Al-Amālī · Volume 1 · Section 81 · 22 narrations
Whoever fasts one day in the beginning, middle, or end of Rajab, he will be forgiven of his past sins. Whoever fasts three days in the beginning, three days in the middle, and three days in the end, he will be forgiven…
Read the full narration →I heard Malik b. Anas the jurist say: By Allah, my eye has not seen one more virtuous than Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) in asceticism, in goodness, in worship, and in piety. I would visit him, and he would receive me and be…
Read the full narration →Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: Do not jest, or your light will dissipate. Do not lie, or your splendour will dissipate. Beware of two traits: (1) restlessness, and (2) laziness. If you are restless, you will not be…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Eating while full begets leprosy.
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Adam complained to Allah about distress and grief, so Gabriel (as) came down to him and said to him: O Adam! Say: “there is no ability nor power except by Allah (la hawla wala quwwata…
Read the full narration →Zayd b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) said: In every age there is a man from us, the Ahl al-Bayt, whom Allah uses as a Proof over His creation. The Proof in our age is my cousin Ja`far b. Muhammad – he does…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel informed me that Allah said: “`Ali b. Abi Talib is My Proof over My creation and those who take on My religion. The Imams from his descendants will establish My Order and call to…
Read the full narration →I heard Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) say: There are three things that are a pride and adornment for the believer in this world and the Hereafter: (1) prayer at the last part of the night, (2) disregarding that which is in…
Read the full narration →A group from the Juhayna [tribe] visited Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) and he hosted them. When they journeyed there, he supplied them, connected them, and gave to them. Then, he said to his servant: Step aside and do not…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) met some youth from the Ansar and said: Surely, I want to recite to you; so, whoever weeps will have Paradise. So, he recited the end of [Surat] al-Zumar, “Those who disbelieve will be driven…
Read the full narration →I asked al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) and said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! What do you say regarding the Quran? So, he said: It is the word of Allah, the saying of Allah, the Book of Allah, the…
Read the full narration →I said to al-Rida (as): O son of the Messenger of Allah! Inform me about the Quran: is it the Creator, or is it created? So, he said: It is not the Creator, nor is it created, but rather it is the words of Allah.
Read the full narration →I said to al-Rida (as): What do you say regarding the Quran? So, he said: It is the word of Allah. Do not go beyond it, and do not seek guidance in other than it, or you will be misguided.
Read the full narration →Muhammad b. `Isa b. `Ubayd al-Yaqtini narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) wrote to one of his Shi`a in Baghdad: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May Allah protect us…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) laughed one day until his molar teeth could be seen. Then, he said: Will you not ask me why I laughed? They said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He said: I am astonished at the affair of the…
Read the full narration →I heard Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) say: I asked the Messenger of Allah (s) about the characteristics of the believer. So, he (s) lowered his head, then raised it and said: In the believer there are twenty…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, Allah revealed to me that He is giving me a brother, inheritor, vicegerent (khalifa), and deputy from my Nation. So, I said: “O Lord! Who is he?” So, He revealed to me: “O…
Read the full narration →I heard Aba Umama say: Whenever `Ali (as) would say something, we would not doubt it. That is because we surely heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: “The treasurer of my secret after me is `Ali.”
Read the full narration →`Ali (as) passed by while mounted on mule of the Messenger of Allah (s) with Salman. So, Salman (rh) said: Will you not go to him and take him by his belt? For, by Him who split the seed and gave life, none can inform…
Read the full narration →The best judge of my Nation and the most knowledgeable of my Nation after me is `Ali.
Read the full narration →Whenever a revelation would come down to the Prophet (s) during the day, he would not sleep until he informed `Ali of it. When it would come down to him during the night, he would not awake [for the morning] until he…
Read the full narration →The Messenger of Allah (s) led his companions in Fajr prayer one day. Then, he sat with them and spoke to them until sunrise. One person after another began leaving, until only two men were left with him: an Ansari and a…
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