Faḍaʾil al-Shīʿa

حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله، قال: حدّثني محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار، قال: حدّثني عباد بن سليمان، عن محمّد بن سليمان، عن أبيه سليمان الديلمي، قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام إذ دخل عليه أبو بصير وقد أحضره النفس، فلمّا أن أخذ مجلسه قال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: يا أبا محمد ما هذا النفس العالي؟ قال: جعلت فداك يا بن رسول الله كبر سنّي، ودقّ عظمي، واقترب أجلي مع ما أنّي لا أدري على ما أرد عليه في آخرتي؟ فقال له أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: يا أبا محمّد وإنّك لتقول هذا! قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فكيف لا أقول؟ قال: يا أبا محمّد أما علمت أن الله تبارك وتعالى يكرم الشباب منكم ويستحي من الكهول؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فكيف يكرم الشباب ويستحي من الكهول؟ قال: الله يكرم الشباب منكم أن يعذّبهم ويستحي من الكهول أن يحاسبهم. قال: قلت: جعلت فداك هذا لنا خاصّ أم لأهل التوحيد؟ قال: فقال: لا والله إلاّ لكم خاصّة دون العامّة. قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فانّا قد رمينا بشيء انكسرت له ظهورنا وماتت له أفئدتنا واستحلّت به الولاة دماءنا في حديث رواه لهم فقهاؤهم. قال: فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: الرافضة؟ قال: قلت: نعم. قال: لا والله ما هم سمّوكم به بل إن الله سمّاكم به أما علمت يا أبا محمد أنّ سبعين رجلاً من بني إسرائيل رفضوا فرعون وقومه لمّا استبان لهم ضلالهم. فلحقوا بموسى عليه السلام لمّا استبان لهم هداه فسمّوا في عسكر موسى الرافضة لأنّهم رفضوا فرعون وكانوا أشد أهل ذلك العسكر عبادة وأشدّهم حبّاً لموسى وهارون وذرّيّتهما. فأوحى الله عزّ وجلّ إلى موسى أن أثبت لهم هذا الاسم في التوراة فانّي قد سمّيتهم به ونحلتهم إيّاه فأثبت موسى عليه السلام الاسم لهم ثمّ ادّخر الله عزّ وجلّ لكم هذا الاسم حتى نحلكموه. يا أبا محمّد رفضوا الخير، ورفضتم الشرّ بالخير. تفرّق الناس كلّ فرقة وتشعّبوا كلّ شعبة، فانشعبتم مع أهل بيت نبيّكم محمد صلّى الله عليه وآله فذهبتم حيث ذهب الله واخترتم من اختار الله، وأردتم من أراد الله. فابشروا ثمّ ابشروا فأنتم ـ والله ـ المرحومون، المتقبّل من محسنكم، المتجاوز عن مسيئكم، من لم يأت الله عزّ وجلّ بما أنتم عليه يوم القيامة لم يتقبّل منه حسنة ولم يتجاوز عنه سيّئة. يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: فقال: يا أبا محمد إنّ لله عزّ وجلّ ملائكة تسقط الذنوب عن ظهور شيعتنا كما تسقط الريح الورق عن الشجر في أوان سقوطه. وذلك قول الله عزّ وجلّ: (وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ) للَّذين آمنُوا. فاستغفارهم ـ والله ـ لكم دون هذا الخلق. يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمد لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه، فقال: (مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللهَ عَلَيهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوْا تَبْدِيلاً.) إنّكم وفيتم بما أخذ الله عليه ميثاقكم من ولايتنا، وإنّكم لم تبدّلوا بنا غيرنا، ولو لم تفعلوا لعيّركم الله كما عيّرهم، حيث يقول جلّ ذكره: (وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لاِكْثَرِهِمْ مِنْ عَهْد وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَا أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَاسِقِينَ) يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. فقال: يا أبا محمّد ولقد ذكركم الله في كتابه فقال: (إِخْوَاناً عَلَى سُرُر مُتَقَابِلِينَ) والله ما أراد بهذا غيركم ، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: فقال: يا أبا محمّد: (الاَْخِلاَّءُ يَوْمَئِذ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْض عَدُوٌّ إلاَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ) والله ما أراد بهذا غيركم، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. فقال: يا أبا محمّد لقد ذكرنا الله عزّ وجلّ وشيعتنا وعدوّنا في آية من كتابه، فقال عزّ وجلّ: (هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُوْا الاَْلْبَابِ) فنحن الّذين يعلمون، وعدوّنا الّذين لا يعلمون، وشيعتنا هم اُولوا الألباب، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمّد ما استثنى الله أحداً من أوصياء الأنبياء ولا أتباعهم ما خلا أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وشيعته فقال في كتابه وقوله الحقّ: (يَوْمَ لاَ يُغْنِي مَوْلىً عَنْ مَوْلىً شَيْئاً وَلاَهُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ * إِلاَّ مَن رَحِمَ). يعني بذلك عليّاً وشيعته، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه إذ يقول: (يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ إنَّ اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الْذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعاً إنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.) والله ما أراد بهذا غيركم. يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمّد لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه فقال: (إنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ) والله ما أراد بهذا إلاّ الأئمّة عليهم السلام وشيعتهم، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمد لقد ذكركم الله في كتابه فقال: (فَأُوْلئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَبِيّينَ وَالصِّدِّيْقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُوْلئِكَ رَفِيقاً.) ورسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله في هذه الآية من النبيّين، ونحن في هذا الموضع الصدّيقون والشهداء، وأنتم الصالحون، فتسمّوا بالصلاح كما سمّاكم الله عزّ وجلّ، يا أبا محمّد، فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمّد لقد ذكركم الله إذ حكى عن عدوّكم وهو في النار إذ يقول: (وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لاَ نَرَى رِجَالاً كُنّا نَعُدُّهُمْ مِنَ الاَْشْرَارِ * أَتَّخَذْنَاهُمْ سِخْرِيّاً أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمْ الأبْصَارُ) والله ما عنى الله ولا أراد بهذا غيركم. إذ صرتم عند أهل هذا العالم شرار الناس فأنتم ـ والله ـ في الجنّة تحبرون، وأنتم في النار تطلبون. يا أبا محمّد، فهل سررتك؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. قال: يا أبا محمّد ما من آية نزلت تقود إلى الجنّة وتذكر أهلها بخير إلاّ وهي فينا وفي شيعتنا، وما من آية نزلت تذكر أهلها بسوء وتسوق إلى النار، إلاّ وهي في عدوّنا ومن خالفنا، فهل سررتك يا أبا محمد؟ قال: قلت: جعلت فداك زدني. فقال: يا أبا محمّد ليس على ملّة إبراهيم صلّى الله عليه وآله إلاّ نحن وشيعتنا وسائر الناس من ذلك براء، يا أبا محمّد فهل سررتك؟

Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed (r) related to us from Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Ebbad bin Sulaiman from Mohammed bin Sulaiman that his father Sulaiman ad-Dailami (of Daylam) said: I was with Abu Abdullah (a) when Abu Bassir, who was out of breath, came in. When he took his seat, Abu Abdullah (a) asked him: "O Abu Mohammed, what for was your breathlessness?" He answered: "May Allah make me your sacrifice, son of Allah’s Messenger. I grew old, my bones grew thin, and time of my death is about to fall. Still, I do not know what I will face in my life to come." Abu Abdullah (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, is it you who says such a thing?" He answered: "May Allah make me your sacrifice, why should I not say it?" The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, have you not known that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, honors the youth among you and reverences the old ones?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice, how does Allah honor the youth and reverence the old ones?" The Imam (a) said: "Allah will not punish the youth out of His honoring them and will not settle an account with the old men out of His reverencing them." He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. Is this peculiarity granted (to us) exclusively or is it general for the community of Tawhid -believing in Allah’s oneness-?" The Imam said: "No, by Allah. It is peculiar for you, not the general (Muslims)." He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. We have been called with a name due to which our backs have been broken, our hearts have been dead, and the governors have deemed lawful to kill us-all for a narration that their scholars have related." The Imam (a) said: "Do you mean Rafidah?" He answered: "Yes, I do." The Imam (a) said: "No, by Allah. It was not they who named you so. It was, in fact, Allah Who chose this name for you. O Abu Mohammed, have you not known that there were seventy men among the Israelites who rejected the Pharaoh and his people when their deviation had been proved to them? Accordingly, they joined Moses (a) when they knew his having been the right party. Because they rejected the Pharaoh, the party of Moses called them the Rafidah -the rejecters-. They were the best worshippers among the individuals of the party of Moses. Besides, they were the most affectionate of Moses, Aaron, and their descendants. Then, Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, ordered Moses, by way of revelation, to record this name for those people in the Torah, for He has chosen it for them. Moses (a) did. Allah then saved this name so as to use it for you. O Abu Mohammed, the others rejected the good and you have rejected the evil and held fast on the good. As people went in various directions and separated into different sects, you went in with the household of your Prophet Mohammed (s). You thus opted for what Allah has opted, chosen what Allah has chosen, and wanted what Allah has wanted. Enjoy the good tidings. Surely, enjoy the good tidings. You are, by Allah, the compassioned ones whose righteous deeds will be accepted and wrongdoings will be overlooked. For him whoever does not come to Allah, on the Day of Resurrection, with the same beliefs that you have, his good deeds will not be accepted and his wrongdoings will not be overlooked. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, there are definite angels of Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, whose mission is to unload the sins that our Shia carry on their backs in the same way as wind causes the leaves of trees to fall down in the season of fall. This is the meaning of Allah’s saying: ’The angels glorify their Lord with His praise and seek forgiveness… (42:5)’ for the believers. The angels, by Allah, seek forgiveness for you exclusively. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: ’Among the believers, there are people who are true in their promise to Allah. Some of them have already passed away and some of them are waiting. They never yield to any change. (33:23)’ You have fulfilled the pledge under which Allah put you concerning the loyalty to us. You have not substituted anything for us. If you had not done it, Allah would have rebuked you in the same way as He rebuked the others. He, Glorified is His mention, says: ’We did not find many among them keeping their promises. However, We did find many evildoers among them. (7:102)’ O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: ’We shall remove all hatred from their breasts and make them as brothers reclining on thrones facing one another. (15:47)’ By Allah I swear, no one other than you is intended in this Verse. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: ’All intimate friends on that day will become each other’s enemies except for the pious. (43:67)’ By Allah, you are the ’pious’ that are intended in this Verse. O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, in one the Verses of His Book, Allah refers to our enemies and us. He says: ’Are those who know equal to those who do not know? Only the people of reason take heed? (39:9)’ We are ’those who know’, our enemies are ’those who do not know’, and our Shia are ’the people of reason.’ O Abu Mohammed, have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has not excluded any one among the successors of the prophets and their followers except Amir ulMu’minin (a) and his Shia. Allah Whose word is the right says in His Book: ’On this day, masters will be of no benefit to their followers, nor will they receive any help except for those to whom Allah grants mercy. (44:41-2)’ This means Ali and his Shia. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: ’Tell My servants who have committed injustice to themselves: Do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is All-forgiving and All-merciful. (39:53)’ This is, by Allah, an indication to you. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: ’And you -the Shaitan- have no authority over My servants. (15:42)’ By Allah I swear, except the Imams (a) and their Shia, no one is intended in the previous Verse. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, Allah has referred to you in His Book. He says: (One who obeys Allah and the Messenger is) the friend of the prophets, saints, shahids, and the righteous ones to whom Allah has granted His favors. They are the best friends that one can have. (4:69)’ The Prophet Mohammed (s) is one of the prophets, we -the Imams- are the saints and the shahids, and you are the righteous ones. Hence, you should be true righteous so as to meet the quality that Allah has ascribed to you. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, as He tells about your enemies while they are in Hell, Allah refers to you. He says: ’But why is it that we cannot see men whom we had considered as wicked and whom we mocked? Have they been rescued or can our eyes not find them? (38:62-3)’ By Him I swear, Allah has only referred to you, not anyone else. In the sight of the people of this world, you are regarded as the evilest ones. You, by Allah, will enjoy Paradise. You will be saved if you will be decided to be in Hell. Have I made you happy, Abu Mohammed?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, every single Verse that refers to Paradise and mentions its people is only speaking of us as well as our Shia. Likewise, every single Verse that censures some people and leads to Hell is only referring to our enemies as well as those who disagree with us. Have I made you happy?" He said: "May Allah make me your sacrifice. I seek more from you." The Imam (a) said: "O Abu Mohammed, no one is following the religion of Abraham (a) except us and our Shia. All the others are away from it. Have I made you happy, Abu Mohammed?"

