Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.)

On Ar-Ridha’s Words on the Reasons for Various Things

On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Wrote Regarding the Reasons (Behind the Decrees) in Response to Questions by Muhammad ibn Sinan

The Reasons Cited by Al-Fadhl ibn Shadhan

On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Wrote for Al-Ma’mun Regarding Pure Islam and the Religious Decrees

On Ar-Ridha’s Entry to Neishaboor and Where He Resided

On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) said Upon Leaving Marba’at Neishaboor to See Al-Ma’mun

A Rare Tradition From Ar-Ridha (a.s.)

On the Departure of Ar-Ridha (a.s.) from Neishaboor Towards Toos and Marv

On The Reasons why Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s.) accepted the succession to the throne from Al-Ma’mun, what Went On, those who were displeased and those who were pleased

On Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Praying for Rain On the Request of Al-Ma’mun, Display of the Honorable the Exalted God’s Power by Fulfilling His Request and the Destruction of Those who Denied This

On the Plans of Al-Ma’mun for Fending off the People From the Meetings of Ar-Ridha (a.s.), Belittling him, and on the Cursing of Al-Ma’mun

On Poems About Patience and Silence in Front of the Ignorant, and Not Treating Friends With Reproach, and Attracting the Enemy So That He Becomes Friends and on Hiding Secrets

On Ar-Ridha’s Noble Characteristics and His Worshipping

His Debates With the Opponents Regarding Divine Leadership and Ali’s Nobility

On What has been Narrated by Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Regarding the Proofs for the Divine Leaders (a.s.), and the Rejection of the Exaggerators (Ghulat) and Those who Believe in God Turning Over the Affairs (Mufawidha) - May God Curse Them

On Indications of the Divine Leadership of Ar-Ridha (a.s.)

On the Proof of Ar-Ridha’s Rightfulness Due to the Acceptance of His Prayers by God the Honorable the Exalted Against Bakkar ibn Abdullah ibn Mos’ab ibn az-Zobayr ibn Bakkar Who Had Oppressed Him

On Proof of Ar-Ridha’s Rightfulness Due to Predicting that He (a.s.) Would not See Baghdad, And Neither Would Baghdad See Him (a.s.)

On Proof of Ar-Ridha’s Rightfulness Due to the Acceptance by God the Honorable the Exalted of his prayers for the Barmakites

On the Proof of His Rightfulness Due to Ar-Ridha’s (a.s.) Prediction that He Will be Buried Next to Harun

On Traditions Related to Ar-Ridha’s (a.s.) Being Martyred With Poison and Being Buried Next to Harun Al-Rashid

On Ar-Ridha’s Insight and His Recognition of the Faithful Believers and the Hypocrites

On Ar-Ridha’s Knowledge of All the Languages

On the Proof of Ar-Ridha’s Rightfulness Due to His Replying to Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Vosha’s Questions Before he could ask them

On Ar-Ridha’s Answer to Abi Qorrah - a friend of the Catholic Archbishop

On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) said on the Subject of Divine Leadership to Yahya ibn ad-Dhahhak al-Samarqandi in the Presence of Al-Ma’mun

On What Ar-Ridha (a.s.) told his Brother Zayd ibn Musa When Zayd was Being Haughty in Al-Ma’mun’s Presence and What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said About Mistreating the Shiites

On Reasons for Which Al-Ma’mun Martyred Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s.) with Poison

On Ar-Ridha’s Appointment of his son Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) as the Imam and his Successor

On The Martyrdom of Ar-Ridha (a.s.) Due to Being Murdered by Al-Ma’mun With Poison

Another Tradition From the Shiites on the Death of Ar-Ridha (a.s.)

On What Abu Salt Al-Harawi Has Narrated About Ar-Ridha Being Martyred With Poisoned Grapes

On What (Abu Habib) Harthama ibn A’yan Narrated About the Martyrdom of Ar-Ridha by Being Poisoned With Pomegranates and Grapes

On An Elegy Recited About Ar-Ridha (a.s.)

On the Reward of Visiting the Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s.)

On the Reward of Visiting the shrine of Fatima - the Daughter of Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) in Qum

On Visiting Ar-Ridha (a.s.) in Toos

On What Has Become Apparent For The People Of Our Time From The Blessings And Signs Of This Place Of Martyrdom, And The Fulfillment Of Prayers There

1 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِالوَلِيدِ - رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُما ما قالا: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه وَعَبْدُاللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الحِمْيَريُّ قالا: حَدَّثَنا إِبْراهيمُ بْنُ هاشِمٍ، عَنِ الحَسَنِ ابْنِ الجَهْمِ، قالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الحَسَنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضاعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: صَدِيقُ كُلِّ امْرِ عَقْلُهُ وَعَدُوُّهُ جَهْلُهُ.

31-1 My father and Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with them - quoted on the authority of Sa’ad ibn Abdullah and Ja’far al-Hemyari, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Al-Jahm that he had heard Abal Hassan Ali ibn Musa (Imam) Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “Everyone’s friend is his intellect and everyone’s enemy is his ignorance.”

2 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْرانَالدَّقَّاقُ ؛ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ السِّنانِيُّ؛ وَالحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ المُكَتِّبُ - رَحِمَهُمِ‏اللَّهُ - قالُوا: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحُسَيْنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبي عَبْدِاللَّهِ الكُوفيُّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زَيادٍ الأدَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ العَظِيم بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّهِ الحَسَنِيِّ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ أَبِي البِلادِ، قالَ: سَمِعْتُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: مَن لَمْ يَشكُرِ المُنعِمَ مِنَ الَمخْلُوقِينَ لَمْ يَشكُرِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

31-2 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran ad-Daqaq, Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-San’ani and Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Mokattib - may God have mercy upon them - narrated that Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Sahl ibn Zayd al-Adami, on the authority of Abdul Adheem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani, on the authority of Mahmood ibn Abil Bilad that he had heard Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “Whoever is ungrateful for the blessings from the created ones is not grateful to God the Honorable the Exalted.”

