The Forty-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Two Nights Remaining from Safar, 368 AH.

I heard Aba Talib narrate from `Abd al-Muttalib: Once, I was sleeping in the Hijr [of Isma`il] when I saw a dream that frightened me. So, I went to the soothsayer of Quraysh. I was gowned in a sheet of fur, and my hair…

I heard my father al-`Abbas narrate, saying: When `Abdullah was born to `Abd al-Muttalib, we saw an illuminating light in his face, like the light of the Sun. So, my father said: This boy will have an exalted matter. He…

Supplicate during five [situations]: (1) when reciting the Quran, (2) during the call to prayer, (3) when it rains, (4) when two rows meet [in battle] for martyrdom, and (5) when the oppressed calls out, for there is no…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The gates of heaven open up to the supplications of four, which go straight to the Throne: (1) the supplication of the parent for his child, (2) that of the oppressed against his…

`Ali (as) would say: There is not one who is tested – even if his test is severe – who is more rightful to supplication than one who is well, who is not safe from being tested [at any point].

The Messenger of Allah (s) would say when he would see a fresh fruit and put it to his eyes and his lips: O Allah! Just as You allowed us to see its beginning in wellness, let us see its ending in wellness as well.

I gave Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) a fragrance. So, he took it, smelled it, put it to his eyes, and said: Whoever takes a fragrance, smells it, puts it to his eyes, and says: “May Allah bless Muhammad and the Family of…

The Messenger of Allah (s) taught me that whenever I put on a new robe, I should say: “Praise be to Allah who gowned me in clothing that has beautified me among the people. O Allah! Make it a blessed garment with which I…

Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) would say: Whoever says, when he hears the call to the morning prayer: “O Allah! I ask You by the commencement of Your day, the maintenance of Your night, the attendance of those praying to…

Whoever cuts out a new robe [for himself] and recites inna anzalnahu fi laylatil qadr thirty-six times; when he reaches tanazzul al-mala’ikatu, something of water gently sprinkles on the robe. Then, when he prays two…

Whoever sees a Jew, Christian, Zoroastrian, or anyone who is not upon the way of Islam and says: “Praise be to Allah who preferred me over you with Islam as a religion, the Quran as a Book, Muhammad as a prophet, `Ali as…

Whoever sees one with a disability, or one similar to that, or a suffering person, then he should say privately to himself in a way that the person would not hear: “Praise be to Allah who granted me wellness from what he…

The Messenger of Allah (s) entered the mosque and found a group [sitting] around a man. So, he said: What is this? So, they said: An intellectual (`allamah). He said: What is an intellectual? They said: He is the most…

Islam was built on five pillars: prayer, zakat, fasting, Hajj, and the wilaya of Amir al-Mu’minin and the Imams from his descendants (s).

My father Amir al-Mu’minin (as) narrated to me. He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Faith is declaration with the tongue, recognition with the heart, and implementation with the limbs. Hamza b. Muhammad said: I…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Islam is bare. Its dress is modesty, its ornament is dignity, its good deed is chivalry, and its support is piety. Everything has a foundation, and the foundation of Islam is loving us,…

A man came to the Prophet (s) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Are all who say “there is no god but Allah” believers? He said: Enmity towards us follows the Jews and the Christians. Surely, you will not enter Paradise…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said to `Ali b. Abi Talib (as): O `Ali! I am the City of Wisdom and you are its Gate. None can enter the City except through its Gate. One who alleges that he loves me while hating you has…