Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ حَدِیدٍ الْمَدَائِنِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: صُونُوا دِینَکُمْ بِالْوَرَعِ وَ قُوَّهِ التُّقَی وَ الِاسْتِغْنَاءِ بِاللَّهِ عَنْ طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ خَضَعَ لِصَاحِبِ سُلْطَانٍ أَوْ مَنْ یُخَالِفُهُ عَلَی دِینِهِ طَالِباً لِمَا فِی یَدَیْهِ أَخْمَلَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَقَتَهُ وَ وَکَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ وَ إِنْ هُوَ غَلَبَ عَلَی شَیْ ءٍ مِنْ دُنْیَاهُ وَ صَارَ فِی یَدِهِ مِنْهُ شَیْ ءٌ نَزَعَ اللَّهُ الْبَرَکَهَ مِنْهُ وَ لَمْ یُؤْجِرْهُ عَلَی شَیْ ءٍ یُنْفِقُهُ فِی حَجٍّ وَ لَا عُمْرَهٍ وَ لَا عِتْقٍ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Hadeed al-Madaini from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Safeguard your religion through piety and seeking help from Allah instead of seeking help from the worldly ruler. Know that if a believer bows in front of a ruler for worldly benefits, Allah will weaken his voice, make that ruler his bitter enemy and hand him over to the ruler whom he had relied upon. Even if that person is successful in getting wealth Allah will take away abundance (Barakat) from it. If he spends that wealth for Hajj, Umrah or for freeing slaves, Allah will not give any reward for it.”

حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْأَسَدِیُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُوسَی بْنُ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِیُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ یَزِیدَ النَّوْفَلِیُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رُوِیَ عَنِ الْمُغِیرَهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا عَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ رَبَّهُ لَیْسَ عَلَیْهِ وَرَاءَ ذَلِکَ شَیْ ءٌ قَالَ مَا لَهُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ أَ لَیْسَ کُلَّمَا ازْدَادَ بِاللَّهِ مَعْرِفَهً فَهُوَ أَطْوَعُ لَهُ فَیُطِیعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنْ لَا یَعْرِفُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَرَ مُحَمَّداً ص بِأَمْرٍ وَ أَمَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ ص الْمُؤْمِنِینَ بِأَمْرٍ فَهُمْ عَامِلُونَ بِهِ إِلَی أَنْ یَجِی ءَ نَهْیُهُ وَ الْأَمْرُ وَ النَّهْیُ عِنْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِ سَوَاءٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا یَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَی عَبْدٍ وَ لَا یُزَکِّیهِ [إِذَا] تَرَکَ فَرِیضَهً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ وَ ارْتَکَبَ کَبِیرَهً مِنَ الْکَبَائِرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا یَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَرَ بِأَمْرٍ وَ أَمَرَ إِبْلِیسُ بِأَمْرٍ فَتَرَکَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ وَ صَارَ إِلَی مَا أَمَرَ إِبْلِیسُ بِهِ فَهَذَا مَعَ إِبْلِیسَ فِی الدَّرْکِ السَّابِعِ مِنَ النَّارِ.

1. It was narrated to me by Ali b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ja’far al-Asadi who said it was narrated to me by Musa b. ’Imran Nakha’i who said it was narrated to me by al-Hussain b. Yazid al-Nawfali from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Muffadhal b. Umar who said: “Of course, an order is given by Allah and another by Shaitaan. One who leaves the order of Allah and obeys the order of Shaitaan, will go to Hell along with Shaitaan.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَهْلُ بْنُ زِیَادٍ الْآدَمِیُّ عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَهَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَیْلِ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ إِخْوَانِی بَلَغَنِی عَنْهُ الشَّیْ ءُ الَّذِی أَکْرَهُهُ فَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ فَیُنْکِرُ ذَلِکَ وَ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِی عَنْهُ قَوْمٌ ثِقَاتٌ فَقَالَ لِی یَا مُحَمَّدُ کَذِّبْ سَمْعَکَ وَ بَصَرَکَ عَنْ أَخِیکَ وَ إِنْ شَهِدَ عِنْدَکَ خَمْسُونَ قَسَامَهً وَ قَالَ لَکَ قول [قَوْلًا] فَصَدِّقْهُ وَ کَذِّبْهُمْ وَ لَا تُذِیعَنَّ عَلَیْهِ شَیْئاً تَشِینُهُ بِهِ وَ تَهْدِمُ بِهِ مُرُوءَتَهُ فیکون [فَتَکُونَ] مِنَ الَّذِینَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- الَّذِینَ یُحِبُّونَ أَنْ تَشِیعَ الْفاحِشَهُ فِی الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لَهُمْ عَذابٌ أَلِیمٌ فِی الدُّنْیا وَ الْآخِرَهِ.

