الفضيل

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who experiences Hayd (menses) once every three months: if she needs to count a waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘She must wait for a period of time equal to that when she experienced Hayd normally; thus she counts her waiting period for three Hayd-free periods. Thereafter she can marry if she so wants.’”

“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the newborn child: when to offer ‘Aqiqah, shave his head, give in charity equal to the weight of his hair and give him a name.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘All of such things can be done on the seventh day from his birth.’”

“By Allah, He has not left the world, since Adam had left to the better world, without an imam guiding people to the way of Allah and being the authority of Allah over His people. The world will never be left without an authority (from Allah) over the people.”

"The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, had four of the great angels witness his will to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon him: Jibril, Mika'il, Israfil, and another whose name I do not remember."

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: O Fuďayl! How negligent you people are!!! You do not go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.)!!! Do you not know that there are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust who continuously cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment?

“Soundness of religion and good health is better than property. Property is a beauty of the worldly beauties and it is a good thing.” Muhammad ibn Isma’il has narrated from Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad from Rib’i from al-Fudayl from abu Ja’far (a.s.) a similar Hadith.

“I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.): ‘the Messenger of Allah (sw) said, "Whoever dies and does not know his Imam dies the death of ignorance." He (the Imam) replied in the affirmative. I asked, "Is it the death of ignorance (in the sense) of being ignorant or is it the death of ignorance in not knowing his Imam?" He replied, "(It is the death of) ignorance in terms of disbelief, hypocrisy, and misguidance."“

I heard him say: “By Allah, there are seventy rows of angels in the sky. If all the people on Earth were to gather, they could not count the number of each row of angels, and indeed, they believe in our Wilayah.”

he heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say the following. “In Imam Ali (a.s.) there was the Sunnah (traditions) of a thousand prophets. The knowledge that came with Adam was not taken away. No man of knowledge ever died along with knowledge. Knowledge is inherited.”

I asked Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when you enter into houses, then send peace upon yourselves» (24:61) the verse, so he said: It is a man’s sending of peace upon the household when he enters, and furthermore, their response to him. That is your sending of peace upon yourselves.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘If any gathering attended by virtuous and non-virtuous people disperses without mentioning the name of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, it (gathering) will become a regret for them on the Day of Judgment.’”

“This is concerning my question before Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), about the arms of women if they are of beautification about which Allah, most Blessed and most High, has said: "They must not expose their beauty except for their husband." (24:31) He (the Imam) replied, ’Yes, whatever must be covered with the scarf is of their beauty and whatever is above their bracelet is of their beauty.’”

“Abu Ja‘far, and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said, ‘Of your Salah (prayer) only that much is for you which you have performed with love. If one instills delusion in Salah (prayer) or omits it altogether, then such Salah (prayer) is rolled up and is struck against the face of its owner.’”

“I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘When a man says to his believing brother (in belief), ‘Uff (an expression of slight disappointment) he has moved out of his guardianship. If he says, ‘You are my enemy,’ one of them becomes an unbeliever. Allah does not accept the good deeds of any believer while he hides in him evil for his believing brother (in belief).”’

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who performs Tawaf for al-Hajj or al-‘Umrah, then experiences Hayd (menses) before performing the two Rak‘at Salat (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘When she becomes clean, she must perform two Rak‘at Salat (prayer) near Maqam (station) of Ibrahim ‘Alayhi al-Salam and her Tawaf is complete.”’

"If he has fasted fifteen days, he may make up the remaining days. However, if he has fasted less than fifteen days, it will not suffice him, and he must start anew and fast a complete month."

I asked Abu Jafar (as) about ten men who killed a man. Imam (as) said: "If the heirs of the murdered person wish, they may kill all of them and pay nine blood monies (diyyat). But if they prefer to choose one of them to execute, they may do so, and the remaining nine must each pay one-tenth of the blood money to the heirs of the murdered person." Imam (as) added, "Afterward, the governor is responsible for disciplining and imprisoning them."

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once asked about a man, when I was present, ‘What is holding him back from performing Hajj?’ It was said, ’He has quit business and his wealth is reduced.’ He (the narrator) has said, that he (the Imam) was leaning and he moved to a straight sitting position, and said, to them, ‘You must not quit doing business to become humiliated. Do business, I pray to Allah to grant you blessings.’”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that one who works to earn his sustenance in this world so he would not need to spread his hands before people for help, to better the living conditions of his family and to show kindness to his neighbors will, on the Judgment Day, go before Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, with his face as bright as the full moon.’”

“Jibril brought this verse as this. “. . but most human beings turn away (from Wilaya of Ali (Leadership with Divine Authority) in disbelief.” (17:89) He said, “Jibril brought this verse as this “Say,” Truth comes from your Lord.(about Wilaya of Ali Leadership with Divine Authority) Let people have faith or disbelieve as they chose.” For the unjust (to the family of Muhammad) We have prepared a fire. .” (18:29)