Sermons

Chapters

• 1. Creation of Universe 17 hadith
• 2. Talha and Zubayr 2 hadith
• 3. Muhammad and his descendants 4 hadith
• 4. Vicissitudes of time 4 hadith
• 5. Day of Judgement 3 hadith
• 6. Abstemiousness and fear of God, attributes of the enlightened 7 hadith
• 7. Age of Ignorance, Muhammad''s efforts to spread God''s message 4 hadith
• 8. In eulogy of Muhammad, the Umayyads, importance of Imam 6 hadith
• 9. Islam: most bright of all paths 6 hadith
• 10. Describing the days of Siffin 2 hadith
• 11. Vicissitudes of time, blaming Muslims 8 hadith
• 12. Might of God, Day of Judgement, Muhammad and his descendants 14 hadith
• 13. When he gave the standard of the Battle of the Camel to his son Mohammad 2 hadith
• 14. Pinnacles of Islam 4 hadith
• 15. Caution about this world 7 hadith
• 16. Angel of Death and the departure of spirit 2 hadith
• 17. World and people 5 hadith
• 18. Abstemiousness, fear of God, importance of preparing for the hereafter 10 hadith
• 19. Seeking rain 10 hadith
• 20. Troubles which would arise, Day of Judgment 6 hadith
• 21. Rebuking misers 2 hadith
• 22. In praise of his faithful companions 2 hadith
• 23. When he exhorted people to jihad but was met with silence 4 hadith
• 24. When, after his victory in the Battle of the Camel, one of his comrades said, "I wish my brother had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory God had given you" 2 hadith
• 25. Household of Muhammad, the laws of Islam 3 hadith
• 26. Reasons for objecting to arbitration at first and allowing it later 4 hadith
• 27. Addressing the Kharijites at their camp when they persisted in their rejection of the arbitration 5 hadith
• 28. Supporting the weak and the low-spirited on the battlefield of Siffin 3 hadith
• 29. Exhorting his followers to fight 6 hadith
• 30. Kharijites and arbitration 5 hadith
• 31. In response to the objections to the equal distribution of shares from the treasury 2 hadith
• 32. Clarifying confusion for Kharijites 4 hadith
• 33. Foretelling the capture of Basra and the Mongol conquest 8 hadith
• 34. Measures and weights 4 hadith
• 35. Condemning the people of Basra 5 hadith
• 36. When Abu Dharr was exiled to al-Rabathah 2 hadith
• 37. Grounds for accepting the caliphate and the qualities of a ruler 5 hadith
• 38. Death and counseling 4 hadith
• 39. On the glory of God, on the Quran and Muhammad 7 hadith
• 40. When Umar consulted him about taking part in the march towards the Roman Empire 2 hadith
• 41. Addressing al-Mogheera when he wanted to speak in support of Uthman 2 hadith
• 42. Take revenge for the oppressed from the oppressor 2 hadith
• 43. Talha and Zubayr 4 hadith
• 44. Foretelling events 5 hadith
• 45. On the occasion of the elective committee after Umar''s death 2 hadith
• 46. Also in condemnation of the people of Basra 2 hadith
• 47. Backbiting and speaking ill of others "Those who do not commit sins and have been gifted with safety (from sins) should take pity on sinners. Gratefulness should be their indulgence and it should prevent them from (finding faults with) others." 3 hadith
• 48. Against reliance on heresy 3 hadith
• 49. Misplaced generosity 3 hadith
• 50. Praying for rain 9 hadith
• 51. Past prophets, Household of Muhammad 5 hadith
• 52. This world, on innovation (bidʻah) 3 hadith
• 53. When Omar consulted him about taking part in the Battle of Persia 4 hadith
• 54. Divine mission of Muhammad and what happens when people go against the Quran 7 hadith
• 55. Talha and Zubayr and the people of Basra 2 hadith
• 56. His last will 4 hadith
• 57. After resuming the land grants made by Uthman 2 hadith
• 58. Coming events and hypocrites'' activities 4 hadith
• 59. Advice against disorder, oppression, and unlawful earning 6 hadith
• 60. God and His vicegerents 6 hadith
• 61. The negligent, beasts, and carnivores 7 hadith