حدّثني محمّد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله قال حدّثني محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار بإسناد يرفعه عن محمّد بن قيس وعامر بن السمط عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله: يأتي يوم القيامة قوم عليهم ثياب من نور، على وجوههم نور يعرفون بآثار السجود. يتخطّون صفّاً بعد صف حتّى يصيروا بين يديّ ربّ العالمين يغبطهم النبيّون والملائكة والشهداء والصالحون. فقال له عمر بن الخطاب: مَن هؤلاء يا رسول الله الذين يغبطهم النبيّون والملائكة والشهداء والصالحون؟ قال: اُولئك شيعتنا وعليّ إمامهم.

Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed (r) related to me from Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar… from Mohammed bin Qays and Aamir bin as-Simt that Abu Ja’far (a) related that the Prophet (s) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, some people dressing clothes of light with luminous faces whom will be identified by the signs of prostration will come. They will overstep the rows until they stand in front of the Lord of the worlds. The prophets, angels, shahids, and righteous people will envy them." Omar bin al-Khattab asked: "O Allah’s Messenger, who are they whom the prophets, angels, shahids, and righteous men will envy?" The Prophet (s) answered: "They will be our Shia, and Ali will be their imam."

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسن بن عليّ، عن عاصم بن حميد، عن أبي إسحاق النحوي قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إنّ الله أدّب نبيّه صلّى الله عليه وآله على محبّته فقال: (وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُق عَظِيم). ثمّ فوّض إليه فقال: (وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا). وقال: (مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللهَ.) وإنّ رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله فوّض إلى عليّ عليه السلام فائتمنه فسلّمتم وجحد الناس. فوالله لنحبّكم أن تقولوا إذا قلنا، وتصمتوا إذا صمتنا، ونحن فيما بينكم وبين الله، والله ما جعل لأحد من خير في خلاف أمره.

(The same previous series of relaters) …from al-Hasan bin Ali from Aassim bin Hamid that Abu Ishaq an-Nahawi (the grammarian) said that he heard Abu Abdullah (a) saying: Allah educated His Prophet (s) as He liked for him. He says: "You have attained a high moral standard (68:4)." Allah then authorized him to represent Him. He says: "Take only what the Messenger gives to you and desist from what he forbids you (59:7)." "One who obeys the Messenger has certainly obeyed Allah (4:80)." In the same manner, the Prophet (s) authorized Ali (a) to represent him and deposited with him (all the religious affairs). You submitted (to this authority) while the others denied. By Allah I swear, we do love you to say when we say and keep silent when we keep silent. We are the mediators between Allah and you. Allah has never made any goodness lie in the contradiction to His commandments.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: إنّ الله عزّ وجلّ يعطي الدنيا من يحبّ ويبغض، ولا يعطي الآخرة إلاّ من أحبّ، وإنّ المؤمن ليسأل ربّه موضع سوط من الدنيا فلا يعطيه، ويسأله الآخرة فيعطيه ما شاء، ويعطي الكافر من الدنيا قبل أن يسأله ما شاء، ويسأله موضع سوط في الآخرة فلا يعطيه إيّاه.

(The same previous series of relaters)… that Abu Ja’far (a) said: Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, gives (the pleasures of) this world to anyone, whether He likes or dislikes, while He gives the world to come only to those whom He likes. It happens that Allah does not answer the believer who asks for a location that is as small as a place of a lash, and gives the world to the disbeliever before he asks for anything. But, if that disbeliever asks Allah for a location that is as small as a place of a lash in the world to come, Allah will not answer him.

وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسن بن عليّ بن فضال، عن محمّد بن الفضل، عن أبي حمزة، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: أنتم للجنّة والجنّة لكم، أسماؤكم عندنا الصالحون والمصلحون، وأنتم أهل الرضا عن الله برضاه عنكم، والملائكة إخوانكم في الخير إذا اجتهدوا.

