محمد بن عيسى العبيدي

The Messenger of Allah (s) met some youth from the Ansar and said: Surely, I want to recite to you; so, whoever weeps will have Paradise. So, he recited the end of [Surat] al-Zumar, “Those who disbelieve will be driven to Hell in groups” (39:71) to the end of the chapter. So, the whole community wept except one youth. Then, he said: O Messenger of Allah! I wept, but the tears did not flow out of my eyes. He said: Then, I will repeat it to you, and whoever weeps will have Paradise. He said: So, he repeated it to them, and the community and the youth wept, so they all went to Paradise.

Yunus informed me that Aba al-Hasan عليه السلام had guaranteed protection from the fire for him.

“The cost of paradise is (sincerely) saying: ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah and Allah is greater than everyones’ description.’”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Entering paradise is prohibited to spies and gossip mongers.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, has said, “O My truthful servants, enjoy the blessings of worshipping Me in this world; you will enjoy its benefits in the next life.’””

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a man from al-Ansar (people of al-Madinah) once asked him (the Messenger of Allah), ‘To whom should I be kind?’ He (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘Be kind to your parents.’ He said, ‘They have passed away.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘Be kind to your children.’”

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), ’What is the reward for one who visits the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, voluntarily?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’The reward for him is paradise.’”

Aba Ja’far (a.s.), “Do you know what the reward is for someone who visits your father?” Aba Ja’far (a.s.) replied, “By God! It is Heaven.”

I asked Abā Ja’far (Imam Jawād (a.s.)) about the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) with the (sole) intention of Ziyārah. Imam (a.s.) replied, “(Their reward is) Paradise.”

I asked Abā Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice my life for you! What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) solely for (the purpose of) Ziyārah?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “(Their reward is) Paradise.”

I asked Abā Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) solely for (the purpose of) Ziyārah?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “(Their reward is) Paradise.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Every day some drops (of water) fall from Paradise into the Euphrates (River).

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: On the Day of Judgment, a caller will call out, “Where are the Shia of the family of Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.)?” A group of people whose number cannot be counted except by Allāh, the Exalted, will stand up and move aside from (the rest of) the people. Then a caller will call out, “Where are the Zuwwār of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” A large group of people will stand up. They will be told, “Take the hand of whomever you like and take them along (with you) to Paradise.” They will take whomever they like (to Paradise) to such an extent that a person will say to one of them, “O so-and-so! Do you not remember me?! I stood up for you once (as an act of respect).” Therefore, the man will take him to Paradise without being stopped.

“Paradise becomes necessary for one who satisfies the hunger of a believer. For one who satisfies the hunger of an unbeliever (for his disbelief) it becomes necessary for Allah to fill his belly with al-Zaqum, the fruit of hell, regardless of his being a believer or unbeliever.”

“Whoever takes care of two daughters, two sisters, two paternal aunts or two maternal aunts will be safeguarded from the Fire.”

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), once, spoke to us and repeated the following phrase three times. ‘If one wishes that Allah provide him shadow on the Day when there will be no shadow except His shadow,’ and no one had the courage to ask him to explain, he (Imam) then said, ‘He should extend the due date of repayment of a loan for a borrower who has difficulty to pay back, or partially waive it in his (debtor’s) favor.’”

I asked Abā Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice my life for you! What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) solely for (the purpose of) Ziyārah?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Allāh will take them to Paradise In-Shā`allāh.”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Paradise is kept behind layers of hardship and patience. Whoever exercises patience in hardship in the worldly life will go to paradise. Hell is placed behind enjoyments and desires. Whoever allows his soul to indulge in enjoyment and desires will go to hell.’”

“Whoever visits his brother (in belief) for the sake of Allah and for no other reason, seeking thereby the promise of Allah, and to achieve what is with Allah, Allah will appoint seventy thousand angels who applaud, ‘How beautiful is what you have done and how beautiful is paradise (for you).”’

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Those from among our Shia who do not go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) are lacking in faith and their belief is incomplete. And even if they enter Paradise, their position will be lower than that of the believers.