The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جَالِساً فِي الْحِجْرِ تَحْتَ الْمِيزَابِ وَ رَجُلٌ يُخَاصِمُ رَجُلًا وَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا تَدْرِي مِنْ أَيْنَ تَهُبُّ الرِّيحُ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَهَلْ تَدْرِي أَنْتَ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنِّي أَسْمَعُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَهُبُّ الرِّيحُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ

I was seated with Abu Abdullah (asws) in the chamber underneath the shade and a man was disputing with a man, and one of them was saying to his companion, ‘By Allah (azwj), I do not know from where the wind blows’. So when he said it many times, Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘So do you know?’ He said, ‘No, but I heard the

لَيْسَ خَلْقٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنَّهُ لَيَنْزِلُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ فَيَطَّوَّفُونَ بِالْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ لَيْلَتَهُمْ وَ كَذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ‌[2].

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘There are no creatures more numerous than the Angels. They descend from the sky every night, seventy thousand Angels, so they circumambulate the Sacred House during the night, and similarly during each day’.

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَجْزَاءٍ جُزْءٌ لَهُ جَنَاحَانِ وَ جُزْءٌ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ وَ جُزْءٌ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ.

The Prophet (saww) said: ‘The Angels are upon three parts – One group of them has two wings, and another group has three wings, and another one has four wings’.

إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نَهَراً يَغْتَمِسُ فِيهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع كُلَّ غَدَاةٍ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ فَيَنْتَفِضُ فَيَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ كُلِّ قَطْرَةٍ تَقَطَّرُ مِنْهُ مَلَكاً.

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that: ‘In the Paradise is a river in which Jibraeel (as) dives into, every morning. Then he (as) comes out of it, and shakes. So Allah (azwj) Creates an Angel from every drop that falls of him (as)’.

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَلَكاً مَا بَيْنَ شَحْمَةِ أُذُنِهِ إِلَى عَاتِقِهِ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِمِائَةِ عَامٍ خَفَقَانِ الطَّيْرِ[3].

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said that: ‘Allah (azwj) has an Angel, whose span between his ear lobe to his shoulder is of five hundred years of the travel distance of a bird’.

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ دِيكاً رِجْلَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ السَّابِعَةِ وَ عُنُقُهُ مُثْبَتَةٌ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ وَ جَنَاحَاهُ فِي الْهَوَى إِذَا كَانَ فِي نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ أَوِ الثُّلُثِ الثَّانِي مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ‌ ضَرَبَ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ وَ صَاحَ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ‌[1] فَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ فَتَضْرِبُ الدِّيَكَةُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا وَ تَصِ

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that: ‘Allah (azwj) has a Rooster. Its feet are in the seventh earth, and its neck is fixed underneath the Throne, and its wings are in the atmosphere. When it is the middle of the night, or two thirds from the end of the night. Its flaps its wings and shouts: ‘Glorious, Holy is our Lord (

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَا يَقُولُ مَنْ قِبَلَكُمْ فِي الْحِجَامَةِ قُلْتُ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهَا عَلَى الرِّيقِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهَا عَلَى الطَّعَامِ قَالَ لَا هِيَ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ أَدَرُّ لِلْعُرُوقِ وَ أَقْوَى لِلْبَدَنِ‌[3].

‘What are they saying in front of you with regards to cupping?’ I said, ‘They are alleging that it is better upon an empty stomach than after a meal’. He (asws) said: ‘No, it makes the blood to flow more after a meal, and is strengthening for the body’.

اقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ احْتَجِمْ أَيَّ يَوْمٍ شِئْتَ وَ تَصَدَّقْ وَ اخْرُجْ أَيَّ يَوْمٍ شِئْتَ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Recite the Verse of the Throne (Aayat Al-Kursy), and get cupping done on whichever day you like to, and give charity, and go out on whichever day you like’.

سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ الْأَحْوَلِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَيْسَ مِنْ دَوَاءٍ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يُهَيِّجُ دَاءً وَ لَيْسَ شَيْ‌ءٌ فِي الْبَدَنِ أَنْفَعَ مِنْ إِمْسَاكِ الْيَدِ إِلَّا عَمَّا يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ.

