علي بن سعيد

Hadith.1314 - Ali ibn Sa'id asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about performing the night prayer and Witr prayer during travel at the beginning of the night. Imam (as) said: "Yes."

“Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ‘One who seeks cognizance with chess is like one seeking cognizance with the fire.’”

“I once said to Zurarah that Bukayr ibn ’A’yan has narrated to me from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), that the shares do not face deficiency and they are not more than six. He said, ‘This is of things in which there are no differences among our people from abu ‘Abd Allah, and abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhim al- Salam.”’

“Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (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, once said to a man, ‘Marry al-Su’a’ and child bearing woman but do not marry a good looking barren woman. I will express pride because of you among nations on the Day of Judgment. Have you taken notice that children under the Throne ask forgiveness for their parents? Ibrahim and Sara are the custodians of these children in a mountain of musk, ambergris and saffron.’”

When the month of Ramadan would begin, the Messenger of Allah (s) would free every captive and give to every beggar.

“Zurarah once asked me, ‘What do you say about a man who leaves behind his parents and brothers from his mother?’ I replied, ‘The share of mother is one-sixth and the rest belongs to the father. ‘If there are brothers the share of the mother is one-sixth.’ He said, ‘These brothers are from the father. Brothers from father and mother receive the largest amount. Brothers from mother receive one-third and she receives one-sixth. It is one-sixth because brothers from father and brothers from father and mother bar her. The father spends on them so his share is expanded and the share of the mother is reduced for that reason. Brothers from the mother are not in it. They do not bar their mother from receiving one-third.’ I then asked, ‘Do brothers inherit from the mother anything?’ He said, ‘There is no doubt in it, it is just as I say to you.’”

Whomever fasts the eighteenth of Dhul Hijja, Allah records for him sixty months; and it is the day of Ghadir Khumm, when the Messenger of Allah (s) took the hand of `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) and said: “O people! Am I not more of a master over the believers [than they are over themselves]?” They said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “For whomever I am a master, `Ali is his master.” So `Umar said to him: “Bravo, bravo, O son of Abi Talib! You have become my master and the master of every Muslim.” Then, Allah revealed, “This day I have perfected your religion for you …” (5:3).

Abdullah ibn Salaam came to the Prophet before he had embraced Islam, and said: "O Messenger of Allah! What appellation does ‘Ali have among you?" The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "‘Ali is al-Siddiq al-Akbar among us." Abdullah said: "I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Prophet. Surely, we have read in Torah: Muhammad is the Prophet of Mercy and ‘Ali is the upholder of Proof."

I met `Abdullah b. `Abbas and said to him: O cousin of the Messenger of Allah! I have come to you to ask you about `Ali b. Abi Talib and the people’s differing over him. So, Ibn `Abbas said: O Ibn Jubayr! You have come to me to ask me about the best of the creation in the Nation after Muhammad the prophet of Allah. You have come to me to ask me about a man who received three thousand virtues in one night, and that is the Night of al-Qurba (when three thousand angels greeted `Ali). O Ibn Jubayr! You have come to me to ask me about the deputy of the Messenger of Allah (s) and his vizier, his vicegerent (khalifa), and the master of his Pond, his Banner, and his intercession. By Him in whose hand is the soul of Ibn `Abbas! Had the oceans of this world been ink, and had its trees been pens, and had its people been scribes, and they wrote the qualities and virtues of `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) from the day Allah created this world until the day He ends it, they would not be able to exhaust all of what Allah has given him.

Safwan gave to him the book of Musa ibn Bakr which he read it before him and found Musa ibn Bakr narrating it from Sa’id from Zurarah who has said that: there are no differences among our people about the following case. Abu ‘Abd Allah, and abu Ja’far, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, were asked about a case in which a deceased woman left behind her husband, her mother and two daughters. He (the Imam) said, ‘The husband receives one-fourth of the legacy, the mother receives one-sixth and the rest belongs to the two daughters. It is because if they were two men, they would not receive more than what remained after deducting the shares of the mother and husband, and the share of female is never more than the share of males. If a deceased leaves behind the mother, father and a daughter, the distribution is possible from twenty- four shares of which the shares of the woman is one-eighth, three out of twenty-four, each parent receives one-sixth, four shares out of twenty-four shares and the daughter receives one-half, twelve shares. The remaining are five shares which are returned to the daughter and one of the parents, proportionate to their shares and nothing is returned to the woman. If a deceased leaves behind both parents, a woman and daughter, this also can be distribution from twenty-four shares of which two- sixth, eight shares, is for the parents four for each, the woman receives one-eighth, three shares out of twenty-four and the daughter receives one-half, twelve shares. The remaining one share is returned to the daughter and both parents, proportionate to the ratio of their shares and nothing is returned to the woman. If a deceased leaves behind the father, husband and a daughter, the father receives two shares out of twelve, which is one-sixth. The husband receives one-fourth, three shares out of twelve and the daughter receives one-half which are six shares out of twelve and one remaining share is returned to the daughter and father, proportionate to the ratio of their shares and nothing is returned to the husband. No one of the creatures of Allah inherits with a child except parents, husband and wife. If there are no children but the children of children, male or female, they keep the place of their parents. Children of sons are like the sons and inherit like sons and children of daughters keep the place of daughter, they inherit like daughter and bar parents, husband and wife from their shares of a larger amount, even if they are lower generations like one, two, three or more generations. They inherit what children from one’s seed inherit and bar what the children from one’s seed bar.’”

