ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

181 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن قاتَلَنا آخِرَ الزَّمان فَكَأنَّما قاتَلنا مَعَ الدَّجَّالِ.

31-181 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whoever fights against us at the end of time, it is as if he has fought against us along with Dajjal (the anti-Christ).”

182 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعالى‏ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ وَلاهلِكَ ولِشيعَتكَ وَمُحِبّي شِيعَتِكَ وَمُحبّي مُحبّي شِيعَتِكَ فَأَبشِر فَإِنَّكَ الأَنزَعُ البَطينُ مَنزُوعٌ مِنَ الشِّرك بَطينٌ مِنَ العِلْمُ.

31-182 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! Indeed the Sublime God has forgiven you and your family, your followers and those who like your followers. Then glad tidings are for you. You are “the free, the full” - you are free from polytheism and filled with knowledge.

183 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قـالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْـهِ وَآلِـهِ: مَن كُنْت مَوْلاهُ فَعَلِىٌّمَوْلاهُ. اَللَّهُمَّ والَ مَن والاهُ وَعادَ مَن عاداهُ وَانصُر مَن نَصْرَه وَاخْذُلْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُ.

31-183 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whoever I am the Master of, Ali is the Master of.” He then prayed andsaid, “Like whoever likes Ali and be the enemy of whoever is Ali’s enemy. Help whoever helps him and belittle whoever belittles him.”

184 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: المَغبُونُ لا مَحْمُودٌ وَلا مَأجُورٌ.

31-184 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “One who is cheated (in a deal) is neither praised nor rewarded.”

185 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: كُلُوا الَّتمرَ عَلَى الرِّيقِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْتُلُ الدِّيدانَ فِي البَطنِ.قالَ مُصَنِّفُ هذا الْكِتابِ - رَحْمَةُ اللَّه -: يَعْنِي بِذلِكَ كُلِّ الَّتمُورَ إِلاّ البَرنِيَّ فَإِنَّ أَكلَهُ عَلَى الرِّيقِ يورِثُ الفالِجَ.

31-185 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Eat dates for breakfast as they will destroy worms in the stomach.”The author of this book (a.s.heikh Sadooq) - may God have Mercy upon him - said, “By this, the Prophet (S) means to eat dates other than a brand called ‘Barni’ as eating that brand will cause hemiplegia.

186 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: الحنّاءُبَعْد النُّورَةَ أَمانُ مِنَ الجُذامِ وَالبَرَصَ.

31-186 According to the same documentation, Ali (a.s.) said, “Putting on camphire after depilatory protects against elephantiasis and leprosy.”

187 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيِّ لَولاكَ لَما عُرِفَ الْمُؤْمِنُوُنَ بَعْدي.

31-187 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! Were it not for your existence, the believers after me would not get recognized.”

188 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِنَّكَ أُعْطيتَ ثَلاثاً لَمْ يُعطَها أَحَدٌ مِن قَبْلِكَ، قُلْتُ: فِداكَ أَبي وَاُمِّي وَما أُعْطيتُ؟ قالَ: أُعْطيتَ صِهراً مِثلي وَأُعْطيتَ مِثلَ زَوجَتِك وَأُعْطيتَ مِثلَ وَلَدَيكَ الحَسَنِ وَالحُسَيْنِ.

31-188 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! You have been granted three things which no one has ever been granted before.” Ali (a.s.) said, “May my father and mother be your ransom! What have I been granted?” The Prophet (S) said, “You have been granted a father-in-law like me, a wife like (the Blessed Lady) Fatima, and sons like Al-Hassan and Al-Husayn.”

189 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد قالَ: قالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيِّ لَيْسَ فِي القِيامَةِ راكِبٌ غَيْرنا وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعَةٌ فَقامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلُ مِنَ الأَنْصارِ فَقالَ: فِداكَ أَبي وَاُمِّي وَمَن هُم؟ قالَ: أَنَا عَلَى دابَّةِ اللَّه: البُراقِ، وَأَخِي صالِحٌ عَلَى ناقَةِ اللَّه الَّتِي عُقِرَت وَعَمِّي حَمْزَة عَلَى ناقَتي العَضباءِ وَأَخِي عَلِيُّ عَلَى ناقَةِ مِن نُوقٍ الجَنَّة وَبِيَدِهِ لَواءُ الْحَمْد يُنادي لا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّه مُحَمَّدً رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَيَقُولُ الآدَميّونَ: ما هذا إِلاّ مَلَكٌ مُقرَّبٌ أَوْ نَبِيٌّ مُرسُلٌ أَوْ حامِلُ العَرْش فَيُجيبُهُم مَلَك مِن تَحْتِ بُطنانِ العَرْش: يا مَعاشِرَ الآدَميينَ لَيْسَ هذا مَلَك مُقَرَّب وَلا نَبِيٌّ مُرسَلٌ وَلا حامِلُ عَرشٍ، هذا الصِّدِّيقُ الأَكبَر هذا عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.

31-189 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! There will be no riders but us in the Hereafter. There will be four of us.” One of the Helpers (Ansar) stood up and said, “May my father and mother be your ransom! Who are they?” The Prophet (S) replied, “I am one of them who will be riding on God’s Carriage - Al-Boraq. The next one is my brother Salih (a.s.) who will be riding the she-camel of Salih which was ham-strung. The third will be my uncle Hamza who will be riding the especially-marked she-camel. The fourth one will be my brother Ali (a.s.) who will be riding one of the she-camels of Paradise and carrying the Flag of Praise calling out ‘There is no god but God. Muhammad is God’s Messenger.’ The people will say, ‘This caller is none but either a nearby-stationed angel, a sent Messenger, or a carrier of the Throne.’ An angel from the Throne will respond, ‘O group of people! This caller is not a nearby-stationed angel. He is not the sent Messenger. He is not a carrier of the Throne. He is the Certifier of the Great! This is Ali ibn Abi Talib.’”

190 - وَبِهذَا الإِسناد عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب‏ عَلَيْهِالسَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قالَ: كَأنِّي بِالقُصُور قَدْ شُيِّدَت حَولَ قَبرِ الحُسَيْن، وَوَكَأنِّي بِالَمحامِل تَخْرُجُ مِنَ الكُوفَةِ إِلى قَبْرِ الحُسَيْن، وَلا تَذْهَبُ اللَّيالِي وَالأَيَّام حَتّى‏ يُسارَ إِلَيْهِ وَذلِكَ عِنْدَ اِنقِطاعِ مُلكِ بَنِي مَرْوانَ.

31-190 According to the same documentation, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said, “I can foresee the palaces set up besides the shrine of Al-Husayn (a.s.). It is as if many carriages have set out from Kufa towards the shrine of Al-Husayn (a.s.). Not before a few days and nights have passed will they set out towards him, and this is at the end of the era of the Umayyads.”