Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ یَزِیدَ الْعَبْدِیُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی غُنْدَرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَیْبٌ عَنْ نَوْبَهَ الصَّیْمَرِیِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَهَ عَنْ أَبِی سَلَمَهَ أَنَّ النَّبِیَّ ص لَمْ یَکُنْ یَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَهِ شَهْراً تَامّاً إِلَّا شَعْبَانَ یَصِلُ بِهِ رَمَضَانَ.

15. The narrator says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) did not use to fast for a whole month except in Shaban, which he used to link with Ramadan.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرْوَزِیُّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْوَاسِطِیِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِی عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِیدِ بْنِ جُبَیْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ تَذَاکَرَ أَصْحَابُهُ عِنْدَهُ فَضَائِلَ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ شَهْرٌ شَرِیفٌ وَ هُوَ شَهْرِی وَ حَمَلَهُ الْعَرْشِ تُعَظِّمُهُ وَ تَعْرِفُ حَقَّهُ وَ هُوَ شَهْرٌ زَادَ اللَّهُ فِیهِ أَرْزَاقَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ لِرَمَضَانَ وَ تُزَیَّنُ فِیهِ الْجِنَانُ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّیَ شَعْبَانَ لِأَنَّهُ یَتَشَعَّبُ فِیهِ أَرْزَاقُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ لِرَمَضَانَ وَ هُوَ شَهْرُ الْعَمَلِ فِیهِ تُضَاعَفُ الْحَسَنَهُ سَبْعِینَ وَ السَّیِّئَهُ مَحْطُوطَهٌ وَ الذَّنْبُ مَغْفُورٌ وَ الْحَسَنَهُ مَقْبُولَهٌ وَ الْجَبَّارُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ یُبَاهِی فِیهِ بِعِبَادِهِ یَنْظُرُ مِنْ عَرْشِهِ إِلَی صُوَّامِهِ وَ قُوَّامِهِ فَیُبَاهِی بِهِمْ حَمَلَهَ عَرْشِهِ فَقَامَ عَلِیُّ بْنُ أَبِی طَالِبٍ ع فَقَالَ بِأَبِی أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّی یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صِفْ لَنَا شَیْئاً مِنْ فَضْلِهِ لِنَزْدَادَ رَغْبَهً فِی صِیَامِهِ وَ قِیَامِهِ نَتَهَجَّدُ لِلْجَلِیلِ فِیهِ- فَقَالَ ص مَنْ صَامَ أَوَّلَ یَوْمٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ سَبْعِینَ حَسَنَهً الْحَسَنَهُ تُعَادِلُ عِبَادَهَ سَنَهٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ یَوْمَیْنِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ حَطَّ عَنْهُ السَّیِّئَهَ الْمُوبِقَهَ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ رَفَعَ لَهُ سَبْعِینَ دَرَجَهً فِی الْجِنَانِ مِنْ دُرٍّ وَ یَاقُوتٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ أَرْبَعَهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ وَسَّعَ عَلَیْهِ الرِّزْقَ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ خَمْسَهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ حُبِّبَ إِلَی الْعِبَادِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سِتَّهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ صَرَفَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَبْعِینَ لَوْناً مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سَبْعَهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ عُصِمَ مِنْ إِبْلِیسَ وَ جُنُودِهِ وَ هَمْزِهِ وَ غَمْزِهِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَمَانِیَهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ لَمْ یَخْرُجْ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا حَتَّی یُسْقَی مِنْ حِیَاضِ الْقُدْسِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ تِسْعَهَ أَیَّامٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ عَطَفَ عَلَیْهِ مُنْکَرٌ وَ نَکِیرٌ عِنْدَ مَا یَسْأَلَانِهِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ عَشَرَهَ أَیَّامٍ وَسَّعَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ قَبْرَهُ سَبْعِینَ ذِرَاعاً فِی سَبْعِینَ ذراع [ذِرَاعاً] وَ مَنْ صَامَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَی قَبْرِهِ إِحْدَی عَشْرَهَ مَنَارَهً مِنْ نُورٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ اثْنَیْ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ زَارَهُ فِی قَبْرِهِ کُلَّ یَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ مَلَکٍ إِلَی النَّفْخِ فِی الصُّورِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ اسْتَغْفَرَتْ لَهُ مَلَائِکَهُ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ أَرْبَعَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ أُلْهِمَتْ بِهِ الدَّوَابُّ وَ السِّبَاعُ حَتَّی الْحِیتَانُ فِی الْبُحُورِ أَنْ یَسْتَغْفِرُوا لَهُ وَ مَنْ صَامَ خَمْسَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ نَادَاهُ رَبُّ الْعِزَّهِ وَ عِزَّتِی لَا أَحْرَقْتُکَ بِالنَّارِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سِتَّهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ أَطْفَأَ عَنْهُ سَبْعِینَ بَحْراً مِنَ النِّیرَانِ کُلِّهَا وَ مَنْ صَامَ سَبْعَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ غُلِّقَتْ عَنْهُ أَبْوَابُ النِّیرَانِ کُلُّهَا وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَمَانِیَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجِنَانِ کُلُّهَا وَ مَنْ صَامَ تِسْعَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ أُعْطِیَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ قَصْرٍ فِی الْجِنَانِ مِنْ دُرٍّ وَ یَاقُوتٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ زُوِّجَ سَبْعِینَ أَلْفَ زَوْجَهٍ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعِینِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ أَحَداً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِکَهُ وَ مَسَحَتْهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا وَ مَنْ صَامَ اثْنَیْنِ وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ کُسِیَ سَبْعِینَ أَلْفَ حُلَّهٍ مِنْ سُندُسٍ وَ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ أُتِیَ بِدَابَّهٍ مِنْ نُورٍ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِهِ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ فَیَرْکَبُهَا طَیَّاراً إِلَی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ أَرْبَعَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ شُفِّعَ فِی سَبْعِینَ أَلْفاً مِنْ أَهْلِ التَّوْحِیدِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ خَمْسَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ أُعْطِیَ بَرَاءَهً مِنَ النِّفَاقِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ سِتَّهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ جَوَازاً عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سَبْعَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بَرَاءَهً مِنَ النَّارِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَمَانِیَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ تَهَلَّلَ وَجْهُهُ وَ مَنْ صَامَ تِسْعَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ نَالَ رِضْوَانَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْأَکْبَرَ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثِینَ یَوْماً مِنْ شَعْبَانَ نَادَاهُ جَبْرَئِیلُ ع مِنْ قُدَّامِ الْعَرْشِ یَا هَذَا اسْتَأْنِفِ الْعَمَلَ عَمَلًا جَدِیداً قَدْ غُفِرَ لَکَ مَا مَضَی وَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِکَ وَ الْجَلِیلُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَقُولُ لَوْ کَانَ ذُنُوبُکَ عَدَدَ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ وَ قَطْرِ الْأَمْطَارِ وَ وَرَقِ الْأَشْجَارِ وَ عَدَدَ الرَّمْلِ وَ الثَّرَی وَ أَیَّامِ الدُّنْیَا لَغَفَرْتُهَا لَکَ- وَ ما ذلِکَ عَلَی اللَّهِ بِعَزِیزٍ بَعْدَ صِیَامِکَ شَهْرَ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذَا لِشَهْرِ شَعْبَانَ.

