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I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "My servant poured water for me to perform ablution, and I was unaware that there was fragrance (dustashan) in it. I then washed my hands while I was in Ihram." Imam (as) said: "Give something in charity as an expiation for that."

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the first gift for a deceased believing person is forgiveness for those who escort him to his grave.”

“A believer’s asking help from his brother (in belief) is enough proof of the former’s trust in the latter.”

“Once abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) said to me, “O Mayyah, one Dirham paid to the Imam is greater in weight than the mountain of ’Uhud.”

And whatever is narrated from Minhal Al-Qaṣṣab, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Yahya Al-Aṭṭar, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ʿIsa, from Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Minhal Al-Qaṣṣab.

“By Allah, if your mouths were bound with bands, I would tell every one of you something. By Allah, if I found (atqiya’) among you, I would talk. Allah is the Assistant!”

"There is no preemption (shufah) for anyone in this case."

“Good temper will melt your sins just as the sun melts frozen goods. Bad temper will spoil your deeds just as vinegar spoils honey.”

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘If one comes to know of three things he will not ignore them. They are clipping hairs, rolling up clothes and going to bed with slave-girls.”’

“This matter has been put off twice.”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about perfumes, if using saltwort, which has a certain perfume and I wash my hands therewith while I am in the state of Ihram, is permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘When you are about to assume the state of Ihram, look into your luggage and keep aside what you need.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You must give charity of something as expiation for your use of saltwort to wash your hands.’”

"Do not use a basil twig or a pomegranate branch as a toothpick, for they both can stimulate the nerve of leprosy."

I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about a ten-year-old boy performing Hajj. Imam (as) said: "The Hajj of Islam becomes obligatory upon him if he reaches puberty, and likewise for a girl—it becomes obligatory upon her when she begins menstruating."

“ The earth is never without a person with divine authority and I swear to Allah that I am the person with Divine authority.”

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ’Eating apple and coriander causes forgetfulness.’”

"Is it permissible for people not to seek what (religious knowledge) they need?”. He replied, “No [it's not permissible]."

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (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, performed Hajj a total of twenty times.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Wearing the ring (insignia) is of the noble tradition.’”

When Zaid ibn ‘Ali advanced upon Kufa, some reservation entered my mind about it. He says: Then I went to Makkah, and passed by Madinah to call upon Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, who was then ill. I found him lying prone on his bed, with nothing left between his skin and the bones. I said: "I wish to assert before you my creed." He turned on his side, and looking at me, said: "O Hasan, I always thought that you did not need this anymore." Then he said: "Proceed." So I said: "I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." He, peace be upon him, said: "The same with me, also." Then I said: "I confirm the truth of all that Muhammad ibn Abdillah came with." He kept silent. Then I said: "And I testify that ‘Ali is the Imam after the Prophet, and obedience to him is obligatory. Whoever doubts about him is gone astray, and whoever disputes his authority is an unbeliever." He kept silent. Then I said: "I testify that al-Hasan and al-Husayn, peace be upon them, have the same position (as ‘Ali)", and then I continued till I reached his name, and said: "And I testify that you are in the same position as al-Hasan and al-Husayn and the Imams preceding you." He said: "Enough. You know exactly what you wish, you wish me to give my undertaking on this?" I said: "If you do so, then I will have fulfilled my desire." He said: "I give you my undertaking over it." I said: "May I be your ransom, I was worried about the uprising." He said: "Why?" I said: "Because if Zaid and his companions won the battle, then we would have been in the worst situation. And if Banu Umayya won, we would have been no better." He said: "Go, no harm will reach you from either."

Abu Amr Uthman bin Saeed Amari, He was the first emissary during the period of occultation, who was appointed to this position by Imam Hadi and Imam Hasan Askari (a.s). He was a trusted elder of the society. His name was Abu Amr Uthman bin Saeed Amari, may Allah have mercy on him. He belonged to the Asadi tribe, but was named as Amari.