أحمد بن الوليد

Aba Ja’far (a.s.), “What is the reward for someone who visits your father Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in Khorasan?” Aba Ja’far (a.s.) replied, “By God! It is Heaven. By God! It is Heaven.”

“Whoever takes care of two daughters, two sisters, two paternal aunts or two maternal aunts will be safeguarded from the Fire.”

I asked Abā Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice my life for you! What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) solely for (the purpose of) Ziyārah?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Allāh will take them to Paradise In-Shā`allāh.”

“The statement `There is no god but Allah’ is the price of Heaven.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who do not go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) before their death are lacking in faith and their belief is incomplete. And even if they enter Paradise, their position will be lower than that of the believers.

You are the people of Allah’s greeting and salutation. You are the people of Allah’s preference and mercy, Allah’s success and guard, and the advocacy and the obedience to Allah. No judgement will be maintained for you. No fear and no sadness will affect you.

A worshiper does not say [the following] seven times per day -- I ask Allah for Paradise, and I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire -- except that the Fire says: "O Lord! Give him refuge from me."

He who prays Maghrib and follows it up by praying two units, without speaking in between, shall be among the elect (`iliyyin). If he prays four units, he shall have an accepted Hajj recorded for him.

There is a rank in Heaven which no one but a just leader, intimate and kind relative, or a patient husband can attain.”

I heard Aba Ja`far al-Baqir (as) say: Whoever attends the funeral of a Muslim, on the Day of Resurrection, he will be given four intercessions. He will not say a thing except that the angel will say: “And for you is something like that.”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: O My saintly servants! Find felicity in your worship of Me in this world, for you will be delighted by it in Paradise.

Any camel on which they go on the Hajj pilgrimage for three years shall be amongst the animals in Paradise.”In other traditions we read ‘for seven years.’

Messenger of Allah (sw) said: “I am the leader of the Highest House in Paradise, the leader of the Medium House in Paradise, and the leader of the House in the Garden of Paradise, for all those who refrain from vain argument, even when they are correct.

I said to Abi `Abdillah (as): The saying of the Messenger of Allah that “Fatima is the Mistress of the Women of the People of Paradise” – was she [only] the Mistress of the Women of her world? He said: That is Maryam. Fatima is the Mistress of the Women of the People of Paradise from the former and the latter peoples. So, I said: So, the saying of the Messenger of Allah (s) that “al-Hasan and al-Husayn are the two Masters of the Youth of Paradise”? He said: They are, by Allah, the two Masters of the Youth of Paradise from the former and the latter peoples.

“There are ten characteristics that if anyone were to meet God, Mighty and Exalted, while possessing them, he would enter the Garden. These are: bearing witness that there is no god but God and that Muḥammad, may God bless him and his Family, is the Messenger of God; affirming what the Messenger brought from God, Mighty and Exalted; performing Ṣalāt; giving the Zakāt; fasting in the month of Ramaḍān; performing the pilgrimage of God's House; fellowship of God's friends; eschewal of God's enemies; and avoiding all intoxicants.”

The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: On the Day of Judgment, I will turn away from those who had come to Makkah for Hajj but did not come to Madīnah for my Ziyārah. It is obligatory that those who come to my Ziyārah are included in my intercession, and Paradise is obligatory for those who are included in my intercession. Those who die in one of the two ḤARAMs, either Makkah or Madīnah, will not be brought forth for judgment. They will be (considered) as those who have died while traveling toward Allāh, and they will be resurrected with the companions of the Battle of Badr on the Day of Judgment.

`Umayr b. Ma'mun al-`Ataridi narrated to me. He said: I saw al-Hasan b.Ali (as) sit in his place after praying Fajr until sunrise. I heard him say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: “He who prays Fajr and sits in his place remembering Allah until sunrise, Allah will shield him from the Fire, Allah will shield him from the Fire, Allah will shield him from the Fire.”

People will pass through the Path in different ranks. The Path is thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword. Some will pass through it like lightning, some will pass through it galloping, some will pass through it walking, and some will pass through it crawling. Some will pass through it hanging, and the Fire will overtake part of him and leave part of him.

Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: "I am the most entitled of being feared and that My servant does not associate anything with Me, and I am the most entitled, if My servant does not associate anything with Me, to admit him into Paradise." And he (as) said: "Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, has sworn by His might and majesty that He will never punish the people of His monotheism with the Fire."

The Messenger of Allah (SA) said: Marry virgins! Verily, they are the purest in speech, the best in morals, and the most fertile. Have you not come to know that on the Day of Judgment, I would be proud of you over other nations, eve for a miscarriage? The child who died during the birth will reach the Gate of Paradise covered in camphor. Allah, the Mighty and High, will say to it: “Enter Paradise!” It will reply: “No, not until my parents have entered.” Allah, the Mighty and High, will say to an angel: “Bring Me his parents.” The child will then be sent to Paradise in the company of his parents. Thus, Allah will say: “This is due to My Mercy upon you.”