16. It was narrated to us by Muhammad b. Ibrahim who said it was narrated to us by al-Hassan b. Muhammad al-Maroozi from his father from Yahya b. Abbas from Ali b. ’Amir al-Wasiti who said I was informed by ’Ata b. al-Sayib from Sa’eed b. Jubayr from Ibn ’Amir who said: “One who fasts for one day in Shaban, Allah writes from him seventy rewards and each reward will be equal to that of worshipping Allah for a year. One who fasts for two days, He would save him from those sins, which destroy a person. One who fasts for three days, his position in Paradise would increased by seventy levels with pearls and rubies. One who fasts for four days in Paradise his earnings would increase greatly. One who fasts for five days would be loved by the people. One who fasts for six days, Allah would keep away seventy types of calamities from him. One who fasts for seven days he would remain safe from the mischief and evil thoughts of Satan and his gangs. One who fasts for eight days won’t go thirsty from this world and would be satisfied by a pure cistern. One who fasts for nine days, Munkir and Nakir would be lenient with him while questioning in the grave. One who fasts for ten days his grave would expand by seventy spans. One who fasts for eleven days his grave would be lit up by eleven minarets of light. One who fasts for twelve days seventy thousand angels would visit his grave every day till the Day of Judgment. One who fasts for thirteen days angels of all seven heavens would repent for him. One who fasts for fourteen days all the terrestrial and aquatic animals will be ordered to seek forgiveness for him. One who fasts for fifteen days, the Almighty Allah calls out, ‘I assure you by My Honor that I won’t burn you in the fire of Hell’. One who fasts for sixteen days, seventy rivers of fire will be extinguished for him. One who fasts for seventeen days all the doors of Hell would be closed for him. One who fasts for eighteen days in Shaban all the doors of Paradise would be opened for him. One who fasts for nineteen days would be given seventy thousand palaces made of pearls and rubies in Paradise. One who fasts for twenty days would be married to seventy thousand Hoorul Ein. One who fasts for twenty-one, days angels would congratulate him and keep moving their wings on his body. One who fasts for twenty-two days would be made to wear seventy thousand dresses made of satin and brocade. One who fasts for twenty-three days would be made to sit on a bright mount and roam throughout Paradise. One who fasts for twenty-four days would intercede for seventy thousand people who believed in the Oneness of Allah. One who fasts for twenty-five days hypocrisy would be kept away from him. One who fasts for twenty-six days Allah would give him permit to pass through the Sirat Bridge. One who fasts for twenty-seven days Allah orders to give him freedom from Hell. One who fasts for twenty-eight days his face would be illuminated and light would emanate from his face. One who fasts for twenty-nine days Almighty Allah would please him. One who fasts for thirty days in Shaban Jibraeel (a.s.) would stand in front of Divine throne and call out, ‘O person! Your deeds have a new beginning for your pasts sins have been forgiven’. The Almighty Allah would say, ‘I would forgive you even if the number of your sins is equal to the number of stars in the skies, or drops of rain, or leaves of trees, or grains of sand, or drops of dew or number of days of the world. This reward and forgiveness for fasting in the month of Shaban is not much for Allah.” Ibne Abbas says that this reward is for the month of Shaban only.

