The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made

The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made (additional)

The Clay from which the Believers and Unbelievers are made (additional)

The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord

How They Answered While They Were as Small Particles

Creation of the Creatures with Belief in Oneness of Allah in Their Nature

Believers as Offspring of Unbelievers

When Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, Wills to Create a Believer

The Coloring (referred to in the Holy Quran) Is Islam

Serenity Is Belief

Purely Sincere

On the Shari’ a (System of Laws)

The Fundamentals of Islam

Islam Is to Spare Lives (and to Keep the Trust) But Reward Comes From Belief

Belief Is Inclusive of Islam but Islam Is Not Inclusive of Belief

Another Chapter on the Same Issue That Islam Is Before Belief

No name

Belief Spreads In all Parts of the Body

Advancement in Belief

Degrees of Belief

Degrees of Belief (Additional)

Description of Islam

Qualities of a Believer

Description of Belief

Superiority of Belief over Islam and Certainty over Belief

The Essence of Belief and Certainty

Contemplation (Thinking)

The Noble Qualities (of Man)

Excellence of Certainty

To Agree With the Decision (of Allah)

Leaving It to Allah to Be the Person in Charge of Affairs, and Having Trust in Him

Fear and Hope

Hopefulness Toward Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy

To Profess One ’s Shortcomings

Obedience and Piety

Restraint from Worldly Matters (Sins)

Chastity

Abstaining From Unlawful Matters

Fulfilling Obligations

Balanced and Continuous Good Deeds

The Worship

The Intention

Part of Previous Chapter

Moderation in Worship

One Who Has Learned to Receive Rewards from His Lord for a Certain Deed

Patience

Gratitude and Thankfulness

Excellence in Moral Behaviors

Delightful Appearance

Truthfulness and Trust

Bashfulness

Forgiveness

Suppressing one ’s Anger

Forbearance

Silence and Controlling the Tongue

Gentleness in Dealings

Friendliness

Humbleness

Love for the Sake of Allah and Hate for the Sake of Allah

Condemnation of Worldly Matters and Abstaining Thereby

Additional Ahadith on the Above Subject

Contentment

Adequacy

Promptness in Good Deeds

Fairness and Justice

Independence from People

Good Relation with Relatives

Kindness to Parents

Concern for the Affairs of the Muslims, Giving Them Good Advice and to Benefit Them

High Regards for the Elderly

The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood

The Rights of One Who Accepts the Belief and Then Severs Away

Brotherhood in Belief is not Due to Religion it only is a Way of Recognition

The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights

Compassion and Leniency

Visiting Brothers (in belief)

Greeting with Handshake

Holding in One ’s Arm

Kissing

Speak of and Remember the Brothers (in belief)

To Please the Believers

Assisting a Believer in his Needs

Endeavor to help a Believer

Relief for the Suffering of a Believer

Providing Food for a Believer

Providing Clothes for a Believer

To Show Kindness to and Honor a Believer

In the Sen’ice of Believing People

Giving Good Advice to the Believers

Improving Good Relations Among People

To Revive the Believer

Inviting one ’s Own People to Belief

Not to Invite People to Belief

Allah Grants Religion only to Whomever He Loves

Sound Religion

Al-Taqiyyah, Guarding and Cautiousness

Silence and Restraint against Publicity

A Believer’s Signs and Qualities

The Rarity of Believers

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ بَدْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ مَرَّةً بُورِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ بُورِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ بُورِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَعَلَى جِيرَانِهِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مَرَّةً بَنَى الله لَهُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ قَصْراً فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ الْحَفَظَةُ اذْهَبُوا بِنَا إِلَى قُصُورِ أَخِينَا فُلانٍ فَنَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً مَا خَلا الدِّمَاءَ وَالأمْوَالَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا أَرْبَعَمِائَةِ مَرَّةٍ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرُ أَرْبَعِمِائَةِ شَهِيدٍ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ عُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ وَأُرِيقَ دَمُهُ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ فِي يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى يَرَى مَقْعَدَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَوْ يُرَى لَهُ.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Badr from Muhammad ibn Marwan from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads Chapter 1 12 of the Holy Quran once receives blessings. Whoever reads it twice, he and his family receive blessings. Whoever reads it three times, he, his family and his neighbors receive blessings. Whoever reads it twelve times, Allah will build for him twelve palaces in paradise and the keepers will say, ‘We should go and see the palaces of our brother so and so.’ Whoever reads it one hundred times his sins of twenty-five years will be forgiven, except murders and properties. Whoever reads it four hundred times will receive a reward equal to that for four hundred martyrs, each of whom martyred after the destruction of his horse. Whoever reads it one thousand times in one day and night will not die before seeing his place in paradise or is shown for him (to a third party).”’ 