1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya who said it was narrated to me by Sahl b. Ziyad al-Adami from Yahya b. al-Mubarik from Abdillah b. Jabalah from Muhammad b. al-Fudhayl from Abi al-Hassan Musa b. Ja’far (a.s.) who said: Surely (as for) those who love that scandal should circulate respecting those who believe, they shall have a grievous chastisement in this world and the hereafter.”44

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَذَاعَ فَاحِشَهً کَانَ کَمُبْتَدِئِهَا وَ مَنْ عَیَّرَ مُؤْمِناً بِشَیْ ءٍ لَا یَمُوتُ حَتَّی یَرْکَبَهُ.

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who spreads scandal is like one who started it. One who hurts a believer in any way will not die until he has faced the same calamity.”

حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُوسَی بْنُ عِمْرَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ یَزِیدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی حَفْصُ بْنُ غِیَاثٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَرْبَعَهٌ یُؤْذُونَ أَهْلَ النَّارِ عَلَی مَا بِهِمْ مِنَ الْأَذَی یُسْقَوْنَ مِنَ الْحَمِیمِ وَ الْجَحِیمِ یُنَادُونَ بِالْوَیْلِ وَ الثُّبُورِ فَیَقُولُ أَهْلُ النَّارِ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ مَا لِهَؤُلَاءِ الْأَرْبَعَهِ قَدْ آذَوْنَا عَلَی مَا بِنَا مِنَ الْأَذَی فَرَجُلٌ مُعَلَّقٌ عَلَیْهِ تَابُوتٌ مِنْ جَمْرٍ وَ رَجُلٌ تَجْرِی أَمْعَاؤُهُ صَدِیداً وَ رَجُلٌ یَسِیلُ فُوهُ قَیْحاً وَ دَماً وَ رَجُلٌ یَأْکُلُ لَحْمَهُ فَیُقَالُ لِصَاحِبِ التَّابُوتِ مَا بَالُ الْأَبْعَدِ قَدْ آذَانَا عَلَی مَا بِنَا مِنَ الْأَذَی فَیَقُولُ الْأَبْعَدُ مَاتَ وَ فِی عُنُقِهِ أَمْوَالُ النَّاسِ لَمْ یَجِدْ لَهَا فِی نَفْسِهِ أَدَاءً وَ لَا وَفَاءً ثُمَّ یُقَالُ لِلَّذِی تَجْرِی أَمْعَاؤُهُ مَا بَالُ الْأَبْعَدِ قَدْ آذَانَا عَلَی مَا بِنَا مِنَ الْأَذَی فَیَقُولُ إِنَّ الْأَبْعَدَ کَانَ لَا یُبَالِی أَیْنَ أَصَابَ الْبَوْلُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ ثُمَّ یُقَالُ لِلَّذِی یَسِیلُ فُوهُ قَیْحاً وَ دَماً فَمَا بَالُ الْأَبْعَدِ قَدْ آذَانَا عَلَی مَا بِنَا مِنَ الْأَذَی فَیُقَالُ الْأَبْعَدُ کَانَ یُحَاکِی فَیَنْظُرُ إِلَی کُلِّ کَلِمَهٍ حنیه [خَبِیثَهٍ] فیفسد بها [فَیُسْنِدُهَا] وَ یُحَاکِی بِهَا ثُمَّ یَغْتَابُ النَّاسَ ثُمَّ یُقَالُ لِلَّذِی یَأْکُلُ لَحْمَهُ مَا بَالُ الْأَبْعَدِ قَدْ آذَانَا عَلَی مَا بِنَا مِنَ الْأَذَی فَیَقُولُ إِنَّ الْأَبْعَدَ کَانَ یَأْکُلُ لُحُومَ النَّاسِ بِالْغِیبَهِ وَ یَمْشِی بِالنَّمِیمَهِ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said that there are four kinds of people who will involve other inmates of Hell in their punishment. They will wail loudly after drinking boiling water. The people of Hell will ask: “What is the sin of these four types of people for they are given extra punishment in addition to that given to us? Their punishment is increasing our suffering also.” One of them would be hanging in a casket of fire, second will be drinking vomit and smoke, dirt and blood will be coming out of the mouth of the third and fourth will eat his own flesh continuously. The first one will be asked: “O one away from the mercy of Allah! What sin did you commit for which we have to suffer in addition to our own punishment?” He will reply, “I was having rights of others and I died without fulfilling them.” Then the person drinking smoke will be asked, “O one away from the mercy of Allah! What sin did you commit for which we have to suffer in addition to our own punishment?” He will reply, “The reason I am away from the mercy of Allah is that my body used to become impure with urine and I never cared about it.” Then the person whose mouth will have dirt and blood coming out will be asked, “O one away from the mercy of Allah! What sin did you commit for which we have to suffer in addition to our own punishment?” The person will reply, “I am away from the mercy of Allah because I used to spread scandals and publicize obscenity.” Then the person who is eating his own flesh will be asked, “O one away from the mercy of Allah! What sin did you commit for which we have to suffer in addition to our own punishment?” He will reply, “I used to eat the flesh of people by backbiting and used to slander.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْکُوفِیِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا مُفَضَّلُ إِنَّهُ مَنْ تَعَرَّضَ لِسُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ فَأَصَابَتْهُ بَلِیَّهٌ لَمْ یُؤْجَرْ عَلَیْهَا وَ لَمْ یُرْزَقِ التَّصَبُّرَ عَلَیْهَا.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “O Mufaddal! One who clashes with an oppressive ruler without any cause, will not be saved in his bad times and even his patience will not serve him as his sustenance.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبَّادُ بْنُ سُلَیْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ الصَّیْرَفِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ الْمُؤْمِنُ رَحْمَهٌ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ وَ کَیْفَ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ أَتَاهُ أَخُوهُ فِی حَاجَهٍ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِکَ رَحْمَهٌ سَاقَهَا اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ وَ سَبَّبَهَا لَهُ فَإِنْ قَضَی حَاجَهً کَانَ قَدْ قَبِلَ الرَّحْمَهَ لِقَبُولِهَا وَ إِنْ رَدَّهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ وَ هُوَ یَقْدِرُ عَلَی قَضَائِهَا فَإِنَّمَا رَدَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَهَ الَّتِی سَاقَهَا اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِ وَ سَبَّبَهَا لَهُ وَ ذُخِرَتِ الرَّحْمَهُ إِلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ فَیَکُونُ الْمَرْدُودُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ هُوَ الْحَاکِمُ فِیهَا إِنْ شَاءَ صَرَفَهَا إِلَی نَفْسِهِ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ إِلَی غَیْرِهِ یَا إِسْمَاعِیلُ فَإِذَا کَانَ یَوْمُ الْقِیَامَهِ هُوَ الْحَاکِمُ فِی رَحْمَهِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ سَرَعَتْ لَهُ فَإِلَی مَنْ تَرَی یَصْرِفُهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ لَأَظُنُّهُ یَصْرِفُهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ قَالَ لَا تَظُنَّ وَ لَکِنِ اسْتَیْقِنْ فَإِنَّهُ لَا یَرُدُّهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ یَا إِسْمَاعِیلُ مَنْ أَتَاهُ فِی حَاجَهٍ یَقْدِرُ عَلَی قَضَائِهَا فَلَمْ یَقْضِهَا لَهُ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ شُجَاعاً یَنْهَشُ إِبْهَامَهُ فِی قَبْرِهِ إِلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ مَغْفُوراً لَهُ أَوْ معذب [مُعَذَّباً].

