The Ninety-First Assembly, the Assembly of Friday, Six Nights into Sha`ban, 368 AH.

The Prophet (s) was asked: Where were you and Adam in Paradise? He said: I was in his loins. He fell to the Earth with me in his loins. I boarded the Ark in the loins of my father Nuh. I was thrown into the Fire in the…

Darrar b. Damra al-Nahshali visited Mu`awiya b. Abi Sufyan. He said to him: Describe `Ali to me. He said: Rather, excuse me. So, he said: No, rather, describe him to me. So, Darrar said to him: May Allah have mercy on…

Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as) said: O Jabir! Is one who pretends to uphold Shiism (tashayyu`) satisfied with the claim that he loves us, the Ahl al-Bayt? By Allah, our Shi`a are only those who fear and obey…

I went out with my father (as) until we were between the grave [of the Prophet] and the pulpit. He was with people from the Shi`a, so he gave his salaam, and they returned their salaam. Then, he said: By Allah, I love…

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Sha`ban is my month, and Ramadan is the month of Allah. Whoever fasts a day in my month, I will intercede for him on the Day of Resurrection. He who fasts the month of Ramadan shall be…

I heard Aba’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) say: Whoever says “I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I ask him to pardon me (istaghfirallah wa as’alahul tawba)” seventy times a day in Sha`ban, Allah will record a…

Whoever gives charity in Sha`ban, Allah will nurture it just as one of you nurtures a child; until it becomes the like of [Mount] Uhud on the Day of Resurrection.

Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: Oh Ishaaq! Soften your speech with [even] the hypocrite, love the faithful believer sincerely, and [even] if a Jew were to sit with you, then be gracious in his company.

I heard Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) say: The seekers of knowledge are of three types. You can distinguish them from each other by their characteristics and signs. (1) One group are those who learn for…

I said to the Messenger of Allah (s): Inform me of the number of Imams after you. So, he said: O `Ali! They are twelve. You are the first of them, and the Qa’im is the last of them.