I heard from Abu Al-Hassan (asws) saying: ‘There is none from the medicine but it agitates the illness, and there is nothing in the body more beneficial than restraining the hand except from what is needy for it’.

الْحُمَّى تَخْرُجُ فِي ثَلَاثٍ فِي الْعَرَقِ وَ الْبَطَنِ وَ الْقَيْ‌ءِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘The fever goes out (is cured) in three (ways) – The sweating, and the excretion and the vomiting’.

الْغَبَرَةُ عَلَى مَنْ أَثَارَهَا هَلَكَ الْمَحَاضِيرُ[4] قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَا الْمَحَاضِيرُ قَالَ الْمُسْتَعْجِلُونَ أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُرِيدُوا إِلَّا مَنْ يَعْرِضُ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا الْمُرْهِفِ أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُرِيدُوكُمْ بِمُجْحِفَةٍ[5] إِلَّا عَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُمْ بِشَاغِلٍ ثُمَّ نَكَتَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَ‌ قَالَ يَا أَبَا الْمُرْهِفِ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ

The dust will be upon the one who raises it. Destroyed are the ‘الْمَحَاضِيرُ’ Mahazeyr!’ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), and who are the Mahazeyr?’ He (asws) said: ‘The hasty ones. But, they do not want anyone except for the one who duels with them’. Then (Imam (asws)) said: ‘O Abu Al-Murhaf, if they want

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَتَاهُ كِتَابُ أَبِي مُسْلِمٍ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لِكِتَابِكَ جَوَابٌ اخْرُجْ عَنَّا فَجَعَلْنَا يُسَارُّ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضاً[1] فَقَالَ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تُسَارُّونَ يَا فَضْلُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ لَا يَعْجَلُ لِعَجَلَةِ الْعِبَادِ وَ لَإِزَالَةُ جَبَلٍ عَنْ مَوْضِعِهِ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ زَوَالِ مُلْكٍ لَمْ يَنْقَضِ أَجَلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ السَّا

‘There is no answer to your letter. Exit from us (asws)’. So some of us left the others. He (asws) said: ‘Which thing are you walking upon, O Fazl? Allah (azwj) does not Make Haste due to the hastiness of the servants. And removing a mountain from its place is easier than toppling a government whose term has not ended’

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ إِبْلِيسَ أَ كَانَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَمْ كَانَ يَلِي شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِ السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَلِي شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِ السَّمَاءِ وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ الطَّيَّارَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ فَأَنْكَرَهُ وَ قَالَ وَ كَيْفَ لَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- وَ إِذْ قُلْنا لِلْمَلائِكَةِ اسْجُ

‘Was he (la) from the Angels or was he (la) in charge of something from the matters of the sky?’ So he (asws) said: ‘He (la) was not from the Angels, nor was he (la) in charge of anything from the matters of the sky, nor was he (la) honourable’. I came up to Al-Tayyaar, so I informed him of what I had heard, He denied

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُصَلِّي فَأَجْعَلُ بَعْضَ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَجْعَلُ نِصْفَ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ لَكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي أُصَلِّي فَأَجْعَلُ كُلَّ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذاً يَكْفِيَكَ اللَّهُ مَا أَهَمَّكَ مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَاكَ وَ آخِرَتِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَلَّفَ رَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said that a man came up to the Rasool Allah (saww) and said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww)! Can I make half of my Salats for you (saww)?’ So he (saww) said: ‘That would be preferable for you’. So he said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), so when I Pray, can I make the whole of my Salat for you (saww)?’ So the R

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أَنْتُمْ وَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ لَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ كَمَا تَنْظُرُونَ أَنْتُمْ إِلَى الْكَوْكَبِ الدُّرِّيِّ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ إِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَيَقُولُ لِبَعْضٍ يَا فُلَانُ عَجَباً لِفُلَانٍ كَيْفَ أَصَابَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ أَبِي ع وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَعْجَبُ مِمَّنْ هَلَكَ‌[6] كَيْفَ

I heard Abū ʿAbdullāh (peace be upon him) say: 'By Allah, you are a light in the darkness of the earth, and by Allah, the inhabitants of the heavens look upon you in the darkness of the earth as you look upon a brilliant star in the sky. Indeed, some of them say to others: 'O so-and-so, how astonishing it is that so-an

مَنْ سَافَرَ أَوْ تَزَوَّجَ وَ الْقَمَرُ فِي الْعَقْرَبِ لَمْ يَرَ الْحُسْنَى‌[7].

