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On Etiquette and Encouraging Others to do Good
النظر بن سويد عن درست عن أبي سلمة عن أبي يعقوب قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ثلاثة لا يطيقهن الناس: الصفح عن الناس ومواساة الرجل في ماله وذكر الله كثيرا قال ابن أبي (أبو) يعقوب قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام من وصف عدل وخالفه إلى غيره كان عليه حسرة يوم القيامة.
15.Al-Naḍr ibn Suwayd narrated from Durust, from Abū Salamah, from Abū Yaʿqūb who said, “Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) said, ‘Three things are such that people cannot [easily] bear them: pardoning [the wrongs of] others, assisting someone [else] with one’s wealth, and remembering Allah often.’” Ibn Abī Yaʿqūb said, “Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) said, ‘Whoever speaks regarding [a matter pertaining to] justice yet goes against it [himself] to something else, he shall be burdened with [great] regret on the Day of Resurrection.’”
(عن) النضر عن إبراهيم بن عبد الحميد عن زيد الشحام قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: احذروا سطوات الله بالليل والنهار، فقلت: وما سطوات الله؟ قال: أخذه على المعاصي.
16.It is narrated from al-Naḍr, from Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, from Zayd al-Shaḥḥām who said, “I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘Beware of the violent strikes of Allah by night and by day.’ So I asked, ‘What are the violent strikes of Allah?’ He said, ‘His punishment for [your] sins.’”
الحسن بن محبوب عن أبي حمزة الثمالي قال: سمعت علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام يقول: من عمل بما فرض الله عليه فهو من خير الناس ومن اجتنبت ما حرم الله عليه فهو من أعبد الناس ومن قنع بما قسم الله له فهو من أغنى الناس.
17.Al-Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb narrated from Abū Ḥamzah al-Thumālī who said, “ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (a) said, ‘One who acts upon what Allah has made obligatory on him, he is among the best of people; and whoever eschews what Allah has forbidden him, he is among the most devoted of people; and whoever is content with what Allah has allotted for him, he is among the richest of people.’”
علي بن النعمان عن ابن مسكان عن داود فن فرقد عن أبي شيبة الزهري عن أحدهما عليهما السلام أنه قال: ويل لمن لا يدين الله بالامر بالمعروف والنهى عن المنكر قال: ومن قال: لا إله إلا الله فلن يلج ملكوت السماء حتى يتم قوله بعمل صالح ولا دين لمن دان الله بغير امام عادل ولا دين لمن دان الله بطاعة ظالم وقال: كل قوم ألهاهم التكاثر حتى زار والمقابر قال ومن أحسن ولم يسئ خير ممن أحسن وأساء ومن أحسن وأساء خير ممن أساء ولم يحسن وقال: الوقوف عند الشبهة خير من الاقتحام في الهلكة.
18.ʿAlī ibn al-Nuʿmān narrated from Ibn Muskān, from Dāwūd ibn Farqad, from Abū Shaybah al-Zuhrī, from one of the two [Imams] (a) who said, “Woe be to the one who does not obey Allah through enjoining good and forbidding evil.” He [further] said, “Whoever says ‘There is no god but Allah’ will never go through the heavenly realms until his statement is complemented with righteous action. And one who submits to Allah without following a just Imām has no religion; and one who submits to Allah yet obeys an unjust person has no religion.” He [also] said, “All communities were deluded by seeking more [of this world than others], until they visited the graves.” He [further] said, “One who does good and does not sin is better than one who does good and [also] sins. And one who does good and sins is better than one who [only] sins and does no good.” And he said, “Stopping when in doubt is better than plunging into destruction.”
فضالة عن فضيل بن عثمان عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قلت له أوصني قال: أوصيك بتقوى الله وصدق الحديث وأداء الأمانة وحسن الصحابة لمن صحبك وإذا كان قبل طلوع الشمس وقبل الغروب فعليك بالدعاء واجتهد ولا تمتنع بشئ تطلبه من ربك ولا تقل: هذا ما لا أعطاه وادع فان الله يفعل ما يشاء.
