العباس بن معروف

Everything in this book that is narrated from Hariz ibn Abdullah concerning Zakat has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Saffar, from Al-Abbas ibn Ma'ruf, from Isma'il ibn Sahl, from Hammad ibn Isa, from Hariz ibn Abdullah. I have also narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad, from Hariz.

1. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “There is a cure for every malady and the cure of sins is repentance.”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who prostrates once, one of his sins is forgiven and a position would be raised for him.”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said that a caller will call out on the Day of Judgment, “Where are oppressors and their helpers? Those who bring ink for them, who prepare bags for them and those who hold the pen for them; all are included among their helpers.”

1. Imam Ridha (a.s.) says, “Keep your eyes open while performing ablution. Perhaps you will save yourself from seeing the fire of Hell by doing so.”

4. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his father that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “The horses of warriors are from Paradise.”

1. The narrator says that he heard Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) say, “One who offers a four rakat prayer reciting Surah Tauheed fifty times in each rakat all of his sins committed between him and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, would be forgiven before he concludes it.”

5. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Shaban is my month and Ramadan is the month of Allah. It is spring for the poor. The Almighty Allah has made Eid-ul-Azha so that poor get to eat meat and hence you should perform Qurbani and offer meat to them.”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “The excellence of prime time over the last moments for a believer is more than his children and his wealth.”

Everything in this book that is narrated from Juhaim ibn Abi Juham has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Saffar, from Al-Abbas ibn Ma'ruf, from Sa'dan ibn Muslim, from Juhaim ibn Juham, who is also known as Ibn Abi Juhamah.

Everything in this book that is narrated from Sa'dan ibn Muslim, whose name is Abdur Rahman ibn Muslim, has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Saffar, from Al-Abbas ibn Ma'ruf and Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn Sa'd together, from Sa'dan ibn Muslim. [CCHAPTER=Clarification of the transmission chain to Al-Rayan ibn Al-Salt] بيان الطريق إلى الرّيّان بن الصلت‌ معتبر

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘You must not keep a crucified person on (the woods) for more than three days, after which the deceased must be brought down and buried.’”

“One who recites Alh’amdulillaahilladhee a’laa faqahara walh’amdu lillaahilladhee bat’ana fakhabara wal h’amdulillaahilladhee malaka faqadara wal h’amdulillaahilladhee yuh’yil mautaa wa yumeetul ah’yaa-u wa huwa a’laa kulli shai-in Qadeer thrice before going to bed will become as pure as a newborn baby.”

“One who does not feel shy in earning his sustenance and meets his expenses is prosperous and has a good family. One who observes piety in the world, Allah fills his heart with wisdom, makes his tongue speak, keeps him away from worldly defects, diseases and their treatments and takes him to the ‘abode of peace’ (Daarus Salaam) safe and sound.”

The narrator asked Imam Jawad (a.s.), “What is the reward of performing Ziyarat of Imam Ridha (a.s.)?” He replied, “By Allah, his destination is Paradise.”

“I guarantee that one who leaves the house wearing a turban will return safe and sound to his family.”

“One who keeps away from helping a Muslim brother and helps a person whose help is prohibited, will get no reward for it.”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Shall I not inform you of who the Fire will be forbidden from anon? They said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He said: The meek, the near, the tender, and the easygoing.

I read in a letter of Abdallah b. Muhammad to Abi al-Hasan عليه السلام [the following]: our fellows have differed in their narration from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام in regards the two units of Fajr whilst travelling, some of them narrated ‘pray them in your litter’ while others narrated ‘do not pray them except stationary on the ground’ so inform me what you personally do so that I can follow you in it? he wrote: it is accommodating for you whichever of them you act by.

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if one dies in the beginning of the day, he cannot have a nap anywhere other than his grave.”