The Saying When the Rooster Crows

إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صُرَاخَ الدِّيكِ فَقُلْ- سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ غَضَبَكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ[1]

Hadith.1392 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you hear the crowing of the rooster, say: 'Glorified and Holy is the Lord (azj) of the angels and the spirit; Your mercy has preceded Your wrath; there is no god but You; glory and praise be to You. I have acted badly and wronged myself, so forgive me. Ind

وَ قَالَ ع‌ تَعَلَّمُوا مِنَ الدِّيكِ خَمْسَ خِصَالٍ مُحَافَظَتَهُ عَلَى أَوْقَاتِ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الْغَيْرَةَ وَ السَّخَاءَ وَ الشَّجَاعَةَ وَ كَثْرَةَ الطَّرُوقَةِ[2].

Hadith.1393 - Imam (as) said: "Learn five qualities from the rooster: its adherence to the timing of prayers, its protective jealousy (for its mate), its generosity, its courage, and its frequent crowing (indicating vigilance)”.

وَ قَالَ ع‌ تَعَلَّمُوا مِنَ الْغُرَابِ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ اسْتِتَارَهُ بِالسِّفَادِ[3] وَ بُكُورَهُ فِي طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ‌[4] وَ حَذَرَهُ.

Hadith.1394 - Imam (as) said: "Learn three qualities from the crow: its concealment when mating, its early rising in seeking sustenance, and its cautiousness."

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى مَلَكاً عَلَى صُورَةِ دِيكٍ أَبْيَضَ رَأْسُهُ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ وَ رِجْلَاهُ فِي تُخُومِ الْأَرْضِ السَّابِعَةِ لَهُ جَنَاحٌ فِي الْمَشْرِقِ وَ جَنَاحٌ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ لَا تَصِيحُ الدُّيُوكُ حَتَّى يَصِيحَ فَإِذَا صَاحَ خَفَقَ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ[1] ثُمَّ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ فَيُجِيبُهُ اللَّهُ تَبَا

Hadith.1395 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has an angel in the form of a white rooster. Its head is beneath the Throne, and its feet are in the depths of the seventh earth. It has a wing in the east and a wing in the west. The earthly roosters do not crow until th

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ فِيهِ نَزَلَتْ‌ وَ الطَّيْرُ صَافَّاتٍ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلاتَهُ وَ تَسْبِيحَهُ‌

Hadith.1396 - It is narrated: "Concerning this, the verse was revealed: 'And the birds with wings outspread; each knows its prayer and its glorification.'".

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ حَمَلَةَ الْعَرْشِ الْيَوْمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ الدِّيكِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلطَّيْرِ وَ وَاحِدٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْأَسَدِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِلسِّبَاعِ وَ وَاحِدٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ الثَّوْرِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِلْبَهَائِمِ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ بَنِي آدَمَ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِوُلْدِ آدَمَ ع فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِي

Hadith.1397 - It is narrated: "The carriers of the Throne today are four: One of them is in the form of a rooster, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the birds; Another is in the form of a lion, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the wild animals; Another is in the form of a bu