The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

أَتَى أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَ وَلَدُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ يَطْلُبُونَ مِنْهُ التَّفْضِيلَ‌[5] لَهُمْ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ وَ مَالَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلِيِّ الْحَمْدِ وَ مُنْتَهَى الْكَرَمِ لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الصِّفَاتُ وَ لَا يُحَدُّ بِاللُّغَاتِ وَ لَا يُعْرَفُ بِالْغَايَاتِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَه

‘There came to Amir-ul-Momineen (asws), Abdullah Bin Umar and a son of Abu Bakr, and Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas, seeking from him (asws) the preferential treatment for themselves. So he (asws) ascended the Pulpit, and the people turned their attention towards him (asws). So he (asws) said: ‘The Praise is due to Allah (azwj) t

سَأَلَهُ حُمْرَانُ فَقَالَ جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ لَوْ حَدَّثْتَنَا مَتَى يَكُونُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فَسُرِرْنَا بِهِ فَقَالَ يَا حُمْرَانُ إِنَّ لَكَ أَصْدِقَاءَ وَ إِخْوَاناً وَ مَعَارِفَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ فِيمَا مَضَى مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ ابْنٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرْغَبُ فِي عِلْمِ أَبِيهِ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَ كَانَ لَهُ جَارٌ يَأْتِيهِ وَ يَسْأَلُهُ وَ يَأْخُذُ عَنْهُ فَحَضَرَ الرَّجُلَ الْمَ

Abu Ja’far (asws) said, ‘Humran asked him (asws), ‘May Allah (azwj) Make me to be sacrificed for you (asws)! If you (asws) were to narrate to us when this Matter (Al-Qaim (asws)) is to take place, it would make us happy’. He (asws) said: ‘O Humran! You have friends, and brothers, and people whom you know. There used to

بَعَثَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لَكَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ أَنَا أَشْجَعُ مِنْكَ وَ أَنَا أَسْخَى مِنْكَ وَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ‌ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِهِ أَمَّا الشَّجَاعَةُ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ لَكَ مَوْقِفٌ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ جُبْنُكَ مِنْ شَجَاعَتِكَ وَ أَمَّا السَّخَاءُ فَهُوَ الَّذِي يَأْخُذُ الشَّيْ‌ءَ مِنْ جِهَتِهِ فَيَضَعُهُ فِي حَقِّهِ‌[1] وَ أَمَّا الْعِلْمُ فَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ أَ

‘Narrated to me Moattab, or someone else, who said: ‘Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan sent a message to Abu Abdullah (asws) saying, ‘Abu Muhammad says to you (asws), ‘I am braver than you (asws), and I am more generous than you (asws), and I am more knowledgeable than you (asws)’. So he (asws) said to his messenger: ‘As for the

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- وَ بَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنَّ لَهُمْ‌ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ‌[3] فَقَالَ هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص.

so he (asws) said: ‘He (saww) (Good News) is the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj)’.

لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِالْبُرَاقِ فَرَكِبَهَا فَأَتَى بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَقِيَ مَنْ لَقِيَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَحَدَّثَ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنِّي أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَ رَجَعْتُ مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ قَدْ جَاءَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ بِالْبُرَاقِ فَرَكِبْتُهَا وَ آيَةُ ذَلِكَ أَنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِعِيرٍ لِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَلَى مَاءٍ لِبَنِي فُلَانٍ وَ قَدْ أَض

When ascension took place with the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj), Jibraeel came up to him (saww) with Al-Buraaq (the ride). So he (saww) rode on it and came to Bayt Al-Maqdas (Jerusalem). So he (saww) met the ones whom he (saww) met from his (saww) brothers from the Prophets (as). Then he (saww) returned and narrate

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُ لِأَخِيهِ أُفٍّ خَرَجَ مِنْ وَلَايَتِهِ‌[1] وَ إِذَا قَالَ أَنْتَ عَدُوِّي كَفَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ أَحَدٍ عَمَلًا فِي تَثْرِيبٍ عَلَى مُؤْمِنٍ نَصِيحَةً[2] وَ لَا يَقْبَلُ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ عَمَلًا وَ هُوَ يُضْمِرُ فِي قَلْبِهِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ سُوءاً لَوْ كُشِفَ الْغِطَاءُ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَنَظَرُوا إِلَى وَصْلِ

‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘When the believers says to his brother, ‘Uff!’ he comes out from his guardianship. If he says, ‘You are my enemy’, one of the two has blasphemed, because Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic does not Accept the deeds from anyone during the reproach of a Believer, and does not Accept fr

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِجَعْفَرٍ ع‌[6] حِينَ قَدِمَ مِنَ الْحَبَشَةِ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ أَعْجَبُ مَا رَأَيْتَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ حَبَشِيَّةً مَرَّتْ وَ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا مِكْتَلٌ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ‌[7] فَزَحَمَهَا فَطَرَحَهَا وَ وَقَعَ الْمِكْتَلُ عَنْ رَأْسِهَا فَجَلَسَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ وَيْلٌ لَكَ مِنْ دَيَّانِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ إِذَا جَلَسَ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ أَخَذَ لِلْمَظْلُومِ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ فَتَعَجَّبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص.

The Rasool Allah (saww) said to Ja’far (as) when he (as) came back from Ethiopia; ‘Which was the most astonishing thing from what you (as) saw?’ He (as) said; ‘I saw an Ethiopian woman pass by and upon her head was a load. So a man passed by her and bumped into her, and the load fell from her head. She sat down, then s

‌ أَنَّ آزَرَ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع‌[8] كَانَ مُنَجِّماً لِنُمْرُودَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصْدُرُ إِلَّا عَنْ أَمْرِهِ فَنَظَرَ لَيْلَةً فِي النُّجُومِ فَأَصْبَحَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ لِنُمْرُودَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَجَباً قَالَ وَ مَا هُوَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ مَوْلُوداً يُولَدُ فِي أَرْضِنَا يَكُونُ هَلَاكُنَا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ وَ لَا يَلْبَثُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى يُحْمَلَ بِهِ قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ هَلْ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said that: ‘Azar, the father of Ibrahim (as) was an astrologer for Nimrod (la) and he (la) never passed a law except after seeking his advice. So he looked at the stars one night, and in the morning he said to Nimrod (la), ‘I have seen something strange’. He (la) said, ‘And what is it?’ He sa

خَالَفَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع قَوْمَهُ وَ عَابَ آلِهَتَهُمْ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَ عَلَى نُمْرُودَ فَخَاصَمَهُ فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع‌ رَبِّيَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ قالَ أَنَا أُحْيِي وَ أُمِيتُ‌ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ‌ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِها مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ‌ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ وَ اللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ‌[2] وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَابَ آلِهَتَهُمْ- فَنَظَرَ نَ

‘Ibrahim (as) opposed his (as) people, and faulted their gods until he was brought to Nimrod (la) to contend with him (la). So Ibrahim (as) said: “[2:258] My Lord is He who gives life and causes to die, he said: I give life and cause death. Ibrahim said: So surely Allah causes the sun to rise from the east, then make i

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع كَانَ مَوْلِدُهُ بِكُوثَى رُبَا[1] وَ كَانَ أَبُوهُ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا وَ كَانَتْ أُمُّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ أُمُّ لُوطٍ[2] سَارَةَ وَ وَرَقَةَ- وَ فِي نُسْخَةٍ رُقَيَّةَ أُخْتَيْنِ وَ هُمَا ابْنَتَانِ لِلَاحِجٍ وَ كَانَ اللَّاحِجُ نَبِيّاً مُنْذِراً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولًا[3] وَ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع فِي شَبِيبَتِهِ‌[4] عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ اللَّهُ عَزّ

‘Ibrahim (as) was born at Kowsy Ruba, and his (as) father was from its inhabitants, and the mother of Ibrahim (as), and the mother of Lut (as) were Sara and Warqa’ (and in another copy ‘Ruqayya’), and were sisters, and they were both the daughters of Lahij (as). And Lahij (as) was a Prophet (as), a Warner, but was not

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ لَا تَنْهَى هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ عَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ وَ مَنْ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ قُلْتُ أَ لَا تَنْهَى حُجْرَ بْنَ زَائِدَةَ وَ عَامِرَ بْنَ جُذَاعَةَ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ[1] فَقَالَ يَا يُونُسُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُهُمَا أَنْ يَكُفَّا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَفْعَلَا فَدَعَوْتُهُمَا وَ سَأَلْتُهُمَا وَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِمَا وَ جَعَلْتُهُ حَاجَتِي إِلَيْهِم

