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1ChapterTHEPUBLISHER’SWORD

InthenameofAllah,thecompassionate,themercifulAllpraiseisduetoAllahWhosemercyisnotdespondedandforgivenessisnotdespairedof.The

best blessings and peace be upon the keeper of His revelation, the seal of His messengers, theforeteller of His mercy, and the warner against His punishment—the Prophet Mohammed. Theblessingsandpeacebe,too,uponhisfamilyandhouseholdthroughwhomtherighthasregaineditsproperplace and thewronghasbeenoverthrown.Cursebeon their enemies among thepeopleofdisagreementandhypocrisywhohavebroughttothemselvesthesinsandmadethemselvesthesubjectofHell.TheImamiteShiaarestillknownoftheirfaithfulloyaltytotheProphet’shousehold,peacebeupon

themall, since thegloriousProphethadunearthedhis immortalmission tomankind.He,however,keptongivingcredittotheloftystandingsandthequalitiesbywhichtheShiashouldbecharacterized.Inviewofthat,theywerethematterofthegloriousProphet’sgladtidingsthathe(s)carried.Hesaid:TheShiaofAliwillbethetruewinners.[1]O Ali, Allah has forgiven you, your progeny, your sons, your household, your Shia –

adherents-,andtheadorersofyourShia.[2]Thesethreebooks—namely,al-Mawaaizh,Sifatush-Shia,andFadhaa’ilush-Shia—thatareatthe

handsofthedearreaderareindeedpreciousmoralgemspresentedtotheadherentsoftheProphet’shousehold. They are the works of themaster Sheikh as-Saduq, Allah havemercy upon him, whocompiledthemindifferenttimes.Thetranslatorhasdepended,inhiswork,onthecopythatispublishedbyAl-MaarifAl-Islamiyya

Foundation – Qum, and revised by Mr. Mahmoud Al-Badri who exerted remarkable efforts foradvancingthesepreciouscompilationsinsuchanoteworthyform.Inadditiontotheoriginaltextsofthebooks,mostoftheinformation,notes,andcommentsthatthe

reviserhasaddedaretranslatedforthepurposeofexpandingthescopeofinformationandmakingthecontentsmoreunderstandableandmoreaccessibletoall.Furthermore,abriefbiographyofthecompilerSheikhas-Saduq,Allahmayhavemercyuponhim,isaddedsoastointroducethisuniquepersonalitytothereaders.AnsariyanPublications,undertakingthemissionofpropagandizingforthesectofAhlul-Bayt(a)

andpublicizingthepreciousimmortalworksofthemasterscholarsofShiism,ispleasedtoadvancethesethreepreciousworks,allinonebook,tothedearreadersandtheseekersofthetruth.Wehopethedearreaderwouldfindthisworkconvenientandguidetothehumanperfectionandwe

implore toAllah,Exalted isHe, to grant us success to keep on offering the dear readerswith thevaluablegemsoftheIslamicheritage.AnsariyanPublications,2001.

[1]RefertoKunouzul-Haqaaiq;82.

[2]Refertoas-Sawaaiqul-Muhriqa;96.

2ChapterTHEREVISER’SWORD

AllpraiseisduetoAllah,thelordoftheworlds.AllblessingsandpeacebeuponMohammedandhisfamily—thepureandimmaculate.Allmercyandcontentbeuponalltheiradorersandadherents.ThecontentofAllahbeupontheProphet’scompanionswhohonestlyfollowedhim.ItiswellknownthatShiism,asasectandbelief,wasnotthefruitofthepoliticalcircumstancesthat

tookplaceafterthedeathofthegloriousProphet(s)whensomepeopleusurpedtheleadershipfromits legal master in the Saqifa of the Banu Saaida. It was also not the product of the politicalcircumstances thatcameaboutduring thereignof ImamAli (a)when theProphet’swidow(Aisha)mutinied, calling for the revenge on those who shed the blood of the killed caliph after she hadprovokedallpeopleagainst thatverykilledcaliph inhis lifetime,andhistoryhaskepther famouscall,‘KillNaathat[1],forhehasconvertedtoatheism.’Shiism, also, was not the product of the political circumstances that occurred when Muawiya

mutinied, carrying the shirt of Othman[2] and calling for the revenge on his killers. That event,however,wasthereasonbeyondthefoundingoftheKhawarij[3]oneofwhosememberskilledAmirul-Mu'minin(a)whilehewasofferingaprayerinhismihrab.Shiism,too,isnottheproductofthepoliticalcircumstancesthattheMuslimshadtoencounterafter

the savage massacre of Karbala, which was committed against the Prophet’s household (a) at thehandsoftheUmayyadrulingauthorities.ItisquitetruethatShiismwasnottheproductofanyofthepreviouscircumstances,assomeplease

tosay.Shiismcameto lightandappearedon the theaterof thepoliticalandreligious lifesince thefirstsparksoftheIslamichistory.TheembracersofShiismraisedthesloganoftheloveandloyaltytotheProphet’shousehold,peacebeuponthemall,adoptedtheirgoals,andbelievedpurelythattheyarethemostmeritoriousoftakingthepositionoftheProphet(s).TheyalsobelievedthatImamAlibin Abi Talib —Amir ul-Mu'minin, the head of the religion, the leader of the white-forheadedhonorables, thehusbandof thepurelady, thefatherof thetwograndsons(of theProphet)al-Hasanandal-Hussein—isthetruesuccessoroftheProphet(s)thedoortothecityofhisknowledge,andthekeeperofhiswisdom.Theyalsobelievedthat the immaculateImamsare the truesuccessorsof theProphet(s)theleadersofhiscommunity,andtheconveyersofhisdivinemission.ThedawnofShiismbrokesincethefirstdaysoftheblessedpropheticmission.ItwastheProphet

(s)whoplantedthisblessedseed,cultivated,andsuperviseditalloverthestagesofhisnoblelifetime.ThiscanbeprovedthroughthemanyhadithsthatattachedthequalityofShiismtothefollowersofImamAli(a)praisedthem,andrevealedtothemthegladtidingsofhavingthehighestranksintheSupremeParadise.TheProphet(s)said:OAli,you,aswellasyourShia,willjoinmeontheDivinePool.[4]OAli,yourShiaandyouwillcometoAllahwithcontentandpleasure.Yourenemieswillcome

withangerandwillbeunabletobendtheirheadstofindtheirways.[5]OntheDayofResurrection,AliandhisShiawillbethewinners.[6]OAli,Allahhasforgivenyou,yourprogeny,yoursons,yourhousehold,yourShia,andthe

adorersofyourShia.[7]TheShiaofAliwillbethetruewinners.[8]Moreover,thehadiththatiscalled‘Hadithud-Dar ’isoneofthestrongestirrefutableevidenceson

ourclaim.((At-Tabari,inhisbookofhistory,recordsthatIbnAbbasnarratedthatAlibinAbiTalib(a)said:AftertherevelationoftheVerse,“Andwarnyournearestrelations,”theProphet(s)summonedme

andsaid:“OAli,Allahhadorderedmetowarnmynearrelatives,butIwasunabletobearthisorderbecause I knew that theywould showme detestable things if Iwould approach such amatterwiththem.IthereforekeptitsecretuntiltheArchangelGabrielcametomeandsaidthatmyLordwouldpunishme if Iwouldshun thatorder.Now, Iwantyou tomakesomefoodwithmeatofaeweandbringa jarofmilk forus, thengather the sonsofAbdul-Muttalib so that Iwill speak to themandconveythematterthatIwasorderedtoconvey.”Ididasheaskedmeand invited them.Theywereabout fortymenamongwhom therewerehis

uncles—AbuTalib,Hamza,al-AbbasandAbuLahab.Whentheyallattended,heaskedmetofetchthatfoodandIdid.WhenIput itbefore them, theProphet (s) tookapieceof themeat, tore itwithhisteeth,threwitspiecesaroundthebowl,thensaid:“Hereyouare,bytheNameofAllah.”EachoneofthemtookhissufficiencycompletelyandIcouldseeonlytheplacesoftheirhands.IswearbyAllah,eachoneofthematethequantitythatIservedtoallofthem.TheProphet(s)thenaskedmetoservemilktothem.Ifetchedthatjarandtheyalldrankfromit.ByAllahIswear,eachoneofthemdrankthequantitythatIservedtoallofthem.When theProphet (s) tried to speak,AbuLahabovertookandpreventedhim fromspeaking.He

said:“Thismanhasbewitchedyou.”Hence,theyleftwithoutlettingtheProphet(s)speaktothem.Onthenextday,theProphetsaidtome:“OAli,thatmanovertookmeandsaidthestatementthat

youhadheard.TheyleftbeforeIcouldspeaktothem.Makeforusfoodlikethatwhichyoudidthengatherthemtome.”Ididand invited themall.He thenaskedme to serve them the food. I served it for themandhe

repeated the same thing that he had done the previous day. Each one of them had his sufficiencycompletely.Hethenaskedmetoservethemwiththemilk.Ifetchedthesamejarandtheyalldrankfromittotheirsufficiency.Then,theProphet(s)spoke:“OsonsofAbdul-Muttalib,IdonotknowanyyoungArabmanwhohasbroughttohispeoplea

thingthatisbetterthanthatwhichIhavebroughttoyou.Ihavebroughttoyouthegoodnessofthisworldaswellas theworldtocome.Allah,ExaltedisHe,hasorderedmetocallyoutoaccept thismatter.Whichoneofyouwillsupportme in this regardandhewillbemybrother,successor,andrepresentativeamongyou?”They all kept silent exceptme. I said,while Iwas the youngest among them, “O theProphet of

Allah,Iwillbeyoursupporterinthismatter.”Irepeatedthisstatementthreetimes.The Prophet (s) then took me from the neck and said: “This is my brother, successor, and

representativeamongyou.Youthusshouldlistentoandobeyhim.”TheylefthimlaughingandsayingtoAbuTalib:“Hehasorderedyoutolistentoandobeyyour

son!”))[9]AdeeplookinthisholyhadithprovesthattheProphet(s)askedhisnearrelatives,accordingtothe

order of Allah, to confess of the oneness of Allah the Exalted and his divine mission, and thenorderedthemtolistentoandobeyhisbrother,successor,andrepresentativeAlibinAbiTalib(a).Inother words, the Prophet (s) ordered them to follow and comply with Ali—to be his Shia. ThemeaningofShiismistolistento,obey,andfollow.Asaresult,theseedofShiismandtheseedofIslamwereplantedonthesamedayinthesametime

at the same hand. All the Muslims who were with the Prophet (s) believed in his prophesy and

mission,committedthemselvestothatwhichheordered,listenedtohim,obeyedhim,andlistenedtoand obeyed the one whom he ordered to obey. That one was his cousin, brother, successor, andrepresentativeAlibinAbiTalib(a).Theywereconsideredas listenersandobedient to theProphet(s)onlywhentheycarriedouthis

orderoflisteningtoandobeyingAli(a).ItwasthesameorderthatAllahgave.Consequently,theircompliancewiththeorderoftheProphetmeanstheiradherence,i.e.Shiism,toAli,becauseShiismmeanstolistento,obey,andfollow.The lightofShiism, then,glaredalongwith the lightof Islam in theArabPeninsula.Thegrand

companionswhobelievedintheonenessofAllahandthedivinemessageoftheProphetaccepted,inthe same time, the obligatory loyalty toAli.Meanwhile, others, among thosewho turned on theirbacksjustafterthedeathoftheProphet,stoodagainsthim.Thiswork is in fact threebookswhose topicsareconnected toeachother.Oneof them,namely

Sifatush-Shia, focuses the lights on the qualities that the Shia should havewithin theirmoralities.Withoutsuchqualities,theShiawouldnothavewonsuchabundantmeritstowhichthesecondbook,namelyFadhaa’ilush-Shia, refers.The thirdbook,namelyal-Mawaaizh,compiles themaximsandwords ofwisdom that are said by theProphet and the Imams, peace be upon them all, on variousoccasions.ItisnecessaryfortheShiite,beforeothers,toapplysuchmaximstohimself,becausetheyaresurelygreatmasterpiecesandmoralprincipals.AdeeplookintothesemaximsandqualitiesprovesthefactthattheembracementofShiismisnot

merewordsthateveryonecansayorordinaryloveforAmirul-Mu'minin,assomethink.ThetrueShiite isonlyhewhocommitshimself to thosequalitiesandapplies themtohisconducts.ThetrueShiiteisonlythatwhomImamal-Baqir(a)describesinthefollowingwords:“OJabir, do you think that it is sufficient for thosewho claimbeingShia to say that they

cherishus;theProphet’shousehold?ByAllahIswear,ouradherents–Shia-areonlythosewhofearandobeyAllah.Theirsignsare

modesty, submission, fulfillment of the trusts, verymuch reference toAllah, fasting, offeringprayers, piety to (their) parents, aiding the neighbors especially the poor, the destitute, theindebted,andtheorphans,truth,recitingtheQuran,andavoidingmentioningpeopleexceptforpraising.Inaddition,theyarethemosttrustfulofthepeopleoftheirtribes.Donotmisunderstandthematter.ItisenoughforamantoclaimthathelovesandfollowsAli

(a).Asamatteroffact,ifheclaimsthathelovestheProphet(s)whoispreferabletoAli(a)buthedoesnotfollowtheProphet’straditionsanddoesnotactuponhisinstructions,suchclaimoflovewillbedefinitelyuseless.Hence,youshouldfearAllahandworkforthecauseofobtainingthat whichHe has in possession. There is no relation between Allah and anybody. ThemostfavorableandhonorableservantsofAllaharethemostGod-fearingandthemostpious.OJabir,theonlymeansthroughwhichaservantseekstogainAllah’sfavoristheobedienceto

Him.We–theProphet’shousehold-donotcarryapatentforsavingfromHell.Likewise,noneofyouhasaclaimagainstAllah.HewhoeverobeysAllahisonlyourdiscipleandwhoeverdisobeysHim is our enemy. The loyalty to us cannot be gained except bymeans of diligent work andpiety.”OAllah,makemylifecopythelivesofMohammedandhisfamily.WhenYouseizemysoul,make

mecarrythesamebeliefsthatMohammedandhisfamilycarried.MakemeatrueadherentofAmirul-Mu'minin.I,also, imploretoYoutorecordformesuccess,for theefforts thatIhaveexertedinthisregard,andrewardontheDayofJudgment.IimploretoYoutosaveusfromthepursuanceofpassionsandthemakingoferrorsandendowuponuswithrighteousnessandappositeness.Allpraise isdue toAllah,Whoguidedus to this.Withouthisguidance,wewouldnothavebeen

right.

Mahmoudal-Badri,2000.

[1]TheProphet’swidow;Aishasaid thenameofNaathal toOthmanbinAffanwhenshe ralliedpeople against him and accused him of atheism. The name Naathal, however, refers to a Jewishpersonwholivedinthattime.[2]TheshirtofOthmanwasbloodstainedbecauseOthmanwasputtingitonwhenhewaskilled.[3]SomepeopledesertedAli binAbiTalib, peacebeuponhim,whowas the caliph and fought

againsthim,accusinghimofhavingcommittedagravesininsubmittinghisclaimtothecaliphatetoarbitrationafterthebattleofSiffin.Thosedesertedformedthetrend,whichlaterwascalledKhawarij.Thewordkharaju,fromwhichkharijiisderived,means"towithdraw"andKhawarijwere,therefore,secederswhobelieved inactivedissentor rebellionagainsta stateofaffairs theyconsidered tobegravelyimpious.[4]RefertoMajmaauz-Zawaaid;9:131,Kunouzul-Haqaaiq;188,andAlisteeab;2:457.[5]Refertoas-Sawaaiqul-Muhriqa;93andMajmaauz-Zawaaid;9:131[6]RefertoKunouzul-Haqaaiq;92[7]Refertoas-Sawaaiqul-Muhriqa;96.[8]RefertoKunouzul-Haqaaiq;82.[9]Thisnarrationisrecordedinthefollowingreferencebooks:

At-Tarikh; at-Tabari 2:319-21, Al-Kamil fit Tarikh; Ibn ul-Athir 2:22, As-Sirat un-Nabawiyya; al-Halabi(theShafiite)1:311-2,Kenzul-Ummal;al-Muttaqi(theHanafite),Mustadrakus-Sahihayn;Al-Hakim an-Nisapuri (the Shafiite) 3:133,Ad-Durr ul-Manthour; As-Suyoutti (the Shafiite) 5:79,Al-Musnad; Ahmed bin Hanbal (the founder of Habalites) 1:111,Al-Bidayawan-Nihaya; Ibn Kuthair3:39, Tarikh; Abu al-Fidaa 1:119, Shawahid ut-Tanzil; Al-Hasakani 1:485 H.514 and 580, TarikhDimashq:thelifeaccountofImamAlibinAbiTalib;IbnAsakir(theShafiite)1:97-105H.133-40,andSharhuNahjul-Balagha;IbnAbial-Hadid(theMutazilite)13:210and244.

Part1THEREVISION

3Chapter1.AL-MAWAAIZH

Al-Mawaaizh is the first book in this collection. In 1392A.H., itwas first printed,with its Persiantranslation of Azizullah Attaridi, in reliance on the only documentary copy that is found in theLibrary of An-Nassiriyya in Lakanhu, India. Mr. Attaridi mentioned that he had found that copyduring his journey to India in 1386 A.H. He also added that the copier chose the title Sheikh As-Saduq’sAl-La’aalial-Ghawali–TheDearPearls-forthecopythatcarriedthesametitleintheindexesofthatlibrary.It seems that the copier took this title from the introduction of the compilerwho records in its

beginning,“Sothen,thesearedearpearlsandbrightjewels…”This copy seems tobe theonly availableone thatwashandwritten in1235A.H.byFedaAli al-

MusawiofLakanhu.Inthelastofthatcopy,thefollowingiswritten:“OnSaturday, the first ofRabi I, 1235 of the hegira,All peace and blessings be uponhimwho

made thehegiraanduponhis immaculateandpurehousehold, thisholycopy titled ‘Al-La’aali al-Ghawali’ thatiscompiledbytheloftySheikh,themostpious, thedecent, themasterofthesect, thegrand, the trustworthy of the Imams, the head of the narrators, the product of the praying of theSinless, the superior knowledgeable, ourmasterMohammed binBabawayh al-Qummi,Allahmayhave mercy upon him. I am the poor servant Feda Ali son of Sayyid Ali al-Musawi of Nisapur,Lakanhu,andDahlu.”Inadditiontothefollowingevidences,wecanprovethroughthepreviousstatementthatthisbook

belongstoSheikhas-Saduq.

1. Mostofthebiographists,whoreferredtoSheikhas-Saduq,Allahmayhavemercyuponhim,statedthathecompiledabooktitledal-Mawaaizh–TheSermons-.[1]Besides,thecontentsofthebookarealmostsermons,advices,andmaxims.

2. InthelastofhisbooktitledMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;Chapter:An-Nawadir-TheExtraordinaryReports-,Sheikhas-Saduq,Allahmayhavemercyuponhim,recordsthetextofthisbook.[2]

Intherevisionofthisbook,thepreviouslymentionedcopyofthebookandthelastchapterofMenLaYahdhuruhal-Faqih,sinceitisthesameasthebookofal-Mawaaizh,arereliedupon.

[1]RefertoAth-Thareea;SheikhAghaBuzurgat-Tehrani22:225No.8729[2]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:352-420H.5762-5920.

4Chapter2.SIFATUSH-SHIA

Aboutthisbook,Sheikhat-Tehranisays:“ThebooktitledSifatush-ShiaiscompiledbySheikhas-SaduqAbuJa’farMohammedbinAlibin

al-Hussein binMusa binBabawayh al-Qummi.Ad-Dam’at us-Sakiba, Al-Majlisi’sBihar ul-Anwar,Al-HurrAl-Aamili’sWassail ush-Shia, andAl-Mustadrak—all these reference books quoted fromSifatush-Shia.InTehran,thereisacopyofthisbook,whichishandwrittenwithanoldandbigscript,isfoundwiththeDoctor.OthercopiesarefoundwithMr.Al-UrdubadiinNajafandtheLibraryofAt-TehraniinSamarrathatiswrittenbyourSheikhan-Nuriand,now,keptbyhisgrandsonMirzaAliBehzadiinTehran.ThebooktitledFadhaa’ilush-Shiaiswithinthiscopy.Intherevisionofthisbook,twocopiesaredepended:ThefirstcopyisdocumentaryandstoredinFayziyyaSchoolwithinGroup:1764No.4.Itisaclear

copy,whichisendedwiththefollowingparagraph:“ThisistheendofthebooktitledSifatush-ShiaandcompiledbySheikhas-SaduqMohammedbin

AlibinBabawayhal-Qummi;theresidentinRay.AllpraiseisduetoAllahprimarily,finally,openly,and secretly.Thepoor servantHusseinbinMohammedTaqi an-Nuri at-Tabirsiwrote it himself inNajaf…ontheseventhofShawal,1271A.H.”The second is the copy that is found in the Library of At-Tehrani of Samarra to which it was

referred in the book titleAth-Thareea. This copywas printed inNajaf byAllamaNajmuddin ash-Sharifal-Askariin1380A.H.–1958A.D.-andwasattachedtohisbooktitledAliwash-Shia.Intheendofthisbook,hewritesdown:“This book was copied by ash-Sharif al-Askari Najmuddin, the son of the late scholar Sheikh

MirzaMohammedash-Sharifal-Askari(ofTehran)inSamarraatthenightofSaturday,thetwenty-firstofThu’l-Qa’da.AllahmayblessMohammedandhisimmaculatefamily.”[1]

[1]Theotherprintedcopyof thebook,whichisattachedtothebooktitledFadhaa’ilush-ShiawascarefullyprintedinTehran:KanuneIntisharateAabdi.

5Chapter3.FADHAA’ILUSH-SHIA

Aboutthisbook,Sheikhat-Tehranisays:“ThisbookisalsocalledFadhlush-Shia.Al-Majlisiquotesfromthisoneaswellastheprevious.

This means that he had them both. Al-Hurr Al-Aamili, also, quotes from them and had them inpossession. In the fourthappendixofWassailash-Shia, he states theprevious fact.The twobooks,now,arefoundinIsfahanandMashhadatthehandsofSheikhHussein(al-Muqqaddasal-Mashhadi).MirzaMohammedat-TehranitookthesecopiestoputtheminhislibraryinSamarra.”[1]Forthisrevision,twocopiesofthebookaredepended:The first one is the documentary copy that is found in the library ofAyatollah al-Mar ’ashi an-

Najafi(withoutbearinganynumber).Itisagoodcopy.Thesecondisprinted.ItisthesamecopyofSifatush-Shia towhichwehavepreviouslyreferred

andfoundintheLibraryofAt-TehraniinSamarra.Intheendofthiscopy,thefollowingiswritten:“ThankstoAllahtheExalted,thebooktitledFadhaa’ilush-ShiaandcompiledbySheikhas-Saduq,

Allahmayhavemercyuponhim,hascometoitsendonthehandsofNajmuddinash-Sharifal-Askari(ofTehran),thesonofthelatescholarSheikhMirzaMohammedal-Askariat-TehraniontheeighthofShaban,1380A.H.AllahmayblessMohammedandhisimmaculatehousehold.”Forthesakeofprovidingthetextsasaccurateaspossible,thereviserdidnotdependonasingle

definite copy of the book. Hemoved between all of the available copies, in addition to the otherreliable referencebooks, including thecompilationsofSheikhas-Saduqhimself, suchasAl-Amali,At-Tawhid,Me’aanial-Akhbar,and theother referencebookssuchasBiharul-Anwar,Wassailush-Shiaandmanyothers.Theothertasksthatthereviserdidareasfollows:

1. HecomparedtheQuranictextsthatarementionedinthesebookswiththeholyQuran.2. Hereferredtothesamenarrationsthatarementionedinotherreferencebooks.3. Headdedtothetextsofseriesofrelatersthestatementsthatarefoundinotherreliablereference

books.4. Hereferredtoonlysomedifferencesbetweenthecopiesofthebooksintendedandtheother

referencebooks.5. Headdedsomeimportantcommentsthatareconsiderednecessary.6. Heusedguidetitlesforeachnarrationsoastoenablethedearreaderandthesearchertobenefit

bythem.7. Intheendofeachbook,heattachedanumberofusefulindexes.

[1]RefertoAth-Thareea;SheikhAghaBuzurgat-Tehrani16:260No.1056

Part2BIOGRAPHYOFTHECOMPILER

6ChapterNameandLineage

MohammedbinAlibinal-HusseinbinMusabinBabawayh;AbuJa’farAs-Saduq*al-Qummi–i.e.ofQum-;themasterSheikhandtheheadofthenarrators.HisfatherwastherespectfulSheikhAbual-HasanAlibinal-HusseinbinMusabinBabawayh:the

masterSheikhofQuminhistime.Hewasalsothemostprecedent,themasterjurisprudent,andthemosttrustfuloftheulemaofhistime.[1]

* For more information about the biography of Sheikh As-Saduq, refer to al-A’lam; Az-Zarkali,6:274,A’yaanush-Shi’a;SayyidMuhsinal-Amin,10:24,Amalul-Aamil;al-Hurral-Aamili,2:283,al-Ansaab; As-Sam’aani, 4:544, Tarikhu Baghdad; al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, 3:89, Tuhfat ul-Ahbaab;Sheikh Abbas al-Qummi, 468, Tanqeeh ul-Maqaal; al-Mamuqani, 3:154, Jami ur-Ruwaat; al-Ardabeeli,2:154,al-Khulaassa;Allamaal-Hilli,147,Ad-Diraya;SheikhHusseinAbdus-Samad,70,Ar-Rijal; Ibn Dawoud al-Hilli, 179, Ar-Rijal; Sheikh At-Tousi, 495, Ar-Rijal; An-Nejashi, 389,Rawdhaat ul-Jannaat; al-Khawansari, 6:132, Riyadh ul-Ulemaa; Mirza Abdullah Afandi, 5:119,Rayhanatul-Adab;al-MuderrisAt-Tabrizi,3:434,SiyeruA’lamin-Nubelaa;Ath-Thehbi,16:303,al-Fihrest; Ibn un-Nadeem, 227, al-Kuna wal-Alqaab; Sheikh Abbas al-Qummi, 560, Lu’lu’at ul-Bahrain;Yousufal-Bahrani,372,Me’aalimul-Ulemaa;IbnShahrashoub,111,Mu’jamul-Mu’ellifeen;OmarRezaKahhala,11:3,Nawabighur-Ruwaat;AghaBuzurgAt-Tahrani,287,Hadiyyatul-Aarifeen;IsmaeelBashaal-Baghdadi,2:52,andWassailush-Shi’a;al-Hurral-Aamili,30:478.[1]RefertoAr-Rijal;An-Nejashi,261H.684

7ChapterBirthandEarlyLife

SheikhAs-SaduqwasborninQum.Althoughitwasimpossibletodefinetheveryyearinwhichhewasborn,itiswellknownthathewasbornafterthedeathofMohammedbinOthmanal-Omari(thesecond representative),[1] which was in the year 305 A.H. That was the opening year of therepresentationofAbual-Qasimal-HusseinbinRawh(thethirdrepresentative),whodiedin326A.H.Asconfirmationofthisestimation,weprovidethewordsofSheikhAs-Saduqhimselfinhisbook

titledKamalud-DinwaTamamun-Ni’ma:AbuJa'farMohammedbinAlial-Aswadrelatedtous:After thedeathofMohammedbinOthmanal-Omari,Alibinal-HusseinbinMusabinBabawayh

(i.e.As-Saduq’s father)askedme to tellAbual-QasimAr-Rawhi–i.e.binRawh- toaskourmasterSahibuz-Zaman[2]topraytoAllahforgivinghimamalebaby.Abu al-Qasim informed that he asked the Imam, who rejected. Three days later, Abu al-Qasim

informed that the Imam (a) had prayed to Allah for Ali bin al-Hussein and he would be given ablessed male baby who would be the means by which Allah, Exalted is He, would benefit (manypeople).Moreover,manyboyswouldcomeafterthatbaby.(Abu Ja’far Mohammed bin Ali al-Aswad said) After a period, Ali bin al-Hussein was given

Mohammed(i.e.As-Saduq)followedbymanyotherboys.[3](AnotherNarrative)SheikhAt-TusisaidthatsomepeoplenarratedfromAbuJa’farMohammedbinAlibinal-Hussein

binMusabinBabawayhandAbuAbdullahal-HusseinbinAlibinMusabinBabawayh(hisbrother)thatAbuJa’farMohammedbinAlial-Aswadrelatedtous:After thedeathofMohammedbinOthmanal-Omari,Alibinal-HusseinbinMusabinBabawayh

(i.e.As-Saduq’sfather)askedmetotellAbual-QasimAr-RawhitoaskourmasterSahibuz-Zaman(a)topraytoAllahforgivinghimamalebaby.Abu al-Qasim informed that he asked the Imam, who rejected. Three days later, Abu al-Qasim

informed that the Imam (a) had prayed to Allah for Ali bin al-Hussein and he would be given ablessed male baby who would be the means by which Allah, Exalted is He, would benefit (manypeople).Moreover,manyboyswouldcomeafterthatbaby.(Abu Ja’farMohammedbinAli al-Aswad said) I askedhim to pray toAllah to giveme amale

baby,buthedidnotanswer.Hesaid:Thisisimpossible.Afteraperiod,Alibinal-HusseinwasgivenMohammed(i.e.As-Saduq)followedbymanyother

boys.Forme,Iwasnotgivenanything.Abu Ja’far bin Babawayh commented: As he noticed me attending the classes of our master

Mohammedbinal-Husseinbinal-WaleedfrequentlywhileIwasinterestedinrecordingandretainingtheitemsofknowledge,AbuJa’farMohammedbinAlial-Aswadusedtosaytome,‘ItisnotstrangeforyoutohavesuchaninsistentdesireforlearningsinceyoucametothisworldbythesupplicationoftheImam(a).[4]Ar-Rawandi,inhisal-Kharaa’ij,relatedthelikeofthepreviousnarrative,yetbrief.[5]Besides,At-

Tabirsi, inhisbooktitledA’lamul-Wara[6],SayyidHashimal-Bahrani, inhisTabssiratul-Wali[7],

andSayyidAlibinAbdul-KarimAn-Najafi, inhisMuntakhabul-Anwaril-Mudhee’a[8],referredtothesamenarrative.ImaduddinMohammedbinAliAt-Tusi,inhisThaqibul-Manaqib,[9]referredtoapartofthatnarrative.Inhis reference to thebiographyofAlibinal-HusseinbinMusa;As-Saduq’s father,An-Nejashi

saidthatthemanwasinIraqwhenhemetAbual-Qasimal-HusseinbinRawh,Allahmayhavemercybeuponhim,andaskedhimmanyquestions.Afterthat,As-Saduq’sfathercorrespondedwithAbual-QasimatthehandsofAlibinJa’farbinal-AswadandaskedhimtodeliverapapertoImamal-Mahdi,Allahmayhastenhisreturn,inwhichheaskedforamalebaby.The answer was, ‘We have prayed to Allah for you and you will be given two virtuous male

babies.’Hence,AbuJa’farandAbuAbdullah[10],whosemotherwasabondwoman,wereborn.[11]FromthepreviouswecanconcludethatSheikhAs-Saduq,Allahmayhavemercybeuponhim,had

cometothisworldoutoftheprayerofImamal-Hujja(a)afterthedeathofMohammedbinOthmanal-Omari;aftertheyear305A.H.,whenhisfatherSheikhAlibinal-HusseintraveledtoIraqandmetAbual-Qasimal-HusseinbinRawhandaskedhimsomequestions…etc.Hence,SheikhAs-Saduqwasborninabout306A.H.SheikhAs-Saduqusedtotakeprideinsuchabirthandsay,‘IwasbornduetotheprayerofImam

al-Mahdi(a).’[12]SheikhAs-Saduqgrewup in the laps of virtue; his father used to feedhimwith the knowledge,

showerhimwiththeabundanceofhisknowledgeandmoralities,andcirculateonhimthelightsofhis purity, God-fearing, piety, and ascetics. All these contributed in the scholastic perfection andgrowthofSheikhAs-Saduqwholivedunderthewingofhisfatherformorethantwentyyearsduringwhich he drank these knowledges and took from the great flow of his father ’s information,moralities, andconducts. Inaddition,hegrewup in thecityofQumwhichwas swarmingwith thescholars and narrators, such as the master of the scholars of QumMohammed bin al-Hasan binAhmedbinal-WaleedandHamzabinMohammedbinAhmedbinJa’farbinMohammedbinZaidbinAliaswellasmanyotherswhosesessionsandlectureswerefrequentlyattendedbySheikhAs-Saduq.Afterashortwhile,SheikhAs-Saduqbecamethatgreatfigurebywhompeoplewerebenefiting.He

also became such a distinctive sign of retaining and intelligence. He exceeded his companions infieldsofvirtueandknowledgeandbecamesuchanunparalleledperson.Furthermore,thepoliticalcircumstancesofthatperiodplayedasignificantroleincrystallizingthe

personalityofSheikhAs-SaduqwholivedinthereignoftheBuyidinIraqandPersia(321-447A.H.),theFatimidsinNorthernAfrica(296-567A.H.),andtheHamdanianStateinMousel–NorthernIraq-andSyria(333-394A.H.)ItiswellknownthatallthesestatesweredeclaringtheirloyaltytotheleadershipoftheProphet’s

household.Inotherwords,theywereShia.