3 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ أَبي مَحْمُودٍ، قالَ: قالَالرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: المُؤمِنُ: الَّذِي إِذا أَحسَنَ استَبْشَرَ وَإِذا أَساءَ اِستَغفَرَ، وَالمُسلِمُ: الَّذِي يَسلَمُ المُسلِمُونَ مِن لِسانِهِ وَيَدِهِ لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَن لَم يَأمَن جارُهُ بَوائِقَهُ.

31-3 According to the same documentation, Ibrahim ibn Abi Mahmood narrated that Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, “A believer is one who rejoices over doing good deeds, and repents from doing wicked deeds. A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands the Muslims are secure. Whomsoever whose neighbors are not secure from him, does not belong to our nation.”

4 - حَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الشّاهِالفَقِيهُ المَرْوَزِىُّ بِمَروَالرُّودِ فِي دارِهِ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو بَكْرِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِاللَّهِ النِيْسابُوريُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُوالقاسِم عَبْدُاللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عامِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمانَ الطَّائيُّ بِالْبَصْرَةِ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبي فِي سَنَةِ سِتِّينَ وَمِأئتَيْنِ قالَ: حَدَّثَني عَلىُّ بْنُ مُوسَى الرِّضاعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَتِسعِينَ وَمِائَةٍ.وَحَدَّثَنا أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ الخُورِيُّ بِنَيْسابُورَ، قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو إِسْحاقَ إِبْراهِيمُ بْنِ هارُونَ بْنِ مُحَمِّدٍ الخورِيُّ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيادٍ الفقِيهُ الخُورِيُّ بِنِيْسابُورَ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِاللَّه الهَرَوِيُّ الشَّيْبانيُّ، عَنِ الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَحَدَّثَني أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه الحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الأشنانِيُّ الرَّازِيُّ العَدْلُ بِبَلخَ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مِهرَوَيهُ القَزوِينيُّ، عَنْ داوُدَ بْنِ سُلَيْمانَ الفَرّاءِ، عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضاعَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ حَدَّثَني أَبي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِىُّ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أبي الحُسَينُ بنُ عَلِيٍّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِىُّ بْنِ أَبي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قالَ: أَرْبَعَةٌ أَنَا لَهُم شَفِيعٌ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ، المُكرِمُ لِذُرِّيَتي، وَالقاضِي لَهُمْ حوائِجَهُم، وَالسّاعي لَهُم فِي اُمُورِهِم عِنْدَ مَا اضطُرُّوا إِلَيْهِ وَالُمحِبُّ لَهُم بِقَلبِه وَلِسانِهِ.

31-4 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Shah - the jurisprudent from Marv narrated at home on the authority of Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abdullah an-Neishaboori, on the authority of Abul Qasim Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Amer ibn Soleiman al-Ta’ee in Basra, on the authority of his father in the year 260 A.H. (873 A.D.) quoted the following on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in the year 194 A.H. (809 A.D.).The same was also narrated by Abu Mansoor Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Bakr al-Khori in Neishaboor, on the authority of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Khori, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad - the Khori jurisprudent in Neishaboor, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abdullah al-Harawi ash-Sheybani, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.). The same was also narrated by Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ashnani Ar-Razi al-Adl in Balkh, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Mehrawayh al-Qazvini, on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman al-Farra’, on the authority of (Imam) Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), who quoted on the authority of his father (Imam) Musa ibn Ja’far (al-Kadhim) (a.s.), on the authority of his father (Imam) Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as-Sadiq) (a.s.), on the authority of his father (Imam) Muhammad ibn Ali (al-Baqir) (a.s.), on the authority of his father (Imam) Ali ibn Al-Husayn (as-Sajjad) (a.s.), on the authority of his father (Imam) Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father (Imam) Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that God’s Prophet (S) said, “I will intercede on behalf of the following four groups of people on the Resurrection Day: Those who honor my progeny Those who help them fulfill their needs Those who help them in their affairs when they urgently need help Those who love them verbally and wholeheartedly

