Registering Good Deeds

Condition for the Acceptance of Acts of Devotion.

Al-Harith Al-Hamadani and ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)

Four Habits from the treasures of Virtue

Helping a needy Mu’min

The Place of ‘Ali (as)

Dying with the love of ‘Ali (as)

The most beloved steps by a Mu’min

Witnessing Hearts

Reconciliation among people

Provision from unexpected quarters

On being mindful - not conceited

Love of Ahlul Bayt leads to Paradise

The System of Islam

Adam, Noah, Ibrahim & ‘Ali (as)

Mu’awiya’s Discussion on Imamah and Khilafa with Abdullah ibn Abbas

Words of Wisdom from Ibn Hanafiyya

On Ahlul Bayt (as)

Nine Testify to the Wilayah of ‘Ali (as)

Master Herein, Master Hereafter

Supplicate Constantly

Adopting Ignorant Leaders

Five Prostrations for glad tidings

Abu Hanifa acknowledges al-Sadiq’s authority

When the Angel came to greet ‘Ali (as)

The Prophet’s (SAW) inheritance: Knowledge of the unseen

Refraining from fault finding

When sins multiply

Events after the battle of Jamal

"Never confirm the tradition of Ghadeer-e-khumm" said Abu Hanifa

The Inner self

The status of the seeker

A deed performed with taqwa

Three groups within the Ummah

Saints & Nobles

The final Rites for our Prophet (SAW)

Asserting ones creed (and about Zaid ibn ‘Ali)

Helping Ahlul Bayt with one’s tongue

Love Ahlul Bayt with your heart and help with your hand & tongue

Spare your speech

Illness purifies a person of his sins

The Prophet (SAW) on his successor

The calamity of denying the pen to the Prophet (SAW)

Some companions who reneged

Some companions who will never see the Prophet (SAW) again

Allah tests His servants

Imam Husayn (as) as an ideal

Fatimah’s (as) elegy on Fadak

On constraint and indulgence

Traditions from a truthful source

Acting without understanding

Similitude of the transitory

Adhering to the Ahlul Bayt

Two types of manly virtues

The master of Arabs

Mahdi (as) will rise after a time of trials & tribulations

The Prophet’s (SAW) last assembly

Ibn Abbas’s address on Khilafah

The two who will be in deep anxiety

"I have not known of an assembly of people worse than you...." said Fatimah (as)

"Keep my cheek on the ground..." the last words of Umar

Earning the promised blessing one has not seen

About the people who apply analogy

Cursed are those who follow analogy

Traits of a religion person

"There is no way, other than my way..." said the Prophet (SAW)

Alms given early morning...

Cleanse and purify your heart before you ask Him

The four of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) virtues

‘Ali (as) forbade initiating the battle

We do not say except that which our Lord, Most High, has said

Die in the state of Taharat and you will die a martyr

‘Ali is my brother, my minister and my successor

What Jabir said about ‘Ali (as)

Umar’s comments about the Prophet’s companions

"My brothers are those who believe in me without ever having seen me" said the Prophet (SAW)

Seek refuge from Allah against the evil of the people of Al-Thatt

Allah helps according to the measure of our intentions

Knowledge precedes ignorance

Those nearest to the Prophet on the Day of Reckoning

Benevolence & Tyranny

Weeping for ones sins

Good deeds blot out evil ones

Obedience to the Imam

Uthman and Banu Umayya

The lonely martyr

Talha and al-Zubair

The first to enter Paradise

Surprise at the heedless

Dying the death of an infidel

Befriending for the sake of Allah

The four virtues of the people of Paradise

The Prophet commanded to reveal virtues of ‘Ali (as)

The Prophet’s prayers for his descendants

The Assasination of Malik al-Ashtar

Imamat, a continued covenant

A recitation to open the eight gates of Paradise

Allah reveals to Musa

Who are those devotees?

‘Ali’s faith and descent

7 - قال: أخبرني أبو القاسم جعفر بن محمد بن قولويه رحمه الله قال: حدثني محمد بن يعقوب الكليني، عن علي بن إبراهيم، عن محمد بن عيسى اليقطيني، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، عن سعدان بن مسلم، عن أبي عبد الله جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: بينما موسى بن عمران عليه السلام جالس إذ أقبل [عليه] إبليس وعليه برنس ذو ألوان، فلما دنا من موسى خلع البرنس، وأقبل عليه السلام فسلم عليه، فقال موسى: من أنت؟ قال: أنا إبليس، قال موسى: فلا قرب الله دارك  فيم جئت؟ قال: إنما جئت لأسلم عليك لمكانك من الله عز وجل فقال له موسى: فما هذا البرنس؟ قال: أختطف به قلوب بني آدم . قال له موسى: أخبرني بالذنب الذي إذا أذنبه ابن آدم استحوذت عليه ؟ فقال: إذا أعجبته نفسه، واستكثر عمله، وصغر في عينه ذنبه. ثم قال له: أوصيك بثلاث خصال يا موسى! لا تخل بامرأة، ولا تخل بك، فإنه لا يخلو رجل بامرأة ولا تخلو به إلا كنت صاحبه دون أصحابي. وإياك أن تعاهد الله عهدا ، فإنه ما عاهد الله أحد إلا كنت صاحبه دون أصحابي حتى أحول بينه وبين الوفاء به. وإذا هممت بصدقة فامضها، فإنه إذا هم العبد بصدقة كنت صاحبه دون أصحابي، أحول بينه وبينها. ثم ولى إبليس ويقول: يا ويله ويا عوله علمت موسى ما يعلمه بني آدم. 

7. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Qawlawyh - may Allah bless him with mercy, reported from Muhammad ibn Ya’qoob al-Kulayni, from ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim, from Muhammad ibn Isa al-Yaqtini, from Yunus ibn Abdul Rahman, from Sa’daan ibn Muslim, from Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, who said: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "Once, when Musa ibn Imran, peace be upon him, was seated, Iblis approached him, with a hooded cloak of motley colours. As he came nearer, he removed the cloak and greeted Musa. Musa said:" Who are you?" He said: "I am Iblis." Musa said: "May Allah not bring your abode closer (to anyone)! Why have you come?" He said: "I have come to greet you for the status that you have before Allah, Most High." So Musa said: "And what about this cloak?" He said: "With that, I hijack the hearts of the people!" Then Musa asked him: "Tell me about the sin which when Adam’s son commits it, you overpower him and get the better of him?" He said: "When he becomes conceited, and regards his good deeds as too many; and when his own sins seem small to him." Then he told Musa: "I give you three advices: O Musa, never be alone with a stranger woman, or allow her to be with you in privacy, for either of you do not meet the other without me being in your company, without my other colleagues! And be careful when you give a covenant or pledge to Allah! (Fulfil it immediately). For whenever a man pledges a vow or a covenant with Allah, I intervene between him and its fulfillment - without my colleagues! And when you intend giving a charity, give it soon, for when a servant of Allah intends giving alms, I alone, without my colleagues, sit in between his intention and the charity, preventing it!" Then Iblis turned away saying: "O, what a shame, what a grief! I have taught Musa (a secret) which he will impart to the sons of Adam!"

Al-Amālī

Book 19, Chapter 7