19.Faḍālah narrated from Fuḍayl ibn ʿUthmān, from Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) whom he asked for advice so he said, “I advise you to espouse Godwariness, be truthful in [your] speech, return the trusts [entrusted to you], and be a good companion to the one who accompanies you. In the moments just before sunrise and sunset, supplicate [to Allah] and strive hard [to maintain this practice], and do not hold back from asking anything from your Lord. Do not say [to yourself], ‘This is something that He will not grant me,’ and supplicate [for everything you need], for verily Allah does as He wills.”
فضالة عن قيس الهلالي عن عجلان أبى صالح قال قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام انصف الناس من نفسك وواسهم من مالك وارض لهم ما ترضى لنفسك واذكر الله كثيرا وإياك والكسل والضجر فان أبى بذلك كان يوصيني وبذلك كان يوصيه أبوه وذلك في صلاة الليل انك إذا كسلت لم تؤد إلى الله حقه وإذا ضجرت لم تؤد إلى أحد حقه.
20.Faḍālah narrated from Qays al-Hilālī, from ʿAjlān Abū Ṣāliḥ who said, “Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) said, ‘Treat people with fairness, assist them with your wealth, and wish for them what you wish for yourself. Remember Allah often and beware of laziness and ennui, for that's what my father used to advise me, and that is what his father would advise him, and it pertains [even more so] to the nightly prayer. Indeed if you are lazy, you will not fulfill the right of Allah and if you are lethargic, you will not fulfill anyone else’s right.’”
الحسين بن علي الكلبي عن عمرو بن خالد عن زيد بن علي عن آبائه عن علي عليهم السلام قال: استأذن رجل من أهل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فقال: يا رسول الله أوصني قال له: أوصيك ان لا تشرك بالله شيئا وان قطعت و أحرقت بالنار ولا تعص والديك وان أرادا ان تخرج من دنياك فاخرج منها ولا تسب الناس وإذا لقيت أخاك المسلم فالقه ببشر حسن وصب له من فضلك دلوك، أبلغ من لقيت من المسلمين عنى السلام وادع الناس إلى الاسلام وأيقن ان لك بكل من أجابك عتق رقبة من ولد يعقوب وأعلمهم ان الصغراب عليهم حرام يعنى النبيذ وهو الخمر وكل مسكر حرام.
22.Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Kalbī narrated from ʿAmr ibn Khālid, from Zayd ibn ʿAlī, from his fathers, from ʿAlī (a) who said, “A man sought permission from the family of the Messenger of Allah (ṣ) to enter [his house], then he said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, advise me.’ He (ṣ) said to him, ‘I advise you not to ascribe any partners to Allah – even if you are cut into pieces and burnt with fire, and not to disobey your parents – if they wish you to leave your [position in this] world then leave it, and not to curse people, and when you meet your Muslim brother, meet him with a cheerful face, and pour for him the extra water you have in your bucket.[1] Convey to the Muslims you meet salutations from me, and invite people to Islam – be sure that [in doing so,] for each person who responds [positively] to you, you will gain the reward of freeing a slave from the descendants of [Prophet] Yaʿqūb, and teach them that alṣughrāb [or al-ṣughayrāʾ] is forbidden upon them, meaning nabīdh, which is a [kind of] wine, and every intoxicant is forbidden.’”
إبراهيم بن أبي البلاد عن أبيه عن بعض أصحابنا رفعه إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله قال: جاء اعرابي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فاخذ بغرز راحلته وهو يريد بعض غزواته فقال: يا رسول الله علمني عملا ادخل به الجنة فقال ما أجبت ان يأتيه الناس إليك فاته إليهم وما كرهت ان يأتيه إليك فلا تأته إليهم خل سبيل الراحلة.