The one who travels or gets married whilst the moon is in the Scorpio will never see the goodness’.

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَطَاءٍ يَقُولُ‌ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع قُمْ فَأَسْرِجْ دَابَّتَيْنِ حِمَاراً وَ بَغْلًا فَأَسْرَجْتُ حِمَاراً وَ بَغْلًا فَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْهِ الْبَغْلَ وَ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ أَحَبُّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُقَدِّمَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْبَغْلَ قُلْتُ اخْتَرْتُهُ لَكَ قَالَ وَ أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَ لِي ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْمَطَايَا إِلَيَّ الْحُمُرُ قَالَ فَقَ

Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Arise, and saddle two animals, a donkey and a mule’. So I saddled a donkey and a mule and offered the mule to him (asws) as I opined that it was more beloved of the two to him (asws). he (asws) said: ‘Who ordered you to offer to me (asws) this mule?’ I said, ‘I chose it for you (asws)’. He (asw

لَمَّا أَرَادَتْ قُرَيْشٌ قَتْلَ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَتْ كَيْفَ لَنَا بِأَبِي لَهَبٍ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ جَمِيلٍ أَنَا أَكْفِيكُمُوهُ أَنَا أَقُولُ لَهُ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَقْعُدَ الْيَوْمَ فِي الْبَيْتِ نَصْطَبِحُ‌[4] فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ تَهَيَّأَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ص قَعَدَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ وَ امْرَأَتُهُ يَشْرَبَانِ فَدَعَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَلِيّاً ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا بُنَيَّ اذْهَبْ إِلَى عَمِّكَ أَبِ

كَانَ إِبْلِيسُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ يُقَلِّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي أَعْيُنِ الْكُفَّارِ وَ يُكَثِّرُ الْكُفَّارَ فِي أَعْيُنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِالسَّيْفِ فَهَرَبَ مِنْهُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ إِنِّي مُؤَجَّلٌ إِنِّي مُؤَجَّلٌ حَتَّى وَقَعَ فِي الْبَحْرِ قَالَ زُرَارَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع لِأَيِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ كَانَ يَخَافُ وَ هُوَ مُؤَجَّلٌ قَالَ يَقْطَعُ بَعْضَ أَطْرَافِهِ.

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: ‘On the Day of Badr, Iblees (la) used to belittle the Muslims in the eyes of the infidels, and magnify the infidels in the eyes of the Muslims. So Jibrael (as) pulled the sword against him (la) and he (la) fled from him (as) and he (la) was saying, ‘O Jibraeel (as), I (la) have been Grant

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‌ ص عَلَى التَّلِّ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ مَسْجِدُ الْفَتْحِ فِي غَزْوَةِ الْأَحْزَابِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ظَلْمَاءَ قَرَّةٍ[1] فَقَالَ مَنْ يَذْهَبُ فَيَأْتِيَنَا بِخَبَرِهِمْ وَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ أَعَادَهَا فَلَمْ يَقُمْ أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِيَدِهِ‌[2] وَ مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ أَرَادُوا أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَقَالَ أَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) stood upon the mound on which is the Masjid Al-Fatah during the military expedition of Al-Ahzaab is (built), on a dark cold night. So he (saww) said: ‘Who will go and bring their news to us, and the Paradise will be for him’. No one stood up. He (saww) then repeate

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِالْكُوفَةِ أَيَّامَ قَدِمَ عَلَى أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ‌[7]- فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْكُنَاسَةِ[1] قَالَ هَاهُنَا صُلِبَ عَمِّي زَيْدٌ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ مَضَى حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى طَاقِ الزَّيَّاتِينَ وَ هُوَ آخِرُ السَّرَّاجِينَ فَنَزَلَ وَ قَالَ انْزِلْ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعَ كَانَ مَسْجِدَ الْكُوفَةِ الْأَوَّلَ الَّذِي خَطَّهُ آدَمُ ع وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَ

