Rewards
Reward of having fever the whole night
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَکَمِ بْنِ مِسْکِینٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: حُمَّی لَیْلَهٍ کَفَّارَهٌ لِمَا قَبْلَهَا وَ لِمَا بَعْدَهَا.
2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Abdillah b. Ja’far al-Himyari from Muhammad b. al-Hassan b. Abi al-Khattab from al-Hakam b. Miskeen from Muhammad b. Marwan from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Having fever for a night compensates for past and future sins.”
Rewards
Reward of bearing illness for a night and thanking Allah
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ ظَرِیفِ بْنِ نَاصِحٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ مَنِ اشْتَکَی لَیْلَهً فَقَبِلَهَا بِقَبُولِهَا وَ أَدَّی إِلَی اللَّهِ شُکْرَهَا کَانَتْ لَهُ کَفَّارَهُ سِتِّینَ سَنَهً قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا مَعْنَی قَبِلَهَا بِقَبُولِهَا قَالَ صَبَرَ عَلَی مَا کَانَ فِیهَا.
1. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who thanks Allah after bearing illness for a night, is compensated for his sins of sixty years.” The narrator asked the meaning of bearing. Imam (a.s.) replied, “Remaining patient during illness.”
Rewards
Reward of illness
حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: الْمَرَضُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ تَطْهِیرٌ وَ رَحْمَهٌ وَ لِلْکَافِرِ تَعْذِیبٌ وَ لَعْنَهٌ وَ إِنَّ الْمَرَضَ لَا یَزَالُ بِالْمُؤْمِنِ حَتَّی لَا یَکُونَ عَلَیْهِ ذَنْبٌ.
1. It was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Muhammad from his father from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ibrahim b. Ishaq from Abdillah b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Ridha (a.s.) who said: “Illness purifies a believer. It is a mercy for him and a chain and curse for an infidel. A believer remains ill till the time his sins are forgiven.”
Rewards
Reward of having headache for a night
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِیسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْأَصْبَغِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: صُدَاعُ لَیْلَهٍ تَحُطُّ کُلَّ خَطِیئَهٍ إِلَّا الْکَبَائِرَ.
1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. al-Asbagh from Ismail b. Mihran from Sa’dan b. Muslim from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Having headache for a night wipes all but greater sins of a person.”
Rewards
Reward of a sick
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِیَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دُرُسْتَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِیدِ عَنْ أَبِی إِبْرَاهِیمَ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِلْمَرِیضِ أَرْبَعُ خِصَالٍ یُرْفَعُ عَنْهُ الْقَلَمُ وَ یَأْمُرُ اللَّهُ الْمَلَکَ یَکْتُبُ لَهُ فَضْلًا کَانَ یَعْمَلُهُ فِی صِحَّتِهِ وَ یَتَّبَّعُ مَرَضُهُ کُلَّ عُضْوٍ فِی جَسَدِهِ فَیَسْتَخْرِجُ ذُنُوبَهُ مِنْهُ فَإِنْ مَاتَ مَاتَ مَغْفُوراً لَهُ وَ إِنْ عَاشَ عَاشَ مَغْفُوراً لَهُ.
1. Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “There are four rewards for a sick - the pen of difficulty is taken off from him, Allah orders angels to write those deeds of a sick again, which he used to perform in good health, illness goes into the parts of his body and takes out all the sins, if he passes away from this world, he will be forgiven and if he remains alive, then too he will be forgiven.”
Rewards
Reward of illness of a child
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِیسَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی الْعَطَّارُ جَمِیعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّوْفَلِیِّ مِنْ وُلْدِ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِی جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ عِیسَی بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقَصْرِیِّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع فِی الْمَرَضِ یُصِیبُ لِلصَّبِیِّ قَالَ کَفَّارَهٌ لِوَالِدَیْهِ.
1. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “The illness of a child is compensation of the sins of parents.”
