علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم

“Once abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said to me, “O Mayyah, one Dirham paid to the Imam is greater in weight than the mountain of ’Uhud.”

No, there is no definite reading for it. Praise Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, and say, ‘O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and ask Allah to forgive your great sins.’ He (the Imam) then said, ’Every sin is great.’”

I once heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘You must eat fish; if you eat it without bread it is sufficient; and if you eat with bread it becomes more palatable for you.’”

“’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), wrote to him in the letter that he wrote to him with his own hand writing when he sent him to receive charity (Zakat). Those who owe Jadha’ah as Zakat for camels but do not have Jadha‘ah but have Hiqqah, it is accepted from them, but they must give two sheep along with it or twenty dirham. Those who owe one Hiqqah as Zakat but do not have it, but have Jadha’ah, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Hiqqah as Zakat but do not have Hiqqah but have Ibnata Labun, it is accepted from them with two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Ibnata Labun as Zakat but do not have it, but they have Hiqqah, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Ibnata Labun as Zakat but do not have it but they have Ibnata Makhad, it is accepted from them along with two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Ibnata Makhad as Zakat but do not have it but they have Ibnata Labun, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who do not have Ibnata Makhad as it is but they have a male Ibnata Labun it is accepted from them without anything extra. Those who do not have anything other than four camels and have no other assets, there is not anything on them unless the owner desires (otherwise). If one’s asset is five camels, then its Zakat is one sheep.’” (Ahadith 2-7 are best explained in the form of fatwa.)

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who makes Quran his conversation and mosque his home Allah will make a house for him in Paradise.”

3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “A time will come when my Ummah will become impure from inside and attractive from outside in order to acquire wealth. They will do showoff instead of gaining divine rewards. They will not fear Allah. Allah will punish all of them. At that time, people will supplicate like a drowning man but their supplications will not be accepted.”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “A person who cheats Muslims is not from us.”

10. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “One of the greatest sins is to usurp the wealth of a believer unlawfully.”

15. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who oppresses someone and cannot meet the oppressed once again, he should do Istighfar (seek Allah’s forgiveness). It is atonement for the injustice done by him.”

3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “If a mountain does injustice to another mountain the Almighty Allah will raze it to the ground.”

“Allah has discussed about it the Holy Quran.” They asked where He has discussed it. Imam (a.s.) replied, “It is discussed in the incident of the people of Rass.”

“One who does injustice to another the Almighty Allah takes accounts for the loss of wealth and life caused. However, He forgives the injustice between him and Allah if he repents.”

“Surely the Almighty Allah is enraged on a rich person who is unjust.”

“In our neighborhood there was a woman who had a slave-girl who sang eulogies. She came to my father and said, ‘O Uncle, you know about my means of living from Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, and then it is from this slave-girl’s singing eulogies. I like if you ask abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), for me about it if it is lawful; otherwise, I will sell her and use the funds from selling her until Allah opens up a door for me.’ My father said to her, ‘I consider abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), greatly exalted and cannot ask such things from him.’ He (the narrator) has said that when we visited him (the Imam) I informed him (the Imam) about it and abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), asked, ‘Does she set a condition?’ I replied, ‘By Allah, I do not know if she does or does not do.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Tell her not to set up a condition for payment but accept whatever is given to you.’”

“People are of six categories. All of them come from three groups: people of belief, disbelief and straying. All three are the people of two promises. Allah has promised paradise and fire. There are the believers, and the unbelievers. Besides, there are the weak ones who hope in the command of Allah whereby they may be punished or forgiven and there are those who have confessed to their sins and have mixed good deeds with bad deeds. Also there are the people of ‘A’raf. (Straying people are of four groups and with the other two: believing people and unbelievers total six groups).”