• 62. The Household of Muhammad and their enemies 7 hadith
• 63. Wonderful creation of the bat 6 hadith
• 64. Malice borne by Aisha and warning the people of Basra 10 hadith
• 65. Urging people towards piety 8 hadith
• 66. Muhammad and the Quran 4 hadith
• 67. Good behavior and ignoring people''s faults 2 hadith
• 68. Delivered when the people of Madina swore allegiance to him 8 hadith
• 69. Following the examples of Muhammad and the past prophets 18 hadith
• 70. Divine mission of Muhammad and lessons from this world 7 hadith
• 71. Usurpation of the caliphate from him 4 hadith
• 72. Attributes of God 8 hadith
• 73. Dialogue with Uthman 6 hadith
• 74. Magnificence of the Creator in birds 16 hadith
• 75. Observing courtesy and kindness, the autocracy of the Umayyads 4 hadith
• 76. Fulfilment of obligations, advice to fear God in all matters "Fear God in the matter of His creatures and His cities because you will be questioned even about lands and beasts." 3 hadith
• 77. In response to the demand for avenging Uthman 3 hadith
• 78. When the people of Jamal set off for Basra 3 hadith
• 79. About those who sit for dispensation of justice among people but are not fit for it 5 hadith
• 80. In response to a Kolayb al-Jarmi who came from Basra to enquire about his position vis-a-vis the people of Jamal 6 hadith
• 81. When he decided to fight the enemy face to face at Siffin 3 hadith
• 82. Elective committee after Umar, and people of Jamal 6 hadith
• 83. On eligibility for the caliphate, the need for sagacity in fighting against Muslims 8 hadith
• 84. When he received the news that Talha and Zubayr had left for Basra to fight against him 3 hadith
• 85. Warning to neglectful people 4 hadith
• 86. Greatness of the Quran, following the Sunnah and refraining from innovation 16 hadith
• 87. The two arbiters after the Battle of Siffin 2 hadith
• 88. Transience of this world and causes of decline in God''s blessings 6 hadith
• 89. In reply to a question about seeing God 2 hadith
• 90. In disparagement of contradictory views among Muslim jurists 4 hadith
• 91. Condemning his disobedient men 3 hadith
• 92. The group who decided to join the Kharijites 2 hadith
• 93. Learning from history, al-Mahdi 19 hadith
• 94. About the importance of the Quran 10 hadith
• 95. On hearing a Kharijite raising the slogan, "judgment belongs to God alone" 2 hadith
• 96. Creation of universe 10 hadith
• 97. Oneness of God 14 hadith
• 98. Vicissitudes of time 4 hadith
• 99. Transience of this world 5 hadith
• 100. Steadfast and transient belief, the challenge: "Ask me before you miss me" 5 hadith
• 101. Treachery and hypocrisy of al-Ashath al-Kindi 3 hadith
• 102. Fear of God and love for the Household of Muhammad 8 hadith
• 103. World and its people 8 hadith
• 104. al-Qaaseeaa: Warning about Satan, caution against vanity and other vices, his precedence in Islam 46 hadith
• 105. Qualities of the God-fearing 11 hadith
• 106. Age of Ignorance, the animosity of Arab tribes, the position of hypocrites 4 hadith
• 107. Fear of God and details about the Day of Judgement 6 hadith
• 108. Age of Ignorance, the transience of this world and the state of its inhabitants 4 hadith
• 109. His attachment to Muhammad and the performance of his funeral rites 4 hadith
• 110. Fear of God, praise for Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran 12 hadith
• 111. Prayer, Zakat, and fulfillment of obligations 8 hadith
• 112. Age of Ignorance, Household of Muhammad, hypocrites 11 hadith
• 113. Death and taking lessons from it 2 hadith
• 114. Treachery of Muawiya 2 hadith
• 115. One should not be afraid of the scarcity of those who tread on the right path 4 hadith
• 116. On the occasion of the burial of his wife, Fatimah 4 hadith
• 117. Transience of this world, and the importance of preparation for the hereafter 2 hadith
• 118. Warning about the dangers of the Day of Judgement 3 hadith
