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 عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله ابْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ قَائِماً فِي صَلاتِهِ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ مِائَةَ حَسَنَةٍ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهُ فِي صَلاتِهِ جَالِساً كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ خَمْسِينَ حَسَنَةً وَمَنْ قَرَأَهُ فِي غَيْرِ صَلاتِهِ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ. قَالَ ابْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ عَلَى نَحْوٍ مِمَّا رَوَاهُ ابْنُ سِنَانٍ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Mu’adh ibn Muslim from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sulayman from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “If one reads the Holy Quran in prayer standing Allah will write down for him the reward for one hundred good deeds for each letter. If one reads the Holy Quran in prayer sitting Allah will write down for him the reward for fifty good deeds for each letter and if one reads without being in prayer, Allah will write for him the reward for ten good deeds for each letter.’” Ibn Mahbub has said, “I have heard this Hadith from Mu’adh the way ibn Sinan has narrated.” 

2ـ ابْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُ التَّاجِرَ مِنْكُمُ الْمَشْغُولَ فِي سُوقِهِ إِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ أَنْ لا يَنَامَ حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ سُورَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَتُكْتَبَ لَهُ مَكَانَ كُلِّ آيَةٍ يَقْرَؤُهَا عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَيُمْحَى عَنْهُ عَشْرُ سَيِّئَاتٍ.

2. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from Jamil b. Salih from al-Fudhayl b. Yasar from Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Why should any thing prevent a business man working in the marketplace from reading one chapter from the Quran before going to sleep when he is home? So ten good deeds shall be written for him in the place of every verse he recites, and ten sins shall be wiped out.” 

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ مُسَافِرٍ عَنْ بِشْرِ بْنِ غَالِبٍ الأسَدِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي صَلاتِهِ قَائِماً يُكْتَبُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ فَإِذَا قَرَأَهَا فِي غَيْرِ صَلاةٍ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَإِنِ اسْتَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ حَسَنَةً وَإِنْ خَتَمَ الْقُرْآنَ لَيْلاً صَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلائِكَةُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ وَإِنْ خَتَمَهُ نَهَاراً صَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَفَظَةُ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ مُجَابَةٌ وَكَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ مِمَّا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الأرْضِ قُلْتُ هَذَا لِمَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ قَالَ يَا أَخَا بَنِي أَسَدٍ إِنَّ الله جَوَادٌ مَاجِدٌ كَرِيمٌ إِذَا قَرَأَ مَا مَعَهُ أَعْطَاهُ الله ذَلِكَ.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam or others Sayf ‘Umayrah from a man from Jabir from Musafir from Bashir ibn Ghalib al-Asadi from al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) who has said the following: “Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever reads from the Holy Quran in his prayer in a standing position, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, writes down for him the reward for one hundred good deeds for each letter and if one reads from the Holy Quran without being in prayer, Allah writes down for him the reward for ten good deeds for each letter, and if one listens to the reading of the Holy Quran, Allah writes down for him the reward for one good deed for each letter. “If one completes reading the whole Quran at night, the angels pray for him until morning, and if he completes during the day the angels pray for him until night and his prayers are accepted. This is better for him than all that is between the heaven and earth.’ I (the narrator) then said, ‘This is for one who reads the Holy Quran. What is for one who does not read?’ The Imam said, ‘O brother from bnu Asad, Allah is generous, glorious and magnanimous if one reads whatever he can, Allah will reward him.’” 

4ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَادٍّ الْقَلانِسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ خَتَمَ الْقُرْآنَ بِمَكَّةَ مِنْ جُمُعَةٍ إِلَى جُمُعَةٍ أَوْ أَقَلَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ وَخَتَمَهُ فِي يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِنَ الأجْرِ وَالْحَسَنَاتِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ جُمُعَةٍ كَانَتْ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَى آخِرِ جُمُعَةٍ تَكُونُ فِيهَا وَإِنْ خَتَمَهُ فِي سَائِرِ الأيَّامِ فَكَذَلِكَ.

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Khalid ibn Mad al-Qalanisi from abu Hamza al-Thumali from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “If one, while in Makkah, reads the Holy Quran beginning on a Friday and completes reading the next Friday or within less or more time ending on Friday the reward for it will be written like the reward for a reading commencing from the first ever Friday in the world to the last Friday that there will ever be. The same will be the reward for reading in other days.” 

