Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

حَدَّثَنِی الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَبِی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَکْثِرُوا مِنْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ یَأْتِینَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ لَهُنَّ مُقَدِّمَاتٌ وَ مُؤَخِّرَاتٌ وَ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ وَ هُنَ الْباقِیاتُ الصَّالِحاتُ*

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said, “Recite Sub-h’aanallaahi wal h’amdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar often because this statement will come to you surrounded by angels and will be included among your good deeds.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سَلَمَهَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی الْأَرْمَنِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عِمْرَانَ الْخَرَّاطِ عَنْ بِشْرٍ الْأَوْزَاعِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ قَالَ فِی کُلِّ یَوْمٍ خَمْسَ عَشْرَهَ مَرَّهً لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ حَقّاً حَقّاً لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ إِیمَاناً وَ تَصْدِیقاً لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عُبُودِیَّهً وَ رِقّاً أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَلَمْ یَصْرِفْ عَنْهُ وَجْهَهُ حَتَّی یَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّهَ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Salamah b. al-Khattab from Muhammad b. Isa al-Armani from Abi ’Imran al-Kharrat from Bishr al-Awzaa’i from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (a.s.) who said: “Whoever says fifteen times every day, 'Laa ilaaha illallaahu haqqan haqqan, Laa ilaaha illallaahu eemaanan wa tasdeeqan, Laa ilaaha illallaahu 'uboodiyyatan wa riqan' (There is no god but Allah, truly, truly. There is no god but Allah, in belief and affirmation. There is no god but Allah, in servitude and submission), the Almighty Allah will turn towards him and won’t turn back from his face till he enters Paradise.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سَلَمَهَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ الزَّعْفَرَانِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ دَعَا فَخَتَمَ بِقَوْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّهَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا أُجِیبَتْ حَاجَتُهُ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Salamah b. al-Khattab from Ibrahim b. Muhammad from ’Imran al-Za’farani from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “One who supplicates and says: Maashaa allaahu laa h’aula wa laa quwwata illaa billaah at the end of his supplication, his wish would be fulfilled.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ بُرَیْدٍ عَنْ أَخِیهِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ بَزِیعٍ عَمَّنْ ذَکَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ قَالَ فِی کُلِّ یَوْمٍ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَی کُلِّ نِعْمَهٍ کَانَتْ أَوْ هِیَ کَائِنَهٌ فَقَدْ أَدَّی شُکْرَ مَا مَضَی وَ شُکْرَ مَا بَقِیَ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Muhammad b. Abi ’Umayr from Muhammad b. Uthman from Burayd from his brother al-Hussain from Umar b. Bazee’ from the one who mentioned it from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “One who recites: Al- h’amdulillaahi a’laa kulli ni’matin kaanat wa hiyaa kaa-inah seven times a day, has thanked (Allah) for the past and he has thanked (Allah) for the future.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی الْأَرْمَنِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عِمْرَانَ الْخَرَّاطِ عَنْ بِشْرٍ الْأَوْزَاعِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ لَمْ یَشْهَدْ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص کُتِبَ لَهُ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ فَإِنْ شَهِدَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ کُتِبَ لَهُ ألفی [أَلْفَا] أَلْفِ حَسَنَهٍ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Hilal from Muhammad b. Isa al-Armani from Abi ’Imran al-Kharrat from Bishr al-Awzaa’i from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father (a.s.) who said: “One who bears witness saying, Laa ilaaha illallaah and does not say Muhammadur rasoolullaah gets ten rewards. However, if he says Laa ilaaha illallaah as well as Muhammadur rasoolullaah he would get a million rewards.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ وَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْکُوفِیِّ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَیْفٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ أَبِی حَازِمٍ الْمُزَنِیِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِیِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ ما کُنْتَ بِجانِبِ الطُّورِ إِذْ نادَیْنا قَالَ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ کِتَاباً قَبْلَ أَنْ یَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ بِأَلْفَیْ عَامٍ فِی وَرَقِ آسٍ أَنْبَتَهُ ثُمَّ وَضَعَهَا عَلَی الْعَرْشِ ثُمَّ نَادَی یَا أُمَّهَ مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّ رَحْمَتِی سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِی أَعْطَیْتُکُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَسْأَلُونِی وَ غَفَرْتُ لَکُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَسْتَغْفِرُونِی فَمَنْ لَقِیَنِی مِنْکُمْ یَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدِی وَ رَسُولِی أَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّهَ بِرَحْمَتِی.

