The Eighty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eleventh of Rajab, 368 AH.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The fasting person is in the worship of Allah, even when he is sleeping on his bed; as long as he is not backbiting a Muslim.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever fasts a day piously, seeking the reward of Allah, forgiveness becomes obligatory for him.

The people mentioned chivalry (futuwwa) around him, so he said: Do you think that chivalry is immorality and indecency? No, rather, chivalry and masculinity (muru’a) are not but feeding much, taking little, doing good, and withholding from harm – everything else is evil and immoral. Then, he (as) said: What is masculinity? So, we said: We do not know. He said: Masculinity is, by Allah, when a man puts his brothers before himself. There are two [types of] masculinities: (1) masculinity whilst present, and (2) masculinity whilst travelling. As for masculinity whilst present, it is reciting the Quran, sticking to the mosques, walking to the needs of the brothers, and being good to the servant, for this is what brings joy to the friend and anguish to the enemy. As for that whilst travelling, it is increasing in provisions and giving it to those with you, keeping the secrets of the people after you have separated for them, and being light-hearted in a way that does not anger Allah. Then, he (as) said: By Him who truly raised my grandfather (s) as a prophet! Surely, Allah will give sustenance to the worshiper in proportion to [his] masculinity. Aid comes down from heaven in proportion to [his] masculinity. Surely, patience comes down in proportion to the intensity of [his] suffering.

I heard Aba `Abdillah (as) say: Whoever withholds his harm from his neighbor, Allah will dismiss his offenses on the day of resurrection. Whoever is pure in his stomach and his private, he will be a joyous king in paradise. Whoever frees a believing soul, Allah builds a house for him in paradise.

Sulayman b. Ja`far al-Ja`fari narrated to me. He said: I said to Abi’l Hasan Musa b. Ja`far (as): O son of the Messenger of Allah! What do you say regarding the Quran, for some of us have disagreed regarding it? One group says it is created, [another] group says it is not created. So, he (as) said: I do not say what they say, but rather I say that it is the word of Allah.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: He who recognizes Allah and His greatness will have purified his speech, [purified] his stomach of food, and supported himself with fasting and standing in prayer. They said: May our mothers and our fathers be your sacrifice, O Messenger of Allah – are these the friends of Allah? He said: The friends of Allah are silent, and their silence is remembrance [of Allah]; they observe, and their observation is a lesson; they speak, and their speech is wisdom; and they walk, and their walking in the midst of the people is a blessing. Were it not for the term decreed for them, their spirits would not have remained settled in their bodies out of fear of punishment and out of desire for reward.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The most beloved of my brothers to me is `Ali b. Abi Talib, and the most beloved of my uncles to me is Hamza.

al-`Abbas b. al-Fadl b. Shadhan al-Muqri narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Harun narrated to us from `Uzra al-Qattan. He said: Mas`ud Abu `Abdillah al-Khiladi narrate to us. He said: Tulayd narrated to me from Abi’l Hijaf from Abi Idris from Mujahid from `Ali (as). He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said to me: O `Ali! Whoever splits away from you has split away from me; and whoever splits away from me has split away from Allah.

The Prophet (s) became immensely famished, so he went to the Ka`ba, held onto its cloak, and said: Lord of Muhammad! Do not starve Muhammad more than what You have [already] starved him. He said: So, Gabriel (as) came down to him with an almond. So, he said: O Muhammad! Allah recites the salaam to you. So, he said: O Gabriel! Allah is Peace, and peace is from Him, and peace will return to Him. So, he said: Surely, Allah commands you to break open this almond. So, he broke it open, and a fresh green leaf appeared, upon which it was written: “There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Muhammad is aided and supported by `Ali. Allah does not bless those who distrust Allah in His judgment, and He decelerates their sustenance.”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Perform a voluntary prayer in a time of heedlessness, even if it is only two quick units, for they will bequeath the Abode of Nobility (Paradise). It was said: O Messenger of Allah! What is a time of heedlessness? He said: Between Maghrib and `Isha’.

One day, Amir al-Mu’minin (as) was sitting with Ibn Hanafiyya when he said: O Muhammad! Bring me a vessel of water so that I may perform ablution for prayer. So, Muhammad brought him water. Then, he placed his right hand on his left hand and said: In the name of Allah. Praise be to Allah who made water pure and did not make it impure (bismillah walhamdu lillahil lathi ja`alal ma’a tahuran wa lam yaj`alhu najisa). He said: Then, he washed his private and said: O Allah! Protect my private and purify it, cover my private, and forbid me from the Fire (Allahumma hassin farji wa a`ifahu wastur `awrati wa harrimni `alal nar). He said: Then, he rinsed his mouth and said: O Allah! Make me meet my proof on the day I meet You, and make my tongue speak in Your remembrance (Allahumma laqini hujati yawma alqaka wa atliq lisani bi dhikrika). Then, he rinsed his nose and said: O Allah! Do not forbid me from the fragrance of Paradise, and make me of those who smell its fragrance, its rest, and its sweetness (Allahumma la tuharrim `alayya reehal jannati waj`alni mimman yashammu reehaha wa rawhaha wa teebaha). He said: Then, he washed his face and said: O Allah! Illuminate my face on the Day that the faces are darkened, and do not darken my face on the Day that the faces are illuminated (Allahumma bayyidh wajhi yawma taswad fihil wujuh wa la tusawwid wajhi yawm tabyadh fihil wujuh). Then, he washed his right hand and said: O Allah! Give me my Book with my right hand, and immortality in Paradise with my left hand. Judge me with an easy judgment (Allahumma a`tini kitabi biyamini wal khulda fil jinani biyasari wa hasibni hisaban yasira). Then, he washed his left hand and said: O Allah! Do not give me my book by my left hand, and do not bind it to my neck. I seek refuge in You from Hellfire (Allahumma la tu`tani kitabi bishimali wa la taj`alha maghlulatan ila `unuqi wa a`uthu bika min muqta`at al-niran). Then, he wiped his head and said: O Allah! Cover me in Your mercy, Your blessings, and Your forgiveness (Allahumma ghashini bi rahmatika wa barakatika wa `afwik). Then, he wiped his feet and said: O Allah! Make my feet steadfast upon the Path on the Day that the feet slip off of it and direct my pursuit toward that which pleases You (Allahumma thabbit qadamay `alal sirat yawma tanzilu fihil aqdam, waj`al sa`yi fima yurdeeka `anni). Then, he raised his head, looked to Muhammad and said: O Muhammad! Whoever makes ablution like me and says what I have said, Allah will create an angel for every drop which will sanctify Him, glorify Him, and praise Him; and He will record those as deeds for him on the Day of Resurrection.