[1] After the Grand Invisibility (Ghaybah) of Imam al-Mahdi, Godmay hasten his return, four

representativesweresuccessivelyappointedasthemeansbetweentheImamandpeople.ThesecondrepresentativewasMohammedbinOthmanal-Omari.[2]ManyarethetitlesofImamal-Mahdi;Godmayhastenhisreturn,suchlikesahibuz-Zaman—

theownerofthetime—,al-Qa’im—theexecutor—,al-Muntazhar—theawaited—,andal-Hujja—theclaimofGod—.[3]RefertoKamalud-DinwaTamamun-Ni’ma;503H.31.[4]Refertoal-Ghaybah;23H.266.[5]Refertoal-Kharaijwaal-Jara’ih;3:1124H.266.

[6]RefertoA’lamul-Wara:422.[7]RefertoTabssiratul-Wali:H.56.[8]RefertoMuntakhabul-Anwaril-Mudhee’a:113.[9]RefertoThaqibul-Manaqib;270.[10] Abu Abdillah (As-Saduq’s brother) is al-Hussein bin Ali bin al-Hussein bin Musa bin

Babawayh.Hewasalsorighteousmasterandretainer.Hediesin418A.H.Hecompiledmanybooks,suchasAt-TawhidandNafyut-Tashbih.[11]RefertoAr-Rijal;an-Nejashi2661H.684.[12]RefertoAr-Rijal;an-Nejashi2661H.684.

8ChapterScholasticJourneys

NotonlywastheintentionofSheikhAs-Saduqtosufficewithreceivingknowledgefromthemasterscholarsofhistown,butalsoitrosehighertoencouragehimtotravelandemigratefarawayfromhishometownforseekingstudiesandknowledge.Inthebeginning,hetraveledtothecityofRaytoanswerthesummonsofRuknad-Dawlaal-Buwayhi(theBuyid),whodiedin366A.H.There,SheikhAs-Saduqmetthescholarsofthatcity,suchlikeSheikhAbual-HasanMohammedbinAhmedbinAlibinAsadal-AsadiwhosefamousnicknameisAbuJuradaal-Barda’i.Thatwas in347A.H.Healsomet Ya’qoub bin Yousuf bin Ya’qoub, Ahmed binMohammed bin As-Saqr As-Sa’igh al-Adl (thedecent),AbuAliAhmedbinal-Hasanal-Qattanandmanyothers.HethentraveledtothecityofKhurasanforthevisitationoftheHolyShrineofImamAr-Ridha(a)

in352A.H.Afterthat,hereturnedtothecityofRay.In367A.H.,hemadehissecondjourneytotheHolyShrineofImamAr-Ridha(a).Duringhisthird

journeywhichwasmade in368A.H.,hepassedby thecitiesof Istrabad[1]andJurjan[2]whereheattended the lectures of Sheikh Abu al-Hasan Mohammed bin al-Qasim Alistrabadi—the famousexegesist(oftheHolyQuran)andorator.HealsoattendedtheclassesofSheikhAbuMohammedal-QasimbinMohammedAlistrabadi,SheikhAbuMohammedAbdousbinAlibinal-Abbasal-Jurjani,andSheikhMohammedbinAliAlistrabadi.InhisjourneybackfromthevisitationoftheHolyShrineofImamAr-Ridha(a)SheikhAs-Saduq

passedbythecityofNisapurandresidedthereforaperiod.Aboutthisresidence,hesaid:“AfterIhadsatisfiedmywishesforthevisitationofImamAlibinMusaAr-Ridha(a)Iwasbackin

NisapurwhereIresided.IfoundthatthemajorityoftheShiathere,whowerefrequentlyreferringtome, were perplexed by the Invisibility –Ghaybah- and doubted the matter of al-Qa’im (a). Theythereforelefttherightcourseofthesubmission(toAllah)tojointhepathofpersonalopinionsandanalogy.Hence,Iexertedallmyeffortsforguidingthemtotherightandtakingthembacktothepathof correctitude bymeans of the relevant narratives of the Prophet and the Imams, peace be uponthem.”[3]In Nisapur, Sheikh As-Saduq related the lessons of most of the scholars of that city, such like

SheikhAbuAlial-HusseinbinAhmedal-Bayhaqi,SheikhAbdul-WahidbinMohammedbinAbdousAn-Nisapuri, Sheikh Abu Mansour Ahmed bin Ibrahim bin Bakr al-Khuzi, Sheikh Abu SaeedMohammedbinal-FadhlbinMohammedbinIshaqal-MuthekkirAn-Nisapuri,SheikhAbuat-Tayyibal-HusseinbinAhmedbinMohammedAr-Raziandmanyothers.AshepassedbythecitiesofMarwalruthandSarakhs[4],SheikhAs-Saduqattendedtheclassesof

SheikhMohammedbinAli al-Marwalruthi,SheikhAbuYousufbinAbdullahbinAbdul-Malik, andSheikhAbuNasrMohammedbinAhmedbinTamimAs-Sarakhsi.Intheyears352and355A.H.,SheikhAs-SaduqwasinBaghdadwherehelearntfromSheikhAbu

al-HasanAlibinThabitAd-Dawalibi,SheikhAbuMohammedal-HasanbinMohammedbinYahyaal-Husseinial-Alawi;IbnTahir,andSheikhIbrahimbinHarunal-Hitiaswellasmanyothers.In354A.H.,SheikhAs-SaduqhadthehonortopilgrimagetotheHolyHouseofAllah.Inhisway,

hepassedbyKufaandlearntfromthemasterscholarsthere,suchlikeSheikhMohammedbinBakranAn-Naqqash, Sheikh Ahmed bin Ibrahim bin Harun al-Fami, Sheikh al-Hasan binMohammed binSaeedal-Hashimi,SheikhAbual-HasanAlibinEasaal-Mujawir,SheikhAbuTharrYahyabinZaidbinal-Abbasbinal-Waleedal-Bezzaz,SheikhAbual-Qasimal-HasanbinMohammedAs-Sakunial-Kufiandmanyothers.HealsotraveledtomanycitiessuchasHamadan,Ilaq,Balkh,Samarqand,Faraghana[5]andothers.Insuchjourneys,Sheikhas-Saduqattendedthelessonsofmanyscholarsinthecitiesthathepassed

by.

[1]IstrabadisafamoustownofTabaristan.[2]JurjanisafamouscitylyingbetweenTabaristanandKhurasan.[3]RefertoKamalud-Din;2(theintroduction).[4]MarwalruthandSarakhsaretwocitiesinKhurasan.[5]HamadanisabigcitywesternIran.IlaqisavillageinBukhara.Balkhwasabigcity.Today,itis

a small village in Afghanistan. Samarqand is a famous Uzbek city in east-central Uzbekistan.FaraghanaisacityeasternUzbekistan.

9ChapterScholasticStateandScholars’Opinions

SheikhAs-Saduq,Allahmaypromotehisposition,wasoneofthemasterscholarsofShiism,greatintellectuals, and well-versed men of knowledge. He was such a grand mastermind, abundantknowledgeable, andwell informed. Inhis time,hewasoneof themostdistinguishable scholars towhom everyone referred in questions concerning the rulings of the Sharia andwas the sign uponwhomeveryoneactedinthereligiousproblems.Sheikh At-Tusi; the master scholar of the sect mentioned Sheikh As-Saduq with the following

words:Mohammed bin Ali bin al-Hussein bin Musa bin Babawayh al-Qummi is the lofty master. His

surnameisAbuJa’far.Hewassoadmirable,goodnarratorofhadith,skillfulknowingofmen,andbrightcriticizerofnarrations.Besides,hewassuchdistinctrelaterandencyclopedicthatnooneofthepeopleofQumcouldattainhisrank.Hehadwrittenaboutthreehundredbooks.[1]An-NejashireferredtoSheikhAs-Saduqwiththefollowingwording:Abu Ja’far al-Qummiwho resided in Raywas our Sheikh andmaster jurisprudent. He was the

representativeofthesect(ofShiism)inKhurasan.[2]InhisMe’aalimul-Ulemaa,IbnShahrashoubsaidthefollowingaboutSheikhAs-Saduq:HewasthebestofthescholarsofQum.Hewroteaboutthreehundredbooks.[3]InAs-Saraa’ir,IbnIdrisreferredtoSheikhAs-Saduqwiththefollowingwording:Hewastrustworthy,highlyreverent,wellversedinnarrations,goodcriticizerofthereports,well

knowing ofmen, andwellmemorizer.Hewas themaster of our Sheikh al-MufidMohammedbinMohammedbinAn-Nu’man.[4]SheikhHusseinbinAbdus-Samadal-Harithi—fatherofSheikhal-Bahaa’i—saidaboutSheikhAs-

Saduq:He was highly reverent, high-ranking scholar among the upper class as well as the ordinary

people, good narrator of hadith, well knowing of jurisprudence andmen, good discerning of themental and analytical sciences, and good criticizer of reports. He was also the master scholar,jurisprudent,andchiefoftheSavedSect(Shia)inKhurasanandIraqofthenon-Arabs;(i.e.Persia).Inthefieldsofnarrationandabundanceofknowledge,hewassodistinctoverallthosewholived

inhistime.[5]ThepreviousmodelshavebeenfewwordingsofpraiseandextolmentthatweresaidaboutSheikh

As-Saduq. To know more about this respectful personality, it is recommendable to refer to thenumerousreferencebooksthatrecordedthebiographyofhimsomeofwhichwehavejustexcerpted.

[1]Refertoal-Fihrest;157,H.695.[2]RefertoAr-Rijal;An-Nejashi,398,H.1049.[3]RefertoMe’aalimul-Ulemaa;111H.764.[4]RefertoAs-Saraa’ir;2:529.[5]RefertoAd-Diraya;70.

10ChapterTeachersandStudents

Because of themany journeys that SheikhAs-Saduqmade to various countries for the purpose ofseeking studies, he could read, listen, deliver lectures, and gain the license ofmany scholars andmastersofthecountriesthathepassedbyinthevariousfieldsofknowledge.Agood look in his numerous books, such asal-Amali,Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih, At-Tawhid,

Thawabul-A’maalandmanyothers,provesthatheresteduponmanyoftheShiiteandSunnimasterscholars in the field of narrations. He also depended upon such scholars in the fields of hadithregarding a great variety of sciences and fields. The famous names of the master scholars uponwhomSheikhAs-Saduqdependedinrelationofthereportsareinnumerable.Foravoidinglengthiness,weaskthedearreadertorefertothenumerousbooksofbiographysoas

tohaveanideaabouttheteachersofSheikhAs-Saduq.The students and the narrators on the authority of Sheikh As-Saduq are also too many to be

mentionedin thisbook.Referencebooksofbiographyreferred tosomefamousnamessuchas theloftySheikhMohammedbinMohammedbinAn-Nu’manAt-Tal’akbariwhosenicknameisSheikhal-Mufid,thetrustworthySheikhAlibinAhmedbinal-Abbas(fatherofSheikhAn-Nejashi),SheikhAbual-HasanMohammedbinAhmedbinAlibinShathanal-Qummi,Sayyidal-MurtedhaAlamul-Huda,andmanyothersthatwecouldnotmentiontheirnamesindetails.Tohavemoreinformationaboutsuchnames,itisrecommendabletorefertothemanybooksthatdiscussedthistopicandfromwhichweexcerptedthisbriefbiography.

11ChapterHisWorks

SheikhAs-Saduqdealtwith a great variety of arts and sciences.Hewrotemanybooks;more thanthreehundredones.Unfortunately,mostofthesebookswerelost.We,hereby,refertosomeofthem:

1. Ali’tiqadat2. al-Amali3. Thawabul-A’maal4. al-Khissal5. Sifatush-Shia6. Iqabul-A’maal7. Ilalush-Sharaayi8. UyounuAkhbarir-Reza9. Fadhaa’ilul-Ash’hurith-Thalatha10. Fadhaa’ilush-Shi’a11. Kamalud-DinwaTamamun-Ni’ma12. Mussadaqatul-Ikhwan[1]13. Me’aanial-Akhbar14. al-Muqannaa’fial-Fiqh15. MenLaYahdhuruhal-Faqih[2]16. al-Mawaaizh17. al-Hidayatufial-Fiqh

Furthermore,therearetensofbooksmostofwhichwerelost,aswehavepreviouslymentioned.To have more information about such books, it is recommendable to refer to the books thatmentionedthebiographyofSheikhAs-Saduq.

[1]SomescholarsascribethisbooktothefatherofSheikhAs-Saduq[2]Thisbook isoneof the fourmaster referencebooksofShiauponwhich thescholarsdepend

totallyandthejurisprudentsextracttherulings.

12ChapterHisDeath

SheikhAs-Saduqdiedin381A.H.Hewasmorethanseventyyearsold.HewasburiedinthecityofRaynearthetombofAbdul-Azheemal-Hasani,Allahbepleasedwithhim.Today, his tomb is one of the famous shrineswhom are frequently visited by peoplewho seek

blessingsthere.Innearly1238A.H.,SultanFat’hAliShahtheQajarreconstructedthatholyshrineafterthespread

ofthenewsofthegoodcharismatathathadbeenseenthere.Al-Khawansari, in hisAr-Rawdhat, al-Mamuqani, in hisTanqeeh ul-Maqaal, and other scholars

mentioned a number of charismata of Sheikh As-Saduq (after his death) occurred in his blessedshrine. In the year 1238A.H., a fissure occurred to the shrine due to the heavy rain.When somepeopleenteredinsidetheshrineforchasingthesourceofthatfissure,theycouldreachthegutterinwhichSheikhAs-Saduqwas buried.They found that his deadbodywas laid outwhile the genitalswerecovered.Itwasverysoundandhandsome.Onthenailsofthebody,theycouldnoticethesignsofdye,whileonthelimbs,therewereoldthreadsofthetorncoffin.AsthiseventwasrumoredinthecityofTehran,SultanFat’hAli…orderedtoreformthatfissure

andreconstructthatshrine.

Part3INTRODUCTIONOFTHECOMPILER

AllpraiseisduetothetrueMasterandDeserverofallpraise.Honorableblessingsandpeacebeuponthe honorable being—Mohammed the seal of the great prophets andmessengers ofAllah and hisimmaculatedaughterandnoblesinlesssuccessors.Sothen,thesearedearpearlsandbrightjewels.Theyarecommandmentsthatwereproducedbythe

headofprophecy,thecoreoftheDivineEpistle,thezoneofthedivineblessings,andtherevealerofthe endlessmercies;Allah bless him aswell as his immaculate successorswho are the honorablebeingsinthesightofAllah.Thencomesthesolveroftheproblemsandthearbitratoroftheissues;ourmasterandleaderAmirul-Mu’minin-commanderofthefaithfulbelievers-andtheImamoftheMuslimsAli binAbiTalib,Allah bless him aswell as his sinless progeny.Blessed are thosewhoretainthecomingcommandmentsandstorethemintheirheartsandwelcometothosewhowillexerteffortsforretainingthembymeansoftheirsoundintellectandmind.

13ChapterTHEPROPHET’SCOMMANDMENTSFORAMIRUL-MU’MININ

(1) Hemmad bin Amr and Anas bin Mohammed related from his father[1] from Ja’far binMohammedfromhisfatherfromhisgrandfatherfromAlibinAbiTalib(a)thattheProphet(s)saidtohim:OAli,Iwillconveytoyouacommandmentthatyoushouldretain.Youwillkeepupyourself in

goodnessaslongasyoufollowmycommandment.OAli,forthosewhosuppresstheirangerwhiletheyareabletopunish,Allahwillendowthemwith

securityandtastefulfaithontheDayofResurrection.O Ali, he who does not provide a proper will in his final hours is suffering a defect in his

personalityandwillbedeprivedoftherightofIntercession.[2]OAli,thebestofjihadistobeginyourdaywithoutintendingtooppressanybody.OAli,hewhoseutteranceisavoidedbypeoplewillbeaninhabitantofHell.OAli,theevilestofmypeoplearethosewhompeoplerespectforavoidingtheirevildoings.[3]OAli,theevilestpeoplearethosewhosoldtheirlivestocomewiththeirworldlylives.Thosewho

soldtheirlivestocomewithothers’worldlylivesareevilerthantheprevious.OAli,hewhorejectsanapology,whethertrueorfalse,willbedeprivedofmyIntercession(onthe

DayofResurrection).OAli,Allah liked telling fibs for the purpose of conciliation and disliked telling truths for the

purposeofantagonism.[4]OAli, for thosewhogiveupdrinkingwines for sakeof somethingother thanAllah,Allahwill

servethemwiththesealedwineofParadise.Ali(a)wondered:“EvenifitisforsakeofsomethingotherthanAllah?”The Prophet (s) answered: Yes, it is. Even if he gives it up for saving himself (from its

disadvantages).Allahwillthankhimforso.[5]OAli,thedrinkerofwinesisassameastheidolater.[6]OAli,forthedrinkersofwines,Allahwillnotaccepttheirprayersforfortydays.Iftheydieinthis

period,theywillberegardedastheatheists.Commentaryofthecompiler:(Onlythosewhodeemlawfultodrinkwinesareincludedinsucharuling.)OAli,anyintoxicatingdrinkisharam–prohibited-.Asingledoseofadrinkwhosemuchamount

causesintoxicationisharam.OAli,allthesinsaresituatedinahousewhosekeyisdrinkingwines.OAli,anhourcomesuponthedrinkersofwinesinwhichtheydonotrealizetheirAlmightyLord.OAli, tomoveamountain from itsplace is easier than trying to ruin apower inother than its

deadline.O Ali, it is worthless to sit with him who does not benefit by his religion and his worldly

life.[7]Youshouldnotrespectorhonorhimwhodidnotrespectandhonoryou.O Ali, the (faithful) believer should enjoy eight characters; he should be venerable in shaking

situations,steadfastagainstmisfortunes,thankfulinluxury,satisfiedwithwhatAllahhasdecidedforhim, avoid oppressing the enemies, avoid overtaxing the associates, should fatigue his body, andmakepeoplefeelgladwithhim.OAli, theprayersof four classesofpeople arenever refuted: the just rulers, fatherswhen they

prayfortheirsons,peoplewhoprayfortheirbrotherssecretly,andtheoppressed.Allahsays:ByMygloryandmajestyItaketheoath,Iwillgivetriumphtotheoppressedevenifalongperiodpasses.OAli, eight classes of people should blame no one but themselves if they are insulted: hewho

attends a banquet without invitation, he who behaves imperiously upon the owner, he who seeksgoodnessfromhisenemies,hewhoseeksfavorsfromthemeanones,hewhointrudeshimselfinasecretmatteroftwopersons,hewhomocksattherulers,hewhositshimselfinanimproperplace,andhewhospeakstohimwhodoesnotlistentohim.OAli,foreveryobscene,indecent,andshamelessindividualwhodoesnotcareforhisspeechor

forwhatissaidtohim,AllahhasbannedhimfrombeinginParadise.OAli,blessedishewhoseageislonganddeedsaregood.O Ali, do not joke; lest, you will lose respect, and do not tell untruths; lest, you will lose

illumination.Bewareoftwocharacters:indolenceandlaziness,forifyouareindolent,youwillnotstandtherightandifyouarelazy,youwillnotfulfilltherightproperly.OAli,everysincanberepentedexceptbadmannerism.Whenevertheill-manneredquitsasin,he

entersintoanother.OAli,fourmattersarethequickestinpunishment:torecompensethefavorwithmistreatment,to

trespasshimwhodoesnotshowhostility,tobreakthefaithofthepartywhokeepsuphisfaith,andtorupturetherelationswiththerelativeswhoregardyouproperly.OAli,restwilldeparthimwhomeverispredominatedbyindolence.OAli,aMuslimshouldenjoytwelvecharactersinregardwithsittingtothediningtables,fourof

whichareobligatory,fourarerecommendable,andfourareethical.Thefourobligatorycharactersaretoknowwhattoeat,beginwithbismillahirrahmanirraheem(In

theNameofAllah,theCompassionate,theMerciful),thank,andsatisfy(yourselfwiththefood).Thefourrecommendablecharactersaretorelyontheleftleg,eatwiththreefingers,eatfromonly

whatisbeforeyou,andsuckthefingers.Thefourethicalcharactersaretomakethebiteassmallaspossible,chewthefoodproperly,avoid

lookinginpeople’sfaces,andwashthehands.O Ali, Allah created Paradise from two adobes: golden and silver. He created the walls from

corundum, the ceiling from aquamarine, the pebbles from pearl, and the dust from saffron andodorous musk. Then Allah ordered it to speak; hence, Paradise said: “No god but Allah theEverlastingtheEternal.Hewhoentersmewillbesurelyhappy.”Allah then said: “ByMygloryandmajesty I swear, thealcoholic, the talebearers, thepimps, the

detectives, theeffeminate, thegravediggers, the tithers, thedisregarders(of their relatives),and theQadarites[8]—alltheseshallnotenterParadise.”OAli,tenpeopleofthisummaaredisbelievinginAlmightyAllah:thetalebearer,thesorcerer,the

pimp, he who copulates with a lady annally illegally, he who copulates with an animal, he whocopulates with married ladies, the agitator, he who sells weapons to the parties of war, he whorefrainsfromdefrayingthezakat,andhewhodiesbeforeheperformstheobligatoryhajjwhilehewaswealthyenoughtodoso.OAli, banquets should be served only in five situations:wedding parties, birth ofmale babies,

circumcision,purchaseofhouses,andarrivalfromMecca(afterperformingthehajj).CommentaryofThecompiler:[9]…TheProphet(s)said:Toobservefastinginwinterisablessedgain.[10]

OAli,theintelligentshouldnottravelexceptinthreesituations:inseekingtheworldlyearnings,gettingsuppliesforthelifetocome,andgainingalegalpleasure.OAli, threemanners are the charities of thisworld and theworld to come: topardonhimwho

oppressed you, regard him who ruptured relations with you, and possess yourself when one’signoranceinflictsyou.OAli,employfourbeforethefallingoffour:employyouryouthbeforeoldagecomesuponyou,

employyourhealthbeforeailmentcomesuponyou,employyourwealthbeforepovertycomesuponyou,andemployyourlifebeforedeathcomesuponyou.OAli,Allahdislikedformypeopletoplayduringofferingprayers,toremindthosetowhomalms

aregivenoffavors,toattendinmosqueswhilebeingceremoniallyimpure,tolaughamonggraves,tospyonhouses,andtolookinwomen’sgenitals,forthismaycauseblindness.Allahalsodisliked(forpeople)tospeakwhilecopulation,forthismaycausedeafness.HedislikedtosleepintheperiodbetweentheMaghribPrayerandtheEsha’Prayer,forthismay

depriveofsustenance.Hedislikedtowashoneself(naked)outdoorsunlessanapronisputon.Hedislikedtobeinriversverynaked,fortheyareinhabitedbyangels.Hedislikedtobeinbathroomsverynakedunlessanapronisputon.HedislikedtospeakbetweentheazanandiqamaoftheFajrPrayer.Hedislikedtoembarkonashipinseaways.Hedislikedtosleeponasurface(ofahouse)withoutafenceandsaid:“Noresponsibilityistaken

ofthosewhosleeponasurface(ofahouse)withoutafence.”Hedislikedformentosleepaloneinahouse.Hedislikedformen tocopulatewith theirmenstrualwomenfor if theirbabiesarebornmador

leprous,theyshouldnotblameanybodybutthemselves.Hedislikedtospeakwithleprouspeopleunlessadistanceofonecubitisleftbetweenthetwo.(TheProphet (a)said:Escape the leprouspeople in thesamewayasyouescapefromlions.[11])

[12]Allah disliked for men who had wet dreams to copulate with their women before they wash

themselves.Iftheycopulatebeforewashingthemselvesandtheirbabiesareborninsane,theyshouldblamenobodyexceptthemselves.Hedislikedtourinateonthecoastofarunningriver.Hedislikedformentoexcreteunderafruitfultree(includingdate-palmtrees).Hedislikedformentoexcretewhiletheyarestandingup.Hedislikedformentowearsandalswhiletheyarestandingup.Hedislikedformentoenterdarkhousesunlessthereisatorchinthehand.OAli,prideistheepidemicofancestry.OAli,asforhimwhofearsAllah,Allahwillmakeeverythingfearhim,andwillmakehimwho

doesnotfearHimfeareverything.OAli,Allahwillnotaccepttheprayersofeightclasses:thefugitiveslavesuntiltheyreturntotheir

masters,therecalcitrantwiveswhosehusbandsareangryatthem,thosewhorefrainfromdefrayingthe zakat, those who leave the (ritual) ablution, the pubescent bondmaids who offer the prayerswithout veils, the imam (of a collective prayer) whose followers are not satisfied with him, thedrunken,andthosewhoresistedurinationandexcretion.OAli,AllahwillestablishahouseinParadiseforthosewhoenjoyfourcharacters:toshelterthe

orphans,compassiontheweak,treattheparentskindly,andtreattheslavesleniently.OAli, thosewhomeetAllah enjoying three features are themost favorable of people: the best

worshipperishewhofulfillstheobligatorydutiesofAllahproperly.Themostpiousofpeopleishe

whoabstains from the forbiddenmatters.Thewealthiestofpeople ishewhosatisfieshimselfwiththatwhichAllahhasgiventohim.O Ali, the umma cannot stand three characters: to console the friends by offering them one’s

fortune,toconsiderpeoplefairly,andtomentionAllahineverysituation.TomentionAllahdoesnotmeantoutter:subhaanallahwalhamdulillahwalailahaillallahwallahuakbar(AllGloryistoAllah,Allpraise is toAllah, there isnogodbutAllah,andAllah is themostgreatest).TomentionAllahstandsforleavingaprohibitedmatteroutoffearofAllah.OAli,threewillwrongyouifyoudonotwrongthem:thelows,thewife,andtheservant.[13]Three cannot be treated fairly by three: the masters cannot be treated fairly by the slaves, the

knowledgeablecannotbetreatedfairlybytheignorant,andthestrongcannotbetreatedfairlybytheweak.OAli,therealityoffaithandtheportalsofParadiseareperfectandopenedforthosewhoenjoy

seven characters: to perform the (ritual) ablution properly, offer the prayers perfectly, defray thezakat,suppresstheanger,controlthetongue,seekAllah’sforgivenessforthesin,andadviseforthesakeof(following)theProphet’shousehold.OAli,Allahcursethreeones:thosewhoeattheirfoodalone,thosewhotravelinthedesertsalone,

andthosewhopassanightinahousealone.OAli,insanityisexpectedfromdoingthreethings:toexcreteamonggraves,towalkinasingle

sandal,andtosleepalone(inahouse).O Ali, lying is acceptable in three situations: in trickeries of war, promising one’s wife, and

reconciliationbetweentwoparties.O Ali, sitting with three ones deadens the heart: the mean, the rich, and to talk with women

(excessively).OAli,within the realitiesof faith is to spend in timesofhardship, treatpeople fairly, andoffer

knowledgetothelearners.O Ali, a man’s deed is imperfect before he enjoys three characters: piety that stops him from

committingactsofdisobediencetoAllah,moralitythroughwhichpeoplearetreatedcourteously,andclemencybywhichtheignoranceoftheignorantisrefuted.OAli,a(faithful)believerhasthreesituationsofbliss:meetingwiththefriends,offeringfoodto

thefasting,andpracticingritesofworshipinthelasthoursofnight.OAli,Iwarnyouagainstthreecharacters:envy,acquisitiveness,andarrogance.OAli, four thingsaresignsofunhappiness: solidityof theeye,hardheartedness, longhope,and

fondnessoftheworldlysurvival.OAli, threecharacters raise the rank, threeothers forgive thesins, threeotherscauseperdition,

andthreeothersachievesalvation.Thethreecharactersthatraisetherankaretoperformthe(ritual)ablutionperfectlyinbitingcold,

to wait for the coming prayer after accomplishing the current one, and to walk to the collectiveprayersindaysandnights.Thethreecharactersthatcausethesinstobeforgottenaretogreeteverybody,toofferfood(tothe

needy),andtoworshipatnightswhenpeoplearesleeping.The three characters that cause perdition are the obeyed niggardliness, the pursued passion, and

self-conceit.ThethreecharactersthatachievesalvationaretofearAllah,ExaltedisHe,openlyandsecretly,to

be moderate in richness and poverty, and to say the right in situations of satisfaction anddissatisfaction.OAli,sucklingafterweaningisvoidandorphanageafterpubertyismeaningless.OAli,walkfortwoyearssoastotreatyourparentspiously[14],walkforoneyearsoastoregard

yourrelatives,walkforamilesoastovisitasickperson,walkfortwomilessoastoparticipateinafuneralceremony,walkforthreemilessoastoansweraninvitation,walkforfourmilessoastovisitafriendwithwhomyoumadefriendsforthesakeofAllah,walkforfivemilessoastoaidaseekerof help, walk six miles for the sake of supporting the oppressed, and keep on seeking Allah’sforgiveness.OAli, there are three signs for the (faithful) believers: offering prayers, paying the zakat, and

fasting.Thefalsebelieverenjoysthreecharacteristics:heflattersslavishlywhenhewitnesses(asituation),

backbitestheabsent,andrejoicesovertheothers’misfortunes.[15]Theunjustpeopleenjoythreecharacteristics:theydominatehimwhoislesspowerfulthantheyare

bymeansof their powers, dominatehimwho ismorepowerful than they arebymeansof acts ofdisobedience(toAllah)[16],andsupporttheoppressors.The showyhas threecharacteristics:heactivatesamongpeople,becomes lazywhenhe is alone,

anddesirestobepraisedinallsituations.The hypocrite has three characteristics: he lies in speech, breaks his promise, and breaches his

trusts.OAli,ninethingscauseoblivion:toeatsourapples,toeatcorianderandcheese,toeatremainders

ofmice,torecitethewritingsofthegraves,towalkbetweentwowomen,tokilllice,tocupinthepitofthehead,andtourinateinstagnantwater.OAli,nicelifeliesinthree:widehouse,beautifulmaiden,andhandsomehorse.…[17]OAli,ifthemodest,inthegovernmentoftheevils,areinthebottomofawell,Allahwillcause

windtoblowforraisingthemoverthegoodpeople.OAli,Allahcursethosewhoclaimofbeingthesubjectsofotherthantheir(true)masters.Allah

curse thosewho refrain fromgiving thewageofahireling.Allahcurse thosewhobringsaboutaheresyorprotecthimwhobringsaboutaheresy.‘OAllah’sMessenger,’hewasasked,‘Whatisthatheresy?’He(s)answered,‘Itiskilling.’OAli,thetruebelieverisonlyhewhomMuslimscantrustinregardwiththeirestatesandsouls.

