The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ هَذِهِ قُبَّةُ آدَمَ ع قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لِلَّهِ قِبَابٌ كَثِيرَةٌ أَلَا إِنَّ خَلْفَ مَغْرِبِكُمْ هَذَا تِسْعَةٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ مَغْرِباً أَرْضاً بَيْضَاءَ مَمْلُوَّةً خَلْقاً يَسْتَضِيئُونَ بِنُورِهِ لَمْ يَعْصُوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ مَا يَدْرُونَ خُلِقَ آدَمُ أَمْ لَمْ يُخْلَقْ يَبْرَءُونَ مِنْ فُلَانٍ وَ فُلَانٍ.

A man came up to Abu Abdullah (a.s.), so he said to him, ‘May I be sacrificed for you. This here (the sky) is the dome of Adam (a.s.)?’ He replied: ‘Yes. By Allah, there are numerous domes. Indeed, behind this West of yours are thirty-nine (others) in the West, white lands filled with creatures illuminated by its light

مَنْ خَصَفَ نَعْلَهُ وَ رَقَّعَ ثَوْبَهُ وَ حَمَلَ سِلْعَتَهُ‌[2] فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ الْكِبْرِ.

‘The one who repairs his owns shoes, and stitches his own clothes, and carries his own commodities is free from the arrogance’.

كُنْتُ أَنَا وَ الْقَاسِمُ شَرِيكِي وَ نَجْمُ بْنُ حُطَيْمٍ وَ صَالِحُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَتَنَاظَرْنَا فِي‌ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ قَالَ‌[1] فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَذَا نَحْنُ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْهُ‌[2] وَ لَيْسَ مِنَّا فِي تَقِيَّةٍ قُومُوا بِنَا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقُمْنَا فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا بَلَغْنَا الْبَابَ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا بِلَا حِذَاءٍ وَ لَا رِدَاءٍ قَدْ قَامَ كُلُّ شَعْرَةٍ مِ

I and Al-Qasim Shureyki, and Najm Bin Hateem, and Salih Bin Sahl were at Al-Medina. So we were debating regarding the Lordship (Al-Rububiyya). So some of us said to the others, ‘What are we doing with this when we are so near to him (asws), and there is none from us who is in dissimulation. Let us all go to him (asws)’

إِنَّ لِإِبْلِيسَ عَوْناً يُقَالُ لَهُ تَمْرِيحٌ إِذَا جَاءَ اللَّيْلُ مَلَأَ مَا بَيْنَ الْخَافِقَيْنِ‌[3].

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Iblees (la) has a helper called ‘تَمْرِيحٌ’ Tamreeh. When the night comes, he fills what is between the two palpitations (of the heart)’.

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

إِذَا تَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْقَائِمَ فَلْيَتَمَنَّهُ فِي عَافِيَةٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص رَحْمَةً وَ يَبْعَثُ الْقَائِمَ نَقِمَةً[2].

"If one of you wishes for the Qā'im, let him wish for him in protection (for everyone), for indeed Allah sent Muḥammad (saw) as a mercy, and He will send the Qā'im as a wrath."

كَانَ الْحَسَنُ ع أَشْبَهَ النَّاسِ بِمُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ مَا بَيْنَ رَأْسِهِ إِلَى سُرَّتِهِ وَ إِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ ع أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ- بِمُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ مَا بَيْنَ سُرَّتِهِ إِلَى قَدَمِهِ.

Abu Al-Hassan the First (asws) having said that Al-Hassan (asws) was the most similar, of the people, to Musa Bin Imran (as) from what is in between his (asws) head to his (asws) navel, and that Al-Husayn (asws) was the most similar of the people, to Musa Bin Imran (as) from what is in between his (asws) navel to his (

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَمْ كَانَ طُولُ آدَمَ ع حِينَ هُبِطَ بِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ كَمْ كَانَ طُولُ حَوَّاءَ قَالَ وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمَّا أَهْبَطَ آدَمَ وَ زَوْجَتَهُ حَوَّاءَ ع إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَانَتْ رِجْلَاهُ بِثَنِيَّةِ الصَّفَا[4] وَ رَأْسُهُ دُونَ أُفُقِ السَّمَاءِ وَ أَنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَى اللَّهِ مَا يُصِيبُهُ مِنْ حَرِّ الشَّمْسِ فَأَوْح

I asked Abu Abdullah (asws), ‘What was the length of Adam (as) when he (as) descended to the earth, and what was the length of Hawwa (as)?’ He (asws) said: ‘We (asws) found in the Book of Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws) that when Allah (azwj) Made Adam (as) and his (as) wife Hawwa (as) to the earth, his (as) legs were

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’.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَعْطَى الْمُؤْمِنَ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ الْعِزَّ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ- وَ الْفَلْجَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ الْمَهَابَةَ فِي صُدُورِ الظَّالِمِينَ.

