Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
No One Deserves to Be a Leader Unless He Has Three Characteristics
3-99 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمدبن يحيى العطار، عن محمد ابن أحمد، عن الحسن بن موسى الخشاب، عن يزيد بن إسحاق شعر قال: حدثني هارون ابن حمزة الغنوي، عن عبدالاعلى بن أعين قال: قلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما الحجة علي المدعي لهذا الامر بغير حق؟ قال: ثلاثة من الحجة لم يجتمعن في رجل إلا كان صاحب هذا الامر: أن يكون أولى الناس بمن قلبه، ويكون عنده سلاح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله، ويكون صاحب الوصية الظاهرة الذي إذا قدمت المدينة سألت العامة والصبيان إلى من أوصى فلان؟ فيقولون: إلى فلان
3-99 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khishab, on the authority of Al-Yazid ibn Ishaq She’r, on the authority of Harun ibn Hamzih al-Qanavi that Abdul Ali ibn A’ayn said, “I asked as-Sadiq (MGB) about the way to disprove one who falsely claims to be a Trustee of the Divine Leader. The Imam (MGB) said, ‘There are three signs which should all exist in anyone who truly claims to be a Trustee of the Divine Leader. He should be the closest to the Divine Leader. He should possess the Prophet’s armaments and he should be so clearly the one declared by the Divine Leader to be his Trustee that when you enter the town and ask the children or the common people about whom the Divine Leader has established as his Trustee, everyone refers to him (MGB).’”
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
On Three Hajj Pilgrimage
3-100 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الاشعري، عن السندي بن الربيع، عن محمد بن القاسم بن فضيل بن يسار، عن أيمن بن محرز يرويه عن القاسم [وا] بن فضال إن حريزا قال: من حج ثلاث سنين متوالية ثم حج أولم يحج فهو بمنزلة مدمن الحجقال مصنف هذا الكتاب أدام الله تأييده: هذا الاسناد مضطرب ولم اغيره لانه كان هكذا في نسختي، والحديث صحيح
3-100 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Al-Sindy ibn al-Rabi’a, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim ibn Fuzayl ibn Yasar, on the authority of Aiman ibn Mohraz, who quoted on the authority of Al-Qasim and ibn Faz’zal that Harizat said, “Whoever goes on the Hajj pilgrimage for three consecutive years it is as if he has gone on the Hajj pilgrimage every year whether he continues to go on the Hajj or not in the following years.”The compiler of the book - may God increase his honor - said, “The chain of narrations of this tradition is weak. However, I have cited it as it was in my manuscript. However, there is a correct form of this tradition on the authority of Imam as-Sadiq (MGB) that is cited next.”
3-101 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن الحسين ابن أبي الخطاب، عن الحجال [عن صفوان بن يحيى] عن صفوان بن مهران الجمال، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من حج ثلاث حجج لم يصبه فقر أبدا
3-101 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Al-Hijal, (on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya,) on the authority of Safvan ibn Mihran al-Jamal, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “Whoever goes on the Hajj pilgrimage thrice will never suffer from poverty.”
3-102 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، وأحمد بن إدريس جميعا قالا: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى ابن عمران الاشعري قال: حدثني أبوعبد الله الرازي، عن منصور بن العباس، عن عمرو ابن سعيد، عن عيسى بن حمزة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام: أنه قال: أي بعير حج عليه ثلاث سنين جعل من نعم الجنة، وروي سبع سنين
3-102 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Mansoor ibn al-Ab’bas, on the authority of Amr ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Isa ibn Hamzih that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Any camel on which they go on the Hajj pilgrimage for three years shall be amongst the animals in Paradise.”In other traditions we read ‘for seven years.’
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
On Whoever Sends Three Believers to the Hajj Pilgrimage
3-103 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد ابن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الاشعري، عن سلمة بن الخطاب، عن أحمد بن علي، عن الحسن ابن علي الديلمي، مولى الرضا قال: سمعت الرضا عليه السلام يقول: من حج بثلاثة نفر من المؤمنين فقد اشترى نفسه من الله عز وجل بالثمن ولم يسأله من أين كسب ماله من حلال أو حرام
3-103 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Salamat ibn al-Khat’tab, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ali, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ali al-Daylami - the servant of Al-Ridha (MGB) that he had heard al-Ridha (MGB) say, “Whoever sends three believers on the Hajj pilgrimage has indeed bought himself from God with that money. God will not ask him where he has brought the money from - whether it is legitimately earned or illegitimately earned.”
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
There Are Three Signs in Joseph’s Shirt
3-104 حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي ابن الحسين السعد آبادي قال: حدثنا أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد ابن أبي عمير عن هشام بن سالم، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كان في قميص يوسف عليه السلام ثلاث آيات في قوله عز وجل: "وجاؤا على قميصه بدم كذب" وقوله عز وجل: "إن كان قميصه قد من قبل الی آخر الايه..." وقوله عز وجل: "اذهبوا بقميصي هذاالآية ".
