An Order From The All Powerful

Sahl bin Ahmad bin Abdillah Al-Koufi narrated from Abdullah bin Husain bin Mohammad Al- Ghaznawi, from Ibrahim bin Mohammad Al-Thaqafi, from Abdul Rahman Al-Sarraj, from Qutaibah bin Saeed Abu Raja, from Nafi’, from Abdullah bin Omar bin Al-Khattab, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said to Ali:

O Ali, on the Day of Judgement, you will be brought sitting on a pulpit of light.  There will be a crown on your head that shines so brightly that it will almost blind people.

Allah will call out, “Where is the successor of Mohammad, the Messenger of Allah?”

Then, O Ali, you will say, “Here I am.”

Then the caller will say, “Those who loved you, let them enter Paradise, and those who were against you, send them to Hell.”

Therefore, you (Ali) will divide those who go to Paradise and those who go to Hell, and this is an order from the All-Powerful King.

(Ref: Bihar V7 Pg 232)

What Jibraeel Told

Nuh bin Ahmad bin Ayman narrated from Ibrahim bin Ahmad bin Abi Hasin, from his grandfather, from Yahya bin Abdil Hamid, from Qays bin Rabee’, from Sulaymaan Al-Aamash, from Jaafar bin Mohammad (Imam Al-Sadiq), from  his father, from Ali bin Husain, from his father, from the Commander of the Believers, who said:

The Messenger of Allah told me:

O Ali, you are the Commander of the Believers and the Imam of the pious.  O Ali, you are the master of all of the successors of the prophets.

You inherit all of the prophets’ knowledge and you are the best of SEDDIQIN (the truthful ones) and the best of those who believed in Allah first.

O Ali, you are the husband of the woman who is the Master of All of the Worlds’ Women, and you are the successor of the best of the prophets.

O Ali, you are the Master of the Believers.

O Ali, you are the evidence that proves Allah’s (s.w.t.) existence after me on all people.  Those who follow you will earn Paradise, and those who are against you deserve Hell
.
O Ali, I swear to Allah, who sent me as a Prophet and who chose me from among all of His creatures, if any slave worships Allah for a thousand years, Allah will not accept it unless he believes in your Wilayat and the Wilayat of your sons.

Furthermore, your Wilayat will not be accepted unless it is accompanied with the hate of your enemies and the enemies of your sons.  This is what Angel Jibraeel has told me.

Let them choose to be believers or KAFERS (disbelievers).

(Ref: Bihar V 27  Page 199 Hadees 66)

A letter Of Guarantee

The judge, Al-Moaafi bin Zakariyya, narrated from Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Abdillah bin Al-Aziz Al-Baghawi, from Yahya Al-Hamani, from Mohammad bin Al Faz’eel, from Al-Kalbi, from Abi Saleh, from Ibn Abbas, who said:

One day I was sitting in front of the Prophet, Ali, Fatema, Hasan and Husain when Angel Jibraeel came down and greeted the Prophet with an apple.  The Prophet accepted the greeting by taking the apple.  

The Prophet then greeted Ali and gave him the apple.  Ali bin Abi Taleb accepted the greeting by taking the apple.  He kissed the apple and then returned it to the Messenger of Allah.  The Prophet accepted his greeting by taking the apple.

Then the Prophet greeted Hasan and gave him the apple. Hasan accepted the greeting by taking the apple.  He kissed the apple and then returned it to the Messenger of Allah.  The Prophet accepted his greeting.

Then the Prophet greeted Husain and gave him the apple. Husain accepted the greeting by taking the apple.  He kissed the apple and then returned it to the Messenger of Allah.   The Prophet accepted his greeting.

 Then the Prophet greeted Fatema and gave her the apple. Fatema accepted the greeting by taking the apple.  She kissed the apple and then returned it to the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet accepted her greeting.

The Prophet greeted Ali again and gave him the apple. Ali accepted his greeting and kissed the apple.  In an effort to return the apple to the Prophet, the apple fell from his fingertips. The apple split into two halves and from it, a light shone until it reached the sky.

The following message was written inside the apple:
 
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.  This is a greeting from Allah to the chosen Mohammad and to Ali Al- Murtadha, and Fatema Al-Zahraa', and Hasan and Husain, the grandsons of the Prophet.  This letter is a guarantee to their lovers of protection from the fire on the Day of Judgement.

(Ref: Bihar V43 Pg 308 Hadees No. 72)

The Heavens and The Earth

Sahl bin Ahmad narrated from Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Jarir Al-Tabari, from Hinad bin Al- Serri, from Mohammad bin Hisham, from Saeed son of Abi Saeed, from Mohammad bin Monkader, from Jabir bin Abdillah Al-Ansari, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said: 

When Allah created the heavens and the earth, He called on them and they responded. He presented my Prophethood and the WILAYAT (unconditional, unlimited authority) of Ali bin Abi Taleb to them, both of which they accepted. 

Then Allah created the creatures and entrusted the religious affairs to us.  Therefore, the happy ones are those who are happy with us, and the unhappy are those who are unhappy with us.  We permit that which Allah has made HALAAL (lawful) and prohibit that which Allah has deemed HARAAM (unlawful).

(Ref: Bihar V17 Pg 12 Hadees No. 25)

On The Pool Of Kawthar

Mohammad bin Ali bin Faz’l bin Tamam Al-Zayyat narrated from Mohammad bin Qassem, from Abbad bin Ya’qoub, from Musa bin Uthman, from Aamash, from Abu Is’haaq, from Hareth, and Saeed bin Qays, from Ali bin Abi Taleb, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said:

I will be at the Pool of Kawthar on the Day of Judgement and you, O Ali, will distribute the water.

Hasan will keep people away from the Pool; Husain will give the orders; Ali bin Husain will be the enforcer; Mohammad bin Ali will be the revealer; Jaafar bin Mohammad will be the driver;

Musa bin Jaafar will be counting the lovers and the resentful, and he will be the destroyer of the hypocrites; Ali bin Musa will beautify the believers; Mohammad bin Ali will award degrees to the inhabitants of Paradise;

Ali bin Mohammad will be the preacher of his Shia and he will marry them from HUR AL-EEN, "Pure maidens with big beautiful eyes" (56:22).

Hasan bin Ali will be the light of the inhabitants of Pradise. They will see with his light, and the Qaem  (12th Imam ) will be the intercessor who will ask Allah (s.w.t.) to allow them (the believers) to enter Paradise on the day Allah (s.w.t.) will accept only the interession of those with whom He is pleased.

(Ref: Khawarezmi in Maqtal V1 Pg 94, Bihar Vol 36 Page 270)

Signs for Those Who Examine

Mohammad bin Abdillah bin Ubaidillah bin Morrah narrated from Abdullah bin Mohammad Al- Baghawi, from Ali bin Jaad, from Ahmad bin Wahab bin Mansour, from Abu Qobaisa Shuraih bin Mohammad Al-Anbari, from Nafi’, from Abdullah bin Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said to Ali bin Abi Taleb:

O Ali! I am the Warner of my nation; you are their guide;

Hasan is the leader (of my nation); Husain is the driver; Ali bin Husain unites the nation;

Mohammad bin Ali is the most informed of my nation; Jaafar bin Mohammad is its writer;

Musa bin Jaafar is its counter; Ali bin Musa is the nations’ cross guard and its saviour, and he banishes those who are resentful of the nation, and he draws the believers from my nation close together;

Mohammad bin Ali drives my nation; Ali bin Mohammad is the most knowledgeable of my nation and its protector;

Hasan bin Ali is the caller of my nation and is the most generous of my nation; and the Qaem (12th Imam) is the cupbearer and the beseeched.