5 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضاعَلَيْهِمَاالسَّلاَمُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي عَلِيُّ بنُ الحُسَيْنِ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَسْماءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيسٍ قالَتْ: حَدَّثتِني فاطِمَة عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ لَمّا حَمَلْتُ بِالحَسَنِ وَوَلَدتُهُ جاءَ النَّبِي‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ، فَقالَ: يا أَسْماءُ هَلُمِّي ابْنِي، فَدَفَعَتهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي خِرْقَةٍ صَفراءَ فَرَمى‏ بِها النَّبِي‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ، وَأذَّنَ فِي اُذُنِهِ الُيمنى، وَأَقامَ فِي اُذُنِهِ اليُسرى‏، ثُمَّ قالَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بأِيِّ شَي‏ءٍ سَمَّيتُ اِبْنِي؟ قالَ: ما كُنْتُ أسبِقُكَ بِـاِسْمِه يـا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ اُحِبُّ أَن أُسَمِّيةُ حَرباً، فَقالَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: وَلا أَنَا أسبِقُ بِاِسْمِهِ رَبِّي، ثُمَّ هَبَطَ جَبْرَئِيلُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقالَ: يا مُحَمَّدُ! العَلِيُّ الأَعلى‏ يُقرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ: عَلِيُّ مِنْك بِمَنْزِلَةِ هارُون مِن مُوسَى وَلا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَكَ، سَمِّ ابْنَكَ هذا بِاسمِ ابْنِ هارُون. فَقالَ النَّبِىُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: وَما اِسْمُ ابْنِ هارُون؟ قالَ: شَبَرٌ، قالَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لِسانِيُ عَرَبي، قالَ جِبْرَئِيلُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: سَمَّهُ الحَسَنَ، قالَتْ أَسْماءُ فَسَمّاهُ الحَسَنَ، فَلَمَّا كانَ يَوْمُ سابِعه عَقَّ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ عَنْهُ بكَبشَين أَملَحَينِ وَأعطَى القابِلَةَ فَخِذاً وَدِيناراً ثُمَّ حَلَقَ رَأسَهُ وَتَصَدَّقَ بِوَزنِ الشَّعْرِ وَرِقاً وَطَلى‏ رَأسَهُ بِالخَلُوقِ ثُمَّ قالَ: يا أَسْماءُ الدَّمُ فِعلُ الجاهِلِيَّةِ، قالَتْ أَسْماءُ: فَلَمّا كانَ بَعدَ حَولٍ وُلِدَ الحُسَيْنُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، وَجاءَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ، فَقالَ: يا أَسْماءُ هَلُمِّي ابْنِي، فَدَفَعَتهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي خِرْقَةٍ بَيْضاءَ، فَأذَّن فِي أُذُنِهِ الُيمنى‏، وَأَقامَ فِي اليُسرى‏ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ فَبَكى‏، فَقالَتْ أَسماءُ: بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَاُمِّي مِمَّ بُكاؤكَ؟ قالَ عَلَى ابْنِي هذا، قُلْتُ: إِنَّهُ وُلِدَ السَّاعَةَ يا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقالَ: تَقتُلُهُ الفِئَةُ الباغيَةُ مِن بَعْدِي، لا أَنَالَهُمُ اللَّهُ شَفاعَتِي، ثُمَّ قالَ: يا أَسْماءُ لا تُخبِري فاطِمَة بِهذا فَإِنَّها قِريبَةُ عَهْدٍ بِوِلادَتِهِ، ثُمَّ قالَ لِعَلِيِّ: أيُّ شَي‏ءٍ سَمَّيتَ ابْنِي هذا؟ قالَ: ما كُنْتُ لأَسبِقَكَ بِاسْمِهِ يا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ أَن أَسَميَهُ حَرباً، فَقالَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: وَلا أَسبِقُ بِاسْمِهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ثُمَّ هَبَطَ جَبْرَئِيلُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقالَ: يا مُحَمَّدُ العَلِيُّ الأَعلى يُقرِئُكَ السَّلامَ، وَيَقُولُ لَكَ: عَلِيُّ مِنْكَ كَهاروُنَ مِن مُوسى، سَمِّ ابْنَكَ هذا بِاسمِ ابْنِ هارُونَ، قالَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: ما اسْمُ ابْنِ هارُونَ؟ قالَ: شُبَيرٌ قالَ النَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لِسانِي عَرَبيٌّ، قالَ جِبْرَئِيلُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: سَمِّهِ الحُسَيْنَ، فَلَمَّا كانَ يَوْمُ سابِعِه عَقَّ عَنْهُ النَّبِـيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ بِكَبشَـينِأَملَحَينِ وَأعطَى القابِلَةَ فَخِذاً وَديناراً، ثُمَّ حَلَقَ رَأسَهُ وَتَصَدَّقَ بِوَزنِ الشَّعْرِ وَرِقاً، وَطَلى رَأسَهُ بِالخُلوقِ فَقالَ: يا أَسْماءُ الدَّمُ فِعلُ الجاهِليَّةِ.

31-5 According to the same documentation, Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) quoted on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (al-Kadhim) (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as-Sadiq) (a.s.), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), on the authority of Asma’ bint Umays, on the authority of (the Blessed Lady) Fatima (a.s.), “When I became pregnant with Al-Hassan and delivered him, the Prophet (S) came and told Asma’ to hand him his (grand)son. Asma’ had wrapped the baby up in yellow cloth. She took the baby and handed him over to the Prophet (S). The Prophet (S) put the cloth aside, and recited the call to prayer (azan) in his right ear, and the invitation to establish the prayer (iqama) in his left ear. Then the Prophet asked Ali (a.s.), ‘What did you name my (grand)son?’ Ali (a.s.) replied, ‘O Prophet of God! I have not named him before you have. However, I wish to call him Harb.’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘Neither will I name him before my Lord does.’ Then Gabriel descended and said, ‘OMuhammad! The Ali Al-A’ala sends greetings to you and says, ‘In respect to you Ali is in the same rank that Aaron was to Moses with the exception that there will be no Prophets after you. Name your (grand)son the same as the son of Aaron.’’ The Prophet (S) asked, ‘What was the name of the son of Aaron?’ Gabriel said, ‘Shubbar.’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘My language is Arabic.’ Gabriel said, ‘Name him Al-Hassan.’” Asma’ added, “Then he was named Al-Hassan. Seventh days after his birth, the Prophet (S) sacrificed two gray sheep for him. He (a.s.) gave one leg to the midwife for one Dinar. He (a.s.) then shaved the child’s head and gave charity in the amount of silver equal to the weight of his hair. He then rubbed the baby’s head with saffron and said, ‘O Asma’! Rubbing blood on the baby’s head is one of the practices of the Age of Ignorance.’”Asma’ added, “Al-Husayn was born the following year. The Prophet (S) came and said, ‘O Asma’! Bring me my (grand)son.’ Asma’ handed him the baby wrapped up in white cloth. The Prophet (S) recited the call to prayer in the baby’s right ear, and the invitation to establish the prayer in his left ear. Then the Prophet (S) hugged him and started to cry. Asma’ said, ‘O Prophet of God! May my parents be your ransom! Why are you crying?’ The Prophet (S) replied, ‘I am crying for this (grand)son of mine.’ Asma’ said, ‘O Prophet of God! He was just born!’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘O Asma’! After my death, oppressors will kill him. May God deprive them of my intercession.’ Then the Prophet (S) added, ’O Asma’! Don’t inform (the Blessed Lady) Fatima about this since she has just delivered him.’ He (a.s.) then asked Ali (a.s.), ‘What did you name my (grand)son?’ Ali (a.s.) replied, ‘O Prophet of God! I have not named him before you do. However, I wish to call him Harb.’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘Neither will I name him before my Lord does.’ Then Gabriel descended and said, ‘O Muhammad! The Ali Al-A’ala sends greetings to you and says, ‘In respect to you Ali is in the same rank that Aaron was to Moses with the exception that there will be no Prophets after you. Name your (grand)son the same as the son of Aaron.’ The Prophet (S) asked Gabriel, ‘What was the name of the son of Aaron?’ Gabriel said, ‘Shobayr.’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘My language is Arabic.’ Gabriel said, ‘Name the baby Al-Husayn.’” Asma’ added, “Then he was named Al-Husayn. When the seventh day after his birth came, the Prophet (S) sacrificed two gray sheep for him. He (a.s.) gave one leg to the midwife for one Dinar. TheProphet (S) then shaved the child’s head and gave charity in the amount of silver equal to the weight of his hair. He (a.s.) then rubbed the baby’s head with saffron and said, ‘O Asma’! Rubbing blood on the baby’s head is one of the practices of the Age of Ignorance.’”

