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

10 - قال: أخبرني أبو الطيب الحسين بن محمد النحوي صاحب أبي بكر محمد بن القاسم [الأنباري قال: حدثني أبو بكر محمد بن القاسم] قال: أخبرني العباس بن الحسين اللهبي قال: حدثنا ابن حسان، عن قبيصة اللهبي قال: كتب علي بن حفص بن عمر إلى أبي جعفر المنصور أنه وجد في خان بالمولتان  يقول عبد الله بن محمد بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب  [عليهما السلام] قلت لما انتهيت إلى هذا الموضع وقد انقلب الدم : عسى مشرب يصفو فيروي ظمأه * أطال صداها المنهل المتكدر  عسى بالجنوب العاريات ستكتسى * وبالمستذل المستضام سينصر  عسى جابر العظم الكسير بلطفه * سيرتاح للعظم الكسير فيجبر عسى الله أن لا ييأس العبد إنه * يهون عليه ما يجل ويكبر قال الشيخ: وأنشدني أبو الطيب الحسين بن محمد التمار لأبي بكر العرزمي: أرى عاجزا يدعى جليدا لغشمه * ولو كلف التقوى لكلت مضاربه وعفا يسمى عاجزا لعفافه * ولولا التقى ما أعجزته مذاهبه وأحمق مصنوعا له في أموره * يسوده إخوانه وأقاربه على غير حزم في الأمور ولا تقى * ولا نابل جزل تعد مواهبه  ولكنه قبض الإله وبسطه * فلاذا يحاربه ولاذا يغالبه إذا أكمل الرحمن للمرء عقله * فقد كملت أخلاقه ومآربه 

10. He said: Abu al-Tayyib al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Nahwi, the friend of Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Ambari, reported to me from Abu Bakr Muhammad ibnal-Qasim, who reported from al-Abbas ibn al-Husayn al-Lahabi, who reported from al-Hassan, from Qubaisah al-Lahabi, who said: ‘Ali ibn Hafs ibn Umar wrote to Abu Ja’far al-Mansoor that I saw it written in a khan at Multan that: Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali Abi Talib (peace be upon him) says: When I reached this place, and found myself secure, I said: "Perchance, the drinking fountain may clear up to quench the thirst, a thirst which has been prolonged because of the turbid water, Perchance, you may be garbed by the unclothed one, and may find help from the lowly and oppressed; Perchance a bonesetter of the broken bone may from his kindness, feel sympathy for the broken bone and set it. Perchance, Allah may not allow His slave to despair, for all that is lofty and great is indeed negligible in His sight." Sheikh said: And Abu al-Tayyib al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Tammar recited to me quoting Abu Bakr al-Arzami, the following:- "(In this world) I find a (feeble) helpless person known as tough because of his tyranny, (but) had he adopted fear of Allah, his brutality might have been blunted; And (I find) a chaste person taken as helpless, because of his (virtue of) chastity (and modesty) (though) had it not been for fear of Allah, the ways (of evil) would not have found him powerless; And (I find) a fool whose affairs are cared for (by others), being appointed a leader by his fellowmen and his relatives, (in spite of the fact that) he has no resoluteness in his affairs, nor are nobility and magnanimity counted among his qualities. But all that is controlled by Allah, and He grants, So neither this contends him nor that tries to overcome him; (The truth is that) when Allah in His mercy, perfects the wisdom of a person, his behaviour and all his desires are perfected also."

Al-Amālī

Book 35, Chapter 10