المفضل

And among them Mufaddal bin Umar:

I carried money for Imam Kadhim (a.s), but he said: Hand it over to Mufaddal bin Umar. I took it back to Jofa locality and placed it before the house of Mufaddal.

I was in the company of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) and I never saw anything being brought for the Imam, but that it came to Mufaddal and many a times saw people bring something that the Imam did not accept; on the contrary he said: Deliver it to Mufaddal.

I came to Abu Abdullah Imam Sadiq (a.s) and wanted to ask him about Mufaddal Ibn Umar. Imam (a.s) was working on his field and he was perspiring excessively. He started the conversation and said: Yes, by the God, except whom there is no god, I swear that only Mufaddal bin Umar Jofi is the man. Yes, by the God, except whom there is no god, I swear that only Mufaddal bin Umar Jofi is the man [having manly qualities]. Imam (a.s) repeated this more than thirty times and I also counted upto thirty. After that Imam (a.s) said: Indeed, he is father after the father.

Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - from Al-Hasan ibn Mattil Al-Daqqaq, from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah, from his father, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar Al-Ju'fi Al-Kufi, who was a freed servant (mawla).

“My father, Imam Sadiq (a.s), ordered me to go to Mafzal ibn- i-Amr, and express condolences upon the death of Ismail. He said: “Send my greetings to Mafzal and tell him that we were patient with Ismail, so you should be patient as we were. Indeed whenever we will something and God wills otherwise, we submit to God's will.

It is well-known among the companions that it is the prayer of Amir al-Mu'minin (as), as narrated in the tradition of al-Mufaddal.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) ordered me to meet al-Muffadal and offer him condolences for Isma’il (son of the Imam), ‘Convey my greetings of peace to him and tell him that we have suffered the death of Isma’il but have exercised patience. You must also exercise patience as we have done. We wanted one thing but Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, decided that another thing happen, and we are submissive to the command of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy.’”

“Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever would follow the religion of Allah without hearing (instructions) from a truthful (Imam) person Allah will cause him, inevitably, to suffer hardships. Whoever would claim to have heard from a source other than the one Allah has opened for him, he will be considered as polytheist. The source and door that Allah has opened is the one that trustworthy in the matters of the hidden secrets of Allah.”

“I once visited abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and complained before him (the Imam) about eye ache. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do you want something unique?’ He (the Imam) then said to me, ‘When you wash your hands after eating food, wipe your eye brows and say three times, “All praise belongs to Allah, the Benefactor, the Graceful, the Munificent, the Pre-eminent.’” He (the narrator) has said, ‘I followed the instruction and thereafter my eyes did not experience any pain and ache, all praise belongs to Allah, Cherisher of the worlds.’”

Abu Abdillah عليه السلام ordered me to go to Mufadhal and condole him for [the death of] Ismail. He [the Imam] said: Convey my greetings of peace to Mufadhal and say to him: We have been tried through Ismail and have remained patient, so be patient the way we have been patient. We wanted something but Allah Mighty and Majestic wanted something else so we have submitted to the command of Allah Mighty and Majestic.

"Fasting on the Day of Ghadir Khumm is an expiation for sixty years."

al-Mufaddal was in the presence of abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.). Al-Mufaddal asked the Imam (a.s.) the following. “May Allah, take my soul in service for your cause, does Allah command (his) servants to obey a servant and hide the news of the heavens from him?” The Imam (a.s.) said, Allah is by far much honorable, kind and caring towards His servants than to command them to obey a servant (of His) and then hide form him the news of the heavens mornings and evenings.”

Hadith.5875 - Al-Mufaddal said: I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), say: "The trial of the people concerning us is severe. If we call them, they do not respond to us, and if we leave them, they will not find guidance without us."

Mufaddal said: I heard Al-Sadiq (as) say to his companions: He who finds the coolness of our love upon his heart shall increase his supplications for his mother, for surely, she did not betray his father.

“Any Muslim who, on his meeting another Muslim, sends joy to his heart, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, sends joy to his (initiator of joy) heart.”

al-Mufaz'zil ibn Amr asked Imam Sadiq (a.s): “Will a believer suffer from grief and sorrow?” Imam Sadiq (a.s) replied: “His grief and sorrow are due to his past negligence and sins. The sins of the Prophets and those with certitude are all forgiven.”

"Whoever rides a camel (zamilah) and then falls from it and dies will enter the Fire."

Mufazzal b. Aumar said, 'Make use of some of the [commodities of this] world to help you in the next world, for I have heard Abu Aabdallah (AS) [i.e. Imam al-Sadiq] say, 'Make use of some of this [abode] for that one, but do not be a burden on other people.

"Umrah is an obligation like Hajj. When one performs Tamattu‘, they have fulfilled the obligatory Umrah."