Introduction

Reward for saying: There is no God except Allah (Laa ilaaha illallaah)

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah a hundred times

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah Wah’dahu Wah’dahu Wah’dahu

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah with sincerity

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah loudly

Reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah along with its conditions

Reward of bearing witness that there is no God except Allah

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah al-malik…a hundred times

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah without surprise

Reward of reciting Ash-hadu al Laa ilaaha illallaah

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah thirty times a day

Reward of reciting Tasbeehaat-e-Arba often

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaahu h’aqqan h’aqqan

Reward of ending a supplication with Maashaa allaah…

Reward of reciting Alh’amdulillaahi a’laa…seven times a day

Reward of bearing witness to the Oneness of Almighty God and prophethood of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.)

Reward of reciting Takbeer, Tasbeeh, Tahmeed and Tahleel a hundred times

Reward of Tasbeehaat-e-Arbaa

Reward of saying Sub-h’aanallah

Reward of reciting Tasbeeh without surprise

Reward of reciting Sub-h’aanallaah a hundred times

Reward of saying Al-h’amdulillaahi kamaa huwa ahluh

Reward of saying Alhamdulillaahi rabbila’alameen four times

Reward of glorifying Allah

Reward of glorifying Divinity

Reward of a wise person

Reward of ten virtues

Reward of acknowledging the Lordship of Allah, Prophethood of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.), Imamate of Ali (a.s.) and fulfilling religious obligations

Reward of reciting Bismillaah before entering toilet

Reward of uttering a Name of Allah while performing ablution

Reward of performing ablution like Amirul Momineen (a.s.)

Reward when the parts of body concerned with ablution are wiped and when they are not

Reward of ablution of Maghrib and Morning Prayers

Reward of keeping eyes open during ablution

Reward of repeating ablution

Reward of doing Miswak

Swallowing ones spit for the respect of mosque

Reward of performing ablution before going to bed

Reward of rinsing one’s mouth and nose often

Reward of wrapping a cloth while going to bathroom

Reward of avoiding the sight of private parts of a believer

Reward of washing one’s head with Marshmallow (Khatmi)

Reward of washing head with Jujube (Beri) leaves

Reward of dyeing one’s hair

Reward of applying Noorah

Reward of combing one’s hair

Reward of combing one’s beard seventy times

Reward of applying Antimony (Surma)

Reward of cutting one’s hair

Reward of trimming one’s nails and moustache

Reward of wearing white shoes

Reward of wearing yellow shoes

Reward of wearing shoes

Reward of reciting Surah Qadr while cutting a cloth for new dress

Reward of praising Allah much while looking in the mirror

Reward of reciting the following supplication upon seeing a Jew, Christian or a Magian

Reward of complete ablution, Umrah, payment of Zakat…

Reward of reciting Raz”eetubillaahi rabbanw…

Reward of supplicating day and night

Reward of going to a mosque

Reward of visiting mosque often

Reward of going to a mosque on foot

Reward of Quranic conversation and making mosque one’s home

Reward of going to mosque after performing ablution

Reward of offering five times’ prayers on prime time

Reward of Nafila prayers

Reward of lighting a lamp in the mosque

Reward of retaining spit in the mouth during Salaat

Reward of offering prayer in Masjidul Haraam

Reward of offering Prayer in Masjidun Nabawi

Reward of offering Prayer between Masjidul Haraam and Masjidun Nabawi

Reward of offering Prayer in Masjid-e-Kufa

Reward of offering Salaat in Baitul Muqaddas, Masjid-e-Azam, Masjid-e-Qabeelah and Masjid-e-Sooq

Reward of sweeping the mosque floor

Reward of Calling out the Azaan

Reward of saying Azaan for seven years

Reward of reciting Azaan in a Muslim city for a year

Reward of repeating Azaan

Reward of reciting Azaan for ten years seeking reward from Allah

Reward of Muezzin between Azaan and Iqamah

Reward of offering Salaat along with Azaan and Iqamah

Reward of reciting Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Qadr and Ayatal Kursi in every rakat of a recommended Salaat