Then he (the Prophet) said, “O Abdullah (son of Omar),‘Verily in this are signs for those who examine  it closely” (15:75)

(Ref: Bihar V36 P280. Manaqeb Shar Ahoub V1 P251.)

The Warner and The Guide

Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Jarrah narrated from the judge Amr bin Al-Husain, from Aminah Bint Ahmad bin Thahl bin Sulaymaan Al-Aamash, from her father, from Sulaymaan bin Mahran, from Mohammad bin Katheer, from Abi Khaithama, from Abdullah son of Omar, who said: 

The Messenger of Allah said:  

I am your Warner and Ali bin Abi Taleb is your guide. 

Verily you are a warner and for every group there is a guide (13:7)

 

Through Hasan you receive Allah’s beneficence and through Husain you will achieve either salvation or damnation. 

Husain is a door from the doors of Paradise; Allah has made the smell of Paradise HARAAM (unlawful) on those who fight Hussain (as).

(Ref :Bihar V35 P405 H28. Ghayatol Maram P235 H6. Borhan V2 P181. Khawarezmi in Maqtal V1 P14. )

Why the Sky Does Not Fall.

Abul Tayyeb Mohammad bin Husain narrated from Mohammad bin Sulaymaan, from Yahya bin Ahmad, from Mohammad bin Mutawakkil, from Zufr bin Al-Huthail, from Aamash, from Mowarreq, from Jabir bin Abdillah Al-Ansari, who said: 

The Messenger of Allah said: 

Hasan was named Al-Hasan (beneficent) because Allah kept the skies from falling on earth with His Beneficence.Ali and Hasan are both names which are derived from Allah’s names, and Husain is a derivative of Hasan.

(Ref: Madinatol Ma’ajiz P202 H4 and P238 H8. Helyatol Abrar V1 P499. Bihar V43 P252. ‘Awalem P16. Manaqeb Ibn Shahr  Ashoub V3 P166 )

Allah (s.w.t.)'s Best Creation

Abu Zakariyya Talha bin Ahmad bin Talha bin Mohammad Al-Sarram narrated from Abu Ma’aad Shah bin Abdil Rahman, from Ali bin Abdillah, from Abdil Hamid Al-Qattad, from Hashim bin Bashir, from Sho’ba bin Al-Hajjaj, from Adie bin Thabet, from Saeed bin Jubair, from Ibn Abbas, who said: 

The Messenger of Allah said: 

Ali bin Abi Taleb is Allah’s best creation after me. Hasan (as) and Husain (as)  are the Masters of the Youth of Paradise, and their father enjoys an even higher status than they do.  And Fatema (sa) is the Master of All of the Worlds’ women. Ali has proposed to Fatema and if I could find anyone for Fatema (sa)  better than 

Ali I would not have married her to Ali (as).

(Ref:  Sadouq in Khisal P206 H25. Bihar V43 P26 H24. Ibn Shahr Ahoub in Manaqeb V3 P103. Sadouq in Ma’aani Al-Akhbar  P107 H1. Qonduzi in Yanabee’ Al-Mawaddah P260. Awalem V11 P44. Dailami in Ferdous. Soyout’i in Tarikh Al-Kholafa P  114. Ibn Abi Al-Hadid in Sharh Nahj Al-Balagha V2 P457. Helyatol Awliya V2 P42. Khawarazmi in Maqtal V1 P79. Moshkil Al-Athaar V1 P48. Moheb Al-Deen Al-Tabari in Thakha’er Al-Oqba P 43. Mo’tasar min Al-Mokhtasar V2 P147. Thahabi in Tarikh Al-Islam V2 P 91. Wasilatol A’mal P80. Rashfat Al-Sadi 226. Estiaab V4 P385. Esabah V4 P378. Siraat’ Al- Nabaviyat V2 P6. Mashareq Al-Anwar P105. Osod Al-Ghaba V5 P522. )

You are Just Like Me

Hasan bin Ahmad bin Sokhtaweyh narrated in Kufa in the year three hundred and seventy- four from Abu Bakr Mohammad bin Ahmad bin Isa bin Mihran, from Yahya bin Abdil Hamid, from Qays bin Rabee’, from Aamash, from Abaya, from Habba Al-‘Arani, from the Commander of the Believers, Ali bin Abi Taleb, who said:


The Messenger of Allah said:
I am the master of the first and the last.  And you, O Ali, are the master of the creation after me.  I am just like you and you are just like me.


(Ref: Bihar V25 P360 H17. Ghayatol Maram P450 H14 and P620 H17. Khawarazmi in Manaqeb P31 and in Maqtal V1 P39. Yanabee’ Al-Mawaddah 133. Kashf Al-Ghommah V1 P103. Ehqaq al-Haqq V6 P111. Misbah Al-Anwar P61. )

Incredible Virtues Of Maula Ali (as)

Imam Jafar (as) bin Muhammad (as) narrates from his father (as) who narrates  from Imam Ali (as) bin Hussain (asws)  who narrates from his father Imam Hussain (as) who narrates from Ameerul Momineen (as) who narrates;

RasoolAllah (saw) said: 

Allah has given so many incredible virtues to my brother, Ali (asws) bin Abi Talib (as), that they are impossible to count. 

If someone mentions one of his virtues while believing in it, Allah will forgive all of his past and future sins.  

If someone writes one of his virtues, angels will seek forgiveness for him for as long as that written text continues to exist.  

If someone listens to one of his virtues, Allah will forgive all of the sins that he has committed using his ears.  

If someone reads a book about his virtues, Allah will forgive all of the sins that he has committed using his eyes.

   
Looking at Ali (asws) bin Abi Talib (as) is worshipping Allah, and mentioning him is worshipping Allah. 

Allah does not accept the beliefs of anyone who does not accept Ali (as)’s Wilayat, and who does not renounce his enemies.   

(Ref: Bihar Al-Anwar V26 P229 H10. Manaqeb Khawarezmi P2. Kefayat Al-Taleb P252. Faraed Al-Semtayn V1 P19. Mizan Al- 1 20 E’tedal V3 p467. Amaali Al-Sadouq P119 H9. Jame’ Al-Akhbar P17. Ta’weel Al-Ayat P888. Kashf Al-Haqq V1 P108. Yanabee’ Al-Mawadda P121. Ghayatol Maram P293 H2. Al-Mohtazar P98. Kashf Al-Ghommah V1 P112.

The Keepers of Allah (s.w.t.)'s Knowledge

A man came to Mohammad bin Ali Zainul Abedeen(as) and said: 

Narrate a hadith about your virtues for me that is specific to you [Ahlulbayt(as)]

Mohammad bin Ali(as) replied: 

We are the keepers of the knowledge of Allah. We are the heirs of the revelation of Allah. We are the ones who carry the book of Allah. 

Obeying us is obligatory, loving us if faith and hating us is hypocrisy. Those who love us will go to Paradise and those who hate us will go to Hell. 

I swear to the Lord of the Kaaba that we are created from a pure clay that was not used for the creation of any other being. And those who love us were created from a clay that is inferior (in quality) to our clay. 