(The same previous series of relaters)… from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Faddhal from Mohammed bin al-Fadhl from Abu Hamza that he heard Abu Abdullah (a) saying: You are for Paradise and Paradise is yours. To us, you are called the virtuous and the reformers. You are the people of the contentment with Allah, for He is pleased with you. The angels are your brothers in virtue if they work diligently.

وبهذا الاسناد قال سمعته يقول: إذا قام المؤمن في الصلاة بعث الله الحور العين حتّى يحدقن به فإذا انصرف ولم يسأل الله منهنّ شيئاً تفرّقنّ وهنّ متعجّبات.

(The same previous series of relaters)… that Abu Abdullah (a) said: When a believer stands up for offering a prayer, Allah allows the women of Paradise to look at him. If he finishes his prayer without asking Allah to give him women of Paradise in marriage, they go back with astonishment.

حدّثني محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، عن محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن الحسن بن علي بن النعمان، عن الحارث بن محمّد الأحول، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: إنّ رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله لمّا أسري به قال لعلي عليه السلام: يا عليّ، إنّي رأيت في الجنّة نهراً أبيض من اللّبن، وأحلى من العسل، وأشدّ استقامة من السهم، فيه أباريق عدد نجوم السماء، على شاطئه قباب الياقوت الأحمر والدر الأبيض، فضرب جبرئيل بجناحه إلى جانبه، فإذا هو مسك أذفر. ثمّ قال: والّذي نفس محمّد بيده إنّ في الجنّة لشجراً يتصفّق بالتسبيح بصوت لم يسمع الأوّلون والآخرون بأحسن منه، يثمر ثمراً كالرّمان، وتلقى الثمرة على الرجل فيشقّها عن تسعين حلّة، والمؤمنون على كراسيّ من نور وهم الغرّ المحجّلون. وأنت قائدهم يوم القيامة، على الرجل منهم نعلان شراكهما من نور يضيء أمامهم حيث شاء من الجنّة، فبينا هو كذلك إذ أشرفت عليه امرأة من فوقه تقول: سبحان الله يا عبد الله أما لك فينا دولة؟ فيقول: مَن أنت؟ فتقول: أنا من اللّواتي قال الله عزّ وجلّ: (فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنِ جَزَاءاً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ). ثمّ قال: والّذي نفس محمّد بيده إنّه ليجيئه كلّ يوم سبعون ألف ملك يسمّونه باسمه واسم أبيه.

Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed narrated to me from Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Mohammed bin al-Hussein bin Abi al-Khattab from al-Hasan bin Ali bin an-Nu’man from al-Harith bin Mohammed al-Ahwal from Abu Abdullah (a) that he heard his father Abu Ja’far (a) saying: After the Night Ascension, the Prophet (s) related to Ali (a): O Ali, in Paradise, I saw a river that was whiter than milk, sweeter than honey, and straighter than arrow. There were pitchers as many as the stars in it. On its shore, there stand the domes of ruby and white pearls. As Gabriel stroke the bank of that river with his wing, it was pure musk. (He then added) I swear by Him Who prevails Mohammed’s soul, there are trees in Paradise clapping with the praise (of Allah) and making sounds that no one among the early and the late generations has ever heard like them. They bear fruits like pomegranates. The one on whom such fruits are thrown cuts it into ninety garments. There, the believer will be sitting on chairs of light. They are the white-forheaded honorables. On the Day of Resurrection, you will be their leader. Each one of them will put slippers whose laces are luminous to cast light upon the way he wants to take in Paradise. Meanwhile, a woman will look down upon him and say, ’All Glory be to Allah. O Allah’s servant, do you not have anything with me?’ He will ask her who she is. She will answer, ’I am one of those about whom Allah said: So, no soul knows what is hidden for them of that which will refresh the eyes; a reward for what they did.’ (The Prophet (s) then added) I swear by Him Who prevails Mohammed’s soul, seventy thousand angels will visit that believer every day in Paradise and will call him by his name and his father’s.