• 119. In response to Talha and Zubayr''s complaint for not consulting them in the affairs 5 hadith
• 120. One hearing some of his men verbally abusing the Syrians during the Battle of Siffin 2 hadith
• 121. About Hasan when Ali saw him proceeding rapidly to fight in the Battle of Siffin 3 hadith
• 122. When his army was on the verge of mutiny in connection with the arbitration 2 hadith
• 123. When he noticed the vastness of his companion''s house 9 hadith
• 124. Advice to keep light in this world 3 hadith
• 125. Causes of difference in the traditions and categories of narrators 11 hadith
• 126. Greatness of the universe 4 hadith
• 127. Those who give up supporting the righteous cause 2 hadith
• 128. Sublimity of God and eulogy of Muhammad 3 hadith
• 129. Muhammad''s nobility of descent, the characteristics of the virtuous 6 hadith
• 130. Prayer he often recited 5 hadith
• 131. Mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled 10 hadith
• 132. Excesses of the Quraysh, on rebels 4 hadith
• 133. About those who went to Baṣrah to fight Amīr al-mu’minīn 2 hadith
• 134. On passing by the corpses of Talha and another rebel, who were killed in the Battle of the Camel 2 hadith
• 135. About those who accused him of killing Uthman 4 hadith
• 136. Qualities of the pious 2 hadith
• 137. Exegesis of verse 102:1-2 of the Quran 11 hadith
• 138. Exegesis of verse 24:36-37 5 hadith
• 139. Exegesis of verse 82:6 8 hadith
• 140. Keeping aloof from oppression, on the poverty of his brother, Aqil 6 hadith
• 141. A supplication 2 hadith
• 142. Transience of the world and the helplessness of those in graves 5 hadith
• 143. A supplication 4 hadith
• 144. About a companion who passed away before the occurrence of troubles 2 hadith
• 145. Allegiance to him as the caliph 2 hadith
• 146. Keeping aloof from envy, and good behavior towards kin 7 hadith
• 147. An account of those who remain apprehensive of death 9 hadith
• 148. About Muhammad 2 hadith
• 149. When Abd al-Allah ibn Zamaa asked him for money from the treasury 2 hadith
• 150. When his nephew was unable to deliver a sermon 3 hadith
• 151. Causes for differences in the features and traits of people 2 hadith
• 152. Funeral rites of Muhammad 4 hadith
• 153. His immigration to Medina, following Muhammad''s 3 hadith
• 154. Preparing for the hereafter 3 hadith
• 155. The two arbitrators after the Battle of Siffin 3 hadith
• 156. The Household of Muhammad 2 hadith
• 157. Exhorting people for jihad 2 hadith
• 158. When Uthman sent word that Ali should leave for Yanboo 2 hadith
• 159. Exhorting his men to Jihad 3 hadith
• 160. When his men were overpowered by Muawiya''s men 8 hadith
• 161. People after Muhammad''s death, the settlement between Muawiya and Amr ibn al-As 4 hadith
• 162. Exhorting people for jihad 6 hadith
• 163. The transient nature of this world and importance of the next world 8 hadith
• 164. About those who found pretexts at the time of jihad 3 hadith
• 165. Shaqshaqiya (literally, "roar of the camel"), in which Alī lays out his claim to the caliphate and his superiority over his predecessors 13 hadith
• 166. In connection with Uthman''s killing 2 hadith
• 167. Before the Battle of the Camel, he sent Ibn Abbas to Zubayr to advise him back to obedience 3 hadith
• 168. Disparagement of the world and categories of people 9 hadith
• 169. At the time of setting for the Battle of the Camel 7 hadith
• 170. Exhorting people to fight against the people of Syria 5 hadith
• 171. After arbitration 4 hadith
• 172. Warning the people of Nahrawan of their fate 2 hadith
• 173. His steadfastness and precedence in Islam 3 hadith
• 174. In disparagement of those in doubt 2 hadith
• 175. In disparagement of those who shrink from fighting 3 hadith
• 176. His far-sightedness and his steadfastness in Islam 4 hadith
• 177. In response to the slogan of Kharijites: "Judgment belongs to God alone" 4 hadith
