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

2 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسين أحمد بن الحسين بن أسامة البصري إجازة قال: حدثنا عبيد الله بن محمد الواسطي قال: حدثنا أبو جعفر محمد بن يحيى  قال: حدثنا هارون بن مسلم بن سعدان قال: حدثنا مسعدة بن صدقة قال: حدثنا جعفر ابن محمد، عن أبيه عليهما السلام إنه قال: أرسل النجاشي  ملك الحبشة إلى جعفر بن أبي طالب وأصحابه، فدخلوا عليه وهو في بيت له جالس على التراب وعليه خلقان الثياب . قال: فقال جعفر بن أبي طالب فأشفقنا منه حين رأيناه على تلك الحال، فلما أن رأى ما بنا وتغير وجوهنا قال: الحمد لله الذي نصر محمدا صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وأقر عيني به، ألا أبشركم؟ فقلت: بلى أيها الملك، فقال: إنه جاء في الساعة من نحو أرضكم عين من عيوني هناتك فأخبرني أن الله قد نصر نبيه محمدا صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وأهلك عدوه وأسر فلان وفلان وفلان، وقتل فلان وفلان وفلان، التقوا بواد يقال له بدر، لكأني أنظر إليه حيث كنت أرعى لسيدي هناك وهو رجل من بني ضمرة . فقال له جعفر: أيها الملك الصالح فما لي أراك جالسا على التراب وعليك هذه الخلقان؟ فقال: يا جعفر إنا نجد فيما أنزل الله على عيسى صلى الله عليه: إن من حق الله على عباده أن يحدثوا له تواضعا عندما يحدث لهم من النعمة، فلما أحدث الله لي نعمة نبيه محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم  أحدثت لله هذا التواضع. قال: فلما بلغ النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ذلك قال لأصحابه: إن الصدقة تزيد صاحبها كثرة، فتصدقوا يرحمكم الله، وإن التواضع يزيد صاحبه رفعة  فتواضعوا يرفعكم الله، وإن العفو يزيد صاحبه عزة فاعفوا يعزكم الله. 

2. He said: Abul Husayn Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Usamah al-Basriy has allowed me to narrate that Ubaidullah ibn Muhammad al-Wasitiy reported form Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Yahya, who reported from Harun ibn Muslim ibn Sa’dan, who reported from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah, who reported from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his father, peace be upon them all, that: Al-Najashi, the king of Abyssinia, sent for Ja’far ibn Abu Talib and his companions. When they called upon him, they saw him sitting on the dusty ground, wearing old clothes. Ja’far ibn Abu Talib said that when we saw him in that condition, we were taken by fear. But, upon sensing our concern and the change of colour in our faces, he said: "Praise be to Allah, Who helped Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, and thus cooled and comforted my eyes! May I not give you good tidings?" I said: "Yes, O king." He said: "Just now, one of my informers in your lands has come to inform me that Allah helped His Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, and destroyed his enemy. And so-and-so has been taken prisoner and so-and-so has been killed. They had confronted each other at a place called Badr. As if I see him the way I used to tend my master’s cattle there, who was from Banu Zamrah." So Ja’far said to him: "O benign king! Why do I see you sit on the dust wearing the old attire?" He said: "O Ja’far, we read in what has been revealed to Isa, may Allah bless him, that it is Allah’s right over His servants that whenever He bestows a bounty upon them, they should show humility. So when Allah blessed Muhammad, His Prophet with the bounty, I profferred this humility before Him." He said: When the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, learnt about this, he said to his companions: "Giving away in charity and alms increases the wealth of its owner, so give alms, may Allah have mercy on you. And humility elevates and enhances the stature of the one who adopts it, so be humble, may Allah elevate you. And to be forgiving increases the honour of the forgiver. So be forgiving, that Allah may bless you with honour."

Al-Amālī

Book 28, Chapter 2