حَدَّثَنِی أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْخَزَّازُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: قَالَ یَا جَابِرُ مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَیْهِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَ نَهَارَهُ وَ قَامَ وِرْداً مِنْ لَیْلِهِ وَ حَفِظَ فَرْجَهُ وَ لِسَانَهُ وَ غَضَّ بَصَرَهُ وَ کَفَّ أَذَاهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ کَیَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا مِنْ حَدِیثٍ قَالَ مَا أَشَدَّهَا مِنْ شَرْطٍ.

1. My father narrated to me, he said: Sa'd b. Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Ahmad b. Muhammad narrated to us, from al-Husayn b. Sa'eed, from Ibn Abi 'Umayr, he said: Ahmad b. al-Nadr al-Khazzaz narrated to me, from 'Amr b. Shimr, from Jabir, from Abu Ja'far (AS), he said: "O Jabir! Whoever enters the month of Ramadan and fasts its days, stands in prayer during its nights, guards his chastity, guards his tongue, lowers his gaze, and refrains from harming others, he will emerge free of sins as the day his mother bore him." I said: "May I be your ransom! How excellent is this hadith!" He said: "How stringent is its condition."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَی هِلَالِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَهَ بِوَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَیْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ وَ الْإِیمَانِ وَ السَّلَامَهِ وَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ الْعَافِیَهِ الْمُجَلِّلَهِ وَ الرِّزْقِ الْوَاسِعِ وَ دَفْعِ الْأَسْقَامِ وَ تِلَاوَهِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْعَوْنِ عَلَی الصَّلَاهِ وَ الصِّیَامِ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْنَا لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ سَلِّمْهُ لَنَا وَ تَسَلَّمْهُ مِنَّا حَتَّی یَنْقَضِیَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ قَدْ غَفَرْتَ لَنَا ثُمَّ یُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَی النَّاسِ فَیَقُولُ یَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِینَ إِذَا طَلَعَ هِلَالُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ غُلَّتْ مَرَدَهُ الشَّیَاطِینِ وَ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَ أَبْوَابُ الْجِنَانِ وَ أَبْوَابُ الرَّحْمَهِ وَ غُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَ اسْتُجِیبَ الدُّعَاءُ وَ کَانَ لِلَّهِ عِنْدَ کُلِّ فِطْرٍ عُتَقَاءُ یُعْتِقُهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ نَادَی مُنَادٍ کُلَّ لَیْلَهٍ هَلْ مِنْ سَائِلٍ هَلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ کُلَّ مُنْفِقٍ حَقّاً وَ أَعْطِ کُلَّ مُمْسِکٍ تَلَفاً حَتَّی إِذَا طَلَعَ هِلَالُ شَوَّالٍ نُودِیَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ اغْدُوا إِلَی جَوَائِزِکُمْ فَهُوَ یَوْمُ الْجَائِزَهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع أَمَا وَ الَّذِی نَفْسِی بِیَدِهِ مَا هِیَ بِجَائِزَهِ الدَّنَانِیرِ وَ الدَّرَاهِمِ.