The trueMuslim is onlyhewhomMuslims are saved fromhis hand–physical harm- and tongue-verbalharm-.ThetrueMuhajir–emigrant-isthatwhodesertsthesins.OAli,thefirmesthandleoffaithistosupportandhateforthesakeofAllah.OAli,forthosewhoobeytheirwives,AllahwillturnthemonthefacesinHell.Ali(a)asked,‘Whatsortofobedienceisthat?’TheProphet(s)answered:(That obedience is) to permit her to participate the collections [18]of women, go for wedding

parties,goformourningceremonies,andweartransparentclothes.OAli, byway of Islam,Allah took away the arrogance and taking pride in ancestors thatwere

followedinthepre-Islamicera.Allpeopleare(theoffspring)ofAdamwhowascreatedfromdust.ThehonorableamongtheminthesightofAllahisthemostpiousofthem.OAli,pricesofthedeadanimals,dogs,andwine,dowryofthefornicatress,bribeofthejudge,and

wagesofthediviner—allthesearepartsofill-gottenproperties.OAli,asforthosewholearn(knowledge)forthepurposeofdisputingwiththefoolishones,vying

proudlywiththescholars,orattractingpeople’sattentionssothattheywilldeifythem,theywillbeinHell.OAli,whenaservant(ofAllah)dies,peopleaskaboutwhatheleaves,whiletheangelsaskabout

whathehasadvanced.OAli,thisworldisthejailofthebelieverandtheparadiseoftheatheist.OAli,suddendeathisrestforthebelieversandregretforthedisbelievers.

OAli,Allahrevealedtothisworld:“ServehimwhowillserveMeanddisturbhimwhowillserveyou.”[19]OAli,Allahwillnotgiveanyatheistorhypocriteasingledrinkofwaterofthisworldifitequals

forHimtheamountofamosquito’swing.O Ali, on the Day of Resurrection, every individual, including all the past and the coming

generations,willhopeweretheygivenonlytheminimumsustenance.OAli,theevilestofpeopleisthatwhocomplainsagainsttheactofAllah.OAli,asforthebelievers,theirmoaningis(regardedas)Tasbih—sayingsubhaanallah:Allglory

isduetoAllah—,theircriesare tahlil—sayinglailahaillallah: there isnogodbutAllah—,theirsleepinbedsisasortofworship,andtheirturningsare(regardedas)jihadforAllah’ssake.Iftheyarecured,theywalkamongpeopleguiltless.OAli, if a foot of an animal is presented tome, I will accept it. If I am invited to a foot of a

sheep[20],Iwillanswer.OAli, it is not obligatory uponwomen to attend the Friday Prayers and the collective prayers,

recitetheazanortheiqama,visitthesick,participateinfuneralceremonies,roambetweenSafaandMarwa,kisstheBlackStone,havetheirhaircut(asaritualofthehajj),assumethemagistrature,beconsulted, slaughter animals except in emergencies, recite the talbiya loudly, reside near a grave,listen to the sermon (of the Friday Prayers), and manage the ceremonies of their marriagethemselves.Women should not leave their husbands’ houses before they obtain their permissions;lest, Allah, Gabriel, and Michael –the angles- will curse them. They should also avoid givinganything of their husbands’ houses before they obtain their permission and avoid passing a singlenightwhiletheirhusbandsareangryatthemeventhehusbandswerethewrong.OAli,Islamisnaked;pudencyisitsdress,gravityisitsornament,righteousdeedisitspersonality,

andpiety is its support.Everythinghas its basis; thebasisof Islam is to cherishus—theProphet’shousehold.OAli,badmannerismisevilomenandthecompliancewithwomenisregret.OAli,ifevilomenisfoundinsomething,itwilldefinitelybefoundinwomen’stongues.OAli,thelightwillbesavedwhiletheheavywilllose.OAli,hewhoforgesliesagainstmeintentionallyshouldfindhimselfaplaceinHell.OAli, three things better thememory and remove the phlegm: chewinggum, cleaning the teeth

(withaspecialstickcalled‘miswak’),andrecitingtheQuran.OAli,cleaningtheteeth(withaspecialstickcalled‘miswak’)isarecommendablepractice,forit

purifies themouth,betters the sight, satisfies theLord,whitens the teeth, removes thebad smellofmouth, strengthens the gums, stimulates the appetite, removes the phlegm, betters the memory,doublestheadvantages,andmakestheangelshappy.OAli, sleep is of four categories: the sleep of the prophets is on their backs, the sleep of the

faithful believers is on their right sides, the sleepof the atheists and thehypocrites is on their leftsides,andthesleeponthedevilsisontheirfaces.O Ali, Allah selects the progeny of every messenger that He chooses from that messenger ’s

descendants, but He selects my progeny from your descendants. Without you, I would not haveprogeny.OAli,fourmattersdealadeathblow:aleaderwhoisobeyedwhilehedisobeysAllah,awifewho

betraysherhusbandwhileheconsidersher,acurelesspoverty,andabadneighborinthepermanentresidence.O Ali, in the pre-Islamic era, Abdul-Muttalib passed five laws that Allah enacted in Islam. He

forbadesonsfrommarryingtheirfathers’women,andAllahrevealed:“Donotmarry,fromnowon,theex-wivesofyourfathers.”(4:22)

As Abdul-Muttalib found a treasure, he gave its one-fifth as alms. Allah revealed: “Know thatwhateverpropertyyoumaygain,onefifthbelongstoAllah,theMessenger,thekindred,orphans,theneedyandthosewhoneedmoneywhileonajourney.”(8:41)WhenhedugtheZamzamspring,hecalledit‘thewateringofthepilgrims’.Allahrevealed:“Do

you, because you served water to the pilgrims and constructed the Sacred Mosque, consideryourselvesequaltothosewhohavebelievedinAllah,theDayofJudgment,andhavefoughtforthecauseofAllah?”(9:19)Abdul-Muttalib issued the law that one hundred camels should be paid as the blood money of

murdering.AllahpassedthesameinIslam.FortheKoreishites,theydidnotstopatalimitednumberofcircumambulationsaroundtheKaaba;

hence,Abdul-Muttalibdecidedsevencirculationsforthem.InIslam,Allahpassedthislaw.O Ali, Abdul-Muttalib used to avoid dividing by casting superstitious and gambling arrows,

worshippingtheidols,andhavingthefleshofananimalthathadbeensacrificedonthestoneblocks.Heusedtosay:IfollowthereligionofmyfatherAbrahamtheprophet(a).OAli,thepeopleofthemostadmirablefaithandthegreatestconvictionarethosewhowilllivein

thelastoftime:theydidnotcatch(thetime)oftheProphet(s)andwerenotgivenanopportunitytomeettheRepresentativeofAllah;yet,theybelievedwhiletheydidnotseeanything.OAli, threematters harden the heart: listening to the unlawful amusement, seekingof hunt, and

stoppingattherulers’doors.OAli,donotofferprayerswhileyouwearaskinofananimalwhosemilkisunlawfultodrinkor

a skin of an animalwhosemeat is unlawful to eat. Do not offer prayers in Thatul-Jaysh, Thatus-Salassil,andDhajnan.[21]OAli,eatonlytheeggswhoseedgesarenoteven,thefishwhohasshells,thebirdswhosewings

are flapping and leave thosewhosewings are still, and thewaterfowls that have gizzards or backnails.Itisunlawfultohavethemeatofanybeastthathasacaninetoothoranybirdthathasaclaw.OAli,itisunacceptabletoofferfruitsortreasure[22]inmortmain.OAli,itisunacceptableforthefornicatorstoslaughterananimalasransom.Thereisnodoctrinal

provisionfortheinnuendoandthereisnointercessionintheexecutionofthedoctrinalprovisions.Oathsareinvalidiftheyaretakenforrupturingtherelationsofkinship.Theoathofsons,wives,andslavesregardingtheirfathers,husbands,andmasters isvoid.Toobservefastingawholedayuptonight is void. To fast for two (or more) days ceaselessly is void. Tomigrate to the non-Muslimcountries—afterlivinginaMuslimcountry—isvoid.OAli,retaliationisinoperativeforfatherswhokilltheirsons.OAli,Allah,ExaltedisHe,willnotanswertheprayerofaninattentiveheart.OAli,thesleepoftheknowledgeableisbetterthantheritualsofthe(unknowing)worshipper.O Ali, two rak’as of the knowledgeable is better than one thousand rak’as of the (unknowing)

worshipper.OAli,itisunacceptableforwives,slaves,andgueststoofferoptionalprayersbeforetheyobtain

thepermissionofthehusbands,masters,andhosts(respectively).OAli,itisharamtofastonthedaysofEidul-FitrandEidul-Adha.Itisalsoharamtofastontwo

dayscontinuously,fastfromspeaking,fastforthevowofanactofdisobediencetoAllah,andfastalllifetime.OAli, fornicationcauses sixbadconsequences; threeare in thisworldand theothersare in the

worldtocome.Regardingthethreeofthisworld,ittakesawaythebrightness,hastenstheperdition,andstopsthesustenance.Regardingthethreethatareintheworldtocome,itcauseshardjudgment,dissatisfactionoftheBeneficentAllah,andimmortalityinthefire(ofHell).

OAli,usuryisofseventypartsthe(punishmentofthe)easiestofwhichisassame(punishment)asperpetratingincestwithone’smotherinsidetheHolyHouseofAllah.OAli, a singledirhamofusury ismorehorrible in the sightofAllah than seventy timesof the

commitmentofincestinsidetheHolyHouseofAllah.OAli,hewhorefusestopayasinglecaratofthezakatofhisestateisdefinitelyneitherbeliever

norMuslim.OAli,thosewhoneglecttodefraythezakatwillaskAllahtotakethembacktotheworld.Theyare

theintendedsinAllah’ssaying:“Whendeathapproachesoneofthem,hesays,‘Lord,sendmebackagainsothatperhapsIshallactrighteouslyfortherestofmylife.’Althoughhewillsaysobuthiswish will never come true. After death they will be behind a barrier until the day of theirresurrection.”(23:99-100)OAli,thosewhoomitperformingthehajjwhiletheyarecapableenoughforsoareregardedas

disbelievers. Allah says: “Those who have themeans and ability have a duty to Allah to visit theHouseandperformthehajj(pilgrimage)rituals.”(3:97)OAli,as forhimwhoneglects toperformthehajjuntilhedies,Allahwill reckonhimwith the

JewsortheChristiansontheDayofResurrection.OAli,almsgivingstopstheactofAllahthatisfinallydetermined.OAli,regardofthekinshipincreasestheage.OAli,beginandendyourmealswithsalt,foritcuresfromseventy-twomaladies.O Ali, when I come up to the Praiseworthy Position[23], I will intercede for my father, uncle,

mother,andafriendofmineinthepre-Islamicera.OAli,Iamthesonofthetwoslainmen.[24]OAli,IamtheprayofmyfatherAbrahamtheprophet.[25]OAli,thebestofintellectisthatbywhichParadiseisgainedandthesatisfactionoftheBeneficent

Allahissought.O Ali, the first creation of Allah was the intellect. When Allah created him, He said to him:

“Approach(byMe).”Theintellectapproached.Allahsaid:“Goaway.”Theintellectwentaway.Then,Allahsaid:“ByMygloryandloftinessIswear,IhavenevercreatedanythingthatismorefavorabletoMethanyouare.Byyou,Iwillgiveandtake.Therewardwillbeforyouandthepunishmentwillfallonyou.”OAli,almsgiving(tothestrangers)isunacceptablewhenoneoftherelativesisneedy.OAli,tospendasingledirhamforthedyeisbetterthanonethousanddirhamsthatarespendfor

the sakeofAllah.There are fourteen characteristics in thedye: it releases thewind from the ears,betters the sight, softens the nasals, scents the flavor, strengthens the gums, dismisses feebleness,lessensthedevilishinspirations,gladdenstheangels,bearsthegoodtidingstothebelievers,enragesthedisbeliever,(itishisornamentandodor,)makesMunkarandNakeerfeelshy,anditisadocumentofacquittal(ofsins)inthegrave.OAli,wordingisworthlessunlessitisappliedpractically.Appearancesareworthlessunlessthey

agreewiththereality.Wealthisworthlessunlessthereis liberality.Truthfulnessisworthlessunlessthereisloyalty.Knowledgeisworthlessunlessthereispiety.Almsgivingisworthlessunlessthereisgoodfaith.Lifeisworthlessunlessthereishealth.Homelandisworthlessunlessthereissecurityandpleasure.OAli,Allahdeemedunlawfulseventhingsofthesheep:theblood,genitals,urinarybladder,bone

marrow,glands,spleen,andgallbladder.OAli,donotbargainwiththosefromwhomyouwanttobuyasacrifice(animal),acoffin,ora

slaveorwhenyouwanttohirearidinganimaltoMecca.OAli,mayIinformoftheclosesttomymannerism?

“Yes,youmay,Allah’smessenger,”saidhe.TheProphet(s)expressed:Theclosesttomymannerismarethemostwell-mannered,themostself-possessed,thekindesttotheirrelatives,andthefairest.OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromdrowningiftheyrecitethefollowing(QuranicVerses)when

theyembarkonships:امع ىلاعتو هناحبس هنیمیب تایوطم تاوامسلاو ةمایقلا موی هتضبق اعیمج ضرألاو هردق قح هللا اوردق امو . میحرلا نمحرلا هللا مسبنوكرشی .میحر روفغ يبر نإ اهاسرمو اهارجم هللا مسب .

(IntheNameofAllah,theBeneficent,theMerciful.TheyhavenotpaidduerespecttoAllah.ThewholeearthwillbegrippedinHishandsontheDayofJudgmentandtheheavenswillbejustlikeascrollinHisrighthand.AllahistooGloriousandHightobeconsideredequaltotheiridols.39:67ItwillsailinthenameofAllah,inHisNameitwillsailandinHisNameitwillcastanchor.My

LordisAll-forgivingandAll-merciful.11:41)OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromlarcenyiftheyrecitethefollowing(QuranicVerses):

دمحلا لقو . الیبس كلذ نیب غتباو اهب تفاخت الو كتالصب رهجت الو ىنسحلا ءامسألا هلف اوعدت ام ایأ نمحرلا اوعدا وأ هللا اوعدا لقاریبكت هربكو لذلا نم يلو هل نكی ملو كلملا يف كیرش هل نكی ملو ادلو ذختی مل يذلا .هللا(Muhammad, tell them, "It is all the samewhetheryoucallHimAllahor theBeneficent.All the

good names belong toHim." (Muhammad), do not be too loud or slow in your prayer.Choose amoderatewayofpraying.Say,"ItisonlyAllahwhodeservesallpraise.HehasnotbegottenasonandhasnopartnerinHisKingdom.HedoesnotneedanyguardiantohelpHiminHisneed.ProclaimHisgreatness.17:110-1)OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfrompullingdowniftheyrecite(Allah’ssaying):

اروفغ امیلح ناك هنإ هدعب نم دحأ نم امهكسمأ نإ اتلاز نئلو الوزت نأ ضرألاو تاوامسلا كسمی هللا نإ .(Allah prevents the heavens and the earth from falling apart. If they do fall apart, then, no one

besidesHimcanrestorethem.HeisAll-forbearingandAll-forgiving.35:41)OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromcareiftheyrecite:هیلإ الإ هللا نم اجنم الو أجلم ،ال هللااب الإ ةوق الو لوح .ال

Lahawlawalaquwwataillabillah,lamalja’awalamanjaminallahiillailayh(AllpowerandmightbelongtoAllah.NorefugeandnoescapefromAllahexcepttoHim.)OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromburningiftheyrecite(Allah’ssayings):

نیحلاصلا ىلوتی وهو باتكلا لزن يذلا هللا يیلو نإ .نوكرشی امع ىلاعتو هناحبس هنیمیب تایوطم تاوامسلاو ةمایقلا موی هتضبق اعیمج ضرألاو هردق قح هللا اوردق امو .

(The true Guardian is certainly Allah who has revealed the Book and is the Guardian of therighteousones.7:196.)(TheyhavenotpaidduerespecttoAllah.ThewholeearthwillbegrippedinHishandsontheDay

ofJudgmentand theheavenswillbe just likea scroll inHis righthand.Allah is tooGloriousandHightobeconsideredequaltotheiridols.39:67)OAli,hewhofearsbeastsshouldrecite(Allah’ssaying):وه الإ هلإ ال هللا يبسح لقف اولوت نإف . میحر فوؤر نینمؤملاب مكیلع صیرح متنع ام هیلع زیزع مكسفنأ نم لوسر مكءاج دقلمیظعلا شرعلا بر وهو تلكوت هیلع .

(AMessengerfromyourownpeoplehascometoyou.Yourdestructionandsufferingisextremelygrievoustohim.Hereallycaresaboutyouandisverycompassionateandmercifultothebelievers.(Muhammad), if they turn away from you, say, "Allah is Sufficient (support) forme. There is noAllahbutHe.InHimdoItrustandHeistheOwneroftheGreatThrone."9:128-9)OAli,hewhoseridinganimalrefusestomoveshouldreciteinitsrightear(Allah’ssaying):

نوعجری هیلإو اهركو اعوط ضرألاو تاوامسلا يف نم ملسأ هلو .(AllthatisintheheavensandtheearthhavesubmittedthemselvestoHiswill,eitherbytheirown

freewillorbyforce?ToAllahdoallthingsreturn.3:83)

OAli,hewhoseabdomenisaffectedbyayellowliquidshouldwritetheVerseofKursi[26]onhisabdomenanddrinkit.[27]BythewillofAllah,hewillbecured(ifheexerciseso).OAli,hewhofearsasorcereroradevilshouldrecite(Allah’ssaying):

رمقلاو سمشلاو اثیثح هبلطی راهنلا لیللا يشغی شرعلا ىلع ىوتسا مث مایأ ةتس يف ضرألاو تاوامسلا قلخ يذلا هللا مكبر نإنیملاعلا بر هللا كرابت رمألاو قلخلا هل الأ هرمأب تارخسم موجنلاو .

(YourLord isAllahwho establishedHis dominion over theThrone (of the realm) after havingcreatedtheheavensandtheearthinsixdays.Hemadethenightdarkenthedaywhichitpursuesata(considerable) speed andHemade the sun and themoon submissive toHis command. Is it notHeWhocreatesandgovernsallthings?BlessedisAllah,theCherisheroftheUniverse.7:54)OAli, the rights of sons that are imposed upon their fathers is to choose goodname for them,

educate themproperly,andchoosegoodpositionsfor them.Therightsof fathers thatare imposedupontheirsonsistoavoidcallingthembyname,precedingtheminpaths,sittingbeforethem,andenteringtobathroomswiththem.OAli, threedeedsareoriginatedfromextremesolicitude:eatingsoil,clippingthenailswith the

teeth,andbitingthehairofthebeard.OAli,Allahcursetheparentswhoencouragetheirsonstotreatthemdisrespectfully.OAli,likesons’treatingtheirparentsimpiously,fathersmaytreattheirsonsimpiously.O Ali, Allah may have mercy upon the parents who educate their sons how to treat them

respectfully.OAli,todepresstheparentsisimpietytothem.OAli,for thosewhocoulddefendtheirMuslimbrotherswhomhadbeenbackbittenbut theydid

not,Allahwilldisappointtheminthisworldaswellastheworldtocome.OAli,Paradiseisunquestionablyinevitableforhimwhomeetstheneedsofanorphanoutofhis

ownfortuneuntilthatorphanattainsmaturity.OAli,forthosewhopasstheirhandsonanorphan’sheadasasignofmercy,Allahwillgivethem

illuminationforeverysinglehair(ofthathead)ontheDayofResurrection.O Ali, no poverty is harsher than ignorance, no fortune better than the intellect, no loneliness

drearier than pride, no intellect likemoderation, no piety like abstinence from the acts that Allahforbids,nolineagelikegoodmanners,andnoworshiplikepondering(overthings).OAli, untruth is the epidemicof talking, oblivion is the epidemicof knowledge, laziness is the

epidemic of worship, arrogance is the epidemic of handsomeness, and envy is the epidemic ofknowledge.OAli, fourmattersgouselessly: toeatafter (attaining)satiety, to lighta lampin themoonlit, to

seedinthebrinyland,andtodofavorstotheundeserved.OAli,hewhoforgetstoseekblessingsformeismissingthepathtoParadise.OAli,bewareoftheknockofcrowandthepreyoflions.OAli,toputyourhandtotheelbowbetweenthejawsofadragonisbetterthanaskingthosewho

havenewlyhadfortune.O Ali, the remotest people from Allah are those who avenge themselves improperly. He who

claimsofbeingthesubjectofotherthanhispropermasters[28]isdisbelievinginallthatwhichwasrevealedtomebyAllah,PowerfulandMajesticisHe.OAli,wearyourringintherighthand,foritisameritofAllahforthepreferentialones.ImamAli(a)asked:“WhatshouldIchooseforthering,Allah’smessenger?”He(s)answered:Usethegarnet,foritisthefirstmountainthatdeclareditssubmissiontoAllah,ExaltedisHe,and

confessedofmyprophecy,yoursuccessionofprophecy,yoursons’ imamate,yourShia’sbeinginParadise,andyourenemies’beinginHell.OAli,asAllah,PowerfulandMajesticisHe,tookalookatthecreatures,Heselectedmeamong

themenofthisworld.Hetookasecondlookandselectedyouamongthemenofthisworld.HetookathirdlookandselectedtheImamsthatareyourdescendantsamongthemenofthisworld.HetookafourthlookandselectedFatimaamongthewomenofthisworld.OAli, I sawyour name attached tomine in four places. Iwas so delighted for so.When Iwas

ascendedtotheheavens,IfoundthatitwaswrittenontheRockoftheJerusalem,‘ThereisnogodbutAllahandMohammedisthemessengerofAllah.Isupporthimwithhissuccessorandbackhimwithhissuccessor.’IaskedGabriel(theangel)aboutthatsuccessor.“HeisAlibinAbiTalib,”answeredtheangel.WhenIarrivedattheLote-tree(oftheseventhheaven),Ifoundthatitwaswrittenonit,‘IamAllah,

there innogodbut Iexclusively.Mohammedis thechoiceofMycreatures. Isupporthimwithhissuccessorandbackhimwithhissuccessor.’“Whoismysuccessor?”IaskedGabriel.Heanswered,“HeisAlibinAbiTalib.”WhenIpassedbythatLote-tree,Icametothe(Divine)ThroneoftheLordoftheworlds,Highly

ExaltedisHe.OnthesupportsofthatThrone,Ifoundthatitwaswritten,‘IamAllah.Thereisnogodbut I exclusively.Mohammed isMy dear. I support himwith his successor and back himwith hissuccessor.’WhenIraisedmyheadtotheinsideoftheThrone,Ifoundthatitwaswritten,‘IamAllah.Thereis

nogodbutIexclusively.MohammedisMyslaveandmessenger.Isupporthimwithhissuccessorandbackhimwithhissuccessor.’OAli,Allahgaveyousevencharactersthatarecommonwithme.You,alongwithme,arethefirst

manwhosegravewillbesplitapart(fortheResurrection).You,alongwithme,arethefirstmanwhowillstandonthePath.YouwillbedressedwhenIwillbedressedandyouwillberesurrectedwhenIwillberesurrected.YouwillbethefirstmanwhowillliveinIlliyyinwithme.Youwillbethefirstmanwhowilldrinkthesealednectar(whichissealedbymusk)ofParadise.[29]TheProphet(s)thensaidtoSalmanal-Farsi,Allahmayhavemercyuponhim:OSalman,when you become sick, youwin three things: youmentionAllah continuously, your

prayingisanswered,andallyoursinsarepardonedduetothatailment.Allahmaymakeyouenjoygoodhealthuptothetimeofyourdeath.[30]TheProphet(s)thensaidtoAbuTharr,Allahmayhavemercyuponhim:OAbuTharr,bewareofpetition,foritispresenthumiliation,currentpoverty,andwillcauselong

judgmentontheDayofResurrection.OAbuTharr,youwill livealone,diealone,andenterParadisealone.SomeIraqipeoplewillbe

delightedbecauseofyou.Theywillwashyour(dead)body,arrangeyourfunerals,andburyyou.OAbu Tharr, do not ask from people directly, but if something is offered to you, you should

acceptit.[31]TheProphet(s)thensaidtohiscompanions:MayIinformyouoftheevilestofyou?“Yes,youmay,Allah’smessenger,”answeredthey.He(s)said:Theyarethetalebearerswhosowenmitybetweentheassociatesandstickdefectstothosewhoare

acquittedofdefects.[32]

[1]Referringtotheseriesofrelatersofthiscommandment,Sheikhas-SaduqrecordsthefollowinginhisAl-Mashyakha:(AboutthecommandmentoftheProphet,peacebeuponhimandhisfamily,forAmirul-Mu'minin,

peacebeuponhim,thatisnarratedbyHemmadbinAmrandAnasbinMohammed,IhavenarrateditfromMohammedbinAliShahinMarwalruthfromAbuHamidAhmedbinMohammedbinAhmedbinal-HusseinfromAbuYazidAhmedbinKhalidat-TamimifromMohammedbinAhmedbinSalih

at-Tamimi fromhis fatherAhmedbinSalihat-Tamimi fromMohamedBiharul-Anwar;Hatemal-Qattan fromHemmad binAmr from Ja’far binMohammed from his father from his grandfatherfromAlibinAbiTalib,peacebeuponhim.I also narrated it from Mohammed bin Ali Shah from Abu Hamid from Abu Yazid from

MohammedbinAhmedbinSalihat-TamimifromhisfatherfromAnasbinMohammedAbuMalikfromhisfatherfromJa’farbinMohammedfromhisfatherfromhisgrandfatherfromAlibinAbiTalib, peace be upon him, that the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, said: O Ali, Icommand…) [2]Thismeansthatsuchapersondoesnotdeservetointercedeforanybodyorbeintercededbyanyone,forhisomissionofdedicatingaone-thirdofhiswilltocharity.[3]Inotherwayofnarration,theword‘obscenelanguage’replacestheword‘evildoing’.[4]Itisclearlyevidentthatitisunlawfultotelluntruthsandthatlyingisreckonedassameasany

otheractofdisobediencetoGod.Incaseit iseither totelluntruthorcommitamatter that ismoreserious,itbecomesobligatorytopreferthemoreseriousmatter,becausereasonjudgesthenecessityof preferring the more serious matter in case of competition between two matters one of whichshouldbepreferred.Whenthesalvationofadrownedpersonrequirestheomissionofanobligatorymatter,itisrationaltoomittheobligatorymatterforthepurposeofbeingabletoliveoutthemostimportantmatter,whichissavingadrownedperson.Al-Kulaynirelated:MuawiyabinYessarnarratedthatImamAs-Sadiq,peacebeuponhim,said:Thereformerisnotliar.[5]Exceptfordrinkingwines,theintentionisconditionalforgainingtherewardofgivingupany

actofdisobediencetoGod.Manynarrativesconfirmthisfact.[6]Thismeans that thedrunkenwillsuffer thesamepunishment that isdecidedfor the idolaters.