I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) at Al-Kufa in the days of Ali Bin Al-Abbas. So when we ended up to Al-Kunasa, he (asws) said: ‘Over there is where they crucified my (asws) uncle Zayd, may Allah (azwj) have Mercy upon him’. Then we went until we ended up at the (market) stall of the oilmen, and it was at th

إِنَّ نُوحاً ص لَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ وَ كَانَ مِيعَادُهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ رَبِّهِ فِي إِهْلَاكِ‌ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ يَفُورَ التَّنُّورُ فَفَارَ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ إِنَّ التَّنُّورَ قَدْ فَارَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ فَخَتَمَهُ فَقَامَ الْمَاءُ[1] وَ أَدْخَلَ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ وَ أَخْرَجَ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى خَاتَمِهِ فَنَزَعَهُ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَفَتَحْنا أَب

Amir-ul- Momineen (asws) said: ‘When Noah (asws) was free from building the ship and there were (many) seasons between him (as) and his (as) Lord (azwj) for the destruction of his (as) people, the overflowing of the oven. His (as) wife said, ‘The oven has overflowed’. So he (as) stood up and covered it. The water was c

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ نُوحٍ ع وَ هُوَ يَعْمَلُ السَّفِينَةَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ التَّنُّورَ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ مَاءٌ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ مُسْرِعاً حَتَّى جَعَلَ الطَّبَقَ عَلَيْهِ‌[4] وَ خَتَمَهُ بِخَاتَمِهِ فَقَامَ الْمَاءُ[5] فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ جَاءَ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ فَفَضَّهُ وَ كَشَفَ الطَّبَقَ فَفَارَ الْمَاءُ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The wife of Noah (as) came whilst he (as) was building the ship. So she said to him (as), ‘Water is flowing out from the oven’. So he (as) stood up quickly, until he (as) went and covered it and sealed it with his (as) seal. The water stopped. So when he (as) was free from building the sh

كَانَتْ شَرِيعَةُ نُوحٍ ع أَنْ يُعْبَدَ اللَّهُ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَ خَلْعِ الْأَنْدَادِ وَ هِيَ الْفِطْرَةُ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْها وَ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَهُ عَلَى نُوحٍ ع وَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّينَ ع أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ لَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ أَمَرَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ وَ لَمْ يَف

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: ‘The Law (Sharia) of Noah (as) was that they should worship Allah (azwj) with Oneness (Al-Tauheed), and have sincerity, and not associate others, ‘وَ هِيَ الْفِطْرَةُ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ’ and this is the natured upon which the people have been Created. And Allah (azwj) Took a Covenant

إِنَّ نُوحاً ع لَمَّا غَرَسَ النَّوَى مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمُهُ فَجَعَلُوا يَضْحَكُونَ وَ يَسْخَرُونَ وَ يَقُولُونَ قَدْ قَعَدَ غَرَّاساً[5] حَتَّى إِذَا طَالَ النَّخْلُ وَ كَانَ جَبَّاراً طُوَالًا[6] قَطَعَهُ ثُمَّ نَحَتَهُ فَقَالُوا قَدْ قَعَدَ نَجَّاراً ثُمَّ أَلَّفَهُ فَجَعَلَهُ سَفِينَةً فَمَرُّوا عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلُوا يَضْحَكُونَ وَ يَسْخَرُونَ وَ يَقُولُونَ قَدْ قَعَدَ مَلَّاحاً فِي فَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى ف

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said that: ‘When Noah (as) planted the seeds, his (as) people passed by him. They laughed at him (as) and were mocking him (as) and were saying, ‘He (as) has become a planter (farmer)’, until the trees became tall and mighty, he (as) cut them, then carved them. So they said, ‘He (as) has become a