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that: ‘Allah (azwj) has Granted three characteristics to the Believer – the honour in the world and the Hereafter, and the success in the world and the Hereafter, and the prestige in front of the unjust ones’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ ثَلَاثٌ هُنَّ فَخْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ زَيْنُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ الصَّلَاةُ فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَ يَأْسُهُ مِمَّا فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ وَ وَلَايَتُهُ الْإِمَامَ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع قَالَ وَ ثَلَاثَةٌ هُمْ شِرَارُ الْخَلْقِ ابْتُلِيَ بِهِمْ خِيَارُ الْخَلْقِ- أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ قَاتَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَادَاهُ وَ مُعَاوِيَةُ قَاتَلَ عَلِيّاً ع وَ عَادَاه

Three things are a matter of pride for the believer and an adornment of him in the world and the Hereafter: the prayer during the last part of the night, and his dejection from what is in the hands of the people, and his Wilayah of the Imam from the progeny of Muhammad (saww). And the three who are the most evil of cre

لَا حَسَبَ لِقُرَشِيٍّ وَ لَا لِعَرَبِيٍّ إِلَّا بِتَوَاضُعٍ وَ لَا كَرَمَ إِلَّا بِتَقْوَى وَ لَا عَمَلَ إِلَّا بِالنِّيَّةِ[1] وَ لَا عِبَادَةَ إِلَّا بِالتَّفَقُّهِ أَلَا وَ إِنَّ أَبْغَضَ النَّاسِ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَنْ يَقْتَدِي بِسُنَّةِ إِمَامٍ وَ لَا يَقْتَدِي بِأَعْمَالِهِ.

Ali Bin Al-Husayn (asws) has said: ‘There is no nobility for the Qureysh, nor for the Arabs except by humbleness, and there is no prestige except by piety, and there are no deeds except by the intention, and there is no worship except by the understanding. Indeed! The most hateful of the people to Allah (azwj) is the o

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

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع إِنَّ لِي جَارَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا نَاصِبٌ‌[3] وَ الْآخَرُ زَيْدِيٌّ وَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ مُعَاشَرَتِهِمَا فَمَنْ أُعَاشِرُ فَقَالَ هُمَا سِيَّانِ‌[4] مَنْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ نَبَذَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ وَ هُوَ الْمُكَذِّبُ بِجَمِيعِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا نَصَبَ لَكَ وَ هَذَا الزَّيْدِيُّ نَصَبَ لَنَا.

I said to Abu Al-Hassan (asws) that, ‘I have two neighbours, one of them is a Hostile one (Nasibi) and one is a Zaydiite (A sect) and it is necessary to keep relations with them, so whom shall I keep relations with?’ So he (asws) said: ‘They are both the same. The one who belies the Verses from the Book of Allah (azwj)

مَنْ قَعَدَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ يُسَبُّ فِيهِ إِمَامٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الِانْتِصَافِ‌[1] فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ أَلْبَسَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الذُّلَّ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ عَذَّبَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَ سَلَبَهُ صَالِحَ مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِنَا.

The one who sits in a gathering in which an Imam (asws) from the Imams (asws) is insulted, and he has the ability to remedy that and he does not do so, Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic would Clothe him in disgrace in the world and Punish him in the Hereafter, and would Confiscate the benefit which he has from our (asws

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

مِثْلَهُ‌[1]

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn fazzaal, from Ibrahim Bin Akhay Abu Shabl, from Abu Shabl, from Abu Abdullah (asws), similar to it’.

نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمَوْقِفِ وَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ كَثِيرٌ فَدَنَوْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْمَوْقِفِ لَكَثِيرٌ قَالَ فَصَرَفَ بِبَصَرِهِ فَأَدَارَهُ فِيهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ غُثَاءٌ[2] يَأْتِي بِهِ الْمَوْجُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا الْحَجُّ إِلَّا لَكُمْ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا مِنْكُمْ.