ThisisforthefactthattheidolaterswillbeinHellforever,whilethedrinkersofwinesarepunishedassameasthecommittersofoneofthegrandsins.[7]Inal-Faqihandal-Bihar,thisstatementisrecordedinthefollowingform:“Itisworthlesstosit

withhimwhomyoudonotbenefitbyhisreligionorworld.”[8]Qadariya,inIslam,aretheadherentsofthedoctrineoffreewill.[9]Thecompilergoesonexplainingtheprevioussaying,fortheProphet,peacebeuponhimand

hisfamily,usedtermsthatareunfamiliarforordinarypeople.[10]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:356H.5762,al-Khissal;1:314,andMe’aanial-Akhbar;

272.[11]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;3:557H.4914and5762andal-Khissal;2:520.[12]Thisstatementseemstobewithinthecommentofthecompiler.Probably,itissaidbyAmirul-

Mu'minin,peacebeuponhim.[13]TheProphet,peacebeuponhimandhisfamily,intendstosaythatthesethreeindividualscarry

such an aggressive spirit. It is not an encouragement to avoid treating them fairly. It is only aninvitationtotreatthemcourteouslyandstandtheirharmanddisobedience.[14]Thismeansthatyoushouldtreatyourparentskindlyevenifthiscausesyoutowalkadistance

thattakestwoyears.[15]Inal-Faqihandal-Bihar,‘actofdisobedience’replaces‘misfortune’.[16]Inal-Faqih,‘misfortune’replaces‘actsofdisobedience(toGod)’.[17] The compiler, here, goes on explaining thewords of the previous saying and citing some

poeticversesasevidence.[18]‘Publicbathrooms’replaces‘collections’inotherreferencebooksthatrefertothisnarration.[19]Refer to Jamiul-Akhbar;177,Oddatud-Da’ee;111,al-Odadul-Qawiyya;150,Mekarimul-

Akhlaq;439,Keshful-Ghumma;2:183,andBiharul-Anwar;77:54H.3and78:203H.40.[20]Thereisavillagecalled‘Kura’whichisaplacebetweenMeccaandal-Medinaandabouteight

miles away fromOsfan.Accordingly, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family,might havemeant:“IfIaminvitedtothevillageofKura’,Iwillanswerdespiteitsremoteness.[21] These are three areas nearMecca.Many narratives confirmed that these places were sunk

down.[22]Inal-Faqihandal-Bihar,theword‘spadix’replacestheword‘treasure’.[23] This is an indication toGod’s saying: “YourLordwill raise you to a highly Praiseworthy

Position.”(17:97).[24]ThetwoslainmenareIshmaeltheprophetandAbdullah;theProphet’sfather.[25]This is an indication toGod’s saying: “(Abrahamprayed)…And ordain forme a goodly

mentionamongposterity.”(26:84).[26]TheVerseofKursiischapter255ofSuraofal-Baqara(2).[27]‘Todrinkit,’meanstorecitetheVerseonacupofwater,thendrinkthatwater.[28]SheikhAs-Saduq,inhisal-Faqih,relatesthefollowingnarrative:EbanbinOthmanreported:

ImamAs-Sadiq,peacebeuponhim,askedIbrahimAs-Sayqal:“DoyouknowtowhomtheProphet,peacebeuponhimandhisfamily,referredinhissaying–inthesermonoftheFarewellPilgrimage-‘masters?’” “No,” answered Ibrahim, “I do not know.” The Imam, peace be upon him, answered:“‘Masters’standsfromtheProphet’sfamily.”[29]About thecommandmentsof theProphet,peacebeuponhimandhis family, for ImamAli,

peacebeuponhim,,theyarerecordedinAs-Saduq’sMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:352-375H.5762.Al-Majlisi, in hisBihar ul-Anwar; 27:2H.5, 40:36H.70, and 77:46H.3 (quoted fromMekarim ul-Akhlaq;445)referstosomeofthesecommandments.[30]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:375H.5762,al-Khissal;1:170H.224,al-Amali;377,

Biharul-Anwar;77:62H.3and81:185H.37.[31]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:375H.5762,al-Khissal;182H.249,Alikhtisas;342,al-

Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;445,Biharul-Anwar;77:62H.3.[32]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:375H.5762,al-Khissal;182H.249,Alikhtisas;342,

Mekarimul-Akhlaq;445,Az-Zuhd;6H.8,Keshfur-Rayba;41,Biharul-Anwar;77:62H.3.

14ChapterBriefSermonsoftheProphet

Thefollowingarethefirst-timebriefsermonsoftheProphet(a)andhisfamily:(2)Thehighhandisbetterthanthelow.[1](3)Thefewthatissufficientisbetterthanthemuchthatdiverts.[2](4)God-fearingisthebestofprovisions.[3](5)TheheadofclemencyistofearAllah,PowerfulandMajesticisHe.[4](6)Convictionisthebestthingthatisthrowninhearts.[5](7)Doubtisapartofatheism.[6](8)Lamentationisanon-Islamicdeed.[7](9)DrunkennessisthefirebrandofHell.[8](10)Eblisisthesourceofpoetry.[9](11)Wineisthecollectorofallsins.[10](12)WomenaresnaresofEblis.[11](13)Youthisabranchofinsanity.[12](14)Theworstofgainsisthegainofusury.[13](15)Theworstoffoodistoseizetheestateofanorphanwrongly.[14](16)Thetruehappyisthatwholearnslessonsfromothers.[15](17)Thetrueunhappyisthatwhowasunhappyinhismother ’swomb(beforehewasborn),and

thetruehappyisthatwhowashappyinhismother ’swomb.[16](18)Theendofyouallisthatfourcubits(grave).[17](19)Theworstusuryisuntruth.[18](20) Torevileatabeliever is(regardedas)commitmentofsins, tofighthimisatheism,andto

backbitehimisanactofdisobediencetoAllah.Thebelievers’estatesareassanctifiedastheirsouls.[19](21)Allahwillrewardhimwhosuppresseshisrage.[20](22)Allahwillrecompensehimwhoissteadfastagainstmisfortunes.[21](23)Now,theheatofbattleisfiery.[22](24)Thebelieversshouldnotbestunginthesameplacetwice.[23](25)Nothingwrongsamanexcepthisownhand.[24](26)Thetruestrongisthatwhoovercomeshisownwhims.[25](27)Reportingisnotlikewitnessing.[26](28) O Allah, bless my people who wake up (or settle their needs) early on Saturdays and

Thursdays.[27](29)Sessionsshouldbekeptsecret.[28](30)Themasterofapeopleistheirservant.[29](31)Ifamountainoppressesamountain,Allahwillturnitintodust.[30](32)Beginwithyourdependants.[31](33)(Strategiesof)Waristrickery.[32](34)TheMuslimsaremirrorsofeachother.[33]

(35)Hedieddespiteofhisnose.[34](36)Misfortunesfollowtheutterance.[35](37)Peopleareequalliketheteethofacomb.[36](38)Thereisnomaladymoreextremelythanniggardliness.[37](39)Pudencyisgoodallinall.[38](40)Perjurychangescountriesintodesertedwastelands.[39](41)Aggressionisthequickestinpunishment.[40](42)Charityisthequickestinrewarding.[41](43)Muslimsshouldrespecttheirstipulations.[42](44)Somepoetryis(wordsof)wisdomandsomespeechhasmagicalinfluence.[43](45)CompassionthemwhoareonthisearthandyouwillbecompassionedbyHimWhoisinthe

Heavens.[44](46)Thosewhoarekilledduringdefendingtheirwealtharemartyrs.[45](47)Thosewhowithdrawtheirgiftsareassameasthosewhoswallowtheirvomit.[46](48)Itisillicitfortwobelieverstodeserteachotherformorethanthreedays.[47](49)Hewhodoesnothavemercyuponotherswillnotenjoyothers’mercy.[48](50)Sorrowisrepentance.[49](51)Thebabyisfortheownerofthebed,andtheshareoftheprostituteisthestone.[50](52)Theguidetoagooddeedis(rewarded)assameasthosewhofixtoit.[51](53)Theloveofsomethingcausesblindnessanddeafness.[52](54)HewhodoesnotshowgratitudetopeoplewillnotshowgratitudetoAllah.[53](55)Exceptthedeviants,noonesheltersthedeviant.[54](56) Guard(yourselves)againstHellevenbyahalfofasinglegrainofdates (thatyoushould

giveasalms).[55](57)Spiritsareingroups.Amicabilityoccursonlybetweenthespiritsthatareacquaintedwithone

anotherwhiledisagreementoccursbetweenthosewhoopposeoneanother.[56](58)Theprocrastinationofthewealthyisoppression.[57](59)Travelingisapieceoffire.[58](60)Likegoldandsilver,peoplearedifferentmetals.[59](61)Theownerofasessionisthemostmeritoriousoftheseatofpriority.[60](62)Castdustinthefacesoftheeulogists.[61](63)Causeearningstocomedownbymeansofalmsgiving.[62](64)Repealthemisfortunesbypraying(toAllah).[63](65)Hearts(i.e.souls)areamendedtolovethosewhodothemfavorsandhatethosewhomaltreat

them.[64](66)Almsgivingwillnevercausereductionofafortune.[65](67)Almsgiving(tothestrangers)isunacceptablewhenanyoftherelativesisneedy.[66](68)Healthandfreetimearetwoignoredgraces.[67](69)Amnestyofkingsperpetuatestheirkingdoms.[68](70)Husbands’prestige[69]improvestheirwives’chastity.[70](71)Nocreatureshouldbeobeyedinmattersthat(causeor)areregardedasactsofdisobedience

totheCreator.[71]

[1]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5763,al-Khissal;182H.249,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’s Tafsir; 1:291, Ibn Shahrashoub’s al-Manaqib; 3:257, Kenz ul-Fawa’id; 1:216, Tuhaf ul-Uqoul;380,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:229,Irshadul-Quloub;73,Awaliul-La’aali;1:141H.55and368H.6,Biharul-Anwar;71:379H.12.

[2]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5764,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;478H.1,Qurbul-Isnad; 16, al-Khissal; 182 H.249, Alikhtisas; 234 and 342, al-Qummi’s Tafsir; 1:291, Irshad ul-Quloub; 73, Kenz ul-Fawa’id; 1:216,Mishkat ul-Anwar; 282, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Sharhu Nahj ul-Balagha;12:32.[3]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5765,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;478H.1,Alikhtisas;

234,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,Irshadul-Quloub;73,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216.[4]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5766,al-Khissal;111H.83,Alikhtisas;342,al-

Qummi’sTafsir; 1:291, Irshadul-Quloub; 73,Mishkat ul-Anwar; 120,Bihar ul-Anwar; 21:211H.2and77:175H.43[5]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5767,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;417H.1,Alikhtisas;

342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;70:173H.25.[6]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5768,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,

Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2[7]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5769,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,

Kenz ul-Fawa’id; 1:216, Bihar ul-Anwar; 21:211 H.2 (in which the word ‘desertion’ replaces‘lamentation’.)and77:135H43[8]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5770,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,

Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2and77:135H.43.[9]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:376H.5771,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,

Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2and77:135H.43[10] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:376 H. 5772, Alikhtisas; 342, al-Qummi’s Tafsir;

1:291,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2and77:135H.43[11] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:376 H. 5773, al-Qummi’s Tafsir; 1:291, Kenz ul-

Fawa’id;1:216,IbnAbial-Hadid’sNahjul-Balagha;18:199,Irshadul-Quloub;72,Jami’ul-Akhbar;158,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2,77:135H.43,and103:249H.38[12] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:376 H. 5774, Alikhtisas; 342, al-Qummi’s Tafsir;

1:291,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Irshadul-Quloub;73,Awaliil-La’aali;1:291H153,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2,and77:135H.43[13] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:377 H. 5775, Alikhtisas; 342, al-Qummi’s Tafsir;

1:291,Kenz ul-Fawa’id; 1:216, Irshad ul-Quloub; 73, Jami ul-Akhbar; 158Bihar ul-Anwar; 21:211H.2,77:135H43,and103:120H28[14] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:377 H. 5776, As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 487 H. 1, al-

Khissal;621,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:92,Biharul-Anwar;21:211H.2and77:135H43[15]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:377H.5777,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;487H1andp.503

H.1,al-Khissal;621,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,IbnAbial-Hadid’sNahjul-Balagha;2:226,6:353,10:121,12:13,17:14,and20:289,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:47andp.211,Awaliil-La’aali;1:296H.196,Irshadul-Quloub;73,Tuhaful-Uqoul;p.88,100,and249,Biharul-Anwar;71:324H.13and77:138H49[16]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:377 H. 5778, As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 487 H. 1, At-

Tawhid;356H.3,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:227and291,Mutashabahul-Qur ’aan;1:179,Awaliil-La’aali;1:35H.19,IbnKenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Az-Zuhd;14H.28,Biharul-Anwar;5:153H.1p.157H.10and77:117H.8[17]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:377 H. 5779, Alikhtisas; 342, al-Qummi’s Tafsir;

1:291,Biharul-Anwar;77:135H.43[18]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:377H.5780,Alikhtisas;342,Biharul-Anwar;77:135

H.47

[19]Refer to al-Mahaasin; 102 H.77, Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:377 H. 5781, Thawab ul-A’maal; 240,Alikhtisas; 342,Fiqhul-Qur ’aan; 1:283,Tanbihul-Khawattir; 2:65 and209,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;469,A’lamud-Din;148and201,Jamiul-Akhbar;160,Az-Zuhd;11H.23,Munyatul-Mureed;328,Biharul-Anwar;75:160H.33[20]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:377H.5782,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;

21:212H.2and77:135H.43[21]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:377 H. 5783, Alikhtisas; 342, al-Qummi’s Tafsir;

1:288,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:216,Biharul-Anwar;21:212H.2and77:135H.43[22]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:377H.5784, al-Irshad;1:143, IbnShahrashoub’sal-

Manaqib; 1:211, Keshf ul-Ghumma; 1:223, al-Qummi’s Tafsir; 1:288A’lam ul-Wara; 115, Ar-Rawandi’sQassasul-Anbiyaa;350H.425,Biharul-Anwar;21:151H.1,p.157H.6and33:445H.656[23]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih; 4:377H. 5785, Ilal ash-Sharaayi’; 49,Alikhtisas; 345,

Awaliil-La’aali;1:228H.122,al-Kharaijwal-Jara’ih;149,Nahjul-Haqq;520,Biharul-Anwar;20:79H.16and76:362H.67[24]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5786.[25]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5787.[26] Refer toMen La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:378 H. 5788, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Nahj ul-Balagha;

7:220and253and11:11[27]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5789,al-Khissal;394H.98,UyounuAkhbarir-

Ridha;1:34H.73,Sahifatur-Ridha:51H.48,Biharul-Anwar;59:35H.3&47H.5and103:41H.1[28]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:378 H.5789, At-Tousi’s al-Amali; 2:7, Tanbih ul-

Khawattir;2:65and70,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;469,A’lamud-Din;202and209,Ma’danul-Jawhar;33,Biharul-Anwar;75:465H.7&467H.16.Thenarration,as recordedbyal-Majlisi inhisBiharul-Anwar(andquotedfromAt-Tousi’sal-Amali)isasfollows:JabirbinAbdillah:TheProphet,peacebeuponhimandhis family, said:Sessionsshouldbekept secretexcept those inwhicha respectedsouliskilledillegally,achastehonorisviolatedillegally,andanill-gottenestateisseizedillegally.[29]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5791,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;469,Biharul-Anwar;

76:273H.31[30]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:378 H.5792, Thawab ul-A’maal; 275, Tanbih ul-

Khawattir;1:53,Biharul-Anwar;75:275H.10and13[31]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5793,Alikhtisas;219,Fiqhul-Qur ’aan1:238,

and2:101,Awaliil-La’aali;1:141H.55&p.368H.69,Tuhaful-Uqoul;348&380,Biharul-Anwar;47:234H.22&13[32]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5793,Waq’atuSiffeen;170,al-Irshad;1:163,Ibn

Shahrashoub’s al-Manaqib; 4: 31, Keshf ul-Ghumma; 1:231, Irshad ul-Quloub; 246, As-Sirat ul-Mustaqeem;1:150,Mutashabahul-Qur ’aan;1:226,IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjil-Balagha;3:325,6:131,15:32,16:23,and17:17,Biharul-Anwar;20:207,p.246H.11&100:42H.53.Asacommentonthishadith,al-Majlisi,inhisAn-Nihaya;2:14,says:Thishadithhasmanymeanings.Itmaymeanthata fighterwillbe finally terminated ifhe is trappedbya single trickery.This is,however, themostaccuratemeaning.Itmayalsomeanthatwarismisleading.Finally,itmaymeanthatwarpromisemenofgoodreturnbutitisnotfaithful.[33] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:378 H.5795, al-Khissal; 618Tuhaf ul-Uqoul; 108,

Biharul-Anwar;74:233H.29[34]ThisisafamousArabicexpression,whichmeans‘hediesanaturaldeath.’Itismentionedhere

forthehandsomerhetoricalfeaturethattheexpressiondraws.RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:378H.5796[35] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:378 H.5797, Bisharat ul-Mustafa; 265, Jami’ ul-

Akhbar;93,Mishkatul-Anwar;174,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;469,IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjil-Balagha;4:127and13:316,Biharul-Anwar;71:286H.42[36]Refer toMen La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:379H.5798, Tuhaf ul-Uqoul; 368, Bihar ul-Anwar;

61:65H.51and78:251H.108[37]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih; 4:379H.5798, Ilal ush-Sharayi’; 548H.4, al-Ayyashi’s

Tafsir;2:244H.26,IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahj il-Balagha;19:217,Biharul-Anwar;12:174H.1and22:106H.106[38]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5800,Me’aanial-Akhbar;409H.92,Tanbihul-

Khawattir;2:2566,Biharul-Anwar;71:335H.15[39]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5801,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;422H.1,al-Khissal;

124H.119,Me’aanial-Akhbar;264H.1,Thawabul-A’maal;226,al-Mufid’sal-Amali;98H.8,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:256,al-Wasila;349,Biharul-Anwar;104:209H.17[40]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5802,Tuhaful-Uqoul;49,Ghurarul-Hikamwa

Durarul-Kelim;457H.10452,Biharul-Anwar;75:275H.11and15[41]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5803,al-Khissal;110H.81,Thawabul-A’maal;

166, al-Mahaasin; 292 H.447, al-Mufid’s al-Amali; 67 H.1 and 278 H.4Alikhtisas; 228, Keshf ul-Ghumma;2:118,Az-Zuhd;8H.13,Biharul-Anwar;12:150H.30,72:195H.18,and75:47H.6[42]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5804,Qurbul-Isnad;124,Da’aayimul-Islam;

2:44H.106,p.54H.143&311H.1175,Awaliil-La’aali;2:257H.7,Biharul-Anwar;2:277H.30[43]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5805,Mutashabahul-Qur ’aan;2:23,IbnAbial-

Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;7:39,Biharul-Anwar;79:290H.5[44]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:379 H.5806, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Sharhu Nahj ul-

Balagha;17:117,Biharul-Anwar;77:169H.4[45]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:379H.5807,al-Khissal;607UyounuAkhbarir-Ridha;

1: 124 H.1, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Sharhu Nahj ul-Balagha; 19:213, Awali il-La’aali; 1:38 H. 30, As-Sawarimul-Muhriqa;31,Biharul-Anwar;79:195H.6[46]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5808[47]Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:380 H.5809, al-Khissal; 607Rawdhat ul-Wa’idheen;

368,Awaliul-La’aali;1:162H.158,Keshfur-Rayba;81H.4,Biharul-Anwar;75:189H.14[48]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5810, IbnShahrashoub’sal-Manaqib;3:384&

4:25,Tanbihul-Khawattir;1:113,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;369Awali il-La’aali;1:89H.23, al-Umda;401H.819,Biharul-Anwar;22:151H.1&82:76H.10[49]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5811,UyounuAkhbarir-Ridha;1:137,Tuhaful-

Uqoul;55,Awaliil-La’aali;1:292H.168,Biharul-Anwar;8:34H.5&77:161H.1-2[50]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5812,al-Khissal;211H.35,Keshful-Ghumma;

1:418,As-Sirat ul-Mustaqeem; 3:45, Tanbih ul-Khawattir; 1:38,Alihtijaj; 297, Tuhaf ul-Uqoul; 30,Fiqhur-Ridha;262,Mesaa’iluAlibinJa'far;110q.24, IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;1:126,5:35,and15:177,Awaliil-La’aali;2:132H.359,Biharul-Anwar;33:211H.492&104:64H.12[51]Refer toMen LaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:380H.5813, al-Khissal; 134H.145,Alikhtisas; 240,

Tafsirof Imamal-Askari;363H.252,Bisharatul-Mustafa;137,al-Ja’fariyat;171,Awali il-La’aali;1:376H.101,Biharul-Anwar;75:18H.5&96:175H.1[52]Refer toMen La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:380 H.5814, Keshf ul-Ghumma; 1:145, Ibn Abi al-

Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;11:78,16:117,and18:392[53]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5815,Biharul-Anwar;71:44H.47[54]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5816,Awaliil-La’aali;3:484H.3,Wassailush-

Shi’a;25:441H.32305[55]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:380H.5817,As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 93H.4,Uyounu

Akhbarir-Ridha;1:295H.35,Fadhaa’ilul-Ash’hurith-Thalatha;77:H.61IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;19:210,al-Iqbal;2,Tanbihul-Khawattir;1:3&110,al-Ja’fariyat;57,Ar-Rawandi’sAn-Nawadir;3,Biharul-Anwar;7:183H.29[56]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5818,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;145H.16,Ilalash-

Sharaayi’;426H.7,Mutashabahul-Qur ’aan;1:8,A’lamud-Din;440,Jami’ul-Akhbar;171,Biharul-Anwar;74:410H.16[57]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5819[58] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:380 H.5820, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Sharhu Nahj ul-

Balagha; 20:338, Awali il-La’aali; 1:102 H. 28, Mekarim ul-Akhlaq; 266, al-Ja’fariyat; 170, Ar-Rawandi’sAd-Da’awat;295H.59,Biharul-Anwar;96:317H.9[59] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:380 H.5821, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Sharhu Nahj ul-

Balagha;6:370,Mishkatul-Anwar;260,Biharul-Anwar;61:65H.51[60]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:380H.5822,Biharul-Anwar;66:407H.1[61] Refer toMen LaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:381H.5823,As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 426, Tanbih ul-

Khawattir;2:259,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;428, IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;11:103and17:45,Biharul-Anwar;73:294H.1and76:331H.1[62]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5824,al-Khissal;621At-Tawhid:68H.24,Qurb

ul-Isnad;56,Keshful-Ghumma;2:184&207,Tuhaful-Uqoul;60&110Al-Ja’fariyat;57,al-Odadul-Qawiyya; 150,Oddat ud-Da’ee; 69, IbnAbi al-Hadid’s SharhuNahj ul-Balagha; 11:103 and 17:45,Biharul-Anwar;78:60H.183and96:118H.14,22,25,66&68[63]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5825,Mohajud-Da’awat;217,Biharul-Anwar;

48:150H.25and94:318H.1[64]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5826,Tuhaful-Uqoul;37,Falahus-Sa’il;111,

Biharul-Anwar;77:142H.1[65]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5827,Keshful-Ghumma;2:207,al-Ja’fariyat;

55, Ar-Rawandi’s An-Nawadir; 3, Awali ul-La’aali; 3:113 H. 1, Bihar ul-Anwar; 78:209 H.79 and96:121H.62[66]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:381H.5828,Mekarim ul-Akhlaq; 442,As-Sirat ul-

Mustaqeem;3:282,Biharul-Anwar;77:59H.3and96:147H.24[67]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5829,al-Khissal;1:314,Biharul-Anwar;77:169

H.4[68]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5830,Wassailush-Shi’a;12:170“112”H.15987.[69]Insomeotherreferencebooks, thiswordischangedinto‘gift’. Inothers, it ischangedinto

‘goodmien’,whichseemstobethemostappropriate.[70]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5831,Wassailush-Shi’a;19:241“7”H.24502.[71]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:381H.5832,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;368H.1,al-Khissal;

139, H.158, Uyounu Akhbar ir-Ridha; 1:124 H.1, al-Manaqib; Ibn Shahrashoub, 111, Keshf ul-Ghumma; 1:263, Da’aayim ul-Islam; 1:350, Tanbih ul-Khawattir; 1:51, Khassa’is ul-A’imma; 109,Mekarim ul-Akhlaq; 419, Ibn Abi al-Hadid’s Sharhu Nahj ul-Balagha; 5:112, 16:158 & 18:389,Wassailush-Shi’a;19:241“7”H.24502,Biharul-Anwar;74:855H.98and92:179H.9

15ChapterImamAliandASyrianOldMan

(72)Mohammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq related to me fromAhmed binMohammed bin Saeed al-Hamadani from al-Hasan bin al-Qasim from Ali bin Ibrahim bin al-Mu’alla from Abu AbdullahMohammedbinKhalidfromAbdullahbinBakral-MuradifromMusabinJa’far(Imamal-Kadhim)fromhisfatherfromhisfatherfromAlibinal-Husseinthathisfather(a)said:Oneday,Amirul-Mu'mininwasmobilizinghiscompanionswhenanoldman,whosefacewaspale

outoftraveling,approachedandasked:“WhereisAmirul-Mu'minin?”“Hereheis,”someanswered(astheypointedtoImamAli).Theoldmanmovedtowardhim,greetedhim,andsaid:“OAmirul-Mu'minin,Ihavecometoyou

fromSyriainspiteofmyoldagebecauseIhaveheardaboutyousuchinnumerablevirtues.Iseeyouwillbeassassinated.IwishyouwouldinstructmewithitemsthatAllahhasconveyedtoyou.”ImamAli(a)said:Yes,oldman.Hewhosetwodaysaremoderateiswronged.Hewhosemainconcernistheworldly

pleasureswillsuffergreatregretfortheirdeparture.Hewhosedaytocomeisevilerthanhispresentdayissurelydeprived.Hewhodoesnotcareforwhateverreducesfromhisworldtocomeaslongashisworldlylifewillnotbeinfluencedissurelyperishing.Hewhodoesnotpayattentiontothedefectsofhisownpersonalityisovercomebypassions.Deathissurelybetterforthosewhoaremovingtotheabyss.OOldman,thisworldissweetandgreen.Ithasitsownpeople.Theworldtocomeisalsohasits

ownpeoplewhoseselvesaretooloftytocompetewiththepeopleofthisworld.Theyneithercontendwitheachotherforgainingtheworldlypleasures,nordotheyfeelhappyforitsfertility,nordotheyfeelsadforitsmisery.OOldman,hewhoanticipatessuddenshockswillhardlysleep.Nightsanddaysareveryquickin

one’sage.Hence,controlyourtongueandsaynothingbutthegood.OOldman,youshould likeforpeopleall thatwhichyoulikeforyourselfandtreat themin the

samewayyouwantthemtotreatyou.ImamAli(a)thenturnedtohiscompanionsandsaid:O people, do you not see that people in this world encountering a great variety of conditions

whenevertheyenterintoeveningormorning?Theyareeitheravictimthatwrithes(outofpain),avisitorof a sick, aperson that is visited inhis ailment, aperson that is dying, aperson that is notexpectedtoliveanylonger,ora(dead)personthatislaidout.Theseekersofthisworldarechasedbydeath,andthenegligentarenotignored.Thepresentoneswillsurelyfacethesamefateofthepastones.[1]ZaidbinSawhanal-AbdiaskedandAmirul-Mu'mininanswered:-OAmirul-Mu'minin,whatisthemostpowerfulandinfluentialauthority?-Itisdeath.-Whatisthemostdegradinghumility?-Itiscarefortheworldlypleasures.-Whatistheharshestpoverty?

-Itisapostasyafterfaith.-Whatisthemostaberrantadvocacy?-Itistheadvocacytotheimpossible.-Whatisthebestdeed?-ItisGod-fearing.-Whatisthemostsuccessfuldeed?-ItistoseekforthatwhichisinthepossessionofAllah,PowerfulandMajesticisHe.-Whoistheevilestcompanion?-TheevilestcompanionisthatwhoencouragesyoutocommitactsofdisobediencetoAllah.-Whoistheunhappiestofpeople?-Theunhappiestofpeopleishewhosoldhisreligionwiththeworldlylifeofothers.-Whoisthemostpowerfulofpeople?-Themostpowerfulofpeopleistheself-possessed.-Whoisthestingiestofpeople?-Thestingiestofpeopleishewhoseizesestatesunlawfullyandspendsthemunduly.-Whoisthemostcourteousofpeople?- Themost courteous of people is he who inclined to the right guidance after he had

discriminateditfromthewrongway.-Whoisthemostclementofpeople?-Theclementofpeopleishewhoneverbecomesangry.-Whoisthemostresolute?-Themostresoluteishewhoisnotdeceivedbypeopleinregardtohispersonalityandisnot

deceivedbythisworldanditsseductivematters.-Whoisthemostfoolish?- The most foolish is he who is deceived by this world although he is noticing the

changeabilityofitsconditions.-Whoisthemostregretful?-Themostregretfulishewhoisdeprivedofthisworldaswellastheworldtocome.Thisis

surelytheclearloss.-Whoistheblindest?- TheblindestishewhodesiredforgainingtherewardsofAllahthroughactsthathehad

practicedforsomethingotherthanthecauseofAllah.-Whatisthebestsortofsatisfaction?-ItisthesatisfactionwiththatwhichAllahhasgiven.-Whatisthemostshatteringmisfortune?-Itisthemisfortuneofthereligion.-WhatisthemostfavorabledeedtoAllah?-ItistoexpecttheRelief.-WhoarethebestpeopleinthesightofAllah?- TheyarethemostcarefulaboutAllah,themostobservantofGod-fearing,andthemost

abstinentintheworldlypleasures.-WhatisthemostfavorableutteranceinthesightofAllah?-ItisthefrequentreferencetoHimandthereverentialsupplicationtoHim.-Whatisthemosttruthfulwording?-ItistheconfessionthatthereisnogodbutAllah.-WhatisthegreatestdeedinthesightofAllah?-Itisthesubmission(toHim)andpiety.