كَانَ طُولُ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ ع أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ وَ مِائَتَيْ ذِرَاعٍ وَ عَرْضُهَا ثَمَانُمِائَةِ ذِرَاعٍ وَ طُولُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ثَمَانِينَ ذِرَاعاً وَ سَعَتْ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ وَ طَافَتْ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ ثُمَ‌ اسْتَوَتْ عَلَى الْجُودِيِ‌.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The ship of Noah (as) was of the length of a thousand and two hundred cubits, and its width was of eight hundred cubits, and its height in the sky was eighty cubits, and its occupied the space in between Al-Saffa and Al-Marwa, and circled the House seven rounds, then settled upon Al-Joudy

حَمَلَ نُوحٌ ع فِي السَّفِينَةِ الْأَزْوَاجَ الثَّمَانِيَةَ[1] الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ ثَمانِيَةَ أَزْواجٍ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ اثْنَيْنِ‌ وَ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ اثْنَيْنِ وَ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ اثْنَيْنِ‌[2] فَكَانَ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ زَوْجٌ دَاجِنَةٌ يُرَبِّيهَا النَّاسُ‌[3] وَ الزَّوْجُ الْآخَرُ الضَّأْنُ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي الْجِبَالِ الْوَحْشِيَّةُ أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ صَيْدُهَا وَ مِنَ

Nūḥ (AS) carried in the ark the eight pairs whic Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, mentioned: "Eight pairs—from the sheep, two; and from the goats, two; and from the camels, two; and from the cows, two." (6:143-144) From the sheep, there were two pairs: one was domesticated, raised by people, and the other was wild sheep

ارْتَفَعَ الْمَاءُ عَلَى كُلِّ جَبَلٍ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ سَهْلٍ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعاً.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The water (of the storm of Noah (as)) rose above every mountain, and above every coast by fifteen cubits’.

عَاشَ نُوحٌ ع أَلْفَيْ سَنَةٍ وَ ثَلَاثَمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مِنْهَا ثَمَانُمِائَةٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً[5] قَبْلَ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ وَ أَلْفُ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عاماً وَ هُوَ فِي قَوْمِهِ يَدْعُوهُمْ وَ خَمْسُمِائَةِ عَامٍ بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ وَ نَضَبَ الْمَاءُ فَمَصَّرَ الْأَمْصَارَ وَ أَسْكَنَ وُلْدَهُ الْبُلْدَانَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ جَاءَهُ وَ هُوَ فِي الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ فَر

The life span of Noah (as) was of two thousand and three hundred years, of which eight hundred and fifty were spent before he (as) was Sent (as a Prophet (as)), and a thousand years less fifty years (950) was whilst he (as) was among his (as) people calling them, and five hundred years were after he (as) had disembarke

عَاشَ نُوحٌ ع بَعْدَ الطُّوفَانِ خَمْسَمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ يَا نُوحُ إِنَّهُ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ نُبُوَّتُكَ وَ اسْتَكْمَلْتَ أَيَّامَكَ فَانْظُرْ إِلَى الِاسْمِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ مِيرَاثِ الْعِلْمِ وَ آثَارِ عِلْمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الَّتِي مَعَكَ فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَى ابْنِكَ سَامٍ فَإِنِّي لَا أَتْرُكُ الْأَرْضَ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا عَالِمٌ تُعْرَفُ بِهِ طَاعَتِي وَ يُعْرَفُ بِهِ هُدَايَ‌[1] وَ يَكُونُ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘Noah (as) lived for five hundred years after the storm. Then Jibraeel (as) came to him (as), so he (as) said: “O Noah (as)! Your (as) Prophet-hood has expired, and your (as) days are complete, so look to the Great Name (Al-Ism Al-Akbar), and inheritance of the Knowledge, and effects of

قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِنَا يَفْتَرُونَ وَ يَقْذِفُونَ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ‌[3] فَقَالَ لِي الْكَفُّ عَنْهُمْ أَجْمَلُ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ أَوْلَادُ بَغَايَا مَا خَلَا شِيعَتَنَا قُلْتُ كَيْفَ لِي بِالْمَخْرَجِ مِنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ الْمُنْزَلُ يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَ لَنَا- أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ سِ

هُوَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع- وَ لَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُ‌ بَعْدَ حِينٍ‌[1] قَالَ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِ الْقَائِمِ ع وَ فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لَقَدْ آتَيْنا مُوسَى الْكِتابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ‌[2] قَالَ اخْتَلَفُوا كَمَا اخْتَلَفَتْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ فِي الْكِتَابِ وَ سَيَخْتَلِفُونَ فِي الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي مَعَ الْقَائِمِ الَّذِي يَأْتِيهِمْ بِهِ حَتَّى يُنْكِرُهُ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ فَيُقَدِّمُهُمْ فَيَضْرِبُ أَعْنَاقَهُ

Abu Ja’far (asws) regarding the Statement of the Mighty and Majestic: “[38:86] Say: “No reward do I ask of you for this nor am I a pretender [38:87] It is nothing but a reminder to the nations”. He (asws) said: ‘It (the Reminder) is Amir-ul- Momineen (asws)’. “[38:88] And most certainly you will come to know about it a

قُلْتُ لَهُ‌ فَإِذا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ‌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجِيمِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطانٌ‌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ عَلى‌ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ‌[1] فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يُسَلَّطُ وَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى بَدَنِهِ وَ لَا يُسَلَّطُ عَلَى دِينِهِ قَدْ سُلِّطَ عَلَى أَيُّوبَ ع فَشَوَّهَ خَلْقَهُ وَ لَمْ يُسَلَّطْ عَلَى دِينِهِ وَ قَدْ يُسَلَّطُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى

I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) about: “[16:98] So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaitan [16:99] Surely he has no authority over those who believe and rely on their Lord”, so he (asws) said; ‘O Abu Muhammad! By Allah (azwj), he (la) overcomes the Believer upon his body but does not o

دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع- الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَيَّ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى النَّاسِ وَ نَحْنُ عَلَى بَابِ بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ يَا فُضَيْلُ هَكَذَا كَانَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ حَقّاً وَ لَا يَدِينُونَ دِيناً يَا فُضَيْلُ انْظُرْ إِلَيْهِمْ مُكِبِّينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ خَلْقٍ مَسْخُورٍ بِهِمْ مُكِبِّينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ‌[3] ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْ

I entered the Sacred Masjid with Abu Ja’far (asws), he (asws) was leaning (on a stick) and after looking around at the people whilst we were at the Door of the Clan of Shaeba, he (asws) said: ‘O Fazeyl, this is how they used to circumambulate during the era of ignorance, not understanding the truth, nor having a Religi

وَ إِذا تَوَلَّى‌ سَعى‌ فِي الْأَرْضِ‌ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيها وَ يُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَ النَّسْلَ‌ بِظُلْمِهِ وَ سُوءِ سِيرَتِهِ- وَ اللَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ الْفَسادَ[3].

Amir-ul- Momineen (asws) said regarding “[2:205] And when he turns back, he runs along in the land that he may cause mischief in it and destroy the tilth and the stock”, by his injustices, and his evil ways “and Allah does not love mischief-making”.

وَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّوَاغِيتُ.

436. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Ra’ab, from Humraan Bin Ayn, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far (asws) said in this “[2:257] and (as to) those who disbelieve, their guardians are the tyrants”. ‘الطَّوَاغِيتُ’ instead of ‘الطَّاغُوتُ’.

‌ لَهُ ما فِي السَّماواتِ وَ ما فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ ما بَيْنَهُما وَ ما تَحْتَ الثَّرى‌ عالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهادَةِ ... الرَّحْمنُ الرَّحِيمُ‌- مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ‌

437. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Abu Jareer Al-Qummy, and he is Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah in a copy from Abdullah, who has narrated the following: Abu Al-Hassan (asws) “[2:255] whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His (and what is

وَ لا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِما شاءَ وَ آخِرُهَا وَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ‌ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ آيَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا[1].

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: “[2:255] and they cannot comprehend anything out of His knowledge except what He pleases” and its ending “and He is the Most High, the Great”, and Praise be to Allah (azwj) the Lord (azwj) of the Worlds, and two Verses after it’ (2:256-257).