So on the day of judgement, the inferior clay will join the superior clay. 

(On that day) where do you think Allah will lead the Prophet(saww)? And where do you think the Prophet(saww) will lead his sons? And where do you think Prophets(saww) sons will lead their Shia and their lovers? They will all go to the Paradise of the Lord of the Worlds. 

Source: Basharat ul Mustafa Le Shiyyat e Murtuza, Chapter 4, Hadees.42 

Only 1 Sect Will Go To Heaven

Imam Ali(as) said: 

This Ummah will be separated in 73 sects of which 72 sects will go to Hell and 1 sect will go to Heaven. This will be the sect which follows the Wasi of Prophet Mohammad(saww) i.e. Hazrat Ali(as). 

Then Imam Ali(as) said: From the 73 sects, 13 sects will claim that they love Me (Imam Ali(as)). Out of these 13 sects, 1 sect will go to heaven and will be successful as they had acquired the middle path and 12 sects will go to Hell. 

Source: Ehtejaje Tabrisi, Page 311 

Only 1 Sect Will Go To Heaven

Abban narrated that he heard from Sulaym who said: I heard Ali ibn Abi Talib(as) say:

The Ummah will be separated in 73 sects of which 72 will go to Hell and 1 will go to Heaven.

From the 73, 13 will show their love towards us Ahlebait(as) from which 1 will go to Heaven and 12 will go to Hell. The sect that will be saved will be the one which is guided, which is hopeful, which has eemaan, obeys command (bows his head), is agreeable and intelligent. 

It is he that trusts me and bows his head to my command, obeys my command, chooses to keep away from my enemy, loves me, keeps enemity with my enemy, has recognized my rights and Imamat, and has realised my obedience compulsory through the Book of Allah(swt) and the tradition of the Holy Prophet(saww), and has not become an apostate, and has not doubted because Allah(swt) has enlightened his heart with the knowledge of our rights, and has recognised our merits, and all this has sunk into his heart and is written on his forehead. Allah(swt) has entered him in my Shias until his heart is satisfied and has developed surety that there is no doubt included. 

Ref: Source: Kitaab-e-Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilaali, Hadees 7 

Salman introduces Ali

He said: Abul Hasan Ali b. Khalid al-Maraghi reported to me from al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad al-Dallal, who reported from Ismail b. Muhammad al-Muzni, who reported from Uthman b.Saeed, who reported from Ali b. Ghurab, from Musa b. Qais al-Hadhrami, from Salema b. Kuhail, from Ayadh b. Ayadh, from his father, who said:

Once Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, passed by a group of people among whom was Salman, may Allah bless him with mercy. So Salman told them: "Be attached to this man (i.e. Ali) for no one else will inform you of the intimate things about your Prophet except he."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Forty Second Assembly Hadees No.6)

Questions about Four Traits

And with the same chain of narration, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his

progeny, said:

On the day of Resurrection, the feet of a slave will not move away from Allah, Most High, unless He has asked him four things:

"How did you while away your life? How did you earn your wealth? And where did you spend it? And He will ask him about our love, the Ahlul Bait."

A person present asked: "And what is the sign of your love, O messenger of Allah?" He said: "To love him," and then he placed his hand on the head of Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him.

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Forty Second Assembly Hadees No.5)

Foundation of Islam

He said: Abul Qasim Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Qawlawayh, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Sa'd b. Abdilllah, from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa, from al-Hassan b. Mahboob, from Abu Hamza al- Thumali, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who said:

"Islam has been founded on five pillars: the daily prayers, giving away of alms, fasting in the month of Ramadhan, pilgrimage to the Sacred House, and love of us, Ahlul Bait."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Forty Second Assembly Hadees No.4 )

Ahlul Bait: the most suppressed

He said:Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad b. Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Jawhari, who reported from al-Hasan b. Aleel al-Anzi, who reported from Abdul Karim ibn Muhammad b. Ali, who reported from Muhammad b. Ali, who reported from Muhammad b. al-Manqar, who reported from Ziyad b. al- Munzir, who reported from Sharjeel, from Umm al-Fadhl b. al Abbas, who said:

When the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, fell seriously ill in his last days, he once woke up while we were crying around him. So he said: "What makes you cry?"

We said: "O Prophet of Allah, we are crying helplessly, we cry because you will soon leave us behind, and the heavenly news will cease to come to us. And we cry over the fate of the Ummah after you have gone."

The Prophet, peace upon him and his progeny said: "Be it clear to you that you will be suppressed and weakened after I have gone."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Forty Second Assembly Hadees No.2)

What the Prophet said about Ali (AS)

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Abu Muhammad Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Saeed b. Ziyad b. Kananah, who reported from Ahmad b. Isa b. al-Hasan al-Hubi, who reported from Nasr b. Hammad, who reported from Amru b. Shimr, from Jabir al-Jo'fi, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali,peace be upon him, from Jabir b. Abdillah al-Ansari, who reported that:

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: Jibraeel descended to me and said: "Allah commands you to rise and confirm the excellence of Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, above others, by addressing your companions, so that they may convey to their posterity on your behalf.

And He commands all the angels to hear from you what you mention. And Allah, reveals to you, O Muhammad, that whoever opposes you in His command, for such a person (the destination) is hellfire; and whoever obeys, for such a person (the destination) is Paradise."

So the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, caused an announcement for congregational prayers. People gathered, and the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, set out to climb high on the pulpit. The first thing that he uttered was "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. In the name of Allah, Most Merciful."

Then he said: "O people! I am the bringer of good tidings and I am the warner. I am the Prophet of

Makkah. I want to convey to you from Allah, Most High, regarding a man whose flesh is my flesh and whose blood is my blood. He is the treasure of knowledge, and it is he who Allah has chosen from this Ummah.

He selected him, guided him, befriended him and created me and him (of one essence). He made me excel above others by the Prophethood, and made him excel above other by making him my emissary. He made me be city of knowledge and him its gate. Made me the treasurer of knowledge and the purveyor of the laws from Him, and gave him (i.e. Ali) the successorship.

He made his matter quite manifest, and warned against enmity against him, and drew closer to Him those who love him. He forgave his Shias, and commanded all the people to obey him.

And surely, Allah says: 'Whoever takes him as an enemy, is My enemy, and whoever befriends him is My friend. And whoever shows hostility to him is hostile to Me, and whoever opposes him opposes Me. And whoever disobeys him, disobeys Me and whoever hurts him, hurts Me. And whoever hates him hates Me, and whoever loves him, loves Me. And whoever has an ill intention against him has the same against Me, and whoever plots against him, plots against Me. And whoever helps him, helps Me.

O people! Listen to what he commands you to do, and be obedient to him. I warn you of Allah's chastisement, (and of the day): 'On the Day when every soul will find all the good it has done face to face; and the evil it has done, it will wish that they might be a great distance between it and the evil it has done, and Allah cautious you to be wary of Him.' (3:30)."

Then he took Amirul Mo'mineen, peace be upon him, by his hands and said: "O people! This is the master of the believers and the Proof of Allah (and His authority) over the entire creation; and the one who will fight the infidels.

O Allah! I have indeed conveyed and they are Your slaves. You have the power to reform them, so reform them (for the better) with Your mercy, O merciful of all the mercifuls. I seek forgiveness from Allah for myself and all of you."

