The Believer’s Distinctions
The Reward of Helping a Believer, Relieving Him of Distress And Showing Him Kindness
121 - وعن الصادق عليه السلام: من فرج عن أخيه المسلم كربة فرج الله عنه كربة يوم القيامة، ويخرج من قبره مثلوج الصدر
121. It has been related that al-Sadiq (a.s) said: One who relieves a distress from his Muslim brother, Allah will remove a distress from him on the Day of Resurrection and he shall come forth from his grave delighted.
122 - وعن أبي إبراهيم الكاظم (ع) قال مَن فرَّجَ عن أخيه المسلم كُربةً فرّج الله عنه كُربة يوم القيامة.
122.It has been related that Abu Ibrahim Musa al-Kadim (a.s) said: One who One who relieves his Muslim brother of a distress, Allah will compensate him for it (by relieving him) of a distress on the Day of Resurrection.
123 - وعن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: فيما ناجي الله به عبده موسى بن عمران أن قال: إن لي عبدا أبيحهم جنتي وأحكمهم فيها، قال موسى: يا رب من هؤلاء الذين تبيحهم جنتك وتحكمهم فيها؟ قال: من أدخل على مؤمن سرورا، ثم قال: إن مؤمنا كان في مملكة جبار وكان مولعا به فهرب منه إلى دار الشرك، ونزل برجل من أهل الشرك، فألطفه، وأرفقه 5، وأضافه 6، فلما حضره الموت، أوحى الله عزو جل إليه: وعزتي وجلالي لو كان في جنتي مسكن لمشرك لأسكنتك فيها، ولكنها محرمة على من مات مشركا، ولكن يا نارها ربيه 7 ولا تؤذيه، قال: ويؤتى برزقه طرفي النهار، قلت: من الجنة؟ قال: أو من حيث شاء الله عز وجل
123. It has been reported that Abu Ja'far (a.s) said: Allah confided to His servant Musa ibn 'Imran (Prophet Moses), 'For some of My servants, I shall open up My Paradise and make them rulers in it.' 'Lord,' asked Musa, 'who are these for whom You shall open up Your Paradise and cause them to dominate therein?' 'One who brings joy to a believer,' He replied. Then Abu Ja'far (a.s) said: There was a believer who lived in fear under the rule of a tyrant. He therefore fled to a land of polytheists and put down with a person who befriended, showed compassion and aided him. When the polytheist died, Allah revealed to him saying, 'By My Might and My Glory I swear, if there was a place in My Paradise for a polytheist, I would have made you to abide therein, but Paradise is forbidden to one who dies as polytheist. So, I will order the Fire of hell to evade tormenting him.' Abu Ja'far (a.s) added, 'He will be given his sustenance twice a day.' Will it be from Paradise?' I asked. 'Or from wherever Allah pleases,' the Imam replied.
124- وعن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من قضى لمسلم حاجة كتب الله له عشر حسنات، ومحى عنه عشر سيئات، ورفع له عشر درجات، وأظله الله عز وجل في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله
124. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said: Whoever fulfils a Muslim's need, Allah shall write for him ten good deeds, erase from him ten misdeeds, elevate him ten degrees, and Allah shall cover him under His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His.
125- أبو حمزة عن أحدهما عليهما السلام: أيما مسلم أقال مسلما ندامة اقاله الله عز وجل عذاب يوم القيامة
125. Abu Hamzah reported that one of the two (al-Baqir or al-Sadiq) (a.s) said: If any Muslim gives a concession to another Muslim in trade, Allah will grant him an exemption from the chastisement of the Day of Resurrection.
126- وعن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من أدخل على مؤمن سرورا خلق الله عز وجل خلقا فيلقاه عند موته، فيقول له: أبشر يا ولي الله بكرامة من الله ورضوان [منه]، ثم لا يزال معه حتى يدخل قبره، فيقول له مثل ذلك فلا يزال معه في كل هول يبشره ويقول له فيقول له: من أنت رحمك الله؟ فيقول: أنا السرور الذي أدخلت على فلان
126. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said: Whoever brings joy to a believer, Allah creates from that joy a creature that meets him at his death and says to him, 'Enjoy glad tidings! O friend of Allah with honor from Allah and pleasure.' Then it remains with him until he enters the grave and it says the same to him. When he is resurrected, it will meet him and say the same to him. Thus, it will not cease to be in his company, giving him glad tidings at every stage of horror and it will say to him the same words as before. So, the man will say to it, 'Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you?' 'I am the happiness that you brought to so-and-so,' it will reply.
127- وعن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: من أحب الأعمال إلى الله عزو جل إدخال السرور على أخيه المؤمن [من] إشباع جوعته، أو تنفيس كربته أو قضاء دينه
127. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said: Amongst the deeds most loved by Allah are (for a person) to bring joy to his fellow believer by satiating his hunger, relieving his distress or paying off his debt.
128- وعن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: من أكرم أخاه المسلم بمجلس يكرمه، أو بكلمة يلطفه بها أو حاجة يكفيه إياها، لم يزل في ظل من الملائكة ما كان بتلك المنزلة
128. It has been reported that Abu Ja'far (a.s) said: The Messenger of Allah (a.s) said: When one honors his Muslim brother in a gathering or speaks words of benevolence to him or helps him in a need, he continues to remain under the shade of the angels as long as he is in that state.
129- وعن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: أوحى الله عز وجل إلى موسى ابن عمران: إن من عبادي من يتقرب إلي بالحسنة، فاحكمه بالجنة. قال: يا رب وما هذه الحسنة؟ قال: يدخل على مؤمن سرورا
129. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said: Allah revealed to Musa ibn 'Imran: Amongst My servants, I decree Paradise for one who draws near to Me by a certain good deed. 'O Lord,' Musa (a.s) asked, 'what is this good deed?' 'This is bringing joy to a believer,' He replied.
130- وعن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: مشي المسلم في حاجة المسلم خير من سبعين طوافا بالبيت الحرام
130. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said: The walking of a Muslim in fulfilling the need of a fellow Muslim is better than seventy circumambulations of the Sacred House (i.e. Ka'bah).