3-104 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ad Abady quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “There were three signs in the Prophet Joseph’s (MGB) shirt as God the Honorable the Exalted says, ‘They stained his shirt with false blood…’ And God the Honorable the Exalted says, ‘…(thus):- If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar!’ And God the Honorable the Exalted says, ‘Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye (here) to me together with all your family.’ ”
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
There Are Three Forms of Oppression
3-105 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثني عمي محمد ابن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن أبيه، عن هارون بن الجهم، عن المفضل ابن صالح، عن سعد بن طريف، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: الظلم الثلاثة: ظلميغفره الله عز وجل، وظلم لا يغفره، وظلم لا يدعه، فأما الظلم الذي لا يغفره فالشرك بالله عز وجل وأما الظلم الذي يغفره الله فظلم الرجل نفسه فيما بينه وبين الله عز وجل، وأما الظلم الذي لا يدعه فالمداينة بين العباد
3-105 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his uncle Muhammad ibn Abil-Qasim quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Harun ibn al-Jahm, on the authority of Al-Mufaz’zal ibn Salih, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), “There are three forms of oppression: ones that God the Honorable the Exalted would forgive, ones that God theHonorable the Exalted would not forgive, and ones that God the Honorable the Exalted would not overlook. The form of oppression which God the Honorable the Exalted would not forgive is associating partners with God the Honorable the Exalted. The form of oppression which God the Honorable the Exalted would forgive is the oppression that one has done to himself which is related to what goes on between a person and God the Honorable the Exalted. The form of oppression which God the Honorable the Exalted would not overlook is related to oppressing other people.”
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
Three Ways Having Intercourse Becomes Legitimate
3-106 حدثنا أحمد بن علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم رضي الله عنه. عن أبيه، عن جده، عن النوفلي، عن السكوني عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: تحل الفروج بثلاثة وجوه: نكاح بميراث، ونكاح بملك اليمين، ونكاح بلا ميراث
3-106 Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted his grandfather, on the authority of Al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB) , on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB) that the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “There are three ways by which having intercourse becomes legitimate. They are marriage with right to inherit , marriage by possessing the woman (who is a slave), and marriage without the right to inherit .”
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
All the Nation but Three Can Hope to Be Saved
3-107 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم ابن محمد الاصفهاني، عن سليمان بن داود المنقري، عن حفص بن غياث النخعي، عن جعفر ابن محمد عليهما السلام قال: إني لارجو النجاة لهذه الامة لمن عرف حقنا منهم إلا لاحد ثلاثة: صاحب سلطان جائر، وصاحب هوى، والفاسق المعلن
3-107 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Davood al-Minqari, on the authority of Hafs ibn Qiyath al-Nakha’ee that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Anyone in this nation who has recognized our right can hope to be saved but three: one who helps the oppressive King; one who follows his selfish desires; and one who engages in corrupt deeds in public.”
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
The Worst Three Times for Man
3-108 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثني القاسم بن محمد، عن سليمان بن داود قال: حدثنا عبدالرزاق، عن معمر، عن الزهري قال: قال علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام: أشد ساعات ابن آدم ثلاث ساعات: الساعة التي يعاين فيها ملك الموت.والساعة التي يقوم فيها من قبره، والساعة التي يقف فيها بين يدي الله تبارك وتعالى، فاما إلى الجنة وإما إلى النار، ثم قال: إن نجوت يا ابن آدم عند الموت فأنت أنت وإلا هلكت، وإن نجوت يا ابن آدم حين توضع في قبرك فأنت أنت، وإلا هلكت، وإن نجوت حين يحمل الناس على الصراط فأنت أنت وإلا هلكت، وإن نجوت حين يقوم الناس لرب العالمين فأنت أنت وإلا هلكتثم تلا: "وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ." قال: هو القبر، وإن لهم فيه لمعيشة ضنكا، والله إن القبر لروضة من رياض الجنة أو حفرة من حفرالنار، ثم أقبل على رجل من جلسائه فقال له: لقد علم ساكن السماء ساكن الجنة من ساكن النار، فأي الرجلين أنت، وأي الدارين دارك
3-108 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Davood, on the authority of Abdul Raz’zaq, on the authority of Mu’amir, on the authority of Al-Zuhra that Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (Imam as-Sajjad (MGB)) said, “The worst times for man are three: the time at which the angel of death comes to take his life; the time at which he is risen out of the grave; and the time at which he shall stand before the Honorable the Exalted God to see whether he shall go to Paradise or be taken into Hell.” As-Sajjad (MGB) added, “O Children of Adam! If you are saved at the time of death, then you are saved. Else you shall be destroyed. If you are saved when you are being placed in the grave, then you are saved. Else you shall be destroyed. If you are saved when they are taking the people towards the Bridge , then you are saved. Else you shall be destroyed.”Then As-Sajjad (MGB) recited the following verse of the Holy Quran: ‘…Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up.’ Then As-Sajjad (MGB) added, “This Partition refers to the grave in which life is hard. I swear by God that the grave can be one of the gardens of Paradise or one of the ditches of Hell!” Then As-Sajjad (MGB) faced a man who was present there and said to him, “Indeed the Residents of the Heavens know the Residents of Paradise and the Residents of Hell! Which group do you belong to? With which of the two shall be your Final Abode?”