Then he climbed down from the pulpit and Jibraeel came to him (again) and said: O Muhammad, Allah, Almighty, sends you His greetings and says: "May you be rewarded the best for conveying your mission. You have indeed conveyed your Lord's message, and have advised your Ummah, and you have (today) pleased the believers and you have grieved the infidels.

O Muhammad, your cousin will face tribulations and many will face tribulations because of him! O Muhammad, say: All praise be for the Lord of the worlds, and soon the wrongdoers shall know what

awaits them, and say it at all times."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Forty First Assembly Hadees No.2)

Ali (AS) exposes the hypocrite tribes

He said: Abul Hasan Ali b. Muhammad al-Katib reported from al-Hasan b. Ali al- Za'farani, from Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi, from Yusuf b. Kulaib, from Mu'awiyah b. Hisham, from al-Sabah b. Yahya al-Muzani, from al-Harith b. Husayrah, who said:

A group from the companions of Amirul Mo'mineen reported to me that one day he said: "Call the fellow from the tribes of Ghunay and Bahilah (and another tribe they had named), and let them take their shares from the spoils.

By He Who splits the seed and created life, they (actually) have no share in Islam. And I am a witness, so is my status at the Pool and the Praised Station,that they are indeed the enemies in the world and the next. (If I had my way) I would punish Ghunay, which would terrify the Bahila. And if I am firm on my feet, I would identify tribes against tribes, and would falsify six tribes which have no part in Islam."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Fortieth Assembly Hadees No.5)

Ali (AS) praises his partisans

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Saeed, who reported from Abu Awanah, Musa b. Yusuf al-Qattan, who reported from Ahmad b. Yahya al-Awadi, who reported from Ismail b. Aban, who reported from Ali b. Hashim b. al-Bareed, from his father, from Abd al-Razzaq b. Qais al-Rahbi, who said:

I was sitting with Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, near the gate of the palace, till sunlight forced him to seek shelter near the palace wall. So he hastened to enter, but a man from Hamdan stood up and clung to his clothes, saying: "O Amirul Mo'mineen, narrate to me a comprehensive tradition by which Allah may benefit me." He said: "Are there not enough traditions?"

He said: "Yes, but narrate to me a comprehensive one which would benefit me." He said: "My friend, Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, narrated to me that, I shall arrive at the Pool with my Shias, with our thirsts already quenched. Their faces will be bright.

And our enemies will arrive there suffering from thirst, with their faces darkened. Take this brief one from a long list. (Remember) you are with the one you love, and for you is what you have acquired. Release me, O brother from Hamdan." Then he entered the palace.

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Fortieth Assembly Hadees No.4)

Ali (AS) predicts his victory at the Battle of Basrah

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Abul Abbas Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Saeed al-Hamdani, who reported from Abu Awanah Musa b. Yusuf b. Rashid, who reported from Abd al-Salaam b. Asim, who reported from Ishaq b. Ismail Hamwayh, who reported from Amru b. Abu Qais, from Maysarah b. Habib, from al-Minhal b. Amru, who said:

A man from Banu Tamim reported to me that we were with Amirul Mo'mineen, peace be upon him, at Dhu Qar, and we thought we were to be seized on that day. Then I heard him say: "By Allah! We will overcome this dissenting group. And these two, Talha and Zubair, will be killed and their troops will be uprooted."

Al-Tameem said: I went to Abdullah b. al-Abbas and said to him: "Do you hear what your cousin says?" He said: "Do not make haste, wait till we see what happens." When the result of Basrah battle became known, I came to him and said: "Your cousin was right in what he said."

He said: "We the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, used to say that he has given him (i.e. Ali) eighty pledges exclusively. Perhaps this was one of them."

(Ref : Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Ninth Assembly Hadees No.5)

The virtues of Shiahs

 He said: Abul Hasan Ali b. Khalid al-Maraghi, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from al-Qasim b. Muhammad al-Dallal, who reported from Ismail b. Muhammad al-Muzni, who reported from Uthman b. Saeed, who reported from Abul Hasan al-Tameemi, from Sabrah b. Ziyad, from al-Hakam b. Utaibah, from Hanash b. al-Mo'tamar, who said:

I once called upon Amirul Mo'mineen, Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, and said: "Salaam upon you, O Amirul Mo'mineen and His mercy and blessing, how are you? He said: "I am in a state of loving those who love us, and hatred for those who hate us.

And our friends are in a state of rejoicing in the mercy of Allah which they were expecting and our enemies are in a state of founding their edifice on the rumbling brink and that brink will fall down with him into the fire of hell.

The gates of Paradise are opened for those who belong to it. So happiness and delight for the people who have earned their mercy of Allah, and ruination be for those who are in hell. O Hanash, whoever wishes to know whether he is our lover or not, he should search his own heart.

If he loves our friend and partisans, then he is not our enemy, but if he hates our friends and partisans, then he is not our lover. Allah has a covenant with our lovers for our friendship, and has written the names of our adversaries in the record. We are the ones of noble descent, and our ancestors are the ancestors of the Prophets."

(Ref : Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Ninth Assembly Hadees No.4)

The Signs of Paradise and Hell

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Sulaiman al-Baghandi, who reported from Harun b. Hatim, who reported from Ismail b. Tawbah, who reported from Mas'ab b. Sallam, from Abu Ishaq, from Rabee'ah al-Sa'd, who said:

I came to Hudhaifah b. al-Yaman, may Allah have mercy on him, and requested him to relate to me what he heard from the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, or what he saw him do, so that I may follow it.

He said: "Remain with the Qur'an." I said: "I have read the Qur'an, I have come to you to know of what I have neither seen or heard. O Allah! I make you my witness on Hudhaifah, that I have come to him so that he may narrate to me what I have not seen nor heard about the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, but he is refusing me, and hiding it from me."

Hudhaifah said: "O brother, you are pressing me hard." Then he said: "Take this short one from a long list, which contains all, that matters to you. The sign of Paradise for this Ummah is (personified in) the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, (though) he ate food (like us) and strolled in the markets."

Then I said to him: "Guide me to the sign of Paradise (now) so that I may follow it, and show me the sign of hell, so that I may guard myself against it."

He said: "By Him Who controls my soul, the sign of Paradise and its true guides till the Day of Resurrection are the true Imams from the descendents of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny. And the sign of hellfire and the leaders unto unbelief and hell, up to the Day of Resurrection, are other than them.

(Ref : Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Ninth Assembly Hadees No.3)

Ali(AS) divides the people of paradise and of hell

He said: Al-Mudhaffar b. Muhammad al-Warraq reported to me from Abu Ali Muhammad b. Hammam, who reported from Abu Saeed al-Hasan b. Zakariyya al- Basri, who reported from Umar b. al-Mukhtar, who reported from Abu Muhammad al- Barsi, from al-Nadhr b. Suwaid, from Abdullah b. Maskan, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad al-Baqir, from his forefathers, peace be upon them, that:

The Prophet (s.a.w.w.), peace be upon him and his progeny said: "How will it be for you O Ali (as), when you will stand on the brim of hell fire, and the bridge (Sirat) will be laid, and the people will be told: 'Cross the bridge.' And you will tell the hell fire: 'This is for me, and this is for you!' So Ali  (as)  said: "O Messenger (s.a.w.w.) of Allah (s.w.t), who will be those with me?" He said: "They are your Shias, with you wherever you will be."