When the Messenger of Allah (s) was taken up to Bayt al-Maqdis, Gabriel had mounted him on the Buraq, and they reached Bayt al-Maqdis. He was given the prayer-niches of the prophets and he prayed with it. Then, he returned, and passed by a camel belonging to Quraysh. He found a vessel with water belonging to them. They were looking for a camel that belonged to them. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) drank from that water and left some remaining. When the Messenger of Allah (s) awoke, he said to Quraysh: Surely, Allah has taken me to Bayt al-Maqdis, and He showed me the relics of the prophets and their stations. I also passed by a camel belonging to Quraysh in such-and-such a place. It had strayed away from them, so I drank some of their water and I left some remaining. So, Abu Jahl said: He has given you an opportunity [to expose him], so ask him how many lanterns and candles it had? So, they said: O Muhammad! We have someone here who has entered Bayt al-Maqdis, so describe for us, how many lanterns, candles, and prayer-niches does it have? So, Gabriel (as) came and put the image of Bayt al-Maqdis before his face. So, he began describing what they had asked him regarding it. When he informed them, they said: Wait for the caravan, and we will ask them about what you have said So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said to them: It is true that the caravan will come to you with the sunrise. It is led by a grey camel. The next day, they proceeded to look to the hitch, and they said: The Sun rises at this hour. Then they saw the caravan as the Sun rose, led by a grey camel. So, they asked them about what the Messenger of Allah (s) said, and they said: It is as so. We lost a camel in such-and-such a place, and we had put water [with it], and we found that some water had remained. That did not increase anything in them but wickedness.

The Master of Worshipers `Ali b. al-Husayn (as) looked at `Ubaydullah b. al-`Abbas b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) and shed a tear. Then, he said: There was not a day that was more severe for the Messenger of Allah (s) than the day of Uhud. Therein, his uncle Hamza b. `Abd al-Muttalib, the Lion of Allah and the Lion of the Messenger of Allah, was killed. After that, [the worst day was] the day of Mu’ta, wherein his cousin Ja`far b. Abi Talib was killed. Then, he (as) said: But there is no day like the day of al-Husayn (as). Thirty thousand men came down on him, alleging that they were from this Nation and that they were gaining Allah’s proximity through his blood. He was, by Allah, reminding them [of their duty], but they did not learn, until they killed him treacherously, oppressively, and antagonistically. Then, he (as) said: May Allah have mercy on al-`Abbas, for he was harmed, and he suffered. He sacrificed his soul for his brother until his arms were severed, so Allah exchanged them for two wings with which he flies with the angels in Paradise, just as He did with Ja`far b. Abi Talib. Surely, al-`Abbas will have a status with Allah on the Day of Resurrection that will be envied by all the martyrs.

‘Look at this man. Has anything happened to him? That is because people claim that a detested thing has been done to him. They say that many times. This is his house and this is his bed. We entertained him and did not harass him. The Commander of the faithful (Harun) does not intend to do evil to him; he is waiting for him to debate with him. He is entertained in all his affairs. So ask him.’” That Shaykh said: “We had no concern, except that we intended to see and meet the Imam. When we approached him, we did not see the like of him in virtue and worship. He said to us: ‘As for the entertainment and the like he mentioned, they are other than what he mentioned. However, people, I will tell you: I have been given poison in seven fresh dates. I will turn yellow tomorrow and die after tomorrow.’” When Sandi heard that, his strength collapsed, and he shook all over. That is because the Imam refuted his claims of being innocent of assassinating him. On the basis of this, the martyrdom of the Imam (a.s) is so well known that it does not need the mention of traditional reports; because denial of the martyrdom of the Imam in the meaning of opposing the necessities and facts, and on one side doubt in his martyrdom leads to doubt in the death and martyrdom of each of his Infallible forefathers and even others, Therefore, one will not be certain of the death of any of them. In addition to what has passed, it is well known that the Imam made a bequest to his son, Ali bin Musa (a.s) and after the martyrdom, entrusted the matter of Imamate to him and there are more traditional reports on this subject than they can be computed; we mention some of them to show that if he had been alive, there would have been no need for him to make a bequest to Imam Ali Ridha (a.s).

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who buys lime. He weighs a certain portion then accepts the rest without measurement. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can accept all of it with his certification or measure all of it.��”

“A son of one of the companions of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), died. Abu ‘Abd Allah attended the funeral. When the deceased was placed in the grave, his father went forward to toss soil into his grave. Abu ‘Abd Allah held his hand and said, ‘You must not toss soil on him. No one of his relatives should do so. The Messenger of Allah has prohibited a father and relatives to do so.’ We asked him (the Imam), ‘O son of the Messenger of Allah, do you prohibit in this case only?’ He replied, ‘I prohibit from tossing soil in the grave of your relatives; it causes hardheartedness and those suffering from hardheartedness are away from their Lord.’”