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Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will register those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights among those (who will be) in ‘Illīyyīn.

we were at Aba Abdillah’s عليه السلام place when he said: do you not have a secure shelter? do you not have a comforter whom you can seek comfort in? what prevents you from [referring to] al-Harith bin al-Mughira al-Nasri.

“If a person brought up in his community commits sins and people do not punish him from his crimes, the first chastisement from Allah upon them is that their sustenance will be reduced.”

I was with Abu Abdullah (a) in his pavilion in Mina (during the season of the hajj) when he looked at people and said: They eat, dress, and marry illegally. But you eat, dress, and marry legally. By Allah, it is only you whose hajj is valid and whose deeds are accepted.

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Verily the clay of the Ḥā`ir, where Ḥusain (a.s.) is buried, is the cure for every disease and it is protection against any fear.

When a man’s heart is healthy, then his body is healthy. If the heart is diseased, then the body will become diseased.”

(One day) while the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was delivering a sermon to the people he said, “Ask me before you lose me! I swear to Allāh that I will answer (your questions about) anything you might ask that has happened in the past or will happen in the future.” So Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās got up and asked, “O Commander of the Believers! Tell me about the number of hairs that I have on my head and in my beard?” The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) replied, “I swear to Allāh that my love, the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), informed me that you would be asking me this question. There is a Shayťān rooted in every strand of hair on your head and in your beard and there is a baby sheep in your house who will kill my son, Ḥusain (a.s.).” (‘Abd Al-Samīn/Asbagh added), “’Umar ibn Sa’d (the killer of Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) was a child then and he was playing in front of his father (Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās).”

Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Ala ibn Razin has been transmitted by me from my father and from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them both - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah and Al-Himyari together, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Muhammad ibn Khalid, from Al-Ala ibn Razin. I have also narrated it from my father and from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them both - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah and Al-Himyari together, from Muhammad ibn Abi Al-Sahban, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Al-Ala ibn Razin. Additionally, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Ali ibn Sulayman Al-Zarari Al-Kufi, from Muhammad ibn Khalid, from Al-Ala ibn Razin Al-Qalla'. Moreover, I have narrated it from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Saffar, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal and Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Al-Ala ibn Razin.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that a community had committed a number of sins. However they stopped committing them after a period and began to fear those sins a lot. Some people came forward and said, “Your sins are around our necks.” The Almighty Allah sent chastisement on them and said: “Those people used to fear Me and you tried to be haughty.”

1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said, “One who does not dishonors people, the Almighty Allah will not reveal His chastisement on the Day of Judgment and one who does not gets angry with others, the Almighty Allah will ignore his sins on the Day of Judgment.”

Imam Mahdi (AS), when Sad b. ‘Abdillah al-Qummi asked him the reason why people cannot elect an Imam for themselves, replied, ‘Would he be a righteous man or a corrupt man? I said, ‘Righteous. He said, ‘Is it possible that the selected individual be actually corrupt, for no one really knows what passes through anothers mind, in terms of their righteousness or corruption? I said, ‘Yes. He said, ‘That is the reason why.

do not reject a narration which is brought to you by a Murji or a Qadari or a Khariji which he attributes to us, for you do not know – perhaps it is something of the truth and you will be rejecting Allāh Mighty and Majestic above his throne.

“A person who wipes the parts of body after ablution will get a single reward and the person who does not wipe will get thirty rewards.”

“Keep away from carelessness because a careless person is careless about himself. Do not underestimate the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime because Allah will disgrace such persons on the Day of Judgment.”

a man said to Abi Abdillah عليه السلام: I have a son – I do wish for him to ask you about the Halal and the Haram and not about that which does not concern him, so he said: and do the people ask about a subject better than the Halal and the Haram?!

I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «Indeed, our matter is difficult and complicated; it is not acknowledged except by an Angel who is brought near (to Allah), or a Prophet that is sent (with a Divine Message), or a servant whom Allah has tested his heart with faith.» He said: Because among the Angels are those who are brought near and those who are not brought near, and among the Prophets there are those who are sent and those who are not sent, and among the believers there are the tested and the untested. Hence, this matter of yours was presented to the Angels, and none acknowledged it except for those who are brought near, and (it was presented) upon the Prophets, and none acknowledged it except for those who were sent, and it was presented upon the believers, and none acknowledged it except for those who were tested. He said: He then said to me: Continue in your conversation.

Anyone in this nation who has recognized our right can hope to be saved but three: one who helps the oppressive King; one who follows his selfish desires; and one who engages in corrupt deeds in public.”

‘I asked Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) about the inmates of Hell [who are released after their punishment], so he said, “[My father] Abū Jaʿfar used to say, ‘They Will come out from it and will be taken to a spring at the gate of Paradise called the Spring of Life. They will then be showered with its water and their flesh, skin and hair will grow [back] just as plants grow.’”’”

affairs of the (King’s) Trusteeship are in the hands of his uncle. The Imam (a.s.) wrote him back and said, ‘Regarding the issue of the (King’s) Trusteeship you have become self-sufficient and this problem will soon be solved.’ Muhammad became extremely worried and thought that he would be dismissed from being in charge of this affair, but he died twenty days later.”

A believer eats with one intestine, but an atheist eats with seven intestines.”