Lut (as) – Jibraeel (as), and Mikaeel (as), and Israfeel (as), and Karoubeel (as) and they had obscured their faces. They greeted him (as). He (as) did not recognise them and saw them as good persons. So he (as) said (to himse

وَ اللَّهِ لَلَّذِي صَنَعَهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع‌[3] كَانَ خَيْراً لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ- أَ لَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ‌ وَ أَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ آتُوا الزَّكاةَ[4] إِنَّمَا هِيَ طَاعَةُ الْإِمَامِ‌[5] وَ طَلَبُوا الْقِتَالَ‌ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِتالُ‌ مَعَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع- قالُوا رَبَّنا لِمَ ك

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘By Allah (azwj), that which Al-Hassan Bin Ali (asws) did was better for this community than all that upon which the sun rises. By Allah (azwj), this Verse had been Revealed: “[4:77] Have you not seen those to whom it was said: Withhold your hands, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate" b

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ النُّجُومِ أَ حَقٌّ هِيَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَعَثَ الْمُشْتَرِيَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فِي صُورَةِ رَجُلٍ فَأَخَذَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْعَجَمِ فَعَلَّمَهُ النُّجُومَ حَتَّى ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ انْظُرْ أَيْنَ الْمُشْتَرِي فَقَالَ مَا أَرَاهُ فِي الْفَلَكِ وَ مَا أَدْرِي أَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فَنَحَّاهُ وَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْهِنْدِ فَعَلَّم

So he (asws) said; ‘Yes. Allah (azwj) Sent Jupiter to the earth in the image of a man. So he took a man from the non-Arabs and taught him the stars (Astrology) until he thought that he understood it. Then he said to him, ‘Look around. Where is the Jupiter?’ So he said, ‘I cannot see it in the sky and I do not know wher

سُئِلَ عَنِ النُّجُومِ قَالَ مَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْهِنْدِ.

I asked about the stars (Astrology) from Abu Abdullah (asws). The Imam (asws) replied: ‘No one knows it except for a People of a household from the Arabs, and a people of a household from India’.

ذَهَبْتُ بِكِتَابِ‌[2] عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ وَ سَدِيرٍ وَ كُتُبِ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع حِينَ ظَهَرَتِ الْمُسَوِّدَةُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ وُلْدُ الْعَبَّاسِ بِأَنَّا قَدْ قَدَّرْنَا أَنْ يَئُولَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكَ فَمَا تَرَى‌[3] قَالَ فَضَرَبَ بِالْكُتُبِ الْأَرْضَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُفٍّ أُفٍّ مَا أَنَا لِهَؤُلَاءِ بِإِمَامٍ‌[4] أَ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَقْتُلُ السُّفْيَ

When Al-Musawwadat makes his appearance, before the appearance of the sons of Al-Abbas, we have estimated that this Command would come to you (asws), so what do you (asws) see?’ ‘He (asws) threw the letters on the ground, and then said: ‘Uff! Uff! I (asws) am not an Imam (asws) for these ones, but they very well know t

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُرْفَعَ‌[5] قَالَ هِيَ بُيُوتُ النَّبِيِّ ص.

he said: ‘They are the houses of the Prophet (sw)’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ دِرْعُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ذَاتُ الْفُضُولِ لَهَا حَلْقَتَانِ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِهَا وَ حَلْقَتَانِ مِنْ وَرِقٍ فِي مُؤَخَّرِهَا وَ قَالَ لَبِسَهَا عَلِيٌّ ع يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ.

‘The armour of the Rasool Allah (saww), Zat Al-Fuzoul had two rings of foil in front of it, and two rings of foil at the back of it’. And said; ‘Ali (asws) wore it on the Day of Al-Jamal’.

شَدَّ عَلِيٌّ ع عَلَى بَطْنِهِ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ بِعِقَالٍ أَبْرَقَ‌[6] نَزَلَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَشُدُّ بِهِ عَلَى بَطْنِهِ إِذَا لَبِسَ الدِّرْعَ.

