ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

23 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبِيْد، عَن سُلَيْمان بن حَفْصٍ الْمَرْوَزِيِّ قالَ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قُلْ فِي سَجْدَةِ الشُّكْرِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ شُكْراً شُكْراً وَإِنْ شِئْتَ عَفْواً عَفْواً.قالَ مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتاب: لَقِي سُلَيْمان بْنِ حَفْصِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَالرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ جَمِيعاً وَلا أَدْرِي هذا الخَبَرُ عَنْ أَيُّهُما هُوَ.

28-23 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Soleiman ibn Hafs al-Marwazi, “Abul Hassan (s) wrote me a letter in which he (s) wrote, Say ‘Thanks Thanks’ or ‘Forgive Forgive’ one hundred times when you perform the prostration for expression of your gratitude.”The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) said, “Soleiman ibn Hafs visited both Musa ibn Ja’far (s) and Al-Ridha (s) and I do not know from which of the two Imams (s) this tradition has been narrated on the authority of.”

24 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن يَعْقُوبِ بْنِ يَزِيد عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الوَشَّاء قالَ: سَمِعتُ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ إِذَا نَامَ الْعَبْدُ وَهُوَسَاجِدٌ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَبْدِي قَبَضْتُ رُوحَهُ وَهُوَفِي طَاعَتِي.

28-24 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ that he had heard Al-Ridha (s) say, “When a servant (i.e. a person) falls asleep while he is prostrating, the Blessed the Sublime God will say, ‘I took away the spirit of My servant while he was obeying Me.’”

25 - حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الوَرَّاقُ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مهرويه القزويني قالَ: حَدَّثَنا داوُدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمان الغازي، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن آبائِه، عَن أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنين‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قالَ الدُّنْيَا كُلُّهَاجَهْلٌ إِلا مَوَاضِعَ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِلْمُ كُلُّهُ حُجَّةٌ إِلا مَا عُمِلَ بِهِ وَالْعَمَلُ كُلُّهُ رِيَاءٌ إِلا مَا كَانَ مُخْلَصاً وَالإِخْلاصُ عَلَى خَطَرٍ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ الْعَبْدُ بِمَا يُخْتَمُ لَهُ.

28-25 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Mehrawayh al-Qazvini quoted on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman al-Qadhi, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (s), “The world is all ignorance except for the positions of knowledge. All knowledge is considered to be a proof against man,unless it is acted accordingly. All acts are out of hypocrisy, unless they are done sincerely. Sincerity is subject to danger unless a servant (i.e. a person) ponders over what his final ending will be.”

26 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عمر الحافِظُ البَغدْادي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَبُو مُحَمَّد الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِى الممتع قالَ: حَدَّثَنا حَمْدانَ بْنِ الُمخْتار قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خالِد البَرْقِي قالحدثني سَيِّدي أَبُو جَعْفَرعَلِيِّ، عَن أَبِيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني الأجلح الْكِنْدِيُّ، عَن ابْنِ بريدة، عَن أَبيهِ أَن النَّبِي‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قالَ: عَلِيٌّ إِمام كُلِّ مُؤْمِن بَعْدي.

28-26 Muhammad ibn Umar al-Hafiz al-Baghdadi narrated that Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Momatta’ quoted on the authority of Hamdan ibn al-Mokhtar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi, on the authority of his Master Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of al-Ajlah al-Kendi, on the authority of Abi Borayda’, on the authority of his father that God’s Prophet (s) said, “Ali is the Divine Leader for all the believers after me.”

