محمد بن أحمد

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a man goes to bed with his wife then she asks for her mahr (dower) and he says that he has paid, he must present testimony and take an oath.’”

I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: The one who is Arabized after migration is (like) an abandoner of this matter (of belief) after having known it.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who uses a toothpick while he is in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), did not like the leftover of a person born out of wedlock, Jews, Christians and pagans and whoever opposed Islam and most serious to him was the leftover of one hostile to ’A’immah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam.”

Everything in this book that is narrated from Amr ibn Jami has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) have mercy on him - from Ahmad ibn Idris, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad, from Al-Hasan ibn Al-Husayn Al-Lu'lu'i, from Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Yusuf, from Muadh Al-Jawhari, from Amr ibn Jami.

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about performing Ghusl when going to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) replied, “Performing Ghusl is not obligatory.”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of children who play with walnuts and eggs and gamble. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not consume them for food; it is unlawful.’”

They are those who drink and play the Tanbour. ”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must remain on your guard in intermingling with lowly people; lowly people do not end up in goodness.’” (Al-Saduq in Ma‘ani al-Akhbar has said the following to be of the qualities of lowly people: People indifferent to what they say or what is said against them, those who play tambourine, those who are indifferent to favor and insult or those who falsely claim to be trustworthy.)

“I saw Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) in the state of ritual consecration (wearing the ‘Ihram) with a ring on his finger.”

“Once I was sitting in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when he was asked about a man who uses for Ihram a fabric which has silk in it. He (the Imam) asked for a loincloth made in Qurqabiy (name of a place) and said, ‘I use this for Ihram and it has silk in it.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one applies oil on a believing person, Allah writes for every hair a light on the Day of Judgment.’”

“I wrote a letter to Abal-Hassan - the second - that is Al-Ridha (MGB) and asked him about traveling on the last Wednesday of the month. He (MGB) replied, ‘Whoever travels on the last Wednesday of the month in order to invalidate the claim of those that this act has bad omen will be safe from all calamities.God shall fulfill his needs.’ I wrote another letter to him (MGB) and asked him about blood-letting on the last Wednesday of the month. He (MGB) replied, ‘Whoever has phlebotomy done for him on the last Wednesday of the month in order to invalidate the claim of those that this act has bad omen will be safe from any calamities or ailments. The place of blood-letting shall not turn green.’”

1. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “The best among you are those who offer Qasr prayer and do not observe fast during travel.”

5. Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) says, “Take a nap in forenoon; for Allah provides food and water to the fasting person in his sleep.”

“A person who wears shoes often does not get involved in leprosy.” The narrator asked, “Are you talking about summer or winter?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “There is no difference between them.”

“For one who completes his Ruku, fear won’t enter his grave.”

“I once asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), about al-Darish skin from which slippers are made. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) with them because it is tanned with the leftover of dogs.’”

Imam (as) said: "A child is conceived from the left testicle, so if it is severed, the compensation (diyyah) is two-thirds of the full blood money, and for the right testicle, it is one-third of the blood money."

“Whoever is the enemy of his own self rather than the people will be saved by God from the fear of the Resurrection Day.”