512. Aban, from Yaqoub Bin Shuayb, who has said: Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Ali (asws) tightened a glimmering belt around his (asws) abdomen on the Day of Al-Jamal which Jibraeel (as) had descended with from the sky, and the Rasool Allah (saww) used to wear it around his (saww) abdomen whenever he (saww) wore the a

إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ لِلْمِقْدَادِ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَتَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَوْ لَأَرُدَّنَّكَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْأَوَّلِ‌[7] قَالَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْمِقْدَادَ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ لِعَمَّارٍ أَبْلِغْ عُثْمَانَ عَنِّي أَنِّي قَدْ رُدِدْتُ إِلَى رَبِّيَ الْأَوَّلِ.

‘Uthman said to Al-Miqdad (RA), ‘By Allah (azwj), stop insulting me or I will return you to your First Lord (azwj)’. He said: ‘So when the death presented itself to Al-Miqdad (RA), he said to Ammar, ‘Tell Uthman about me that I have returned to my First Lord (azwj)'".

لَمَّا حَضَرَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أُسَامَةَ الْمَوْتُ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُمْ قَرَابَتِي وَ مَنْزِلَتِي مِنْكُمْ وَ عَلَيَّ دَيْنٌ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ تَضْمَنُوهُ عَنِّي فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع- أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ ثُلُثُ دَيْنِكَ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ وَ سَكَتُوا فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع عَلَيَّ دَيْنُكَ كُلُّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ ي

When the death presented itself to Muhammad Bin Usama, the Clan of Hashim (as) came up to him. So he said to them, ‘You have recognised my being near in relations to you, and my status among you, and I have a debt upon me so I would love it if you could take the responsibility of it from me’. So Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husay

كَانَتْ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص الْقَصْوَاءُ إِذَا نَزَلَ عَنْهَا عَلَّقَ عَلَيْهَا زِمَامَهَا قَالَ فَتَخْرُجُ فَتَأْتِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ فَيُنَاوِلُهَا الرَّجُلُ الشَّيْ‌ءَ وَ يُنَاوِلُهُ هَذَا الشَّيْ‌ءَ فَلَا تَلْبَثُ أَنْ تَشْبَعَ قَالَ فَأَدْخَلَتْ رَأْسَهَا فِي خِبَاءِ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ فَتَنَاوَلَ عَنَزَةً فَضَرَبَ بِهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا فَشَجَّهَا فَخَرَجَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَشَكَتْهُ‌[1].

‘Whenever the Rasool Allah (saww) descended from his (saww) she-camel Al-Qaswa, he (saww) would leave its reins upon it. It would go out and come to the Muslims. So this man would give it something, and that man would give it something. So it would not remain without (its hunger) is being satisfied. It entered its head

إِنَّ مَرْيَمَ ع حَمَلَتْ بِعِيسَى ع تِسْعَ سَاعَاتٍ كُلُّ سَاعَةٍ شَهْراً.

‘Maryam (as) carried (in her (as)) Isa (as) for nine hours, each hour for a month’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ الْمُغِيرِيَّةَ[2] يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ لِهَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةِ فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ لِلَّيْلَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ بَطْنِ نَخْلَةَ حَيْثُ‌[3] رَأَوُا الْهِلَالَ قَالُوا قَدْ دَخَلَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ.

517. Aban, from Umar Bin Yazeed who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) that: ‘Al-Mugheira (and his people) are alleging that this day is for the night that approaches it’. So he (asws) said: ‘They lie! This day today is for the night that has passed. The people of Al-Nakhla, when they see the crescent say, ‘The Sacred

بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِذْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ الشِّيعَةَ الْخَاصَّةَ الْخَالِصَةَ[1] مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَرِّفْنَاهُمْ حَتَّى نَعْرِفَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَا قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِلَّا وَ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنَا الدَّلِيلُ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ عَلِيٌّ نَصْرُ ال

The Shites,the special ones, the sincere ones are from us (asws) the People (asws) of the Household’. So Umar said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), introduce them until we recognise them’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘I (saww) am not saying to you except that I (saww) want to inform you’. Then the Rasool Allah (saww) said

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ عَادَيْتُمْ فِينَا الْآبَاءَ وَ الْأَبْنَاءَ وَ الْأَزْوَاجَ وَ ثَوَابُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَا إِنَّ أَحْوَجَ مَا تَكُونُونَ‌[3] إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْأَنْفُسُ إِلَى هَذِهِ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ.