‘I said to Abu Abdullah (asws), Why do you (asws) not forbid these two men from (criticising) this man?’ So he (asws) said: ‘Who is this man, and who are these two men?’ I said, ‘Why do you (asws) not forbid Hujr Bin Zaida, and Aamir Bin Juza’at, from (criticising) Al-Mufazzal Bin Umar?’ So he (asws) said: ‘O Yunus! I

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ حَلَقٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَشْهَرُونَّا وَ يَشْهَرُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ أُولَئِكَ لَيْسُوا مِنَّا وَ لَا نَحْنُ مِنْهُمْ أَنْطَلِقُ فَأُوَارِي‌[3] وَ أَسْتُرُ فَيَهْتِكُونَ سِتْرِي هَتَكَ اللَّهُ سُتُورَهُمْ‌[4] يَقُولُونَ إِمَامٌ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنَا بِإِمَامٍ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَأَمَّا مَنْ عَصَانِي فَلَسْتُ لَهُ بِإِمَامٍ لِمَ يَتَعَلَّقُونَ بِاسْمِي أَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ

‘I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying: ‘There is a group in the Masjid who publicise us (asws) and publicise themselves. They are neither from us (asws) nor are we (asws) from them. I (asws) rush away and hide, but they still uncover my (asws) veil. May Allah (azwj) violate their veil. They are saying that I (asws) am th

لَمَّا خَرَجَتْ قُرَيْشٌ إِلَى بَدْرٍ وَ أَخْرَجُوا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَعَهُمْ خَرَجَ طَالِبُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَنَزَلَ رُجَّازُهُمْ وَ هُمْ يَرْتَجِزُونَ وَ نَزَلَ طَالِبُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يَرْتَجِزُ وَ يَقُولُ- يَا رَبِّ إِمَّا يَغْزُوُنَّ بِطَالِبٍ‌ فِي مِقْنَبٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَقَانِبِ‌[1] فِي مِقْنَبِ الْمُغَالِبِ الْمُحَارِبِ‌ بِجَعْلِهِ الْمَسْلُوبَ غَيْرَ السَّالِبِ‌[2] وَ جَعْلِهِ الْمَغْلُوبَ غَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘When the Qureysh went out to Badr, and the sons of Abdul Muttalib (as) went out with them, Talib (as) Bin Abu Talib (as) went out. So their poetic slogan shouters descended and they were shouting their poetic slogans, and Talib Bin Abu Talib (as) descended and shouted a poetic slogan sayi

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ع إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ[2] وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ وَ تُخَاطِبُ النَّبِيَّ ص‌ قَدْ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ أَنْبَاءٌ وَ هَنْبَثَةٌ لَوْ كُنْتَ شَاهِدَهَا لَمْ يَكْثُرِ الْخَطْبُ‌ إِنَّا فَقَدْنَاكَ فَقْدَ الْأَرْضِ وَابِلَهَا وَ اخْتَلَّ قَوْمُكَ فَاشْهَدْهُمْ وَ لَا تَغِبُ‌

‘Fatima (sa) went to a pillar in the Masjid, and she was addressing the Holy Prophet (sw): ‘Events and differences have occurred after you! Had you witnessed them, they would not have increased so much. We have missed you like the missing of the earth of its downpour of rain. And your people are in disturbance, so witn

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْمَسْجِدِ إِذْ خُفِضَ لَهُ كُلُّ رَفِيعٍ وَ رُفِعَ لَهُ كُلُّ خَفِيضٍ حَتَّى نَظَرَ إِلَى جَعْفَرٍ ع‌[4] يُقَاتِلُ الْكُفَّارَ قَالَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ وَ أَخَذَهُ الْمَغْصُ فِي بَطْنِهِ‌[5].

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Once the Rasool Allah (saww) was in the Masjid, when every high thing was lowered for him (saww) and every low thing was raised for him (saww), to the extent that he (saww) saw Ja’far (as) fighting the infidels. He (as) got killed. So the Messenger (saww) said: ‘Ja’far has been killed’, a

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ قَتَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع بِيَدِهِ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ أَرْبَعِينَ‌[6].

‘Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (as) killed forty by his (asws) hands on the Day of Hunain’.

أَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ ع رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص بِالْبُرَاقِ أَصْغَرَ مِنَ الْبَغْلِ وَ أَكْبَرَ مِنَ الْحِمَارِ مُضْطَرِبَ الْأُذُنَيْنِ عَيْنَيْهِ فِي حَافِرِهِ وَ خُطَاهُ مَدَّ بَصَرِهِ وَ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَى جَبَلٍ قَصُرَتْ يَدَاهُ وَ طَالَتْ رِجْلَاهُ فَإِذَا هَبَطَ طَالَتْ يَدَاهُ وَ قَصُرَتْ رِجْلَاهُ أَهْدَبَ الْعُرْفِ‌[7] الْأَيْمَنِ لَهُ جَنَاحَانِ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ.

‘Jibraeel (as) came to the Rasool Allah (saww) with the Buraaq (ride) which was smaller than a mule, and larger than the donkey. It had two vibrating ears, and its eyes were in its hooves, and its steps were as far as its eyes could extend to. And if it ascends a mountain, its forelegs become shorter and its hind legs

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ وَ عَلَى الثَّلاثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا[1] قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ خُلِّفُوا لَكَانُوا فِي حَالِ طَاعَةٍ وَ لَكِنَّهُمْ خَالَفُوا عُثْمَانُ وَ صَاحِبَاهُ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا سَمِعُوا صَوْتَ حَافِرٍ وَ لَا قَعْقَعَةَ[2] حَجَرٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا أُتِينَا فَسَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَوْفَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحُوا.

‘I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s), ‘How do you read “[9:118] And to the three who were left behind”. He said; ‘Had they been left behind (Khulifu), they would be in a state of obedience. But, they opposed (Khaalafu) – Usman and his two companions (Abu Bakr and Umar). But, by Allah (azwj), they did not hear the sound of hoo

تَلَوْتُ‌ التَّائِبُونَ الْعابِدُونَ‌[1] فَقَالَ لَا اقْرَأِ التَّائِبِينَ الْعَابِدِينَ إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْعِلَّةِ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ اشْتَرَى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ التَّائِبِينَ الْعَابِدِينَ

569. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Are you (asws) reciting: “[9:112] They who repent (Al-Ta’iboun), who serve (Al-Abidoun)”?’ So he (asws) said: ‘No. Recite “Al-Ta’ibeen Al-Abideen” upto the end of it’.

هَكَذَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَقَدْ جَاءَنَا رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِنَا عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتْنَا حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْنَا بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ‌[2].

570. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yahya Bin Al-Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabalat, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, who has said: Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘This is how Allah (azwj), Blessed and High Revealed it:“ [9:128] Certainly a Messenger has come to us from among ourselves; grievous to him is o

هَكَذَا قَالَ هَكَذَا نَقْرَؤُهَا وَ هَكَذَا تَنْزِيلُهَا.

"So Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and supported him with armies that you did not see." I said: "Is this how we read it?" He said: "Yes, this is how we read it, and this is how it was revealed."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَلَعَلَّكَ تارِكٌ‌ بَعْضَ ما يُوحى‌ إِلَيْكَ‌ وَ ضائِقٌ بِهِ‌ صَدْرُكَ‌ أَنْ يَقُولُوا لَوْ لا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ أَوْ جاءَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ‌[4] فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا نَزَلَ قُدَيْدَ[5] قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ ع يَا عَلِيُّ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ يُوَالِيَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ فَفَعَلَ وَ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ يُوَاخِيَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ ف

When the Rasool Allah (saww) encamped at Qudeyd and said to Ali (asws): ‘O Ali (asws)! I (saww) asked my (saww) Lord (azwj) to Establish friendship between me (asws) and you (asws), so He (azwj) Did it. And I (saww) asked my (saww) Lord (azwj) to Establish brotherhood between me (saww) and you (asws), so he (azwj) Did

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لَوْ شاءَ رَبُّكَ‌ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً واحِدَةً وَ لا يَزالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ رَبُّكَ‌[1] فَقَالَ كَانُوا أُمَّةً واحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ النَّبِيِّينَ‌ لِيَتَّخِذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحُجَّةَ.