حدّثني محمّد بن عليّ ماجيلويه، عن عمّه محمّد بن أبي القاسم بإسناد يرفعه، عن عمر بن أبان الكلبي قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ما أكثر السواد؟ قال: قلت له: أجل يا بن رسول الله ما أكثر السواد؟ فقال: أما والله ما يحجّ الله عزّ وجلّ غيركم ولا يصلّي الصلاتين غيركم، ولا يؤتى أجره مرّتين غيركم، وإنّكم لرعاة الشمس والقمر والنجوم، ولكم يغفر، ومنكم يتقبّل.

Mohammed bin Ali bin Majilwayh narrated to me from his uncle Mohammed bin al-Qasim… from Omar bin Eban al-Kelbi that Abu Abdullah (a) said to him: "How numerous the human beings are!" I said: "Yes, son of Allah’s Messenger. How numerous the human beings are!" He said: "By Allah I swear, no one performs the hajj for the sake of Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, except you, no one offers the two prayers except you, and no one will be rewarded two-fold except you. You are certainly the guardians of the sun, the moon, and the stars. Your sins will be forgiven and your deeds will be accepted."

أبى رحمه الله قال: حدّثني سعد بن عبد الله بإسناد يرفعه، عن منصور الصيقل، قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في فسطاطه بمنى، فنظر إلى الناس فقال: يأكلون الحرام، ويلبسون الحرام، وينكحون الحرام. ولكن أنتم تأكلون الحلال، وتلبسون الحلال وتنكحون الحلال لا والله ما يحجّ غيركم ولا يتقبّل إلاّ منكم.

My father (r) said that Sa’d bin Abdullah narrated to him… that Mansour as-Sayqal said: I was with Abu Abdullah (a) in his pavilion in Mina (during the season of the hajj) when he looked at people and said: They eat, dress, and marry illegally. But you eat, dress, and marry legally. By Allah, it is only you whose hajj is valid and whose deeds are accepted.

حدّثنا محمّد بن علي بن ماجيلويه رحمه الله، قال: حدّثنا محمّد بن يحيى بإسناد يرفعه، عن حنظلة، عن ميسر قال: سمعت أبا الحسن الرضا عليه السلام يقول: لا يرى منكم في النار اثنان، لا والله ولا واحد. قال: فقلت: أين ذلك من كتاب الله؟ فأمسك عنّي سنة. قال: فانّي معه ذات يوم في الطواف إذ قال لي: يا ميسر اليوم اُذن لي في جوابك عن مسألتك كذا. قال: قلت: فأين هو من القرآن؟ فقال: في سورة "الرحمن" وهو قول الله عزّ وجلّ: (فَيَوْمَئِذ لاَ يُسْئلُ عَنْ ذَنْبِهِ ـ منكم ـ إِنْسٌ وَلاَ جَانٌّ). فقلت له: ليس فيها "منكم"! قال: إن أوّل من قد غيّرها ابن أروى، وذلك أنّها حجّة عليه وعلى أصحابه، ولو لم يكن فيها "منكم" لسقط عقاب الله عزّ وجلّ عن خلقه. إذا لم يسأل عن ذنبه إنس ولا جانّ فلمن يعاقب الله إذاً يوم القيامة؟

Mohammed bin Ali bin Majilwayh (r) said to us that Mohammed bin Yahya narrated to him… from Hanzhala that Maisar said that Abu alHasan ar-Ridha said: "No two of you will be seen in Hell. Furthermore, no single one of you will be seen in Hell." I said: "How can this be proved through the Book of Allah?" The Imam did not answer me for a whole year. On the Circumambulating day of the next year, he said to me: "O Maisar, only today I am permitted to answer your last question." I said: "Well, how can it be proved through the Book of Allah?" He (a) said: This is in sura of Arrahman. It is: "On that day, no mankind -among you- or jinn will be asked about his sin (55:39)." I said: "This Verse does not include ’among you’ that you have said." He (a) answered: "The first one who distorted the Verse was son of Arwa, because it was evidence against his acquaintances and him. Without the existence of ’among you’ in the Verse, the sentence of the punishment of Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, will cease to be valid for all the creatures. If Allah will not ask any man or jinn about his sin, whom will he punish on the Day of Resurrection, then?"