6 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: تُحشَرُ ابنَتِي فاطِمَةُ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ وَمَعَها ثِيابٌ مَصبوغَةٌ بِالدَّمِ، فَتَعَلَّقَ بِقائِمَةٍ مِن قَوائِمِ العَرْشِ فَتقولُ: يا عَدلُ احكُم بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ قاتِلِ وَلَدِي قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: فَيَحكُمُ اللَّهُ تَعالى‏ لابْنَتِي وَرَبِّ الكَعْبَةِ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغضِبُ لِغَضَبِ فاطِمَةَ وَيَرضى‏ لِرِضاها.

31-6 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “My daughter (the Blessed Lady) Fatima will come to the congregation on the Resurrection Day with a bloody shirt in her hands. She will grasp one of the pillars of the Throne and say, ‘O the Just! Please judge between me and my son’s murderer!” God’s Prophet (S) added, “By the Lord of the Kaaba! God will rule in favor of my daughter. Indeed the Exalted the Honorable God will be angry whenever (the Blessed Lady) Fatima gets angry, and gets pleased whenever (the Blessed Lady) Fatima is pleased.”

7 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لَمّا اُسْرِىَ بي إِلَى السَّماءِ أَخَذَ جَبْرَئِيلُ بِيَدِي وَأقعدَنِي عَلَى دُرنُوكٍ مِن دَرانيكِ الجَنَّةِ، ثُمَّ ناوَلَني سَفَرجَلَةً فَأَنَا أقلِبُها إِذَّا انفَلَقَت فَخَرَجَت مِنْها جارِيَةٌ حَوراء لَمْ أَرَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْها، فَقالاتْ: اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مُحَمَّدُ، فَقُلْتُ مَن أَنْتِ؟ قالَتْ: أَنَا الرَّاضِيَةُ المَرْضِيَّةُ، خَلَقَني الجَبَّارُ مِن ثَلاثَةِ أصنافٍ، أَسفَلي مِن مِسكٍ، وَوَسَطي مِن كافُورٍ، وَأعلايَ مِن عَبيرٍ، وَعَجَنَني مِن ماءِ الحَيوانِ، وَقالَ ليَ الجَبَّارُ: كونِي! فَكُنْتُ، خَلَقَني لأَخيكَ وَابْنِ عَمِّكَ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.

31-7 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When I was taken up to the heavens on the Night of Ascension, Gabriel took my hand, had me sit on a heavenly rug, and gave me a quince seed - one of those from Heaven. I was playing around with it in my hand when at once a very beautiful houri - I had never seen anyone more beautiful than her - came out of it and said, “O Muhammad! Peace be upon you.” I asked, “Who are you?” She said, “I am the Al-Radhiyya Al-Mardhiyya (pleased and being pleased with). The Almighty created me from three sections: my lower part is made of musk, my middle part is made of camphor, and my top part is made of perfume. I have been molded from the water of life. The Almighty told me, ‘Be!’ and I was. He created me for your brother, your cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.)!”

8 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: الوَلَدُ رِيحانَةٌ، وَرَيحانَتايَ الحَسَنُ وَالحُسَيْنُ.

31-8 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Children are like basil. And Al-Hassan and Al-Husayn are my basil.”

9 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِنَّكَ قَسيمُ الجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارِ، وَإِنَّكَ لَتَقرَعُ بابَ الجَنَّةِ وَتَدخُلُها بِلا حِسابٍ.

31-9 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! Indeed you are the one who allocates the Heaven and Hell. And indeed you are the one who will knock at the Gates of Paradise and enter it without any reckoning.”

10 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَثَلُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي فِيكُم كَمَثَلِ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ مَن رَكِبَها نَجا، وَمِن تَخَلَّفَ عَنْها زُخَّ فِي النَّارِ.

31-10 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The similitude of the members of my Household among you is like that of Noah’s Ark. Whoever boarded it was saved, and whoever strayed away from it was thrown into the Fire.”

11 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: اِشتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبُ رَسُولِهِ عَلَى مَن أَهرَقَ دَمِي، وَآذانِي فِي عِتْرَتِي.

31-11 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “God’s Wrath and that of his Prophet (S) is encompasses whomever sheds my (offspring’s) blood and bothers the members of my Household.”

12 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَتاني مَلَكٌ فَقالَ: يا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ لَكَ: قَدْ زَوَّجتُ فاطِمَةَ مِن عَلِيِّ فَزَوِّجها مِنْهُ وَقَدْ أَمَرتُ شَجَرَةَ طُوبى‏ أَن تَحمِلَ الدُّرَّ وَالياقوتَ وَالمَرجانَ، وَإِنِّ أَهْل السَّماءِ قَدْ فَرَحوا بِذلِكَ وَسَيُولَدُ مِنْهُما وَلَدانِ سَيِّدا شَبابِ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ وَبِهِما يُزَيَّنُ أَهْلُ الجَنَّةِ فَأَبشِر يا مُحَمَّدُ فَإِنَّكَ خَيْرَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخَرينَ.

31-12 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “An angel came to me and said, O Muhammad! Indeed God sends you greetings and tells you, ‘I have married off (the Blessed Lady) Fatima to Ali. Therefore, give her to him in wedlock. I have ordered the ‘Tooba tree to yield pearls, hyacinths and corals. Indeed all the residents of the Heavens are happy on this occasion. Soon they will have two sons who will be the Masters of the Youth in Paradise! The people of Paradise will be adorned by them. O Muhammad! Glad tidings! You are the best of the previous ones, and the best of the later ones.’”