I looked towards the pausing station (during the Pilgrimage) and there were a lot of people in it. So I approached Abu Abdullah (asws) and said to him (asws) that, ‘The people at the Pausing station are so many (in numbers)’. He (asws) look around and pondered over them, then said: ‘Come closer to me (asws), O Abu Abdu

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

لَمَّا أُخْرِجَ‌ بِعَلِيٍّ ع‌[1] خَرَجَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ع وَاضِعَةً قَمِيصَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى رَأْسِهَا آخِذَةً بِيَدَيِ ابْنَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ مَا لِي وَ مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُؤْتِمَ ابْنَيَّ وَ تُرْمِلَنِي مِنْ زَوْجِي‌[2] وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا أَنْ تَكُونَ سَيِّئَةٌ لَنَشَرْتُ شَعْرِي وَ لَصَرَخْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مَا تُرِيدُ إِلَى‌[3] هَذَا ثُمَّ أَخَذَتْ بِيَدِهِ فَانْ

When they came out with Ali (asws), Fatima (sa) also came out having placed the shirt of the Rasulallah (saww) upon her head, taking her two sons by the hand. So she (asws) said: ‘What is it between me and you, O Abu Bakr that you want to orphan my two sons and widow me from my husband? By Allah (azwj)! Had it not been

وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ نَشَرَتْ شَعْرَهَا مَاتُوا طُرّاً[4].

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said; ‘By Allah (azwj)! Had she (asws) spread her (asws) hair, they would have all died’.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا يُسْتَعْمَلُ إِنْ عَمِلَ خَيْراً جُزِئَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ عَمِلَ شَرّاً جُزِئَ بِهِ.

‘The one of adulterous birth should (also) perform deeds. If his deeds are good he would be Recompensated for it, and if his deeds are evil he would be Recompensed for it’.

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’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَمَّا وُلِدَ مَرْوَانُ عَرَضُوا بِهِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يَدْعُوَ لَهُ فَأَرْسَلُوا بِهِ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ لِيَدْعُوَ لَهُ فَلَمَّا قَرَّبَتْهُ مِنْهُ قَالَ أَخْرِجُوا عَنِّي الْوَزَغَ ابْنَ الْوَزَغِ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ وَ لَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَ لَعَنَهُ.

‘When Marwan was born, they presented him to the Rasool Allah (saww) to supplicate for him. So they went with him to Ayesha so that (Prophet (saww) would) supplicate for him. So when she went near him, he (saww) said, ‘Take him away from me, the lizard son of the lizard’. Zurara (the narrator) said, ‘And I don’t know (

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ عُمَرَ لَقِيَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- بِأَيِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ‌[1] تَعَرُّضاً بِي وَ بِصَاحِبِي قَالَ أَ فَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِآيَةٍ نَزَلَتْ فِي بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ- فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ تُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحامَكُمْ‌[2] فَقَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ أَوْصَلُ لِلرَّحِمِ مِنْكَ وَ لَكِنَّ

‘Umar met Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) and said, ‘You (asws) are the one who recites this Verse: “[68:6] Which of you is afflicted with madness”, applying it to me and my companion (abu Bakr)’. He (asws) said: ‘Shall I (asws) not inform you of the Verse which Descended regarding the Clan of Umayya: “[47:22] But if you held

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

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

مَرَرْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَلَى الشِّيعَةِ وَ هُمْ مَا بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع شِيعَتُكَ وَ مَوَالِيكَ جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ أَيْنَ هُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَرَاهُمْ مَا بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ بِي إِلَيْهِمْ فَذَهَبَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ رِيحَكُمْ وَ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ فَأَعِينُوا مَعَ هَذَا بِوَرَعٍ وَ اجْتِهَاد

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘I (asws) and Abu Ja’far (asws) passed by the Shites whilst they were in between the Grave and the Pulpit (of the Rasool Allah (saww)). So I (asws) said to Abu Ja’far (asws): ‘May I (asws) be sacrificed for you (asws), these are your (asws) Shites and your (asws) friends’. He (asws) sai

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ قَائِمَنَا إِذَا قَامَ مَدَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِشِيعَتِنَا فِي أَسْمَاعِهِمْ وَ أَبْصَارِهِمْ حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الْقَائِمِ بَرِيدٌ[1] يُكَلِّمُهُمُ فَيَسْمَعُونَ وَ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فِي مَكَانِهِ.