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقْرَأُ- وَ زُلْزِلُوا ثُمَّ زُلْزِلُوا- حَتَّى يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ‌[3].

"I heard Abu Abdullah (AS) reciting: '... and they were shaken, then they were shaken until the Messenger says...'" (2:214)

وَ اتَّبَعُوا ما تَتْلُوا الشَّياطِينُ‌ بِوَلَايَةِ الشَّيَاطِينِ‌ عَلى‌ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمانَ‌[4] وَ يَقْرَأُ أَيْضاً- سَلْ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ كَمْ آتَيْناهُمْ مِنْ آيَةٍ بَيِّنَةٍ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ آمَنَ وَ مِنْهُمْ‌ مَنْ جَحَدَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَقَرَّ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ بَدَّلَ- وَ مَنْ يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقابِ‌[1].

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: “[2:102] And they followed what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery (with the Wilayah of the Satans) in the reign of Sulaiman”. And he (asws) also recited “[2:211] Ask the Israelites how many a clear sign have We given them; (and among them were ones who believed, and among them were ones who foug

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَمْرَضُ مِنَّا الْمَرِيضُ فَيَأْمُرُ الْمُعَالِجُونَ بِالْحِمْيَةِ[2] فَقَالَ لَكِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لَا نَحْتَمِي إِلَّا مِنَ التَّمْرِ وَ نَتَدَاوَى بِالتُّفَّاحِ وَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ تَحْتَمُونَ مِنَ التَّمْرِ قَالَ لِأَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ حَمَى عَلِيّاً ع مِنْهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ.

I said to Abu Abdullah (asws), ‘When one of us becomes ill, the healers order us to go on a diet’. So he (asws) said: ‘But, the People (asws) of the Household, we (asws) do not stay away except from the dates, and we (asws) cure by the apple and the cold water’. I said, ‘And why do you (asws) keep away from the dates?’

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا تَنْفَعُ الْحِمْيَةُ لِمَرِيضٍ بَعْدَ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ.

‘Dieting is not beneficial to the sick after seven days’.

لَيْسَ الْحِمْيَةَ أَنْ تَدَعَ الشَّيْ‌ءَ أَصْلًا لَا تَأْكُلَهُ وَ لَكِنَّ الْحِمْيَةَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنَ الشَّيْ‌ءِ وَ تُخَفِّفَ.

Abu Al-Hassan Musa (asws) has said: ‘Dieting is not leaving something which you originally did not eat, but the dieting is to eat from the thing but at a reduced level’.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ الْمَشْيَ لِلْمَرِيضِ نُكْسٌ‌[3] إِنَّ أَبِي ع كَانَ إِذَا اعْتَلَّ جُعِلَ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَحُمِلَ لِحَاجَتِهِ يَعْنِي الْوُضُوءَ وَ ذَاكَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَشْيَ لِلْمَرِيضِ نُكْسٌ.

‘The walking is detrimental to the sick. When my (asws) father (asws) became sick, he (asws) had to be carried in a cloth for his (asws) need, meaning the ablution, and that is why he (asws) used to say that the walking is detrimental to the sick’.

رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ الشَّمْسَ طَالِعَةٌ عَلَى رَأْسِي دُونَ جَسَدِي فَقَالَ تَنَالُ أَمْراً جَسِيماً وَ نُوراً سَاطِعاً وَ دِيناً شَامِلًا فَلَوْ غَطَّتْكَ لَانْغَمَسْتَ فِيهِ وَ لَكِنَّهَا غَطَّتْ رَأْسَكَ أَ مَا قَرَأْتَ‌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الشَّمْسَ بازِغَةً قالَ هذا رَبِّي‌ فَلَمَّا أَفَلَتْ‌[4] تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ خَلِيفَةٌ أَوْ مُلْكٌ فَقَ

A man came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) and said, ‘I saw (a dream) as if the sun emerging upon my head apart from my body’. So he (asws) said: ‘You will achieve a huge matter, and ‘وَ نُوراً سَاطِعا’ً a brilliant light, and a comprehensive Religion. Had it covered you, you would have been submerged in it, but it only cove

مَالٌ يَنَالُهُ نَبَاتٌ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِنْ بُرٍّ أَوْ تَمْرٍ يَطَؤُهُ بِقَدَمَيْهِ وَ يَتَّسِعُ فِيهِ وَ هُوَ حَلَالٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يَكُدُّ فِيهِ كَمَا كَدَّ آدَمُ ع‌[3].