13 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: سِتَّةٌ مِنَ المُرُوءَةِ؛ ثَلاثَةٌ مِنْها في الحَضَرِ ثَلاثَةٌ مِنْها فِي السَّفَرِ فَأَمَّا الَّتِي فِي الحَضَرِ فَتِلاوَةُ كِتابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؛ وَعِمارَةُ مَساجِدِ اللَّهِ، وَاتِّخاذُ الإخوانِ فِي اللَّهِ، وَأَمَّا الَّتِي فِي السَّفَرِ فَبَذلُ الزَّادِ وَحُسنُ الْخُلْقِ وَالمُزاحُ فِي غَيْرِ المَعاصِي.

31-13 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Six things are due to manliness: three when you are staying and three for when you are traveling. The ones for when you are staying include reciting the Honorable the Exalted God’s Book, improving God’s mosques and finding friends in the way of God. The ones for when you are traveling include giving charity out of what you have taken along with you and joking in ways not to be committing any sins.”

14 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: النُّجُومُ أَمَّانٌ لاهْلِ السَّماءِ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِي أمانٌ لاُمَّتي.

31-14 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The stars are the safeguards for the residents of the heavens, and the members of my Household are the safeguards for my nation.”

15 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍعَلَيْهِمَاالسَّلاَمُ قالَ: كانَ عَلَى خاتَمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ مَكْتُوبٌ:ظَنّيَ بِاللَّهِ حَسَنٌ‏ وَبالنَّبِّي المُؤْتَمَنِ‏ وَبالوَصِّيِ ذِي المَنَنِ‏ وَبِالحُسَينِ وَالحَسَنِ‏

31-15 According to the same documentation, Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as-Sadiq) (a.s.) said, “It was written on the seal of Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), ‘I am optimistic about God, his trustworthy Prophet (S), his kind Trustee, and Al-Hassan and Al-Husayn.”

16 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِالسَّلامُ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: (أَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ) قالَ: هُوَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَقضي لاخِيهِ الْحاجَةَ، ثُمَّ يَقْبَلُ هَدِيَّتَهُ.

31-16 According to the same documentation, regarding the Honorable the Exalted God’s words, ‘… of devouring anything forbidden…’ Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said, “This refers to someone who fulfills the needs of his believing brother and later accepts his gift.”

17 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: الإِيمانُ إِقْرارٌ بِاللِّسانِ، وَمَعْرِفَةٌ بِالقَلبِ، وَعَمَلٌ بِالأَركانِ.

31-17 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Faith consists of verbal expression, whole-hearted acceptance and acting accordingly.”

18 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏: يا ابْنِ آدَمَ ما تَنصِفُنِي أَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيكَ بِالنِّعَمٍ وَتَتَمَقَّتُ إليَّ بِالمَعاصِي، خَيْرِي إِلَيكَ مُنْزَلٌ وَشَرُّكَ إِلَيَّ صاعِدٌ، وَلا يَزالٌ مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ يَأتِينِي عَنْكَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ بِعَمِلٍ قَبِيحٍ مِنْكَ، يا ابْنَ آدَمَ لَوْ سَمِعْتَ وَصفَكَ مِن غَيْرِكَ وَأَنْتَ لا تَعلَمُ مَنِ المَوْصُوفُ لَسارَعتَ إِلى مَقتِهِ.

31-18 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The Blessed the Sublime God said, O son of Adam! You did not treat me justly. I was kind to you by giving you blessings, but you show your animosity towards Me by committing sins. My good descended upon you while it was always your wickedness that ascended (up to Me). Every day and night an angel gives me the report of you having done a bad deed. O son of Adam! If they report to you your own actions as if they were someone else’s deeds whom you did not know, you would surely rush to become that person’s enemy.”

19 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: اِختِنوا أَوْلادَكُم يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ اَطهَرُ أَسرَعُ لِنَباتِ اللَّحْمِ.

31-19 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Circumcise your (male) children on the seventh day after birth as this would make them cleaner and speed up their growth.”

20 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَفْضَلُ الأَعمَالِ عِنْدَاللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِيمانٍ لا شَكَّ فِيهِ؛ وَغَزوٌ لا غُلُولَ فِيهِ وَحَجٌّ مَبرُورٍ؛ وَأَوَّلُّ مَن يَدْخُلُ الجَنَّةَ شَهِيدٌ وَعَبْدٍ مَملُوكٌ أَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ؛ وَنَصَحَ لِسَيِّدهِ؛ وَرَجُلٌ عَفِيفٌ مُتَعَفِّفٌ ذو عِيالٍ؛ وَأَوَّلُ مَن يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ أَمِيرٌ مُتَسَلِّطٌ لَم يَعدِل؛ وَذو ثَروَةٍ مِنَ المالَ لَمْ يُعطِ المالَ حَقَّهُ؛ وَفَقِيرٌ فَخُورٌ.

31-20 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The noblest deeds in the presence of the Honorable the Exalted God are having faith without any doubt, fighting in which there is no greed for booties, and an accepted Hajj pilgrimage. The first people who enter Paradise are the martyrs in the way of God, slaves who kindly obey their master’s orders and are sincere with them, and married men who are chaste. The first people who enter Hell are rulers in command who do not rule with justice, rich men who do not pay what is due on their wealth, and poor people who are arrogant.”

21 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لا يَزالُ الشَّيْطانُ ذَعِراً مِنَ المُؤمِنِ ما حافَظَ عَلَى الصَلَواتِ الخَمسِ؛ فَإِذا ضَيَّعَهُنَّ تَجَرَّأَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَوقَعَهُ فِي العَظائِمَ.

31-21 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “As long as a believer guards his prayers Satan fears him. Once he gets negligent about saying his prayers Satan overcomes him and leads him to commit sins.”