27 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ إِسْحاق الطَّالِقانِيُّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدُ الكُوفِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ السَّجْدَةُ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ شُكْرٌ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَى مَا وَفَّقَ لَهُ الْعَبْدَ مِنْ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَأَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِئُ فِيهَا مِنَ الْقَوْلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ شُكْراً لِلَّهِ شُكْراً لِلَّهِ شُكْراً لِلَّهِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلْتُ فَمَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ شُكْراً لِلَّهِ قَالَ يَقُولُ هَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ مِنِّي شُكْرٌ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى مَا وَفَّقَنِي بِهِ مِنْ خِدْمَتِهِ وَأَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَالشُّكْرُ مُوجِبٌ لِلزِّيَادَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الصَّلاةِ تَقْصِيرٌ لَمْ يَتِمَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ تَمَّ بِهَذِهِ السَّجْدةِ.

28-27 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father, Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s) said, “Prostrating after performing the obligatory prayers is a way of expressing gratitude to God - Exalted is His Remembrance - for the servant’s success in performing the obligatory deed. The minimum that should be said while prostrating in gratitude is ‘thanks God’ three times.” I asked, “What is meant by ‘thanks God?’ The Imam (s) said, “It means that this prostration that I perform is indeed an expression of gratitude to the Honorable the Exalted God for granting me success in serving Him and performing the obligatory deeds. Expression of gratitude will cause an increase in prayers. Indeed if there are any deficiencies in one’s prayers which have not been made up by other prayers, they will be compensated for by this act of prostration.”

28 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن يَعْقُوبِ بْنِ يَزِيد، عَن إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ مُوسَى، عَن أَخِيهِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن جَدِّهِ قالَ سُئِلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ مَا بَالُ الْمُتَهَجِّدِينَ بِاللَّيْلِ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَجْهاً قَالَ لانَّهُمْ خَلُّوا بِرَبِّهِمْ فَكَسَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ نُورِهِ.

28-28 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Musa (s), on the authority of his brother Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his grandfather (Imam As-Sajjad) (s), “Someone asked Imam As-Sajjad, ‘Why are the people who say night prayers the most pleasant-looking people?’ Imam As-Sajjad (s) replied, “It is because they have had private times at night with God and God has enveloped them in His Own Light.’”

29 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى العَطَّار، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبي الخَطَّاب، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَسْباط، عَن مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه، عَن أَبِي الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَهْبانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوها ما كَتَبْناها عَلَيْهِمْ إِلا ابْتِغاءَ رِضْوانِ اللَّهِ قَالَ صَلاةُ اللَّيْلِ.

28-29 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Hussein ibn Abil Khattab, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Abdullah, on the authority of Abil Hassan (Imam Ridha) (s), “What is meant by the following Words of the Honorable the Exalted God - ‘…But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the seeking for the Good Pleasure of Allah…’ - is night prayers.”