‘Abu Abdullah (asws) was asked about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[11:118] And if your Lord had pleased He would certainly have made people a single nation, and they shall not cease to differ [11:119] Except those on whom your Lord has mercy”, so he (asws) said: ‘They were one community, so Allah

مَنْ تَوَلَّى الْأَوْصِيَاءَ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اتَّبَعَ آثَارَهُمْ فَذَاكَ يَزِيدُهُ وَلَايَةَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ حَتَّى تَصِلَ وَلَايَتُهُمْ إِلَى آدَمَ ع وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ مَنْ جاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْها[3] يُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- قُلْ ما سَأَلْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ‌[4] يَقُولُ أَجْرُ الْم

The one who befriends (Tawalla) the successors (asws) from the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww), and follows their (asws) footsteps, so that increases for him the Wilayah of the ones from the past from the Prophets (as), and the former Believers until their Wilayah arrives to Adam (as), and it is the Statement of Alla

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ سَنُرِيهِمْ آياتِنا فِي الْآفاقِ وَ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُ‌[4] قَالَ يُرِيهِمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمُ الْمَسْخَ وَ يُرِيهِمْ فِي الْآفَاقِ انْتِقَاضَ الْآفَاقِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَرَوْنَ قُدْرَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ فِي الْآفَاقِ قُلْتُ لَهُ‌ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُ‌ قَالَ خُرُوجُ الْقَائِمِ هُوَ الْحَقُّ م

‘I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[41:53] We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and in their own souls, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth”, he (asws) said: ‘He (azwj) Showed them in their own selves, the metamorphosis, and Showe

قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع كَمِ الرِّبَاطُ عِنْدَكُمْ قُلْتُ أَرْبَعُونَ قَالَ لَكِنْ رِبَاطُنَا رِبَاطُ الدَّهْرِ[1] وَ مَنِ ارْتَبَطَ فِينَا دَابَّةً كَانَ لَهُ وَزْنُهَا وَ وَزْنُ وَزْنِهَا[2] مَا كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَ مَنِ ارْتَبَطَ فِينَا سِلَاحاً كَانَ لَهُ وَزْنُهُ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ لَا تَجْزَعُوا مِنْ مَرَّةٍ وَ لَا مِنْ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ لَا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ‌[3] وَ لَا مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ فَإِنَّمَا

Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ali (asws) said to me: ‘How many Rabaat (guards) are there in your presence?’ I said, ‘Forty’. He (asws) said: ‘But our (asws) guards are eternal guards. The ones who is a guard amongst us who looks after an animal, there will be for him its weight, and the weight of its (animal) weight so long

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَتَدَاوَى مِنَ الزُّكَامِ وَ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَ بِهِ عِرْقٌ مِنَ الْجُذَامِ فَإِذَا أَصَابَهُ الزُّكَامُ قَمَعَهُ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) never used to cure himself (saww) from the flu, and would say: ‘There is no one except that he has a vein from the leprosy, so if he is struck by the flu, it suppresses it’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الزُّكَامُ جُنْدٌ مِنْ جُنُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى الدَّاءِ فَيُزِيلُهُ.

‘The flu is an army from the armies of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic. Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Sends it to the illness, to eradicate it’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ آدَمَ إِلَّا وَ فِيهِ عِرْقَانِ عِرْقٌ فِي رَأْسِهِ يُهَيِّجُ الْجُذَامَ وَ عِرْقٌ فِي بَدَنِهِ يُهَيِّجُ الْبَرَصَ فَإِذَا هَاجَ الْعِرْقُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّأْسِ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ الزُّكَامَ حَتَّى يَسِيلَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الدَّاءِ وَ إِذَا هَاجَ الْعِرْقُ الَّذِي فِي‌ الْجَسَدِ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الدَّمَامِيلَ حَتَّى يَسِيلَ مَا فِيهِ مِن

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘There is no one from the children of Adam (as) except that there are two veins within him. A vein in his head which incites the leprosy, and a vein in his body which incites the vitiligo. So if the vein in the head gets incited, Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majes

دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ هُوَ يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْأَجْزَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةِ الصَّبِرِ وَ الْكَافُورِ وَ الْمُرِّ فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَلِكَ فَذَهَبَتْ عَنْهُ‌[1].

‘A man came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) and he was complaining about his eyes, so he (asws) said to him: ‘Where are you from these three parts – the Aloe, the Camphor, and the Myrrh’. The man did that, and it (illness) went away from him’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ لَنَا فَتَاةً كَانَتْ تَرَى الْكَوْكَبَ مِثْلَ الْجَرَّةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ تَرَاهُ مِثْلَ الْحُبِ‌[2] قُلْتُ إِنَّ بَصَرَهَا ضَعُفَ فَقَالَ اكْحُلْهَا بِالصَّبِرِ وَ الْمُرِّ وَ الْكَافُورِ أَجْزَاءً سَوَاءً فَكَحَلْنَاهَا بِهِ فَنَفَعَهَا.