22.Ibrāhīm ibn Abī Bilād narrated from his father, from one of our companions who attributed it to the Prophet (ṣ), saying, “A bedouin came to the Prophet (ṣ) and took hold of the bridle of his mount as he was proceeding to one of his battles. Then he said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me an action by which I may enter Paradise!’ He (ṣ) replied, ‘Whatever you like people to give to you, give to them, and whatever you dislike them to give to you, do not give to them. Now let go of the mount.’”
ابن النعمان عن داود بن فرقد قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إن العمل الصالح ليذهب إلى الجنة فيسهل لصاحبه كما يبعث الرجل غلاما فيفرش له ثم قرأ: إما الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات فلأنفسهم يمهدون.
23.Ibn al-Nuʿmān narrated from Dāwūd ibn Farqad who said, “I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) saying, ‘Verily the righteous deed goes to Paradise and paves the way for its doer just as a man sends his servant boy to prepare a place for him.’ Then he recited: ‘As for those who believe and do good deeds, they prepare for themselves [their eternal abode] (Q30:44).’”
الحسين بن علوان عن عثمان بن ثابت عن جعفر عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله لعلى عليه السلام يا علي أوصيك في نفسك بخصال فاحفظا عنى - اللهم أعنه - إما الأولى - فالصدق لا يخرجن من فيك كذبة أبدا والثانية - الورع، لا تجترين على خيانة أبدا والثالثة - الخوف من الله كأنك تراه والرابعة - فالبكاء من خشية الله يبنى لك بكل دمعة بيت في الجنة والخامسة - بذل مالك ودمعك دون دينك والسادسة - الاخذ بسنتي في صلاتي وصومي وصدقتي فاما صلاتي فالإحدى وخمسون واما صومي فثلاثة أيام من كل شهر في أوله ووسطه و آخره واما صدقتي فجهدك حتى يقال: أسرفت ولم تسرف وعليك بصلاة الليل وعليك بصلاة الليل وعليك بصلاة الليل وعليك بصلاة الزوال وعليك بصلاة الزوال وعليك بصلاة الزوال وعليك بتلاوة القرآن على كل حال وعليك برفع يديك في دعائك وتقليبها وعليك بالسواك عند كل وضوء وصلاة وعليك بمحاسن الأخلاق فارتكبها وعليك بمساويها فاجتنبها فإن لم تفعل ما أوصيك به فلا تلم غير نفسك.
24.Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿUlwān narrated from ʿUthmān ibn Thābit, from Jaʿfar, from Abū Jaʿfar (a) who said, “The Messenger of Allah (ṣ) said to ʿAlī (a), ‘O ʿAlī, I advise you to espouse certain qualities, so learn them from me. O Allah, help him [to do so]! As for the first one, it is truthfulness – never let any lie be spoken from your mouth. The second is piety – never act treacherously. The third is fearing Allah as though you see Him. The fourth is crying out of fear [and awe] of Allah – for each tear a mansion will be built for you in Paradise. The fifth is spending your wealth and blood for your religion. The sixth is adhering to my sunnah in my prayers, my fasting and my giving charity. As for my prayer, it is fifty-one [rakʿahs]; as for my fasting, it is three days in every month, in its beginning, middle, and end; as for my charity, it is to spare no effort [in assisting the needy] until it is said that you have been extravagant, while you have not been extravagant. I bid you to maintain the nightly prayer, maintain the nightly prayer, maintain the nightly prayer! And I bid you to maintain the midday prayer, maintain the midday prayer, maintain the midday prayer! I bid you to recite the Qurʾān in every condition. And I bid you to raise your hands in supplication and then turn them back [towards yourself]. I bid you to brush your teeth during every ablution and prayer. And I bid you to [espouse] beautiful moral traits so inculcate them [in yourself], and I warn you against evil traits so eschew them. Then if you do not act upon what I advise you [herewith], then do not blame anyone but yourself [for the consequences].’”