Shall I narrate about the Messenger of Allah (s) for you two? So, they said: Of course – narrate to us about Abi’l Qasim. He said: I heard my father (as) say: Three days before the Messenger of Allah (s) passed away, Gabriel came down to him and said: “O Ahmad! Surely, Allah sent me to you to ennoble and honour you specifically. He asks you about that which He knows more than you regarding. He says: ‘How do you find yourself, Muhammad?’” The Prophet (s) said: “O Gabriel! I find myself distressed. O Gabriel! I find myself in agony.” On the third day, Gabriel came down with the Angel of Death. With them was an angel named Isma`il in the air, alongside seventy thousand angels. Gabriel (as) was before them, so he said: “O Ahmad! Surely, Allah sent me to you to ennoble and honour you specifically. He asks you about that which He knows more than you regarding. He says: ‘How do you find yourself, Muhammad?’” He said: “O Gabriel! I find myself distressed. O Gabriel! I find myself in agony.” So, the Angel of Death sought permission [to enter]. So, Gabriel said: “O Ahmad! This is the Angel of Death, and he seeks your permission. He has never sought anyone’s permission before you, nor will he seek anyone’s permission after you.” He said: “Grant him permission.” So, Gabriel (as) granted him permission. He entered, came before him, and said: “O Ahmad! Allah has sent me to you, and He ordered me to obey you in what you command of me. He ordered me to take your soul, but if you would hate that, then I will leave it alone.” So, the Prophet (s) said: “Would you do that, Angel of Death?” He said: “Yes. I was ordered to do that – to obey you in what you command of me.” So, Gabriel (as) said to him: “O Ahmad! Surely, Allah longs to meet you.” So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said: “O Angel of Death! Do what you have been ordered to do.” So, Gabriel (as) said: “These are my last steps in this world. Surely, you were my only need in this world.” When the Messenger of Allah (s) passed away, the wake was held. A person came whose voice was heard but whose body was not seen. So, he said: “Peace be unto you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. ‘Every soul shall taste death. You shall receive your reward on the Day of Resurrection.’ (3:185) In Allah is the consolation for every calamity, and the succession for every end, and the abode of all that goes. So, put your trust in Allah, and put your hope in Him, for afflicted is he who forbids the rewards. Peace be unto you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.” `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) said: “Do you know who this is? This is al-Khidr (as).”

The Prophet (MGB) has passed away.’ The two Jewish men praised God for hearing the news of the death of the Prophet. Then they asked, ‘Each Prophet (MGB) has a Trustee whom is in charge of religious duties after him. Which one of you is his Trustee?’ The Emigrants (Muhajerin) and their Helpers (Ansar) all faced Abu Bakr and said, ‘He is his Trustee.’ The Jewish men told Abu Bakr, ‘We will ask you some questions which should be asked from the Trustees. Please respond to them if you are the Trustee.’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Fine. Go ahead and ask. God willing I will respond.’ One ofthem asked, ‘What are you and I considered to be before the Honorable the Exalted God? What is the living creature which was placed in another living creature without there being any ties of kinship between them? Which grave was the one which took what it contained on a trip? From where does the Sun rise? To where does the Sun set? Where was that place upon which the Sun shone only once and never again? Where is Paradise? Where is Hell? Does your God carry loads or does He become loaded? To which direction does your God face? Who are the two things that are always present? What are the two things that are always absent? What are the two things which cannot both be at once? Who is the one? Who are the two? What are the three? What are the four? What are the five? What are the six? What are the seven? What are the eight? What are the nine? What are the ten? What are the eleven? What are the twelve? What are the twenty? What are the thirty? What are the forty? What are the fifty? What are the sixty? What are the seventy? What are the eighty? What are the ninety? What are the one-hundred?’”Ibn Abbas added, “Abu Bakr could not answer. We became frightened that the people might turn away from the religion. I went to see Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) and told him, ‘O Ali! Some of the Jewish chiefs have come to Medina. They met Abu Bakr and asked him some questions, but Abu Bakr was unable to respond.’ Ali (MGB) smiled and said, ‘This is the day which the Prophet of God (MGB) had foretold.’ Then Ali (MGB) walked ahead of me just as the Prophet (MGB) did and sat in the Prophet’s place. He requested the two Jewish men, ‘Come to me and present to me the questions which you asked this old man.’ The two Jews asked, ‘Who are you?’ He (MGB) replied, ‘I am Ali Ibn Abi Talib - the brother of the Prophet (MGB), the husband of Fatimah, the father of Hassan and Hussein, the Prophet’s Trustee in all issues, and the one who knows all of the Prophet’s secrets.’ One of the two Jews asked, ‘What are you and I considered to be before the Honorable the Exalted God?’ Ali (MGB) replied, ‘I have been a believer since I have known myself, and you have been an unbeliever since you have known yourself. I do not know about your destiny in the future.’