الحسين بن سعيد بن عثمان

Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Said has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Hasan ibn Aban, from Al-Husayn ibn Said. I have also narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - from Sad ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn ibn Said.

And whatever is narrated from Fadala ibn Ayyub, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Fadala ibn Ayyub. And I have also narrated it from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Al-Husayn ibn Al-Hasan ibn Aban, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Fadala ibn Ayyub.

“Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) passed by a group of people who were having blood-letting done for them. He (MGB) told them ‘What would have happened if you had postponed it until Sunday night as that would be more effective in alleviating one’s pains.’”

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘Eating sweet pomegranate increases one’s seed and forms the child well?”

“Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), has said, ‘Salah (prayer) is a means for every pious person to getting nearer to Allah.’”

“Abu al-Hassan al-Awwal (a.s.), has said, ’Eating saltwort disinfects the mouth.”’

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about drinking al-Fuqa ’ and he (the Imam) disliked it very intensely.” Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from ibn Faddal from Muhammad ibn Tsma‘il a similar Hadith.”

“I once heard him (the Imam (a.s.)), say, ’Recite the Adhan in your house, for it repels Satan and it is a beloved thing to do for the sake of children.’”

“I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘Verily Allah has chosen Islam for Himself as a religion, so be its virtuous followers through generosity and good character.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about an animal slaughtered by a castrated person. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful to use it for food.’”

“Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), would eat cooked chickpeas before and after food.’”

“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), if a woman experiencing Hayd (menses) can use dyes. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can do so.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the sun declines (toward the west at noontime), it is the time for two Salah (prayer) except that this is before that.” “Also Sa‘d has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Sa’eed and Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqiy and al- ‘Abbas ibn Ma’ruf all from al-Qasim and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Barqiy from al-Qasim: “In a similar Hadith it is said, Time for al-Dhuhr and al- ‘Asr together has come’ and in addition, it is said that you are in the time for both of them (al-Dhuhr and al- ‘Asr Salah (prayer)) until it is sunset.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) asked the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), “O father! What is the reward for those who come to your Ziyārah?” He (the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)) replied, “O my son! On the Day of Judgment, it will be my duty to go to the Ziyārah of those who have come to my Ziyārah, during my life or after my death, and to save them from their sins.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Ḥusain ibn Ḥasan ibn Abān, from Ḥusain ibn Sa’īd, from ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Isā, from Mu’allā ibn Abī Shihāb, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

“Whenever a poisonous thing like snake or scorpion would bite anyone in the family he (the Imam) would say, ‘Make him drink sawiq of apples.’”

"Whoever causes harm to any part of the path of the Muslims is liable for it."

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘ ‘Aqiqah for a boy or a girl is one ram.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about woman when sitting during Salah (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘She keeps her thighs together.’”

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If one who did not have an offering animal for his al- Tamattu‘ (advantageous), dies; it becomes obligatory on his guardian to fast on his behalf.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that people should be informed to attend the funeral of a deceased person.”