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by ’Abaad b. Sulayman from his father from Harun b. al-Jahm from Ismail b. Ammar al-Sayrafi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Do not think and guess. He will certainly keep that blessing for himself. If a believer goes to his brother seeking help and the latter does not fulfill his wish in spite of being capable, the Almighty Allah will leave a snake in his grave which will continue to sting his toe till the Day of Judgment whether he is forgiven or involved in punishment.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ أَبِی جَمِیلَهَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ مَنْ مَشَی فِی حَاجَهِ أَخِیهِ الْمُسْلِمِ وَ لَمْ یُنَاصِحْهُ فِیهَا کَانَ کَمَنْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ کَانَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَصْمَهُ.

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who goes to fulfill a desire of a believer but does not try his best to fulfill his wish, he is like a person who has been dishonest to Allah and His Messenger. Allah will become his enemy.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی إِدْرِیسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُصَبِّحِ بْنِ هِلْقَامٍ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ أَیُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا اسْتَعَانَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ فِی حَاجَهٍ فَلَمْ یُبَالِغْ فِیهَا بِکُلِّ جُهْدِهِ فَقَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ قَالَ أَبُو بَصِیرٍ قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَعْنِی بِقَوْلِکَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ قَالَ مِنْ لَدُنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع إِلَی آخِرِهِمْ.

2. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who among our lovers tries to help a believer but does not make full effort in his cause, has surely distrusted Allah, His Messenger and the believers.” The narrator asked Imam what he meant by a believer. Imam (a.s.) replied, “A person who has faith in all Imams from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) to the last Imam (a.s.).”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ مَزَارٍ عَنْ یُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْکَانَ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: أَیُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ شِیعَتِنَا أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا فَاسْتَعَانَ بِهِ فِی حَاجَهٍ فَلَمْ یُعِنْهُ وَ هُوَ یَقْدِرُ ابْتَلَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِأَنْ یَقْضِیَ حَوَائِجَ عَدُوٍّ مِنْ أَعْدَائِنَا یُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ali b. Ibrahim from his father from Ismail b. Mazar from Yunis b. Abdulrahman from Ibn Muskan from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “If a Shia goes to his brother and seeks help from him in any matter and if the latter has capacity to help him out but does not do so, the Almighty Allah will give him power to help our enemies. He will be punished on the Day of Judgment for doing so.”