‘I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) that. ‘We have a young girl who used to see the planet like the jar’. He (asws) said: ‘Yes, and she can see it like a grain’. So I said, ‘Her eyesight is weak’. So he (asws) said: ‘Apply (in her eyes) the Aloe, and the Myrrh, and the Camphor in equal parts’. So we applied it in her eyes,

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ يَعْنِي أَبَا الدَّوَانِيقِ فَجَاءَتْهُ خَرِيطَةٌ فَحَلَّهَا وَ نَظَرَ فِيهَا فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَ تَدْرِي مَا هَذَا قُلْتُ مَا هُوَ قَالَ هَذَا شَيْ‌ءٌ يُؤْتَى بِهِ مِنْ خَلْفِ إِفْرِيقِيَةَ مِنْ طَنْجَةَ أَوْ طُبْنَةَ[3] شَكَّ مُحَمَّدٌ قُلْتُ مَا هُوَ قَالَ جَبَلٌ هُنَاكَ يَقْطُرُ مِنْهُ فِي السَّنَةِ قَطَرَاتٌ فَتَجْمُدُ وَ هُوَ جَيِّدٌ لِلْبَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘I (asws) was in the presence of Abu Ja’far, meaning Abu Al-Dawaniq, when a packet came and he opened it and looked inside it. So he took something out from it. He said, ‘O Abu Abdullah (asws), do you (asws) know what this is?’ I (asws) said: ‘What is it?’ He said, ‘This is something that

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع ابْتِدَاءً مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنْ كُحْلِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع جُزْءُ كَافُورٍ رَبَاحِيٍ‌[1] وَ جُزْءُ صَبِرٍ أُصْقُوطْرِيٍّ يُدَقَّانِ جَمِيعاً وَ يُنْخَلَانِ بِحَرِيرَةٍ يُكْتَحَلُ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ مَا يُكْتَحَلُ مِنَ الْإِثْمِدِ[2] الْكَحْلَةُ فِي الشَّهْرِ تَحْدُرُ كُلَّ دَاءٍ فِي الرَّأْسِ وَ تُخْرِجُهُ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ قَالَ فَكَانَ يَكْتَحِلُ بِهِ فَمَا اشْتَكَى عَيْنَيْهِ

583. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Suleym the slave of Ali Bin Yaqteen, who has said: He said: ‘I had conjunctivitis in my eye which hurt. ‘Abu Al-Hassan (asws) wrote to me about it initiating from himself (asws); ‘What is preventing you from applying the application of Abu Ja’far (asws),

كَانَ عَابِدٌ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يُقَارِفْ‌[3] مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا شَيْئاً فَنَخَرَ إِبْلِيسُ نَخْرَةً[4] فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ جُنُودُهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ لِي بِفُلَانٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنَا لَهُ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِيهِ فَقَالَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ النِّسَاءِ قَالَ لَسْتَ لَهُ لَمْ يُجَرِّبِ النِّسَاءَ فَقَالَ لَهُ آخَرُ فَأَنَا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِيهِ قَالَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الشَّرَابِ وَ اللّ

There was a worshipper in the Children of Israel who never got involved with anything from the affairs of the world. Iblees (la) grunted a grunt, and his (la) army gathered towards him (la). So he (la) said, ‘Who is the one for me (la) for that one?’ One of them said, ‘I am for him’. So he (la) said, ‘From where you wi

كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ عَابِدٌ وَ كَانَ مُحَارَفاً[4] لَا يَتَوَجَّهُ فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ فَيُصِيبَ فِيهِ شَيْئاً فَأَنْفَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ عِنْدَهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ فَجَاعُوا يَوْماً مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ فَدَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَصْلًا مِنْ غَزْلٍ‌[5] وَ قَالَتْ لَهُ مَا عِنْدِي غَيْرُهُ‌ انْطَلِقْ فَبِعْهُ وَ اشْتَرِ لَنَا شَيْئاً نَأْكُلْهُ فَانْطَلَقَ بِالنَّصْلِ الْغَزْلِ لِيَبِيعَهُ فَوَجَدَ الس

