ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

151 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ قالَ: قالَ أَبُوعَبْدِ اللَّهِ الحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلَىِّ بنِ أَبي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ: إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كانَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ كانَ إِذا أَكَلَ الرُّمَّانَةَ لَمْ يُشرِك أَحَداً فِيها وَيَقُولُ: فِي كُلِّ رُمَّانَةٍ حَبَّةٌ مِن حَبَّاتِ الجَنَّةِ.

31-151 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), on the authority of Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) that Abdullah ibn Abbas narrated that God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whenever God’s Prophet (S) had any pomegranates he (a.s.) would not share it with anyone and said, In each pomegranate there is a seed from Paradise.”

152 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَاالسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قالَ: دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ عَلى عَلِىِّ َبنِ أَبى طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَهُوَمَحمُومٌ فَأَمَرَهُ بِأَكلِ الغُبَيراءِ.

31-152 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “God’s Prophet (S) went to see Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) when he had a fever. The Prophet (S) ordered him to eat mountain-ash.”

153 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَاالسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قالَ: اختَصَمَ إِلى عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِبِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ رَجُلانِ أَحَدُهُما باعَ الآخَرَ بَعيِراً وَاستَثنَى الرَّأسَ وَالجِلدَ، ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ أَن يَنحَرَهُ؟ قالَ: هُوَ شَرِيكُهُ فِي البَعِيرِ عَلى‏ قَدرِ الرَّأسِ وَالجِلدِ.

31-153 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “Two people took their case to Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). One of them had sold a live camel to the other one except for its head and skin. Then he had decided to slaughter the camel to get his share of it. The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘You only have a share of the camel equal to its head and skin in worth.’”

154 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَاالسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ المُستَراحَ، فَوَجَدَ لُقمَةً مُلقاةً، فَدَفَعَها إِلى غُلامٍ لَهُ فَقالَ: يا غُلامُ اذكُرنِي بِهذِهِ اللُّقمَةِ إِذا خَرَجْتُ، فَأَكَلَها الغُلامُ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ قالَ: يا غُلامُ أَيْنَ اللُّقمَةُ؟ قالَ: أَكَلتُها يا مَوْلايَ، قالَ: أَنْتَ حُرٌّ لِوَجهِ اللَّهِ تَعالى‏، قالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: أَعتَقتَهُ يا سَيِّدي؟ قالَ: نَعَم، سَمِعْتُ جَدِّي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يَقُولُ: مَن وَجَدَ لُقَمَةً مُلقاةً فَمَسَحَ مِنْها أَوْ غَسَلَ ما عَلَيْها ثُمَّ أَكَلَها لَمْ تَستَقِرَّ فِي جَوفِهِ إِلّا أَعتَقَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ [وَلَمْ أَكُن أَستَعبِدُ رَجُلاً أَعتَقَهُ اللَّهُ تَعالى‏ مِنَ النَّارِ]

31-154 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) it has been narrated that he entered the toilet and found a bite of food left there. He (a.s.) gave it to his slave and asked him to remind him about it when he leaves. The slave ate that bite of food. When Al-Husayn (a.s.) came out of the W.C. he asked the slave about it. The slave said, “O my Master! I ate it.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “You are free for the sake of God.” They asked him, “O my Master! Did you set him free?” Al-Husayn (a.s.) replied, “Yes. I heard my grandfather - God’s Prophet (S) say, ‘Whenever someone finds a bite of food that is thrown away and cleans it, washes it or eats it, God will free him from the Fire before the bite has gone down his throat.’ (Al-Husayn (a.s.) added, ‘I do not like to keep in slavery one whom God has set free.’”