30 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ القاسِم الأسترآبادي المفسر رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا يُوسِف بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زياد وَعَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سيار، عَن أَبُويهما عَنِ الحَسَن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن جَدِّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: جاءَ رَجُل إِلى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقالَ لَهُ: يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ مَا تَفْسِيرُهُ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَن جَدِّي عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ، عَن زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ، عَن أَبِيهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي، عَن قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ مَا تَفْسِيرُهُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ هُوَأَنْ عَرَّفَ عِبَادَهُ بَعْضَ نِعَمِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ جُمَلاً إِذْ لا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى مَعْرِفَةِ جَمِيعِهَا بِالتَّفْصِيلِ لانَّهَا أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَنْ تُحْصَى أَوْ تُعْرَفَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ قُولُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمَ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَهُمُ الْجَمَاعَاتُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَخْلُوقٍ مِنَ الْجَمَادَاتِ وَالْحَيَوَانَاتِ فَأَمَّا الْحَيَوَانَاتُ فَهُوَيَقْلِبُهَا فِي قُدْرَتِهِ وَيَغْذُوهَا مِنْ رِزْقِهِ وَيُحَوِّطُهَا بِكَنَفِهِ وَيُدَبِّرُ كُلّاً مِنْهَا بِمَصْلَحَتِهِ وَأَمَّا الْجَمَادَاتُ فَهُوَيُمْسِكُهَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ يُمْسِكُ الْمُتَّصِلَ مِنْهَا أَنْ يَتَهَافَتَ، وَيُمْسِكُ الْمُتَهَافِتَ مِنْهَا أَنْ يَتَلاصَقَ، وَيُمْسِكُ السَّماءَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ إِلاّبِإِذْنِهِ وَيُمْسِكُ الأَرْضَ أَنْ تَنْخَسِفَ إِلا بِأَمْرِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِعِبَادِهِ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ.قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَرَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ مَالِكُهُمْ وَخَالِقُهُمْ وَسَائِقُ أَرْزَاقِهِمْ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ يَعْلَمُونَ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لا يَعْلَمُونَ فَالرِّزْقُ مَقْسُومٌ وَهُوَيَأْتِي ابْنَ آدَمَ عَلَى أَيِّ سِيرَةٍ سَارَهَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا لَيْسَ تَقْوَى مُتَّقٍ بِزَائِدِهِ وَلا فُجُورُ فَاجِرٍ بِنَاقِصِهِ وَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ سِتْرٌ وَهُوَطَالِبُهُ وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ يَفِرُّ مِنْ رِزْقِهِ لَطَلَبَهُ رِزْقُهُ كَمَا يَطْلُبُهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ قُولُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمَ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا وَذَكَرَنَا بِهِ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فِي كُتُبِ الأَوَّلِينَ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَكُونَ فَفِي هَذَا إِيجَابٌ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَعَلَى شِيعَتِهِمْ أَنْ يَشْكُرُوهُ بِمَا فَضَّلَهُمْ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قَالَ لَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ وَاصْطَفَاهُ نَجِيّاً وَفَلَقَ لَهُ الْبَحْرَ وَنَجَّى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَعْطَاهُ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالأَلْوَاحَ رَأَى مَكَانَهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ لَقَدْ أَكْرَمْتَنِي بِكَرَامَةٍ لَمْ تُكْرِمْ بِهَا أَحَداً قَبْلِي فَقَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ يَا مُوسَى أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَلائِكَتِي وَجَمِيعِ خَلْقِي قَالَ مُوسَى يَا رَبِّ فَإِنْ كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَكْرَمَ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ فَهَلْ فِي آلِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ آلِي قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ يَا مُوسَى أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ فَضْلَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى جَمِيعِ آلِ النَّبِيِّينَ كَفَضْلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ فَقَالَ مُوسَى يَا رَبِّ فَإِنْ كَانَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ كَذَلِكَ فَهَلْ فِي أُمَمِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَلَّلْتَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنْزَلْتَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَى وَفَلَقْتَ لَهُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ يَا مُوسَى أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ فَضْلَ أُمَّـةِ مُحَمَّـدٍ عَلَـىجَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ كَفَضْلِه عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِي فَقَالَ مُوسَى يَا رَبِّ لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ أَرَاهُمْ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا مُوسَى إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَرَاهُمْ فَلَيْسَ هَذَا أَوَانَ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَكِنْ سَوْفَ تَرَاهُمْ فِي الْجِنَانِ جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ وَالْفِرْدَوْسِ بِحَضْرَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي نَعِيمِهَا يَتَقَلَّبُونَ وَفِي خَيْرَاتِهِ يَتَبَحْبَحُونَ أَفَتُحِبُّ أَنْ أُسْمِعَكَ كَلامَهُمْ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِلَهِي قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ قُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَاشْدُدْ مِئْزَرَكَ قِيَامَ الْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيلِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْمَلِكِ الْجَلِيلِ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَنَادَى رَبُّنَا عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَا أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَأَجَابُوهُ كُلُّهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي أَصْلابِ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَرْحَامِ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تِلْكَ الإِجَابَةَ شِعَارَ الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ نَادَى رَبُّنَا عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَا أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي وَعَفْوِي قَبْلَ عِقَابِي فَقَدِ اسْتَجَبْتُ لَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَدْعُونِي وَأَعْطَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَسْأَلُونِي مَنْ لَقِيَنِي مِنْكُمْ بِشَهَادَةِ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ صَادِقٌ فِي أَقْوَالِهِ مُحِقٌّ فِي أَفْعَالِهِ وَأَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَخُوهُ وَوَصِيُّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَوَلِيُّهُ وَيَلْتَزِمُ طَاعَتَهُ كَمَا يَلْتَزِمُ طَاعَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ الْمُبَانِينَ بِعَجَائِبِ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَدَلائِلِ حُجَجِ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمَا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ أَدْخَلْتُهُ جَنَّتِي وَإِنْ كَانَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَمَا كُنْتُ بِجَانِبِ الطُّورِ إِذْ نَادَيْنَا أُمَّتَكَ بِهَذِهِ الْكَرَامَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لُِمحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ عَلَى مَا اخْتَصَّنِي بِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْفَضِيلَةِ وَقَالَ لامَّتِهِ قُولُوا أَنْتُمْ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ عَلَى مَا اخْتَصَّنَا بِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْفَضَائِلِ.