-Whoisthemosttruthfulofpeople?-Itishewhoresistsinbattles.ImamAli(a)thenturnedtotheoldmanandsaid:OOldman,Allahhascreatedsomepeopleandmadetheworldlyaffairsdifficultforthem.Hehas

alsoinducedthemtoabstainfromtheworldlypleasuresandtransitorywreckage.TheydesiredfromtheAbodeofPeacetowhichAllahhascalledthem,stoodtheharshlivelihoodandthemisfortunes,and longed for the honor that is found with Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He. They thereforesacrificed themselves for the sakeofAllah’s satisfaction and ended their deedswithmartyrdom tomeetAllahWhowillbepleasedwiththem.Astheyrecognizedthatdeathwasinevitableforthepastonesaswellas thepresentones, they tookalongprovisions,notgoldandsilver, for their lives tocome,wore tough clothes, advanced charity, and loved and hated for the sake ofAllah.These aresurelythelanternsandpeopleofblissandpeaceintheworldtocome.Theoldmancommented:“WhereshouldIgoandhowshouldI leaveParadisewhileIcanseeit

anditspeoplewithyou,Amirul-Mu'minin?EquipmewithweaponsbywhichIcanfightagainstyourenemy.”Hence,ImamAli(a)equippedhimwithweaponsandpreparedahorseforhim.Hewentonfighting

infrontofAmirul-Mu'mininsobravely,andtheImamwashighlyadmiredbyhisfight.Asthewarattained its climax, the old man was advancing with his horse until he was killed. One of thecompanionsofAmirul-Mu'minin tracedhim.He foundhimkilledand foundhishorseand swordstillinhishand.Whenthewarwasover,thehorseandswordoftheoldmanwasputbeforeAmirul-Mu'minin(a)

whoprayed forhisbodyandsaid:“This is,byAllah, the truehappy.SeekAllah’smercy foryourbrother.”[2]

[1]RefertoMenlaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:382H.5833,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;321-2H.4,Biharul-Anwar;77:371H.1and79:301H.10.[2] Refer toMen La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:382 H. 5833, al-Amali; Sheikh As-Saduq 322, H.4,

Me’aanial-Akhbar;197H.4,al-Amali;At-Tusi434,H.947,al-Ghayat;66,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:173,Biharul-Anwar;77:376H.1

16ChapterTheCommandmentofAmirul-Mu'mininforhisSonMohammedbinal-Hanafiyya

(73)InhiscommandmentforhissonMohammedbinal-Hanafiyya,Amirul-Mu'minin(a)said:Oson,bewareof relyingonhopes, for theyare thegoodsof the foolish.Theyalso frustrateof

gettingthe(meansofthe)lifetocome.Itishighlyfortunatetohaveagoodfriend.Sitwiththepeopleofcharityandyouwillbeoneofthem.Beawayfromthosewhoprecludeyou

frommentioningAllahanddeathbymeansofdecoratedfalsitiesandfabricatedliesandyouwillbediscriminated from them. Do not let mistrust of Allah overcome you, for it will spoil everyconciliationbetweenyourfriendsandyou.Kindleyourheartwithgoodmannerslikefirewhenkindledwithwood,forgoodmannersarethe

bestsupporttothecharitablepeopleandexperimentsarethebestsupporttotheintelligent.Collecttheopinionsofmenthenchoosethenearesttotherewardandtheremotestfromsuspect.O son, there is no honor higher than Islam, no generositymore glorious thanGod-fearing, no

fortressmoreprotectivethanpiety,nointercedermoresuccessfulthanrepentance,nodressfitterthangoodhealth,nodefensemoreshieldingthansafety,notreasuremoresufficientthansatisfaction,andnowealthmoredismissiveofpovertythansatisfactionwiththesustenance.He who confines himself to the minimum necessity will have rest before others and will find

himself a place in the tranquil life.Acquisitiveness is the key to the plunging into sins.Repeal theincominggrievesbymeansoftheresolutionsofpatience.Accustomyourselftosteadfastness,foritisthebestofmoralitiesandmakeyourselfstandtheworldlyhorrorsandgriefsthatbefallyou.ThetriumphantoneshavewonandthosetowhomAllahhasalreadypromisedblessingshavebeen

saved,…foritisaguardfrompoverty.Inallofyouraffairs,relyexclusivelyuponAllah,theOnetheOmnipotent,for,ifyoudoso,youwillentrustthemtoaprotectivecavern,defendingfortress,andshieldingstronghold.PraytoAllahsincerelybecausegood,evil,giving,deprivation,granting,anddivestment—allareinHishandexclusively.Inthesamecommandment,ImamAli(a)said:Oson,sustenanceisoftwokinds—oneisthatwhichyouseekandoneisthatwhichseeksyouand

willcometoyouevenifyoudonotapproachit.Donotapplythecareofyouryearonthecareofyourday,foreverynewdaywillcoverallyourneeds(ofthatday).Ifthatyearisdecidedtobewithinyourage,Allahwilltaketoyouallthatwhichisdecidedforyoueverynewday.Ifitisnot,whatisyourbusinesswiththecareandgriefthatarenotyours?Youshouldalsoknowthatnoseekerwillprecedeyoutothesustenancethatisdecidedforyouand

noone,nomatterhowpowerfulheis,willseizeitagainstyou.Allthatwhichisdeterminedforyouwillnotbekeptagainstyou.Manyarethosewhofatiguethemselvesforseekingearnings,buttheirsustenanceiswithheldagainstthemandmanyarethosewhoaremoderate(inseekingearnings),butthedecreesoffatehelpedthem(inenjoyingabundantprovisions).Nevertheless,everybodyissubjecttoextinction.Todayisyours,butitisuncertainthatyouwillattaintomorrow!Itoftenhappensthatanindividualwhobeginsadaycannotseeitsendanditoftenhappensthatanindividualwhoishappyinthefirsthoursofanightwillshedtearsinthelasthours(ofthesamenight).Donotbedeceivedby

thelongtermofAllah’sshoweringofgracesandthepostponementofHispunishments,forHewouldhaveanticipatedthepunishmentbefore(your)deathifHehadexpectedyourescape.O son, accept the sermons of the wise people and ponder over their dicta. Precede others in

applying(toyourself)thematterswithwhichyouaskpeopletodoandstopcommittingthemattersagainstwhichyouforbidothers.Enjoingoodandyouwillbeoneofitspeople,fortheperfectionofmattersinthesightofAllahistoenjoingoodandforbidevil.Learnthereligiousquestions,forthescholars are the heirs of the prophets.Theprophets did not bequeath dinars anddirhams, but theybequeathedknowledge.Hewhoacquiresknowledgeissurelyacquiringgreatgoodness.Youshouldalsoknowthatallthosewhoareintheheavensandtheearth,includingthebirdsinthe

skyandwhalesintheoceans,areseekingAllah’sforgivenesstotheseekersofknowledge.Asasignofsubmission,theangelslowtheirwingsfortheseekerofknowledge,whichachieveshonorinthisworld and the obtainment of Paradise in the life to come, for the scholars are the callers to theparadisesandtheguidetoAllah,BlessedandExaltedisHe.Treatallpeoplekindlyaslongasyouwantthemtotreatyoukindly.Acceptforthemwhateveryou

acceptforyourself,andfinduglyforyourselfallthatwhichyoufinduglyforothers.Treatallpeoplewithgoodmannerssothattheywilllongforyouwhenyouareabsentandwillweepforyouandsay,‘WeallareAllah’sandtoHimwewillreturn,’(Innalillahwainnailayhiraji’oun)whenyoudepartthislife.Donotbeoneofthoseaboutwhompeoplesay,‘AllpraiseisduetoAllahtheLordoftheworlds,’whentheydepartthislife.You should also know that compliance with people’s moods is the head of intelligence after

believing inAllah, Powerful andMajestic isHe.Thosewho do not associate courteouslywith theones theassociationwithwhom is inescapable,untilAllahmakes for themawayof salvation, areworthless. Ihave found thatall theaffairsofpeople’smutualassociationcanbeconsideredasonemeasure, two-thirdsofwhichisapprovalandoneisnegligence.Wordingisboth thenicestandthemosthideousthingthatAllahhasevercreated.Bymeansofwording,somefaceshavebecomewhiteandbymeansofwording,somefaceshavebecomeblack.Youshouldknowthatwordingisunderyourcontrolsolongasyoudonotsayit.Ifyousayit,you

willbeunder itscontrol.Saveyour tongue in thesamewayasyousaveyourgoldandcurrencies.Thetongueisassameasamordaciousdog;ifyougivefreereintoit,itwillbiteothers.Ithappensthatasinglewordcausestheremovalofagrace.Hewhogivesfullreintohistonguewillbedriventoevery itemofmisfortuneandscandal.Then,hewillnotget ridof suchconsequencesbeforehebecomesthesubjectofthedetestationofAllahandthecensureofpeople.Hewhopursueshisopinionsexclusivelyisrisking.Hewhopropoundsthevariousopinionswill

realizetheplacesoferrors.Hewhoengageshimselfinaffairswithoutlookingintheiroutcomeswillsufferscandalousmisfortunes.Planningbeforeactingsavesagainstregret.Thetrueintelligentishewho learns lessons from (others’) experiments. In experiences lies resumed knowledge. Theinwardnessofmenisrealizedinthevicissitudesoftime.Daysshowyouthehiddensecrets.You therefore should understand my commandment and avoid neglecting it. In fact, the best

wordingisthemostuseful.Know,myson, that itwillbe inevitable foryou tobe returnedandaskedaboutyourprovisions.

Hence,trytobelight-burdened.DonotloadyourbackbeyondyourpowerlestitsweightbecomesamischiefforyouwhenyouwillberesurrectedandinterrogatedontheDayofResurrection.Violenceagainsttheservants–ofAllah-istheworstsuppliestotheworldtocome.Knowthatinfrontofyouliepitfalls, abysses,bridges, and impassablevalley;your terminatingpoint at theother endof thispassagewillnecessarilybeeitherParadiseorHell.Therefore,preparetheplacebeforegettingdown.Ifapersoniswillingtoborrowfromyouinthedaysofyouraffluencetopayitbacktoyouatthetimeofyourneedthenmakeuseofthisopportunityandborrowhimasmuchaspossiblesolongas

youareabletodoso.Putinthatprovisionasmuchasyouareableto,foritislikelythatifyoumayneedhim (afterwards), youmaynot get holdof him.Bewareof relyingupon the impious and thedistrustful in thequestionof loadingyour supplies. If youdo it, youwill be like the thirsty that isadvancing tomirage;when he reached it, he found nothing.Hence, youwill be alonewithout anysuppliesontheDayofResurrection.Inthesamecommandment,ImamAli(a)said:Oson,oppressiontakestodestruction.Amanwhoappreciateshimselfverypreciselywillnotfail.

Hewhocontrolshispassionswillguardhisprestige.Thevalueofamaniswhathedoesexpertly.Learning lessons (from others) achieves good sense. The honorable wealth is to neglect hopes.Acquisitivenessis thepermanentpoverty.Affectionisanadvantageouskinship.Yourfriendisyourfullbrother,butnoteveryfullbrotherisyourfriend.Donotbefriendtheenemyofyourfriendlestyou become the enemy of your friend.Many are the remote oneswho are closer than the nearer(kinship).Apoormanwhokeepsgoodrelationsisbetterthanawealthyonewhobreakshisrelations(withothers).Admonition is the haven of him who keeps it. He who reminds reproachfully of his favors is

spoilinghisfavors.Thementalityoftheill-manneredindividualsisalwaysbadanditwouldbettertohatesuchones.Itisnotfairtodependuponconjectureinissuingjudgments.Howuglywickednessinsituationsofingratitudeis!Howuglydepressioninexcessivehardships

is!Howuglyseveritywiththeneighborsis!Howuglydisagreementwiththe(intimate)associateis!Howuglytheperjuryofthemenofpersonalityis!Howuglythetreacheryofthepowerfulis!Ingratitude is foolishness.Sittingwith the foolish is evil omen.Respect the rightsof everybody,

whethermastersorhumbleindividuals.Hewho ignoresmoderationwillwrong.Hewho trespasses the rightwill bedetained innarrow

courses.Many diseased persons were cured andmany healthy ones passed away. Despair may besuccessandgreedmaybedestruction.Blamehimwhomyouwishtoblame.Mattersofcheatingarerewardless.TheevilestdressofMuslimsisbetrayal.Itisquitepropertobedisloyaltothebetrayers.Corruptiondestructsthemuchamountwhilemoderationcausesthesmalltogrow.Regard of the relatives is a sing of generosity.Hewho is generouswill bemaster and hewho

understands (something)will seekmore (knowledgeabout it).Offerproperadvice toyour friendsandhelpthemineverysituationexcept thosewholeadtotheactsofdisobediencetoAllah.Followyour friends in every situation. Do not desert your friend due to suspicion and do not leave himbeforeyoublamehim.Perhaps,hehashisexcusewhileyouareblaminghim.Accepttheapologyofeveryone so that you will be included with the Intercession. Honor those who support you andincreaseyourcharity,honor,respect,andreverencetothemaslongasyouenjoygoodhealth.It isimproperforyoutodisregardhimwhorespectsyouorinjurehimwhocoversupyourdefects.Treatyourcompanionwithkindnessasmuchasyoucan,foryoucangainhisrighteousdeedsif

youwill.Hewhobetakespudencyashisdresswillhavehisdefectsscreenedfromeyes.Theburdensofthosewhoseekmoderationarelight.Hewhopreventshissoulfromitspassionwillgainhisrightguidance.Comfortlieswitheveryhardshipandchokingisexpectedineverybite.Nogracecanbeobtainedunlessitisprecededbyharm.Belenientwithhimwhoenragedyouso

thatyouwillwinyourneed.Timesofcarearetimesofforgiveness.Hours,however,takeyouragetotermination.Thepleasurethatisfollowedbyfire(ofHell)isworthlessandeverygoodmatterthatisfollowedbyfire(ofHell)isalsoworthless.Likewise,theevilthatproducesParadiseisnotevil.AnyblissotherthanParadiseisvaluelessandanymisfortuneotherthanHellis(regardedas)goodhealth.Do not ignore your friends’ rights in reliance on your relationship, for those whose rights areignored by you are not your true friends.Do notmake the disregard of your friend control yourbuildinggoodrelationwithhimanddonotmakehismistreatmentwithyoucontrolyourkindactto

him.Oson,ifyouarestrong,employyourstrengthinthefieldsofactsofobediencetoAllah,andif

youareweak,employyourweaknesstoavoidtheactsofdisobediencetoHim. Ifyoucandeprivewomenofthepossessionofmattersotherthanthepersonal,thenyoushoulddoit,forthisisbetterforachievingprosperousandpeacefullifeandpermanentbeautywiththem.Awomanisaflower,notanadministrator.Toenjoytranquillifewithawoman,treathersokindly.StandthesatisfactionwiththeactsofAllah.Ifyouwanttohavethegoodofthislifeandthelifetocomealtogether,youshoulddriveyourselftodespairofallthatwhichisinpeople’spossession.PeaceandAllah’smercyandblessingsbeuponyou.ThathasbeenthecommandmentofAmirul-Mu'mininforMohammedbinal-Hanafiyya.[1]

[1]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:391H.5834,A’lamud-Din;486,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:39,IbnAbi al-Hadid’sSharhuNahj ul-Balagha; 16:96& 19:301,Bihar ul-Anwar; 73:160H.7,Wassailush-Shi’a;17:61“19”H.21984

17ChapterMaximsoftheProphetandtheImams

(74) Mohammed bin Abi Umair narrated from Eban bin Othman and Husham bin Salem andMohammedbinHamranthatImamAs-Sadiq(a)said:I wonder at four (people); why they do not restore to four (acts)! I wonder at those who feel

fearful;whytheydonotrestoretoAllah’ssaying:“AllahisAll-sufficientasourGuardian.”(3:173)IheardAllahsayafterthis:“TheyreturnedwiththefavorsandthebountiesofAllahuntouchedbyevilandfollowedbythepleasureofAllah.Allah'sfavorisgreat.”(3:174)Iwonderatthosewhoaregrievous—whytheydonotrestoretoAllah’ssaying:“Lord,Youarethe

OnlyGodwhom Iglorify. I havecertainlydonewrong tomyself (so forgiveme)”(21:87) I heardAllahsayafterthis:“Weansweredhisprayerandsavedhimfromhisgrief.ThusWesavethefaithfulones.”(21:88)Iwonderatthosewhomarecheated;whytheydonotrestoretoAllah’ssaying:“IentrustAllahwith

myaffairs.AllahisWellAwareofHisservants.”(40:44)IheardAllahsayafterthis:“Allahprotectedhimagainsttheirevilplans.”(40:45)Iwonderatthosewhoseektheworldlylifeanditsadornments;whytheydonotrestoretoAllah’s

saying:“AllPowerbelongstoAllah.”IheardAllahsayafterthis:“Evenifyouconsidermeinferiortoyourself inwealthandoffspring,perhapsmyLordwillgivemeagardenbetter thanyoursandstrike your garden with a thunderbolt from the sky to turn it into a barren ground, or cause thestreamsinyourgardentodisappearunderthegroundsuchthatyouwillneverbeabletofindthem.”(18:39-41)‘Perhaps’inthepreviousVersestandsforinevitability.(75)MohammedbinZiyadal-AzdirelatedtomethatEbanbinOthmanal-Ahmarsaid:Aman came to ImamAs-Sadiq (a) and said: I sacrificemy father andmother for you, son of

Allah’sMessenger.Wouldyoupleaseinstructme?TheImamanswered:IfitisAllahWhotookthechargeofsparingyoursustenance,whydoyoucareforitthen?If the shares of the sustenance are already distributed and decided (for people), why are you

acquisitivethen?IftheJudgmentwillunavoidablyfall,whyareyouexcessivelycheerfulthen?IfAllahwillcertainlygiveback(thatwhicheveryouspendasalms),whydoyoubehavestingily

then?If the punishment of Allah is unquestionably the fire (of Hell), why do you commit acts of

disobediencethen?Ifdeathwillinescapablyfall,whyareyouhappythen?IfAllahwillsueeverybodyunavoidably,whyareyouplottingtrickeriesthen?IftheShaitanisyourenemy,whyareyouinadvertentthen?IfyouwillinescapablyhavetopassbythePath,whyareyouarrogantthen?IfeverythingissubjecttotheactsofAllah,whyareyoudepressingthen?Ifthisworldlylifewillbebeyonddoubtceasetoexist,whydoyoufeelsecurethen?”[1]

(76)ImamAs-Sadiq(a)said:Ifeelsympatheticforthreeclassesofpeople.Anyhow,theyshouldbetreatedmercifully.Theyare

thosewhosufferedhumiliationafterhonor,thosewhobecameneedyafterhavingbeenwealthy,andthescholarswhomhavebeenbelittledbytheirfolksandtheignorantpeople.[2](77)ImamAs-Sadiq(a)said:FiveclassesofpeopleareasexactlyasIwilldescribethem—Thestingydonotenjoycomfort,

theenviouscannotenjoypleasure,theenslavedcannotbeloyal,theliarsdonothavepersonality,andthefoolishcannotbemasters(overothers).[3](78)TheProphet(s)said:Youwillnotcoverpeoplewithyourfortunes;thus,coverthemwithyourgoodmannerism.[4](79)YounusbinZhabyanrelatedthatImamAs-SadiqJa’farbinMohammed(a)said:Thefameofworshipismistrust.Myfathersaidthatheheardhisfatherrelatingontheauthorityof

his father (a) that the Prophet (s) said:The bestworshippers are theywho perform the obligatoryrituals (properly). The most generous people are they who defray the zakat. The most abstinentpeople are they who avoid the forbidden acts. Themost pious people are they who say the rightwhetherfororagainstthem.Thefairestpeoplearetheywholikeforpeoplewhatevertheylikeforthemselvesandhateforthemwhatevertheyhateforthemselves.Themostcourteouspeoplearetheywho refer to death more than the others. The happiest people are they who are saved from thepunishmentandhopefortherewardwhentheygounderthedust(intheirgrave).Themostobliviouspeople are they who do not learn lessons from the ceaseless changes of this world. The mostrespectfulpeoplearetheywhodisrespect thisworld.Themostknowledgeablepeoplearetheywhoadd people’s knowledges to theirs. The most courageous people are they who overcome theirpassions.Themostvaluablepeoplearethemostknowledgeable.Thelessvaluablepeoplearethelessknowledgeable.Thelesspleasantpeoplearetheenvious.Thelesscomfortablepeoplearethestingy.The stingiest people are they who withhold the duties that Allah imposed upon them. The mostprecedenttotherightaretheywhoapplyittothemselves.Thelessreverentpeoplearethesinful.Theless loyalpeopleare theslaves.The less friendlypeopleare thekings.Thepoorestpeopleare thegreedy. The richest people are they whom are not captured by acquisitiveness. The most faithfulpeoplearethebearersofthebestmanners.ThemostgenerouspeoplearethemostGod-fearing.Theloftiestpeoplearetheywhodonotintrudethemselvesinthatwhichdoesnotconcernthem.Thepiouspeople are theywho leave all sorts of disputation including the right. The owners of theweakestpersonalitiesare the liars.Theunhappiestpeopleare theenslaved.Themosthatefulpeopleare thearrogant.Themosthard-workingpeopleare theywhoneglect the sins.Thewisestpeopleare theywhoescapetheignorant.Themostcontentpeoplearetheywhoassociatewiththehonorablepeople.Themostintelligentpeoplearethemostcourteouswithpeople.Themostaccusedpeoplearethosewhoassociatewiththedoubtedones.Themostinsolentpeoplearetheywhokillorbeatonesotherthantheirkillersorbeaters.Theworthiestofpardonarethemostpowerful.Theworthiestofguiltarethe backbiting foolish ones. The most disgraceful people are they who debase others. The mostjudiciouspeopleare theywhosuppress theirragemost.Themostvirtuouspeopleare theywhodofavorstopeoplemost.Thebestpeoplearetheywhobenefitthepeople.[5](80)Ashepassedbyamanwhowasspeakingnonsense,Amirul-Mu'minin(a)stoppedandsaidto

him:O you! You are dictating to theKeepingAngels a record that will be taken to your Lord. You

thereforeshouldsayonlythatwhichconcernsyouandshouldleavethatwhichdoesnotconcernyou.[6](81)He(a)alsosaid:AMuslimindividualisrecordedasgood-doersolongasheissilent.Ifhespeaks,heisrecorded

eithergood-doerorevildoer.[7](82)ImamAs-Sadiq(a)said:Silenceisarichtreasure.Itistheadornmentoftheclementandtheshelteroftheignorant.[8](83)He(a)said:Rightwordingisbetterthankeepingsilentaboutwrongdoing.[9](84)IsmaeelbinMuslimnarratedthatJa’farbinMohammedAs-Sadiqrelatedontheauthorityof

hisfathersthatAmirul-Mu'minin(a)said:Scholars andwise people used to correspond to each other three statements only: As for those

whose main concern is the (preparations for the) life to come, Allah will satisfy their worldlyconcerns.Asforthosewhomaintaintheirhiddenintentions,Allahwillmaintaintheirpublicaffairs.AsforthosewhoestablishgoodrelationsbetweenAllahandthem,Allahwillestablishgoodrelationsbetweenpeopleandthem.[10](85)TheProphet(s)said:Blessedare thosewhoenjoy longageswithgooddeedsandpleasant resortswhen theirLord is

pleasedwiththem.WoearethosewhoenjoylongagesbutwithevildoingsandbadresortwhentheirLordisdispleasedwiththem.[11](86)OmarbinShemrnarratedfromJabirbinYazidal-Ju’fithatAbuJa’farMohammedbinAlial-

Baqir(a)said:AllahrevealedtotheProphet(s)thatHeappreciatedJa’farbinAbiTalibforfourcharacters.TheProphet(s)summonedJa’farandaskedhimaboutthesecharacters.Ja’faranswered:“Except

thatAllah,BlessedandExalted isHe, toldyouabout them,Iwouldnot tellyouatall. Ihaveneverdrunkwinebecause Iknew that itwould takeawayone’smind. Ihavenever tolduntruthbecause Iknewthatitwouldviolateone’spersonality.IhavenevercommittedfornicationbecauseIknewthatotherswouldabusemyhonor if Iabuseothers’honors. Ihaveneverworshippedan idolbecauseIknewthatidolscannotbenefitorharm.”TheProphet(s)puthishandonJa’far ’sshoulderandsaid:ItisincumbentuponAllahtogiveyou

twowingswithwhichyouwillflyinParadise.[12](87)TheProphet(s)said:Allah,ExaltedisHe,said:OMyservants,youallarelostexceptthosewhomIguide.Youallare

poorexceptthosewhomIenrich.YouallareguiltyexceptthosewhomIguard(againstsins).[13](88)As-SakunirelatedthatAli(a)said:Everynewdaythatcomesuponmansaystohim:“IamanewdayandIwillwitnessyou.Hence,

youshouldsayonlygoodwordinganddoonlygooddeedssothatIwilltestifyforyourgoodontheDayofResurrection,foryouwillnotseemeeveragain.”[14](89)Mas’adabinSadaqarelatedthattheProphet(s)said:Believersshouldenjoysevenrightsthatareimposed-byAllah-oneachother:honoreachotherin

theirsights,bear lovetoeachother in thehearts,offer thewealth toeachother,preventbackbitingeach other, visit each other in ailment, participate in the funeral ceremonies of each other, andmentioneachotheringoodmannersafterdeath.[15](90)IbnAbiUmairnarratedfromIbnAbiZiyadAt-TuhamifromAbdullahbinWahabthatJa’far

binMohammedAs-Sadiq(a)said:To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah

bestowsuponaservant.[16](91) IbnAbiUmair narrated fromMuawiya binWahab that Ja’far binMohammedAs-Sadiq (a)

said:Be steadfast against the enemies of the graces, for your best retaliation for those who acted

disobedientlytoAllahagainstyouistoactobedientlytoAllahwiththem.[17]

(92)Al-Mu’allabinMohammedal-BasrinarratedfromAhmedbinMohammedbinAbdullahfromAmrbinZiyadfromMudrikbinAbdirrahmanthatAbuAbdullahJa’farbinMuhammadAs-Sadiq(a)said:On theDay ofResurrection, all peoplewill be gathered on one highland and the scaleswill be

maintained.Thebloodofthemartyrswillbeputinascaleandtheinkofthescholarsintheother.Theinkofthescholarswilloutweighthebloodofthemartyrs.[18](93)MohammedbinAbiUmairnarratedfromAbdullahbinal-QasimthatJa’farbinMohammed

As-Sadiq(a)relatedontheauthorityofhisfathersthatAli(a)said:Youshouldhopefortheunexpectedmorethantheexpected.Ashewentforfetchingakindleoffire

forhisfamily,Moses(a)wasbackwithprophecyafterAllahhadspokenwithhim.Asshewentout,thequeenofShebaconvertedtoIslamwithSolomontheprophet(a).Similarly,thesorcerersofthePharaohwentforsupportingtheking,buttheywentbackwithfaith.[19](94)AbdullahbinAbbasnarratedthattheProphet(s)said:ThehonorablemenofmyummaaretheretainersoftheQuranandtheworshippersatnights.[20](95)TheProphet(s)askedArchangelGabrielforadvice.Hesaid:OMohammed–orOAllah’sMessenger-,liveinthisworldasyoulike,foryouwillcertainlydie.

