داود

Imam Bāqir (a.s.) said: The sins of those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) on the fifteenth of Sha’bān will be forgiven and no bad deeds will be registered for them in that year. And if they go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) again (on the fifteenth of Sha’bān of) the next year, Allāh will forgive all of their sins.

Everything in this book that is narrated from Umar ibn Hanzalah has been transmitted by me from Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from his father, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Isa, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Dawud ibn Al-Husayn, from Umar ibn Hanzalah.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one wants to apply lime paste, he must take from it with his finger, smell it, place it on the tip of his nose and say, ‘O Allah, grant favors to Sulayman ibn Dawud who taught us applying lime paste’ the lime will not burn him.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who owes one badanah as obligatory ransom. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he cannot find one badanah, then it is seven sheep; and if he cannot afford then he must fast for eighteen days.’”

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) every month?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “They will earn the reward of one hundred thousand martyrs like the martyrs of (the Battle of) Badr.”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of al-Ta‘widh (protective sacred expressions from Quran or names of Allah) which women hang on themselves. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is not harmful.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘She can read, write but must not touch.’ It is narrated that she cannot write al-Quran.’”

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, T accept testimony of women about a boy who cried or did not cry, and about everything to which men cannot look, the testimony of women is acceptable.’”

“It is in the wisdom of Ale (people of) Dawud: ‘A person of reason must learn about the nature of his time, pay attention to his affairs and safeguard his tongue.’”

“About the case of two witnesses who testify about one thing and two others testify differently, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a raffle must be arranged and whoever ’s name comes out to take an oath then judgment must be issued in his favor.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can I say in Tashahhud (testimonies of belief), ‘Whatever is good is for Allah and whatever is evil is for those other than Allah?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘That is what Ali (a.s.), would say.’”

Surely proud people will be reduced to the size of small ants on the Day of Judgment and people will ridicule them till Allah concludes accounting of all the people.”

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "If a boy is on his deathbed and makes a will before reaching maturity, his will is valid if it is for his close relatives, but it is not valid for strangers."

foiiowing: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Is it sufficient for me to read just al-Fatihah in an obligatory Salah (prayer) if I am in a hurry or something causes me to move quickly?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’It is not harmful.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about what is permissible for a man to enjoy with his wife during her experiencing Hayd (menses). He (the Imam) said, ‘Everything except her vulva.’”

I came to Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) in Medina and he said to me: “Why have you not visited us since so long, O Dawood?” I said: “I had something to do in Kufa.” He said: “Whom did you leave in Kufa?” I said: “May my soul be sacrificed for you! I have left your uncle Zayd. I left him riding on a horse with his sword and calling loudly: “Ask me before you will miss me. I have great knowledge. I have known the abrogating and abrogated verdicts, the oft-repeated verses and the great Qur’an. Knowledge is between Allah and you.” He said to me: “O Dawood, things have affected you!” Then he called: “O Suma’a bin Mihran, bring me a basket of ripe dates!” He brought him a basket of ripe dates. He took one, ate it, took the kernel out of his mouth and stuck it into the ground. It grew and fruited. He picked an unripe date from one of the bunches. He split it and took a piece of parchment out of it. He spread it, gave it to me and said to me: “Read it!” It had two lines. The first line was (There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah). The second line was (Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah’s ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred; that is the right religion); Amirul Mo’mineen Ali bin Abu Talib, al-Hasan bin Ali, al-Husayn bin Ali, Ali bin al-Husayn, Muhammad bin Ali, Ja’far bin Muhammad, Musa bin Ja’far, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, al-Hasan bin Ali, al-Khalaf al-Hujjah (al-Mahdi). Then he said: “O Dawood, do you know when this has been written in this piece of parchment?” I said: “Allah, His messenger and you are more aware!” He said: “Two thousand years before Allah had created Adam.”

O Nawf! The prophet Dāwūd (David), peace be upon him, rose up at a similar hour one night and said, “This is the hour when whatever a person prays for is granted to him unless he is a tax-collector, an intelligence man, a police officer, a lute player or a drummer.”

Having fever for a night compensates for sins of a year because its pain remains in the body for a year.”

I heard Abal Ḥasan the First (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) say: Those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights will be forgiven for all of their past and future sins.

I heard Abal Ḥasan the First (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) say: Those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights will be forgiven for all of their past and future sins.

“I once asked the Imam about a man who experiences sexual relation; then takes Ghusl (bath) before urinating and finds wet spots after Ghusl (bath). He (the Imam) said, ‘He must take Ghusl (bath) again. Had he urinated before Ghusl (bath), he did not have to take Ghusl (bath) again; but he must take Wudu’ and cleanse himself properly.’”