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Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The sacred boundaries of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) are one parasang by one parasang by one parasang by one parasang.

`Abd al-Jabbar b. Kathir al-Tamimi al-Yamani narrated to us. He said: I heard Muhammad b. Harb al-Hilali the emir of Medina say: I heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) say: Wellness is a hidden blessing – when you have it, you forget about it; and when you lose it, you remember it.

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about the location of the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). He described that it was located in the land of the hardened sands. I went to the described location and established prayers there. The following year, I went back to the Imam (a.s.) and informed him that I had gone to the described location and had prayed there. He told me that I had found the correct location. For twenty years thereafter, I used to go to that described location every year and establish prayers next to it.

he (a.s.) heard his father (a.s.) say, “The Honorable the Exalted God chose Abraham (a.s.) as His friend since he never turned down any needy person without fulfilling his need, and never asked anyone but God for the fulfillment of his own needs.”

There are four things which will never be satiated by four other things: the Earth will never become satiated with rain; the eyes will never be satiated with seeing; women will never be satiated with men and scholars will never be satiated with knowledge.”

I heard him say: Surely, there is a devil for Iblis known as Haz` (هزع) who fills up what is between the East and the West every night. He comes to them in [their] sleep.

Day and night are two carriages.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who go to (the Ziyārah of) Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) and perform Wuďū and Ghusl with the water of the Euphrates (River) do not raise their foot or place it down without Allāh registering a Hajj and an ‘Umrah for them.

“God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) a gate which opens up to one-thousand gates each of which opens up to another thousand gates.”

A good attitude, good looks and being frugal are three of the forty-five parts of Prophethood.”

The Children of Adam (people) will get old, but two things still remain young within them: greed for wealth and greed for life.”

Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) once spoke well to his father (a.s.). His father (a.s.) said, “O my son! Praise be to God who designated you to be the successor of your forefathers, and as a source of pleasure among my children, and in return for my lost friends.”

Once we were with Ibn Mass’ood in his house when someone asked him: “Had your prophet told you how many caliphs would be after him?” Ibn Mass’ood said: “Yes, he had. But no one has asked me such a question before you. You are the youngest of these people. I have heard the Prophet (S) saying: “After me there will be (caliphs) as the number of the chieftains of Prophet Moses (as).”

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘One who neglects marriage because of his fear to feed his dependents has become cynical about Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, who has said, “If they are poor Allah makes rich through His generosity.’”” (24: 32)

1-113 Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Bandar narrated that Abul Qasim Sa’id ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Salim quoted on the authority of Abu Zakarya Yahya ibn al-Fazl al-Var’raq, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Var’raq al-Samarqandi, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Salme, on the authority of Baqiat ibn al-Walid, on the authority of Al-Zayady, on the authority of Al-Zuhra, on the authority of Anas that God’s Prophet (MGB) finished his prayers with one greeting.

Surely, earthquakes, eclipses, and tremendous winds are among the signs of the Hour. When you see something of that, then remember the Day of Resurrection and hurry to your mosques.

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates from his father, who in turn narrates from his father that a person who recites Laa ilaaha illallaahul h’aqqul mubeen thirty times a day will be given wealth, his poverty will vanish and he will knock at the door of Paradise.”

“One who does injustice to someone else, the Almighty Allah does injustice to him, his children or his grandchildren through a third person.”

I heard Abal Ḥasan the First (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) say: Those who cannot come to our Ziyārah should go to the Ziyārah of our righteous followers so that the reward for coming to our Ziyārah is registered for them. And those who cannot connect with us (directly) should connect with our righteous followers so that the reward for connecting with us is registered for them.

The one who abandons what is allowable from it out of fear of its reckoning (on the Day of Judgement), and who abandons its forbidden out of fear of its punishment.