2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, saying: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Aban narrated to us, from al-Husayn b. Saʻeed, from al-Husayn b. ʻUlwan, from ʻAmr b. Shimr, from Jabir, from Abu Jaʻfar (as) who said: The Messenger of Allah (SW), upon seeing the crescent moon of Ramadan, would turn towards the Qiblah and say: اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَیْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ وَ الْإِیمَانِ وَ السَّلَامَهِ وَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ الْعَافِیَهِ الْمُجَلِّلَهِ وَ الرِّزْقِ الْوَاسِعِ وَ دَفْعِ الْأَسْقَامِ وَ تِلَاوَهِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الْعَوْنِ عَلَی الصَّلَاهِ وَ الصِّیَامِ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْنَا لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ سَلِّمْهُ لَنَا وَ تَسَلَّمْهُ مِنَّا حَتَّی یَنْقَضِیَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ قَدْ غَفَرْتَ لَنَا "O Allah! Let it bring us security, faith, safety, Islam, abundant sustenance, prevention of diseases, Quranic recitation, assistance in prayers and fasting. O Allah! Safeguard us for the month of Ramadan, safeguard it for us, and accept it from us until the month of Ramadan completes and You forgive us.” Then he would turn to the people and say: 'O Muslims! When the crescent of the month of Ramadan appears, the rebellious devils are shackled, the gates of heavens, the gates of Paradise, and the gates of Mercy are opened, and the gates of Hellfire are closed, and supplications are answered. A large number of people are freed by Allah at the time of Iftar daily. A caller calls out every night, “Is there anyone who has a wish, Is there any seeker of forgiveness? O Allah! Reward everyone who spends in Your way and ruin the wealth of every miser till the moon of the month of Shawwal appears.” Abu Jaʻfar (as) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, it is not the day of receiving the dinars and dirhams."

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی الْعَطَّارُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی نَصْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ النَّبِیَّ ص لَمَّا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ وَ سَارَ إِلَی مِنًی دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَیْهِ النَّاسُ یَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنْ لَیْلَهِ الْقَدْرِ فَقَامَ خَطِیباً فَقَالَ بَعْدَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَی اللَّهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَأَیُّکُمْ سَأَلْتُمُونِی عَنْ لَیْلَهِ الْقِدْرِ فَلَمْ أَطْوِهَا عَنْکُمْ لِأَنِّی لَمْ أَکُنْ بِهَا عَالِماً اعْلَمُوا أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ مَنْ وَرَدَ عَلَیْهِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ هُوَ صَحِیحٌ سَوِیٌّ فَصَامَ نَهَارَهُ وَ قَامَ وِرْداً مِنْ لَیْلِهِ وَ وَاظَبَ عَلَی صَلَاتِهِ وَ هَاجَرَ إِلَی جُمُعَتِهِ وَ غَدَا إِلَی عِیدِهِ فَقَدْ أَدْرَکَ لَیْلَهَ الْقَدْرِ وَ فَازَ بِجَائِزَهِ الرَّبِّ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَازَ وَ اللَّهِ بِجَوَائِزَ لَیْسَتْ کَجَوَائِزِ الْعِبَادِ.

3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ali b. Majluwayh who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Ahmad b. Hilal from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr from Aban from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said: "When the Prophet (sw) returned from 'Arafat and proceeded to Mina, he entered the mosque, and people gathered around him asking about the Night of Qadr. He stood as a preacher and said, after praising Allah, 'Now then, which of you asked me about the Night of Qadr? I did not withhold it from you because I did not know about it. Know, O people, that whoever witnesses the month of Ramadan while being healthy and sound, fasts during its days, spends a portion of its nights in prayer, maintains his prayers, attends the Friday prayers, and sets out for the Eid prayer, has indeed attained the Night of Qadr and has earned the reward of the Lord.’ <br>Then Abu Abdullah (as) said: 'By Allah, he has earned rewards that are unlike the rewards given by people.'"