‘You have antagonised your fathers, and your sons, and your wives with regards to us (asws), and your Reward is upon Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic. But rather, it would be most needed when you are in a state when your souls reach to here’ – and he (asws) gestured by his (asws) hand to his (asws) throat’.

اسْتَأْذَنَّا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَا وَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ النَّصْرِيُّ وَ مَنْصُورٌ الصَّيْقَلُ فَوَاعَدْنَا دَارَ طَاهِرٍ مَوْلَاهُ فَصَلَّيْنَا الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ رُحْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ مُتَّكِئاً عَلَى سَرِيرٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى جَالِساً ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى وَضَعَ قَدَمَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ

We sought permission to see Abu Abdullah (asws), I, and Al-Haris Bin Al-Mugheira Al-Nasry, and Mansour Al-Sayaqal. So we agreed to meet at the house of Tahir, his (asws) slave. So we Prayed Al-Asr, then we went to him (asws). We found him (asws) leaning against a bed near to the ground. So we seated ourselves around hi

إِنَّ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ فِي سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَيَطَّلِعُونَ عَلَى الْوَاحِدِ وَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَ هُمْ يَذْكُرُونَ فَضْلَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَيَقُولُونَ أَ مَا تَرَوْنَ هَؤُلَاءِ فِي قِلَّتِهِمْ وَ كَثْرَةِ عَدُوِّهِمْ يَصِفُونَ فَضْلَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَتَقُولُ الطَّائِفَةُ الْأُخْرَى مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ ذلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشاءُ وَ اللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ‌.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘From the Angels who are in the sky of the world, they come to one, and two, and three when they are mentioning the virtues of the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww), so they say: ‘But did you see those in their scarcity (of numbers) and the abundance of their enemies, describing the virtue

يَا عُمَرُ لَا تَحْمِلُوا عَلَى شِيعَتِنَا وَ ارْفُقُوا بِهِمْ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ لَا يَحْتَمِلُونَ مَا تَحْمِلُونَ‌[2].

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘O Umar, do not place a burden upon our (asws) Shites, and be kind to them, for the people cannot bear what you can bear’.

هُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ كَانَ فُلَانٌ شَيْطَاناً.

Abu Abdullah (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Blessed and High: “[41:29] Our Lord! show us those who led us astray from among the jinn and the men that we may trample them under our feet so that they may be of the lowest”, he (asws) said: ‘Those two (Abu Bakr and Umar)’. Then said: ‘And that one (Umar) wa

يَا سَوْرَةُ هُمَا وَ اللَّهِ هُمَا ثَلَاثاً وَ اللَّهِ يَا سَوْرَةُ إِنَّا لَخُزَّانُ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ إِنَّا لَخُزَّانُ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) regarding the statement of Allah (azwj) Blessed and High: “[41:29] Our Lord! show us those who led us astray from among the jinn and the men that we may trample them under our feet so that they may be of the lowest”, he (asws) said: ‘O Sowrat! Those two (Abu Bakr and Umar), by Allah (azwj) those two

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- إِذْ يُبَيِّتُونَ‌ ما لا يَرْضى‌ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ‌[4] قَالَ يَعْنِي فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً وَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ.

I heard Abu Al-Hassan (asws) saying regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Blessed and High: “[4:108] They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him”, he (asws) said: ‘It means so and so and so and so (Abu Bakr and Umar), and Abu Ubeyd

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ‌ يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ ما فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ‌ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ‌ وَ عِظْهُمْ‌ وَ قُلْ لَهُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ‌ قَوْلًا بَلِيغاً[1] يَعْنِي وَ اللَّهِ فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً- وَ ما أَرْسَلْنا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطاعَ‌ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ‌ وَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ‌ جاؤُكَ‌ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ‌ وَ اسْتَغْفَرَ

"I heard Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Sadiq (as) saying regarding the statement of Allah, the Almighty and Glorious: «Those are the ones whose hearts Allah knows, so turn away from them, but admonish them and speak to them with a penetrating word» (4:63). By Allah, this refers to such-and-such individuals. And regarding the verse:

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ رُبَّمَا رَأَيْتُ الرُّؤْيَا فَأُعَبِّرُهَا وَ الرُّؤْيَا عَلَى مَا تُعَبَّرُ[5].

