عبد الله بن جعفر

“Having fever for a night compensates for past and future sins.”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “A person who laughs while committing a sin will enter Hell weeping.”

Blessed be those who have five characteristics. Blessed be those who think when they are silent; who get advice by looking; who sit at home and cry over their sins; and do not bother the people with their hands or tongues.”

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "Blessed is he whom Allah finds weeping because of his sins, trembling in awe of Allah; weeping over the sins about which no one knows except himself."

When I was taken up for the Ascension, I saw that a womb was hanging from God’s Throne and was complaining to God about another womb. I asked it, ‘How much is the distance between you and him?’ The womb replied, ‘We are related to each other in the fortieth father in our lineage.’”

I heard him say: How beautiful are good deeds after sins! How ugly are sins after good deeds!

When Allah saw the people of a village commit an excessive number of sins, it had three believers in it. He called to them: “O people of disobedience to Me! Were it not for the believers among you, who love by My majesty, establish prayer in My land and in My mosques, and repent at night out of fear of Me, I would have descended My chastisement upon you and not cared.”

My father (a.s.) narrated for me that my grandfather (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)) used to say: Allāh will erase the sins of those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) for the sake of Allāh. They will be sinless like a newborn baby. Angels will accompany them on their way (to the Ziyārah) and they will flap and spread their wings over their heads until they return to their families. Angels will seek forgiveness for them from their Lord and call out to them, “You have been blessed and blessed is the one to whose Ziyārah you have come.” They will be covered by the Mercy from the heavens and their families will be protected for them.

When this verse was revealed, “When those who commit an indecency or wrong themselves remember Allah, He forgives them for their sins” (3:135), Iblis climbed a mountain in Mecca called Thawr. Then, he screamed at the top of his voice to his demons, so, they gathered to him. They said: “O our master! Why have you called for us?” He said: “This verse was revealed. Who will address it?” So, a demon from the devils stood and said: “I will address it through such-and-such.” He said: “It is not for you.” So, another stood and said the same, so he said: “It is not for you.” So, the slinking whisperer (al-waswas al-khannas) said: “I will address it.” He said: “Why?” He said: “I make promises and assurances to them until they fall into sin. When they fall into sin, I make them forget to repent.” So, he said: “It is for you.” So, he assigned him with [this task] until the Day of Resurrection.