Lovewhateveryouwant,foryouwillcertainlyleaveit.Dowhateveryouwant,foryouwillcertainlyget (theconsequenceof)yourdeeds.Thebeliever ’shonor ishisnightprayers,andhisglory is toabstainfromharmingpeople.[21](96)Al-HasanbinMusaal-KhashabnarratedfromGhiyathbinKalubfromIshaqbinAmmarthat

As-Sadiq(a)relatedontheauthorityofhisfathersthatAli(a)usedtosay:Theafflictedpeople–nomatterhow intense their afflictions are- arenotworthierofpraying to

Allahthanthosewholivepeacefullybuttheydonotknowwhenanafflictionwillbefallthem.[22](97) Ali bin Mahzyar narrated from al-Hussein bin Saeed from al-Harth bin Mohammed bin

Annumanal-Ahwal(Sahibut-Taq)fromJamilbinSalihthatAbuAbdullahAs-Sadiq(a)relatedontheauthorityofhisfathersthattheProphet(s)said:HewhowantstobethemostgenerousshouldfearAllah,hewhowantstobethemostGod-fearing

shoulddependuponAllah,andhewhowantstobethewealthiestofpeopleshouldtrustinwhatisinAllah’shandmorethanwhatisinhisownhand.MayIinformoftheevilestpeople?Theattendantssaid:“Yes,youmay,Allah’sMessenger.”He(s)said:Theevilestpeoplearethosewhohatepeopleandpeoplehatethem.MayIinformyouofthepeople

thatareevilerthantheprevious?Theattendantssaid:“Yes,youmay,Allah’sMessenger.”He(s)said:Thepeoplethatareevilerthanthepreviousarethosewhodonotpardonothers,donotacceptany

excuse,anddonotforgive.MayIinformyouofthepeoplethatareevilerthantheprevious?Theattendantssaid:“Yes,youmay,Allah’sMessenger.”He(s)said:Thepeoplethatareevilerthanthepreviousarethosewhosefavorisnotexpectedandwhoseevilis

notsecured.Once,Jesus(a)oratedbeforetheIsraelites.Hesaid:OchildrenofIsrael,donotspeakwordsofwisdombeforetheignorantsothatyouwillnotwrong

thesewords.Donotpreventthewisepeoplefromreceivingthewisdom;lest,youwillwrongthosepeople.Donothelptheunjustones;otherwise,yourfavorswillbenull.Mattersmustbeoneofthree:aclearlyrightmatterthatyoushouldfollow,aclearlywrongmatter

thatyoushouldavoid,oraconfusedmatterthatyoushouldcommendtoAllah.”[23](98)Al-HasanbinAlibinFaddhalnarratedfromal-Hasanbinal-Juhmfromal-FudhaylbinYessar

thatJa’farbinMohammedAs-Sadiq(a)said:Iftheintentionispowerful(todoanymatter),thebodywillnotbeweak.[24]

(99)Al-HasanbinFaddhalnarratedfromGhalibbinOthmanfromShuaibal-AqarqoufithatJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)said:Asforthosewhopossessthemselvesinsituationsofdesire,fear,appetite,andrageuntiltheyfeel

pleased,Allahwillpreventthefire(ofHell)fromconsumingtheirbodies.[25](100)Ashewasaskedabouttheabstinentinthisworld,ImamAs-Sadiq(a)answered:The true abstinent is he who neglects the legal matters out of fear of the judgment (of it) and

neglectstheillegalmattersoutoffearofthetorture(ofit).(101)MohammedbinSinannarrated fromAbdullahbinMeskan thatAbuAbdullahAs-Sadiq (a)

said:Themisersshouldbetheworthiestofhopingforrichnesstopeople,becausepeoplewillnotask

fromthemiftheybecomerich.Thefaultypeopleshouldbetheworthiestofhopingforperfectiontopeople,becausepeoplewillnotinspecttheirdefectswhentheyareperfect.Thefoolishshouldbetheworthiest of hoping for clemency to people, because they need for being treated clemently.Unfortunately,themisers,now,hopeforpovertytopeople,thefaultyhopefordefectstopeople,andthe foolish hope for foolishness to people. In fact, poverty requires stinginess, faultiness requiresinspectingpeople’sdefects,andfoolishnessrequiresthecommitmentofsins.[26](102)AbuHashimal-Ja’farirelated:IwenttoAbual-HasanAlibinMohammed(Imamal-Jawad)(a)afterIhadbeeninflictedbyharsh

poverty.When he permittedme and I sat before him, he (a) said: “OAbuHashim, which one ofAllah’sgracesdoyouwanttothank?”I could sayno singleword after I heard this statement.He (a) then added: “Allah,Powerful and

MajesticisHe,hasbestoweduponyouwithfaithduetowhichHewillpreventyourbodyfrombeinginHell, bestowed upon youwith good health to help you obeyHim, and bestowed upon youwithsatisfactiontoprotectyoufromdegradation.OAbuHashim,IhavesaidthistoyouinitiallybecauseIunderstood thatyouwouldcomplain tomeaboutyourcurrentpoverty;hence, Iwillgiveyouonehundreddinars.”[27](103)MohammedbinSinannarratedfromTalhabinZaidthatAbuAbdullahas-Sadiq(a)said:Hewhoactsindeliberatelyisassameashimwhotakesawrongway;thehastierheistheremoter

fromhispurposebe.[28](104)Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:Sleepistherestofthebody,speakingistherestofthesoul,andsilenceistherestofthemind.[29](105)MohammedbinSinannarratedfromAl-MufaddhalbinOmarthatJa’farbinMohammedas-

Sadiq(a)said:Asforanyonewholacksheart-preaching,self-reproving,andaguidefriend,hisenemywillsurely

controlhim.[30](106) Ja’far bin Mohammed bin Malik al-Fazari al-Kufi (of Kufa) narrated from Ja’far bin

MohammedbinSahl fromSaeedbinMohammedfromMas’ada thatAbual-HasanMusabinJa’far(Imamal-Kadhim)saidtohim:Man’s dependants are his prisoners. Anyone upon whom Allah confers with graces should be

generoustowardshisprisoners.Ifhedoesnot,hewillsoonbedeprivedofthesegraces.[31](107)SafwanbinYahyanarratedthatAbuas-Sabahal-Kinanisaid:IaskedJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)tonamethesayerofthefollowingpreach:“I implore toAllahtograntmefaithandpiety.IseekHisguardagainst thebadresults.Thebest

sayingisthementionofAllah,ExaltedisHe.TheheadofwisdomistheobediencetoHim.Themosttruthful,themosteffectivepreach,andthebeststorytelleristheBookofAllah.ThefirmesthandleisthebelievinginAllah.ThebestcreedisthecreedofAbraham(a).Thebestnormisthenormoftheprophets.ThebestguidanceistheguidanceofMohammed(s).ThebestsuppliesisGod-fearing.The

best knowledge is the most advantageous. The best guidance is the pursued guidance. The bestrichness is the self-sufficiency. The best thing that is thrown in the heart is the conviction. Theembellishmentofspeakingistruthfulness.Theembellishmentofknowledgeisbenevolence.Thebestdeath is martyrdom. The best matters are these whose results are good. The sufficient fewness isbetter than the divertingmuchness.The true unhappy is thatwhowas unhappy since hewas in hismother ’swomb.The true happy is hewho learns lessons fromothers. Thewittiest people are theGod-fearing.Themostfoolishthingislibertinism.Theevilestintentionsarethefalseintentions.Theevilestmatters[32]arethemostrecentlyinventedones.Theworstblindnessistheheartblindness.TheworstregretistheregretontheDayofResurrection.TheworstsinfulthinginthesightofAllahisthe tongue of the liars. The worst gain is the gain of usury. The worst consuming is the wrongconsumingoftheorphan’swealth.Thebestembellishmentofamanistranquilitywithfaith.Asforthosewhopursuemockingatpeople,Allahwillmakethemthesubjectofpeople’smocking.Hewhoidentifies themisfortunes[33]will stand them.Likewise, thosewhodonot identify themisfortuneswillnotstandthem.Suspectisdisbelief.ThearrogantwillbehumiliatedbyAllah.HewhocomplieswiththeShaitanwilldisobeyAllah,andAllahwilltormenthimwhodisobeysHim.Allah,likewise,will increase (His graces to) those who thank Him. Allah will help him who behaves steadfastlyagainstmisfortunes.AllahisSufficientfortheneedsofwhoevertrustsinHimandwillrewardthemwho depend uponHim.Do not enrageAllah for the purpose of seeking the favors of any ofHiscreatures.Do not curry favorswith anybody throughmeans that take you away fromAllah.AllahacceptsnomeansotherthantheobediencetoHimandtheseekingofHissatisfactionthroughwhichHeconfersagoodmatterorsavesfromanevil.TheobediencetoAllah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,istheprosperityofalloftheexpectedwelfaresandthesalvationfromallofthedangerousevils.Allahwill surely guard whoever obeys Him. As for those who disobeyAllah, they will never find anyshelteragainstHimnorcananyfugitivebesavedagainstHimsince theactofHimwillbefallandhumiliate that fugitivewhether the creatures are pleased or not. Everything that will be inevitablyfalling is imminent.Onlywill thatwhichAllahwants occur, and thatwhichHedoes notwantwillnever occur.Help each other in fields of piety andGod-fearing, not sin and aggression, and fearAllah,forHeistenseinpunishment.”Ja’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)said:ThissayingistheProphet’s.[34](108)TheProphet(s)said:Allah, Exalted is He, says: For the servants who obeyMe, I will not commend their affairs to

anyoneotherthanMe.ForthosewhodisobeyMe,IwillcommendtheiraffairtothemselvesandIwillnotcarewheretheywillperish.[35](109)MohammedbinAbiUmairnarratedfromEasaal-FerrafromAbdullahbinAbiYafurfrom

AbuAbdullah(a)thatAbuJa’faral-Baqir(a)said:As for those whose appearances are preferable to their realities, their good deeds will be

lighter[36](onthescaleoftheDayofResurrection).[37](110)TheProphet(s)said:Allah,ExaltedisHe,says:Ifanyoneofmycreatures,whoacknowledgesMe,disobeysMe,Iwill

subjugatehimtotheabsolutecontrolofoneofmycreaturesthatdoesnotacknowledgeMe.[38](111)IbnAbiUmairnarratedfromIshaqbinAmmarthatImamas-Sadiq(a)saidtohim:OIshaq,usekindwordswith thehypocrite, love the faithfulbeliever sincerely,and regardyour

associationwith(even)theJewwhositswithyou.[39](112) Al-Mufaddhal bin Omar narrated that Ja’far bin Mohammed as-Sadiq (a) related on the

authority of his fathers that al-Hussein binAli was asked: “How is yourmorning, son of Allah’sMessenger?”Heanswered:IbeginthisdaywhilemyLordishigherthanIam,fire(ofHell)isinfrontofme,deathispursuing

me,theJudgmentiswaylayingme,andIamsubjecttomydeeds.IcannotgainthatwhichIlikeandIcannotguardmyselfagainstthatwhichIdislike.Afterall,allmyaffairsareinthehandoftheOneWhoisotherthanme.HemaytormentmeandmayforgivemeifHewills.Is thereanyonewhoispoorerthanIam,then?[40](113)Al-MufaddhalnarratedthatImamas-Sadiq(a)related:AquarrelbrokeoutbetweenSalmanal-Farsi,Allahmayhavemercyuponhim,andamanwho

addressedtohim:“Whoareyouandwhatareyou?”Salmananswered:Thefirstofyouandmeisadirtysperm.Thelastofyouandmeisastinkingcarrion.OntheDay

ofResurrection, the scaleswillbemaintained.Thosewhosegooddeedswillweighheavieron thescalewillbethetruenoblemen,butthosewhosegooddeedswillbelighteronthescale,willbethetrueinglorious.”[41](114)Al-Mufaddhalsaid:IheardImamas-Sadiq(a)saying:Theordealofpeoplewithregardtousisreallygreat:ifwecallthem,theydonotrespond,andif

weleavethem,theywillnotbeguidedbyanyoneelse.”[42](115)Amirul-Mu'mininsaid:The good, as a whole, is gathered in three things: consideration, silence, and wording. Every

consideration that lacks learning lessons is inattention, every silence that lacks thinking isinadvertence,andeverywordingthatlacksthementionofAllahisnonsense.Blessedarethosewhoseconsiderationteachesthemlessons,whosesilencecausesthemtothink,whosewordingismentionofAllah,whoweepfortheirsins,andsavepeoplefromtheirevil.[43](116)Imamas-Sadiq(a)saidthatAllah,PowerfulandMajesticisHe,revealedtoAdam:OAdam,Iwillgatherthegood,asawhole,infourwords:oneisforMe,oneisforyou,oneis

betweenyouandMe,andoneisbetweenpeopleandyou.ThewordthatisforMeisthatyoushouldworshiponlyMewithoutassociatinganything(oranyone)withMe.ThewordthatisforyouisthatIwill reward you in yourmost critical need (for the compensation of your acts). Theword that isbetweenyouandMeisthatyoushouldsupplicatetoMeandIwillanswer.Thewordthatisbetweenpeopleandyouisthatyoushouldacceptforyourselfwhateveryouacceptforpeople.[44](117)Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:Goodhealthisasecretfavor—itisforgottenifitispresent,andmissedifitisabsent.[45](118)As-SakuninarratedthatJa’farbinMohammed(a)relatedontheauthorityofhisfathersthat

theProphet(s)said:Twowordsarestrange:awordofwisdomthat isutteredbyafoolish.Youshouldaccept it.The

otherisafoolishwordthatisutteredbyawiseman.Youshouldpardonit.[46](119)OmarbinShemrnarratedfromJabirbinYazidal-Ju’fi thatAbuJa’farMohammedbinAli

al-Baqir(a)relatedontheauthorityofhisfathersthatAmirul-Mu'minin(a)deliveredasermonafterthedeathoftheProphet(s)inwhichhesaid:Opeople,thereisnohonorhigherthanIslam,nogenerositymoregloriousthanGod-fearing,no

fortressmoreprotectivethanpiety,nointercedermoresuccessfulthanrepentance,notreasuremorebeneficial thanknowledge,nopower loftier thanclemency,noancestrynobler thangoodmanners,no fatigue humbler than rage, no beauty more handsome than intelligence, no defect worse thanuntruth,nokeepermorepreservingthansilence,nodressmoregood-lookingthangoodhealth,andnoabsentmoreimminentthandeath.Opeople,youshouldknowthateveryonewhowalksonthesurfaceofthisearthwilleventuallygo

beneathit.Nightanddayareexpeditinginruiningtheages.Everybreathoflifehasaprovisionandeveryseedhasaneater.Youarethefoodofdeath.Hewhorealizesthe(vicissitudesof)timetrulywillnotbypassreadiness.Neitherthewealthoftherichnorwillthepovertyofthepoorsavethemfromdeath.

O people, hewho fears his Lordwill stop hiswrongdoing.Anyonewho does not care for hiswordingwillcausehisravingtoappear.Hewhocannotdistinguishgoodfromevilisassameasananimal.Theworldlymisfortunes are so scanty if comparedwith the huge neediness of tomorrow.YourenmityissurelythereasonofyourmuchcommitmentofsinsandmanyactsofdisobediencetoAllah.Rest isvery close to fatigue, andmisery isvery close tobliss.Anyevil that is followedbyParadise is not a true evil, and any welfare that is followed by Hell is not a true welfare. EverycomfortotherthanParadiseisvalueless,andeverymisfortuneotherthanHellisagoodhealth.[47](120)IsmaeelbinMuslimrelatedthattheProphet(s)said:For my umma, I am only afraid of three things—deviation after the pursuance of the right

guidance,themisleadingseditions,andthefoodandthesexualappetites.[48](121)Oneday,theProphet(s)sawsomepeopletryingtorollarockasacompetitionofpower.He

(s)askedthemaboutthatgame.Theyansweredthatitisacompetitiontoidentifythemostpowerful.Hecommented:Themostpowerfulofyouarethosewhosesatisfactiondoesnotleadthemtothecommitmentof

sinsorthewrong,whosedispleasuredoesnottakethemoutoftheright,andwhoseabilitydoesnotlead them to seizewhat is not theirs.[49] (or “what is not rightful for them to seize” according tootherwaysofnarration)[50](122)Al-HasanbinMahboubnarratedthatAbuWalladal-Hennatsaid:IaskedAbuAbdullahJa’far

binMohammedas-Sadiq(a)aboutthesortofkindnessthatismentionedinAllah’ssaying,“Youmustbekindtoyourparents.”(17:23)Heanswered:Thekindnesstotheparents(thatisintendedinthepreviousQuranictext)istotreatthemproperly

and not let them ask you to settle any of their needs even if they can cover all of their needssufficiently.Allahsays:“YoucanneverhaveextendedvirtueandrighteousnessunlessyouspendpartofwhatyoudearlyloveforthecauseofAllah.”(3:92)RegardingAllah’ssaying,“Ifeitherorbothofyourparentsshouldbecomeadvanced inage,do

not express to themwordswhich show your slightest disappointment,” this includes the situationswhentheywearyyou.“Neveryellatthem,”meanseveniftheybeatyou.“Butalwaysspeaktothemwithkindness.”Thekind speaking to them is to say:Allahmay forgiveyouboth. “Behumbleandmercifultowardsthem,”meansthatyoushouldneverlookatthemsharply.Youshouldlookatthemwiththelooksofmercyandcompassion.Youshouldneverraiseyourvoiceabovetheirs,youshouldnotraiseyourhandabovetheirs,andyoushouldnotprecedethem.[51](123)Al-Hasan binMahboub narrated fromMalik binAtiyya fromAabid al-Ahmasi fromAbu

Hamzaat-ThemalithatZaynul-AabidinAlibinal-Hussein(a)said:Certainly, the most favorable of you to Allah are the best good-doers, the gainers of the best

rewardsofAllaharethemostdesirousforgainingwhatHehasinpossession,thesafestfromAllah’spunishment are themost fearful ofHim, the closest toAllah are the bestwell-mannered, themostpleasedinthesightofAllaharethemostgeneroustowardsthedependants,andthebestofyouinthesightofAllaharethemostGod-fearing.[52](124)Al-HasanbinMahboubnarratedfromSa’dbinAbiKhalafthatAbual-HasanMusabinJa’far

(al-Kadhim)(a)saidtooneofhissons:Oson,letnotAllahseeyoucommittinganactofdisobedienceagainstwhichHewarnedyou,and

letHimnotmissyouinanactofobediencetoHimofwhichHeorderedyou.KeepseriousanddonotconvinceyourselfthatyouareworshippingandobeyingAllahperfectly,becausenoonecanachieveperfection in the fields of worshipping Allah. Beware of joking because it extinguishes theilluminationofyourfaithanddisgracesyourpersonality.Bewareofindolenceandlazinessbecausethey both prevent you from receiving your shares of the pleasures of thisworld and theworld to

come.[53](125)Alibinal-HakamnarratedfromHushambinSalemthatJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)

said:Thisworldisseekingandissought.Hewhoseeksitwillbesoughtbydeath,whichwilltakehim

out of it.Hewho seeks theworld to comewill be sought by thisworld to give himhis (decided)sharesofsustenance.[54](126)Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah

bestowsuponabeliever.[55](127)TheProphet(s)said:TaketheinitiativetothegardensofParadise.“WhatarethegardensofParadise,Allah’sMessenger?”someasked.He(s)answered:ThegardensofParadisearetheshavingofthepubes.[56](128)MohammedbinAhmedbinYahyanarratedfromMohammedbinAdamfromHisfatherthat

Abual-Hasanar-Ridha(a)relatedontheauthorityofhisfathersthattheProphetsaidtoAli,peacebeuponthem:OAli,donotconsultthecoward,forheshowsyourexitsasnarrow.Donotconsultthestingy,for

hefrustratesyouagainstyourgoal.Donotconsulttheacquisitive,forhegarnishestheevilsforyou.You should know that cowardice, stinginess, and acquisitiveness are instincts that are contained bymistrust.[57](129)Al-HasanbinMahboubnarratedfromal-HaithambinWaqidthatJa’farbinMohammedas-

Sadiq(a)said:AsAllahmovessomepeoplefromthehumilityoftheactsofdisobediencetoHim,tothehonorof

actsofobediencetoHim,Heenrichesthemwithoutneedofwealth,supportsthemwithoutneedofaclan,andentertainswithoutneedtoabosomfriend.ForhimwhoeverfearsAllah,Allahwillmakeeverythingfearhim,andwillmakehimwhodoesnotfearHimfeareverything.AllahacceptsthefewdeedsofthosewhosatisfythemselveswithfewearningsfromHim.Forthosewhohavethecourageof seeking legal earnings, their provisions will be easily obtainable and their dependants will beluxurious.Forthosewhoabstainfrompursuingtheworldlypleasures,Allahwillfixwisdomintheirminds,makeitglideontheirtongues,showthemthemaladyandremedyoftheworldlydefects,andmovethemfromthisworldtotheEternalAbodesafely.[58](130)AbuHamzaath-ThemalinarratedthatAbuJa’far(Imamal-Baqir)(a)said:Whenmyfather

(a)wasdying,heembracedmetothechestandsaid:Oson,gothroughtheright,evenifitisbitter,sothatyourrewardswillbegiventoyoucompletely

withoutjudgment.”[59](131) IbnMeskannarrated fromAbdullahbinAbiYafur that Ja’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq (a)

saidtoaman:Consideryourmindasakinsmanwhoseopinionyouseek,consideryourknowledgeasthefather

thatyoufollow,consideryourselfastheenemythatyoufight,andconsideryourwealthastheloanthatyoushoulddefray.[60](132)He(a)alsosaid:Striveagainstyourselfinthesamewayasyoufightyourenemy.[61](133)Al-HasanbinRashidnarratedfromAbuHamzaath-ThemalithatAbuJa’far(Imamal-Baqir)

(a)related:AmancametotheProphet(s)andsaid:“OAllah’sMessenger,instructme.”He(s)said:Clingtothedespairofeverythingthatisatpeoples’hands.Thisissurelythepresentrichness.

Asthemanaskedformore,theProphet(s)said:Bewareofgreed,foritissurelythepresentpoverty.Asthemanaskedformore,theProphet(s)said:Beforeyouwanttodoamatterthatyouintend,youshouldconsideritsresult.Iftheresultisgood

orrightguidance,youshallthenfollow.Ifitisevilormisleading,youshouldleave.[62](134)Al-HusseinbinYazidnarratedfromAlibinGhurabthatJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)

said:Asforanyonewhohastheabilitytocommitasininaseclusionbuthe(doesnotcommititbecause

he)considersAllahandfeelsashamedoftheKeepingAngels,Allahwillforgiveallofhissins,eveniftheyareasmanyasthesinsofallmankindandalljinn.[63](135) Al-Abbas bin Bekkar ad-Debi narrated fromMohammed bin Sulaiman al-Kufi al-Bezzaz

fromAmrbinKhalidthatZaidbinAlirelatedontheauthorityofhisfathers(Alibinal-Husseinandal-HusseinbinAli)thatAmirul-Mu'mininAli(a)said:As for the faithful believerswho die in the period betweenmidday ofThursday andmidday of

Friday,Allahwillsavethemfromtheburialpressureandwillgrantthemtherightofintercessionforindividualsasmanyastheindividualsof(thetribesof)RabeeaandMadhar[64].ForthebelieverswhodieonSaturdays,AllahwillneverjointhemtotheJewsinHell.ForthebelieverswhodieonSundays,AllahwillneverjointhemtotheChristiansinHell.For the believers who die on Mondays, Allah will never join them to our enemies—sons of

UmayyainHell.ForthebelieverswhodieonTuesdays,AllahwilladdthemtousintheHighestComrade.ForthebelieverswhodieonWednesdays,AllahwillguardthemagainsttheevilomenontheDay

of Resurrection, bless them by His vicinity, and grant them, through His favor, an everlastingdwellingwhereintheyshallexperiencenohardshiporanyfatigue.Amirul-Mu'minin(a)thenadded:Thefaithfulbeliever,nomatteronwhicheverstateorwheneverhedies,isregardedasveracious

andmartyr.IhaveheardmydeartheProphet(s)saying:“Death will surely erase the sins of the faithful believer who departs this world even if he is

burdenedwiththesinsofallpeopleonthisearth.”He(s)thenadded:“Hewhoever says la ilaha illa (a)llah -There is no god but Allah- purely will be acquitted of

polytheism,andwhoeverdeparts thisworldwithoutworshippinganythingbesidesAllahwillbe inParadise.”HethenrecitedtheVerse:AllahwillnotforgivethesinofconsideringsomethingequaltoHim,butHemayforgivetheother

sinsofwhomeverHewants.(4:116)He(s)commented:“RegardingthepreviousVerse,AllahwillforgivethesinsofwhomeverhewantsamongyourShia

andadorers,Ali.”Iwondered:“OAllah’sMessenger,allthisisformyShia,isitnot?”TheProphet(s)answered:“Yes,itis,bymyLord.AllthisisforyourShia.OntheDayofResurrection,theywillcomeoutof

theirgravessaying,‘ThereisnogodbutAllah,MohammedistheMessengerofAllah,andAlibinAbi Talib is the argument of Allah.’ Subsequently, they will be given green garments, wreathes,crowns,andridinganimals—allfromParadise.Eachofthem,then,willputonthegreengarment,thewreath,andthecrownandwillridetheanimalthatwillhastentoParadise.Theywillnotbeaffectedby thegreat terror.Theangelswillcome to themwith thisgladnews:This isyourdaywhichwas

promisedtoyou.”[65](136)Imamas-Sadiq(a)wasaskedaboutthelimitofgoodmannerism.Heanswered:Itistobetractable,speakgoodwording,andreceiveyourfriendswithgoodhumor.[66](137)Ashewasaskedaboutthelimitofopenhandedness,Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:ItistospendtherightthatAllahhasimposeduponyoufromyourwealthanduseitinitsproper

field.[67](138)Ya’qoubbinYazidnarratedfromAhmedbinal-Hasanal-Maithamifromal-HusseinbinAbi

HamzathatheheardAbuAbdullah(a)saying:Spend(inthecauseofAllah)andbecertainofthecompensation.Youshouldalsoknowthathewho

doesnotspend(someofhiswealth)inthefieldsofobediencetoAllahwillhavetospendinthefieldsof disobedience toAllah.Likewise, hewhodoesnot exert efforts for settling theneedsofAllah’sdiscipleswillhavetoexerteffortsforsettlingtheneedsofAllah’senemies.[68](139)AhmedbinIshaqbinSa’dnarratedfromAbdullahbinMaymounthatJa’farbinMohammed

as-Sadiq(a)related(ontheauthorityofhisfather)thatal-FadhlbinAbbassaid:ThekingofPersiaortheRomanspresentedashe-muletotheProphet(s)whorodeit…andaskedmetoridebehindhim.He(s)thensaid:Oboy,keep(goodrelationswith)AllahsothatHewillkeepyou.Keep(goodrelationswith)Allah

andyouwillalways findHimaheadofyou.AcknowledgeAllah insituationsof facilityso thatHewillansweryouinsituationsofhardship.Ifyouwanttoask(somebody),youshouldaskAllahonly.Ifyouwanttoseek(somebody’s)help,youshouldseekAllah’s.ThePenhadalreadyrecordedallthatwhichwillcomeabout.IfpeopleexertalleffortsforbenefitingyouinamatterwhosebenefithasnotbeendecidedforyoubyAllah,theywillnothavetheabilitytodoit.Likewise,iftheyexertalleffortsforharmingyouinamatterwhoseharmhasnotbeendecidedbyAllahforyou,theywillnotbeabletodo it. If you canuse steadfastnesswith conviction, thendo it. If you cannot, you should thenbetolerant,forgreatadvantagelies inbeingsteadfastagainst thedetestable(matters).Youshouldalsoknow that victory accompanies steadfastness and relief accompanies the hardships. After everydifficulty,thereisrelief.Certainly,aftereverydifficultytherecomesrelief.[69](140)MohammedbinAlial-KufinarratedfromIsmaeelbinMehranfromMurazimfromJabirbin

YazidfromJabirbinAbdullahal-AnsarithatTheProphet(s)said:Whenafetussettlesinthemother ’swomb,itsfacebecomesinthedirectionofthemother ’sbackif

itisboy.Ifitisgirl,thefacebecomesinthedirectionofthemother ’sfront.Likeagrievedandsadperson,thefetussitsinthemother ’swombwiththehandsonthecheeksandthechinontheknees.Itisjustlikeatiedupperson.Atiethatlinksitsnaveltoitsmother ’snavelmakesittroubled.Throughthatnavel,thefetusreceivesitsfoodthesourceofwhichisitsmother ’sfoodanddrink.Thiscontinuesupto the time that isdecided for itsbirth.When that timefalls,Allahsendsanangel to recordon theforeheadofthatfetuswhetheritwillbehappyorunhappy,believerorunbeliever,andrichorpoor.Theanglealsorecordsitstimeofdeath,amountofsustenance,ailment,andhealth.When the sustenance that is decided for the fetus to receive from itsmother ’s navel ceases, the

angelscoldsitsoheavilythatitturnsoveranditsheadbecomesinthedirectionoftheexit.Whenitfalls to theground, it facesgreat terrorandpainful torment.Anywind,hardship,or touchofhandfallsonthatbabywillcausehimtosufferthesamepainthatissufferedbytheskinned.Whenhefeelshungry,hecannotaskforfood.Whenhefeelsthirsty,hecannotaskforwater.Whenhefeelspain,hecannot seekhelp.OutofHismercy,pity, and love for thatbaby,Allah,BlessedandExalted isHe,entruststhebaby’smothertoguardhimagainsthotandcoldweatherbyherselftothedegreethatsheisreadytosacrificehersoulforherbaby.Shealsobecomessuchsteadfastinshowingthebabyherlovetothedegreethatshedoesnotcareifsheishungry,thirsty,ornakedsolongasherbabyisfull,sated,ordressed.