329. Abu Ali Al-Ashary, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al-kufy, from Al-Abbas Bin Aamir, from Al-Rabi’e Bin Muhammad Al-Muslyy, from Abu Al-Rabi’e who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying that: ‘When our Qaim (asws) makes a stand, Allah (azwj) will extend the hearing of our (asws) Shites, and their vision to the extent tha

مَنِ اسْتَخَارَ اللَّهَ رَاضِياً بِمَا صَنَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ خَارَ اللَّهُ لَهُ حَتْماً[2].

‘The one who leaves the choice to Allah (azwj) and is happy with whatsoever Allah (azwj) Chooses for him, Allah (azwj) will inevitably Choose good for him’.

اشْتَدَدْتُ خَلْفَ‌[3] أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لِي يَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَهْلِكْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْحَمْقَى إِلَّا بِخَفْقِ النِّعَالِ خَلْفَهُمْ‌[4] مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قُلْتُ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ عَنِ الشَّرَفِ وَ عَنِ الْمُرُوءَةِ وَ عَنِ الْعَقْلِ قَالَ أَمَّا الشَّرَفُ فَمَنْ شَرَّفَهُ السُّلْطَانُ شَرُفَ وَ أَمَّا الْمُرُوءَةُ فَإِصْلَاحُ الْمَعِيشَةِ وَ أَمَّا الْعَقْلُ فَمَنِ اتَّقَى اللَّهَ

I hurried behind Amir-ul-Momineen (asws), so he (asws) said to me: ‘O Juweyriyya! Those idiots were not destroyed except by the sound of the shoes behind them which followed them’. I said, ‘I came to ask you (asws) about three – about the nobility, and the chivalry, and the intellect’. He (asws) said: ‘As for the nobil

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لِأَيِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ صَارَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَشَدَّ حَرَارَةً مِنَ الْقَمَرِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الشَّمْسَ مِنْ نُورِ النَّارِ وَ صَفْوِ الْمَاءِ طَبَقاً مِنْ هَذَا وَ طَبَقاً مِنْ هَذَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ سَبْعَةَ أَطْبَاقٍ أَلْبَسَهَا لِبَاساً مِنْ نَارٍ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ صَارَتْ أَشَدَّ حَرَارَةً مِنَ الْقَمَرِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ الْقَمَرُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

I said to Abu Ja’far (asws), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws). Which is that thing which makes the sun to be hotter than the moon?’ So he (asws) said: ‘Allah (azwj) Created the sun from the light of the fire and clearness of the water, a layer from this and a layer from this until there were seven layers, then cloth

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَقِيقَةٌ ثَابِتَةٌ[1] لَمْ يَقُمْ عَلَى شُبْهَةٍ هَامِدَةٍ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مُنْتَهَى الْغَايَةِ وَ يَطْلُبَ الْحَادِثَ مِنَ النَّاطِقِ عَنِ الْوَارِثِ وَ بِأَيِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ جَهِلْتُمْ مَا أَنْكَرْتُمْ‌[2] وَ بِأَيِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ عَرَفْتُمْ مَا أَبْصَرْتُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ.

The one for whom the facts are established will never stand upon lifeless doubts. He will not stop until he comes to know the ultimate goal, and seeks the (explanation for) the newly emerging issues from the one who speaks from the inheritors (asws), and for which thing you are ignorant of, what you have denied, and by

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

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلِيجَةً[4] فَلَا تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ سَبَبٍ وَ نَسَبٍ وَ قَرَابَةٍ وَ وَلِيجَةٍ وَ بِدْعَةٍ وَ شُبْهَةٍ مُنْقَطِعٌ مُضْمَحِلٌّ كَمَا يَضْمَحِلُّ الْغُبَارُ[5] الَّذِي يَكُونُ عَلَى الْحَجَرِ الصَّلْدِ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ الْمَطَرُ الْجَوْدُ[6] إِلَّا مَا أَثْبَتَهُ الْقُرْآنُ.