Excellence and reward of Qunoot

Reward of a complete Ruku

Reward of a Sajdah

Reward of keeping the palms on the ground during Sajdah

Reward of prolonging a Sajdah

Reward of reciting Durood in the state of Ruku, Sajdah and Qiyam

Reward of Sajdah-e-Shukr

Reward of Salaat

Reward of offering Morning Salaat in its prime time

Excellence of prime time over the last moments

Reward of offering obligatory prayers during prime time

Reward of Qasr prayers while travel

Reward of offering Friday prayers during travel

Reward of offering Salaat in congregation

Reward of rising up for Salaat

Reward of reciting Durood on Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and his progeny on Friday after Asr prayers

Reward of reciting Surah Hamd, Surah Tauheed and Muawwazatain seven times, Ayatal Kursi, Ayat-e-Sakhr and the last verse of Surah Baraat

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ [عَنْ فَضَالَهَ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَمَّنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً مُتَعَمِّداً قَالَ جَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ.

1.  Imam Ja’far Sadiq was asked, “What is the punishment of murder?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Hell.”

 وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ]  عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ عَنْ أَبِی خَالِدٍ الْقَمَّاطِ عَنْ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِکَ کَتَبْنا عَلی بَنِی إِسْرائِیلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً بِغَیْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسادٍ فِی الْأَرْضِ فَکَأَنَّما قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِیعاً وَ إِنَّمَا قَتَلَ وَاحِداً فَقَالَ یُوضَعُ فِی مَوْضِعٍ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ إِلَیْهِ یَنْتَهِی شِدَّهُ عَذَابِ أَهْلِهَا لَوْ قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِیعاً کَانَ إِنَّمَا یَدْخُلُ ذَلِکَ الْمَکَانَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَتَلَ آخَرَ قَالَ یُضَاعَفُ عَلَیْهِ.

2. And from the previous chain from al-Hussain b. Sa’eed] (1) from Muhammad b. Abi ’Umayr from Ali b. ’Uqba from Abi Khalid al-Qammat from Hamran who said: For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men. He has killed but one? Imam (a.s.) replied, “He will be kept in a place in Hell where there will be severe chastisement and if he kills everyone, too he will be kept in this place.” The narrator asked, “What is the punishment if he murders again?” He replied, “His punishment is doubled.”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْکُوفِیِّ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَا یَحْکُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی فِی الْقِیَامَهِ الدِّمَاءُ فَیُوقِفُ ابْنَیْ آدَمَ فَیَفْصِلُ بَیْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ الَّذِینَ یَلُونَهُمْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الدِّمَاءِ حَتَّی لَا یَبْقَی مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ بَعْدَ ذَلِکَ فَیَأْتِی الْمَقْتُولُ قَاتِلَهُ فَیَشْخُبُ دَمُهُ فِی وَجْهِهِ فَیَقُولُ هَذَا قَتَلَنِی فَیَقُولُ أَنْتَ قَتَلْتَهُ فَلَا یَسْتَطِیعُ أَنْ یَکْتُمَ اللَّهَ حَدِیثاً.

3. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Abi al-Qasim from Muhammad b. Ali al-Kufi from al-Muffadhal b. Salih from Jabir b. Yazid from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The Almighty Allah will account for the deeds of the murderers first on the Day of Judgment. He will gather all murderers and the victims. Every victim will stand near his/her murderer with a bleeding face. He will tell Allah: This person had murdered me. Allah will ask the murderer: Did you murder him? And the person will not be able to hide anything from Him.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ الْأَزْرَقِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِی رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُؤْمِناً یُقَالُ لَهُ مُتْ أَیَّ مِیتَهٍ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ یَهُودِیّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ نَصْرَانِیّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ مَجُوسِیّاً.

4.  Imam  Ja’far  Sadiq  (a.s.)  said  that  the  murderer  of  a believer will have the option to die as a Jew, Christian or as a Magian (he will not die a Muslim).

