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

8 - قال: أخبرني أبو عبيد الله محمد بن عمران المرزباني قال: حدثني أحمد بن محمد الجوهري قال: حدثنا محمد بن مهران قال: حدثنا موسى بن عبد الرحمن المسروقي، عن عمر بن عبد الواحد، عن إسماعيل بن راشد، عن حذلم بن ستير  قال: قدمت الكوفة في المحرم سنة إحدى وستين [عند] منصرف علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام بالنسوة من كربلاء ومعهم الأجناد محيطون بهم  وقد خرج الناس للنظر إليهم، فلما أقبل بهم على الجمال بغير وطاء جعل نساء أهل الكوفة يبكين وينتدبن ، فسمعت علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام وهو يقول بصوت ضئيل وقد نهكته العلة وفي عنقه الجامعة ويده مغلولة إلى عنقه: ألا إن هؤلاء النسوة يبكين، فمن قتلنا؟ قال: ورأيت زينب بنت علي عليهما السلام  ولم أر خفرة  قط أنطق منها كأنها تفرغ عن لسان أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام. قال: وقد أومأت إلى الناس أن اسكتوا، فارتدت الأنفاس وسكتت الأصوات  فقالت: الحمد لله والصلاة على أبي رسول الله، أما بعد يا أهل الكوفة، ويا أهل الختل والخذل ، فلا رقأت العبرة، ولا هدأت الرنة ، فما مثلكم إلا " كالتي نقضت غزلها من بعد قوة أنكاثا، تتخذون أيمانكم دخلا بينكم  ". ألا وهل فيكم إلا الصلف النطف، والصدر الشنف ؟ خوارون  في اللقاء، عاجزون عن الأعداء، ناكثون للبيعة، مضيعون للذمة، فبئس ما قدمت لكم أنفسكم أن سخط الله عليكم، وفي العذاب أنتم خالدون. أتبكون؟! إي والله فابكوا كثيرا، واضحكوا قليلا، فلقد فزتم بعارها وشنارها، ولن تغسلوا دنسها عنكم أبدا. فسليل خاتم الرسالة، وسيد شباب أهل الجنة، وملاذ خيرتكم، ومفزع نازلتكم، وأمارة محجتكم، ومدرجة حجتكم  خذلتم، وله فتلتم ؟! ألا ساء ما تزرون، فتعسا ونكسا، فلقد خاب السعي، وتربت الأيدي ، وخسرت الصفقة، وبؤتم بغضب من الله، وضربت عليكم الذلة والمسكنة. ويلكم أتدرون أي كبد لمحمد فريتم ، وأي دم له سفكتم، وأي كريمة له أصبتم ؟ " لقد جئتم شيئا إدا، تكاد السماوات يتفطرن منه وتنشق الأرض وتخر الجبال هدا  "، ولقد أتيتم بها  خرقاء شوهاء طلاع الأرض والسماء . أفعجبتم أن قطرت السماء دما؟! ولعذاب الآخرة أخزى، فلا يستخفنكم المهل، فإنه لا يحفزه البدار ، ولا يخاف عليه فوت الثار، كلا إن ربك لبالمرصاد. قال: ثم سكتت ، فرأيت الناس حيارى، قد ردوا أيديهم في أفواههم، ورأيت شيخا قد بكى حتى اخضلت لحيته وهو يقول: كهولهم خير الكهول ونسلهم * إذا عد نسل لا يخيب ولا يخزى  

8. He said: Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad ibn Imran al-Marzbani reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari, who reported from Muhammad ibn Mahran, who reported from Musa ibn Abdul Rehman al-Masrooq, from Umar ibn Abdul Wahid, from Ismail ibn Rashid who reported from Hazlam ibn Sateer, who said: I arrived at Kufa in Muharram of 61 Hijrah as ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn was departing with the ladies from Kerbala, surrounded by the troops. People gathered to have a sight of them. When he approached with the ladies sitting on unsaddled camels, the women of Kufa began weeping and wailing. I heard ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn say with a feeble voice as he was exhausted by ailment, and around his neck was a neckband, and his hands were tied to the neck. He said: "Beware, (if) these women are indeed weeping - then who killed us?" He said: And I saw Zainab bint ‘Ali, peace be upon them, and I had never seen a lady with all her modesty being so eloquent. It seemed that she spoke in Amirul Mu’mineen’s voice." He said: She raised her hand towards the people to silence them, so the breathing slowed and the noises were silenced. Then she said: "All praise be to Allah; and His blessing on my father, the messenger of Allah. Know you O people of Kufa, O people of chicanery and betrayal. May your tears never dry, and may your wailing never quieten. Your example is of ’the one who unravels her yarn after it is firmly spun. You take your oaths merely to deceive one another.’ (16:98). O people! Are there any among you except those suffering from vainglory, blemished by disgrace, and with bosoms full of hatred? Cowards when confronted, helpless before the enemies, violators of oath of allegiance, wasting the responsibilities? Miserable is what you have forwarded, that has incurred the wrath of Allah upon you. And you will be in chastisement forever. So, you are crying? Yes, cry a lot, and laugh a little for you have earned its disgrace and its infamy; and you will never be able to wash off the filth stuck to you. You have forsaken and intrigued against the scion of the seal of the Prophet-hood, master of the youths of Paradise, refuge of your chosen ones, retreat for the calamities befalling you, landmark to your destination, the highway of your Proof. How evil is the burden you bear? Wretched be you and reversed be your plans! The effort has failed, and hands are full of nothing but dust, and the bargain has sustained a loss. You are laden with the wrath of Allah, and humiliation and abasement has been stamped upon you. Woe unto you! Do you know which liver of Muhammad have you torn apart, and which blood have you spilled? And which nobility have you struck? ’Indeed you have come up with a thing abominable and shocking. From which, the heavens are about to be rent asunder, the earth split and the mountains fallen to pieces.’ (19:89,90). What you have committed is foolishness and degradation enough to fill the heavens and the earth! Are you then surprised if the heavens rain blood? ’And the chastisement of the hereafter is even more degrading.’ (41:16). So do not take these moments of respite lightly - for He is not prompted by haste nor is it feared that He will miss the reprised. No! ’Your Lord is ever observant.’ (89:14)." He said: Then she was silent. And I saw people bewildered, their hands on their mouths, and I saw an old man weeping till his beard was drenched and he said: "Their elderly are the best among the elderly people and their progeny, when any progeny is taken into account, is never wrong, nor discredited."

Al-Amālī

Book 38, Chapter 8