335. From him, from his father, said: Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Do not take anyone other than Allah (azwj) as a confidant or else you will not remain a ‘Momin’ (Believer), for every reason, and lineage, and relationships, and confidants, and innovations, and doubts will be cut off. These will disappear like the dust whi

نَحْنُ أَصْلُ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَ مِنْ فُرُوعِنَا كُلُّ بِرٍّ فَمِنَ الْبِرِّ التَّوْحِيدُ وَ الصَّلَاةُ وَ الصِّيَامُ وَ كَظْمُ الْغَيْظِ وَ الْعَفْوُ عَنِ الْمُسِي‌ءِ وَ رَحْمَةُ الْفَقِيرِ وَ تَعَهُّدُ الْجَارِ وَ الْإِقْرَارُ بِالْفَضْلِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ عَدُوُّنَا أَصْلُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ وَ مِنْ فُرُوعِهِمْ كُلُّ قَبِيحٍ وَ فَاحِشَةٍ فَمِنْهُمُ الْكَذِبُ وَ الْبُخْلُ وَ النَّمِيمَةُ وَ الْقَطِيعَةُ وَ أَكْلُ الرِّبَا وَ أَك

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘We (asws) are the origin of every good, and from our (asws) branches is every righteousness, So, from the righteousness is ‘التَّوْحِيدُ’ Oneness (Al-Tauheed), and the Prayer, and the Fasts, and suppression of the anger, and the pardoning others, and being merciful to the poor, and being

قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ اقْنَعْ بِمَا قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَ لَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَا عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ وَ لَا تَتَمَنَّ مَا لَسْتَ نَائِلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ قَنِعَ شَبِعَ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَقْنَعْ لَمْ يَشْبَعْ وَ خُذْ حَظَّكَ مِنْ آخِرَتِكَ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنْفَعُ الْأَشْيَاءِ لِلْمَرْءِ سَبْقُهُ النَّاسَ إِلَى عَيْبِ نَفْسِهِ وَ أَشَدُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ مَئُونَةً إِخْفَاءُ الْفَاقَةِ وَ أَقَلُّ الْأَشْيَاءِ غَنَاءً[1] النَّ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said to a man: ‘Be content with what Allah (azwj) has Distributed to you, and do not look at what is in the possession of others, and do not covet what cannot be achieved, for the one who is content, he is satisfied, and the one who is not content is not at ease, and take your share from the

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لِحُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ‌ يَا حُمْرَانُ انْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونَكَ فِي الْمَقْدُرَةِ وَ لَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكَ فِي الْمَقْدُرَةِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَقْنَعُ لَكَ بِمَا قُسِمَ لَكَ وَ أَحْرَى أَنْ تَسْتَوْجِبَ الزِّيَادَةَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْعَمَلَ الدَّائِمَ الْقَلِيلَ عَلَى الْيَقِينِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ الْكَثِي

‘O Humraan! Look to the one who is below you in the capability, and do not look at the one who is above you in the capability, for that would be contentment for you with what Allah (azwj) has Distributed for you, and you would be more likely to receive more from your Lord (azwj). And know that a small amount of deeds w

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي إِنْ كُنْتَ عَالِماً عَنِ النَّاسِ وَ عَنْ أَشْبَاهِ النَّاسِ وَ عَنِ النَّسْنَاسِ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَا حُسَيْنُ أَجِبِ الرَّجُلَ فَقَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ ع أَمَّا قَوْلُكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ النَّاسِ فَنَحْنُ النَّاسُ وَ لِذَلِكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ- ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا م

‘A man went to Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) and said, ‘Inform me, if you (asws) are knowledgeable, about the people, and about those who resemble the people, and about the Nasnaas’. So Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) said: ‘O Husayn (asws), answer the man’. So Al-Husayn (asws) said: ‘As for your word, ‘Inform me about the people’,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْهُمَا[3] فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ مَا تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْهُمَا فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا مَاتَ مِنَّا مَيِّتٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا سَاخِطاً عَلَيْهِمَا وَ مَا مِنَّا الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا سَاخِطاً عَلَيْهِمَا يُوصِي بِذَلِكَ الْكَبِيرُ مِنَّا الصَّغِيرَ إِنَّهُمَا ظَلَمَانَا حَقَّنَا وَ مَنَعَانَا فَيْئَنَا وَ كَانَا أَوَّلَ مَنْ رَكِبَ أَعْنَاقَنَا وَ بَثَقَا عَلَيْنَا بَثْقاً[4] فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يُسْكَر

