I Fight With Those Who.....

The pious Sayyid Abu Taleb Yahya bin Mohammad bin Mohammad bin Husain Al-Jowani Al- Husaini narrated from Sayyid Abu Abdillah Husain bin Ali bin Da’ee, from Sayyid Abu Ibrahim Jaafar bin Mohammad Al-Husaini, from the judge Abu Abdillah Mohammad bin Abdullah Al-Hafiz, from Abul Abbas Mohammad bin Ibrahim, from Abbas bin Mohammad Al- Dowri, from Malik bin Isma’eel, from Asbaaf bin Nasr Al-Hamdaani, from Saadi, from S’abeeh servant of Um Salamah, from Zaid bin Arqam, who said:

The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said to Ali (as), Fatema (sa), Hasan (as) and Husain (a.s.), “I fight those who fight you, and I make peace with those who make peace with you.”

Grace Your Gratherings

W.P.S: Husain bin Ahmad bin Edris, from his father, from Mohammad bin Ahmad bin Yahya, from Omar bin Ali, from Omar bin Zaid, from Mohammad bin Omar, from his father, from Ali bin Husain bin Ah Al-Raazi, from Abu Abdillah Husain bin Ahmad bin Nasr At- Halwani, from the honourable Murtaz’a Aalamol Huda Thul Majdayn Abul Qasem Ali bin Husain Al-Musawi, from Abil Husain bin Musa, from Musa bin Ahmad, from Abi Mohammad bin Musa, from Abi Musa bin Ibrahim, from Ibrahim son of Imam Musa bin Jaafar, from Imam Musa bin Jaafar, from Imam Jaafar bin Mohammad, from Imam Mohammad bin Ali (a.s.), from Imam Ali bin Husain, from Imam Husain bin AIi (a.s.), from Jabir bin Abudullah Al-Ansari, from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), who said:

Grace your gatherings by mentioning Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.).

O Ali (as) because of You.......

W.P.S: Mohammad bin Musa bin Motawakkil, from Ali bin Husain Al-Saad Abaadi, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah Al-Barqi, from his father, from Mohammad bin Sinan, from Abi Jarud Ziyad bin Monthir, from Qasem bin Walid, from Shaykh bin Thomala, who said:

“I went to Abul Hamraa, servant of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.), and asked him to tell me about some of the things that he had heard from the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) about Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.).”

Abul Hamraa said:

Once the Messenger of Allah (s.w.t.) (s.a.w.a.) told me to go and gather one hundred Arab men, fifty Persian men, thirty Copt men, and twenty Habasha men.

So I went and brought them all to the Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Then the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) aligned the Arabs in one line, the Persians behind them, the Coptic behind the Persians, and the Habasha behind the Coptics.

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) started by praising Allah (s.w.t.) in a way that no one had heard before.

Then he asked them:

O Crowd of Arabs, Persians, Coptic, and Habasha! Do you testify that:

There is no god but Allah (s.w.t.), He is unique and has no partners? I am His slave and His Messenger?

Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is the Commander of the Believers and he has more authority on the believers than they have on themselves after me?

They all replied, “We swear to Allah (s.w.t.) that we do.”

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said three times, “O Allah (s.w.t.)! Be my witness.”

Then the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) turned to Ali (a.s.) and said, “O Abal Hasan! Go and get a piece of paper and a pen.”

When Ali (a.s.) brought the piece of paper and the pen, the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) told him to write the following:

In the name of Allah (s.w.t.), The Beneficent, The Merciful.

The Arabs, the Persians, the Coptic, and the Habasha have testified that:

There is no god but Allah (s.w.t.), He is unique and has no partners; I am His slave and His Messenger; Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is the Commander of the Believers and he has more authority on the believers than they have on themselves after me.

Then the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) sealed the letter and gave it to Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.), and I have not seen this letter ever since.

Then I (Shaykh bin Thomala) told Abul Hamraa to tell me another Hadith.

He said that on the Day of ‘ARAFA, the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) approached the crowd while holding Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.)’s hand, and he said, “O creation of Allah (s.w.t.)! Allah (s.w.t.) has boasted about the believers and will forgive all of them today.”

Then the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) turned to Ali (a.s.) and said, “Allah (s.w.t.) has specifically forgiven the believers because of you.”

Then the Prophet said to Ali bin Ali Taleb (a.s.), “Come closer to me.” Ali (a.s.) went closer to the Prophet (s.a.w.a.).

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said to him:

O Ali! Those who love you and follow you are truly blessed. And those who are against you, those who fight you, and those who hate you are truly distressed.

O Ali! Those who think they love me but hate you are liars.

O Ali! Those who fight you fight me, and those who fight me fight Allah (s.w.t.).

O Ali! Those who hate you hate me, and those who hate me hate Allah (s.w.t.), and Allah (s.w.t.) will make them miserable in Hell.