Rewards
Reward of visiting a sick, giving ritual bath to dead, attending a funeral, consoling a mother at the death of her young son
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: کَانَ فِیمَا نَاجَی اللَّهُ بِهِ مُوسَی ع رَبَّهُ أَنْ قَالَ یَا رَبِّ أَعْلِمْنِی مِمَّا بَلَغَ مِنْ عِیَادَهِ الْمَرِیضِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ قَالَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أُوَکِّلُ بِهِ مَلَکاً یَعُودُهُ فِی قَبْرِهِ إِلَی مَحْشَرِهِ قَالَ یَا رَبِّ فَمَا لِمَنْ غَسَّلَ الْمَوْتَی قَالَ أَغْسِلُهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ کَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ قَالَ یَا رَبِّ فَمَا لِمَنْ شَیَّعَ الْجِنَازَهَ قَالَ أُوَکِّلُ بِهِ مَلَائِکَهً مِنْ مَلَائِکَتِی مَعَهُمْ رَایَاتٌ یُشَیِّعُونَهُمْ مِنْ قُبُورِهِمْ إِلَی مَحْشَرِهِمْ قَالَ یَا رَبِّ فَمَا لِمَنْ عَزَّی الثَّکْلَی قَالَ أُظِلُّهُ فِی ظِلِّی یَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلِّی.
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 Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Muhammad b. Sinan from Abi al-Jarud from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said: Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that Musa (a.s.) asked Allah, “Let me know the reward of visiting a sick.” Allah replied, “I order an angel to worship in the grave of the visitor till the Day of Reckoning.” Musa (a.s.) asked, “O Lord! What is the reward of giving ritual bath to a dead body?” Allah replied, “I will wash his sins like that of the day when he was born.” Musa (a.s.) asked, “O Allah! What is the reward of those who attend a funeral?” I will appoint flag-bearing angels to attend him from his grave till the Day of Reckoning.” Musa (a.s.) asked, “What is the reward of condoling a woman whose son has passed away?” Allah answered, “He will get the shade on the day when there will be no shade.”
Rewards
Reward of facing the corpse towards Qiblah
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِی الْجَوْزَاءِ الْمُنَبِّهِ بْنِ عُبَیْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ زَیْدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع قَالَ: دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَی رَجُلٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ هُوَ فِی السِّیَاقِ وَ قَدْ وُجِّهَ لِغَیْرِ الْقِبْلَهِ فَقَالَ وَجِّهُوهُ إِلَی الْقِبْلَهِ فَإِنَّکُمْ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِکَ أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَیْهِ الْمَلَائِکَهُ وَ أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ فَلَمْ یَزَلْ کَذَلِکَ حَتَّی یُقْبَضَ.
1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa who said it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far who said it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Abdillah from Abi al-Jawzaa’ al-Munabih b. ’Ubayd-Allah from al-Hussain b. Alwan from Umar b. Khalid from Zayd b. Ali from his father from his grandfather from Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s.) who said: “If you turn his face towards qiblah, angels and God look at him till his soul is captured.”
Rewards
Reward of Talqeen for a dead
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ مُوسَی الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ غِیَاثِ بْنِ کَلُّوبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاکُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ کَانَ آخِرُ کَلَامِهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّهَ.
1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ali Majluwayh from Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from al-Hussain b. Musa al-Khashab from Ghiyath b. Kalub from Ishaq b. Ammar from al-Sadiq Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (a.s.) that The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) who said: “Do Talqeen of ‘there is no god except Allah’, for a person whose last words are, ‘there is no god except Allah’, will enter Paradise.”
Rewards
Reward of giving Ghusl to a corpse
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْهَیْثَمِ بْنِ أَبِی مَسْرُوقٍ النَّهْدِیِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَالِبٍ عَنْ سَعْدٍ الْإِسْکَافِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ غَسَّلَ مُؤْمِناً فَقَالَ إِذَا قَلَّبَهُ- اللَّهُمَّ هَذَا بَدَنُ عَبْدِکَ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجْتَ رُوحَهُ مِنْهُ وَ فَرَّقْتَ بَیْنَهُمَا فَعَفْوَکَ عَفْوَکَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ذُنُوبَ سَنَهٍ إِلَّا الْکَبَائِرَ.
1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Hindi from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Abdillah b. Ghalib from Sa’d al-Iskafi from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said: “If a believer gives ghusl to a dead believer and recites: Allaahumma haadhaa badanu a’bdikal mu-mini wa qad akharajta rooh’ahu minhu wa farraqta bainahumaa fa-a’fwaka a’fwak Allah forgives the sins committed by him in one year except for the greater sins.”