Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَهَ بْنِ زِیَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: رَحِمَ اللَّهُ وَالِداً أَعَانَ وَلَدَهُ عَلَی بِرِّهِ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ جَاراً أَعَانَ جَارَهُ عَلَی بِرِّهِ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَفِیقاً أَعَانَ رَفِیقَهُ عَلَی بِرِّهِ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ خَلِیطاً أَعَانَ خَلِیطَهُ عَلَی بِرِّهِ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا أَعَانَ سُلْطَانَهُ عَلَی بِرِّهِ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said I was informed by Abdillah b. Ja’far from Harun b. Muslim from Mas’ada b. Ziyad from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father from Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s.) that he said that The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) who said: “Allah showers mercy on the father who helps his son in doing good. He showers mercy on a person who helps his neighbor in doing good. One who helps his friend in doing good Allah showers mercy on the former. Similarly one who helps his companion in doing good, Allah showers mercy on the former too. Also one who helps his master in doing good, Allah showers mercy on that person.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِیرٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ الْقَصْدَ أَمْرٌ یُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَ إِنَّ السَّرَفَ أَمْرٌ یُبْغِضُهُ اللَّهُ حَتَّی طَرْحُکَ النَّوَاهَ فَإِنَّهَا تَصْلُحُ لِشَیْ ءٍ وَ حَتَّی صَبُّکَ فَضْلَ شَرَابِکَ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ali Majluwayh from Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. al-Hussain from Ja’far b. Basheer from Dawud al-Raqqi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Moderation is best liked by Allah and He does not like extravagance even though it be equal to a few seeds of dates and a little leftover water.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ الرَّیَّانِ عَنْ یُونُسَ عَنْ عِدَّهٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَبِی عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ خَرَجَ فِی سَفَرٍ وَ مَعَهُ عَصَا لَوْزٍ مُرٍّ وَ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآیَهَ- وَ لَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقاءَ مَدْیَنَ إِلَی قَوْلِهِ وَ اللَّهُ عَلی ما نَقُولُ وَکِیلٌ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ کُلِّ سَبُعٍ ضَارٍ وَ کُلِّ لِصٍّ عَادٍ وَ کُلِّ ذَاتِ حُمَهٍ حَتَّی یَرْجِعَ إِلَی أَهْلِهِ وَ مَنْزِلِهِ وَ کَانَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَهٌ وَ سَبْعُونَ مِنَ الْمُعَقِّبَاتِ یَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ حَتَّی یَرْجِعَ وَ یَضَعَهَا.

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, “One who goes to a journey and recites the verse: Wa lammaa tawajjaha tilqaa-a madyana… till Allaahu a’laa maa naqoolu wakeel Allah will protect him from every wild animal, thief, oppressor and poisonous animals till he returns home. This deed keeps poverty and Satan away. Once Adam (a.s.) became seriously ill and began to fear. He complained about it to Jibraeel (a.s.) who told him, ‘Take a branch of a bitter almond and keep it on your chest’. He did so and was relieved from the fear by Allah. One who wants that the distance becomes short for him while traveling should carry a stick of bitter almond.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ زِیَادٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: ضَمِنْتُ لِمَنْ یَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَیْتِهِ مُعْتَمّاً أَنْ یَرْجِعَ إِلَیْهِمْ سَالِماً.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan from Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Ali b. Ziyad from a man from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “I guarantee that one who leaves the house wearing a turban will return safe and sound to his family.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدِّهْقَانِ عَنْ دُرُسْتَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ ع قَالَ: أَنَا الضَّامِنُ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَیْتِهِ یُرِیدُ سَفَراً مُعْتَمّاً تَحْتَ حَنَکِهِ أَلَّا یُصِیبَهُ السَّرَقُ وَ الْغَرَقُ وَ الْحَرَقُ.

2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far from Muhammad b. Isa from Abdillah al-Dahqan from Durust from Ibrahim from Abi al-Hassan the first (a.s.) who said: “I guarantee that one who leaves his house wearing a turban will remain safe from theft, drowning and burning (to death).”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: تَجْلِسُونَ وَ تَتَحَدَّثُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِنَّ تِلْکَ الْمَجَالِسَ أُحِبُّهَا فَأَحِبُّوا أَمْرَنَا إِنَّهُ مَنْ ذَکَرَنَا وَ ذُکِرْنَا عِنْدَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ عَیْنِهِ مِثْلُ جَنَاحِ الذُّبَابَهِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ ذُنُوبَهُ وَ لَوْ کَانَتْ أَکْثَرَ مِنْ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan from Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar who said it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Ishaq b. Sa’eed from Bakr b. Muhammad al-Azdi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: 'Do you sit and talk (about our narrations)?' I said, 'May I be sacrificed for you, yes.' He said, 'Indeed, I love those gatherings, so love our matter. Indeed, whoever mentions us and we are mentioned in their presence, and a tear as small as a fly's wing comes out from their eye, Allah forgives their sins, even if they are more than the foam of the sea.'

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ حُبَّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ لَیَحُطُّ الذُّنُوبَ عَنِ الْعِبَادِ کَمَا یَحُطُّ الرِّیحُ الشَّدِیدَهُ الْوَرَقَ عَنِ الشَّجَرِ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “The sins of the lovers of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) are destroyed in the same way as dry leaves of a tree fall off due to wind.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا قَضَی مُسْلِمٌ لِمُسْلِمٍ حَاجَهً إِلَّا نَادَاهُ اللَّهُ عَلَیَّ ثَوَابُکَ وَ لَا أَرْضَی لَکَ بِدُونِ الْجَنَّهِ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who fulfils a desire of a Muslim brother, Allah calls out to the former, ‘Your reward is with Me and I won’t be satisfied unless I send you to Paradise.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا یَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ قَدْرَهُ فَکَمَا لَا یَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ قَدْرَهُ کَذَلِکَ لَا یَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ قَدْرَ نَبِیِّهِ ص فَکَذَلِکَ لَا یَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ قَدْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّهُ لَیَلْقَی أَخَاهُ فَیُصَافِحُهُ فَیَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِمَا وَ الذُّنُوبُ تَحَاتُّ عَنْ وُجُوهِهِمَا حَتَّی یَتَفَرَّقَا کَمَا تَحُطُّ الرِّیحُ الشَّدِیدَهُ الْوَرَقَ عَنِ الشَّجَرِ.

1. And from the previous chain from Bakr b. Ishaq b. Ammar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “One who is not aware of the status of Allah is not aware of the status of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) also. And one who is not aware of the status of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) is not aware of the status of a believer also. If someone sees a believing brother and shakes hands with him, sins are wiped off from their faces like dry leaves fall off a tree due to wind, till they (the believers) separate from one another.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنْ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ بِنِعْمَهٍ فَعَرَفَهَا بِقَلْبِهِ وَ جَهَرَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهَا فَفَرَغَ مِنْهَا حَتَّی یُؤْمَرَ لَهُ بِالْمَزِیدِ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “O Abu Ishaq! When Allah grants a bounty to His servant and he recognizes it with his heart and he praises and glorifies Allah openly, Allah will grant him a better bounty as soon as this bounty gets finished.”