O Um Salamah! Listen and be my witness

W.P.S: Mohammad bin Husain bin Walid, from Mohammad bin Abi Qasem Majilweyh, from Mohammad bin Ali Al-Sairafi, from Mohammad bin Sanan, from Mofazz’al bin Amr, from Jaafar bin Mohammad Al-Sadiq, from his father, from his grandfather Imam Husain bin Ali (a.s.), who said:

Um Salamah (sa) , one of the wives of the Prophet (s.a.w.w.) , heard that one of her servants hated Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) and insulted him. So she sent for him. When this servant came, Um Salamah said, “I have heard that you hate Ali (a.s.) and you insult him. Is this true?”

He replied, “Yes.”

She got angry and said:

Sit down! May your mother weep on you! Let me tell you a Hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), and then decide for yourself:

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had nine wives and he would spend a day with each one. So one day, when it was my turn, I went to his house and knocked on the door. I asked the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) for permission to enter but he refused. So I was very disappointed and worried. I thought that maybe he was angry with me or maybe he had received something against me from above.

After a while, I came back to the door and asked for permission to enter but he refused again. So I felt even worse than the first time. Then I waited a little longer and knocked on the door, asking for permission to enter again. This time the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) granted me permission to enter.

When I entered, I saw Ali (a.s.) sitting in front of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and Ali (a.s.) was saying, “May I sacrifice my father and mother for you, O Messenger of Allah (s.w.t.) ! When that which you told me happens, what do you order me to do?”

The Prophets replied, “I order you to be patient.” (This refers to the incident of Saqlfah.)

Ali (a.s.) asked again, and the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, “Be patient.”

(This refers to the murder of the Master of the Women of All of the Worlds, Fatema  (s.a.),daughter of the Prophet.)

When asked for the third time, the Prophets (s.a.w.w.)  replied, “O Ali (a.s.) ! O my brother! When they do it, uncover your sword and keep it on your shoulder and then proceed with killing them until you meet me while your sword is dripping from their blood.”

(This refers to those who rose against the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) during his time as the governor.)

Then the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) looked at me and said, “Why do you look so sad?” I (Um Salamah) replied, “Because you did not grant me permission to enter.” The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

It was not because there is anything against you. Allah (s.w.t.)  and His Messenger  (s.a.w.w.) are satisfied with you. But when you knocked, Jibraeel (a) was to my right and Ali (a.s.)  was to my left, and Jibraeel was telling me about the events that will ensue after me (my death), and he told me to tell Ali (a.s.)  about them.

O Um Salamah! Listen and be my witness: testify that Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is my brother in this world and he is my brother in the Hereafter.

O Um Salamah! Listen and be my witness: testify that Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is my minister in this world and he is my minister in the Hereafter.

O Um Salamah! Listen and be my witness: testify that Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is my flag bearer in this world and he is my flag bearer in the Hereafter.

O Um Salamah! Listen and be my witness: testify that Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is my successor and my caliph after me, that he fulfills my promises, and that he is the protector of my Pool.

O Um Salamah! Listen and be my witness: testify that Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) is the master of Muslims, the Imam of the pious, the leader of the believers, and he is the killer of the disloyal ones, the perfidious, and the apostates.

So I (Um Salamah) asked, “Who are the disloyal ones?”

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, “Those who pay allegiance to Ali in Medina and deny it in Basra.” (T’alha and Zubalr were the chiefs of the army led by Ayesha, daughter of Abu Bakr, in the Battle of Jamal.)

I (Um Salamah) asked, “Who are the perfidious?”

The Prophets (s.a.w.w.)  replied, “Muawiya and his people from Shaam.”

I (Um Salamah) asked, “Who are the apostates?” The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, “The people of Nahrawan.”

(People of Nahrawan: those who after the Battle of Siffeen broke their allegiance with the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) and called him a disbeliever. After forcing him lo stop the battle and seek intermediary assistance, they blamed him for listening to them. Ahdul Rahman bin Muljam - may Allah’s curse be on him - the killer of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), was among them.)

Then the servant of Um Salamah said, “You saved me. May Allah (s.w.t.) save you. I will never insult Ali (a.s.) again.”

(Amaali of Sadouq 312. Amaali of Tousi 2:39.)

O Ali! You Are Like To Me as.......

The scholar Abu Mohammad Hasan bin Husain bin Hasan bin Husain bin Ali bin Babewyeh narrated from his uncle Mohammad bin Hasan, from Hasan bin Husain, from his uncle the blessed scholar Abi laafar Mohammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Babeweyh, from Ahmad bin Harun Al-Faami, from Mohammad bin Abdullah bin Jaafar bin Jami’ Al-Hemyari, from his father, from Ayyoub bin Nuh, from Mohammad bin Abi Umair, from Abaan Al-Ahmar, from Saad Al-Kenaani, from Asbagh bin Nobatah, from Ibn Abbas, from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) who said to Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.):

O Ali (a.s.) ! You are my caliph on my nation during my life and after my death.

You are to me like Shieth (a.s.)   was to Adam (a.s.) ;

You are to me like Saam (a.s.)  was to Nuh (a.s.) ;

You are to me like Isma’eel  (a.s.) was to Ibrahim (a.s.) ;

You are to me like Yousha (a.s.) ’ was to Musa (a.s.) ;

You are to me like Sham’oon (a.s.)  was to Isa (a.s.).

