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38. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that a person who does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) once knowing his right is like one who has performed Hajj a hundred times along with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.).

37. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) asked Huzaifa bin Mansur, “How many times have you performed the Hajj?” “Nineteen times,” he replied. Imam said, “If you perform it twenty-one times you would be like one who does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain Ibne Ali (a.s.) once.”

13. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “One who does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right the Almighty Allah would grant him the reward of freeing one thousand slaves and providing help in the way of Allah by a thousand horses laden with weapons.”

“Whoever associates with an Imam whose Imamah is from Allah, while his Imamah not from Allah, then he is associating partners with Allah.”

“After the death of Ali bin al-Husayn (Imam as-Sajjad) (as), I went to Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as). I said to him: “May I die for you! You know that I have kept to your father, felt so happy when being with him and left people aside.” He said: “O Abu Khalid, that is right. What do you want then?” I said: “May I die for you! Your father has described to me the man of this matter (al-Qa’im) in a way that if I see him anywhere, I shall catch his hand.” He said: “Then what do you want?” I said: “I want you to name him so that I shall know him by the name.” He said: “O Abu Khalid, by Allah you asked a so difficult question. You asked me about something that I have never told anyone of. If I have told someone of that, I shall have told you. You asked about something that if the Prophet’s progeny themselves have known it, they will have tried their best to hide it.”

“This matter (deliverance) is not carried out except by the obscurest and youngest one of us.”

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, told ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him: "O ‘Ali, I and you, and your two sons Hasan and Husayn and nine descendants of Husayn are the pillars of faith and buttress of Islam. Those who will follow us will be saved and those who turn away from us, their way is to hellfire."

“Al-Fuqada’ are persons, who will be missed in their beds and in the morning they will be found in Mecca. It is they, who are concerned by this Qur’anic verse, ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.’ They are al-Qa’im’s companions.”

“Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “This life does not end until a caller from the Heaven will call out: “O people of the truth, come together!” They will crowd in one place. Then the caller will call out again: “O people of falsehood, come together!” They will crowd in one place.” I said: “Can these people mix with those people?” He said: “No, by Allah, they cannot. Allah has said, ‘On no account will Allah leave the believers in the condition which you are in until He separates the evil from the good.’”

“One who double-talks with other Muslims, will have two tongues when he comes on the Day of Judgment.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Nine-tenths of sustenance is with the owner of a stumper.’”

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ’How was the site of the House when there was water? Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has said, “His Throne was on the water. . . (11:9) He (the Imam) replied, ‘It was Mahat, a white diamond.’”

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman and a mother of the child of her father. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful.”’

Darrar b. Damra al-Nahshali visited Mu`awiya b. Abi Sufyan. He said to him: Describe `Ali to me. He said: Rather, excuse me. So, he said: No, rather, describe him to me. So, Darrar said to him: May Allah have mercy on `Ali. By Allah, when he was with us, he was like one of us. He would come close to us when we came to him. He would answer us when we would ask him. He would bring us near when we visited him. He never locked his door from us, nor did he place a barrier between us and him. By Allah, when he was close to us and near us, we could not speak to him because of his aura, nor could we precede him [in discussion] due to his greatness. When he smiled, it was like a [glistening] row of pearls. So, Mu`awiya said: Tell me more about his description. So, Darrar said: May Allah have mercy on `Ali. By Allah, he prolonged his sleeplessness and he relaxed little. He would recite the Book of Allah throughout the night and at the peripheries of the day. He was gracious for Allah and would seek His proximity through His lessons. He would not shut his curtains, and he would not hide full moons from us. He would not recline in our presence, and he would not make coarseness rougher. When you would see him, he would be in his prayer-niche. Even when the night would loosen its slumber and when the stars would set, he would be clutching his beard restlessly and weeping grievously, saying: “O world! You have presented yourself to me. Is it me that you desire? Go far, far away! I have no need for you. I have divorced you thrice, so you cannot return to me.” Then, he would say: “Oh, how distant is the journey, how few are our supplies, and how harsh is the path!” He said: So, Mu`awiya wept, and said: That is enough for you, Darrar. By Allah, that is how `Ali was. May Allah have mercy on Aba’l Hasan.