I heard Abu Al-Hassan (asws) saying: ‘Sometimes I (asws) see the dream, so I (asws) interpret it, and the dream is upon what you interpret’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ الرُّؤْيَا عَلَى مَا تُعَبَّرُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِنَا رَوَى أَنَّ رُؤْيَا الْمَلِكِ كَانَتْ أَضْغَاثَ أَحْلَامٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع إِنَّ امْرَأَةً رَأَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّ جِذْعَ بَيْتِهَا قَدِ انْكَسَرَ فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الرُّؤْيَا فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ص يَقْدَمُ زَوْجُكِ وَ يَأْتِي وَ هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَ قَدْ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ تُرِفُّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ عَلَى رَأْسِ صَاحِبِهَا حَتَّى يُعَبِّرَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ أَوْ يُعَبِّرَهَا لَهُ مِثْلُهُ فَإِذَا عُبِّرَتْ لَزِمَتِ الْأَرْضَ فَلَا تَقُصُّوا رُؤْيَاكُمْ إِلَّا عَلَى مَنْ يَعْقِلُ

The dream of the Believer floats in between the sky and the earth over the head of its dreamer until he interprets it for himself, or it is interpreted for him by someone like him. So when it gets interpreted, it comes to the ground. So do not narrate your dreams except to the one who understand’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الرُّؤْيَا لَا تُقَصُّ إِلَّا عَلَى مُؤْمِنٍ خَلَا مِنَ الْحَسَدِ وَ الْبَغْيِ.

‘Do not tell your dream except to a Believer who is free from the envy and the rebellion’.

كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو النَّمِرَةِ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَقْبَحِ النَّاسِ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ ذُو النَّمِرَةِ مِنْ قُبْحِهِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِي الْيَوْمِ وَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ صَوْمَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ وَ الْح

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘There was a man during the era of the Rasool Allah (saww) called Zu Al-Namrat, and he was from the ugliest of the people and that is why he was named Al-Zu Al-Namrat (Animal face) due to his ugliness. So he came to the Prophet (saww) and said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), inform me of what All

نَعَمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ صَدِيقٌ مُوَاخٍ لَهُ فِي اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ كَانَ عِيسَى ع يَمُرُّ بِهِ وَ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّ عِيسَى غَابَ عَنْهُ حِيناً ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِهِ لِيُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَخَرَجَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُمُّهُ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْهُ فَقَالَتْ مَاتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَ فَتُحِبِّينَ أَنْ تَرَاهُ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهَا فَإِذَا كَانَ غَداً فَآتِيكِ حَتَّى أُحْيِيَهُ لَكِ بِإِذْنِ الل

Abu Abdullah (asws) was asked: ‘Did Isa Ibn Maryam (as) revive anyone after his death to the extent that he ate, received sustenance, and had a term, and children?’ He replied: ‘Yes. He had a friend who he had established brotherhood with for the Sake of Allah (azwj) Blessed and High, and Isa (as) used to pass by him a

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ مَنْ يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحادٍ بِظُلْمٍ‌[2] فَقَالَ مَنْ عَبَدَ فِيهِ غَيْرَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْ تَوَلَّى فِيهِ غَيْرَ أَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ مُلْحِدٌ بِظُلْمٍ وَ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يُذِيقَهُ‌ مِنْ عَذابٍ أَلِيمٍ‌.

Abu Abdullah (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[22:25] and whoever shall incline therein to wrong unjustly, We will make him taste of a painful chastisement”, so he (asws) said: ‘The one who worships other than Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic, or befriends other than the Guardians (a

نَزَلَتْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ حَمْزَةَ وَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ جَرَتْ فِي الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ أَجْمَعِينَ.