(Ref: Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Eighth Assembly Hadees No.12)

The Prophet's relation continues

He said: Abul Qasim Ja'far b. Muhammad, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Mas'ood, from his father Abu al-Nadhr al-Ayyashi, who reported from Muhammad b. Hatim, who reported from Muhammad b. Muadh, who reported from Zakariyya b. Adi, who reported from Ubaidullah Ibn Amru from Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Aqil, from Hamza b. Suhaib, from Abu Saeed al-Khudari, from his father who said:

I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, say from the pulpit: "What has happened to the people who say that blood relationship with me shall have no benefit on the Day of judgement. Yes, by Allah! My womb relation is linked here and  hereafter. And surely, O people,   shall precede you onto the Pool. When you will arrive. Someone will say: 'O messenger of Allah, I am so and so, son of so and so.' Then I will answer: 'As for your lineage, I am aware (of it). But after I had gone, you took to the left side, you retracted your footsteps backwards, on your heels."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Eighth Assembly Hadees No.11)

Asma B. Aqil laments Al-Husain

He said: Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad b. Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Ahmad b. Muhammad, who reported from al-Hasan b. Ulail al-Anzi, who reported from Abdul Karim Ibn Muhammad, who reported from Ali b. Salemah, from Abu Aslam Muhammad b. Fakhar, from Abu Hayyaj Abdullah b. Amir, who said:

When the sad news of al-Husain's, peace be upon him, martyrdom reached Madinah, Asma bint Aqil b. Abi Talib came out with a group of her ladies and came to the grave of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and clinging to it, sobbed bitterly. Then, addressing the Muhajireen and the Ansar, she said:

"What will you say when the Prophet says to you

on the Day of Judgement, and the truth will indeed be heard.

'You deserted my family members, or were you absent,'

and the truth will be brought together before the master.

'You had forsaken them at the hands of the oppressors,

so you have no one to intercede on your behalf before Allah.'

There was no one (of you) at Kerbala on the day

When death crept to them, and none was there to defend them!"

He said: "We never saw as many wailing men and women on any other day."




(Ref Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Eighth Assembly Hadees No.5)

Purity of Ahlulbait

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Ahmad b. Isa b. Abu Musa in Kufa, from Abdus b. Muhammad al- Hadhrami, who reported from Muhammad b. Furat, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Harith, from Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, who said:

The Prophet (s.a.w.w.), peace be upon him and his progeny, used to come to us every early morning saying: "Time for prayers! May Allah (s.w.t.)  have mercy on you. Verily! Allah  (s.w.t.) intends to keep away all abominations from you, O Ahlul Bait (as) , and to purify you absolutely."


(Ref Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Eighth Assembly Hadees No.4)

The Prophet prayed for Ali (AS) at Khaybar

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from al-Hasan b. Hammad b. Hamza Abu Ali from his book, reporting from al-Hasan b. Abdul Rehman Ibn Abi Leila, who reported from Muhammad b. Sulaiman b. Abdillah al-Isfehani, from Abd al-Rahman al-Isfehani, from Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Laila, from Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, who said:

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, sent for me while I had an eyesore. He applied his spit into my eyes, and tied a tight turban around my head, and then said: "O Allah, relieve him of heat and cold." Thereafter I was never afflicted with heat or cold.

(Ref Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Eighth Assembly Hadees No.3)

The fate of those who disown Ahlulbait

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi, reported to me from Muhammad b. Abdillah ibn Abu Ayyub at the Syrian coast, who reported from Ja'far b. Harun al- Masisi, who reported from Khalid b. Yazid al-Qisri, who reported from Umay al- Sayrafi, who said:

I heard Abu Ja'far Muhammad b.Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, say: "Allah will disown those who disown us, and may Allah curse those who curse us; and may  Allah destroy those who are our adversaries. O Allah! You know that we are the cause of their guidance, and yet they take us as their enemies. So You be the sole
One to inflict punishment upon them."

(Ref Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Seventh Assembly Hadees No.4)

People will be called by their mother's names

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi, reported to me from Abu Abdillah Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Hasani, who reported from Ahmad b. Abd al-Mon'em, who reported from Abdullah Ibn Muhammad al-Fazari, from Ja'far b. Muhammad, from his father, peace be upon them all. And he said that Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Hasani reported from Ahmad b. Abd al-Mon'em, who reported from Amru b. Shimr, from

Jabir al-Jofi, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali, peace be upon him, from Jabir b. Abdillah al-Ansari, who said: 

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said to Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him: "May I not give you glad news? May I not award you?" He said: "Yes, O  messenger of Allah." He (i.e. the Prophet) said: "Surely, I and you are created from one clay, and from what remained, our Shias were created. When the Day of Reckoning will dawn, all people will be called by their mother's names, except your Shias, who will be called by the names of their fathers, confirming their legitimacy."

(Ref Al- Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Seventh Assembly Hadees No 3)

The Chosen ones

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Sulaiman Abul Fadhl, who reported from Dawood b. Rushaid, who reported from Muhammad b. Ishaq al-Tha'labi al-Mosili Abu Nawfil, who said:

I heard Ja'far b. Muhammad, peace be upon him, say: "We are the Chosen ones by Allah among His creation, and our Shias are His Chosen ones from the Ummah of  Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Sixth Assembly Hadees No.6)

The true successors on earth

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Abdul Abbas Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Saeed, who reported from Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Marwan, who reported from his father, who reported from Ibrahim b.al-Hakam, from al- Masoodi, who reported from al-Harith b. al-Haseerah, from Imran b. Hasim, who said:

Once Umar b. al-Khattab and I were present with the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and Ali, peace be upon him, was sitting by his side. Then the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, recited the following verse (from the Qur'an):

 'Or who answers the distressed when he calls upon Him and relieve the affliction, and has made you successors on the earth? Is there another god with Alalh? No indeed. How little do you reflect?' (27:62).

He said: (Upon hearing this), Ali, peace be upon him, quivered like a bird. The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Why are you so worried?" He said: "Why would I not worry, as Allah says He will make us the successors on earth?" The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Do not be anxious! By Allah, none but the (true) believer willlove you, and none but a hypocrite will hate you." 

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The thirty sixth Assembly Hadees no.5)

Trials begin with Imams and then with Shiahs

He said: Abu Bakr, Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Saeed b. Ibn Uqdah, who reported from Ja'far b. Abdullah, who reported form Sa'daan b. Saeed, who reported from Sufyan b. Ibrahim al- Ghamidy al-Qadhi, who said:

I heard Ja'far b. Muhammad, peace be upon him say: "Tests and trials begin with us and then with you, and the times of ease begin with us and then with you. And by the oath of Him where oath is usually taken, Allah will triumph through you the way He triumphed through the stones (of clay)." (Refer to Surah al-Fil).

(Ref Al Amali Shaikh MufeedThe Thirty Sixth Assembly Hadees No.2)

Shiahs, the foremost to enter Heavens

He said: Abu Nasr Muhammad b. al-Husain al-Muqri reported to me from Umar b. Muhammad al-Warraq, who reported from Ali b. al-Abbas al-Bijilli, who reported from Hameed b. Ziyad, who reported from Abu Nuaim al-Fadhl b. Dakin, who reported from Muqatil b. Sulaiman, from al-Dhahhak b. Mazahim, from Ibn Abbas, who said:

I asked the Prophet. Peace be upon him and his progeny, about the verse of the Quran: 'And those foremost in faith, are the foremost, those are the ones brought near, in the garden of bliss...' (56:10,11,12). He said: Jibraeel told me: "That refers to Ali and his Shias. They are the foremost towards Paradise, brought closer to Allah, Most High, by the special honour bestowed upon them."

