محمد بن أحمد النهدي

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not eat what predator birds kill.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘One whose face is thin (bashful and shy) has thin knowledge.’”

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) prepared his directive will to his son, al-Hassan four months before his leaving this world. He appointed me to bear testimony to his will as well as a group of the follower friends.”

“It is a responsibility for Allah to expose the house wherein sin is committed, to the sun to cleanse it (subject it to ruination).”

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Joining Tawaf is Makruh (detestable) only in the case of obligatory Tawaf; but in the case of optional Tawaf, by Allah it is not harmful.’”

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one who passes five years without delegating himself before his Lord when he is able to do so, is in fact a deprived person.”

“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.’”

“Whoever reads the last verse of al-Kahf (Chapter 18) can wake up at night at the hour that he intends to wake up.”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and his mother kisses him. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful; it is a kiss of blessing, only kissing with lust is despised.’”

“About cheese abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Everything is lawful for you until two witnesses testify before you that it is dead animal.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, once said to his Mawla’, Musadif, ‘Find some real property or goods; when man faces hardship or misfortune, and then finds out that behind him there is something for support of his family, he feels more generous to allow his soul to depart (his body).”’

foilowing: “Abu `Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, £ Do you perform al-Hajj very often?’ I replied, £ Yes, I do so.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘During your last farewell of the House, you should place your hand at the door and say, “The destitute is standing at Your door. Give him paradise as charity.’””

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one who dies without performing Hajjata al-Islam and without any good excuse, such as poverty, an illness with which one cannot perform al-Hajj or any ruling authority’s preventing him from performing al-Hajj, he dies as a Jew or a Christian.”

“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘My followers are exempt from responsibilities in nine kinds of acts and conditions: 1. Acting by mistake, 2. Out of forgetfulness, 3. Things they have no knowledge of, 4. Things they are not able to do, 5. Things they needed badly, 6. Things they are compelled to do, 7. Omens, 8. Temptations in thinking about creatures, 9. Feeling envy as long as it is not expressed by their tongues or hands.’”

‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said to Ali (asws): ‘These are your (asws) Shites from whom your (asws) children would be safe from being killed’.

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘We send dirham to Ahwaz where the price of dirham is different. With it goods are bought for us. We then wait until the goods are sold, the difference of price of dirham is deducted from it, if we sell. Is it necessary for us to mention the difference in prices in selling in the form of Murabahah (capital plus profit) on our part (of such difference)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, you must mention it if it is in the form of Murabahah (capital plus profit), but if it is in the form of Musawamah (fixed price regardless of capital) then it is lawful.’”

“My father wrote to me in his letter and I asked abu al-Hassan, Alayhi al-Salam, about testimony for them. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must present a testimony for Allah, even if it is against your own soul or parents or relatives between you and them, but if you fear injustice to your brother then do not do so.’” Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdiy from ’Isma‘il ibn Mehran a similar Hadith.

Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said to Ja’far (as) when he (as) came back from Ethiopia; ‘Which was the most astonishing thing from what you (as) saw?’ He (as) said; ‘I saw an Ethiopian woman pass by and upon her head was a load. So a man passed by her and bumped into her, and the load fell from her head. She sat down, then said, ‘Woe be unto you from the Judge on the Day of Reckoning, when He (azwj) will Sit upon the Chair, and Take for the oppressed, from the oppressors’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) was (pleased with) astonishing (tale)’.

“Once I was in a meeting with Ali ibn Ja‘far ibn Muhammad in Medina, - I stayed with him for two years to write from him what he would hear from his brother, Abu al-Hassan (a.s.),- at such time Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Rida (a.s.) came in the mosque, the mosque of the Messenger of Allah. Ali ibn Ja‘far rushed towards him bare foot and without his gown. He kissed his hand and showed great respect for him. Abu Ja‘far said to him, “Uncle, please sit down, may Allah grant you well being.” He said, “My master, how can I sit when you are standing.” When Ali ibn Ja‘far returned to his place his companions began to blame him saying, “You are the uncle of his father, how can you act as such before him?” He said to them, “Be quite, When Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, has not qualified this beard –holding his beard in his hand- but has qualified this young man and has given him such position, should I deny his excellence and virtue? I seek refuge before Allah from what you say. In fact, I am a servant for him.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once al-Mawaliy (non-Arab Muslims) came to ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), and said, ‘We complain before you against these Arabs. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, would give us gifts along with them equally. He (the Messenger of Allah) arranged marriage for Salman, Bilal and Suhayb but these have denied it for us saying, “We do not do so.’” ‘Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), went to them and spoke to them and Arabs shouted, ‘We have denied them, O abu al-Hassan, we have denied them O abu al-Hassan.’ He (the Imam) came out angry with his gown dragging behind him, saying, ‘O Mawaliy people, they have equaled you with Jews and Christians. They marry from you but do not allow you to marry from them and do not give you what they take. You must do business, may Allah grant you blessings. I heard the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, saying, “Sustenance has ten parts, of which nine are in trade and one part is in other things.’””