ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

31 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: ما مِن مائِدَةٍ وُضِعَت وَحَضَرَ عَلَيْها مَن اسمُهُ أَحْمَدُ أَوْ مُحَمَّدٌ إِلّا قُدَّسَّ ذلِكَ المَنزِلُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّتَينِ.

31-31 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whenever there is a tablecloth spread and there is someone named Muhammad or Ahmad sitting around it, the house will be purified twice each day.”

32 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لا تَحِلُّ لَنا الصَّدَقَةُ وَقَدْ أُمِرنا بِإِسباغِ الطَّهُورِ؛ وَأَن لا نَنزِي حِماراً عَلَى عَتِيقَةٍ.

31-32 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “We - Members of the Holy Household - cannot accept charity. We are instructed to perform the ablutions with the full obligatory and recommendable procedures. We are also instructed not to force a good horse to copulate with a donkey.”

33 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَثَلُ المُؤمِنِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَمَثَلِ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ، وَإِنَّ المؤمِنَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمَ مِن ذلِكَ؛ وَلَيْسَ شَي‏ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِن مُؤْمِنٍ تائِبٍ أَو مُؤْمِنةٍ تائِبَةٍ.

31-33 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The similitude of a believer near the Honorable the Exalted God is like that of the nearby-stationed angel. A believer has an even higher rank than that before God. Nothing is more loved by God than a repenting believing man or woman.”

34 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن عامَلَ النَّاسَ فَلَمْ يَظلِمهُم؛ وَحَدَّثَهُم فَلَم يَكذِبهُم؛ وَوَعَدَهُم فَلَمْ يُخلِفهُم فَهُوَمِمَّنْ كَمُلَت مُرُوَّتُهُ؛ وَظَهَرَت عَدالَتُهُ؛ وَوَجَبَت أُخُوَّتُهُ وَحَرُمَت غِيْبَتُهُ.

31-34 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Whoever does not oppress the people when dealing with them, and does not lie to them when he talks with them is one whose manliness has been proven and his justness has become apparent. It is obligatory to treat him as a brother, and it is forbidden to gossip behind his back.”

35 - وَبِهذا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِنّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيكَ خَمْسَ خِصالٍ فَأَعطانِي؛ أَمَّا أَوَّلُها فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَن تَنشَقُّ عَنْهُ الأَرْضُ وَأنفَضُ التّرابَ عَنْ رَأْسِي وَأَنْتَ مَعِي، فَأَعطانِي؛ وَأَمَّا الثَّانِيَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن يَقِفَني عِنْدَ كَفَّةِ الميزانِ وَأَنْتَ مَعِي، فَأَعطانِي، وَأَمَّا الثالِثَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن تَكُونَ حامِلَ لِوائي وَهُوَلِواءُ اللَّهِ الأَكبَرُ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيهِ (المُفلِحونَ هُمُ الفائِزُونَ بِالْجَنَّةِ)، فَأَعطانِي؛ وَأَمَّا الرَّابِعَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن تَسقِيَ اُمَّتِي مِن حَوضي بِيَدِكَ، فَأَعطانِي، وَأَمَّا الخامِسَةُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَن يَجعَلَكَ قائِدَ اُمَّتِي إِلَى الجَنَّةِ، فَأَعطانِي؛ فَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ بِذلِكَ.

31-35 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! I asked my Lord for five things regarding you. He granted them to me. The first thing was that when the Earth is rent asunder I shall be the first one to be resurrected and push the dirt off from my face and you will be with me. This was accepted. The second thing I asked my Lord for was that when I am taken to the Scale for my deeds to be reckoned, you will be with me. This was accepted. The third thing that I asked my Lord for was that you be the one carrying my flag called “Leva Allah Akbar” on which it is written, “The prosperous ones are those who attain Paradise!” This was accepted. The fourth thing that I asked was that you be the one at my Pool to serve water to my nation. This was accepted. And the fifth thing that I asked my Lord for was that you be the one leading my nation to Paradise. This was also accepted. Therefore, I praise God for what He granted me.”