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَهَ عَنْ سَیْفِ بْنِ عَمِیرَهَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَیْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا حَضَرَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ ذَلِکَ فِی ثَلَاثٍ بَقِینَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ لِبِلَالٍ نَادِ فِی النَّاسِ فَجُمِعَ النَّاسُ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَی عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَهْرٌ قَدْ حَضَرَکُمْ وَ هُوَ سَیِّدُ الشُّهُورِ لَیْلَهٌ فِیهِ خَیْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ تُغْلَقُ فِیهِ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَ تُفَتَّحُ فِیهِ أَبْوَابُ الْجِنَانِ فَمَنْ أَدْرَکَهُ فَلَمْ یُغْفَرْ لَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَدْرَکَ وَالِدَیْهِ فَلَمْ یُغْفَرْ لَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ ذُکِرْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَلَمْ یُصَلِّ عَلَیَّ فَلَمْ یُغْفَرْ لَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ.

4. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says that the month of Ramadan was nearing and three days of Shaban were left when the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) told Bilal (r.a.) to call people to him. When people came, the Holy Prophet mounted the pulpit and praised and glorified the Lord. Then he said, “The month, which you are going to have now is supreme among all other months. There is a night in this month, which is better than a thousand months. The doors of Hell are closed in this month and the doors of Paradise are opened. One who is not forgiven in this month also Allah distances him. Similarly, a person has parents and is not able to get himself forgiven Allah distances him. One who does not recite Salawat when my name is mentioned in front of him, his salvation is not possible and Allah distances him.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ زَیْدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا حَضَرَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَی عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ کَفَاکُمُ اللَّهُ عَدُوَّکُمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ قَالَ ادْعُونِی أَسْتَجِبْ لَکُمْ وَ وَعَدَکُمُ الْإِجَابَهَ أَلَا وَ قَدْ وَکَّلَ اللَّهُ بِکُلِّ شَیْطَانٍ مَرِیدٍ سَبْعَهً مِنْ مَلَائِکَتِهِ فَلَیْسَ بمخلوق [بِمَحْلُولٍ] حَتَّی یَنْقَضِیَ شَهْرُکُمْ هَذَا أَلَا وَ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ مُفَتَّحَهٌ مِنْ أَوَّلِ لَیْلَهٍ مِنْهُ أَلَا وَ الدُّعَاءُ فِیهِ مَقْبُولٌ.

5. And from the previous chain from al-Hussain b. Sa’eed from al-Hussain b. Alwan from ’Amru b. Shimr from ’Amru b. Khalid from Zayd b. Ali from his forefathers from Ali (a.s.) who said: ‘Call upon Me, I will answer you’. You have been given the assurance of acceptance of supplications. Seven angels are appointed for arresting each Satan so that none can overpower you till the end of this month. Know that, the doors of heaven are opened from the first night of Ramadan and that the supplications in this month are always accepted.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ جَمِیلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِی کُلِّ لَیْلَهٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عُتَقَاءَ وَ طُلَقَاءَ مِنَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَنْ أَفْطَرَ عَلَی مُسْکِرٍ فَإِذَا کَانَ آخِرُ لَیْلَهٍ مِنْهُ أَعْتَقَ فِیهَا مِثْلَ مَا أَعْتَقَ فِی جَمِیعِهِ.

6. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “Surely, the Almighty Allah frees a large number of people on every night of the month of Ramadan. However one who concludes his fast with an intoxicant won’t be freed. The number of people freed in one night of the month of 2 Surah Momin 40:60 Ramadan is equal to the number of people freed in all the past nights.”

وَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ الزَّرَّادُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَیُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِی آخِرِ جُمُعَهٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَی عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ أَظَلَّکُمْ شَهْرٌ فِیهِ لَیْلَهٌ خَیْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ وَ هُوَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ صِیَامَهُ وَ جَعَلَ قِیَامَ لَیْلَهٍ فِیهِ بِتَطَوُّعِ صَلَاهٍ کَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ بِصَلَاهِ سَبْعِینَ لَیْلَهً فِیمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ وَ جَعَلَ لِمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ فِیهِ بِخَصْلَهٍ مِنْ خِصَالِ الْخَیْرِ وَ الْبِرِّ کَأَجْرِ مَنْ أَدَّی فَرِیضَهً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ کَمَنْ أَدَّی سَبْعِینَ فَرِیضَهً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ فِیمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ وَ هُوَ شَهْرُ الصَّبْرِ وَ إِنَّ الصَّبْرَ ثَوَابُهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ هُوَ شَهْرُ الْمُوَاسَاهِ وَ هُوَ شَهْرٌ یَزِیدُ اللَّهُ فِیهِ رِزْقَ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ مَنْ فَطَّرَ فِیهِ مُؤْمِناً صَائِماً کَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بِذَلِکَ عِتْقُ رَقَبَهٍ وَ مَغْفِرَهٌ لِذُنُوبِهِ فِیمَا مَضَی- فَقِیلَ لَهُ یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَیْسَ کُلُّنَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَی أَنْ نُفَطِّرَ صَائِماً فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ کَرِیمٌ یُعْطِی هَذَا الثَّوَابَ مَنْ لَمْ یَقْدِرْ إِلَّا عَلَی مَذْقَهٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ یُفَطِّرُ بِهَا صَائِماً أَوْ شَرْبَهٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَذْبٍ أَوْ تَمَرَاتٍ لَا یَقْدِرُ عَلَی أَکْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ وَ مَنْ خَفَّفَ فِیهِ عَلَی مَمْلُوکٍ خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَیْهِ حِسَابَهُ وَ هُوَ شَهْرٌ أَوَّلُهُ رَحْمَهٌ وَ وَسَطُهُ مَغْفِرَهٌ وَ آخِرُهُ إِجَابَهٌ وَ الْعِتْقُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ لَا غِنَی بِکُمْ فِیهِ عَنْ أَرْبَعِ خِصَالٍ خَصْلَتَیْنِ تُرْضُونَ اللَّهَ بِهِمَا وَ خَصْلَتَیْنِ لَا غِنَی بِکُمْ عَنْهُمَا أَمَّا اللَّتَانِ تُرْضُونَ اللَّهَ بِهِمَا فَشَهَادَهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنِّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَمَّا اللَّتَانِ لَا غِنَی بِکُمْ عَنْهُمَا فَتَسْأَلُونَ اللَّهَ فِیهِ حَوَائِجَکُمْ وَ الْجَنَّهَ وَ تَسْأَلُونَ اللَّهَ فِیهِ الْعَافِیَهَ وَ تَعُوذُونَ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ.

7. And it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far al-Himyari who said it was narrated to us by al-Hassan b. Mahbub al-Zarrad who said it was narrated to us by Abu Ayoob’ from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said: “Allah is Merciful and He grant this reward to that person also who gives a little milk or a glass of drink or a few dates to others for Iftar. A person who is kind to slaves in this month, the Almighty Allah would be kind to him in accounting of his deeds. This is a month whose beginning is with mercy, middle is forgiveness and the end is with acceptance of supplications and freedom from Hell. There are four characteristics, which you cannot avoid. With two of them, you can please Allah and you cannot neglect the other two also. They are bearing witness that there is no lord except Allah and that I am His Messenger. And the two things, which you cannot avoid, are that you seek Paradise and protection against the fire of Hell from Allah.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَهَ عَنْ سَیْفِ بْنِ عَمِیرَهَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَیْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا حَضَرَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ ذَلِکَ فِی ثَلَاثٍ بَقِینَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقَالَ لِبِلَالٍ نَادِ فِی النَّاسِ فَجُمِعَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَی عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَهْرٌ قَدْ حَضَرَکُمْ وَ هُوَ سَیِّدُ الشُّهُورِ فِیهِ لَیْلَهُ الْقَدْرِ خَیْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ یُغْلَقُ فِیهِ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَ یُفْتَحُ فِیهِ أَبْوَابُ الْجِنَانِ فَمَنْ أَدْرَکَهُ فَلَمْ یُغْفَرْ لَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَدْرَکَ وَالِدَیْهِ فَلَمْ یُغْفَرْ لَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ ذُکِرْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَلَمْ یُصَلِّ عَلَیَّ فَلَمْ یُغْفَرْ لَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ.

8. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that the month of Ramadan was nearing and three days of Shaban were left when the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) told Bilal (r.a.) to call people to him. When people came, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) mounted the pulpit and praised and glorified the Lord. Then he said, “The month, which you are going to have now is supreme among all other months. There is a night in this month, which is better than a thousand months. The doors of Hell are closed in this month and the doors of Paradise are opened. One who is not forgiven in this month also then Allah distances him. Similarly if a person has parents and is not able to get himself forgiven then Allah distances him. One who does not recite Salawat when I am mentioned in front of him, his salvation is not possible and Allah distances him.”