ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā

41 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِحُسنِ الْخُلْقِ فَإِنَّ حُسنَ الخُلقِ الجَنَّةِ لا مَحالَةَ، وَإيّاكُم وَسُوءِ الْخُلْقِ، فَإِنَّ سُوءَ الْخُلْقِ فِي النَّارِ لا مَحالَةَ.

31-41 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “I advise you to be good-tempered as undoubtedly a good-tempered person will go to Paradise. I admonish you against being bad-tempered, since a bad-tempered person will undoubtedly go to Hell.”

42 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: مَن قالَ حِينَ يَدْخُلُ السُّوقَ ( سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلا إِلهَ إِلاّ اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُميتُ وَهُوَحيٌ يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الخَيْر، وَهُوَعَلَى كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ قَديرٌ) اُعْطِيَ مِنَ الأجرِ عَدَدَ ما خَلَقَ اللَّهُ إِلى يَوْمِ القِيامَةِ.

31-42 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Anyone who says ‘Glory be to God, Praise be to God, there is no god but God, He is One and there are no partners for Him, He is Living, and He will not die, all good is through Him, and He has power over all things’ will be given as many rewards as God has created up until the Resurrection Day whenever he enters his place of business will.”

43 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَمُوداً مِن ياقوتٍ أَحمَرَ؛ رَأسَهُ تَحْتَ العَرْشِ وَأَسفَلَهُ عَلَى ظَهرِ الحُوتِ فِي الأَرْضِ السَّابِعَةِ السُّفلَى؛ فَإِذا قالَ العَبْدُ: لا إِلهَ إِلّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ إِهتَزَّ العَرْشُ، وَتَحَرَّكَ العَمُود، وَتَحَرَّكَ الحُوت؛ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: اسكُن يا عرشِي؛ فَيَقُولُ: يا رَبِّ كَيْفَ أسكُنُ وَأَنْتَلَمْ تَغفِر لِقائِلِها؛ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏: اِشْهَدُوا سُكَّانَ سَمَواتِي إِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرتُ لِقائِلِها.

31-43 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “There is a pillar for the Honorable the Exalted God built of red hyacinth. The head of the pillar is under the Throne, while its other end is on the back of a whale beneath the seventh level of the Earth. Whenever a servant (i.e. a person) says, “There is no god but God. He is One. There are no partners for Him” the Throne will shake, the pillar will move and the whale will move. The Honorable the Exalted God will say, “O My Throne! Relax!” The Throne will reply, “O my Lord! How can Irelax while You have not forgiven the one who said this?” The Blessed the Sublime God will say, “O residents of the heavens! Bear witness that I have forgiven him.”

44 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدَّرَ المَقاديرَ وَدَبَّرَ التَّدابيرَ قَبْلَ أَن يَخلُقَ آدَمِ بِأَلْفِي عامٍ.

31-44 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God has destined the destinies, and has designed the plans two-thousand years before the Creation of Adam.”

45 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ يُدعى‏ بِالعَبدِ؛ فَأَوَّلُ شَي‏ءٍ يُسأَلُ عَنْهُ الصَّلاةُ، فَإِنَّ جاءَ بِها تامَّةً وَإِلّا زُخَّ بِهِ فِي النَّارِ.

31-45 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes, one will be called in and the first thing that he will be questioned about is praying. If he has said his prayers, he will be let go. Otherwise, he will be thrown into the Fire!”

46 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لا تُضَيِّعُوا صَلاتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ من ضيع صَلاتَهُ حشرمَعَ قارون وَهامان وَكانَ حَقّاً عَلَى اللَّه أَن يُدخِلَهُ النَّارِمَعَ المُنافِقِين فالويل لِمَنْ لَمْ يحافظ عَلَى صَلاتَهُ وَأَداءَ سِنَةَ نَبِيِّهِ.

31-46 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Do not ruin your prayers. Whoever does so will be united with Qarun and Haman. Then it is the right of God to send him into Hell along with the hypocrites. Then woe be to those who do not guard their prayers and do not perform the Prophet’s (a.s.) tradition.”

47 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ مُوسَى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقالَ: يا رَبِّ اجَعَلَنِيَ مِن اُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَأَوحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ: يا مُوسَى إِنَّكَ لا تَصِلُ إِلَى ذلِكَ.

31-47 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Indeed Moses (a.s.) asked his Lord the Honorable the Exalted, “O Lord! Please let me be one of the nation of Muhammad.” Then the Honorable the Exalted God revealed to him, “O Moses! You will not attain this.”

48 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لَمّا اُسْرِىَ بي إِلَى السَّماءِ رَأَيْتُ فِي السَّماءِ الثّالِثَةِ رَجُلاً قاعِداً، رِجلٌ لَهُ فِي المَشرِقِ وَرِجلٌ لَهُ فِي المَغْرِبِ وَبِيَدِهِ لَوْحٌ يَنْظُرُ فِيهِ وَيُحَرِّكُ رَأسَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يا جَبْرَئِيلُ مَن هذا؟ قالَ: مَلَكُ المَوْتَ.

31-48 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When I ascended to the heavens, I saw a man in the third heaven with one foot on the East, the other foot on the West and a tablet in his hand which he constantly looked at while moving his head. I asked, “O Gabriel! Who is this?” He said, “It is the angel of death.”

49 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَليَ البُراقَ وَهِيَ دابَّةٌ مِن دَوابِ الجَنَّة لَيْسَتْ بِالقَصيِرَ وَلا بِالطَّويلِ، فَلَو أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعالى‏ أَذِنَ لَها لَجالَتِ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةَ في جَريَةٍ واحِدةٍ وَهِيَ أَحْسَنُ الدَّوابِّ لَوناً.

31-49 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Indeed God made Al-Boraq to be under my control. It is one of the heavenly carriages. It was neither too short, nor too long. It could travel through the whole world if God allowed it. It was the most beautifully colored of them all.”

50 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا كانَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ يَقُولُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَلَكِ المَوْتِ: يا مَلَكَ المَوْتِ وَعِزَّتي وَجَلالِي وَارتِفاعِي فِي عُلُوِّي لأُذِيقَنَّكَ طَعمَ المَوْتِ كَما أذَقتَ عِبادِي.

31-50 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When the Resurrection Day comes the Honorable the Exalted God will tell the angel of death: O angel of death! I swear by My Honor, Majesty and the Extent of My Greatness that I will let you taste death as you made my servants taste it.”