(Ref Al amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty fifth Assembly Hadees No. 7)

The meaning of 'Al-Kawthar'

He said: Abul Hasan Ali b. Bilal al-Mahlabi, reported to me from Abu al-Abbas Ahmad b. al-Hasan al-Baghdadi, who reported from Muhammad b. Ismail, who reported from Muhammad b. al-Swalt, who reported from Abu Kudainah, from Ata, from Saeed b. Jubair, from Abdullah Ibn al-Abbas, who said:

When the verse: 'We have surely blessed you with abundance' (Kauthar-108:1) wasrevealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, Ali b. Abi Talib, peace  be upon him, asked him: "O messenger of Allah, what is al-Kauthar?" He said: "It is a stream with which Allah has honoured me." Then Ali, peace be upon him, said: "O messenger of Allah, describe for us this sacred stream." He said: "Yes, O Ali, al- Kauthar is a stream that flows under the Throne of Allah, Most High. Its water is whiter than milk, sweeter than honey, softer than cream. Its pebbles are of  aquamarine, ruby and coral. Its weeds are saffron, its dust is sweet smelling musk,

and its basins are under the Throne of Allah, Most High!" Then the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, struck his hand on Amirul Mo'mineen's side and said: "O Ali, this stream is for me and you, and for those who love you after I have gone."

(Ref Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Fifth assembly Hadees No.5)

Ali's love . . . an obligation

He said: Abu Ali al-Hasan b. Abdillah al-Qattan reported to me from Abu Amru Uthman b. Ahmad, who reported to me from Ahmad b. al-Husain, who reported from Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. Bassam, from Ali b. al-Hakam, from al-Laith b. Sa'd, from Abu Saeed al-Khudari, who said:

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O people, love Ali because  his flesh is my flesh, his blood is my blood. May Allah curse those people who have reneged from the covenant with me about him, and forgotten my parting counsel about him; and they have no share (of blessings) from Allah."

(Ref Al Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Fifth Assembly Hadees No.4)

Ali's hand of Justice

He said: Abu Ali al-Hasan b. Abdillah al-Qattan, reported to me from Abu Amru Uthman b. Ahmad, popularly known as Ibn al-Sammak, who reported from Abu Bakr Ahmed b. Muhammad b. Swaleh al-Tammar, who reported from Muhammad b. Muslim al-Razi, who reported from Abdullah b. Raja, who reported from Israeel, from Abu Ishaq, from Habshi b. Junadah, who said:

I was once sitting with Abu Bakr, when a man came to him and said: "O Caliph of the messenger of Allah, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, had promised  to scrimp to me three measures of dates." 

So Abu Bakr said: "Call Ali for me." Ali, peace be upon him, came, and Abu Bakr told him: "O Abul Hasan, this man says that the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, had promised to scrimp him three measures of dates, so give them to him." 

He gave him three measures of dates. Then Abu Bakr said: "Count them." They found out that each measure contained sixty dates. So Abu Bakr said: "The messenger of Allah spoke the truth. On the night of Hijrah (i.e. migration) I heard the Prophet as we were on our way from Makkah to Madinah saying: O Abu Bakr, my palm and Ali's palm are equal to each other in justice."

(Ref Al- Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Fifth Assembly Hadees No. 3)

Shiahs of Ali are saved

He said: Abul Qasim Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Qawlawayh, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Al-Husain b. Muhammad b. Amir, from Mualla b. Muhamamd al-Basri, from Muhammad b. Jamhur al-Ammi, who reported from Abu Ali al-Hasan b. Mahbub, who heard from Abu Muhammad al-Wabishi, reporting from Abu al-Ward who said:

I heard Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, say: "When the Day of Resurrection will dawn, Allah will gather all people together on one plane, naked and barefooted, and they will be ranged on the road to the gathering place, till they will sweat profusely and their breathing will become difficult.

They will be there for as long as Allah wills, and that is what Allah says in Qur'an: '... and you shall hear

nothing but whispers.' (20:108)" He said: Then an announcer will announce from the Throne: "Where is the Makkan Prophet?" (He said), the people will say: "You have caused all to hear, now name him." 

It will be announced: "Where is the Prophet of mercy, Muhammad, son of Abdullah?" Then the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, will rise and proceed before the people till he reaches the Pool, its length equal to the distance between Ayla and Sana; and then your master (i.e. Ali) will be called and he will proceed in front of the people and stand with him (i.e the Prophet). 

Then people will be summoned to pass by. Abu Ja'far, peace be upon him said: "Among them on that Day, some will arrive (to stay) and some will be driven away. When the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, will see that those sent away are from those who love us the Ahlul Bait, he will weep and say: "O Lord, these are partisans of Ali, O Lord, these are partisans of Ali!" He said: Allah will send an angel who will say: "O Muhammad! What makes you weep?" He will say: "Why should I not weep for the fate of those who followed my brother Ali b. Abi Talib. 

I see they are being sent off with the inmates of hell, and are prevented form being at my Pool?" He said: Then Allah will say: "O Muhammad, I give them away to you, and pardon them their sins for your sake, and I will unite them with those who loved your progeny; I will keep them in your group, and station them at your Pool, and accept your intercession for them. 

This is how I have honored you." Then Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husain said: There will be several men and women weeping on that Day, when they witness this, exclaiming: "O Muhammad, (help us). So no one who is our partisan and loves us will remain except that he will be in our party and with us, and will arrive at our Pool."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Fourth Assembly Hadees No. 8)

Lamentation by Ali at Fatimah's graveside

He said: Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husain reported to me from his father who reported from Ahmad b. Idrees, who reported from Muhammad b. Abd al-Jabbar, from al-Qasim b. Muhammad al-Razi, from Ali b. Muhammad al-Hurmuzani, who reported from Ali b. al-Husain b. Ali, from his father al-Husain, peace be upon them, who said:

When Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, fell ill, she willed to Ali b. Abi Talib, may Allah bless him, to withhold the news of her (death) and treat it as a secret; and to allow no one to visit her during her illness.

So he did accordingly, attending on her himself, helped by Asma bint Umays, may Allah bless her with mercy, so as to maintain the secrecy as she wished. Then as her death drew near, she willed that Amirul Mo'mineen, peace be upon him, should attend to her rites, to bury her at night and to efface the trace of her grave.

So Amirul Mo'mineen, peace be upon him, arranged accordingly, buried her and concealed the place of her burial. When he dusted off the earth of the grave (from hands), he was so overwhelmed with grief that tears rolled on his cheeks.

And then he turned his face towards the grave of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and said: "Peace be upon you from me, O messenger of Allah! And peace be upon you from your beloved daughter, the delight of your eye, your visitor, resting in the earth in your locality, for whom Allah so destined that she should join you so soon.

O messenger of Allah, it is indeed difficult to forbear the parting of your beloved daughter and my strength has waned with the demise of the lady who was above the women of the world. My main source of solace has been from your tradition (of submission to the will of Allah) and from your own departure which
caused to me greater sorrow.

For I laid you in the niche of your grave after you breathed your last on my chest, and I interred you with my own hands. And I attended to your rites myself. Yes, and the Book of Allah has the best guide to submission (in the verse): 'To Him we belong and unto Him shall we return.' (2:156).

