سعيد بن عبد الله

Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Fadl ibn Abdul Malik has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Ja'far ibn Bashir, from Hammad ibn 'Uthman, from Al-Fadl ibn Abdul Malik, who was known as Abu Al-Abbas Al-Baqbaq Al-Kufi.

“Surely Allah honors a person aged seventy and grants modesty to a person aged seventy.”

I heard al-Ridha (a.s.) saying that The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.): “The Almighty Allah has cursed the one who causes something and one who hides him.” I asked: Who is that? He replied: One who kills.”

I heard a man ask Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Can I take some of the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) and keep it with me to seek blessings from it?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “There is nothing wrong with that.”

Men are of three kinds: A man (can be known) by his wealth, a man by his position, and a man by his tongue. And that is the best of the three.”

“Whoever goes on the Hajj pilgrimage thrice will never suffer from poverty.”

They say ‘Yarhamakumullah to one who sneezes three times. Any more sneezing is due to the air.”

Love for the people what you love for yourselves.”

It is a form of humbleness to greet everyone you meet.”

“Beware of speculating about Allah. However, if you intend to see Allah’s magnificence, then look towards the magnificence of His Creation.

Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, said: Do not forget the two obligating things - or he said: «(Imposed) Upon you are the two obligating things» - at the end of every prayer. I said: And what are the two obligating things? He said: That you ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire.

Jabir bin Abdullah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, say to Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s) before his death with three (days), 'The peace of Allah be upon you, O father of the Two Aromas. I bequeath you with regards to my Aroma of this world, for soon will your pillars collapse, and Allah is the my Trustee upon you.' Then, when the Messenger of Allah, (s.w.) was taken, Ali said: This is one of my pillars about whom the Messenger of Allah spoke to me. Then, when Fatima (a.s) died, Ali (a.s) said: 'This is the second pillar about whom the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, spoke.'"

“Whoever goes on the Hajj pilgrimage twice would always be in good conditions until he dies.”

I was with Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) when he said: When the Qaim (a.s) stages an uprising he will order razing of the minarets and maqsoorahs of mosques. I (the narrator) said: I wondered what it denoted. The Imam turned to me and said: It means that all these are innovations. Neither were they sanctioned by the Prophet nor his true successors.

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “One who goes to a brother in faith fasting and does Iftar at his house and does not tell him about his fast Allah grants him the reward of fasting for a year.”

Everything in this book that is narrated from A'idh Al-Ahmasi 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 Al-Husayn ibn Said, from Fudalah ibn Ayyub, from Jamil, from A'idh ibn Habib Al-Ahmasi.

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abu Hammam Ismail ibn Hammam has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sad ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Jafar Al-Himyari, all from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Ibrahim ibn Hashim, all from Abu Hammam Ismail ibn Hammam.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said, “Honor is the dress of God (suitable only for Allah) and pride is the dress of those who run to get honor and they are hung in Hell by Allah.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: I do not foresee any (newborn baby) whose mouth is opened with the water of the Euphrates River to be anything other than from among those who love us, the Ahlul Bayt.

“Verily, Allah is Knowledge as there is no ignorance in Him. Allah is Life as there is no death in Him. And Allah is Light as there is no darkness in Him.”