The Seventeenth Assembly, which is Friday, the Middle of the Month of Ramadan, 367 AH.

The poor came to the Messenger of Allah (s) and said: O Messenger of Allah! The rich have those who they could emancipate, and we do not. They have that which they could use for pilgrimages, and we do not. They have that…

Surely, the name of the Messenger of Allah (s) in the Scrolls of Ibrahim is the Effacer (al-Mahi). In the Torah of Musa, it is the Adversary (al-Had). In the Gospel of Jesus, it is the Praised One (Ahmad). In the…

`Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim from his father from al-Rayyan b. al-Salt. He said: I visited `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) and I said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! The people say: “You accepted the position of crown…

Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani (rh) informed us from `Ali b. al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal from his father. He said: Al-Rida (as) said: Whoever recalls our tragedy and weeps when he commits to us will be with us in our rank…

He said: Al-Rida (as) said, regarding the saying of Allah, “If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it against] yourself.” (17:7) [There is a] Lord that could forgive it.

And al-Rida (as) said, regarding the saying of Allah, “So, overlook with gracious forgiveness” (15:85). He said: Forgiveness without reproach.

And al-Rida (as) said, regarding the saying of Allah, “It is He who shows you lightning in both fear and hope.” (13:12) He said: Fear for the traveller, and hope for the settler.

He said: And al-Rida (as) said: Whoever does not know how to expiate his sins should increase in sending blessings upon Muhammad and his Family, for this thoroughly destroys sins.

And he (as) said: To Allah, sending blessings upon Muhammad and his Family is equal to glorification (tasbih), pronouncing His oneness (tahlil), and exaltation (takbir).

Mu`awiya said one day to `Amr b. al-`As: O Aba `Abdillah! Which of us is worse? `Amr said: I am [worse] in [my] impulsiveness, and you are [worse] in [your] scheming. Mu`awiya said: You have put me over yourself when I…

The Messenger o Allah (s) said: Whoever takes on my religion, travels my path, and follows my tradition should prefer the Imams of my Ahl al-Bayt over the rest of my Nation, for their likeness in my Nation is like that…

Allah revealed to His Messenger (s): I have thanked Ja`far b. Abi Talib for four characteristics. So, the Prophet (s) called for him and informed him. So, he said: Had Allah not informed you, I would not have informed…