Abu Ja’far (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Blessed and High: “[22:40] Those who have been expelled from their homes without a just cause except that they say: Our Lord is Allah”. He (asws) said: ‘It was Revealed regarding the Rasool Allah (saww), and Ali (asws), and Hamza (ar), and Ja’far (ar), and it fl

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ الرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ ما ذا أُجِبْتُمْ قالُوا لا عِلْمَ لَنا[2] قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِهَذَا تَأْوِيلًا يَقُولُ مَا ذَا أُجِبْتُمْ فِي أَوْصِيَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ خَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ عَلَى أُمَمِكُمْ قَالَ فَيَقُولُونَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا بِمَا فَعَلُوا مِنْ بَعْدِنَا. حَدِيثُ إِسْلَامِ عَلِيٍّ ع‌

535. Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Bureyd Al-Kunasy who said: I asked Abu Ja’far (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[5:109] On the day when Allah will assemble the messengers, then say: What answer were you given? They shall say: We have no knowledge, surely Thou art the great K

سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع ابْنُ كَمْ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَوْمَ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ أَ وَ كَانَ كَافِراً قَطُّ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ ع حَيْثُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَسُولَهُ ص عَشْرُ سِنِينَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ كَافِراً وَ لَقَدْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ بِرَسُولِهِ ص وَ سَبَقَ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ ص وَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ بِ

مَا أَيْسَرَ مَا رَضِيَ بِهِ النَّاسُ عَنْكُمْ كُفُّوا أَلْسِنَتَكُمْ عَنْهُمْ‌[2].

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘How easy it is to make the people to be happy with you. Just restrain your tongues from (speaking against) them’.

كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَذَكَرَ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَ دَوْلَتَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ إِنَّمَا نَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ صَاحِبَهُمْ وَ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ عَلَى يَدَيْكَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِصَاحِبِهِمْ وَ لَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ صَاحِبَهُمْ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَهُمْ‌[3] أَوْلَادُ الزِّنَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَخْلُقْ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ ال

Abu Ja’far (asws) was in the Sacred Masjid. So there was a mention of the Clan of Umayya and their government. Some of his (asws) companions said to him (asws), ‘We hope that you (asws) will become their master and that Allah (azwj) will Display this Command upon your (asws) hands’. So he (asws) said: ‘I (asws) am not

وُلْدُ الْمِرْدَاسِ‌[5] مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ مِنْهُمْ أَكْفَرُوهُ وَ مَنْ تَبَاعَدَ مِنْهُمْ أَفْقَرُوهُ- وَ مَنْ نَاوَاهُمْ قَتَلُوهُ‌[1] وَ مَنْ تَحَصَّنَ مِنْهُمْ أَنْزَلُوهُ وَ مَنْ هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ أَدْرَكُوهُ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ دَوْلَتُهُمْ.

The sons of Al-Mardaas (Al-Abbas) – the one who associates with them, they turn him to be an unbeliever, and the one who distances himself from them, they impoverish him, and the one antagonises them, they kill him, and the one who fortifies himself from them they lower him, and the one flees from them, they are wary o

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص جَالِساً إِذْ جَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَرَحَّبَ بِهَا وَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِهَا وَ أَقْعَدَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنَةُ نَبِيٍّ ضَيَّعَهُ قَوْمُهُ- خَالِدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ‌[2] دَعَاهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا وَ كَانَتْ نَارٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا نَارُ الْحَدَثَانِ‌[3]- تَأْتِيهِمْ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ فَتَأْكُلُ بَعْضَهُمْ وَ كَانَتْ تَخْرُجُ فِي وَقْتٍ مَعْلُومٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنْ رَدَدْتُهَا عَنْكُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ قَال

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Once when the Rasool Allah (saww) was sitting a woman came, and held her hand and helped her to sit down. And then said, ‘ She is a daughter of a Prophet (as) whose people had neglected him (as). Khalid Bin Sinan called them, but they refused to believe. There used to be a fire called the

سَمِعْتُ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ‌ لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ صَنَعَ النَّاسُ مَا صَنَعُوا وَ خَاصَمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ وَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ الْأَنْصَارَ فَخَصَمُوهُمْ بِحُجَّةِ عَلِيٍّ ع‌[2] قَالُوا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ قُرَيْشٌ أَحَقُّ بِالْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بَدَأَ

I heard Salman Al-Farsy (ar) saying: ‘When the Rasool Allah (saww) passed away, and the people did what they did, and Abu Bakr and Umar, and Abu Ubeyda Bin Al-Jarrah disputed with the Helpers, they disputed with them by the ‘بِحُجَّةِ’ rights of Ali (asws). They said, ‘O group of Helpers! Qureysh are more deserving of