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِی نَجْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْجَارُودِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَ: مَا مِنْ نَفْسٍ تُقْتَلُ بَرَّهً وَ لَا فَاجِرَهً إِلَّا وَ هِیَ تُحْشَرُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ مُعَلَّقاً بِقَاتِلِهِ بِیَدِهِ الْیُمْنَی وَ رَأْسُهُ بِیَدِهِ الْیُسْرَی وَ أَوْدَاجُهُ تَشْخُبُ دَماً یَقُولُ یَا رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا فِیمَ قَتَلَنِی فَإِنْ کَانَ قَتَلَهُ فِی طَاعَهِ اللَّهِ یُثِیبُ الْقَاتِلُ وَ ذُهِبَ بِالْمَقْتُولِ إِلَی النَّارِ وَ إِنْ کَانَ فِی طَاعَهِ فُلَانٍ قِیلَ لَهُ اقْتُلْهُ کَمَا قَتَلَکَ ثُمَّ یَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ فِیهِمَا بَعْدَ مَشِیَّتِهِ.

5. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Hussain b. Sa’eed from Abdulrahman b. Abi Najran from Muhammad b. Sinan from Abi al-Jarud from Muhammad b. Ali (a.s.) who said: “A murder victim is not good or bad. He will be brought on the Judgment Day holding his killer by his collar with the right hand and holding his severed head in the left with blood dripping from it. He will say: O Lord! Ask him why he had murdered me? Thus if he had killed on the order of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, Allah will take the murderer to Paradise and the person to Hell but if he had killed him on the order of someone else, he would be told, ‘Kill him like he killed you.’ Then Allah will deal with them as He likes.”

 حَدَّثَنِی جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْرُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ امْرَأَهً عُذِّبَتْ فِی هِرَّهٍ رَبَطَتْهَا حَتَّی مَاتَتْ عَطَشاً.

6. It was narrated to me by Ja’far b. Muhammad b. Masroor who said it was narrated to me by al-Hussain b. Muhammad b. ’Amir from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Hafs b. al-Bukhtari from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Even that woman will be punished severely who had left a goat tied in sun and it died of thirst.”

 وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ أَعَقَّ النَّاسِ عَلَی اللَّهِ تَعَالَی مَنْ قَتَلَ غَیْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ مَنْ لَمْ یَضْرِبْهُ.

7.  Imam  Ja’far  Sadiq  (a.s.)  said,  “A  person most unjust  in Allah’s eyes is one who kills a person who hasn’t murdered him or hurt one who did not hurt him.”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحَکَمِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ سُلَیْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ أَوْحَی اللَّهُ تَعَالَی إِلَی مُوسَی بْنِ عِمْرَانَ أَنْ یَا مُوسَی قُلْ لِلْمَلَإِ مِنْ بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ إِیَّاکُمْ وَ قَتْلَ النَّفْسِ الْحَرَامِ بِغَیْرِ حَقٍّ فَإِنَّ مَنْ قَتَلَ مِنْکُمْ نَفْساً فِی الدُّنْیَا قَتَلْتُهُ فِی النَّارِ مِائَهَ أَلْفِ قَتْلَهٍ مِثْلَ قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ.

8.  It  is  narrated  that  Imam  Ja’far  Sadiq  (a.s.)  said  that  the Almighty  Allah  revealed  onto  Prophet  Musa  (a.s.),  “Keep away from murdering a human being unlawfully. If one of you  murders  someone,  he  will  be  murdered  a  hundred thousand times in Hell in the same way as he had murdered his victim.”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْکُوفِیِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ الْحَلَبِیِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً أَثْبَتَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی عَلَیْهِ جَمِیعَ الذُّنُوبِ وَ بَرِئَ الْمَقْتُولُ مِنْهَا وَ ذَلِکَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَی أُرِیدُ أَنْ تَبُوءَ بِإِثْمِی وَ إِثْمِکَ فَتَکُونَ مِنْ أَصْحابِ النَّارِ

9.  Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said, “One who murders someone, the Almighty Allah will write all the sins of the victim in the name of his murderer and cleanse the victim. This is described the verse: Surely  I  wish  that  you  should bear the sin committed against me and your own sin, and so you would be of the inmates of the fire.”

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Book 3, Chapter 126