28-30 Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim al-Isterabadi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sayyar quoted on the authority of their fathers, on the authority Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his grandfather (s), “A man went to see Al-Ridha (s) and said, O son of the Prophet of God! Please tell me what the interpretation of the following Words of the Honorable the Exalted God is, ‘Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.’ The Imam (s) said, “My father (s) narrated that my grandfather (s) quoted on the authority of the Ornament of the Worshippers (Imam as-Sajjad) (s), on the authority his father (s) that a man went to see the Commander of the Faithful (s) and said, ‘Please tell me what the interpretation of the following Words of the Honorable the Exalted God is, ‘Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.’ The Commander of the Faithful (s) replied, “‘Praise be to Allah’ means that God has made His servants recognize some of His Blessings, since they cannot recognize all of His Blessings in detail, because they are much more than to be enumerated or recognized. Thus He says to them, ‘Say Praise be to Allah for the Blessings which the Lord of the Two Worlds has bestowed upon us.’All things consist of the created things including the animate and inanimate. He manages the animates with His Power, feeds them their sustenance, protects them behind His Own Shield and plans all of their affairs according to His Own Plans. He maintains the inanimate with His Might. He keeps what is held together from tearing apart and keeps what is in separate parts from collapsing into one. He keeps the sky from falling down except with His Own Permission, and prevents the Earthfrom sinking in except with His Own Permission, since He is Kind and Merciful to His servants.The Imam (s) continued, “‘The Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds’ means their Owner, their Creator, and the Provider of their daily bread through ways which they know of and ways which they do not know of. The daily sustenance is divided up. It will reach the Children of Adam no matter which way they go in this world. One’s piety will not cause an increase in it, neither will a wicked person’s corruption cause a decrease in his share of the daily bread. There is a veil in between one and his share of the daily bread, and he is running after his daily bread. If one tries to escape from his share of the daily bread, it will follow him just as death does. God - the Exalted the Magnificent - says, ‘Say, Praise be to Allah’ for the Blessings that He has granted us (the Divine Leaders) and because He has made a good mention of us (the Divine Leaders) in the Books of the past before we were even born. This makes it incumbent upon Muhammad (s) and the nation of Muhammad and their followers to praise Him for the nobilities which God has given them. That is why God’s Prophet (s) said, ‘When the Honorable the Exalted God appointed Moses, the son of Imran (s), and chose him to supplicate to Him, God rent the sea asunder for him, rescued the Children of Israel, granted him the Torah and the Tablets, Moses (s) saw his rank near his Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - and said, ‘O Lord! You have honored me in such a way that You have never honored anyone else before me.’ Then God - the Exalted the Magnificent - said, ‘O Moses! Don’t you know that Muhammad (s) is nobler near Me than all My angels and all My creatures?’ Moses (s) said, ‘O Lord! Now that Muhammad (s) is nobler for You than all Your creatures, are there any Households among the Households of the Prophets which are nobler for You than my Household?’ Then God - the Exalted the Magnificent - said, ‘O Moses! Don’t you know that Muhammad’s Household is nobler than all the Households of the Prophets just as Muhammad (s) is nobler than all the Prophets (s).’ Then Moses (s) said, ‘O Lord! Now that the Household of Muhammad is as such, is there any nation amongst the nations of the Prophets (s) which is nobler than my nation? You set up the clouds as shadows for them (my nation), sent down the Manna and quails for them and You rent the sea asunder for them.’ Then God the Exalted the Magnificent said, ‘O Moses! Don’t you know that the nation of Muhammadis the noblest of all My nations just as Muhammad is the noblest of all My creatures?’ Then Moses (s) said, ‘O Lord! I wish I could see them.’ Then the Honorable the Exalted God revealed to Moses (s), ‘You will not see them. It is not the time for them to come now. But you will see them in the Garden - the Eternal Garden and Paradise. You will see them in the presence of Muhammad. They will live among its Blessings and enjoy its everlasting good. Do you want Me to let you hear their words?’ Moses (s) said, ‘Yes, my Lord!’ God - the Exalted the Magnificent - said, ‘Stand in front of Me like a debased servant standing in front of a Magnificent King and stretch out your back.’ Then Moses (s) did that. Then our Lord - the Honorable the Exalted called out, ‘O nation of Muhammad!’ Then all of them replied from the loins of their fathers and from the wombs of their mothers, ‘Here I am at Your service, O Lord! Here I am. There are no partners for You. Here I am. Praise be to You. Blessings and the Kingdom are Yours. There are no partners for You.’Then the Imam (s) added, “The Honorable the Exalted God established this as the slogan of the Hajj pilgrims. Then our Lord - the Honorable the Exalted said, ‘O nation of Muhammad! This is My decree for you: My Mercy has overcome My Wrath, and My Forgiveness is ahead of My Chastisement. I will accept your supplications before you call Me. I will grant you (something) before you ask Me. I will take to Paradise whichever of you who visits Me having sincerely testified and practically honored that ‘There is no god but God; There are no partners for Him; Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, and Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) is Muhammad’s brother - his Trustee and Master after him. It is obligatory to obey Ali (s) just as it is to obey Muhammad (s). After the two of them (Muhammad (s) and Ali (s)) the Masters are the Chosen Masters, the Purified ones, the Cleansed ones, the ones who will inform (the people) about the miracles of God and express the Proofs of God’, even if his sins are as much as the foam on the sea.”Then the Imam (s) added, “When the Honorable the Exalted God appointed Muhammad to the Prophethood, He said, O Muhammad! ‘Nor wast thou at the side of (the Mountain of) Tur when we called (to Moses)…’ that is, We called your (Muhammad) nation with this honor. Then the Honorable the Exalted God told Muhammad, ‘Say, ‘Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds’ for this nobility which was granted especially to me.”

