Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَیْلِ عَنْ أَبِی حَمْزَهَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: أَنْتُمْ فِی تَصَافُحِکُمْ فِی مِثْلِ أُجُورِ الْمُجَاهِدِینَ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah from Muhammad b. Ali b. Muhammad b. al-Fudhayl from Abi Hamzah from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The reward of shaking hands with each other is equal to the reward of a soldier in the way of Allah.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ غِیَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ الدَّارِمِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع قَالَ: مَنْ ذَکَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَی طَعَامٍ لَمْ یُسْأَلْ عَنْ ذَلِکَ الطَّعَامِ أَبَداً.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. al-Hussain from Muhammad b. Yahya al-Khazaz from Ghiyath b. Ibrahim al-Darrami from Ja’far from his father from his forefathers from Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s.) who said: “One who utters the name of Allah before meals will never be questioned about that bounty of Allah.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ سَمَاعَهَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ أَشْبَعَ کَبِداً جَائِعاً وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّهُ.

2. And from the previous chain from Ibrahim b. Ishaq from Muhammad b. Khalid from Uthman b. Isa from Sama’a from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Paradise is made obligatory for one who feeds a hungry person.”

أَبِی ره عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ یَرْفَعُهُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ تَلَذَّذَ بِالْمَاءِ فِی الدُّنْیَا لَذَّذَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَشْرِبَهِ الْجَنَّهِ.

1. Abi (rah) from Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Ibn Fadhal who raised it to Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “One who enjoys tasting water in the world, Allah will make him enjoy pure wine in Paradise.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الواشی [الْوَابِشِیُ] وَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُکَیْرٍ وَ غَیْرُهُ قَدْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: کَانَ أَبِی ع أَقَلَّ أَهْلِ بَیْتِهِ مَالًا وَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ مَؤُنَهً قَالَ وَ کَانَ یَتَصَدَّقُ کُلَّ جُمُعَهٍ بِدِینَارٍ وَ کَانَ یَقُولُ الصَّدَقَهُ یَوْمَ الْجُمُعَهِ تُضَاعَفُ لِفَضْلِ الْجُمُعَهِ عَلَی غَیْرِهِ مِنَ الْأَیَّامِ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “My father was having less money and had more expenses then too he used to give Sadaqah every Friday. He used to say that the reward of Sadaqah on Friday is two-fold, for Friday is better than all other days.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ زَیْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ مَنْ أَعَانَ أَخَاهُ الْمُؤْمِنَ اللَّهْفَانَ عِنْدَ جَهْدِهِ فَنَفَّسَ کُرْبَتَهُ وَ أَعَانَهُ عَلَی نَجَاحِ حَاجَتِهِ کَانَتْ لَهُ بِذَلِکَ اثْنَتَانِ وَ سَبْعُونَ رَحْمَهً لِأَفْزَاعِ یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ وَ أَهْوَالِهِ.

1. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who helps his brother who is thirsty and sorrowful, solves his problem and helps in fulfilling his desires the former will be granted seventy-two bounties, which will keep him safe from fear on the Day of Judgment.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِیزِ عَنْ جَمِیلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مِنْ فَضْلِ الرَّجُلِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَحَبَّتُهُ لِإِخْوَانِهِ وَ مَنْ عَرَّفَهُ اللَّهُ مَحَبَّهَ إِخْوَانِهِ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَفَّاهُ أَجْرَهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Khalid from Muhammad b. Ali from Umar b. Abd al-Aziz from Jameel b. Darraj from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The excellence of a man near Allah is in loving his brother. Allah has put the love of brothers in his heart. Allah loves him and will grant him full reward on the Day of Judgment.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ التَّاجِرِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَهْزِیَارَ عَنْ فَضَالَهَ بْنِ أَیُّوبَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ أَبِی زِیَادٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ تَمَنَّی شَیْئاً وَ هُوَ لِلَّهِ رِضًی لَمْ یَخْرُجْ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا حَتَّی یُعْطَاهُ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors, who narrate from Amirul Momineen (a.s.), who narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “If someone fulfils a desire of a person with whom Allah is pleased the former will not go from this world till his own desire is fulfilled.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِیِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ مَا زَارَ مُسْلِمٌ أَخَاهُ فِی اللَّهِ إِلَّا نَادَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَیُّهَا الزَّائِرُ طِبْتَ وَ طَابَتْ لَکَ الْجَنَّهُ.

1. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who goes to meet a Muslim brother, the Almighty Allah will call out to him, ‘O one who is going for visiting! You have become pure and your reward is pure Paradise.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِیِّ عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ بَنَی مَسْکَناً فَذَبَحَ کَبْشاً سَمِیناً وَ أَطْعَمَ لَحْمَهُ الْمَسَاکِینَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ادْحَرْ عَنِّی مَرَدَهَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ وَ الشَّیَاطِینِ وَ بَارِکْ لِی فِی بِنَائِی أُعْطِیَ مَا سَأَلَ.

1. My father (rh) narrated to me, he said: Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from an-Nawfali, from as-Sakuni, from Imam Ja’far bin Muhammad (a.s.), who narrates from his predecessors that the Messenger of Allah (sw) said: “Whoever builds a house, slaughters a fat ram, distributes its meat among the poor and recites the following supplication: Allaahummadhar 'anni maradatal jinni wal insi wash shayaateeni wa baarik lee fee binaa'ee (O Allah, repel from me the harm of jinn, humans, and devils, and bless me in my building) will get whatever he wishes.”