The trust has been (thus) returned (to you) and the deposit (with me) has been redeemed; and al-Zahra has been snatched away (from me). How ugly has the green and the dusty (i.e. the surrounding) become. O messenger of Allah! As for my sorrow, it is ever lasting, my nights sleepless.

The grief cannot leave my heart, till Allah destines for me the same abode as yours where you live. It is the heartache like a festering wound, and the irritating distress. How soon have we been parted from each other? And I raise my complain to Allah!

Your daughter will inform you how your Ummah rallied against me and worked together to usurp her right. So you seek information from her. How much of ill feeling wrestles within her chest for revenge! for which she found no expression. She would say: 'Allah will judge, and He is the Most Just of the Judges.'

Farewell greetings to you O messenger of Allah! Not from weariness or seeking respite. If I go, I do not go because of tiredness, and if I stay on, it is not because of any distrust in what Allah has promised the patient ones. And patience is a blessed and more auspicious option.

And had it not been for the prevailing authority against us, I would have found a place by your graveside, and would have lived in seclusion near it, and would have wailed the way a bereaved mother wails over her dead son, over the most distressing calamity.

With Allah as Witness, your daughter is buried in secrecy, her rights usurped  forcefully, and her inheritance denied openly. And the time has not been long, nor had you been forgotten. So, the complain is raised to Allah, O messenger of Allah! And to you I offer the most sincere condolence; and the blessing of Allah be upon you and her, and His Mercy and His Grace."

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Third Assembly Hadess No. 7)

The status of Ali on the Day of Qiyamah

He said: Abu Ja'far Muhammad b.Ali b. al-Husain b.Babawayh, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Sa'd b. Abdillah, from Ayyub b. Nuh, from Safwan Ibn Yahya, from Aban b. Uthman, who reported that: Abu Abdullah, Ja'far b. Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: 

On the Day of  Resurrection, an announcer will announce from inside the Throne: "Where is the Khalifa of Allah on earth?" So Dawood, the Prophet, will stand up and the voice from Allah, Most High, will say: "We do not mean you, although you were Allah's Khalifa.

" Then a second announcement will be made: "Where is Allah's Khalifa on earth?" Then Amirul Mo'mineen, Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him, will rise. So a voice will come from Allah, Most High: "O people! This Ali b. Abi Talib is the khalifa of Allah on His earth and His proof over His slaves. 

So whoever adhered to his rope while on earth, should hang on to his rope here (also), so that he may have the benefit of his light and may follow him in the rising ranks of Paradise." He said: A group of people will rise who had adhered to his rope during life on earth, and will follow him into Paradise. 

Then there will be announcement from Allah, Most High: "O those who followed a leader while living on earth, follow him as he goes, and they will go with him." That will be the time when those who led will dissociate themselves from those who followed them, and they will see the chastisement, and all relations between them will be severed. 

'And those who followed will say: if only we had one more chance, we would dissociate ourselves from them, as they have disowned themselves from us. Thus will Allah show them their deeds as anguish for them and never will they come out of the hellfire.' (2:166,167) 

(Ref Al-amali Shaikh Mufeed The thirty fourth assemby hadees No. 3)

Prophet's declaration about Ali at Qudaid

He said: Abu Hafs Umar b. Muhammad, commonly known as Ibn al-Zayyat, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Abu Ali Muhammad b. Hammam al- Iskafi, from Abdullah b. Ja'far al-Himyari, from Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Isa, from his father, from Abdullah b. al-Mughaira, from Ibn Maskan, from Umar b. Zayd, who reported that:

Abu Abdullah Ja'far b. Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: When the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, arrived at the middle of Qudaid (near Makkah), he said to Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him:

"O Ali, I prayed to Allah for (a firm bond of) love between me and you, and He granted, and I prayed to Him to establish brotherhood between you and me, and He granted, and I prayed unto him that He make you my successor, and He granted." 

A man stood up from the people and remarked: "By Allah, a (small) measure of dates from an old, coarse sack is better than what Muhammad prayed for from his Lord. Why did he not ask for angel to come and help him against his enemy, or a treasure to help him keep away his paucity?" 

Then Allah revealed this verse: 'Perhaps you feel like giving away some of what has been revealed to you, and your chest is straitened for it, because they say: Why has a treasure not been sent down to him or an angel come down with him? Surely, you are only a warner, and Allah is the Trustee over all things.' (11:12)

(Ref Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The thirty third assembly Hadees No :5)

The four riders on the day of Qiyamah

He said: Abu Ali al-Hasan b. Ali b. Fadhl al-Razi reported to me from Abul Hasan Ali b. Ahmad b. Bishr al-Askari, who reported from Abu Ishaq Muhammad b. Haroon b. Isa al-Hashimi, who reported from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim b. Mahdi al-Ibili, who reported from Ishaq b. Sulaiman al-Hashimi, who reported from his father, who reported from Haroon al-Rashid, who reported from his father al-Mahdi, who reported from al-
Mansur Abu Ja'far Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Ali, from his father, from his grandfather Ali b. Abdillah b. al-Abbas, from Abdillah b. Abbas b. Abdul Muttalib, who said:

I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny say: "Four of us will be the riders on the Day of Resurrection and none other." So someone asked: "My father and mother be your ransom, who are the riders?"

He said: "I will be riding al-Buraq, and my brother Swaleh will be mounting the god-sent she-camel which was hamstrung by his people, and my daughter Fatimah will be on my bright she-camel, and Ali b. Abi Talib, who will ride one of the she-camels of Paradise, whose bridle will be of fresh pearls, whose eyes will of ruby, whose stomach will of green aquamarine; upon the camel will be cupola of translucent pearls, so that its exterior will be visible from within, and her interior will be seen from outside. Its exterior will be from the mercy of Allah, and its interior will be from His grace.

She will be fast as she advances, and also as she retracts. He will be ahead of me. There will be a crown of light on his head, a crown which will give light to all assembled. It will have seventy corners, each shining like a brilliant star in the heaven; and in his hands will be the praised standard, and he will set forth announcing:

'There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger.' And he will pass among the angels, they will say: 'He must be from the sent Prophets.' And as he will pass by the Prophets, they will say: 'He must be an angel nearest to Allah.' And then it will be announced from inside the Throne:

'O people! He is neither an angel nearest to Allah, nor a sent Prophet, nor a carrier of the Throne. He is Ali b. Abi Talib.' Then his Shiahs will follow, and it will be announced: 'Who are you?' They will say: 'We are the partisans of Ali.' The answer will come: 'O partisans of Ali, you are secure; enter the Paradise and be with those who you loved."

(Ref: Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty  Second Assembly Hadees No.3)

Safiyyah's question to the Prophet (SAW)

He said: Abul Hasan Ali b. Khalid al-Maraghi reported to me from Abul Qasim al- Hasan b. Ali al-Kufi, who reported from Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Marwan, who reported from his father, who reported from Masih b. Muhammad, who reported from Abu Ali b. Abu Umrah al-Khurasani, from Ishaq b. Ibrahim from Abu Ishaq al-Sabiee', who said:

We called upon Masrooq b. al-Ajda and found a guest who we did not know. They were having their meals; and then the guest observed that he was with the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, at Hunayn. Just as he said that, we knew he was a companion of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny. He said:

Then Safiyyah, daughter of Hay b. Akhtab (one of the wives of the Prophet) came to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and said: "O messenger of Allah, I am not like your other wives who have father, brother and uncle. If anything were to happen to you, to who do you entrust me?"