• 178. In condemnation of treason 2 hadith
• 179. Heart''s desires and hopes 3 hadith
• 180. In response to a suggestion of war 3 hadith
• 181. When Masqala defected to Syria 2 hadith
• 182. The greatness of God and the lowliness of this world 3 hadith
• 183. When he decided to march towards Syria 3 hadith
• 184. Calamities befalling Kufa 2 hadith
• 185. At the time of marching towards Syria 4 hadith
• 186. God''s greatness and sublimity 2 hadith
• 187. When Abbas and Abu Sufyan offered to pay allegiance to him for the caliphate after Muhammad''s death 3 hadith
• 188. Admixture of right and wrong 2 hadith
• 189. When his men were prevented from taking water from the River Euphrates 2 hadith
• 190. Reward and punishment in the next world 4 hadith
• 191. On the description of the Day of Sacrifice 3 hadith
• 192. On the swear of allegiance 2 hadith
• 193. When his men showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight in Siffin 2 hadith
• 194. Steadiness on the battlefield 3 hadith
• 195. Muawiya swallows whatever he gets and craves for what he does not get 2 hadith
• 196. Addressing the Kharijites 3 hadith
• 197. When he was told that the Kharijites had crossed the bridge of Nahrawan 3 hadith
• 198. On being advised not to chase Talha and Zubayr for fighting 2 hadith
• 199. When he was told that the Kharijites had been totally annihilated 2 hadith
• 200. Do not fight the Kharijites after me! 3 hadith
• 201. When he was warned of being killed by deceit 2 hadith
• 202. Transience of this world 2 hadith
• 203. Decline and destruction of this world 5 hadith
• 204. Attributes of God 3 hadith
• 205. Ways of fighting 3 hadith
• 206. On hearing the account of what took place in Saqifah of Bani-Sa''ida 2 hadith
• 207. When Mohammad ibn Abi Bakr, governor of Egypt, was overpowered and killed 2 hadith
• 208. Admonishing his companions for careless behavior 3 hadith
• 209. The hypocrites 2 hadith
• 210. In the morning of the day he was fatally struck with a sword 3 hadith
• 211. In condemnation of the people of Iraq 2 hadith
• 212. Praise for Muhammad 4 hadith
• 213. When Hasan and Husayn interceded on behalf of Marwan 2 hadith
• 214. When the elective committee (or shura) decided to swear allegiance to Uthman 2 hadith
• 215. When he learned that the Umayyads blamed him for killing Uthman 2 hadith
• 216. Preaching and counseling 2 hadith
• 217. Banu Umayyad 3 hadith
• 218. One of his supplications 5 hadith
• 219. Prophecy of astrologers 3 hadith
• 220. About Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate 2 hadith
• 221. Shortcomings of women 2 hadith
• 222. Way of preaching and counseling 2 hadith
• 223. World and its people 3 hadith
• 224. Al-Gharra (literally, "the brilliant"), in which Ali enjoined people to piety 22 hadith
• 225. Amr ibn al-As 3 hadith
• 226. Perfection of God and counseling 4 hadith
• 227. Preparing for the hereafter by following God''s commandments 7 hadith
• 228. Faithful and unfaithful believers 8 hadith
• 229. Factions of community 3 hadith
• 230. Holy Prophet 5 hadith
• 231. Cowardice of his enemies in the Battle of the Camel 2 hadith
• 232. God''s attributes and some advice 5 hadith
• 233. Al-Ashbaah (literally, "the skeletons"), in which Ali talked about the creation of the universe 31 hadith
• 234. When people decided to swear allegiance to him after the murder of Uthman 2 hadith
• 235. Annihilation of the Kharijites, mischief mongering of the Umayyads, vastness of his own knowledge 6 hadith
• 236. God''s praise and eulogy of the prophets 6 hadith
• 237. Age of Ignorance and Muhammad''s efforts to disseminate God''s message 2 hadith
• 238. In eulogy of Muhammad 3 hadith
• 239. Admonishing his companions 7 hadith
• 240. Oppression of the Umayyads 2 hadith
• 241. Abstinence of the world and vicissitudes of time 6 hadith