5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ وَالْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مَنْ قَرَأَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً كُتِبَ مِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَتَيْ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْخَاشِعِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ ثَلاثَ مِائَةِ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ خَمْسَمِائَةِ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْمُجْتَهِدِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ أَلْفَ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ لَهُ قِنْطَارٌ مِنْ تِبْرٍ الْقِنْطَارُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ مِثْقَالٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَالْمِثْقَالُ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ قِيرَاطاً أَصْغَرُهَا مِثْلُ جَبَلِ أُحُدٍ وَأَكْبَرُهَا مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الأرْضِ‏.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Khalid and al-Husayn ibn Sa’id all from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from Muhammad ibn Marwan from Sa’D ibn Tarif from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘One who reads ten verses from the Holy Quran in a night he is not written of the neglectful people. If one reads fifty verses, he is written of those who speak of Allah. If one reads one hundred verses, he is written of the pleading people before Allah. If one reads two hundred verses, he is written of those who express humility before Allah. If one reads three hundred verses he is written of the successful ones. If one reads five hundred verses, he is written of those striving for the cause of Allah. If one reads one thousand verses one Qintar of Tibr, gold will be his reward. A Qintar is equal to fifteen thousand Mithqal of gold. A Mithqal is equal to twenty four Qirat and the smallest Qirat is of the size of the mountain of ‘Uhud and the largest equals to the size of space between earth and the sky.”’ 

6ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) قَالَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنِ اسْتَمَعَ حَرْفاً مِنْ كِتَابِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ غَيْرِ قِرَاءَةٍ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ حَسَنَةً وَمَحَا عَنْهُ سَيِّئَةً وَرَفَعَ لَهُ دَرَجَةً وَمَنْ قَرَأَ نَظَراً مِنْ غَيْرِ صَوْتٍ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ حَسَنَةً وَمَحَا عَنْهُ سَيِّئَةً وَرَفَعَ لَهُ دَرَجَةً وَمَنْ تَعَلَّمَ مِنْهُ حَرْفاً ظَاهِراً كَتَبَ الله لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ قَالَ لا أَقُولُ بِكُلِّ آيَةٍ وَلَكِنْ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ بَاءٍ أَوْ تَاءٍ أَوْ شِبْهِهِمَا قَالَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفاً ظَاهِراً وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي صَلاتِهِ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِهِ خَمْسِينَ حَسَنَةً وَمَحَا عَنْهُ خَمْسِينَ سَيِّئَةً وَرَفَعَ لَهُ خَمْسِينَ دَرَجَةً وَمَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفاً وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ فِي صَلاتِهِ كَتَبَ الله لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ مِائَةَ حَسَنَةٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ مِائَةَ سَيِّئَةٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ وَمَنْ خَتَمَهُ كَانَتْ لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ مُؤَخَّرَةً أَوْ مُعَجَّلَةً قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ خَتَمَهُ كُلَّهُ قَالَ خَتَمَهُ كُلَّهُ.

6. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Ali ibn Hadid from Mansur from Muhammad ibn Bashir - who has narrated such Hadith from abu ‘Abd Allah  (a.s.) also from Ali ibn al- Husayn  (a.s.) who has said the following: “If one listens to the reading of one letter from the book of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, without reading, Allah writes for him the reward for one good deed, deletes one of his evil deeds and raises for him one degree. If one reads looking but without audible voice Allah writes for him the reward for one good deed for each letter, deletes one of his evil deeds and raises him one degree. If one learns one clear letter Allah writes for him the reward for ten good deeds, deletes his ten evil deeds and raises him ten degrees. The Imam said, ‘I do not say, ‘for every verse.’ I say for every letter. ‘B’, ‘T’ and so forth are letters.’ The Imam said, ‘If one reads one clear letter in prayer in a sitting position Allah writes for him the reward for fifty good deeds, deletes fifty of his evil deeds and raises for him fifty degrees. If one reads one letter in prayer standing, Allah, for each letter, writes for him the reward for one hundred good deeds, deletes one hundred of his evil deeds and raises him one hundred degrees. If one completes reading the Quran, for him there is an accepted prayer, sooner or later.’ “I (the narrator) then said to the Imam, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, is it completing the whole of it’? The Imam said, ‘Yes, it is completing the whole of the Quran.’” 

7ـ مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) خَتْمُ الْقُرْآنِ إِلَى حَيْثُ تَعْلَمُ. 

7. Mansur has narrated from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “Complete reading of the Holy Quran is reading to the extent that you know.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 2

Book 3, Chapter 7