2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad and Ibrahim b. Hashim and al-Hassan b. Ali al-Kufi from al-Hussain b. Sayf from his father from Abi Hazim al-Muzani from Sahl b. Sa’d al-Ansari who said: “I asked the meaning of this verse Wa maa kunta bijaanibit’ t’oori idh naadainaa from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.).” The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) replied, “Two thousand years before the creation of man, the Almighty Allah wrote this verse on a dry leaf and hung it in the heaven and then gave a call, ‘O Ummah of Muhammad! My mercy precedes My anger. I grant you before you ask. I forgive you before you repent. If one of you meets Me and bears witness that there is no Lord except Me and that Muhammad is My servant and messenger I will make him enter Paradise through My mercy’.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ مَالِکِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع عَنِ النَّبِیِّ ص قَالَ: جَاءَ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِلْأَغْنِیَاءِ مَا یُعْتِقُونَ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ مَا یَحُجُّونَ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ مَا یَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ مَا یُجَاهِدُونَ بِهِ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِیُّ ص مَنْ کَبَّرَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عِتْقِ مِائَهِ رَقَبَهٍ وَ مَنْ سَبَّحَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سِیَاقِ مِائَهِ بَدَنَهٍ وَ مَنْ حَمَّدَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ حُمْلَانِ مِائَهِ فَرَسٍ فِی سَبِیلِ اللَّهِ بِسُرُجِهَا وَ لُجُمِهَا وَ رُکُبِهَا وَ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ النَّاسِ عَمَلًا فِی ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمِ إِلَّا مَنْ زَادَ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِکَ الْأَغْنِیَاءَ فَصَنَعُوهُ قَالَ فَعَادُوا إِلَی النَّبِیِّ ص فَقَالُوا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ بَلَغَ الْأَغْنِیَاءَ مَا قُلْتَ فَصَنَعُوهُ قَالَ ذلِکَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ یُؤْتِیهِ مَنْ یَشاءُ وَ اللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیمِ.

1. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to me, saying: Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa'dabadi narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah al-Barqi, who said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from Malik ibn Anas from Abu Abdullah (as), from his forefathers regarding the Prophet (saw): "The poor came to the Messenger of Allah and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have what they can free as slaves, and we do not. They have what they can perform Hajj with, and we do not. They have what they can give in charity, and we do not. They have what they can struggle with in jihad, and we do not.' The Prophet (saw) said, 'Whoever glorifies Allah a hundred times, it is better than freeing a hundred slaves; whoever praises Allah a hundred times, it is better than leading a hundred camels; whoever says "La ilaha illa Allah" a hundred times, is the best in deeds on that day, except for someone who does more.' The rich heard about this and did the same. The poor returned to the Prophet and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have heard what you said and are doing it too.' He replied, 'That is the favor of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great favor.'"

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِی دَاوُدَ الْمُسْتَرِقِّ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَهَ بْنِ مَیْمُونٍ عَنْ یُونُسَ بْنِ یَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: الْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَی أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ اتَّخِذُوا جُنَناً فَقَالُوا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ قَدْ أَظَلَّنَا فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَکِنْ مِنَ النَّارِ قُولُوا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ.

1. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn narrated to me, saying: Sa’d ibn Abdullah narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Abi Dawud al-Mustariq, from Tha’laba ibn Maymun, from Yunus ibn Ya’qub, from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) turned to his companions and said: 'Take up shields.' They asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is it from an enemy who has surrounded us?' He replied, 'No, but from the fire (of Hell). Say: Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest).'"

أَبِی رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ بَزِیعٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ یُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَکْثِرُوا مِنْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ یَأْتِینَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ لَهُنَّ مُقَدِّمَاتٌ وَ مُؤَخِّرَاتٌ وَ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ وَ هُنَ الْباقِیاتُ الصَّالِحاتُ

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said, “Recite Sub-h’aanallaahi wal h’amdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar often because this statement will come to you surrounded by angels and will be included among your good deeds.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَیْشٍ یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ شَجَرَنَا فِی الْجَنَّهِ لَکَثِیرٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَکِنْ إِیَّاکُمْ أَنْ تُرْسِلُوا عَلَیْهَا نِیرَاناً فَتُحْرِقُوهَا وَ ذَلِکَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَقُولُ- یا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا أَطِیعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِیعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ لا تُبْطِلُوا أَعْمالَکُمْ.

3. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says, “One who says Sub- h’aanallah Allah will plant a tree for him in Paradise. One who says Al-h’amdulillaah then too a tree will be planted for him in Paradise. Similarly, One who says Laa ilaaha illallaah then also Allah will plant a tree for him in Paradise. Allah will also plant a tree for one who recites Allaahu Akbar. A man of Quraish said: O the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), then there would be many trees in Paradise for us? Yes, but be careful that you do not send fire or they all would get burnt up. That is why the Almighty Allah said: O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle, and do not make your deeds of no effect.1