We gathered with Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, among a group of his most glorious befrienders, and among us was Hamran bin A’yan. Then he went into a discussion, while Hamran was silent. Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said to him: What is it with you, that you do not speak, O Hamran? Then he said: O my Master, I promised myself to not speak in a gathering in which you are. Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, I have given you permission to speak, so speak. Then Hamran said: I testify that there is no god but Allah, Alone, that He has no associate, that He did not take any female companion nor child, (He is) excluded from the two limitations, the limitation of impairment and the limitation of comparison; and that the truth is the belief between the two beliefs, there is no determinism, nor (absolute) empowerment (of creatures); and that Muhammed is His Servant and Messenger, that He sent him with guidance and the Religion of Truth that He might make it prevail over all religions, even if the polytheists dislike it; and I testify that Paradise is true, and that the Fire is true, and that the revival after death is true; and I testify that Ali is the Proof of Allah upon His creation, that people are unable to be ignorant of him; and that Hasan is after him, and that Hussain is after him, then Ali bin Hussain, then Muhammed bin Ali, then you, O my master, after them. Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: The plumb is the plumb of Hamran. Then he said: O Hamran, extend the plumbing line between you and between the world. I said: O my master, and what is the plumbing line? He said: You call it the building line. Hence, whoever opposes you in this matter, he is a heretic. Then Hamran said: And even if he is an Alawite and Fatimid? Then Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: And even if he is a Muhammed, an Alawite and a Fatimid.

“It is narrated to me by the one who had heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘You should perform salat (prayer) in complete form in Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Masjid), the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, the grand Masjid of al-Kufa and in the shrine of al-Husayn (a.s.).’”

I heard Abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying: “When the man of this matter (al-Qa’im) appears, he will receive (harm) from people like what the Prophet (sw) received, and more.”

“Once Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) said to me: “O Thabit, as if I see al-Qa’im of my family coming near to your Najaf.” He pointed with his hand towards Kufa and then added: “When he comes to your Najaf, he will spread the banner of the Prophet (S) and then the angels of Badr will descend to him.” I asked him: “What is the banner of the Prophet (S)?” He said: “Its pole is from the pole of the Throne of Allah and from His mercy. The rest of it is from the assistance of Allah. Everything that he swoops on with this banner Allah will make it perish.” I said: “Is it kept with you until al-Qa’im (as) appears or it is brought then?” He said: “No. It is brought then.” I said: “Who brings it?” He said: “Gabriel (as).”

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘Noah (as) lived for five hundred years after the storm. Then Jibraeel (as) came to him (as), so he (as) said: “O Noah (as)! Your (as) Prophet-hood has expired, and your (as) days are complete, so look to the Great Name (Al-Ism Al-Akbar), and inheritance of the Knowledge, and effects of the Knowledge of the Prophet-hood which is with you (as) and hand these over to your (as) son Saam (as), for I (azwj) do not Leave the earth except that there is in it a Knowledgeable one by whom obedience to Me (azwj) can be recognised, and My (azwj) Guidance can be understood, and salvation can be in what is in between the passing away of a Prophet (as) and Sending of another Prophet (as) and I (azwj) never Leave the people without a Proof from Me (azwj) calling towards Me (azwj), and guides to My (azwj) Way, and understand My (azwj) Commands, for I (azwj) have Ordained that I (azwj) shall Make for every people a guide who will guide the fortunate ones and will be the Argument from Me (azwj) against the wretched ones”. He (asws) said: ‘So Noah (as) handed over the Great Name, and inheritance of the Knowledge, and effects of the Knowledge of the Prophet-hood to Saam (as). And as for Haam, and Yaafas, so there was no knowledge in their possession that could be benefited from’. And Noah (as) gave them the good news of Hud (as) and commanded them to be obedient to him (as), and commanded them that they will open the will during every year, and look into it, and make it to be a day of festivities for themselves’.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who looks at a woman, likes her, asks about her and it is said that she is daughter of so and so. He goes to her father and asks him to give his daughter in marriage to him but he gives another woman in marriage to him and she gives birth for him but later he finds out that she is someone other than his daughter; instead she is his slave-girl. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must return the mother to her master and the child is his. The masters of slave-girl must pay the cost and the price of the child to the man because of their cheating the man.’”