Rewards
Reward of doing good and bad deeds secretly
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: الْمُسْتَتِرُ بِالْحَسَنَهِ تَعْدِلُ سَبْعِینَ حَسَنَهً وَ الْمُذِیعُ بِالسَّیِّئَهِ مَخْذُولٌ وَ الْمُسْتَتِرُ بِالسَّیِّئَهِ مَغْفُورٌ لَهُ.
1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Muhammad b. Isa from Abbas b. Hilal who said I heard Aba al-Hassan al-Ridha (a.s.) who said: “A good deed done secretly is better than seventy good deeds and one who sins openly will not be helped. One who sins secretly, may be forgiven.”
Rewards
Reward of a person who commits a sin thinking that Allah may punish or forgive
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَکْرٍ عَنْ زَکَرِیَّا بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِیزِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِیُّ ص قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ مَنْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْباً فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لِی أَنْ أُعَذِّبَهُ وَ أَنَّ لِی أَنْ أَعْفُوَ عَنْهُ عَفَوْتُ.
1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “The Almighty Allah has said that one who commits a sin thinking that He (Allah) has the choice to either forgive or punish him, He will forgive that person.”
Rewards
Reward of repentance
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ بَشِیرٍ عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِیِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع مَنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَ أُمِرَتْ جَوَارِحُهُ أَنْ تَسْتُرَ عَلَیْهِ وَ بِقَاعُ الْأَرْضِ أَنْ تَکْتُمَ عَلَیْهِ وَ أُنْسِیَتِ الْحَفَظَهُ مَا کَانَتْ تَکْتُبُ عَلَیْهِ.
1. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “Allah will forgive one who repents to Him. The parts of his body and the earth will be ordered to hide his sins. The angels who note down the deeds of a person will be made to forget the sins.”
أَبِی ره عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ سَلَمَهَ بَیَّاعِ السَّابِرِیِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ تَابَ فِی سَنَهٍ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ السَّنَهَ لَکَثِیرَهٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ تَابَ فِی شَهْرٍ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ لَکَثِیرٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ تَابَ فِی یَوْمِهِ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ یَوْماً لَکَثِیرٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ تَابَ إِذَا بَلَغَتْ نَفْسُهُ هَذِهِ یَعْنِی حَلْقَهُ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ.
2. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who repents a year before his death, Allah will forgive him.” Then he said, “A year is too much; Allah will forgive even one who repents a month before his death.” Then he said, “A month is also too much, Allah will forgive even one who repents a day before his death. Then he said, “A day is also too much, Allah will forgive even one who repents just a moment before death.”
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِیِّ عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فُضُولًا مِنْ رِزْقِهِ یَنْحَلُهُ مَنْ یَشَاءُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَ اللَّهُ بَاسِطٌ یَدَیْهِ عِنْدَ کُلِّ فَجْرٍ لِمُذْنِبِ اللَّیْلِ هَلْ یَتُوبُ فَیَغْفِرَ لَهُ وَ یَبْسُطُ یَدَیْهِ عِنْدَ مَغِیبِ الشَّمْسِ لِمُذْنِبِ النَّهَارِ هَلْ یَتُوبُ فَیَغْفِرَ لَهُ.
3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Allah gives abundant sustenance to whomsoever He desires. Similarly the mercy of Allah is spread far and wide for the sinners day and night waiting for the person to repent and be forgiven. The mercy of Allah waits at sunset for the people who committed sins during the day to repent and get themselves forgiven.”
Rewards
Reward of inscribing Maashaa Allaah… on one’s ring
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِیسَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ یَرْفَعُهُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ کَتَبَ عَلَی خَاتَمِهِ ما شاءَ اللَّهُ لا قُوَّهَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ أَمِنَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ الْمُدْقِعِ.
1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by ’Amru b. Ali from his uncle Muhammad b. Umar who raised it to Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “One who inscribes: Maashaa Allaahu laa quwwata illaa billaahi astaghfirullaah on his ring, will remain safe from devastating poverty.”
Rewards
Reward of seeing fruits and desiring to buy them but not being able to do so
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ یَحْیَی بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْأَشْعَرِیِّ یَرْفَعُهُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ أَ مَا تَدْخُلُ السُّوقَ أَ مَا تَرَی الْفَاکِهَهَ تُبَاعُ وَ الشَّیْ ءَ مِمَّا تَشْتَهِیهِ فَقُلْتُ بَلَی فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ لَکَ بِکُلِّ مَا تَرَاهُ وَ لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَی شِرَائِهِ وَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَیْهِ حَسَنَهً.
1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) asked one of his companions, “Are there any fruits in the market which you like and desire to have?” “Yes,” said he. Imam (a.s.) said, “If you see a thing, which is beyond your capacity to buy, be patient and you will get a reward for it.”
Rewards
Reward of good character
حَدَّثَنِی حَمْزَهُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ رَفَعَهُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: قَالَتْ لَهُ [أُمُ] سَلَمَهَ رض بِأَبِی أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّی یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْمَرْأَهُ یَکُونُ لَهَا زَوْجَانِ فَیَمُوتَانِ فَیَدْخُلَانِ الْجَنَّهَ لِأَیِّهِمَا تَکُونُ فَقَالَ النَّبِیُّ ص تَخَیَّرُ أَحْسَنَهُمَا خُلُقاً وَ خَیْرَهُمَا لِأَهْلِهِ یَا أُمَّ سَلَمَهَ إِنَّ حُسْنَ الْخُلُقِ ذَهَبَ بِخَیْرِ الدُّنْیَا وَ الْآخِرَهِ.
1. It was narrated to me by Hamzah b. Muhammad who said I was informed by Ali b. Ibrahim from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from Musa b. Ibrahim who raised it to The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) who said: “The woman will live with one who had a better character and behavior with the people around him. O Umme Salma! Good character grants good rewards in this world and the hereafter.”
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ مَا حَسَّنَ اللَّهُ خَلْقَ عَبْدٍ وَ لَا خُلُقَهُ إِلَّا اسْتَحَی أَنْ یُطْعِمَ لَحْمَهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ النَّارَ.
2. It is narrated that Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) said, “There is no creature of Allah which has a good character and Allah does not feel ashamed to make his flesh a morsel of Hell.”
Rewards
Reward of a person whose aim is hereafter, who wants to improve his inner self and wants good between him and Allah
أَبِی ره عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِیِّ عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع کَانَتِ الْفُقَهَاءُ وَ الْحُکَمَاءُ إِذَا کَاتَبَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً کَتَبُوا بِثَلَاثٍ لَیْسَ مَعَهُنَّ رَابِعَهٌ مَنْ کَانَتِ الْآخِرَهُ هَمَّهُ کَفَاهُ اللَّهُ هَمَّهُ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا وَ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ سَرِیرَتَهُ أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَانِیَتَهُ وَ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ فِیمَا بَیْنَهُ وَ بَیْنَ اللَّهِ أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ فِیمَا بَیْنَهُ وَ بَیْنَ النَّاسِ.
1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “It is the habit of jurists and wise people to advise about three things in their every letter written to each other. Nothing else was present among them; that is one who is only worried about the hereafter, Allah will fulfill his worldly wishes and needs. Allah improves the exterior of one who improves his interior and one who develops good between himself and Allah, Allah develops good between him and the people.”
