Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

أَبِی ره عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَهَ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِینٍ عَنْ زَیْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَقْرَبُ مَا یَکُونُ الْعَبْدُ إِلَی اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ سَاجِدٌ.

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “The state of a slave nearest to his Lord is the state of prostration.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ ره عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی حَمْزَهَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَنْ قَالَ فِی رُکُوعِهِ وَ سُجُودِهِ وَ قِیَامِهِ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ذَلِکَ بِمِثْلِ الرُّکُوعِ وَ السُّجُودِ وَ الْقِیَامِ.

1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says, “One who recites: Allaahumma s’alli a’laa muh’ammadinw wa aali muh’ammad in his Ruku, his Sajdah and his Qiyam, Allah writes for him a reward like that of Ruku, Sajdah or Qiyam.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِیلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ ذَرِیحٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ سَجَدَ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَهً لِشُکْرِ نِعْمَهٍ مِنْ غَیْرِ صَلَاهٍ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَیِّئَاتٍ وَ رَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ فِی الْجِنَانِ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “One who prostrates for thanking for the bounties apart from Salaat, Allah writes for him ten rewards, erases ten of his sins and increase his position by ten levels in Paradise.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عُبَیْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ وَاصِلِ بْنِ سُلَیْمَانَ وَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا مِنْ صَلَاهٍ یَحْضُرُ وَقْتُهَا إِلَّا نَادَی مَلَکٌ بَیْنَ یَدَیِ النَّاسِ أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ قُومُوا إِلَی نِیرَانِکُمُ الَّتِی أَوْقَدْتُمُوهَا عَلَی ظُهُورِکُمْ فَأَطْفِئُوهَا بِصَلَاتِکُمْ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Whenever the time of Salaat starts, an angel calls out to the people, ‘O people, stand up! Extinguish the fire, which you have lighted on your backs with the help of Salaat.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِیزِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی یَعْفُورٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا صَلَّیْتَ صَلَاهً فَرِیضَهً فَصَلِّهَا لِوَقْتِهَا صَلَاهَ مُوَدِّعٍ یَخَافُ أَنْ لَا یَعُودَ إِلَیْهَا أَبَداً ثُمَّ اصْرِفْ بِبَصَرِکَ إِلَی مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِکَ فَلَوْ تَعْلَمُ مَنْ عَنْ یَمِینِکَ وَ شِمَالِکَ لَأَحْسَنْتَ صَلَاتَکَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّکَ قُدَّامَ مَنْ یَرَاکَ وَ لَا تَرَاهُ.

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “O Abdullah, when you offer an obligatory prayer, offer it on time. Else it is possible that you might lose the opportunity to do so. Focus your eyes on the place of your prostrations while offering Salaat. You pray carefully as if there is someone around you. Know that He is seeing you and you are not able to see Him.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ جَمِیلٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: لِلْمُصَلِّی ثَلَاثُ خِصَالٍ إِذَا قَامَ فِی صَلَاتِهِ یَتَنَاثَرُ عَلَیْهِ الْبِرُّ مِنْ أَعْنَانِ السَّمَاءِ إِلَی مَفْرَقِ رَأْسِهِ وَ تَحُفُّ بِهِ الْمَلَائِکَهُ مِنْ قَدَمَیْهِ إِلَی أَعْنَانِ السَّمَاءِ وَ مَلَکٌ یُنَادِی أَیُّهَا الْمُصَلِّی لَوْ تَعْلَمُ مَنْ تُنَاجِی مَا انْفَتَلْتَ.

3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Ali b. al-Hussain al-Sa’dabadi from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah al-Barqi from his father from Muhammad b. Abi ’Umayr from Jameel from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “There are three benefits of Salaat – whenever a person stands for Salaat, good deeds descend on him from all the corners of the heaven, angels surround that person from the place under his feet till the heaven and an angel calls out, ‘O worshipper! If you had known to Whom you are supplicating you would have never missed it.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَی الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَهَ عَنْ غِیَاثِ بْنِ کَلُّوبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِی عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْمَوَاقِیتِ فِی صَلَاهِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ مَعَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَی یَقُولُ- إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ کانَ مَشْهُوداً یَعْنِی صَلَاهَ الْفَجْرِ تَشْهَدُهَا مَلَائِکَهُ النَّهَارِ وَ مَلَائِکَهُ اللَّیْلِ فَإِذَا صَلَّی الْعَبْدُ صَلَاهَ الصُّبْحِ مَعَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ أُثْبِتَتْ لَهُ مَرَّتَیْنِ تُثْبِتُهَا مَلَائِکَهُ اللَّیْلِ وَ مَلَائِکَهُ النَّهَارِ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan from Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Hassan b. Musa al-Khashab from Abdillah b. Jabalah from Ghiyath b. Kalub from Ishaq b. Ammar who said: I asked Abi Abdillah (a.s.): "Oh Aba Abdillah, inform me about the best times during the Fajr prayer." He replied: "It is at the time of the dawn. Verily, Allah, the Most High, says, 'Indeed, the recitation of the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed.' (17:78). Meaning, it is witnessed by the angels of the day and the angels of the night. So when the servant prays Salaat al-Subh at the start of dawn, its reward would be noted down twice, noted by the angels of the night and the angels of the day.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِیِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَضْلُ الْوَقْتِ الْأَوَّلِ عَلَی الْأَخِیرِ [خَیْرٌ] لِلْمُؤْمِنِ [مِنْ] وُلْدِهِ وَ مَالِهِ

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “The excellence of prime time over the last moments for a believer is more than his children and his wealth.”

وَ فِی حَدِیثٍ آخَرَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع فَضْلُ الْوَقْتِ الْأَوَّلِ عَلَی الْأَخِیرِ کَفَضْلِ الْآخِرَهِ عَلَی الدُّنْیَا.

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “The excellence of prime time over the last moments is like the excellence of Hereafter over this world.”

أَبِی ره عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِی خَلَفٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ مُوسَی ع قَالَ: الصَّلَوَاتُ الْمَفْرُوضَاتُ فِی أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا إِذَا أُقِیمَ حُدُودُهَا أَطْیَبُ رِیحاً مِنْ قَضِیبِ الْآسِ حِینَ یُؤْخَذُ مِنْ شَجَرِهِ فِی طِیبِهِ وَ رِیحِهِ وَ طَرَاوَتِهِ فَعَلَیْکُمْ بِالْوَقْتِ الْأَوَّلِ.

1. Abi (rah) from Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Sa’d b. Abi Khalaf from Abi al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) who said: “If an obligatory prayer is offered in prime time fulfilling all the conditions a sweet smell would come out from it just like the sweet smell that comes out when a branch of tree is broken. Hence it is obligatory on you to offer Salaat at its prime time.”