أحمد بن

A white cock has five of the traits of the Prophets (s): to know the times to pray, zeal, generosity, courage and making love often.”

Honorable the Exalted God has created horses from four things: the great ocean encompassing the world; fire; tears of an angle called Ibrahim and a clean well.”This is a part of a long narration. Here only a short part of it is cited due to its length.

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘الْحَزْمُ’ Firmness is in the heart, and the ‘الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْغِلْظَةُ’ compassion and the harshness is in the liver, and ‘الْحَيَاءُ’ bashfulness (honour) is in the lungs’. And in another Hadeeth from Abu Jameela, he (asws) said: ‘The intellect dwells in the heart’.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The womb has four ways in whichever way the seed (water) finds the path thereof comes a child, one child, two children , three children or four children . In (through) one way only one child can come and no more/”

‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said: May I sacrifice my father and mother for Ḥusain who will be killed on the outskirts of Kūfah. I swear to Allāh that it is as if I can see the different kinds of wild animals stretching their necks to his grave, crying and weeping over him throughout the night until dawn. When this happens, beware of neglecting him (his grave).

I heard Abu Abdillah (as) say: “When Musa (as) climbed the mountain and silently called to his Lord, Exalted and Glorious is He, he said: O my Lord, show me Your treasures. He said: O Musa, My treasures is only that when I want something, I say to it: «Be» and it is.”

The Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, had decreed and planned everything two thousand years before He created Adam (AS).”

“One of the two Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ’From whatever soil one is created in that soil one is buried also.’”

“I asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Are the believers made from the clay from which the prophets were made?’ He said, ‘Yes, that is correct.’”

Verily, Musa son of `Imran (AS) said: “O my Lord! I am pleased with what You have decreed regarding taking the souls of the elderly, and leaving the souls of the young.” Allah, the Mighty and High, replied, “O Musa! Are you not pleased with Me for being their Sustainer and Provider [kafil]?” Musa replied, “Of course, O Lord. You are the best Custodian, and the Best Provider.”

“We were with Amīr al-mu’minīn when discussion arose about the differences of men (in features and conduct) and then Amīr al-mu’minīn said”:

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The water (of the storm of Noah (as)) rose above every mountain, and above every coast by fifteen cubits’.

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), say, ‘Allah has made His House sacred. He has prohibited uprooting of its grass, cutting down of its trees, except al-Idhkhir, and hunting its birds.’”

“Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘. . . the creation (and invention) of Allah (had a certain) nature with which He created all people. . . .’ (30:30) The Imam said, ‘He created them and placed belief in Oneness of Allah in the nature of every one of them.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘A child (born after) six, seven or nine months lives but one who is born after eight months cannot live.’”

“Verily Allah, the Mighty and high, created a creation, and created a spirit, then commanded an angel; hence be breathed into him.

“There is nothing in the heavens and on earth without these seven charateristics: the wish, the will, the measure, the decree, the permission, the record and duration.Whoever thinks that he can do without any one of these he has become a unbeliever.” From Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Muhammad ibn Hafs from Muhammad ibn ‘Ammara from Hariz ibn ‘Abdallah and ibn Maskan a similar Hadith is narrated.

God the Exalted the Sublime has not created any certitude in which there is no doubt similar to the doubt about death in which there is no certitude.”

“Do you not claim that Allah is the Creator of Everything?” Abu `Abd Allah (AS) replied, “Most certainly.” He said: “I also create.” The Imam (AS) asked him, “How do you create?” He responded, “I relieve my bowels in a place, then I stay away from it, and it makes insects. Therefore, this is my creation.” Abu `Abd Allah (AS) replied, “Is not the creator of something aware of what he has created?” He answered, “Why not?” The Imam (AS) said: “So, can you distinguish the male from the female, and the young from the old, among those insects?” The reporter says: Ibn Abu al-`Awja’ kept silent.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘Men are created from earth, their ambition is in earth, and women are created from men and their ambition is to find men; so keep your women, O community of men.’”