31 - حَدَّثَنا أَبي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبي نَصْرِ البِزَنْطِيِّ قالَ سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَنِ الْحَرَمِ وَأَعْلامِهِ كَيْفَ صَارَ بَعْضُهَا أَقْرَبَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَبَعْضُهَا أَبْعَدَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمَّا أَهْبَطَ آدَمَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ أَهْبَطَهُ عَلَى أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ فَشَكَا إِلَى رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْوَحْشَةَ وَأَنَّهُ لا يَسْمَعُ مَا كَانَ يَسْمَعُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَأَهْبَطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهِ يَاقُوتَةً حَمْرَاءَ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي مَوْضِعِ الْبَيْتِ فَكَانَ يَطُوفُ بِهَا آدَمُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَكَانَ ضَوْؤُهَا يَبْلُغُ مَوْضِعَ الأَعْلامِ فَعُلِّمَتِ الأَعْلامُ عَلَى ضَوْئِهَا فَجَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَرَماً.حدثنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار، عَن أحْمَد بْنِ‏عِيسَى عَنْ أَبي هَمّامٍ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ هَمّامٍ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ نَحْوَهذا وَحَدَّثَناالحَسَن بْنِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ الوَلِيد رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الحَسَن الصَفَّار، عَن العَبَّاسِ بْنِ معروف، عَن صَفْوان بْنِ يَحْيَى قالَ سَئَلَ أَبُو الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن الحرم وَأعلامه فذكر مِثْلَهُ سَواء.