`Isa b. Maryam (as) would say to his companions: O children of Adam! Run from this world to Allah, and take your hearts out of it, for surely, you will not fix it, nor will it fix you; you will not remain in it, nor will it remain for you. It is deception and grief. Conceited is he who is deceived by it, dismayed is he who is contented by it, and destroyed is he who loves it and wants it. Repent to your Maker, be conscious of your Lord, and fear a Day in which a father will not be rewarded on behalf of his son, nor will a son be rewarded on behalf of his father. Where are your fathers, where are your mothers, where are your brothers, where are your sisters, where are your children? They were called back [by your Lord] and were made to answer. They were placed in graves adjacent to the dead and joined the perished ones. They left this world and departed from their loved ones. They became in need of what was placed before them [in the Hereafter] and became needless of what they left behind [in this world]. So, how much exhortation and how much rebuke do you need while you are distracted and heedless?! Your like in this world is like that of the beasts – your concern is over your stomachs and your privates. Are you not ashamed before Him that created you? He has promised the Fire to those who disobey Him, and you are not capable of overpowering the Fire. He has promised Paradise and living in the Highest Heaven to those who obey Him. So, compete for it and be of its people. Be fair to yourselves. Be gracious to the weak and the needy among you. Repent sincerely to Allah. Be righteous servants, and do not be arrogant kings or haughty pharaohs who oppose Him who conquers them with death – He is the Mighty of the mighty, the Lord of the heavens and the Earths, God of the former and the latter peoples, the Master of the Day of Requital, the stern in reprisal, and the harsh in torment. No oppressor will be delivered from Him, nor does He miss anything, nor is anything left out with Him, nor is anything hidden from Him – His knowledge accounts for all things, and He will place it in Paradise or in the Fire. O weak child of Adam! Where will you run from Him who seeks you in the darkness of your night, and in the illumination of your day, and in every condition of yours? He who is exhorted becomes informed, and he who gives heed will succeed.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: When blessings overcome a person, he is to say: “Praise be to Allah (alhamdulillah)”, and when poverty pressures him, he is to say: “There is no ability nor power except by Allah, the High, the Great (la hawla wala quwwata illa billah al-`ali al-`athim)”, for surely, it is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise. In it is a remedy for seventy-two maladies, the lowest of which is worry.

The people will bark in the Fire just as dogs and wolves bark when they are in pain. What do you think, `Amr, of a people who shall die, and its punishment will not be lightened for them, with thirst and hunger therein, with their eyes covered, deaf, dumb, and blind – their faces darkened, at loss and regretful. [Allah is] angry with them, so they will not receive mercy. The punishment will not be lightened for them. They will fall into the Fire, drink boiling water, eat from Zaqqum, and their noses will be hung from hooks of fire. They will be struck with whips of iron, and the angels of torment will be harsh and relentless. Their faces will be pulled in the Fire, and they will be with the devils in deprivation, shackled in chains. Their calls will not be answered, and if they ask for a need, it will not be fulfilled for them. This is the state of those who enter the Fire.

I met `Abdullah b. `Abbas and said to him: O cousin of the Messenger of Allah! I have come to you to ask you about `Ali b. Abi Talib and the people’s differing over him. So, Ibn `Abbas said: O Ibn Jubayr! You have come to me to ask me about the best of the creation in the Nation after Muhammad the prophet of Allah. You have come to me to ask me about a man who received three thousand virtues in one night, and that is the Night of al-Qurba (when three thousand angels greeted `Ali). O Ibn Jubayr! You have come to me to ask me about the deputy of the Messenger of Allah (s) and his vizier, his vicegerent (khalifa), and the master of his Pond, his Banner, and his intercession. By Him in whose hand is the soul of Ibn `Abbas! Had the oceans of this world been ink, and had its trees been pens, and had its people been scribes, and they wrote the qualities and virtues of `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) from the day Allah created this world until the day He ends it, they would not be able to exhaust all of what Allah has given him.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: I am the Master of the Prophets, and `Ali b. Abi Talib is the Master of the Deputies, and al-Hasan and al-Husayn are the Masters of the Youth of the People of Paradise, and the Imams after them are the Masters of the Godfearing. Our friends are the friends of Allah, and our enemies are the enemies of Allah. Obedience to us is obedience to Allah, and disobedience of us is disobedience of Allah.

Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani informed us. He said: `Ali b. al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal informed us from his father from Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as). He said: We are masters in this world and kings in the Hereafter.