22 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن أَدَّى‏ فَرِيضَةً؛ فَلَهُ عِنْدَاللَّه دَعْوَةٌ مُستَجَابَةٌ.

31-22 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “After one says his obligatory prayers, one of his needs for which he prays will be fulfilled.”

23 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: العِلْمٌ خَزَائِنُ وَمَفاتِيحُهُ السُّؤالُ فَاسأَلُوا - يَرحَمُكُمُ اللَّهُ - فَإِنَّهُ يؤجَرُ فِيهِ أَرْبَعَةٌ: السَّائِلُ وَالمُعَلِّمُ وَالمُستَمِعُ وَالُمجيِبُ لَهُ.

31-23 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Knowledge is like a treasure whose keys are questioning. Therefore ask questions - may God have Mercy upon you - as four groups will benefit from this: the ones who ask, the one who teaches, the one who hears, and the one who responds to the question being asked.”

24 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُبغِضُ رَجُلَ الَّذِى يُدْخَلُ عَلَيهِ في بَيْتِهِ وَلا يُقَاتِلُ.

31-24 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The Honorable the Exalted God despises a man who does not defend his home when a stranger forcefully enters his house.”

25 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لا تَزالُ اُمَّتِي بِخَيرٍ ما تَحَابُّوا وَتَهادَوا وَأَدَّوا الأَمانَةَ وَاجتَنَبوا الحَرامَ؛ وَوَقَّروا الضَّيفَ؛ وَأَقامُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكاةَ؛ فَإِذا لَمْ يَفعَلوا ذلِكَ ابتُلوا بِالقَحطِ وَالسِّنِينَ.

31-25 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Good in my nation will never end for as long as the people are friendly with each other, give each other gifts, return what they are entrusted with, avoid what is forbidden, honor their guests, establish the prayers, and pay the alms-tax. If they do not do so then they will encounter famine and inflation.”

26 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَن غَشَّ مُسلِماً أَوْ ضَرَّهُ أَو ماكَرَهُ.

31-26 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “One who cheats a Muslim, causes him any losses, or plots against him is not from among my nation.”

27 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: قالَ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏: يا ابْنَ آدَمَ لا يَغُرَّنَكَ ذَنبُ النَّاسِ عَنْ ذَنبِكَ، وَلا نِعمَةُ النَّاسِ عَنْ نِعمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ، وَلا تُقنِطِ النَّاسَ مِن رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ تَرجُوها لِنَفسِكَ.

31-27 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) narrated that the Blessed the Sublime God said, “O son of Adam! You did not treat me justly. Do not let other people’s sins make you forget your own sins. Do not let other people’s God-given Blessings make you forget the blessings that God has granted you. Do not make the people disappointed with God’s Mercy, while you are hopeful of receiving it yourself.”

28 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: ثَلاثَةٌ أَخَافُهُنَّ عَلَى اُمَّتِي مِن بَعْدِي: الضَّلالَةُ بَعْدَ المَعْرِفَةِ، وَمُضِلّاتُ الفِتَنِ، وَشَهوَةُ البَطنِ وَالفَرجِ.

31-28 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “I fear three things for my nation after me: ignorance after recognition, deviating sedition, and lust in eating, drinking and sex.”

29 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا سَمَّيْتُمُ الوَلَدَ مُحَمَّداً؛ فَأَكرِموهُ وَأَوسِعُوا لَهُ فِي الَمجالِسِ وَلا تُقَبِّحوا لَهُ وَجهاً.

31-29 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whenever you name your son Muhammad honor him, make room for him in meetings and do not give him mean looks.”

30 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: ما مِن قَوْمٍ كانَتْ لَهُم مَشوَرَةٌ فَحَضَرَ مَعَهُمْ مَنِ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأَحْمَدُ [وَحامِدٌ ومَحمودٌ] فَأَدخَلُوهُ فِي مَشُورَتِهِم الّا خِيرَ لَهُم.

31-30 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “If any tribe has a council in which they have members called Muhammad or Ahmad and they seek their counsel, they will benefit from doing this.”

31 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: ما مِن مائِدَةٍ وُضِعَت وَحَضَرَ عَلَيْها مَن اسمُهُ أَحْمَدُ أَوْ مُحَمَّدٌ إِلّا قُدَّسَّ ذلِكَ المَنزِلُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّتَينِ.

31-31 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whenever there is a tablecloth spread and there is someone named Muhammad or Ahmad sitting around it, the house will be purified twice each day.”

32 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لا تَحِلُّ لَنا الصَّدَقَةُ وَقَدْ أُمِرنا بِإِسباغِ الطَّهُورِ؛ وَأَن لا نَنزِي حِماراً عَلَى عَتِيقَةٍ.

31-32 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “We - Members of the Holy Household - cannot accept charity. We are instructed to perform the ablutions with the full obligatory and recommendable procedures. We are also instructed not to force a good horse to copulate with a donkey.”

33 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَثَلُ المُؤمِنِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَمَثَلِ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ، وَإِنَّ المؤمِنَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمَ مِن ذلِكَ؛ وَلَيْسَ شَي‏ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِن مُؤْمِنٍ تائِبٍ أَو مُؤْمِنةٍ تائِبَةٍ.

31-33 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The similitude of a believer near the Honorable the Exalted God is like that of the nearby-stationed angel. A believer has an even higher rank than that before God. Nothing is more loved by God than a repenting believing man or woman.”

34 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن عامَلَ النَّاسَ فَلَمْ يَظلِمهُم؛ وَحَدَّثَهُم فَلَم يَكذِبهُم؛ وَوَعَدَهُم فَلَمْ يُخلِفهُم فَهُوَمِمَّنْ كَمُلَت مُرُوَّتُهُ؛ وَظَهَرَت عَدالَتُهُ؛ وَوَجَبَت أُخُوَّتُهُ وَحَرُمَت غِيْبَتُهُ.

31-34 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whoever does not oppress the people when dealing with them, and does not lie to them when he talks with them is one whose manliness has been proven and his justness has become apparent. It is obligatory to treat him as a brother, and it is forbidden to gossip behind his back.”