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, pointing at Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him said: "To him." Then he said: "May I not relate to you what al-Harith b. al-A'awar narrated to us?" We said: "Please do."

He said: I called upon Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be upon him and his progeny, and he asked: "O A'awar, what brings you here?" A'awar says he replied: "O Amirul Mo'mineen, your love has brought us." He asked: "Really?" I said: "Yes,Allah is my witness." He confirmed with me three times. 

Then he said: "There is no  slave of Allah who He has tested for piety, except that He finds our love in his heart; such a person indeed loves us. And there is no slave of Allah upon whom Allah has shown His displeasure, except that He finds our hatred in his heart, and such a person indeed hates us. 

So, our friends always expect the divine mercy, and the gates of mercy are open for them. And our enemies are upon the edge of crumbling bank that will tumble down with them in to the fire of hell. Bounteous is the mercy for the people who earn it, and perdition is for the people of hell fire."

(Ref: Al-amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirty Second Assembly Hadees No. 2)

'Fatimah (AS) is part of me'

He said: Abul Hasan Ali b. Khalid al-Maraghi reported to me from Abul Qasim al- Hasan b. Ali b.al-Hasan al-Kufi, who reported from Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Marwan al- Ghazzal, who reported from his father, who reported from Abdullah b. al-Hasan al- Ahmasi who reported from Khalid b. Abdillah, from Yazid b. Abu Ziyad, from Abdullah b. al-Harith b. Nawfil, who reported from Sa'd b. Malik, meaning Ibn Abi Waqqas,
who said:

I heard the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, say: "Fatimah is a part of me; whoever pleases her, pleases me, and whoever displeases her, displease me. She is dearer to me than all beings."

(Ref: Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed: The Thirteth Assembly Hadees No.2)

To obey Ahlul Bait is to obey Allah

He said: Al-Sharif al-Swaleh Abu Muhammad b. Hamza al-Alawi al-Husaini al-Tabari, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Muhammad b. Abdillah b. Ja'far al-Himyari, from his father, from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa, from Murook b. Ubaid al-Kufi, from Muhammad b. Zaid al-Tabari, who said:

I was present at the residence of al-Ridha, Ali b. Musa, peace be upon him, at Khurasan, and a group of Banu Hashim, including Ishaq b. al-Abbas b. Musa, was present also. So, addressing Ishaq, (al-Ridha) said: "O Ishaq! I have come to learn that you are telling people that we consider them as our slaves. 

I swear by my relation with the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, I have never said that! Nor did I hear to that effect from my forefathers, nor has it been conveyed to me from them through anyone. Yes, what we have said is that people are subservient to us in matters of obedience to Allah, loyal to us in religion. So let those present here convey this to those who are absent."

(Ref: Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed: The Thirtieth Assembly Hadees No.3)

Hatred of Ahlul Bait leads to hell

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Abdul Karim ibn Muhammad, who reported from Sahl b. Zanjalah al-Razi, who reported from ibn Abi Uways, who reported from his father, who reported from Hamid b. Qais, from Ata from Ibn Abbas, who reported that:

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O Children of Abdul Muttalib! I have beseeched Allah to convert the ignorant among you into learned men, and to make you steadfast in your stand, and to guide those of you who are gone astray; and to make you brave, generous and kind. By Allah, if a person were

to offer prayers between al-Rukn and al-Maqam (around holy Ka'bah), but at the same time die with hatred towards you, O Ahlul Bait, such a person will enter hellfire."

(Ref: Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Thirtieth Assembly Hadees No.2)

Islam begins and ends with the Prophet and Ahlulbait

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Ali b. Ishaq al- Makhrami, who reported from Uthman b. Abdillah al-Shami, who reported from ibn Luhayah, from Abu Zura'h al-Hadhrami, from Umar b. Ali b. Abi Talib, from his father, peace be upon him that:

The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O Ali! With us Allah completed His religion, the same way as He initiated it, and with us He will unite your hearts (in love) after the enmity and hatred."

(Ref: Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed The Twenty Ninth Assembly Hadees No.4)

What Ali (AS) said to Kumail

He said: Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husain reported to me from his father, from Muhammad b. Abul Qasim Majeelawayh, from Muhammad b. Ali al-Sayrafi, from Nasr b. Muzahim, from Amru b. Sa'd, from Fudhail b. Khudaij, from Kumail b. Ziyad al-Nakh'ee who said:

Once I was with Amirul Mo'mineen in the mosque of Kufa, and when we completed our late evening prayers (i.e. Isha), he took me by his hands and came out of the mosque. He did not say a word till we arrived at the rear part of Kufa. As he entered the desert, he heaved a sigh and said:

"O Kumail, no doubt these hearts (i.e. minds) are containers, and the best of them are those who retain most. Remember from me what I say; people are of three categories: the learned men (of piety), the students on the path of salvation, and (the third one) the riffraff of the society, following every croak of the crows, bending as the wind blows; never benefiting from the light of knowledge, nor finding a refuge with a strong supporter.

O Kumail, knowledge is better than wealth; for knowledge guards you, while you have to guard wealth; and wealth is diminished when spent, while knowledge grows and increases when put in use.

O Kumail, to have liking and affinity for a learned man is the best way to entrench ones faith in Allah, it enables one to be obedient to Him during lifetime, and to be praiseworthy after one has died.

O Kumail, dividend from wealth disappears with its loss, O Kumail, the hoarders of wealth have died, while the learned men exist for ever; their bodies have disappeared but their teachings and wisdom are ingrained in the hearts."

(And then pointing to his chest, he said): "Here is well-grounded, plentiful knowledge; I wish it had true recipients and adherents, (I would have imparted it). But, unfortunately, some unscrupulous men of understanding have tried to misuse it, using religion as a weapon to earn the worldly gain, and seeking undue power by divine authority over Allah's creatures, abusing His bounties which He bestowed upon them.

 So the feeble-minded people accepted them as reliable; or took them as compliant with (divine) wisdom, discarding the true guardians of truth. (The truth is that) such people (who they have adopted as their guides) have no insight into its ramifications; with the result that with the slightest confusion, doubt enters their
minds. Neither of them could be the true carrier of knowledge.

And then there are those with insatiable lust, easily misled by the pleasures of flesh, or enticed by accumulating wealth, not at all among those who care for religion. They very much resemble the grazing cattle. Thus, knowledge dies with the death of such carriers.

Yet, the earth is never devoid of either a manifest divine power, or the one in concealment, ensuring that His clear signs are not lost. Surely, with those fewer people of enormous import, Allah protects His proof, till they succeed to transmit it further to their likes, and plant it deep in their hearts. They are the ones overwhelmed by the (true) knowledge of certitude, and have made it easy for themselves to tread on the path which men in luxury found difficult.

They derive pleasure and enjoyment from things which repel the ignorant. Though they live on earth with their bodies, their souls hang onto the higher plane. They are the (true) representatives of Allah on His
earth, and the ones who invite (people) to His religion.

Alas! How keen I am to have sight of them! And I seek forgiveness from Allah for me and for you all."
Then he {i.e. Ali (A.S.)} withdrew his hand from mine and said: "You may leave when you like."

(Ref : Al-Amali Shaikh Mufeed: The Twenty ninth Assembly hadees No.3)