لَمَّا أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ ع- يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ صَرَخَ إِبْلِيسُ فِي جُنُودِهِ صَرْخَةً فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فِي بَرٍّ وَ لَا بَحْرٍ إِلَّا أَتَاهُ فَقَالُوا يَا سَيِّدَهُمْ وَ مَوْلَاهُمْ‌[3] مَا ذَا دَهَاكَ فَمَا سَمِعْنَا لَكَ صَرْخَةً أَوْحَشَ مِنْ صَرْخَتِكَ هَذِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ فَعَلَ هَذَا النَّبِيُّ فِعْلًا إِنْ تَمَّ لَمْ يُعْصَ اللَّهُ أَبَداً فَقَالُوا يَا سَيِّدَهُمْ أَنْتَ ك

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said; ‘When the Rasool Allah (saww) grabbed the hand of Ali (asws) on the Day of Al-Ghadeer, Iblees (la) screamed in his (la) army a loud scream. So there did not remain anyone from among them, either in the land or in the sea except that he came to him (la). So they said, ‘O our chief and our mas

أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَوْماً كَئِيباً حَزِيناً فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع مَا لِي أَرَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَئِيباً حَزِيناً فَقَالَ وَ كَيْفَ لَا أَكُونُ كَذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِي لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ أَنَّ بَنِي تَيْمٍ وَ بَنِي عَدِيٍّ وَ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يَصْعَدُونَ مِنْبَرِي هَذَا يَرُدُّونَ النَّاسَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ الْقَهْقَرَى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ فِي حَيَاتِي أَوْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِي فَقَالَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِكَ.

One of the two of them (asws) (Fifth of sixth Imam (asws)) having said: ‘One morning the Rasool Allah (saww) was grim and in grief. So Ali (asws) said to him (saww): ‘What is it that I (asws) see you (saww) to be grim and sad, O Rasool Allah (saww)?’ So he (saww) said; ‘So how can I (saww) not be like that and I (saww)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَوْ لَا أَنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُقَالَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً اسْتَعَانَ بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى إِذَا ظَفِرَ بِعَدُوِّهِ قَتَلَهُمْ لَضَرَبْتُ أَعْنَاقَ قَوْمٍ كَثِيرٍ.

‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘Had it not been for my (saww) disliking that they would say, ‘Muhammad (saww) sought support of the people so that he (saww) would be victorious over his (saww) enemies’, I (saww) would have killed a lot of people by striking their necks’.

كَانَ الْمَسِيحُ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ التَّارِكَ شِفَاءَ الْمَجْرُوحِ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ شَرِيكٌ لِجَارِحِهِ لَا مَحَالَةَ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْجَارِحَ أَرَادَ فَسَادَ الْمَجْرُوحِ وَ التَّارِكَ لِإِشْفَائِهِ لَمْ يَشَأْ صَلَاحَهُ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَشَأْ صَلَاحَهُ فَقَدْ شَاءَ فَسَادَهُ اضْطِرَاراً فَكَذَلِكَ لَا تُحَدِّثُوا بِالْحِكْمَةِ غَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا فَتَجْهَلُوا وَ لَا تَمْنَعُوهَا أَهْلَهَا فَتَأْثَمُوا وَ لْيَكُنْ أَحَدُكُمْ

545. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ubeydullah Al-Dahqaan, from Abdullah Bin Al-Qasim, from Ibn Abu Najraan, from Aban Bin Taglub, who has narrated: Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘The Messiah (as) used to say: ‘The one who avoids treating the wounded from his wounds is inevitably an associate of

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَنَا وَ حُسَيْنُ بْنُ ثُوَيْرِ بْنِ أَبِي فَاخِتَةَ[1] فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّا كُنَّا فِي سَعَةٍ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ وَ غَضَارَةٍ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ فَتَغَيَّرَتِ الْحَالُ بَعْضَ التَّغْيِيرِ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يَرُدَّ ذَلِكَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تُرِيدُونَ تَكُونُونَ مُلُوكاً أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِثْلَ طَاهِرٍ وَ هَرْثَمَةَ[2] وَ إِنَّ