Allahdepositsthebaby’snourishmentinhismother ’sbreasts—onecarriesthefoodandtheotherthedrink.When thebabysuckles,Allahbringshimthedecidedshareofeveryday.Whenheattainsdiscernment, he becomes careful for his family members, wealth, evil, and acquisitiveness.Notwithstanding, he is the subject of epidemics, deformities, andmisfortunes that befall him fromeverywhere. In the meantime, the angels guide and lead him and the devils (try to) mislead andmisguidehim.HeisthereforeperishingunlessAllahsaveshim.InHisBookofwisdom,Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,referstothecreationofman.Hesays:Wehavecreatedthehumanbeingfromanextractofclay,whichwasthenturnedintoalivinggerm

andplacedinsafedepository.Thelivinggerm,then,wasturnedintoashapelesslumpoffleshfromwhichboneswere formed.Thebones, then,werecoveredwith flesh.At this stage,Wecaused it tobecomeanothercreature.AllblessingsbelongtoAllah,thebestCreator.ThereafteryouwillcertainlydieandyouwillbebroughtbacktolifeagainontheDayofResurrection.(23:12-6)Jabir said: “OAllah’sMessenger,” I asked, “Thepreviousdiscussionconcernsus—theordinary

people,whataboutyouaswellasyoursuccessors?”TheProphet(s)keptsilentforawhilebeforehesaid:OJabir,youhaveaskedaboutabigmatterthatnobodycanunderstandexceptthosewhohavebeen

granted a great share of Allah's favor. The prophets and their successors are created from theilluminationofAllah’smajesty.Allahdeposits their illuminations incleanspinesandpurewombs,makes the angels preserve them, adorns them out of His wisdom, and nourishes them with Hisknowledge.Thus, theirmatter is too lofty tobedescribedand theirmannersare tooaccurate tobeknown, for they are the stars of Allah on His earth, the signs of Allah in His creation, therepresentativesofAllahtoHisservants,thelightsofAllahinHislands,andtheargumentsofAllahagainstHiscreatures.OJabir,thisispartofthesealedandconcealedknowledge.Hence,youshouldkeepitsecretfrom

everybodyexceptitssuitablepeople.[70](141) Al-Mufaddhal bin Omar narrated from Thabit ath-Themali that Habbaba al-Walibiyya

related:IheardmymasterAmirul-Mu'minin(a)saying:We—thehouseholdoftheprophecy—donotconsumeintoxicants,eatthefleshofeel,orpassour

hands over our slippers (during the ritual ablution).Hewho claims being one of our Shia shouldimitateandtakeusasexamples.[71](142)HemmadbinOthmannarrated:AboutthewisdomthatAllahgrantedtothefamilyofProphet

David,Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:Itisnecessaryfortheintelligenttobeinterestedinhisaffairs,controlhistongue–utterance-and

discriminatethepeopleofhisage.[72](143)SafwanbinYahyaandMohammedbinAbiUmairnarratedfromMusabinBakrfromZurara

thatJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)said:Favorsareworthlessunlesstheyaredonetothehighbornandthereligious.Prayeristheoffertoryofthepious.Hajjisthejihadoftheweak.Everythinghasitstax,andthetaxofbodiesisfasting.Jihadofwomenistheirgoodbehaviorwiththeirhusbands.Causetheearningstocomedownthroughalmsgiving.Hewhoiscertainoftherewardwillsurelyspendgenerously.Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,grantshelpasmuchasrequired.Fortifyyourwealthbymeansofdefrayingthezakat.Moderationisthehalfofliving.Themoderatewillneverbeneedy.

Fewnessofdependantsisoneofthetwofacilities.Theinstructorswhodonotapply their instructions to themselvesare like thosewhotry toshoot

withouthavingastring.Amicabilityisthehalfofintelligence.Careisthehalfofsenility.Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,grantssteadfastnessaccordingtothemeasureofthemisfortune.Asforthosewhobeatthehandonthethighinmisfortunes,theirrewardswillbecancelled.Todepresstheparentsisimpietytothem.[73]Imamas-Sadiq(a)alsosaid:Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,hasgiveneachyoudefinitesharesof

moralitiesinthesamewayasHehasdecidedforeachofyoudefinitesharesofsustenance.[74](144)Al-MufaddhalbinSalihnarratedfromAbuJamilafromSa’dbinTariffromal-Asbaghbin

NubatathatAmirul-Mu'mininAlibinAbiTalib(a)said:TheArchangelGabriel descended toAdam and said:OAdam, I have been given the orders of

makingyouchooseoneofthree.Hence,youshouldchooseoneandleavetwo.Adamasked:Whatarethesethree?Theangelsaid:Theyaretheintellect,thepudency,andthereligion.Adamsaid:Ichoosetheintellect.Gabrielthenaskedthepudencyandthereligiontoleave.Theybothsaid:OGabriel,wehavebeenorderedtofollowtheintellectwheneveritgoes.Thus,theangelleftthemandascended.[75](145)AhmedbinMohammedbinEasanarratedfromAlibinIsmaeelfromAbdullahbinal-Waleed

fromAbuBassirthatAbuAbdullahJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)said:Four things are useless: affection towards the unfaithful, a favor that is done to the ungrateful,

knowledgethatisgiventotheinattentive,andasecretthatissaidtotheunsafe.[76](146)Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:Allahhasdefinitefieldscalled‘Nemesis’ (al-Muntaqima).Allahwillmake theservant,whodoes

notdedicatesomeofhiswealthtothefulfillmentoftheobligatoryrightsofAllah,thesubjectofoneofthesefieldsinwhichhewillspoilallhiswealthuntilhediesanddepartshiswealthcompletely.[77](147)Imamas-Sadiq(a)said:Hewhodoesnotcareforwhathesaysorwhatissaidabouthimissemi-sonofthedevils.Hewho

doesnotcareifpeopleconsiderhimasharmfulissemi-sonofthedevils.Hewhobackbitesafaithfulfriendwithout being in state of enmitywith him is semi-son of the devils.Hewho is fond of theharamandthefornicationissemi-sonofthedevil.TheImam(a)thenadded:Thebastardsenjoydefinitecharacteristics.First, theyhateus–theProphet’shousehold-.Second,

they long for the haram fromwhich theywere created.Third, theydisparage the religion.Fourth,they are considered as unwelcome persons.Only thosewhomwere formed by persons other thantheirfathersorwhosemothersconceivedthemintheirperiodsofmenstruationmaybeconsideredasunwelcomepersons.[78](148)Amirul-Mu'minin(a)said:Hewhothinksitisfortunateforhimtohaveonlywhatsufficeshimwillbesufficedwiththeleast

needs of thisworld.Hewho thinks it is not sufficient for him to have theminimumneeds of thisworldwillnotbesufficedbyalltheworldlypleasures.[79](149)IshaqbinAmmarnarratedthatImamas-Sadiq(a)said:Helpoftheheavensisgrantedaccordingtothemeasureoftheneed.[80](150)Al-HasanbinFaddhalnarratedfromMaisarthatJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq(a)said:Within the revelations of the heavens is (this statement): If son of Adam –man- possesses two

valleysthatproducegoldandsilver,hewillseekforathirdone.OsonofAdam,yourstomachisanoceanandavalley.Nothingwillfillinitexceptdust.[81](151)TheProphet(s)said:To revile at a believer is a sort of sinfulness, to fight against him is a sort of disbelief, and to

backbitehimisanactofdisobediencetoAllah.Thewealthofthebelieverisassanctifiedashissoul.[82](152)AhmedbinMohammedbinSaeedal-KufinarratedfromAlibinal-HasanbinFaddhalfrom

HisfatherthatAbual-HasanAlibinMusaar-Ridha(a)said:TheImamcarriesdefinitecharacteristics.Heisthemostknowledgeable,thewisest,themostGod-

fearing,themostclement,themostcourageous,themostopenhanded,andthebestworshipper.Heisborn circumcised and purified.He can see thatwhich behind him in the sameway as he sees thatwhich is in front of him.He has no shadow.When he first falls on the earth –from hismother ’swomb-,hefallsonhispalmsrecitingthetwoshahadas–creedsofIslam:IdeclarethereisnogodbutAllahandMohammedistheMessengerofAllah-loudly.Hedoesnotencounterwetdreams.Hiseyesmaysleepbuthisheartneversleeps.Heisaddressedfromtheheavens.ThearmoroftheProphet(s)fitshim.HisurinationandfecescannotbeseenbecauseAllahhasorderedtheearthtoswallowthatwhicheverisdischargedfromhim.Hissmellismorefragrantthanmusk.Heenjoysmoreauthorityoverthebelieversthanthemselves.Heismorecompassionatewiththebelieversthantheirfathersandmothers.HeisthemostmodestforAllah,thebestperformerofAllah’sordersandthebestabstinentfrom thematters thatAllah forbids.Hisprayer is responded to thedegree that if he invokesAllahagainstarock,itwillberentasunder.HepossessestheweaponoftheProphet(s)andtheswordofThulfeqar.He possesses a record that includes the names of his adherents and another record thatincludes thenamesofhis enemiesup to theDayofResurrection.Healsopossesses al-Jami’a (thecomprehensive),whichisarecordofseventy-cubitlongthatcontainsalltherequirementsofpeople.HealsopossessestheMajorCipher,whichiswrittenonskinofagoat,andtheMinorCipher,whichiswrittenonskinofaram.Theycontainthewholebodyofsciencesandinformation,includingtherulingsofthecompensationofthedefectthatoccursduetotheretaliationofascratchandtherulingsofonelash,halfalash,andonethirdofalash.Finally,theImampossessestheBookofFatima(a).[83](153) Abdul-Wahid bin Mohammed bin Abdous an-Nisapuri narrated to us from Ali bin

MohammedbinQutaibafromal-FadhlbinShathanthatheheardImamar-Ridha(a)saying:When theheadof Imamal-Hussein (a)was carried toSyria,Yazid, the cursed, ordered toput a

dining table on it. His companions and he sat to that table eating and drinking beer. When theyfinished, Yazid, the cursed, ordered to put the head in a washtub under his bed. He then put achessboardontheheadandwentonplayingchessandrevilingandmockingatal-Hussein,hisfather,andhisgrandfather,peacebeuponthem.Whenhiscompaniongambled,hetookthebeeranddrankitthreetimes.Hethenpouredtheremaindernearthewashtub.He who claims being one of our Shia should abstain from drinking beer and playing chess.

Wheneveryoursightfallsonbeeroronchess,youshouldrememberal-Hussein(a)andcurseYazid,hisfamily,andthefamilyofZiyad.Ifyoudoit,Allahwillforgiveyoursinseveniftheyareasmanyasthestars.[84](154)Imamar-Ridha(a)said:Hewhobeginshisdaywithgoodhealth,peaceofmind,andavailabilityofthatday’sfoodisasif

heisgiventhewholegoodofthisworld.[85](155)Imamar-Ridha(a)said:Hearts aremoldedon cherishing thosewho treat themcharitably and abhorring thosewho treat

themnastily.[86]

(156)Sa’dbinTarifnarratedfromal-AsbaghbinNubatathatAmirul-Mu'minin(a)saidinoneofhissermons:Opeople,listentoandunderstandmysayings,forthedepartureisimminent.Iamtheimamofthe

creation,[87]thesuccessorofthebestofthecreatures,thehusbandofthemistressofwomenofthisumma,and thefatherof the immaculateprogenyand theguideImams.Iamthebrother,successor,guardian, vizier, acquaintance, choice, dear, and intimate friend of the Prophet (s). I am thecommanderofthefaithfulbelievers,theleaderofthewhite-forheadedhonorables,andthemasterofthe(prophets’)successors.Tofightmeis tofightagainstAllah, tomakepeacewithmeis tomakepeacewithAllah,toobeymeistoobeyAllah,andtobeloyaltomeistobeloyaltoAllah.MyShiaare the disciples of Allah and my supporters are the supporters of Allah. I swear by AllahWhocreatedmewhenIwasnothing,theentrustedpeopleamongthecompanionsoftheProphet(s)havecertainly known that the perfidious party, the deviators, and the apostates[88] were cursed by theUmmiProphet.WhoeverinventsfalsehoodagainstAllahwillcertainlybelost.[89](157)Amirul-Mu'minin(a)relatedthattheProphet(s)prayed:OAllah,havemercyuponmysuccessors.Herepeatedthestatementthreetimes.Someasked:OAllah’sMessenger,whoareyoursuccessors?TheProphet (s) said:Mysuccessorsare thosewhowillcomeaftermeand relatemyhadithand

Sunna.”[90](158)Al-Mu’allabinMohammedal-BasrinarratedfromJa’farbinSalamafromAbdullahbinal-

HakamfromHisfatherfromSaeedbinJubairfromIbnAbbasthattheProphet(s)said:Aliiscertainlymyrepresentativeandsuccessor.Hislady;themistressofwomenoftheworldis

mydaughter.Al-Hasanandal-Hussein;themastersoftheyouthofParadisearemysons.Hewhoeverfollows them is followingme, whoever antagonizes them is antagonizingme, whoevermakes anenmitywiththemismakinganenmitywithme,whoeverturnsawayfromthemisturningawayfromme, and whoever honors them is honoring me. Allah will regard him whoever regards them,disregard him whoever disregards them, support him whoever helps them, and disappoint himwhoeverdisappointsthem.OAllah,likeYourprophetsandmessengerswhohadmomentouspeopleand household, Ali and Fatima and al-Hassan and al-Hussein are my momentous people andhousehold.OAllah,takeawayfromthemfilthandpurifythemthoroughly.[91]AllpraiseisduetoAllahtheLordoftheworlds.AllpeaceandblessingsbeuponourmasterMohammedandhisimmaculatefamily.

[1]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:392H.5836,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;7H.5,al-Khissal;450H.55,At-Tawhid;367H.21,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;441,Biharul-Anwar;78:190H.1and103:27H.43[2]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:394H.5837,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;12H.8,al-Khissal;

86H.18,Tuhaful-Uqoul;367,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;8,Biharul-Anwar;2:14H.1and74:405H.1[3]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:394H.5838,al-Khissal;271H.10,Tuhaful-Uqoul;450,

Biharul-Anwar;72:193H.13,73:252H.12,73:33H.17,75:300H.7,75:138H.13and78:194H.10[4]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:394H.5839,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;12H.9,Alikhtisas;

225,A’lamud-Din;294,IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;6:338and11:218,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;376,Awaliul-La’aali;2:74H.197and4:80H.78,Mishkatul-Anwar;211,Biharul-Anwar;71:383H.19,71:384H.22,74:169H.26,77:168H.3,77:175H.8[5]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5840,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;27-8H.4,Me’aanial-

Akhbar;195H.1,Mustatrafatus-Saraa’ir;632,Biharul-Anwar;72:297H.7and77:113H.2[6]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5841,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;32H.4,Rawdhatul-

Wa’idheen;370,Biharul-Anwar;5:327H.21and71:276H.4

[7]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5842,al-Khissal;15H.53(Inthisbook,theword‘believer ’replaces‘Muslim’),Thawabul-A’maal;178,Alikhtisas;232,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;467,Mishkatul-Anwar;173,Biharul-Anwar;5:327H.22,71:298H.52,and71:307H.85[8]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5843,Alikhtisas;232,Biharul-Anwar;71:288

H.50,and71:239H.64[9]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5844,Wassailush-Shi’a;12:184“117”H.16032[10]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5845,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;38H.6,al-Khissal;

120H.133,Thawabul-A’maal;216,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:163,Biharul-Anwar;71:181H.36,77:381H.2and103:429H.50[11]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5846,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;55H.8,Rawdhatul-

Wa’idheen;475,Biharul-Anwar;69:400H.95,71:171H.2and77:115H.3[12]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih; 4:396H.5847,As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 74H.7, Ilal ash-

Sharaayi’;5558H.1,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;296,Biharul-Anwar;22:272H.16[13]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:396H.5848,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;90H.1,Biharul-

Anwar;5:198H.16[14]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:397H.5849,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;95H.2,Falahus-

Sa’il; 215,Muhasabat un-Nafs; 14, Rawdhat ul-Wa’idheen; 393, Bihar ul-Anwar; 71:181 H.35 and77:381H.3[15]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:398H.5850,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;32H.2,al-Khissal;

351H.27,Ar-Rawandi’sAd-Da’awat;222H.610,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;292,Biharul-Anwar;74:222H.3[16] Refer toMen LaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:398H.5851,As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 41H.5 and 361

H.13,al-Khissal;27H.96,Sifatush-Shi’a;H.58,Mishkatul-Anwar;381,Biharul-Anwar;75:320H.45[17]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:398H.5852,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;88H.5,al-Khissal;

20H.71,Biharul-Anwar;71:408H.22,71:411H.26,and71:416H.38[18]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:398H.5853,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;168H.1,Mustatrafat

us-Saraa’ir;622,Oddatud-Da’ee;77,Irshadul-Quloub;165,Awaliul-La’aali;4:6H.10,Mishkatul-Anwar;137,Biharul-Anwar;2:14H.26,2:16H.35[19]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:398H.5854,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;178H.7,Mustatrafat

us-Saraa’ir; 622, Tuhaf ul-Uqoul; 208, Mishkat ul-Anwar; 117, Fiqh ur-Ridha; 359, Rawdhat ul-Wa’idheen;502,Biharul-Anwar;13:92,71:134H.9[20]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:398H.5855,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;194H.6,al-Khissal;

7H.21,Me’aanial-Akhbar;177H.1,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;6,Biharul-Anwar;87:138H.6,92:177H.2[21]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:399H.5856,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;194H.5,al-Khissal;

7H.19-20and178H.2,al-Ja’fariyat;181,Jamiul-Akhbar;108,Musakkinul-Fu’ad;120,Az-Zuhd;79H.214,Ma’danul-Jawhar;44,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;502,Mishkatul-Anwar;301,Biharul-Anwar;71:188H.54,75:105H.2,77:19H.3&5,and87:138H.5[22]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:399H.5857,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;265H.5,Tanbihul-

Khawattir;2:166,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;217,Oddatud-Da’ee;16,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;327,Biharul-Anwar;93:380H.2[23]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:400H.5858,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;305H.11,Me’aani

al-Akhbar;196H.2,Tanbihul-Khawattir;1:222,Tuhaful-Uqoul;27,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;426,IbnAbi al-Hadid’s SharhuNahj ul-Balagha; 19:216,Ghurar ul-HikamwaDurar ul-Kelim; 89H.1507,Biharul-Anwar;71:138H.2,72:203H.1,73:177H.20and77:126H.30[24]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:400H.5859,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;27H.6,Biharul-

Anwar;70:25H.14

[25]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:400H.5859,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;270H.6,Thawabul-A’maal;159,al-Qummi’sTafsir;2:277,Jamiul-Akhbar;180,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;380,Mishkatul-Anwar;247-307,Biharul-Anwar;71:395H.7[26] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:400 H.5862, As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 3870 H.2, al-

Khissal;152H.188,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:149,Biharul-Anwar;73:300H.5and78:91H.3[27]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:401H.5863,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;412H.11,Biharul-

Anwar;5:129H.7[28]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:401H.5864[29]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:402H.5865[30]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:402H.5866[31]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:402H.5867[32]‘Matters’,inthisregard,standsforeverynewheresythatisaddedtothereligion.[33] To identify a misfortune means to believe in the compensation that will be gained due to

sufferingitortoknowthatthesourceofmisfortunesisGodtheExaltedWhooffersonlythegood.[34]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:402H.5868[35]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:403H.5869,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;489H.2,Jami’ul-

Akhbar;100,Mishkatul-Anwar;75,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;420,Biharul-Anwar;71:178H.22[36]This is an indication toGod’s saying:Thosewhosegooddeedswillweighheavier (on the

scale)will live apleasant life,but thosewhosegooddeedswill be lighter (on the scale)willhavehawiyahastheirdwelling.Wouldthatyouknewwhathawiyahis.ItisaburningFire.(101:8-11)[37]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:404H.5870,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;492H.8,Irshadul-

Quloub;188,Tuhaful-Uqoul;294,Mishkatul-Anwar;321,Biharul-Anwar;71:365H.9,78:173H.5and78:188H.38[38]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:404H.5871,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;229H.12,Irshadul-

Quloub;83,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;419,Biharul-Anwar;73:343H.27and73:347H.35[39]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:404H.5872,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;628H.8,Alikhtisas;

230,A’lamud-Din;301,Az-Zuhd;22,Mishkatul-Anwar;82,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;371,Biharul-Anwar;72:152H.11,72:161H.22,78:172H.5,and78:188H.42[40]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:404H.5873,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;609H.3,al-Odad

ul-Qawiyya;35,Jami’ul-Akhbar;90,Biharul-Anwar;76:415H.2and78:113H.7[41]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:404H.5874,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;609H.7,Ilalash-

Sharaayi’; 2755 H.3, Me’aani al-Akhbar; 207 H.1, Rawdhat ul-Wa’idheen; 412, Bihar ul-Anwar;22:355H.1,70:291H.28,and73:211H.24[42]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:405H.5875,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;609H.7,Alihtijaj;

331,Kenzul-Fawa’id;2:37,Biharul-Anwar;266:253H.25and46:288H.11[43]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:405H.5876,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;27H.2and109H.6,

al-Khissal; 98H.47,Me’aani al-Akhbar; 344H.1,Thawabul-A’maal; 177, al-Mahaasin;5H.10, al-Irshad;297,Alikhtisas;231,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:158,Kenzul-Fawa’id;2:83,Tuhaful-Uqoul;215,Mishkat ul-Anwar; 37, 55, and 176. Keshf ul-Yaqin; 181,Ma’dan ul-Jawhar; 34, Bihar ul-Anwar;71:275H.2and77:408H.37[44]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:405H.5877,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;608H.1,al-Khissal;

243H.98,Alikhtisas;239,Fiqhur-Ridha;353, IbnAbi al-Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;18:157,Ar-Rawandi’sQassasul-Anbiyaa;69H.50,Biharul-Anwar;11:215H.1and75:26H.8[45]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:405H.5878,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;229H.13,Rawdhat

ul-Wa’idheen;472,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;327,Biharul-Anwar;78:243H.108and81:172H.5[46]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:405H.5879,al-Khissal;33H.3,Me’aanial-Akhbar;

367H.1,al-Mahaasin;230H.170,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:75,Tuhaful-Uqoul;59,Mishkatul-Anwar;

134,Biharul-Anwar;2:42H.7and77:119H.12[47] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:407 H.5880, As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 320 H.8, At-

Tawhid;72H.27,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;489,Ghurarul-Hikam;159H.3046,Biharul-Anwar;77:382[48]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:407H.5881,al-Mufid’sal-Amali;111H.1,Sahifatur-

Ridha;44H.166,Biharul-Anwar;10:168H.15,22:451H.7,71:269H.5,71:272H.16and72:196H.22[49]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:407H.5882,Me’aanial-Akhbar;366H.1,Tanbihul-

Khawattir;2:76,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;379,Mishkatul-Anwar;32and218,Biharul-Anwar;75:28H.16[50]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:407H.5882,As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 2H.3,Bihar ul-

Anwar;67:298,67:300H.28,71:358H.4&5,75:28H.18[51]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:407H.5883,al-Ayyashi’sTafsir;2:285H.39,Mishkat

ul-Anwar;163,Biharul-Anwar;74:39,H.374:97H.79[52]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:407H.5884,al-Ja’fariyat;238,Mishkatul-Anwar;74,

A’lamud-Din;90&222,Biharul-Anwar;69:395H.79and78:319H.3[53]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:408H.5885,Biharul-Anwar;69:395H.79and78:319

H.3[54]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:409H.5886.[55]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:409H.5887,Biharul-Anwar;70:386H.47[56]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:409H.5888,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;38H.3&366H.13,

al-Khissal;27H.96,Sifatush-Shi’a;H.58,Biharul-Anwar;1:202H.12and93:155H.20[57]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:409H.5889, al-Khissal; 101H.57, Ilal ush-Sharayi;

5559H.1,Biharul-Anwar;70:386H.47[58]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:410H.5890,Mustatrafatus-Saraa’ir;593,A’lamud-

Din;293,Keshful-Ghumma;2:135,Tanbihul-Khawattir;1:65&2:89,Biharul-Anwar;69:604H.114[59]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:410H.5891,Tanbih ul-Khawattir: 1:17,Mishkat ul-

Anwar;22,Biharul-Anwar;71:76H.10[60]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:410H.5892,al-Kafi;2:454H.7,Tuhaful-Uqoul;304,

Mishkatul-Anwar;244,Biharul-Anwar;78:283H.1[61]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:410H.5893,Wassailush-Shi’a;15:28“32”H.20513[62]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:410H.5894,al-Mahaasin;16H.46,Ar-Rawandi’sAd-

Da’awat;40H.98,Mishkatul-Anwar;145,IbnAbial-Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;3:163,Biharul-Anwar;77:131H.36[63]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:411H.5895,Wassailush-Shi’a;15:28“14”H.20328[64]RabeeaandMadhararethetwolargestArabictribes.[65]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:411-2H.5896,Jamiul-Akhbar;165[66]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih; 4:412H.5897,Me’aani al-Akhbar; 253H.1,Biharul-

Anwar; 71:389 H.42 and 74:171 H.39[67] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:412 H.5898,Me’aanial-Akhbar;256H.1,Biharul-Anwar;71:353H.10[68]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih; 4:412H.5899,Me’aani al-Akhbar; 253H.1,Biharul-

Anwar;96:130H.57[69]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:413H.5900,Mishkatul-Anwar;20,Biharul-Anwar;

64:216H.31and70:183H.52[70]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:413H.5901,Biharul-Anwar;60:352H.36[71]Referto

MenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:415H.5902,Wassailush-Shi’a;24:132“9”301626[72]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:415H.5902,Wassailush-Shi’a;12:192“119”16095[73]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:416H.5904. Thesemaximswerealsomentionedin

manyotherreferencebooksbutwithlittledifferenceintheirsequence,suchasAs-Saduq’sal-Amali;

446H.9&551H.3,al-Khissal;585H.12&620-1H.10,UyounuAkhbarir-Ridha;1:7H.16,Fadhaa’ilul-Ash’hur ith-Thalatha; 122 H.127, Thawab ul-A’maal; 46, Qurb ul-Isnad; 55, Alikhtisas; 30,Mustatrafat us-Saraa’ir; 550, al-Muqannaa; 269, al-Ja’fariyat; 32, Ar-Rawandi’s An-Nawadir; 30,Keshful-Ghumma;2:184&207,Khassa’isul-A’imma;103,al-Odadul-Qawiyya;150,Az-Zuhd;32H.80, Jami ul-Akhbar; 72,Awali ul-La’aali; 1:353H.17,Mekarimul-Akhlaq; 388,Tuhaf ul-Uqoul;110&221, IbnAbi al-Hadid’sSharhuNahj ul-Balagha; 18:336&19:318,Bihar ul-Anwar; 78:203H.41[74]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:416H.5905,al-Khissal;102,al-Kafi;1:10,Biharul-

Anwar;1:86H.8[75] Refer to al-Mahaasin; 191H.2,Men LaYahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:416H.5906, al-Khissal; 102

H.59,Kenzul-Fawa’id;1:56,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;366,Mishkatul-Anwar;248.[76]Refer toMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:417H.5907,al-Khissal;264H.144,Biharul-Anwar;

2:67H.10,74:194H.20,and75:666H.4[77]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:417H.5908,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;38H.4,Me’aanial-

Akhbar;235H.1,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:10,Rawdhatul-Wa’idheen;356,Biharul-Anwar;96:11H.14[78] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:417 H.5909, al-Khissal; 2666 H.40, Me’aani al-

Akhbar;400H.60,Biharul-Anwar;73:356H.66[79]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:418H.5910,Fiqhur-Ridha;364,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;

99,Tuhaful-Uqoul;207,Mishkatul-Anwar;131,Biharul-Anwar;73:178H.3and78:44H.41[80]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:418H.5911,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;551H.3,At-Tawhid;

401H.6,Alikhtisas;30,Mekarimul-Akhlaq;254,Tuhaful-Uqoul;403,Ghurarul-HikamwaDurarul-Kelim;396H.9181,Wassailush-Shi’a;16:324“14”H.21664[81]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:418H.5912,Thawabul-A’maal;287H.2,IbnAbial-

Hadid’sSharhuNahjul-Balagha;17:4and20:174,Tanbihul-Khawattir;1:162[82]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:418H.5913,Thawabul-A’maal;240,al-Mahaasin;102

H.77,Alikhtisas;342,al-Qummi’sTafsir;1:291,Jamiul-Akhbar;160,Munyatul-Mureed;328,Az-Zuhd; 11 H.23, Fiqh ul-Qur ’aan; 1:283, A’lam ud-Din; 148, Tanbih ul-Khawattir; 2:209, Kenz ul-Fawa’id; 1:216,Awali ul-La’aali; 1:392H.44,Mishkat ul-Anwar; 100,Bihar ul-Anwar; 75:148H.6,75:150H.16,75:160H.33,75:255H.39[83]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:418H.5914,al-Khissal;527-8H.1,Me’aanial-Akhbar;

102 H.4, Uyounu Akhbar ir-Ridha; 1:212 H.1, Ibn Shahrashoub’s al-Manaqib; 1:253, Keshf ul-Ghumma;2:290,As-Siratul-Mustaqeem;1:108,al-Kharaijwaal-Jara’ih;569,Alihtijaj;4366,Biharul-Anwar;25:116H.1[84]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:418H.5915,UyounuAkhbarir-Ridha;2:22H.50-1(in

anotherseriesofnarrators),Jamiul-Akhbar;153,Biharul-Anwar;45:176H.23and66:492H.34[85]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:419H.5916,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;315H.3,al-Khissal;

161,Biharul-Anwar;70:312H.15and77:116H.7[86]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:419H.5917,Biharul-Anwar;77:142H.1[87]Inhisad-Durrul-Manthour;6:379,as-Suyoutti(theShafiite)recordsthefollowingnarrativeas

related to Ibn Abbas:When God’s saying, “The righteously striving believers are the best of allcreatures, (98:9)”wasrevealed, theProphet,peacebeuponhimandhis family,said toAli:This isyou and your Shia. On the Day of Resurrection, you will be content and pleased.In Yanabii ul-Mawadda; 74, al-Qanaduzi (the Hanafite) records the following narrative as related to Aamir binWaaila:FromthemimbarofMasjidul-Kufa,Ali,Allahbepleasedwithhim,deliveredasermon inwhichhesaid:“OPeople,askme.Askme.ByGodIswear,IcaninformyouabouteveryVerseoftheBookofGod.Icantellwhetheritwasrevealedatnightorinday,duringresidenceorjourney,orinaplainoronamountain.Icanalsotellwhetheritwasrevealedwithregardtoafaithfulbelieverora

hypocrite andwhether itsmeaning is general or particular. “Ibnul-KawwaaskedhimaboutGod’ssaying,‘therighteouslystrivingbelieversarethebestofallcreatures.(98:9)’Heanswered:“Thoseareourfollowersandwe.OntheDayofResurrection,wewillbewhite-forheaded,honorable,sated,andwellwatered.Wewillbeknownthroughourdistinctivefeatures.”[88]TheperfidiouspartyarethosewhofoughtagainstImamAli,peacebeuponhim,duringthe

battleoftheCamel,amongwhomthereweretheProphet’swife–Aisha-andothercompanions.Thedeviators are thosewho fought against ImamAli, peace be upon him, during the battle of Siffeenunder thecommandmentofMuawiyabinAbiSuffianandAmrbinal-Aas. Theapostatesare thosewho fought against ImamAli,peacebeuponhim,during thebattleof an-Nahrawanafter theyhadformedapartycalledKhawarij.[89] Refer to Men La Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; 4:419 H. 5919, As-Saduq’s al-Amali; 605 H.9, al-