28-31 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bezanti, “I asked Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) about the ‘Al-Haram (Mosque) and why some of the signs marking its boundary are closer to each other, while others are farther away from each other. The Imam (s) said, ‘When the Honorable the Exalted God threw Adam (s) out of Paradise and sent him down to Mount Abi Qobays, Adam (s) complained to his Lord - the Honorable the Exalted - about being frightened and not hearing the sounds that he (s) used to hear in Paradise. Then the Honorable the Exalted God sent down a red hyacinth which Adam (s) placed at the site of the House (the Kaaba). Adam (s) used to circumambulate around it and its light reached the limits of the ‘Al-Haram. The signs marking the limits of the ‘Al-Haram were thus marked based on the light from that hyacinth. Thus God established that area as the ‘Al-Haram Mosque.”The same account was narrated by Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Abi Himam Isma’il ibn Himam, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s).Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf quoted on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, “I asked Abul Hassan (s) about the ‘Al-Haram (Mosque) and its signs. He told me something similar to the above.”

32 - حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ المُتَوَكِّل رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْن السعدآبادي‏حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ أَبي عَبْدِ اللَّه البَرْقِي، عَن عَبْدِ العَظِيم بْنِ عَبْدِاللَّه الحَسَنِيِّ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبُو جَعْفَر مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: حَدَّثَني أَبي الرِّضا عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: سَمِعتُ أَبَا الحَسَن مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ دَخَلَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ تَلا هَذِهِ الآْيَةَ، قَوْلَهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: (الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبائِرَ الإِثْمِ وَالْفَواحِشَ) ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِاللَّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: مَا أَسْكَتَكَ؟قَالَ: أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْكَبَائِرَ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ.فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ يَا عَمْرُو، أَكْبَرُ الْكَبَائِرِ الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ. يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: (إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْواهُ النَّارُ).وَبَعْدَهُ الْيَأْسُ مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (وَلا تَيْأَسُوا مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لا يَيْأَسُ مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْكافِرُونَ).وَالأَمْنُ مِنْ مَكْرِ اللَّهِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ: (فَلا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْخاسِرُونَ).وَمِنْهَا عُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَعَلَ الْعَاقَّ جَبَّاراً شَقِيّاً.وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاّ بِالْحَقِّ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (فَجَزاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خالِداً فِيها)… إِلَى آخِرِ الآْيَةِ.وَقَذْفُ الُْمحْصَنَاتِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ: (لُعِنُوا فِي الدُّنْيا وَالآْخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذابٌ عَظِيمٌ).وَأَكْلُ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ ظُلْماً، لِقَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: (إِنَّما يَأْكُلُونَ فِي بُطُونِهِمْ ناراً وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيراً).وَالْفِرَارُ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (وَمَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ إِلا مُتَحَرِّفاً لِقِتالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزاً إِلى‏ فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ باءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَأْواهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ).وَأَكْلُ الرِّبَا، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبا لا يَقُومُونَ إِلا كَما يَقُومُ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطانُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ).وَالسِّحْرُ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَراهُ ما لَهُ فِي الآْخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلاقٍ).وَالزِّنَا، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثاماً يُضاعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهاناً إِلاّ مَنْ تابَ).وَالَْيمِينُ الْغَمُوسُ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمانِهِمْ ثَمَناً قَلِيلاً أُولئِكَ لا خَلاقَ لَهُمْ فِي الآْخِرَةِ).وَالْغُلُولُ، يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: (وَمَنْ يَغْلُلْ يَأْتِ بِما غَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ).وَمَنْعُ الزَّكَاةِ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (فَتُكْوى‏ بِها جِباهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ).وَشَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ وَكِتَْمانُ الشَّهَادَةِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (وَمَنْ يَكْتُمْها فَإِنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ).وَشُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَدَلَ بِهَا عِبَادَةَ الأَوْثَانِ.وَتَرْكُ الصَّلاةِ مُتَعَمِّداً، لأنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قَالَ: مَنْ تَرَكَ الصَّلاةَ مُتَعَمِّداً فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنْ ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ.وَنَقْضُ الْعَهْدِ وَقَطِيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ، لأنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: (أُولئِكَ لَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ).فَخَرَجَ عَمْرٌو وَلَهُ صُرَاخٌ مِنْ بُكَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: هَلَكَ مَنْ قَالَ بِرَأْيِهِ وَنَازَعَكُمْ فِي الْفَضْلِ وَالْعِلْمِ.