I asked Abu Ja’far (asws) about the two (Abu Bakr and Umar), so he (asws) said: ‘O Abu Al-Fazl, don’t ask me about these two, for by Allah (azwj), no one from among us (asws) passes away at all except being angry against these two, and there is none from us (asws) today except that he (asws) is angry at them. The old o

كَانَ النَّاسُ أَهْلَ رِدَّةٍ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ ص‌[6] إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةً فَقُلْتُ وَ مَنِ الثَّلَاثَةُ فَقَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيُّ وَ سَلْمَانُ الْفَارِسِيُّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَرَفَ أُنَاسٌ بَعْدَ يَسِيرٍ وَ قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ‌ دَارَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الرَّحَى وَ أَبَوْا أَنْ يُبَايِعُوا حَتَّى جَاءُوا بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مُكْرَهاً فَبَايَع

‘The people turned apostate after the Prophet (sw) except for three’. So I said, ‘And who are the three?’ So he (AS) said: ‘Al-Miqdad Bin Al-Aswad, and Abu Dharr Al-Ghaffari, and Salman Al-Farsi, may the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be upon them. Then the people realised after a while’. And he (AS) said: ‘They are

صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمِنْبَرَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمْ نَخْوَةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ تَفَاخُرَهَا بِآبَائِهَا أَلَا إِنَّكُمْ مِنْ آدَمَ ع وَ آدَمُ مِنْ طِينٍ أَلَا إِنَّ خَيْرَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ عَبْدٌ اتَّقَاهُ إِنَّ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ لَيْسَتْ بِأَبٍ وَالِدٍ وَ لَكِنَّهَا لِسَانٌ نَاطِقٌ فَمَنْ قَصُرَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُبْلِغْهُ حَسَبُهُ‌[2] أَلَا إِنَّ

342. Hannaan, from his father, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) ascended the Pulpit on the day of victory over Makkah, so he (saww) said: ‘O you people! Allah (azwj) has Taken away from you the pride of the era of the ignorance, and what you are boasting of with regards to your fore

قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا كَانَ وُلْدُ يَعْقُوبَ أَنْبِيَاءَ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا أَسْبَاطَ أَوْلَادِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ[3] وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُفَارِقُوا الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا سُعَدَاءَ تَابُوا وَ تَذَكَّرُوا مَا صَنَعُوا وَ إِنَّ الشَّيْخَيْنِ‌[4] فَارَقَا الدُّنْيَا وَ لَمْ يَتُوبَا وَ لَمْ يَتَذَكَّرَا مَا صَنَعَا بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَعَلَيْهِمَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ*.

He said: ‘No, but they were the grandchildren of the children of the Prophets, and they did not depart from the world except as happy, repentant, and remembered what they had done, and the Shaykhayn (the two old men: Abu Bakr and Umar) departed from the world, they did not repent nor did they ever remember what they ha

إِنَّ النَّاسَ أَصَابَهُمْ قَحْطٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ ع فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَيْهِ وَ طَلَبُوا إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَسْتَسْقِيَ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْغَدَاةَ مَضَيْتُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ مَضَى وَ مَضَوْا فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا هُوَ بِنَمْلَةٍ رَافِعَةٍ يَدَهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَاضِعَةٍ قَدَمَيْهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إ

‘The people were affected by severe drought during the era of Suleiman Bin Dawood (as). So they complained about that to him (as), and sought from him (as) that he (as) should Pray for them’. So he (as) said to them: ‘When I (as) have Prayed the morning Prayer, I (as) will come with you’. So when he (as) had Prayed the

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ عِبَاداً مَيَامِينَ مَيَاسِيرَ يَعِيشُونَ وَ يَعِيشُ النَّاسُ فِي أَكْنَافِهِمْ‌[1] وَ هُمْ فِي عِبَادِهِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْقَطْرِ وَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِبَادٌ مَلَاعِينُ مَنَاكِيرُ لَا يَعِيشُونَ وَ لَا يَعِيشُ النَّاسُ فِي أَكْنَافِهِمْ وَ هُمْ فِي عِبَادِهِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْجَرَادِ لَا يَقَعُونَ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ إِلَّا أَتَوْا عَلَيْهِ‌[2].

