Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَلَاهُ اللَّیْلِ تُبَیِّضُ الْوُجُوهَ وَ صَلَاهُ اللَّیْلِ تُطَیِّبُ الرِّیحَ وَ صَلَاهُ اللَّیْلِ تَجْلِبُ الرِّزْقَ.

3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Salaat-e-Shab brightens the face. It imparts a sweet smell and increase in earnings.”

حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنْ کَانَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ قَالَ- الْمالُ وَ الْبَنُونَ زِینَهُ الْحَیاهِ الدُّنْیا إِنَّ الثَّمَانَ رَکَعَاتٍ الَّتِی یُصَلِّیهَا الْعَبْدُ آخِرَ اللَّیْلِ زِینَهُ الْآخِرَهِ.

4. It was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Muhammad from his father from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Umar b. Ali b. Umar from the one the person that narrated to him from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: ‘Wealth and children are the adornment of life’, surely the eight rakat prayer offered in the last part of night is the adornment of the Hereafter.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَشَکَا إِلَیْهِ الْحَاجَهَ فَأَفْرَطَ فِی الشِّکَایَهِ حَتَّی کَادَ أَنْ یَشْکُوَ الْجُوعَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا هَذَا أَ تُصَلِّی بِاللَّیْلِ قَالَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِلَی صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ کَذَبَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ یُصَلِّی بِاللَّیْلِ وَ یَجُوعُ بِالنَّهَارِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ضَمِنَ بِصَلَاهِ اللَّیْلِ قُوتَ النَّهَارِ.

5. It is narrated from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that a person came to him and expressed his wish. He was about to complain of his starvation when Imam asked him, “Do you offer Salaat-e-Shab?” He said, “Yes.” Imam turned to him and said, “He is a liar that claims to offer Salaat-e-Shab and says that he has to starve during the day, because the Almighty Allah has guaranteed the sustenance of the day in the Salaat-e-Shab.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَبِی عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ: قِیَامُ اللَّیْلِ مَصَحَّهٌ لِلْبَدَنِ وَ رِضَاءُ الرَّبِّ وَ تَمَسُّکٌ بِأَخْلَاقِ النَّبِیِّینَ وَ تَعَرُّضٌ لِرَحْمَهِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَی.

6. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. Isa from al-Qasim b. Yahya from his grandfather al-Hussain b. Rashid from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said it was narrated to me by Abi from his grandfather from his forefathers from Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) who said: “Salaat-e-Shab is related to the safety of body, pleasure of Lord, character of the prophets and it attracts the Mercy of Allah.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْبَغْدَادِیِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَمُّونٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّوْفَلِیِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَیَقُومُ فِی اللَّیْلِ فَیَمِیلُ بِهِ النُّعَاسُ یَمِیناً وَ شِمَالًا وَ قَدْ وَقَعَ ذَقَنُهُ عَلَی صَدْرِهِ فَیَأْمُرُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَکَ وَ تَعَالَی أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ فَتُفَتَّحُ ثُمَّ یَقُولُ لِلْمَلَائِکَهِ انْظُرُوا إِلَی عَبْدِی مَا یُصِیبُهُ فِی التَّقَرُّبِ إِلَیَّ بِمَا لَمْ أَفْتَرِضْ عَلَیْهِ رَاجِیاً مِنِّی لِثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ ذَنْباً أَغْفِرُهُ لَهُ أَوْ تَوْبَهً أُجَدِّدُهَا لَهُ أَوْ رِزْقاً أَزِیدُهُ فِیهِ فَأُشْهِدُکُمْ مَلَائِکَتِی أَنِّی قَدْ جَمَعْتُهُنَّ لَهُ.

7. The narrator says, “I heard him say that if one gets up at night after turning to his left and right in such a state that his chin is touching his chest (out of tiredness), Allah orders the doors of heavens to be opened and says to His angels: ‘Look at this servant of Mine. He is going to perform what is not even obligatory for him. He can expect three things from Me – that I forgive all his sins, I give him a chance to repent once again and increase his earnings. I hold you all angels as witness that I would grant all these things to him’.”

حَدَّثَنِی الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ حَبِیبٍ قَالَ زَعَمَ لَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِی حَمْزَهَ الثُّمَالِیُّ عَنْ مُعَاوِیَهَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: صَلَاهُ اللَّیْلِ تُحَسِّنُ الْوَجْهَ وَ تُحَسِّنُ الْخُلُقَ وَ تُطَیِّبُ الرِّیحَ وَ تُدِرُّ الرِّزْقَ وَ تَقْضِی الدَّیْنَ وَ تَذْهَبُ بِالْهَمِّ وَ تَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ.