28-32 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Al-Hussein As-Sa’dabadi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, on the authority of Abdul Azeem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani, on the authority of Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa (s), “I heard from Abul Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (s) that Amr ibn Obayd al-Basri went to see Abi Abdullah (as-Sadiq) (s). After greeting him and sitting down, Amr recited the following verse said by the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds…’ He then became quiet. Abu Abdullah (s) asked himwhy he had become silent. Amr said, “I would like to get to know the great sins from the Book of the Honorable the Exalted God.” The Imam (s) said, “Fine. O Amr! The worst of the great sins is associating partners with God as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…Whoever joins other gods with Allah, Allah will forbid him the Garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.’ The next most important sin is giving up hope of receiving God’s Mercy, since the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…and never give up hope of Allah’s Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah’s Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith.’ And feeling secure against the plan of God is also considered to be the next most important sin as the Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah - but no one can feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!’ Also included among the major sins is damnation of parents. Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God has said that the result of parents’ damnation is equal to being overbearing and miserable. Jesus (s) said, ‘(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable.’ Another major sin is killing people - which God has forbidden - except in just cases - as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (Forever): And the wrath and the Curse of God are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him.’ Another major sin is slandering chaste women as the Blessed the Sublime God says, ‘Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty.’ Another major sin is unjustly eating up the property of orphans as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire!’ Another major sin is escaping from battle as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own) - he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!’ Another major sin is devouring usury as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one whom the Evil one by his touch Hath driven to madness…’ Another major sin is performing magic as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter…’ Another major sinis committing fornication as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ Another major sin is false swearing as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter: Nor will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He cleanse them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty.’ Another major sin is treason as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘…If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day of Judgment, restore what he misappropriated..’ Another major sin is not paying the obligatory alms tax as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs. This is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then, the (treasures) ye buried!’ Another major sin is giving false testimony as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘Those who witness no falsehood…’ And says ‘…for whoever conceals it, His heart is tainted with sin…’ Another major sin is drinking intoxicating drinks as the Honorable the Exalted God has equaled it to idol-worship. Another major sin is willingly abandoning praying or any other obligatory deeds as the Prophet of God (s) said, ‘The ties with God of whoever willingly abandons praying without any reason will be cut off and God and His Prophet (s) will make no covenants with him.’ Another major sin is breaking one’s covenant and ties of kinship as the Honorable the Exalted God says the following about them, ‘…on them is the curse; for them is the terrible home!’ “The narrator added, “Amr ibn Obayd left there while he was crying and saying, ‘I swear by God that whoever debates with you (Imam As-Sadiq (s)) with knowledge and nobility, and still abides by his own points of view, will surely be destroyed.’”