155 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ عَلِىُّ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِالسَّلامُ خَمْسَةٌ لَوْرَ حَلتُم فيهِنَّ المَطايا لَم تَقدِرُوا عَلى مِثلِهِنَّ لا يَخافُ عَبْدٌ إِلّا ذَنبَهُ، وَلا يَرجُو إِلّا رَبَّهُ، وَلا يَستَحيَي الجاهِلُ إِذا سُئِلَ عَمَّا لا يَعْلَمُ أَن يَقُولَ: لا أَعْلَمُ وَلا يَستَحيي أَحدُكُم إِذا لَمْ يَعْلَم أَن يَتَعَلَّمَ؛ وَالصَّبرُ مِنَ الإِيمانِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّأسِ مِنَ الجَسَدِ، وَلا إِيمانَ لِمَنْ لا صَبْرَ لَهُ.

31-155 According to the same documentation, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said, “There are five issues the like of which you cannot find no matter how hard you try. A servant (i.e. a person) should have no fear but from his own sins. One should have no hopes from anyone but his Lord. When asked something one should not be too shy to say, “I do not know”, if he does not know. The relationship of patience and perseverance to faith is like that of the head to the body. One who does not have perseverance does not have faith.”

156 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ‏ عَلَيْهِالسَّلامُ قالَ: إِنَّ أعمالَ هذِهِ الاُمَّةِ ما مِن صَباحٍ إلاّ وَتَعرَضُ عَلَى اللَّه تَعالى‏.

31-156 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “Not a single morning goes by without the deeds of this nation being presented to the Sublime God.”

157 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنْ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُأَنَّهُ قالَ: مَن سَّره أَن يَنسَأ فِي أَجَلِهِ وَيُزاد في رِزقِه فَليَصِل رَحِمَهُ.

31-157 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “Whoever gets pleased from knowing that his death will be procrastinated and his daily sustenance will be increased should visit his relatives.”

158 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُأَنَّهُ قالَ: وُجِدَ لَوْحَ تَحْتَ حائِطِ مَدِينَةٍ مِنَ المَدائِن فِيهِ مَكْتُوبٌ: أَنَا اللَّه لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنَا وَمُحَمَّد نَبيّي وَعَجِبتُ لِمَنْ أَيقَنَ بِالمَوتِ يَفرَح؟ وعَجِبتُ لِمَن أَيقَنَ بِالقَدَرِ كَيْفَ يَحزَنُ؟ وَعَجِبتُ لِمَنْ اختَبَرَ الدُّنْيا كَيْفَ يَطمَئِنُّ اِلَيها؟ وَعَجِبتُ لِمَنْ أَيقَنَ بِالحِسابِ كَيْفَ يُذنِبُ؟!.

31-158 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “A slab was found under the walls of a town on which it was written, ‘I am God. There is no god but Me. Muhammad is My Prophet. I wonder how one who knows he will die is happy. I wonder how one who is certain about Divine Destiny is sad. I wonder how one who knows about the world relies on it. I wonder how one who is certain about the Reckoning commits sins.’”

159 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُأَنَّهُ سَئَلَ عَنْ زِيارَةِ قَبْرِ الحُسَيْنِبْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ: أَخْبَرنِي أَبي‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أَن مَن زارَ قَبْرَ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ كَتَبَهُ اللَّه فِي عِليِّينَ ثُمَّ قالَ: إِنَّ حَولَ قَبْرِ الحُسَيْن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ شُعثِ غُبرٍ يَبكُونَ عَلَيْهِ إلى يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ.

31-159 According to the same documentation, it is narrated on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) that he (a.s.) was asked about visitingthe shrine of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.). The Imam (a.s.) said, “My father (a.s.) informed me that God will record the name of anyone who visits the shrine of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) and recognizes his (a.s.) rightfulness in the book called Illiyyeen.” He (a.s.) added, “Indeed there are seventy-thousand angels with dusty hair around the shrine who cry for him all the way to the Resurrection Day.”

160 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُأَنَّهُ قالَ: أَدنِى العُقُوق أُفٍّ وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّه شَيئاً أَهوَنَ مِنَ الأُفِّ لَنَهى‏ عَنْهُ.

31-160 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) said, “The lowest level of being damned by parents is through telling them a word of contempt. If God knew anything lower than this, He would have admonished us against it.”