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘There used to be a man in the Children of Israel, who was a worshipper who was a derived person. Whenever he turned his attention to anything, he would achieve nothing from it. So his wife used to spend on him until there was nothing left. So there came a day from the days when she handed o

خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع [وَ رَوَاهَا غَيْرُهُ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ خَطَبَ بِذِي قَارٍ][2] فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص بِالْحَقِّ لِيُخْرِجَ عِبَادَهُ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ عِبَادِهِ إِلَى عِبَادَتِهِ وَ مِنْ عُهُودِ عِبَادِهِ إِلَى عُهُودِهِ وَ مِنْ طَاعَةِ عِبَادِهِ إِلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَ مِنْ وَلَايَةِ

‘Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) gave a sermon’. (And someone else has also reported it without the above chain and mentioned that he (asws) gave the sermon as Zeeqaar). So he (asws) Praised Allah (azwj) and Extolled Him (azwj), then said: ‘Having said that, Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Sent Muhammad (saww) to take His (azwj)

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي مَعْرُوفُ بْنُ خَرَّبُوذَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ‌ وَيْلُمِّهِ فَاسِقاً[5] مَنْ لَا يَزَالُ مُمَارِئاً وَيْلُمِّهِ فَاجِراً مَنْ لَا يَزَالُ مُخَاصِماً وَيْلُمِّهِ آثِماً مَنْ كَثُرَ كَلَامُهُ فِي غَيْرِ ذَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

587. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Umar Bin Ali, from his uncle Muhammad Bin Umar, from Ibn Azina who said, ‘I heard Umar Bin Yazeed saying, ‘Narrated to me Ma’rouf Bin Kharbouz, who has said: ‘Ali Bin Al-Husayn (asws) was saying: ‘Woe be unto a mother who defends the one who does not cease to s

أَصْبَحَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع فَرَأَى فِي لِحْيَتِهِ شَعْرَةً بَيْضَاءَ فَقَالَ‌ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ* الَّذِي بَلَّغَنِي هَذَا الْمَبْلَغَ لَمْ أَعْصِ اللَّهَ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ.

‘Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘One morning, Ibrahim (as) saw a white hair in his (as) beard, so he (as) said: ‘The Praise is due to Allah (azwj), the Lord (azwj) of the Worlds Who (azwj) Made me reach to this age, and I (as) never disobeyed Allah (azwj) even for the blink of an eye’.

لَمَّا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا أَتَاهُ بُشْرَاهُ بِالْخُلَّةِ فَجَاءَهُ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ فِي صُورَةِ شَابٍّ أَبْيَضَ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً وَ دُهْناً[1] فَدَخَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع الدَّارَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ خَارِجاً مِنَ الدَّارِ وَ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع رَجُلًا غَيُوراً وَ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ فِي حَاجَةٍ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ وَ أَخَذَ مِفْتَاحَهُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَع

‘Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘When Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Took Ibrahim (as) as a friend, Gave him (as) good news in private. The Angel of Death came up to him (as) in the image of a young white man, wearing two white robes, with water and oil dripping from his head. So Ibrahim (as) entered the house, but welc

فِي حَدِيثِهِ إِنَّ الْمَلَكَ لَمَّا قَالَ أَدْخَلَنِيهَا رَبُّهَا عَرَفَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع أَنَّهُ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا أَهْبَطَكَ قَالَ جِئْتُ أُبَشِّرُ رَجُلًا أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى اتَّخَذَهُ خَلِيلًا فَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع فَمَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلَكُ وَ مَا تُرِيدُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع أَخْدُمُهُ أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلَكُ فَأَنْتَ هُوَ

When the Angel said: ‘Its Lord (azwj) Made me enter it’, Ibrahim (as) recognised that he is the Angel of Death. So he (as) said to him: ‘What made you descend?’ He said; ‘I have come to give good news to a man whom Allah (azwj) Blessed and High has Taken as a friend’. So Ibrahim (as) said to him: ‘So who is this man?’

أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع خَرَجَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ يَسِيرُ بِبَعِيرٍ فَمَرَّ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ قَائِمٍ يُصَلِّي قَدْ قَطَعَ الْأَرْضَ‌[3] إِلَى السَّمَاءِ طُولُهُ وَ لِبَاسُهُ‌ شَعْرٌ قَالَ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع وَ عَجِبَ مِنْهُ وَ جَلَسَ يَنْتَظِرُ فَرَاغَهُ فَلَمَّا طَالَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَّكَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ لِي حَاجَةً فَخَفِّفْ قَالَ فَخَفَّفَ الرَّجُلُ وَ جَلَسَ إِبْرَاهِي

كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِذَا قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- وَ إِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لا تُحْصُوها[2] يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ فِي أَحَدٍ مِنْ مَعْرِفَةِ نِعَمِهِ إِلَّا الْمَعْرِفَةَ بِالتَّقْصِيرِ عَنْ مَعْرِفَتِهَا كَمَا لَمْ يَجْعَلْ فِي أَحَدٍ مِنْ مَعْرِفَةِ إِدْرَاكِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّهُ لَا يُدْرِكُهُ فَشَكَرَ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ مَعْرِفَةَ الْعَارِفِينَ بِالتَّقْصِيرِ عَنْ مَع

‘Whenever Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) used to recite this Verse: “[16:18] And if you would count Allah’s favours, you will not be able to number them”, he (asws) would say: ‘Glory be to the One Who (azwj) never Made it to be in anyone the recognition of His (azwj) Favours except for the recognition falling short of

كُنَّا عِنْدَهُ وَ ذَكَرُوا سُلْطَانَ‌ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع لَا يَخْرُجُ عَلَى هِشَامٍ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا قَتَلَهُ قَالَ وَ ذَكَرَ مُلْكَهُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ فَجَزِعْنَا فَقَالَ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُهْلِكَ سُلْطَانَ قَوْمٍ أَمَرَ الْمَلَكَ فَأَسْرَعَ بِسَيْرِ الْفَلَكِ فَقَدَّرَ عَلَى مَا يُرِيدُ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لِزَيْدٍ ع هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي شَهِدْ

‘No one comes out (rebels) against Hisham except that he gets killed’. ‘And he (asws) also mentioned that his government would last for twenty years’. He (the narrator) said, ‘That grieved us’. So he (asws) said: ‘What is the matter with you? Whenever Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Intends to Destroy the authority of

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ أَقْبَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‌[1] فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ فَرَقَّ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ صَنَعْتَ بِهِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ رَقَقْتُ لَهُ لِأَنَّهُ يُنْسَبُ إِلَى أَمْرٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ‌[2] لَمْ أَجِدْهُ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع مِنْ خُلَفَاءِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ لَا مِنْ مُلُوكِهَا.

‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) when Muhammad Bin Abdullah came up and greeted, then went away. Abu Abdullah (asws) sympathised and tears flowed from his (asws) eyes. So I said to him (asws), ‘I saw you (asws) doing something what you never did for anyone before’. He (asws) said; ‘I (asws) sympathised for

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لِرَجُلٍ مَا الْفَتَى عِنْدَكُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ الشَّابُّ فَقَالَ لَا الْفَتَى الْمُؤْمِنُ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْكَهْفِ كَانُوا شُيُوخاً فَسَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِتْيَةً بِإِيمَانِهِمْ.

‘The youth’. So he (asws) said; ‘No! Al-Fati is the Believer. The Companions of the Cave (As’haab Al-Kahf) were old people, Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Called them ‘Young men’ due to their belief’.

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ فَقالُوا رَبَّنا باعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفارِنا وَ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ‌[3] فَقَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ كَانَ لَهُمْ قُرًى مُتَّصِلَةٌ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ وَ أَنْهَارٌ جَارِيَةٌ وَ أَمْوَالٌ ظَاهِرَةٌ فَكَفَرُوا بِأَنْعُمِ اللَّهِ‌ وَ غَيَّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ فَأَرْسَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ الْعَرِمِ‌ فَغَرَّقَ قُرَاهُمْ وَ

‘A man asked Abu Ja’far (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[34:19] And they said: O our Lord! make spaces to be longer between our journeys; and they were unjust to themselves”. He (asws) said: ‘They were a people who live in two inter-connected villages and were able to see each other, an

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّكُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ رَحْمَةٍ اخْتَصَّكُمُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ كَذَلِكَ نَحْنُ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لَا نُدْخِلُ أَحَداً فِي ضَلَالَةٍ وَ لَا نُخْرِجُهُ مِنْ هُدًى إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا لَا تَذْهَبُ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَجُلًا مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ يَعْمَلُ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَا يَرَى فِيكُمْ مُنْكَراً إِلَّا أَنْكَر