35 - وَبِهذا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِنّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيكَ خَمْسَ خِصالٍ فَأَعطانِي؛ أَمَّا أَوَّلُها فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَن تَنشَقُّ عَنْهُ الأَرْضُ وَأنفَضُ التّرابَ عَنْ رَأْسِي وَأَنْتَ مَعِي، فَأَعطانِي؛ وَأَمَّا الثَّانِيَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن يَقِفَني عِنْدَ كَفَّةِ الميزانِ وَأَنْتَ مَعِي، فَأَعطانِي، وَأَمَّا الثالِثَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن تَكُونَ حامِلَ لِوائي وَهُوَلِواءُ اللَّهِ الأَكبَرُ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيهِ (المُفلِحونَ هُمُ الفائِزُونَ بِالْجَنَّةِ)، فَأَعطانِي؛ وَأَمَّا الرَّابِعَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن تَسقِيَ اُمَّتِي مِن حَوضي بِيَدِكَ، فَأَعطانِي، وَأَمَّا الخامِسَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن يَجعَلَكَ قائِدَ اُمَّتِي إِلَى الجَنَّةِ، فَأَعطانِي؛ فَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ بِذلِكَ.

31-35 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! I asked my Lord for five things regarding you. He granted them to me. The first thing was that when the Earth is rent asunder I shall be the first one to be resurrected and push the dirt off from my face and you will be with me. This was accepted. The second thing I asked my Lord for was that when I am taken to the Scale for my deeds to be reckoned, you will be with me. This was accepted. The third thing that I asked my Lord for was that you be the one carrying my flag called “Leva Allah Akbar” on which it is written, “The prosperous ones are those who attain Paradise!” This was accepted. The fourth thing that I asked was that you be the one at my Pool to serve water to my nation. This was accepted. And the fifth thing that I asked my Lord for was that you be the one leading my nation to Paradise. This was also accepted. Therefore, I praise God for what He granted me.”

36 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَتاني مَلَكُ فَقالَ: يا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ رَبُّكَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُقرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ: إِن شِئْتَ جَعَلْتُ لَكَ بَطحاءَ مَكَّةَ ذَهَباً؛ قالَ: فَرَفَعَ رَأسَهُ إِلى السَّماءِ وَقالَ: يا رَبَّ أَشبَعُ يَوْماً فَأَحمَدُكَ، وَأَجُوعُ يَوْماً فَأَسْأَلُكَ.

31-36 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “An angel came to me and said, O Muhammad! Your Lord the Honorable the Exalted sends you greetings and says, ‘I will convert the deserts of Mecca into gold if you wish.” Then the Prophet (S) raised his head towards the sky and said, “O my Lord! On days that I am full I will thank you, and on days that I am hungry I ask Thee for my sustenance.”

37 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِذا كانَ يَوْمُ القِيامَةِ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وُلْدُكَ عَلَى خَيلٍ بُلقٍ مُتَوَّجِينَ بِالدُّرِّ وَالياقوتِ؛ فَيَأمُرُ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ وَالنَّاسُ يَنظُرون.

31-37 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! When the Resurrection Day comes you and your children will be riding on horses covered with pearls and hyacinth. God will issue an order that you be taken to Paradise while the people are looking on.”

38 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: تُحشَرُ ابنَتِي فاطِمَةُ وَعَلَيْهاحُلَّةُ الكَرامَةِ وَقَدْ عُجِنَت بِماءِ الحَيَوانِ؛ فَيَنظُرُ إِلَيْهَا الخَلائِقُ فَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا؛ ثُمَّ تُكسَى أَيْضاً مِن حُلَلِ الجَنَّةِ أَلْفَ حُلَّةٍ، مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ حُلَّةٍ بِخَطٍّ أَخْضَرَ: أدخِلُوا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ الجَنَّةَ عَلَى أَحْسَنِ صَوْرَةٍ وَأَحْسَنِ كَرامَةٍ وَأَحْسَنِ مَنظَرٍ؛ فَتُزَفُّ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ كَمَا تُزَفُّ العَروُسُ، فَيُوَكَّلُ بِها سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ جارِيَةٍ.

31-38 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “My daughter (the Blessed Lady) Fatima (a.s.) will be resurrected while sheis wearing the honored vest made from the water of life. The people will look at her and be surprised. Then they will see a thousand similar vests on which the following is written in green, ‘Take Muhammad’s daughter to Paradise in the best way, the most honor and with the best surrounding scenery.’ Then seventy-thousand maids will be charged with taking her to Paradise like a bride.”

39 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمُ القِيامَةِ نودِيتُ مِن بُطْنانِ العَرشِ: يا مُحَمَّدُ نِعمَ الأَبُ أَبُوكَ إِبْراهيمُ الخَليلُ، وَنِعمَ الأَخُ أَخُوكَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ.

31-39 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes, I will be called from the depth of the Throne with a call saying, O Muhammad! Your father Abraham (a.s.) - the Friend (of God) was a good father, and your brother Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) was a good brother.”

40 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: كَأَنِّي قَدْ دُعِيتُ فَأُجِبتُ، وَإِنِّي تارِكُ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ أَحَدَهُما أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ - كِتابَ اللَّهِ - حَبْلٌ مَمدودٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ - وَعِتْرَتِي - أَهْلَ بَيْتِي - فَانظُروا كَيْفَ تَخلُفُونِي فيهِمَا.

31-40 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “It seems that I have been called in and I have accepted the call. I will depart you, but will leave two weighty things with you one of which is greater than the other one. It is God’s Book that is a rope extended out from the heavens onto the Earth. The other one is my ‘Itrat; that is members of my Household. Therefore watch and see how you treat these two after me.”

41 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِحُسنِ الْخُلْقِ فَإِنَّ حُسنَ الخُلقِ الجَنَّةِ لا مَحالَةَ، وَإيّاكُم وَسُوءِ الْخُلْقِ، فَإِنَّ سُوءَ الْخُلْقِ فِي النَّارِ لا مَحالَةَ.

