For You To See True Happiness

W.P.S: AbulHasan Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasan bin Walld, from his father, from Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin AbiHamza, from Abdullah bin Walid, who said:

I went to visit Abu AbdillahJaafar bin Mohammad (a.s.).

Abu AbdillahJaafar bin Mohammad (a.s.) asked me, “Where are you from?”

I replied, “Kufa.”

Jaafar bin Mohammad (a.s.) said:

"The people of Kufa love us more than others, especially your group. Allah (swt) has guided you to our love which is ignored by others. So you love us and others hate us; you pay allegiance to us and others disobey us; you believe in us and others disbelieve in us. Therefore Allah (swt) will make you live with us and die with us.

I testify that my father, Mohammad bin Ali (a.s.), used to say, “All that it takes for you to see true happiness is to hold on to us until your soul reaches here,” and he pointed to his throat. Allah (swt) describes us in this verse by saying,

“And indeed, We sent messengers before you, and We gave them wives and offspring” (13:38). 

We are the offspring of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)."

(Ref: Amaali of Tousi 1:143.)

Even If You Come With The Good Deeds Of 70,000 Prophets.

The knowledgeable scholar Abu Ali Hasan bin Abi Jaafar Al-Tousi, narrated from his blessed father Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Tousi, from the scholar Abu Abdillah Mohammad bin Mohammad bin No’man, from Abul Hasan Ali bin Khalid Al-Maraghi, from Hasan bin Ali bin Hasan Al-Kufi, from Isma’eel bin Mohammad Al- Mozani, from Salaam bin Abi Umrah Al- Khorasani, from Saad bin Saeed, from Yunus bin Habab, from Ali bin Husain (a.s.), from the Messenger of Allah (swt) (s.a.w.a.), who said:

What is wrong with you people?! When you hear about the family of Ibrahim (as) you become happy and excited, but when you hear about my family your hearts become disgusted. I swear to Allah (swt), who has my life in His hand, that on the Day of Judgement, even if you come with the good deeds of seventy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), Allah (swt) will reject you if you do not accept my Wilayat and the Wilayat of my family.

(Ref : Aamali of Tousi 1: 140 , Aamali Al- Mufid 115)

No Tongue Can Praise Him.

The guardian scholar Abi Abdillah Mohammad bin Ahmad bin Shahryar Al-Khazen, narrated from Abu Abdillah Jaafar bin Mohammad bin Ahmad bin Abbas, from his father, from the blessed scholar Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Ali (a.s.) bin Husain bin Babeweyh, from his father, from Ali bin Ibrahim, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Yasir Al-Khadem, who said:

When Ma’moun (la) appointed Ali bin Musa Al-Redha (a.s.) as his Prime Minister, he ordered that Ali bin Musa Al-Redha’s (as) name be embossed on the currency of the time. He ordered the speakers to praise Ali bin Musa Al-Redha (a.s.) on the Minbars and he invited all of the poets to come and praise him.

All of the poets came, and Abu No’aas Al-Hasan bin Hani was amongst them. Every poet said something and praised Ali bin Musa Al-Redha (a.s.) except Abu No’aas.

Ma’moun complained and said to him, “O Abu No’aas! You are a Shia and you love this family. Why are you quiet? Why have you not recited a poem about Ali bin Musa?” Abu No’aas replied with the following poem:

They say that I am the most skillful poet and that my words are like a beautiful treasure.

And they ask me, ‘Why have you not recited a poem about Ali bin Musa (a.s.) and his virtues?’

And I reply, ‘Jibraeel was the servant of this Imam’s father. How can I praise such an Imam?’

No tongue can praise him and no one can give justice to his status.

So Ma’moun filled his mouth with pearls.

Yasir continued narrating in this same Hadith:

Ali bin Musa Al-Redha (a.s.) looked exactly like the Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Those who had seen the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in their dreams would say that they could see the face of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in Ali bin Musa’s (as) face.

One day Ali bin Musa (a.s.) left the house of Ma’moun (la) riding a very swift mule. He was wearing beautiful clothes. Abu No’aas stopped him along his way and read the following poem:

They are pure from any sin, and praise is due to them whenever they are mentioned.

If a person is not related to this family, he has nothing of which to be proud.

Allah (swt) has chosen you from among His creation and He has made you pure.

You are from the higher world and you have the knowledge of the Qur’an and its chapters.

So Ali bin Musa Al-Redha (a.s.) told Abu No’aas, “You have never recited a poem as beautiful as this. May Allah (swt) reward you for it.” Then Ali bin Musa Al-Redha (a.s.) asked his servant, “How much money do we have?”

The servant replied. “Three hundred DINARS (gold coins).”

Ali bin Musa (a.s.) ordered the servant to take the money to Abu No’aas. When the servant came back, Ali bin Musa (a.s.) said to him, “I am afraid that Abu No’aas may think that this reward was insufficient. So take this mule to him as well.”

