عيسى

Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘He who has much anxiety, his body starts to ail.

Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘Verily wisdom is the light of every heart.

And whatever is narrated from ʿIsa ibn Aʿyan, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Al-Ṣalt, from Abu Ṭalib Abdullah ibn Al-Ṣalt, from Abdullah ibn Al-Mughirah, from ʿIsa ibn Aʿyan.

narrated to him ’Isma‘il ibn Sa‘d al-Ahwas who has said the following: “I asked al-Rida (a.s.), ‘Of how many Rak‘at does Salah (prayer) consist?’ He replied, ‘There are fifty-one Rak‘at (every day).”’ Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa a similar Hadith.

Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘Verily this world is a bridge, so cross over it but do not build on it.

Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said to Humran b. A’yan in regards a matter he had asked him about: the people are destroyed because they do not ask questions.

“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Be afraid of doing injustice; on the Day of Judgment there will be much darkness.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The orphan-hood of an orphan is over when he experiences wet-dream, and that is the time when he reaches manhood but if he experiences wet- dream and does not have proper understanding because of dimwittedness or weakness, then his guardian must keep his assets for him.’”

“Whoever says ten times, ‘O Lord.’ It will be said to him, “Your call for help is well heard and noted. What kind of help do you need?’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must remain on your guard in intermingling with lowly people; lowly people do not end up in goodness.’” (Al-Saduq in Ma‘ani al-Akhbar has said the following to be of the qualities of lowly people: People indifferent to what they say or what is said against them, those who play tambourine, those who are indifferent to favor and insult or those who falsely claim to be trustworthy.)

Everything in this book that is narrated from Isa ibn Yunus has been transmitted by me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad ibn Jafar Al-Hamdani - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Hammad ibn Uthman, from Isa ibn Yunus.

Messenger of God (ṣ) said, "Good manners are half of the religion."

‘“Isa ibn ‘Abd Allah once said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, what is worship?’ The Imam said, ‘It is good intention in obedience to Allah concerning the aspects through which He is obeyed. As for you, O ‘Isa, you will not be a believer until you can distinguish the abrogating from the abrogated.’ I then said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, what is distinguishing the abrogating from the abrogated?’ The Imam said, ‘Is it not true that you obey an Imam with good intention and in good faith, and when that Imam passes away and another Imam comes, you settle your soul on obedience to him with good intention and in good faith?’ I said, ‘Yes, I do so.’ The Imam said, ‘This is distinguishing the abrogating from the abrogated.’”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘It is astonishing how one acts boastfully and arrogantly, when it is a fact that he is created from sperm and he will soon turn into a carcass and, in between, he does not know what may happen to him.’”

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The time of al-Dhuhr on Friday begins at Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime).”

“(Imam) abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said to Humran ibn A'yan regarding a matter he asked about, ‘People are destroyed only because they do not ask (what they do not know).’”

“I once asked al-‘Askariy, Alayhi al-Salam, in al-Madinah about the case of a man who has made a will to spend in the way of Allah. He (the Imam) said, ‘In the way of Allah is our Shi ’ah (followers).”’

‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said: The Euphrates (River) is the master of the waters in this life and in the Hereafter.

And whatever is narrated regarding the will of Amir Al-Muʾminin, peace be upon him, to his son Muhammad ibn Al-Hanafiyyah - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from his father, from Hammad ibn ʿIsa, from someone who mentioned it from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him. Most people make an error in this chain of transmission by replacing Hammad ibn ʿIsa with Hammad ibn Uthman, whereas Ibrahim ibn Hashim did not meet Hammad ibn Uthman; rather, he met Hammad ibn ʿIsa and narrated from him.

And whatever is narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ʿIsa Al-Ashari - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - I have narrated it from my father and from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them - from Saʿd ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Jafar Al-Himyari together, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ʿIsa Al-Ashari.