إبراهيم بن أبي البلاد

Everything in this book that is narrated from Ibrahim ibn Abi Bilad has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - from Abdullah ibn Jafar Al-Himyari, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Ibrahim ibn Abi Bilad, who was known by the kunyah Abu Ismail.

"During the time of the Commander of the Faithful (as), there was a truthful woman known as Umm Fattan. A man from the companions of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) came to her and greeted her, finding her distressed. He asked her: 'Why do I see you worried?' She replied: 'A female servant of mine passed away, and I buried her, but the earth rejected her twice.' The man went to the Commander of the Faithful (as) and informed him of this. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: 'Indeed, the earth accepts the Jew and the Christian, so why would it reject her unless she was being punished by Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic?' Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) then said: 'If soil from the grave of a Muslim man were taken and scattered over her grave, the earth would settle.'" The man returned to Umm Fattan and informed her of this. She took soil from the grave of a Muslim man and scattered it over her servant's grave, and the earth accepted her. When he inquired about the servant's deeds, it was said: 'She had an intense love for men, and whenever she gave birth, she would throw her child into the oven.'"

"Whoever recites a line of poetry on the day of Jumu’ah, that will be his share of that day."

I asked Abu al-Hasan, meaning Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as): "What is the reward for one who prays the Salat of Ja'far?" Imam (as) said: "If they have sins equal in quantity to the sand of 'Alij and the foam of the sea, Allah (swt) would forgive them." I asked: "Is this exclusively for us?" Imam (as) said: "For whom else would it be if not for you specifically?" I then asked: "Which chapters (of the Qur'an) should be recited in it?" Imam (as) answered: "Recite 'When the Earth is Shaken with its [Final] Earthquake' (Surat al-Zalzalah), 'When the Victory of Allah (swt) has Come' (Surat al-Nasr), 'Indeed, We sent it down during the Night of Decree' (Surat al-Qadr), and 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas)."