Qummi’sTafsir;1:171,Bisharatul-Mustafa;191,Biharul-Anwar;39:335H.4[90]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:419H.5920,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;605H.9,Me’aani

al-Akhbar;374H.1,UyounuAkhbarir-Ridha;1:37H.94,Jami’ul-Akhbar;181,Sahifatur-Ridha:56H.73,Awaliul-La’aali;4:59H.3,Biharul-Anwar;2:144H.3,4&7and89:221H.65[91]RefertoMenLaYahdhuruhul-Faqih;4:420H.5920,As-Saduq’sal-Amali;56H.10&473H.6,

Biharul-Anwar;35:210H.11and37:35H.2,Keshful-Ghumma;2:208,Tuhaful-Uqoul;324,Tanbihul-Khawattir;2:76,Biharul-Anwar;67:303H.34

18Chapter1.INDEXOFTHEQURANICTEXTS

VERSE NUMBER PAGE

AllahisAll-sufficientasourGuardian… 3:173

Theyreturnedwiththefavors… 3:174

Youcanneverhaveextendedvirtue… 3:92

Thosewhohavethemeansandability… 3:97

Youcanneverhaveextendedvirtueandrighteousness… 3:92

Donotmarry,fromnowon,theex-wivesofyourfathers… 4:22

Allahwillnotforgivethesinofconsidering… 4:116

YourLordisAllahwhoestablishedHisdominion… 7:54

ThetrueGuardianiscertainlyAllah… 7:196

Knowthatwhateverpropertyyoumaygain… 8:41

Doyou,becauseyouservedwater… 9:19

AMessengerfromyourownpeoplehascometoyou… 9:128

ItwillsailinthenameofAllah… 11:41

Youmustbekindtoyourparents… 17:23

Ifeitherorbothofyourparentsshouldbecome… 17:23

Muhammad,tellthem,"Itisallthesamewhetheryou… 17:110

AllPowerbelongstoAllah… 18:39

Evenifyouconsidermeinferiortoyourself… 18:39

Lord,YouaretheOnlyGodwhom… 21:87

Weansweredhisprayer… 21:88

Theangelswillcometothem… 21:101

Wehavecreatedthehumanbeing… 23:12

Whendeathapproachesoneofthem… 23:99

Allahpreventstheheavens… 35:41

Theyhavenotpaidduerespect… 39:67

IentrustAllahwithmyaffairs… 40:44

Allahprotectedhimagainst… 40:45

19Chapter2.INDEXOFTHENARRATIONS

NARRATION SAYER PAGE

AMuslimindividualisrecordedasgood-doer… Amirul-Mu'minin

Aggressionisthequickestinpunishment… TheProphet

Aliiscertainlymyrepresentativeandsuccessor… TheProphet

Allahhasdefinitefieldscalled‘Nemesis… Imamas-Sadiq

AllahrevealedtotheProphet(a)… Imamal-Baqir

Allahwillrecompensehimwhoissteadfastagainst… TheProphet

Allahwillrewardhimwhosuppresseshisrage… TheProphet

Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,grants… Imamas-Sadiq

Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,grantshelp… Imamas-Sadiq

Allah,BlessedandExaltedisHe,hasgiveneach… Imamas-Sadiq

Almsgiving(tothestrangers)isunacceptablewhen… TheProphet

Almsgivingwillnevercausereductionofafortune… TheProphet

Amicabilityisthehalfofintelligence… Imamas-Sadiq

Amnestyofkingsperpetuatestheirkingdoms… TheProphet

AsAllahmovessomepeoplefromthehumilityof… Imamas-Sadiq

Asforanyonewhohastheabilitytocommitasinin… Imamas-Sadiq

Asforanyonewholacksheart-preaching,self-… Imamas-Sadiq

Asforthefaithfulbelieverswhodieintheperiod… Amirul-Mu'minin

Asforthosewhobeatthehandonthethigh… Imamas-Sadiq

Asforthosewhopossessthemselvesinsituations… Imamas-Sadiq

Asforthosewhoseappearancesarepreferableto… Imamal-Baqir

Besteadfastagainsttheenemiesofthegraces,for… Imamas-Sadiq

Beginwithyourdependants… TheProphet

Believersshouldenjoysevenrightsthatare… TheProphet

Blessedarethosewhoenjoylongageswithgood… TheProphet

Careisthehalfofsenility… Imamas-Sadiq

Castdustinthefacesoftheeulogists… TheProphet

Causeearningstocomedownbymeansof… TheProphet

Causetheearningstocome… Imamas-Sadiq

Certainly,themostfavorableofyoutoAllaharethe… Imamas-Sejjad

Charityisthequickestinrewarding… TheProphet

Clingtothedespairofeverythingthatisatpeoples’… TheProphet

Compassionthemwhoareonthisearthandyou… TheProphet

Consideryourmindasakinsmanwhoseopinion… Imamas-Sadiq

Convictionisthebestthingthatisthrownin… TheProphet

Doubtisapartofatheism… TheProphet

DrunkennessisthefirebrandofHell… TheProphet

Eblisisthesourceofpoetry… TheProphet

Everynewdaythatcomesuponmansaystohim… Amirul-Mu'minin

Everythinghasitstax,andthetaxof… Imamas-Sadiq

Exceptthedeviants,noonesheltersthedeviant… TheProphet

Favorsareworthlessunlesstheyaredone… Imamas-Sadiq

Fewnessofdependantsisoneofthetwofacilities… Imamas-Sadiq

FiveclassesofpeopleareasexactlyasIwill… Imamas-Sadiq

Formyumma,Iamonlyafraidofthreethings… TheProphet

FortheservantswhoobeyMe,Iwillnotcommend… Qudsi

Fortifyyourwealthbymeans… Imamas-Sadiq

Fourthingsareuseless:affectiontowardsthe… Imamas-Sadiq

God-fearingisthebestofprovisions… TheProphet

Goodhealthisasecretfavor—itisforgottenifitis… Imamas-Sadiq

Hajjisthejihadoftheweak… Imamas-Sadiq.

Hedieddespiteofhisnose… TheProphet

Hewhoactsindeliberatelyisassameashimwho… Imamas-Sadiq

Hewhobeginshisdaywithgoodhealth,peaceof… Imamar-Ridha

Hewhodoesnotcareforwhathesaysorwhatis… Imamas-Sadiq

Hewhodoesnothavemercyuponotherswillnot… TheProphet

Hewhodoesnotshowgratitudetopeoplewillnot… TheProphet

Hewhoiscertainoftherewardwill… Imamas-Sadiq

Hewhothinksitisfortunateforhimtohaveonly… Amirul-Mu'minin

Hewhowantstobethemostgenerousshouldfear… TheProphet

Healthandfreetimearetwoignoredgraces… TheProphet

Hearts(i.e.souls)areamendedtolovethosewho… TheProphet

Heartsaremoldedoncherishingthosewhotreat… Imamar-Ridha

Helpoftheheavensisgrantedaccordingtothe… Imamas-Sadiq

Husbands’prestigeimprovestheirwives’chastity… TheProphet

IbeginthisdaywhilemyLordishigherthanIam… Imamal-Hussein

Ifeelsympatheticforthreeclassesofpeople… Imamas-Sadiq

IimploretoAllahtograntmefaithandpiety.I… TheProphet

Iwonderatfour(people);whytheydonotrestore… Imamas-Sadiq

Ifamountainoppressesamountain,Allahwillturn… TheProphet

Ifanyoneofmycreatures,whoacknowledgesMe… Qudsi

IfitisAllahWhotookthechargeofsparingyour… Imamas-Sadiq

IfsonofAdam–man-possessestwovalleys… Qudsi

Iftheintentionispowerful(todoanymatter),the… Imamas-Sadiq

Itisillicitfortwobelieverstodeserteachotherfor… TheProphet

Itisnecessaryfortheintelligenttobeinterestedin… Imamas-Sadiq

Itistobetractable,speakgoodwording,and… Imamas-Sadiq

ItistospendtherightthatAllahhasimposedupon… Imamas-Sadiq

Jihadofwomenistheirgoodbehavior… Imamas-Sadiq

Lamentationisanon-Islamicdeed… TheProphet

Liveinthisworld,asyoulike,foryouwillcertainlydie.Love… ArchangelGabriel

Man’sdependantsarehisprisoners.Anyoneupon… Imamal-Kadhim

MayIinformyouoftheevilestofyou… TheProphet

Misfortunesfollowtheutterance… TheProphet

Moderationisthehalfofliving… Imamas-Sadiq.

Muslimsshouldrespecttheirstipulations… TheProphet

Nocreatureshouldbeobeyedinmattersthat(cause… TheProphet

Nothingwrongsamanexcepthisownhand… TheProphet

Now,theheatofbattleisfiery… TheProphet

OAbuHashim,whichoneofAllah’sgracesdo… Imamal-Jawad

OAbuTharr,bewareofpetition,foritispresent… TheProphet

OAbuTharr,donotaskfrompeopledirectly,butif… TheProphet

OAbuTharr,youwilllivealone,diealong,and… TheProphet

OAdam,Iwillgatherthegood,asawhole,infour… Qudsi

OAli,a(faithful)believerhasthreesituationsof… TheProphet

OAli,aman’sdeedisimperfectbeforeheenjoys… TheProphet

OAli,aMuslimshouldenjoytwelvecharactersin… TheProphet

OAli,asingledirhamofusuryismorehorriblein… TheProphet

OAli,AllahcreatedParadisefromtwoadobes:… TheProphet

OAli,Allahcursetheparentswhoencouragetheir… TheProphet

OAli,Allahcursethosewhoclaimofbeingthe… TheProphet

OAli,Allahcursethreeones:thosewhoeattheir… TheProphet

OAli,Allahdeemedunlawfulseventhingsofthe… TheProphet

OAli,Allahdislikedformypeopletoplayduring… TheProphet

OAli,Allahgaveyousevencharactersthatare… TheProphet

OAli,Allahlikedtellingfibsforthepurposeof… TheProphet

OAli,Allahmayhavemercyupontheparentswho… TheProphet

OAli,Allahrevealedtothisworld:“Servehimwho… TheProphet

OAli,Allahselectstheprogenyofeverymessenger… TheProphet

OAli,AllahwillestablishahouseinParadisefor… TheProphet

OAli,Allahwillnotaccepttheprayersofeight… TheProphet

OAli,Allahwillnotanswertheprayerofan… TheProphet

OAli,Allahwillnotgiveanyatheistorhypocritea… TheProphet

OAli,almsgiving(tothestrangers)isunacceptable… TheProphet

OAli,almsgivingstopstheactofAllahthatis… TheProphet

OAli,anhourcomesuponthedrinkersofwinesin… TheProphet

OAli,anyintoxicatingdrinkisharam–prohibited-… TheProphet

OAli,allthesinsaresituatedinahousewhosekey… TheProphet

OAli,asAllahtookalookatthecreatures,He… TheProphet

OAli,asforhimwhofearsAllah,Allahwillmake… TheProphet

OAli,asforhimwhoneglectstoperformthehajj… TheProphet

OAli,asforthebelievers,theirmoaningis… TheProphet

OAli,asforthosewholearn(knowledge)forthe… TheProphet

OAli,badmannerismisevilomenandthe… TheProphet

OAli,banquetsshouldbeservedonlyinfive… TheProphet

OAli,beginandendyourmealswithsalt,forit… TheProphet

OAli,bewareoftheknockofcrowandtheprey… TheProphet

OAli,blessedishewhoseageislonganddeedsare… TheProphet

OAli,bywayofIslam,Allahtookawaythe… TheProphet

OAli,cleaningtheteeth(withaspecialstickcalled… TheProphet

OAli,donotbargainwiththosefromwhomyou… TheProphet

OAli,donotconsultthecoward,forheshowsyour… TheProphet

OAli,donotjoke;lest,youwillloserespect,anddo… TheProphet

OAli,donotofferprayerswhileyouwearaskinof… TheProphet

OAli,eatonlytheeggswhoseedgesarenoteven,… TheProphet

OAli,eightclassesofpeopleshouldblamenoone… TheProphet

OAli,employfourbeforethefallingoffour:… TheProphet

OAli,everysincanberepentedexceptbad… TheProphet

OAli,foreveryobscene,indecent,andshameless… TheProphet

OAli,forthedrinkersofwines,Allahwillnot… TheProphet

OAli,forthosewhocoulddefendtheirMuslim… TheProphet

OAli,forthosewhogiveupdrinkingwinesfor… TheProphet

OAli,forthosewhoobeytheirwives,Allahwill… TheProphet

OAli,forthosewhopasstheirhandsonan… TheProphet

OAli,forthosewhosuppresstheirangerwhile… TheProphet

OAli,fornicationcausessixbadconsequences;… TheProphet

OAli,fourmattersarethequickestinpunishment:… TheProphet

OAli,fourmattersdealadeathblow:aleaderwho… TheProphet

OAli,fourmattersgouselessly:toeatafter… TheProphet

OAli,fourthingsaresignsofunhappiness:… TheProphet

OAli,hewhodoesnotprovideaproperwillinhis… TheProphet

OAli,hewhofearsasorcereroradevilshould… TheProphet

OAli,hewhofearsbeastsshouldrecite(Allah’s… TheProphet

OAli,hewhoforgesliesagainstmeintentionally… TheProphet

OAli,hewhoforgetstoseekblessingsformeis… TheProphet

OAli,hewhorefusestopayasinglecaratofthe… TheProphet

OAli,hewhorejectsanapology,whethertrueor… TheProphet

OAli,hewhoseabdomenisaffectedbyayellow… TheProphet

OAli,hewhoseridinganimalrefusestomove… TheProphet

OAli,hewhoseutteranceisavoidedbypeoplewill… TheProphet

OAli,IamtheprayofmyfatherAbrahamthe… TheProphet

OAli,Iamthesonofthetwoslainmen.… TheProphet

OAli,Isawyournameattachedtomineinfour… TheProphet

OAli,Iwarnyouagainstthreecharacters:envy,… TheProphet

OAli,Iwillconveytoyouacommandmentthat… TheProphet

OAli,ifafootofananimalispresentedtome,I… TheProphet

OAli,ifevilomenisfoundinsomething,itwill… TheProphet

OAli,ifthemodest,inthegovernmentoftheevils,… TheProphet

OAli,inthepre-Islamicera,Abdul-Muttalibpassed… TheProphet

OAli,insanityisexpectedfromdoingthreethings:… TheProphet

OAli,Islamisnaked;pudencyisitsdress,gravity… TheProphet

OAli,itisharamtofastonthedaysofEidul-Fitr… TheProphet

OAli,itisnotobligatoryuponwomentoattendthe… TheProphet

OAli,itisunacceptableforthefornicatorsto… TheProphet

OAli,itisunacceptableforwives,slaves,and… TheProphet

OAli,itisunacceptabletoofferfruitsortreasure… TheProphet

OAli,itisworthlesstositwithhimwhodoesnot… TheProphet

OAli,likesons’treatingtheirparentsimpiously,… TheProphet

OAli,lyingisacceptableinthreesituations:in… TheProphet

OAli,mayIinformoftheclosesttomy… TheProphet

OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromburningifthey… TheProphet

OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromcareifthey… TheProphet

OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromdrowningif… TheProphet

OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfromlarcenyifthey… TheProphet

OAli,mypeoplewillbesavedfrompullingdown… TheProphet

OAli,nicelifeliesinthree:widehouse,beautiful… TheProphet

OAli,ninethingscauseoblivion:toeatsourapples,… TheProphet

OAli,nopovertyisharsherthanignorance,no… TheProphet

OAli,ontheDayofResurrection,everyindividual,… TheProphet

OAli,Paradiseisunquestionablyinevitableforhim… TheProphet

OAli,pricesofthedeadanimals,dogs,andwine,… TheProphet

OAli,prideistheepidemicofancestry.… TheProphet

OAli,regardofthekinshipincreasestheage.… TheProphet

OAli,restwilldeparthimwhomeveris… TheProphet

OAli,retaliationisinoperativeforfatherswhokill… TheProphet

OAli,sittingwiththreeonesdeadenstheheart:the… TheProphet

OAli,sleepisoffourcategories:thesleepofthe… TheProphet

OAli,sucklingafterweaningisvoidand… TheProphet

OAli,suddendeathisrestforthebelieversand… TheProphet

OAli,tenpeopleofthisummaaredisbelievingin… TheProphet

OAli,the(faithful)believershouldenjoyeight… TheProphet

OAli,thebestofintellectisthatbywhichParadise… TheProphet

OAli,thebestofjihadistobeginyourdaywithout… TheProphet

OAli,thedrinkerofwinesisassameasthe… TheProphet

OAli,theevilestofmypeoplearethosewhom… TheProphet

OAli,theevilestofpeopleisthatwhocomplains… TheProphet

OAli,theevilestpeoplearethosewhosoldtheir… TheProphet

OAli,thefirmesthandleoffaithistosupportand… TheProphet

OAli,thefirstcreationofAllahwastheintellect.… TheProphet

OAli,theintelligentshouldnottravelexceptin… TheProphet

OAli,thelightwillbesavedwhiletheheavywill… TheProphet

OAli,thepeopleofthemostadmirablefaithand… TheProphet

OAli,theprayersoffourclassesofpeoplearenever… TheProphet

OAli,therealityoffaithandtheportalsofParadise… TheProphet

OAli,theremotestpeoplefromAllaharethose… TheProphet

OAli,therightsofsonsthatareimposedupontheir… TheProphet

OAli,thesleepoftheknowledgeableisbetterthan… TheProphet

OAli,thetruebelieverisonlyhewhomMuslims… TheProphet

OAli,theummacannotstandthreecharacters:to… TheProphet

OAli,therearethreesignsforthe(faithful)… TheProphet

OAli,thisworldisthejailofthebelieverandthe… TheProphet

OAli,thosewhomeetAllahenjoyingthreefeatures… TheProphet

OAli,thosewhoneglecttodefraythezakatwillask… TheProphet

OAli,thosewhoomitperformingthehajjwhile… TheProphet

OAli,threecharactersraisetherank,threeothers… TheProphet

OAli,threedeedsareoriginatedfromextreme… TheProphet

OAli,threemannersarethecharitiesofthisworld… TheProphet

OAli,threemattershardentheheart:listeningto… TheProphet

OAli,threethingsbetterthememoryandremove… TheProphet

OAli,threewillwrongyouifyoudonotwrong… TheProphet

OAli,todepresstheparentsisimpietytothem.… TheProphet

OAli,tomoveamountainfromitsplaceiseasier… TheProphet

OAli,toputyourhandtotheelbowbetweenthe… TheProphet

OAli,tospendasingledirhamforthedyeisbetter… TheProphet

OAli,tworak’asoftheknowledgeableisbetter… TheProphet

OAli,untruthistheepidemicoftalking,oblivionis… TheProphet

OAli,usuryisofseventypartsthe(punishmentof… TheProphet

OAli,walkfortwoyearssoastotreatyourparents… TheProphet

OAli,wearyourringintherighthand,foritisa… TheProphet

OAli,whenaservant(ofAllah)dies,peopleask… TheProphet

OAli,whenIcomeuptothePraiseworthy… TheProphet

OAli,withintherealitiesoffaithistospendin… TheProphet

OAli,wordingisworthlessunlessitisapplied… TheProphet

OAllah,blessmypeoplewhowakeup(orsettle… TheProphet

OAllah,havemercyuponmysuccessors… TheProphet

Oboy,keep(goodrelationswith)AllahsothatHe… TheProphet

OIshaq,usekindwordswiththehypocrite,love… Imamas-Sadiq

OMyservants,youallarelostexcept… Qudsi

Opeople,listentoandunderstandmysayings,for… Amirul-Mu'minin

Opeople,thereisnohonorhigherthanIslam,no… TheProphet

OSalman,whenyoubecomesick,youwinthree… TheProphet

Oson,bewareofrelyingonhopes,fortheyarethe… Amirul-Mu'minin

Oson,gothroughtheright,evenifitisbitter,so… Imamas-Sejjad

Oson,letnotAllahseeyoucommittinganactof… Imamal-Kadhim

Oyou!YouaredictatingtotheKeepingAngelsa… Amirul-Mu'minin

OntheDayofResurrection,allpeoplewillbe… Imamas-Sadiq

Peopleareequalliketheteethofacomb… TheProphet

Perjurychangescountriesintodeserted… TheProphet

Prayeristheoffertoryofthepious… Imamas-Sadiq.

Pudencyisgoodallinall… TheProphet

Repealthemisfortunesbypraying(toAllah)… TheProphet

Reportingisnotlikewitnessing… TheProphet

Rightwordingisbetterthankeepingsilentabout… Imamas-Sadiq

Scholarsandwisepeopleusedtocorrespondto… Amirul-Mu'minin

Sessionsshouldbekeptsecret… TheProphet

Silenceisarichtreasure.Itistheadornmentofthe… Imamas-Sadiq

Sleepistherestofthebody,speakingistherestof… Imamas-Sadiq

Somepoetryis(wordsof)wisdomandsomespeech… TheProphet

Sorrowisrepentance… TheProphet

Spend(inthecauseofAllah)andbecertainofthe… Imamas-Sadiq

Striveagainstyourselfinthesamewayasyoufight… Imamas-Sadiq

TaketheinitiativetothegardensofParadise… TheProphet

Theafflictedpeople–nomatterhowintensetheir… Amirul-Mu'minin

TheArchangelGabrieldescendedtoAdamand… Amirul-Mu'minin

Thebabyisfortheownerofthebed,andtheshare… TheProphet

Thebelieversshouldnotbestunginthesameplace… TheProphet

Theendofyouallisthatfourcubits(grave)… TheProphet

Thefalsebelieverenjoysthreecharacteristics:he… TheProphet

Thefameofworshipismistrust.Myfathersaidthat… Imamas-Sadiq

Thefewthatissufficientisbetterthanthemuch… TheProphet

Thefirstofyouandmeisadirtysperm.Thelastof… Salmanal-Farsi

Thegood,asawhole,isgatheredinthreethings… Amirul-Mu'minin

Theguidetoagooddeedis(rewarded)assameas… TheProphet

TheheadofclemencyistofearAllah,Powerfuland… TheProphet

Thehighhandisbetterthanthelow… TheProphet

Thehonorablemenofmyummaaretheretainersof… TheProphet

Thehypocritehasthreecharacteristics:heliesin… TheProphet

TheImamcarriesdefinitecharacteristics.Heisthe… Imamar-Ridha

Theinstructorswhodonotapplytheir… Imamas-Sadiq

Thekindnesstotheparents(thatisintendedinthe… Imamas-Sadiq

Theloveofsomethingcausesblindnessand… TheProphet

Themasterofapeopleistheirservant… TheProphet

Themisersshouldbetheworthiestofhopingfor… Imamas-Sadiq

Themoderatewillneverbeneedy… Imamas-Sadiq.

Themostpowerfulofyouarethosewhose… TheProphet

TheMuslimsaremirrorsofeachother… TheProphet

Theordealofpeoplewithregardtousisreally… Imamas-Sadiq

Theownerofasessionisthemostmeritoriousof… TheProphet

Theshowyhasthreecharacteristics:heactivates… TheProphet

Thetrueabstinentishewhoneglectsthelegal… Imamas-Sadiq

Thetruehappyisthatwholearnslessonsfrom… TheProphet

Thetruestrongisthatwhoovercomeshisown… TheProphet

Thetrueunhappyisthatwhowasunhappyinhis… TheProphet

Theunjustpeopleenjoythreecharacteristics… TheProphet

Theworstoffoodistoseizetheestateofanorphan… TheProphet

Theworstofgainsisthegainofusury… TheProphet

Theworstusuryisuntruth… TheProphet

Thereisnomaladymoreextremelythan… TheProphet

Thisworldisseekingandissought.Hewhoseeks… Imamas-Sadiq

Thosewhoarekilledduringdefendingtheirwealth… TheProphet

Thosewhowithdrawtheirgiftsareassameas… TheProphet

Threecannotbetreatedfairlybythree:themasters… TheProphet

Todepresstheparentsisimpietytothem… Imamas-Sadiq

Torevileatabelieveris(regardedas)commitment… TheProphet

Torevileatabelieverisasortofsinfulness,tofight… TheProphet

Toseetheenemyplungeintheactsofdisobedience… Imamas-Sadiq

Toseetheenemyplungeintheactsofdisobedience… Imamas-Sadiq

Twowordsarestrange:awordofwisdomthatis… TheProphet

Usethegarnet,foritisthefirstmountainthat… TheProphet

Waristrickery… TheProphet

We—thehouseholdoftheprophecy—donot… Amirul-Mu'minin

Whenafetussettlesinthemother’swomb,hisface… TheProphet

WhentheheadofImamal-Hussein… Imamar-Ridha

Wineisthecollectorofallsins… TheProphet

WomenaresnaresofEblis… TheProphet

Yes,oldman.Hewhosetwodaysaremoderateis… Amirul-Mu'minin

Youshouldhopefortheunexpectedmorethanthe… Amirul-Mu'minin

Youwillnotcoverpeoplewithyourfortunes;thus… TheProphet

Youthisabranchofinsanity… TheProphet

20Chapter3.INDEXOFTHENAMESOFTHESINLESS

NAME PAGE

Adam

ArchangelGabriel

Michael

TheProphetMohammed

Amirul-Mu’mininAli

Fatima

Al-HasanbinAli

Al-HusseinbinAli

AlibinAl-Husseinas-Sejjad

AbuJa’farMohammedbinAlial-Baqir

AbuAbdullahJa’farbinMohammedas-Sadiq

Abual-HasanMusabinJa’faral-Kadhim

Abual-HasanAlibinMusaar-Ridha

AbuJa’farMohammedbinAlial-Jawad

21Chapter4.INDEXOFPROPERNAMES

Aabidal-AhmasiAbdul-Azheemal-HasaniAbdullahbinAbbasAbdullahbinAbiYafurAbdullahbinal-HakamAbdullahbinal-QasimAbdullahbinal-WaleedAbdullahbinBakral-MuradiAbdullahbinMaymounAbdullahbinMeskanAbdullahbinWahabAbdul-MuttalibAbdul-WahidAn-NisapuriAbdul-WahidbinMohammedbinAbdousAbuAbdillahal-HusseinbinBabawayhAbual-HasanAlibinBabawayhAbual-HasanAlibinEasaal-MujawirAbual-HasanAlibinThabitAd-DawalibiAbual-HasanMohammedbinal-QasimAlistrabadiAbuAliAhmedbinal-Hasanal-QattanAbuAlial-HusseinbinAhmedal-BayhaqiAbual-Qasimal-HasanbinMohammedAs-SakuniAbual-Qasimal-HusseinbinRawhAbuas-Sabahal-KinaniAbuat-Tayyibal-HusseinbinAhmedbinMohammedAr-RaziAbuBassirAbuHamzaath-ThemaliAbuHashimal-Ja’fariAbuJa'farMohammedbinAlial-AswadAbuJuradaal-Barda’iAbuLahabAbuMansourAhmedbinIbrahimbinBakral-KhuziAbuMohammedAbdousbinAlibinal-Abbasal-JurjaniAbuMohammedal-HasanbinMohammedbinYahyaAbuMohammedal-QasimbinMohammedAlistrabadiAbuNasrMohammedbinAhmedbinTamimAs-SarakhsiAbuSaeedal-MuthekkirAn-NisapuriAbuTalib,

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Al-UrdubadiAmrbinKhalidAmrbinShemrAmrbinZiyadAnasbinMohammedAn-NejashiAn-NuriAr-RawandiAs-SakuniAt-TabariAt-TabirsiAt-TehraniAt-TusiAyatollahal-Mar ’ashian-NajafiAzizullahAttaridiBanuSaaidaEasaal-FerraEbanbinOthmanEbanbinOthmanal-AhmarFedaAlial-MusawiGhalibbinOthmanGhiyathbinKalubHabbabaal-WalibiyyaHamzabinMohammedbinAhmedHamza,HemmadbinAmrHemmadbinOthmanHushambinSalemHusseinal-Muqqaddasal-MashhadiHusseinbinAbdus-Samadal-HarithiIbnAbbasIbnAbiUmairIbnAbiZiyadAt-TuhamiIbnIdrisIbnMeskanIbnShahrashoubIbnTahir,andSheikhIbrahimbinHarunal-HitiIbrahimImaduddinMohammedbinAliAt-TusiIshaqbinAmmarIsmaeelbinMehranIsmaeelbinMuslimJa’farbinAbiTalibJa’farbinMohammedJa’farbinMohammedbinMalikal-FazariJa’farbinMohammedbinSahlJa’farbinSalama

JabirbinAbdillahal-AnsariJabirbinYazidal-Ju’fiJamilbinSalihMaisarMalikbinAtiyyaMas’adabinSadaqaMirzaAliBehzadiMohammedbinAbiUmairMohammedbinAdamMohammedbinAhmedbinAlibinShathanMohammedbinAhmedbinYahyaMohammedbinal-HanafiyyaMohammedbinal-Husseinbinal-WaleedMohammedbinAliAlistrabadiMohammedbinAlial-KufiMohammedbinAlial-MarwalruthiMohammedbinBabawayhal-QummiMohammedbinBakranAn-NaqqashMohammedbinHamranMohammedbinIbrahimMohammedbinKhalidMohammedbinOthmanal-OmariMohammedbinSinanMohammedbinSulaimanal-KufiMohammedbinZiyadal-AzdiMuawiyaMuawiyabinWahabMudrikbinAbdirrahmanMurazimMusabinBakrMusabinImranNaathalNajmuddinash-Sharifal-AskariOthmanbinAffanRuknad-DawlaSa’dbinAbiKhalafSa’dbinTarifSaeedbinJubairSaeedbinMohammedSafwanbinYahyaSalmanal-FarsiSayyidAlibinAbdul-KarimAn-NajafiSayyidal-MurtedhaAlamul-HudaSayyidHashimal-BahraniShuaibal-AqarqoufiSulaimanSultanFat’hAliShah

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