I went to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Ridha (asws) with Husayn Bin Suweyr Bin Abu Fakhta. So I said to him (asws), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), we used to be in a time of sustenance and led an affluent lifestyle. Our condition changed as it sometimes does, so supplicate to Allah (azwj) to return that state to us’. So he (

قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ إِذَا سَافَرْتَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ فَأَكْثِرِ اسْتِشَارَتَكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فِي أَمْرِكَ وَ أُمُورِهِمْ وَ أَكْثِرِ التَّبَسُّمَ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ وَ كُنْ كَرِيماً عَلَى زَادِكَ وَ إِذَا دَعَوْكَ فَأَجِبْهُمْ وَ إِذَا اسْتَعَانُوا بِكَ فَأَعِنْهُمْ وَ اغْلِبْهُمْ بِثَلَاثٍ بِطُولِ الصَّمْتِ وَ كَثْرَةِ الصَّلَاةِ وَ سَخَاءِ النَّفْسِ بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنْ دَابَّةٍ أَوْ مَالٍ أَوْ زَادٍ وَ إِذَا اسْتَشْهَدُوك

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘Luqman (as) said to his (as) son: ‘Whenever you travel with a group, take a lot of advice about them for your affairs and their affairs, and smile frequently in their faces, and be generous with your provisions. And if they call you, respond to them, and if they seek your support, help th

وَ حَدَّثَنِي الْأُسَيْدِيُّ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُبَشِّرٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ نَافِعٍ الْأَزْرَقَ‌[5] كَانَ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ بَيْنَ قُطْرَيْهَا أَحَداً تُبْلِغُنِي إِلَيْهِ الْمَطَايَا يَخْصِمُنِي أَنَّ عَلِيّاً قَتَلَ أَهْلَ النَّهْرَوَانِ وَ هُوَ لَهُمْ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ لَرَحَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ لَا وَلَدَهُ فَقَالَ أَ فِي وُلْدِهِ عَالِمٌ فَقِيلَ لَهُ هَذَا أَوَّلُ جَهْلِكَ‌ وَ هُمْ

It has been narrated to me by Al-Asaydi and Muhammad Bin Basheer that Abdullah Bin Naf’a Al-Azraq used to say, ‘If only I knew someone between its (earth’s) diameter where my animal (ride) can reach to, who can debate with me that Ali (asws) killed the people of Naharwaan, and he (asws) was not unjust to them, I would

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَيْفَ بَصَرُكَ بِالنُّجُومِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا خَلَّفْتُ بِالْعِرَاقِ أَبْصَرَ بِالنُّجُومِ مِنِّي فَقَالَ كَيْفَ دَوَرَانُ الْفَلَكِ عِنْدَكُمْ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ قَلَنْسُوَتِي عَنْ رَأْسِي فَأَدَرْتُهَا[2] قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ فَمَا بَالُ بَنَاتِ النَّعْشِ وَ الْجَدْيِ وَ الْفَرْقَدَيْنِ لَا يُرَوْنَ يَدُورُونَ يَوْماً مِنَ الدَّهْرِ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ قَال

Abu Abdullah (asws) said to me: ‘How is your insight into the stars (astrology)?’ I said, ‘There is no one left in Iraq with more insight into the stars than I’. So he (asws) said; ‘How is the rotation of the ‘الْفَلَكِ’ universe in accordance to you?’ So I took off my cap from my head and rotated it. (Imam (asws) said

خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع النَّاسَ بِصِفِّينَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ ص ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِي عَلَيْكُمْ حَقّاً بِوَلَايَةِ أَمْرِكُمْ‌[3] وَ مَنْزِلَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْزَلَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ بِهَا مِنْكُمْ وَ لَكُمْ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي لِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَ الْحَقُّ أَجْمَلُ الْأَشْيَاءِ فِي التَّوَاصُفِ

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) gave a sermon to the people at Siffeen, so he (asws) Praised Allah (azwj) and Extolled Him (azwj), and sent greetings upon the Prophet (saww), then said: ‘Having said that, Allah (azwj) the High has Made my (asws) rights to be obligatory upon you all as the Guardian