Imam (asws) said regarding a man who saw (in a dream) that sun shine on his feet and not on his body, ‘he will acquire plenty of wealth from the plantations of the earth, from wheat and dates which he will tread by his feet and hold on to it, and it is Permissible, except that he will have to toil for it as Adam (as) t

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ عِنْدَهُ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا عَجِيبَةً فَقَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ هَاتِهَا فَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ بِهَا جَالِسٌ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي دَخَلْتُ دَارِي وَ إِذَا أَهْلِي قَدْ خَرَجَتْ عَلَيَّ فَكَسَّرَتْ جَوْزاً كَثِيراً وَ نَثَرَتْهُ عَلَيَّ فَتَعَجَّبْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الرُّؤْيَا فَقَ

‘I came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) and in his (asws) presence was Abu Hanifa. So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), I saw a strange dream’. So he (asws) said to me: ‘O Ibn Muslim, relate it for the knowledgeable one for he is seated here’ – and he (asws) indicated by his (asws) hand to Abu Hanifa. So I said, ‘

أَتَى إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ فِي مَنَامِي كَأَنِّي خَارِجٌ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ الْكُوفَةِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ أَعْرِفُهُ وَ كَأَنَّ شَبَحاً مِنْ خَشَبٍ أَوْ رَجُلًا مَنْحُوتاً[2] مِنْ خَشَبٍ عَلَى فَرَسٍ مِنْ خَشَبٍ يُلَوِّحُ بِسَيْفِهِ‌[3] وَ أَنَا أُشَاهِدُهُ فَزِعاً مَرْعُوباً فَقَالَ لَهُ ع أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ تُرِيدُ اغْتِيَالَ رَجُلٍ فِي مَعِيشَتِهِ‌[4] فَاتَّقِ اللَّه

I saw in my dream as if I was outside of the city of Al-Kufa in a place which I recognised, and there was a ghost of a man made of wood, riding a wooden horse and waving his sword, and I saw him and was terrified and in a panic’. So he (asws) said to him: ‘You are a man who wants to assassinate a man for his livelihood

قُمْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَاعْتَمَدْتُ عَلَى يَدِي فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ فَقُلْتُ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُدْرِكَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَ بِيَ قُوَّةٌ فَقَالَ أَ مَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنَّ عَدُوَّكُمْ يَقْتُلُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً وَ أَنْتُمْ آمِنُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ إِنَّهُ لَوْ قَدْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ أُعْطِيَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمْ قُوَّةَ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا وَ جُعِلَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ كَزُبَرِ الْحَدِيدِ[1] لَوْ قُذِفَ بِهَا

‘What is the matter with you?’ So I said, ‘I used to hope that I would see this Command (Al-Qaim (asws)) whilst having strength’. So he (asws) said: ‘But are you not happy that your enemies kill each other and you are safe in your houses?’ If that event were to take place, the man from among you would be given the stre

سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَرَّةً بَعْدَ مَرَّةٍ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ وَ شَبَّكَ أَصَابِعَهُ بَعْضَهَا فِي بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَفَرَّجِي تَضَيَّقِي وَ تَضَيَّقِي تَفَرَّجِي‌[3] ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلَكَتِ الْمَحَاضِيرُ وَ نَجَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَ ثَبَتَ الْحَصَى عَلَى أَوْتَادِهِمْ أُقْسِمُ بِاللَّهِ قَسَماً حَقّاً إِنَّ بَعْدَ الْغَمِّ فَتْحاً عَجَباً.

‘My (asws) ease is my (asws) constraint, and my (asws) constraint is my (asws) ease’. Then said; ‘Destroyed are the expectants who expect it now, and rescued are the expectants who expect it soon and are steadfast upon their pegs. I swear by Allah (azwj) by a true oath that after the grief would be a wonderful victory