2ـ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لَمَّا أَمَرَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هَذِهِ الآيَاتِ أَنْ يَهْبِطْنَ إِلَى الأرْضِ تَعَلَّقْنَ بِالْعَرْشِ وَقُلْنَ أَيْ رَبِّ إِلَى أَيْنَ تُهْبِطُنَا إِلَى أَهْلِ الْخَطَايَا وَالذُّنُوبِ فَأَوْحَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِنَّ أَنِ اهْبِطْنَ فَوَ عِزَّتِي وَجَلالِي لا يَتْلُوكُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَشِيعَتِهِمْ فِي دُبُرِ مَا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ إِلا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِعَيْنِيَ الْمَكْنُونَةِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعِينَ نَظْرَةً أَقْضِي لَهُ فِي كُلِّ نَظْرَةٍ سَبْعِينَ حَاجَةً وَقَبِلْتُهُ عَلَى مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَعَاصِي وَهِيَ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَشَهِدَ الله أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلا هُوَ وَالْمَلائِكَةُ وَأُولُوا الْعِلْمِ وَآيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَآيَةُ الْمُلْكِ.

2. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Maythami from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “When Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, commanded certain verses of the Holy Quran to descend to earth, they clung to the Throne asking, ‘O Lord, why are You sending us to people of sins and evil deeds.’ Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, inspired them to descend saying, ‘I swear by My Majesty and Glory that any Shi’a (followers) of Ahl al-Bciyt (family of Muhammad, recipients of divine supreme covenant), who reads you after an obligatory prayer every day I will look at him with My hidden eyes (special favor) everyday seventy times and in every look fulfill his seventy wishes and accept him with whatever sins he may have. The verses are Chapter One of the Holy Quran, verses 18-19 and 26-27 of Chapter 3 and verse 255 of Chapter 2 of the Holy Quran.’” 

3ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُكَيْنٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ كُلَّهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَ الْقَائِمَ وَإِنْ مَاتَ كَانَ فِي جِوَارِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه).

3. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassan from Isma’il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from Muhammad ibn Sukayn from ‘ Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever reads all the chapters that begin with the word, ‘Sabbaha, or Yusabbihu’ before going to sleep will not die before seeing the twelfth Imam, and when he dies, he will be in the neighborhood of Muhammad (a.s.).’” 

4ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مَنْ قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حِينَ يَأْخُذُ مَضْجَعَهُ غَفَرَ الله لَهُ ذُنُوبَ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً.

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn al-Nu’Man from ‘Abd Allah ibn Talhah from Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever reads Chapter 112 of the Holy Quran before going to sleep one hundred times, Allah forgives fifty years of his sins.’” 

5ـ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْخَشَّابِ عَنِ ابْنِ بَقَّاحٍ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ جُمَيْعٍ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مَنْ قَرَأَ أَرْبَعَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَآيَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَثَلاثَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ آخِرِهَا لَمْ يَرَ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ شَيْئاً يَكْرَهُهُ وَلا يَقْرَبُهُ شَيْطَانٌ وَلا يَنْسَى الْقُرْآنَ.

5. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Khashshab from ibn Baqqah from Mu’adh from ‘Amr ibn Jami’ in a marfu’ manner from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever reads four verses from the beginning of Chapter 2 of the Holy Quran, verse 255- 257 and three verses from the end of this Chapter, he will not experience anything in his own self or property that he dislikes, Satan will not approach him and he will not forget the Holy Quran.’” 

6ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ يَجْهَرُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ كَانَ كَالشَّاهِرِ سَيْفَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ الله وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا سِرّاً كَانَ كَالْمُتَشَحِّطِ بِدَمِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ الله وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ غُفِرَتْ لَهُ عَلَى نَحْوِ أَلْفِ ذَنْبٍ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Sayf ibn ‘Umayrah from a man from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads Chapter 97 of the Holy Quran aloud, he is considered as one unsheathing his sword in the way of Allah, whoever reads it silently he is considered as one who has been socked with his own blood in the way of Allah and whoever reads it ten times, about one thousand of his sins will be forgiven.” 

7ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) يَقُولُ قُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآنِ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ.

7. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father (a.s.) would say, ‘Chapter 112 of the Holy Quran is one third and Chapter 109 is one forth of the Holy Quran.’” 

8ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مِهْزَمٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَمِعَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ عِنْدَ مَنَامِهِ لَمْ يَخَفِ الْفَالِجَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ فَرِيضَةٍ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ ذُو حُمَةٍ وَقَالَ مَنْ قَدَّمَ قُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ جَبَّارٍ مَنَعَهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْهُ يَقْرَأُهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَإِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ رَزَقَهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَيْرَهُ وَمَنَعَهُ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَقَالَ إِذَا خِفْتَ أَمْراً فَاقْرَأْ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ ثُمَّ قُلِ اللهمَّ اكْشِفْ عَنِّي الْبَلاءَ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.

8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm from Ibrahim ibn Mihzam from a man who had heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying the following: “Whoever reads verse 255 of Chapter 2 at the time of going to bed he will not fear paralysis, by the will of Allah, and whoever reads it after every obligatory prayer, poisonous things will not harm him.’ The Imam said, ‘Whoever forwards Chapter 112 between himself and a tyrant, Allah, the Most Majestic, will prevent the tyrant from harming him. He reads it to all directions: his front, back, right and left. When he does so, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, provides him good dealings from the tyrant and protects him against his evil.’ The Imam said, ‘When you fear something read one hundred verses from the Holy Quran as you like and then say three times, “O Lord, remove the misfortune from me.’” 

9ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ يُصَلِّي بِهَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ بِهَا قُنُوتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَتَيْ آيَةٍ فِي غَيْرِ صَلاةٍ لَمْ يُحَاجَّهُ الْقُرْآنُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ خَمْسَمِائَةِ آيَةٍ فِي يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ فِي صَلاةِ النَّهَارِ وَاللَّيْلِ كَتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ فِي اللَّوْحِ الْمَحْفُوظِ قِنْطَاراً مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالْقِنْطَارُ أَلْفٌ وَمِائَتَا أُوقِيَّةٍ وَالأوقِيَّةُ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ جَبَلِ أُحُدٍ.

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever reads one hundred verses of the Holy Quran in prayer in the night, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will write down for him the reward for one night’s worshipping. Whoever reads two hundred verses without being in prayer, the Holy Quran, on the Day of Judgment, will not argue against him. Whoever reads five hundred verses in one day and night, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, writes down for him in the protected tablet one Qintar of good deeds. One Qintar is one thousand two hundred ‘Awqiyah, which is greater than the mountain of ‘Uhud.’” 

10ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ مَضَى بِهِ يَوْمٌ وَاحِدٌ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ قِيلَ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ الله لَسْتَ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ.

10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassan from Isma’il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from Mansur ibn Hazim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If one does not read Chapter 112 in twenty-four hours in any of the five prayers it will be said to him, ‘O servant (of Allah) you are not one of those who perform prayer.’” 

11ـ وَبِهَذَا الإسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِالله وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلا يَدَعْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي دُبُرِ الْفَرِيضَةِ بِقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا جَمَعَ الله لَهُ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَغَفَرَ لَهُ وَلِوَالِدَيْهِ وَمَا وَلَدَا.

11. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from al-Hassan ibn Sayf ibn ‘Umayrah from abu Bakr al-Hadrmi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever believes in Allah and in the life to come should not ignore reading Chapter 112 ( al-’Ikhlas ) of the Holy Quran after an obligatory prayer. Whoever does so (reads it), Allah will collect for him the good of this and the next life, forgive him, his parents and their children.” 

12ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ سُورَةَ الأنْعَامِ نَزَلَتْ جُمْلَةً شَيَّعَهَا سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ حَتَّى أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) فَعَظَّمُوهَا وَبَجَّلُوهَا فَإِنَّ اسْمَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهَا فِي سَبْعِينَ مَوْضِعاً وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي قِرَاءَتِهَا مَا تَرَكُوهَا.

12. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Chapter six ( al-An ’am) was revealed all in one piece escorted by seventy thousand angels until it came down upon Muhammad (a.s.). You must maintain its greatness and respect it. The name of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, is mentioned therein at seventy places. Had people known what is in reading it, they would not have ignored it.” 

13ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) صَلَّى عَلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ وَافَى مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً وَفِيهِمْ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ بِمَا يَسْتَحِقُّ صَلاتَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ قُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ قَائِماً وَقَاعِداً وَرَاكِباً وَمَاشِياً وَذَاهِباً وَجَائِياً.

13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Holy Prophet performed prayer for Sa’d ibn Mu’adh and said, ‘A delegate of seventy thousand angels was there, among them Jibril (Gabriel) was also there. They all performed prayer for him (the dead body of Sa’d ibn Mu’adh) and I said, ‘O Jibril (Gabriel), what is it that made him deserve your prayers?’ He said, ‘It was his reading Chapter 112 ( al-‘Ikhlas ) standing, sitting, riding, walking, coming and going.’” 

14ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ الله بْنِ الدِّهْقَانِ عَنْ دُرُسْتَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مَنْ قَرَأَ أَلْهَيكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ وُقِيَ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ.

14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Bashir from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn al-Dihqan from Drust from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever read al-Hakum al-Takathur Chapter 102 of the Holy Quran at bedtime will be safe from the mischief of the grave.’” 

15ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْفَضْلِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ مَا قُرِئَتِ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى وَجَعٍ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً إِلا سَكَنَ.

15. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Bazi’ from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Fald al-Nawfali in a marfu’ manner from an Imam (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whenever I read al-Hamd (Chapter One of the Holy Quran) for pain, seventy times, it was relieved.” 

16ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لَوْ قُرِئَتِ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ رُدَّتْ فِيهِ الرُّوحُ مَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ عَجَباً.

16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If you read al-Hamd (Chapter One of the Holy Quran) seventy times over a dead body and it comes back to life, do not be astonished.” 

17ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ صَالِحٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ فِي حَدِّ الصِّبَا يَتَعَهَّدُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ قِرَاءَةَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ فَخَمْسِينَ إِلا صَرَفَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْهُ كُلَّ لَمَمٍ أَوْ عَرَضٍ مِنْ أَعْرَاضِ الصِّبْيَانِ وَالْعُطَاشَ وَفَسَادَ الْمَعِدَةِ وَبُدُورَ الدَّمِ أَبَداً مَا تُعُوهِدَ بِهَذَا حَتَّى يَبْلُغَهُ الشَّيْبُ فَإِنْ تَعَهَّدَ نَفْسَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَوْ تُعُوهِدَ كَانَ مَحْفُوظاً إِلَى يَوْمِ يَقْبِضُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَفْسَهُ.

17. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Bakr from Salih from Sulayman al-Ja’fari who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying, ‘If a child maintains reading every night Chapters 113, 114 three times each and Chapter 112 one hundred times or, if he cannot do it, fifty times Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, diverts all health problems of childhood and dehydration, stomach disorder and blood pressure all the time, as long as he maintains such readings until his old age. If he would maintain it or is made to maintain it, he will remain safe until the time Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will take his soul away.’” 

18ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ مَنِ اسْتَكْفَى بِ‏آيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ إِلَى الْغَرْبِ كُفِيَ إِذَا كَانَ بِيَقِينٍ.

18. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al- Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Minqari who has said the following: “I heard abu Ibrahim (a.s.) saying, ‘If one considers one verse of the Holy Quran sufficient (for his protection) from East to West, it is enough [with certainty].”’ 

19ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الأزْدِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) فِي الْعُوذَةِ قَالَ تَأْخُذُ قُلَّةً جَدِيدَةً فَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَاءً ثُمَّ تَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهَا إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تُعَلِّقُ وَتَشْرَبُ مِنْهَا وَتَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُزْدَادُ فِيهَا مَاءٌ إِنْ شَاءَ الله.

19. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Bakar ibn Muhammad al-Azdi from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who about supplications for protection has said the following: “Find a new pot made of clay and fill it with water then read Chapter 97 of the Holy Quran on it thirty times, then hang it from something, use it for drink and wuzu and add water if so desired (if Allah wills).” 

20ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِدْرِيسَ الْحَارِثِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ مُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَا مُفَضَّلُ احْتَجِزْ مِنَ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ بِ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَبِقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ اقْرَأْهَا عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَعَنْ شِمَالِكَ وَمِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْكَ وَمِنْ خَلْفِكَ وَمِنْ فَوْقِكَ وَمِنْ تَحْتِكَ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتَ عَلَى سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ فَاقْرَأْهَا حِينَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَاعْقِدْ بِيَدِكَ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ لا تُفَارِقْهَا حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ.

20. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Idris al-Harithi from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) said, ‘O Mufaddal, protect yourself from all people with this: ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful’, and with Chapter 112 by reading toward each directions: right, left, front, back, above and below. When you enter in the presence of a tyranical ruler read it three times when looking at him, count it with your left hand and continue reading until you leave his presence.’” 

21ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ السَّيَّارِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنِ الأصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) بِالْحَقِّ وَأَكْرَمَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ مَا مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ تَطْلُبُونَهُ مِنْ حِرْزٍ مِنْ حَرَقٍ أَوْ غَرَقٍ أَوْ سَرَقٍ أَوْ إِفْلاتِ دَابَّةٍ مِنْ صَاحِبِهَا أَوْ ضَالَّةٍ أَوْ آبِقٍ إِلا وَهُوَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَمَنْ أَرَادَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَسْأَلْنِي عَنْهُ قَالَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَمَّا يُؤَمِّنُ مِنَ الْحَرَقِ وَالْغَرَقِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ هَذِهِ الآيَاتِ الله الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ وَما قَدَرُوا الله حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَتَعالى‏ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ فَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا فَقَدْ أَمِنَ الْحَرَقَ وَالْغَرَقَ قَالَ فَقَرَأَهَا رَجُلٌ وَاضْطَرَمَتِ النَّارُ فِي بُيُوتِ جِيرَانِهِ وَبَيْتُهُ وَسَطَهَا فَلَمْ يُصِبْهُ شَيْ‏ءٌ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ دَابَّتِيَ اسْتَصْعَبَتْ عَلَيَّ وَأَنَا مِنْهَا عَلَى وَجَلٍ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ فِي أُذُنِهَا الْيُمْنَى وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَنْ فِي السَّماواتِ وَالأرْضِ طَوْعاً وَكَرْهاً وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ فَقَرَأَهَا فَذَلَّتْ لَهُ دَابَّتُهُ وَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ أَرْضِي أَرْضٌ مَسْبَعَةٌ وَإِنَّ السِّبَاعَ تَغْشَى مَنْزِلِي وَلا تَجُوزُ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ فَرِيسَتَهَا فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ لَقَدْ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ ما عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ الله لا إِلهَ إِلا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ فَقَرَأَهُمَا الرَّجُلُ فَاجْتَنَبَتْهُ السِّبَاعُ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ فِي بَطْنِي مَاءً أَصْفَرَ فَهَلْ مِنْ شِفَاءٍ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ بِلا دِرْهَمٍ وَلا دِينَارٍ وَلَكِنِ اكْتُبْ عَلَى بَطْنِكَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَتَغْسِلُهَا وَتَشْرَبُهَا وَتَجْعَلُهَا ذَخِيرَةً فِي بَطْنِكَ فَتَبْرَأُ بِإِذْنِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ فَبَرَأَ بِإِذْنِ الله ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الضَّالَّةِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ يس فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقُلْ يَا هَادِيَ الضَّالَّةِ رُدَّ عَلَيَّ ضَالَّتِي فَفَعَلَ فَرَدَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهِ ضَالَّتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الآبِقِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ أَوْ كَظُلُماتٍ فِي بَحْرٍ لُجِّيٍّ يَغْشاهُ مَوْجٌ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ مَوْجٌ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَجْعَلِ الله لَهُ نُوراً فَما لَهُ مِنْ نُورٍ فَقَالَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ الآبِقُ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ السَّرَقِ فَإِنَّهُ لا يَزَالُ قَدْ يُسْرَقُ لِيَ الشَّيْ‏ءُ بَعْدَ الشَّيْ‏ءِ لَيْلاً فَقَالَ لَهُ اقْرَأْ إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ قُلِ ادْعُوا الله أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمنَ أَيًّا ما تَدْعُوا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مَنْ بَاتَ بِأَرْضٍ قَفْرٍ فَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الله الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَالأرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوى‏ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَبارَكَ الله رَبُّ الْعالَمِينَ حَرَسَتْهُ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَتَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ قَالَ فَمَضَى الرَّجُلُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِقَرْيَةٍ خَرَابٍ فَبَاتَ فِيهَا وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ فَتَغَشَّاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ وَإِذَا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِخَطْمِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ أَنْظِرْهُ وَاسْتَيْقَظَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَرَأَ الآيَةَ فَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِصَاحِبِهِ أَرْغَمَ الله أَنْفَكَ احْرُسْهُ الآنَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) فَأَخْبَرَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ رَأَيْتُ فِي كَلامِكَ الشِّفَاءَ وَالصِّدْقَ وَمَضَى بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَثَرِ شَعْرِ الشَّيْطَانِ مُجْتَمِعاً فِي الأرْضِ.

21. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja’far from al-Sayyari from Muhammad ibn Bakr from abu al-Jarud from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following: “I swear by the One who sent Muhammad (a.s.) with the truth and honored his family, all supplications for protection is in the Holy Quran. In the Holy Quran there is protection against fire, theft, straying of animals from the owner, lost items, or runaway persons. Whoever wants to know, ask me. The narrator has said that a man then stood up and said, ‘Instruct me in something against fire and drowning’ The Imam said, ‘Read this verse: “The (true) Guardian is certainly Allah Who has revealed the Book and is the Guardian of the righteous ones.” (7:196) and ‘They have not paid due respect to Allah. The whole earth will be gripped in His hands on the Day of Judgment and the heavens will be just like a scroll in His right hand. Allah is by far more Glorious and High to be considered equal to their idols.’ (39:67) Whoever reads them will be safe from burns and drowning. [The man read them and fire broke out in the homes of his neighbors. His house was in the middle but remained unaffected]. Then another man stood up and said, ‘O Amir al-Mu’Minin (a.s.) my horse is unyielding and I am afraid of it.’ The Imam said, ‘Read in his right ear: “. . . all that is in the heavens and the earth have submitted themselves to His will, either by their own free will or by force? To Allah all things do return.” (3:83) [He read the above verse and his horse became subservient]. Another man stood up and said, ‘O Amir al- Mu’Minin, my land is filled with wild beasts. They overwhelm my house to get their prey.’ The Imam said, ‘Read: “A Messenger from your own people has come to you. Your destruction and suffering is extremely distressful to him. He really cares about you and is very compassionate and merciful to the believers.”’ (9:128) (Muhammad), if they turn away from you, say, ‘Allah is sufficient (support) for me. No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah. In Him 1 trust and He is the Owner of the Great Throne.’ (9:129) [This man also was saved from the beasts after reading the Quranic reading]. “Thereafter another man stood up and said, ‘O Amir al- Mu’Minin, in my stomach there is yellow water. Is there any cure for it?’ The Imam said yes, without dirham and dinar, ‘Write verse 255 of Chapter 2 of the Holy Quran on your stomach, then wash and drink it to save it in your stomach, you will be cured by the will of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy.’ [This man also followed the instruction and was cured]. Another man stood up and asked about his straying animal. The Imam said, ‘Read Chapter 36 in two Rak’at (a prayer consisting of two times bowing down on one’s knees) prayer and say, “O guide of the straying, return my straying animal to me.’ [This man also followed the instruction and his animal was returned]. Another man stood up and said, ‘O Amir al-Mu’minin, tell me about a runaway.’ The Imam said, ‘Read: “Or they (the deeds of the unbelievers) are like the darkness of a deep, stormy sea with layers of giant waves, covered by dark clouds. It is darkness upon darkness whereby even if one stretches out his hands, he cannot see them. One can have no light unless Allah gives him light.’” (24:40) [He followed the instruction and his runaway person was found]. Thereafter another man stood up and said, ‘O Amir al-Mu’minin, tell me about theft. Every night they steal my things.’ The Imam said, ‘When going to bed read, “(Muhammad), tell them, ‘It is all the same whether you call Him Allah or the Beneficent. All the good names belong to Him. (Muhammad), do not be very loud or slow in your prayer. Choose a moderate way of praying.’ (17:110) Say, ‘It is only Allah who deserves all praise. . . .’ (17:111) Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘If one is in an uninhabited land at night the angels will guard him and devils move away from him upon his reading this: ‘Your Lord is Allah Who established His dominion over the Throne (of the realm) after having created the heavens and the earth in six days. He made the night darken the day, which it pursues at a (considerable) speed and He made the sun and the moon submissive to His command. Is it not He who creates and governs all things? Blessed is Allah, the Cherisher of the Universe.’ (7:54) The narrator has said that a man traveled and stayed at a mined town without reading the above verse of the Holy Quran, Satan overwhelmed him and was holding his face. His (Satan’s) friend told him to wait. It made the man wake up and read the above verse of the Holy Quran. Satan then said to his friend, ‘May Allah humiliate you, now stay here to guard him till morning.’ In the morning he came to Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) and informed him of the incident saying, ‘In your words I found cure and truth.’ After sunrise he went to the place and he found a bunch of the hairs of the devil on the ground.’” 

22ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ مُحْرِزٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ مَنْ لَمْ يُبْرِئْهُ الْحَمْدُ لَمْ يُبْرِئْهُ شَيْ‏ءٌ.

22. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Salmah ibn Muhriz who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, ‘If al-Hamd, (the first Chapter of the Holy Quran) would not cure one, nothing else could cure one.’” 

23ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ كَتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ بَرَاءَةً مِنَ الشِّرْكِ.

23. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever at the time of going to bed reads Chapter 109 of the Holy Quran, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will write down for him immunity from polytheism.” 

24ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَنَّهُ قَالَ لا تَمَلُّوا مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ بِهَا فِي نَوَافِلِهِ لَمْ يُصِبْهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِزَلْزَلَةٍ أَبَداً وَلَمْ يَمُتْ بِهَا وَلا بِصَاعِقَةٍ وَلا بِ‏آفَةٍ مِنْ آفَاتِ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَمُوتَ وَإِذَا مَاتَ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّهِ فَيَقْعُدُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ ارْفُقْ بِوَلِيِّ الله فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ كَثِيراً مَا يَذْكُرُنِي وَيَذْكُرُ تِلاوَةَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ وَتَقُولُ لَهُ السُّورَةُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَيَقُولُ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ قَدْ أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي أَنْ أَسْمَعَ لَهُ وَأُطِيعَ وَلا أُخْرِجَ رُوحَهُ حَتَّى يَأْمُرَنِي بِذَلِكَ فَإِذَا أَمَرَنِي أَخْرَجْتُ رُوحَهُ وَلا يَزَالُ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يَأْمُرَهُ بِقَبْضِ رُوحِهِ وَإِذَا كُشِفَ لَهُ الْغِطَاءُ فَيَرَى مَنَازِلَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَيُخْرِجُ رُوحَهُ مِنْ أَلْيَنِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْعِلاجِ ثُمَّ يُشَيِّعُ رُوحَهُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَبْتَدِرُونَ بِهَا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ. 

24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma’bad from his father from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Do not be dismayed in reading Chapter 99 of the Holy Quran. If one reads it in the optional prayers, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, protects him, all the time, against earthquakes and will not die thereby or by lightening and of worldly calamities until the time of his death. When he dies a noble angel comes to him from his Lord, sits near his head and says to the angel of death, ‘Be kind to the friend of Allah. It is he who very often spoke of me and read this Chapter. ’ The Chapter will also say similar words. The angel of death will then say, ‘My Lord has commanded me to listen to Him, obey Him and will not take his spirit out without His commanding me to do so. When He commands me, then I take his spirit out.’ The angel of death remains with him until he commands to take his spirit out. When the curtains are moved aside and he sees his places in paradise, his spirit comes out very gently as the gentlest treatment. Thereafter his spirit is escorted to paradise by seventy thousand angels rushing him to paradise.” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 2

Book 3, Chapter 13