31-41 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “I advise you to be good-tempered as undoubtedly a good-tempered person will go to Paradise. I admonish you against being bad-tempered, since a bad-tempered person will undoubtedly go to Hell.”

42 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن قالَ حِينَ يَدْخُلُ السُّوقَ ( سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُميتُ وَهُوَحيٌ يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الخَيْر، وَهُوَعَلَى كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ قَديرٌ) اُعْطِيَ مِنَ الأجرِ عَدَدَ ما خَلَقَ اللَّهُ إِلى يَوْمِ القِيامَةِ.

31-42 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Anyone who says ‘Glory be to God, Praise be to God, there is no god but God, He is One and there are no partners for Him, He is Living, and He will not die, all good is through Him, and He has power over all things’ will be given as many rewards as God has created up until the Resurrection Day whenever he enters his place of business will.”

43 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَمُوداً مِن ياقوتٍ أَحمَرَ؛ رَأسَهُ تَحْتَ العَرْشِ وَأَسفَلَهُ عَلَى ظَهرِ الحُوتِ فِي الأَرْضِ السَّابِعَةِ السُّفلَى؛ فَإِذا قالَ العَبْدُ: لا إِلهَ إِلّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ إِهتَزَّ العَرْشُ، وَتَحَرَّكَ العَمُود، وَتَحَرَّكَ الحُوت؛ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: اسكُن يا عرشِي؛ فَيَقُولُ: يا رَبِّ كَيْفَ أسكُنُ وَأَنْتَلَمْ تَغفِر لِقائِلِها؛ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏: اِشْهَدُوا سُكَّانَ سَمَواتِي إِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرتُ لِقائِلِها.

31-43 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “There is a pillar for the Honorable the Exalted God built of red hyacinth. The head of the pillar is under the Throne, while its other end is on the back of a whale beneath the seventh level of the Earth. Whenever a servant (i.e. a person) says, “There is no god but God. He is One. There are no partners for Him” the Throne will shake, the pillar will move and the whale will move. The Honorable the Exalted God will say, “O My Throne! Relax!” The Throne will reply, “O my Lord! How can Irelax while You have not forgiven the one who said this?” The Blessed the Sublime God will say, “O residents of the heavens! Bear witness that I have forgiven him.”

44 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدَّرَ المَقاديرَ وَدَبَّرَ التَّدابيرَ قَبْلَ أَن يَخلُقَ آدَمِ بِأَلْفِي عامٍ.

31-44 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God has destined the destinies, and has designed the plans two-thousand years before the Creation of Adam.”

45 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ يُدعى‏ بِالعَبدِ؛ فَأَوَّلُ شَي‏ءٍ يُسأَلُ عَنْهُ الصَّلاةُ، فَإِنَّ جاءَ بِها تامَّةً وَإِلّا زُخَّ بِهِ فِي النَّارِ.

31-45 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes, one will be called in and the first thing that he will be questioned about is praying. If he has said his prayers, he will be let go. Otherwise, he will be thrown into the Fire!”

46 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لا تُضَيِّعُوا صَلاتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ من ضيع صَلاتَهُ حشرمَعَ قارون وَهامان وَكانَ حَقّاً عَلَى اللَّه أَن يُدخِلَهُ النَّارِمَعَ المُنافِقِين فالويل لِمَنْ لَمْ يحافظ عَلَى صَلاتَهُ وَأَداءَ سِنَةَ نَبِيِّهِ.

31-46 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Do not ruin your prayers. Whoever does so will be united with Qarun and Haman. Then it is the right of God to send him into Hell along with the hypocrites. Then woe be to those who do not guard their prayers and do not perform the Prophet’s (a.s.) tradition.”

47 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقالَ: يا رَبِّ اجَعَلَنِيَ مِن اُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَأَوحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ: يا مُوسَى إِنَّكَ لا تَصِلُ إِلَى ذلِكَ.

31-47 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Indeed Moses (a.s.) asked his Lord the Honorable the Exalted, “O Lord! Please let me be one of the nation of Muhammad.” Then the Honorable the Exalted God revealed to him, “O Moses! You will not attain this.”

48 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لَمّا اُسْرِىَ بي إِلَى السَّماءِ رَأَيْتُ فِي السَّماءِ الثّالِثَةِ رَجُلاً قاعِداً، رِجلٌ لَهُ فِي المَشرِقِ وَرِجلٌ لَهُ فِي المَغْرِبِ وَبِيَدِهِ لَوْحٌ يَنْظُرُ فِيهِ وَيُحَرِّكُ رَأسَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَن هذا؟ قالَ: مَلَكُ المَوْتَ.

31-48 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When I ascended to the heavens, I saw a man in the third heaven with one foot on the East, the other foot on the West and a tablet in his hand which he constantly looked at while moving his head. I asked, “O Gabriel! Who is this?” He said, “It is the angel of death.”

49 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَليَ البُراقَ وَهِيَ دابَّةٌ مِن دَوابِ الجَنَّة لَيْسَتْ بِالقَصيِرَ وَلا بِالطَّويلِ، فَلَو أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعالى‏ أَذِنَ لَها لَجالَتِ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةَ في جَريَةٍ واحِدةٍ وَهِيَ أَحْسَنُ الدَّوابِّ لَوناً.

31-49 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Indeed God made Al-Boraq to be under my control. It is one of the heavenly carriages. It was neither too short, nor too long. It could travel through the whole world if God allowed it. It was the most beautifully colored of them all.”

50 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ يَقُولُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَلَكِ المَوْتِ: يا مَلَكَ المَوْتِ وَعِزَّتي وَجَلالِي وَارتِفاعِي فِي عُلُوِّي لأُذِيقَنَّكَ طَعمَ المَوْتِ كَما أذَقتَ عِبادِي.

31-50 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes the Honorable the Exalted God will tell the angel of death: O angel of death! I swear by My Honor, Majesty and the Extent of My Greatness that I will let you taste death as you made my servants taste it.”

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Volume 2

Book 1, Chapter 1