8. It was narrated to me by al-Hassan b. Ahmad from his father who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. al-Hassan b. Ali b. Uthman and Abu Uthman his name is Abd al-Wahid b. Habeeb who said claimed to us Muhammad b. Abi Hamzah al-Thumali from Muawiyah b. Ammar al-Duhni from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Salaat-e-Shab beautifies one’s face, improves one’s character, fragrances the body and increases earnings. It helps in repayment of debts, removal of sorrows and improves eyesight.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِیَادٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحَکَمِ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْکِنْدِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَیَکْذِبُ الْکَذِبَهَ فَیُحْرَمُ بِهَا رِزْقَهُ قُلْتُ وَ کَیْفَ یُحْرَمُ رِزْقَهُ فَقَالَ یُحْرَمُ بِهَا صَلَاهَ اللَّیْلِ فَإِذَا حُرِمَ صَلَاهَ اللَّیْلِ حُرِمَ الرِّزْقَ.

9. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Sahl b. Ziyad from Harun b. Muslim from Ali b. al-Hakam from al-Hussain b. al-Hassan al-Kindi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “It is possible that a person lies and is deprived of his sustenance.” The narrator asked, “How can he be deprived of his sustenance?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “By getting deprived from Salaat-e-Shab. One who is deprived of Salaat-e-Shab is (also) deprived of his sustenance.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِیلٍ عَنْ فُضَیْلٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ الْبُیُوتَ الَّتِی یُصَلَّی فِیهَا بِاللَّیْلِ بِتِلَاوَهِ الْقُرْآنِ تُضِی ءُ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ کَمَا تُضِی ءُ نُجُومُ السَّمَاءِ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ.

10. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Jameel from Fudhayl from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The houses, in which the Holy Quran is recited along with Salaat-e-Shab appear bright to the people of heaven in the same way as stars appear to the people of the world.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَفَعَهُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِی قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنَّ الْحَسَناتِ یُذْهِبْنَ السَّیِّئاتِ قَالَ صَلَاهُ الْمُؤْمِنِ بِاللَّیْلِ تَذْهَبُ بِمَا عَمِلَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ بِالنَّهَارِ.

11. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) explains the statement of Allah that ‘Good deeds destroy sins’ by saying, “The Salaat offered by a believer at night destroys the sins committed by him during the day.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سَلَمَهَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اللَّیْثِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ ع إِنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ أَمِیرَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع عَنْ قِیَامِ اللَّیْلِ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْشِرْ مَنْ صَلَّی مِنَ اللَّیْلِ عُشْرَ لَیْلَهٍ لِلَّهِ مُخْلِصاً ابْتِغَاءَ ثَوَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِمَلَائِکَتِهِ اکْتُبُوا لِعَبْدِی هَذَا مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ عَدَدَ مَا أَنْبَتَ اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّبَاتَاتِ فِی اللَّیْلِ مِنْ حَبَّهٍ وَ وَرَقَهٍ وَ شَجَرَهٍ وَ عَدَدَ کُلِّ قَصَبَهٍ وَ حوطه [خُوطٍ] وَ مَرْعًی وَ مَنْ صَلَّی تُسْعَ لَیْلَهٍ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عَشْرَ دَعَوَاتٍ مُسْتَجَابَاتٍ وَ أَعْطَاهُ کِتابَهُ بِیَمِینِهِ* یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی ثُمُنَ لَیْلَهٍ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَجْرَ شَهِیدٍ صَابِرٍ صَادِقِ النِّیَّهِ وَ شُفِّعَ فِی أَهْلِ بَیْتِهِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی سُبُعَ لَیْلَهٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ یَوْمَ یُبْعَثُ وَ وَجْهُهُ کَالْقَمَرِ لَیْلَهَ الْبَدْرِ حَتَّی یَمُرَّ عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ مَعَ الْآمِنِینَ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی سُدُسَ لَیْلَهٍ کُتِبَ مَعَ الْأَوَّابِینَ وَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی خُمُسَ لَیْلَهٍ زَاحَمَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ خَلِیلَ اللَّهِ فِی قُبَّتِهِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی رُبُعَ لَیْلَهٍ کَانَ أَوَّلَ الْفَائِزِینَ حَتَّی یَمُرَّ عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ کَالرِّیحِ الْعَاصِفِ وَ یَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّهَ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی ثُلُثَ لَیْلَهٍ لَمْ یَلْقَ مَلَکاً إِلَّا غَبَطَهُ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ قِیلَ لَهُ ادْخُلْ مِنْ أَیِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّهِ الثَّمَانِیَهِ شِئْتَ- وَ مَنْ صَلَّی نِصْفَ لَیْلَهٍ فَلَوْ أُعْطِیَ مِلْ ءَ الْأَرْضِ ذَهَباً سَبْعِینَ أَلْفَ مَرَّهٍ لَمْ یَعْدِلْ أَجْرُهُ جَزَاءً وَ کَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِکَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَبْعِینَ رَقَبَهً یُعْتِقُهَا مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی ثُلُثَیْ لَیْلَهٍ کَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ قَدْرُ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ أَدْنَاهَا حَسَنَهٌ أَثْقَلُ مِنْ جَبَلِ أُحُدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ مَنْ صَلَّی لَیْلَهً تَامَّهً تَالِیاً لِکِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذِکْرُهُ رَاکِعاً وَ سَاجِداً وَ ذَاکِراً أُعْطِیَ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ أَدْنَاهَا أَنْ یَخْرُجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ کَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَ یُکْتَبُ لَهُ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَ مِثْلَهَا دَرَجَاتٌ- وَ یَثْبُتُ لَهُ النُّورُ فِی قَبْرِهِ وَ یُنْزَعُ الْإِثْمُ وَ الْحَسَدُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ وَ یُجَارُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَ یُعْطَی بَرَاءَهً مِنَ النَّارِ وَ یُبْعَثُ مِنَ الْآمِنِینَ وَ یَقُولُ الرَّبُّ تَبَارَکَ وَ تَعَالَی لِمَلَائِکَتِهِ یَا مَلَائِکَتِی انْظُرُوا إِلَی عَبْدِی أَحْیَا لَیْلَهً ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِی أَسْکِنُوهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ- وَ لَهُ فِیهَا مِائَهُ أَلْفِ مَدِینَهٍ فِی کُلِّ مَدِینَهٍ جَمِیعُ مَا تَشْتَهِی الْأَنْفُسُ وَ تَلَذُّ الْأَعْیُنُ وَ مَا لَا یَخْطُرُ عَلَی بَالٍ سِوَی مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ مِنَ الْکَرَامَهِ وَ الْمَزِیدِ وَ الْقُرْبَهِ.