Only Through Them

The scholar Abu Mohammad Hasan bin Husain bin Babeweyh, narrated from the blessed scholar Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Tousi, from the great scholar Abu Abdillah Mohammad bin Mohammad bin No’man, from the blessed scholar Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Ali (a.s.) bin Husain bin Babewyeh, from his father, from Saad bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Isa, from Mohammad bin Ali Al-Baqir (a.s.), from his fathers (a.s.), who said:

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (s.a.w.a.) said to Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.), “Write what I dictate to you.”

Ali (a.s.) said, “O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)! Are you worried that I will forget?”

The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied, “No, I am not worried that you will forget. I have asked Allah (swt) to protect your memory and you will not forget anything. But write what I tell you for your partners.”

Ali (a.s.) said, “Who are my partners?” The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied:

They are the Imams from your sons. Allah (swt) pours the rains of His Mercy on my nation through them; Allah (swt) will answer the prayers of my nation through them; Allah (swt) keeps the evil away from my nation through them; And Allah (swt) will descend His Mercy on people through them. Then the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) pointed to Hasan (a.s.) and said, “He is the first Imam after you.” 

Then he pointed to Husain (a.s.) and said, “The Imams are from his sons.”

(Ref: amaali Of Sadouq 327)

Note: The above Hadees does not mean that the other Imams (as) forget because as the Holy Prophet (saww) has said that all of them are Mohammed (as) from the same noor. Its just a statement for them.

I Will Sit Them Next To Me

The knowledgeable scholar Abu Najm Mohammad bin Abdul Wahhab bin Isa Al- Raazi. narrated from the scholar Abu Saeed Mohammad bin Ahmad bin Husain Al- Neishaabouri, from Abu Ali Ahmad bin Husain Al-Hafez, from Abul Hasan Mohammad bin Ahmad, from his father, from Mohammad bin Husain, from Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Mohammad, from his father, from All bin Moghirah and Mohammad bin Yahya Al-Khath’ami, from Mohammad bin Bohlul Al-Abdi, from Jaafar bin Mohammad, from his father Mohammad bin Ali (a.s.), from his father Ali bin Husain, from his father Husain bin Ali (a.s.), from the Messenger of Allah (swt) (s.a.w.a.), who said:

On the night of Me’raaj after I passed all the doors and layers of light, Allah (swt) spoke to me and said:

O Mohammad (saww) ! Convey My Salaam to Ali bin Abi Taleb (a.s.) and tell him that he is My decisive argument on My creation after you. I pour down showers of blessings on people through him, and I protect them from the evils of this world through him.

I will use Ali (as) as My argument to people when they meet Me. So they should follow him, obey his orders, and abstain when he abstains. If they do, I will sit them next to Me and I will allow them to enter My  paradise. If they do not, I will put them with the worst of My enemies in Hell, and I will not care.

(Ref: Bihar Al Anwar 38:138.Mealo Manqaba 55. Madinatol Maajiz 157 H430)

Call For Many Deaths.....

The knowledgeable scholar Abu Ali Hasan bin Abi Jaafar Al-Tousi, narrated from his blessed father Abu Jaafar Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Tousi, from the scholar Abu Abdillah Mohammad bin Mohammad bin No’man, from Abu Bakr Mohammad bin Omar Al-Jo’aabi, from Ahmad bin Saeed Al-Hamdaani, from Abbas bin Bikr, from Mohammad bin Zakariya, from Katheer Ibn Tareq, who said:

I asked Zaid bin Ali bin Husain (as) (son of the Fourth lmam (a.s.)) about this verse, “(It shall be said to them) Do not call for one death but call for many deaths on this day” (25:14).

Zaid bin Ali bin Husain (a.s.) replied:

Katheer! You are a righteous man now and you are not of those described in this verse but I am worried about your future.

On the Day of Judgement, people will be ordered to follow the person whom they followed in this life. So if the person they followed goes to Hell they will follow him to Hell, and then they will start to weep about their destruction and doom.

They will tell the person whom they followed, “Get us out of here just like you led us here.”

And they will be told, “Do not call for one death but call for many deaths on this day” (25:14)

I heard my father, Ali bin Husain (a.s.), narrate from his father, Husain bin Ali (as), from his father, the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), from the Messenger of Allah (swt) (s.a.w.a.), who said,

“O Ali (as)! You and your companions will be in Paradise. O Ali (as)! You and your followers will be in Paradise.”

(Ref : Amaali of Tousi 1:56,138. Bihar Al-Anwar 7:178.13:101.24:270.)

He Knows Their Names

Mohammad bin Muslim narrated from Jaafar bin Mohammad Al-Sadiq (a.s.) who said:

Husain bin Ali (a.s.) is with Allah (swt) now and he looks at his grave and the place where he was killed. He looks at those who go to his Ziyarat and he knows them. He knows their names and the name of their fathers, and he knows their status and rank in Allah (swt)’s eyes better than you know your (own) children.

He sees those who cry on him and he seeks forgiveness for them, and he asks his father to seek  forgiveness for them and he says, “If my visitors knew what reward Allah (swt) has prepared for them, their happiness for themselves would be greater than their sorrow for me.”

Imam Al-Sadiq (a.s.) added:

“Those who go to the Ziyarat of Husain (as) return with no sins.”

(Ref: Amaali of Tousi 1:54. Bihar Al-Anwar 101:64.)