The Ninety-Fifth Assembly, the Assembly of Wednesday, Twelve Nights Remain From Sha`ban, 368 AH. Dictated in the Mashhad of Imam al-Rida (s).

I said to Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as): Why did Allah prohibit carrion, blood, pork, and wine? So, he said: Surely, Allah did not prohibit this for His servants, but [rather] He permitted everything else for…

I heard Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) say: Iblis came to Musa b. `Imran (as) while he was speaking to his Lord. So, an angel from the angels said to him: What do you hope to get from him whilst he is in…

I asked Aba `Abdillah (as) about desire (al-`ishq), so he said: Hearts that are empty of the remembrance of Allah, so Allah gives them the taste of a love that is other than His.

Al-Sadiq (as) said: He who makes his two days equal is deceived. He who makes his second day the eviller of the two is damned. He who does not see improvement in himself is closer to deterioration; and whoever is closer…

Among that which Luqman advised his son Natan is that he said to him: O son! Arm yourself against your opponent with kind words and voicing your acceptance of him. Do not abandon him out of fear, or he will prepare to…

Luqman said to his son: O son! Take one thousand friends for yourself, for one thousand is few; and do not take one enemy for yourself, for one is too many. Amir al-Mu’minin (as) said: Increase in brethren as much as you…

One who heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) narrated to me. He said: Friendship has conditions. Do not give your full friendship to him who does not have these conditions, and do not give anything of friendship to him…

Al-Sadiq (as) said to one of his companions: If one of your brethren becomes angry with you three times without saying anything evil about you, then take him as a friend.

Al-Sadiq (as) said to one of his companions: Do not give your brother all your trust, for prudence is unceasing.

Al-Sadiq (as) said to one of his companions: Do not tell a secret to your friend, unless it would not harm you if an enemy were to find out, for a friend can become an enemy one day.

Which of your brothers is perfect? Which man is free of flaws?

Whoever fasts three days at the end of Sha`ban and connects it with the month of Ramadan, Allah shall record the fasting of two consecutive months for him.

Fasting Sha`ban and the month of Ramadan [results in] the forgiveness of Allah, even [from] the prohibited [shedding of] blood.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: On the Day of Resurrection, you will come – O `Ali – on a she-camel of light. A crown with four pillars will be upon your head, and on each pillar, three lines will be written: “There is…