The Forty-Second Assembly, the Assembly of Tuesday, the Eighteenth of Safar, 368 AH.

I heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) say: Fulfilling the need of a believer is better than one thousand accepted Hajj with its rites, freeing one thousand slaves for the sake of Allah, and preparing one thousand…

I heard Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) say: Winter is the springtime of the believer – night is prolonged in it, which helps him stand up in prayer in it; and its day is shortened, which helps him fast in it.

Whoever comes to the grave of al-Husayn (as), recognizing his right, Allah will forgive his past and future sins.

`Anbasa b. Bijad al-`Abid narrated to me. He said: When Isma`il b. Ja`far b. Muhammad died and we left his funeral, al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) sat down, and we sat down around him. He was melancholy. Then, he…

A man came to the Messenger of Allah (s), and he (s) had a tattered garment. So, he gave him twelve silver coins. So, he said: O `Ali! Take these silver coins and purchase a garment with it for me. `Ali (as) said: I went…

If a worshiper stands before his Lord in the middle of the night, prays four units deep into a dark night, prostrates a prostration of gratitude (sujud al-shukr) after completing his prayer, then says: “Whatever Allah…

Misery was mentioned in his presence, so he said: Misery is in three things: (1) in a woman, (2) in a creature, and (3) in a house. As for the misery of a woman, it is in the exorbitance of her dowry and the…

I asked al-Rida (as); I said to him: May I be your sacrifice! What is the limit of reliance [on Allah] (tawakkul)? So, he said to me: To not fear anything besides Allah. He said: I said: What is the limit of humility? He…

Amir al-Mu’minin (as) would say: The basis of mankind – his heart, his intellect, his religion, and his chivalry – is whatever he makes of himself. The days change, but the people are as Adam.

I said to al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as): Who are the Family of Muhammad (Aali Muhammad)? He said: His descendants. I said: Who are his Ahl al-Bayt? He said: The deputed Imams. So, I said: Who is his progeny (`itra)?…

On the day that Amir al-Mu’minin (as) passed away, the place was jolted in weeping. The people were frightened, just like in the day that the Prophet (s) passed away. A weeping man came hurriedly. He was saying: Today,…

The angels were made happy on the Day of Badr and Hunayn when `Ali (as) cleared the brigades from before the Messenger of Allah (s). Whoever is not made happy by the sight of `Ali (as), then the curse of Allah is upon…

`Ali (as) said: Whenever I would ask the Messenger of Allah (s), he would answer me; and whenever I was silent, he would begin speaking to me.

Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufinarrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi Bishr narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Haytham narrated to us. He said: Sulayman b. Dawud al-Minqari narrated to us from Hafs b. Ghiyath.…

Abu’l Husayn Muhammad b. Ja`far al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi Bishr narrated to me. He said: Al-Husayn b. Haytham narrated to us from Sulayman b. Dawud al-Minqari. He said: Whenever `Ali b. Ghurab…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah will raise a group of people with faces of light, upon seats of light, wearing garments of light, in the shade of the Throne, at the rank of the prophets – and they are not…