36 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَتاني مَلَكُ فَقالَ: يا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ رَبُّكَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُقرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ: إِن شِئْتَ جَعَلْتُ لَكَ بَطحاءَ مَكَّةَ ذَهَباً؛ قالَ: فَرَفَعَ رَأسَهُ إِلى السَّماءِ وَقالَ: يا رَبَّ أَشبَعُ يَوْماً فَأَحمَدُكَ، وَأَجُوعُ يَوْماً فَأَسْأَلُكَ.

31-36 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “An angel came to me and said, O Muhammad! Your Lord the Honorable the Exalted sends you greetings and says, ‘I will convert the deserts of Mecca into gold if you wish.” Then the Prophet (S) raised his head towards the sky and said, “O my Lord! On days that I am full I will thank you, and on days that I am hungry I ask Thee for my sustenance.”

37 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ إِذا كانَ يَوْمُ القِيامَةِ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وُلْدُكَ عَلَى خَيلٍ بُلقٍ مُتَوَّجِينَ بِالدُّرِّ وَالياقوتِ؛ فَيَأمُرُ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ وَالنَّاسُ يَنظُرون.

31-37 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! When the Resurrection Day comes you and your children will be riding on horses covered with pearls and hyacinth. God will issue an order that you be taken to Paradise while the people are looking on.”

38 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: تُحشَرُ ابنَتِي فاطِمَةُ وَعَلَيْهاحُلَّةُ الكَرامَةِ وَقَدْ عُجِنَت بِماءِ الحَيَوانِ؛ فَيَنظُرُ إِلَيْهَا الخَلائِقُ فَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا؛ ثُمَّ تُكسَى أَيْضاً مِن حُلَلِ الجَنَّةِ أَلْفَ حُلَّةٍ، مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ حُلَّةٍ بِخَطٍّ أَخْضَرَ: أدخِلُوا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ الجَنَّةَ عَلَى أَحْسَنِ صَوْرَةٍ وَأَحْسَنِ كَرامَةٍ وَأَحْسَنِ مَنظَرٍ؛ فَتُزَفُّ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ كَمَا تُزَفُّ العَروُسُ، فَيُوَكَّلُ بِها سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ جارِيَةٍ.

31-38 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “My daughter (the Blessed Lady) Fatima (a.s.) will be resurrected while sheis wearing the honored vest made from the water of life. The people will look at her and be surprised. Then they will see a thousand similar vests on which the following is written in green, ‘Take Muhammad’s daughter to Paradise in the best way, the most honor and with the best surrounding scenery.’ Then seventy-thousand maids will be charged with taking her to Paradise like a bride.”

39 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمُ القِيامَةِ نودِيتُ مِن بُطْنانِ العَرشِ: يا مُحَمَّدُ نِعمَ الأَبُ أَبُوكَ إِبْراهيمُ الخَليلُ، وَنِعمَ الأَخُ أَخُوكَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ.

31-39 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes, I will be called from the depth of the Throne with a call saying, O Muhammad! Your father Abraham (a.s.) - the Friend (of God) was a good father, and your brother Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) was a good brother.”

40 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: كَأَنِّي قَدْ دُعِيتُ فَأُجِبتُ، وَإِنِّي تارِكُ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ أَحَدَهُما أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ - كِتابَ اللَّهِ - حَبْلٌ مَمدودٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ - وَعِتْرَتِي - أَهْلَ بَيْتِي - فَانظُروا كَيْفَ تَخلُفُونِي فيهِمَا.

31-40 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “It seems that I have been called in and I have accepted the call. I will depart you, but will leave two weighty things with you one of which is greater than the other one. It is God’s Book that is a rope extended out from the heavens onto the Earth. The other one is my ‘Itrat; that is members of my Household. Therefore watch and see how you treat these two after me.”