O Ali (a.s.) ! You are my successor and my heir. You are the person who will perform the ritual of ablution on me when I die and you are the person who will place me into my grave. You are the person who will repay my debts and you are the person who will fulfill my promises.

O Ali (a.s.) ! You are the Commander of the Believers, the Imam of Muslims, the leader of the companions of Paradise, and the leader of the believers.

O Ali! You are the husband of the Master of All of the Worlds’ Women, Fatema (sa), my daughter, and you are the father of my two grandsons, Hasan (a.s.)  and Husain (a.s.) .

O Ali (a.s.) ! Allah (s.w.t.)  has created the progeny of every prophet from themselves, but Allah (s.w.t.) has created my progeny from you.

O Ali (a.s.) ! I love and support those who love and support you, and I hate and fight those who hate and fight you because you are from me and I am from you.

O Ali (a.s.) ! Allah (s.w.t.)  has chosen us and has made our birth clean. From the time of Adam (a.s.) , all of our fathers and mothers were conceived legitimately. Only those who are conceived legitimately love us.

O Ali (a.s.) ! You will be wronged and killed after me. But rejoice in the fact that you will be martyred.

So Ali (a.s.)  asked, “Will I be on the right path?”

The Prophets replied, “Yes, you will be on the right path. You will not go astray and nothing will shake you. If it was not for you, the party of Allah (s.w.t.) would not have been known after me.”

His Wealth Is Safe Unter The Throne Of Allah (s.w.t.)

W.P.S: Mohammad bin Qasem Al-Astaraabadi, from Abdul Malik bin Ahmad bin Harun, from Hammad bin Rajaa, from Yazid bin Harun, from Mohammad bin Omar, from Abi Salaamah, from Abi Huraira, who said:

A man came to the Prophets (s.a.w.w.)   and said, “O Messenger of Allah (s.w.t.) ! Someone sailed to China for trading and came back quickly, making so much money that his friends envy him, and he has become very wealthy.”

The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said, “In this life the more wealth you have, the more troubles you will have. So do not envy the wealthy, except those who spend their wealth in Allah’s (s.w.t.)  way. But should I tell you about a person who, with less investment and less time, has made more profit, and moreover, his wealth is kept safe under the Throne of Allah (s.w.t.) ?”

The people replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah (s.w.t.) !”

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.): said, “He is the person who is coming toward us.”

So we looked and we saw one of the Ansar who looked rather shabby (approaching us).

The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said, “This man has earned a reward and blessing today, and if you were to divide it among all of the inhabitants of the skies and the earths, the least they would deserve would be forgiveness for their sins and entrance to Paradise.”

So the people asked, “What did he do today to deserve such a reward?” The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, “Go and ask him.”

The people went to the man and said, “Congratulations for the glad tidings that the Prophets  (s.a.w.w.)   has given you. Tell us what you have done today.”

The man replied:

I did not do anything. When I left my house this morning, I had a business affair that I had to take care of but I was late. I was worried that it was too late to attend to it, so I thought to myself, ‘Let me go and look at the face of Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) instead because I had heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) say, ‘Looking at the face of Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.)  is worshipping Allah (s.w.t.) .’

The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said:

Yes! I swear to Allah (s.w.t.)  that this is worshipping Allah  (s.w.t.) , and this is the best way of worshipping Allah (s.w.t.) ! O Slave of Allah (s.w.t.) ! You left your house this morning trying to make some money to bring back for your family, but instead you went to look at Ali bin Abi Taleb’s (a.s.)  face while you love him and believe in his status. What you did is better than having the entire world. You gave up the money in the way of Allah (s.w.t.) . Allah (s.w.t.)  will release one thousand men from Hell with your intercession for every breath you took as you walked toward Ali (a.s.) .

(Amaali of Sadouq 296. Bihar Al Anwar 38:197. Taawil Al-Ayaat 2:568.)

The Divider Of Paradise and Hell

W.P.S: from his father, from Abdullah bin Hasan bin Moaddeb, from Ahmad bin Ali Al- Asfahani, from Ibrahim bin Mohammad Al-Thaqafim, from Abu Rajaa Qutaibah bin Saeed, from Hammad bin Zaid, from Abdul Rahman Al-Sarraj, from Nafi’, from Abdullah son of Omar bin Al-Khattab, from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), who told Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.):

 O Ali (a.s.) ! On the Day of Judgement, you will enter on a light that is superior to all other lights. And there will be a crown on your head that will be shining so brightly that it will almost blind the crowd.

Then Allah (s.w.t.)  will call, “Where is the Caliph of Mohammad, the Messenger of Allah (s.w.t.) ?” O Ali! You will reply, “Here I am.”

Then the caller will call, “O Ali (a.s.) ! Take those who loved you to Paradise, and take those who were against you to Hell. You are the divider of those who go to Paradise and of those who go to Hell.”

(Amaali of Sadouq 295. Bihar Al-Anwar 7:232. 39:199.)