Kitāb al-Zuhd · Volume 1 · Section 15 · 11 narrations
‘I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, “By Allah, from you are [good deeds] accepted and you are, by Allah, forgiven [for your sins]. Verily there is nothing between any one of you and that which would make him rejoice and see…
Read the full narration →“I [once] said to him, ‘May Allah enhance you in righteousness! Whoever loves to meet Allah, does Allah also love to meet him? And whoever hates to meet Allah, does Allah also hate to meet him?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ I…
Read the full narration →I said to Abā Jaʿfar (a), ‘Ṣāliḥ ibn Mītham narrated to me from ʿAbāyah al-Asadī that he heard ʿAlī (a) saying, “By Allah, no servant [of Allah] ever hates me and dies with hatred for me but that he sees me at the moment…
Read the full narration →“I said to Abā ʿAbdillāh (a), ‘What is the meaning of the verse wherein Allah, the Exalted, says: Why then, when it reaches the throat [of the dying person], while at that moment you are looking on – and We are nearer to…
Read the full narration →“I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘Verily the moment when your enemy will have the most intense hatred for this matter [of our wilāyah] will be when the soul reaches here; and the moment when one of you will have the most…
Read the full narration →Verily when a believer dies, he sees the Messenger of Allah (ṣ) and ʿAlī (a) present before him.”
Read the full narration →“I told Abū ʿAbdillāh (a), ‘May Allah make me your ransom! A tradition has reached us from you.’ He asked, ‘What is it?’ I said, ‘That you said: the possessor of this affair (i.e. our wilāyah) will only be delighted when…
Read the full narration →“I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘Verily the moment when your enemy will have the most intense hatred for this matter [of our wilāyah] will be when the soul reaches here,’ and he gestured towards his throat. Then he said,…
Read the full narration →“We were sitting with Abū Jaʿfar (a) when he stood up and entered the house [for some time] and [then] came out. He held the two doorposts and greeted us, so we replied his greeting. Then he said, ‘Know, by Allah, I…
Read the full narration →“Nothing stands between any one of you and seeing that which would bring him delight except his soul reaching here (i.e. the throat). The Angel of Death will come to him and say, ‘As for that which you used to desire in…
Read the full narration →“I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘You made enemies of your fathers, children, and wives for our sake and your reward for that is with Allah. The time when you will be most in need of our love is when the soul reaches…
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