1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates from his father that a person asked the reward of remaining awake at night and reciting the Holy Quran to Amirul Momineen (a.s.). Amirul Momineen (a.s.) replied, “There are glad tidings for him. One who offers Salaat in one-tenth part of night seeking reward from Allah, the Almighty Allah says to His angels, ‘Note down the good deeds for this servant of Mine equal to the number of all the grains, leaves, trees and meadows’. One who offers Salaat for one-ninth part of night Allah grants him ten recommended supplications and hands over his scroll of deeds on the Day of Judgment in his right hand. One who offers Salaat for one-eighth part of night Almighty Allah grants him the reward of a martyr who was patient and had pure intention and Almighty Allah would also accept his intercession. One who offers Salaat for one- seventh part of night he would come out of his grave in such a state that his face would be shinning like a full moon and he would pass on the Sirat Bridge along with the protecte ones of Allah. One who offers Salaat for one-sixth part of night would be counted among those who repent and his sins committed in past and future would be forgiven. One who spends one-fifth part of night offering Salaat would get a place in Maqbara-e-Ibrahim (a.s.). One who offers Salaat for one-fourth part of night would be considered first among the successful people for he would pass through the Sirat Bridge like a strong wind and enter Paradise without accounting of his deeds. One who offers Salaat for one-third part of night every angel whom he will meet will say to him, ‘I wish even my position would have been so near to Allah like yours’. That person would be given the choice of entering Paradise through any of the eight doors. One who offers Salaat for half part of night giving him whole earth filled with gold seventy thousand times would not be sufficient as his reward. The reward of this deed is more than that of freeing seventy slaves from the progeny of Ismail (a.s.). One who prays for two-third part of a night would be given rewards equal to the number of grains of sand on earth and the weight of smallest deed would be equal to that of Mt. Ohad. One who involves himself in Salaat, Ruku and recitation of the Holy Quran he would be given a great reward. The smallest reward given to him is that he would be cleansed of his sins as he was on the day he was born. He would be given rewards and positions equal to the number of all creatures of Allah. His grave would remain illuminated forever. Sins and jealousy would be removed from his heart. He would be given salvation from the chastisement of grave. He would be given freedom from Hell. All those who were in his protection would be resurrected along with him. The Almighty Allah will say to the angels, ‘O My angels! See this servant of Mine. He used to remain awake at night for the sake of My pleasure. Give him peace in Paradise. There are a hundred thousand cities in Paradise for him and all of them have all the things required to satisfy the desires of the eyes and the hunger of one’s heart. You won’t believe that I am going to give him more honor and proximity to Myself’.”