أحمد بن

“About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘I see you in goodness . . . (11:84) He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a reference to their prices.”

“Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’, has said, ‘One who achieves a share of carnelian his share is a plentiful share.’”

“O Ali! Ten groups of people in this nation disbelieve in the Almighty God. They are as follows: the tale-bearers; murderers; magicians; pimps; those who illegitimately copulate with a lady in the anal area; those who copulate with animals; those who copulate with familiar women (to whom they are forbidden to marry) ; those who cause sedition; those who sell weapons to the enemies who are at war with Muslims; those who refrain from defraying the alms-tax; and those who die without going on Hajj pilgrimage although they are wealthy enough to do so.

I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the Path. So he said: It is the Way to conscious knowledge of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and they are two Paths: a Path in this world, and a Path in the Hereafter. As for the Path that is in this world, it is the Imam whose obedience is obligatory; the one who knows him in this world and follows his guidance, will walk on the Path that is the bridge of Hell in the Hereafter, and the one who does not know him in this world, his foot will slip off the Path in the Hereafter and collapse into the Fire of Hell.

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said to me: O Ali, do you know what the meaning of the night of destiny is? So I said: No, O Messenger of Allah. Then he, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, destined in it was it to be until the Day of Resurrection, and among what He, Exalted and Glorious is He, destined, is your Divine Authority and the Divine Authority of the Imams from your sons until the Day of Resurrection.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a woman because of al-Khul‘ does not receive any benefit.’”

“Al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Zihar (calling one’s wife as one’s mother) does not take place upon anger (if expressed because of anger).”’

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a child when he is required to fast. He (the Imam) said, ‘When he is able to fast he must fast.’”

Embarrassing a recipient, after giving charity destroys the virtue of this benevolent deed.’”

H 373 - Saad says: When Muhammad Ibn Nasir was inflicted by the malady in which he died, he was asked, “To whom does this order belong?” He said as his tongue was heavy, weak, and stuttering, “Ahmad.” It was not known who this Ahmad was. His followers divided into three groups after him. One group said that it was his son, Ahmad. Another maintained it was Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Furat. Another group believed that it was Ahmad Ibn Abi Husain Ibn Bushr Ibn Yazid. Their group disintegrated.

“Every one of you is to prepare himself for the appearance of al-Qa’im even with one arrow because if Allah knows that one intends that sincerely, He may prolong his life that he may live until the appearance of al-Qa’im and then he becomes one of his assistants and supporters.”

Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Whoever reads (the chapter) Say: He, Allah is One, one hundred times before he goes to sleep, Allah the Mighty and High, will forgive fifty years worth of his sins.”

a man said to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «Indeed, I love» to which he said to him: «Prepare for poverty a robe». So he said: It is not as that. He said: He only said to him: «Prepare for your destitution a robe», meaning the Day of Resurrection.

“The Jews asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.), ‘Describe for us the genealogy- of your Lord.’” The Prophet waited for three days and gave no reply. Then the following verses were revealed to him: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (Muhammad), say, “He is the only God (112:1). God is Absolute (112:2). He neither begets nor was He begotten (112:3). There is no one equal to Him (112:4). The same Hadith has been narrated by Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Ayyub.

“Do not perform phlebotomy or depilatory on Wednesdays since Wednesdays are always with bad omen. Hell was created on a Wednesday.”

I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «do not enter houses other than your houses until you domesticate (yourselves) and send peace upon their people.» (24:27) He said: Domestication is to place the sandals and send peace.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who suffers from an illness: if it is permissible to stand up on his floor furnishing and perform Sajdah (prostration) on earth. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the furnishing is thick of the size of a brick or less, he can stand up on it and perform Sajdah (prostration) on earth, but if it is more than that, then it is not permissible.’”

Whoever comes to Allah with what he had been ordered (to do) in terms of obeying Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله then he is the ‘face’ who will not perish. In a similar vein Did He say: “whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah” (4:80).

the messenger of Allah (sw) gave a speech to the people in the Masjid of al-Khif and said: may Allah make radiant [the face of] a slave who hears my words and understands them and memorizes them and relays them to the one who did not hear them, for it may happen that a bearer of Fiqh is not a Faqih and it may happen that a bearer of Fiqh relays them to one who is more of a Faqih than him …

If he cannot go to bed with other woman also, he must not keep her on hold without her consent; but if he is able to go to bed with other women then it is not unlawful to keep her.’”