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said that Allah (azwj) has servants who are auspicious and righteous who are living, and the people live in their protection, and they are among His (azwj) servants at the status of the country. And Allah (azwj) has servants who are accursed and deniers. Neither do they live (a good life) nor do t

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَشْكُو جَفَاءَ أَهْلِ وَاسِطٍ وَ حَمْلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَ كَانَتْ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْعُثْمَانِيَّةِ تُؤْذِينِي فَوَقَّعَ بِخَطِّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَ أَوْلِيَائِنَا عَلَى الصَّبْرِ فِي دَوْلَةِ الْبَاطِلِ فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَلَوْ قَدْ قَامَ سَيِّدُ الْخَلْقِ‌[4] لَقَالُوا- يا وَيْلَنا مَنْ بَعَثَنا مِنْ مَرْقَدِنا هذا ما وَعَدَ الرَّحْمن

‘Surely Allah (azwj) has Taken a Covenant from our (asws) friends for the patience during the government of the falsehood. So be patient for the Judgement of your Lord (azwj). So when the chief of the creatures (Al-Qaim (asws)) makes a stand, they would say: “[36:52] They shall say: O woe to us! who has raised us up fr

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي فَضْلِ مَعْرِفَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا مَدُّوا أَعْيُنَهُمْ إِلَى مَا مَتَّعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْأَعْدَاءَ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَ نَعِيمِهَا وَ كَانَتْ دُنْيَاهُمْ أَقَلَّ عِنْدَهُمْ مِمَّا يَطَئُونَهُ بِأَرْجُلِهِمْ وَ لَنُعِّمُوا بِمَعْرِفَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ وَ تَلَذَّذُوا بِهَا تَلَذُّذَ مَنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي رَوْضَاتِ الْجِنَانِ مَعَ أَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ إِنّ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘If the people knew the merits of recognising Allah (azwj) they would not extend their eyes to what treats the enemies of Allah (azwj) have from the blossoms of the life of the world and its bounties. And their world would seem little in their presence than what they are treading on with t

مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلْقاً أَصْغَرَ مِنَ الْبَعُوضِ‌[3] وَ الْجِرْجِسُ أَصْغَرُ مِنَ الْبَعُوضِ وَ الَّذِي نُسَمِّيهِ نَحْنُ الْوَلَعَ أَصْغَرُ مِنَ الْجِرْجِسِ‌[4] وَ مَا فِي الْفِيلِ شَيْ‌ءٌ إِلَّا وَ فِيهِ مِثْلُهُ وَ فُضِّلَ عَلَى الْفِيلِ بِالْجَنَاحَيْنِ.

‘Allah (azwj) has not Created a creature smaller than the mosquito, and Al-Jarjas is smaller than the mosquito, and that which we call Al-Wala’a is smaller than Al-Jarjas, and there is nothing which the elephant has except that it is in it, similar to it, and it is better than the elephant by having two wings’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ إِذا دَعاكُمْ لِما يُحْيِيكُمْ‌[5] قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي وَلَايَةِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ ما تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُها وَ لا حَبَّةٍ فِي‌ ظُلُماتِ الْأَرْضِ‌ وَ لا رَطْبٍ وَ لا يابِسٍ‌ إِلَّا فِي كِتابٍ‌ مُبِينٍ‌[1] قَالَ فَقَال

I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[8:24] O you who believe! answer (the call of) Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life”. He (asws) said: ‘It was Revealed regarding the Wilayah of Ali (asws)’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And I asked him (a

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ عَلَيْكَ بِالتِّلَادِ[5] وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ كُلَّ مُحْدَثٍ لَا عَهْدَ لَهُ وَ لَا أَمَانَةَ وَ لَا ذِمَّةَ وَ لَا مِيثَاقَ وَ كُنْ عَلَى حَذَرٍ مِنْ أَوْثَقِ النَّاسِ فِي نَفْسِكَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ أَعْدَاءُ النِّعَمِ‌[6].

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘It is on you to be with the original, and beware of every newly invented matter as there is no pledge for it, nor a trust for it, nor a guarantee for it, nor a Covenant for it. And be cautious of the people whom you rely upon for yourself, for the people are the enemies of the bounties’.