Registering Good Deeds

Condition for the Acceptance of Acts of Devotion.

Al-Harith Al-Hamadani and ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)

Four Habits from the treasures of Virtue

Helping a needy Mu’min

The Place of ‘Ali (as)

Dying with the love of ‘Ali (as)

The most beloved steps by a Mu’min

Witnessing Hearts

Reconciliation among people

Provision from unexpected quarters

On being mindful - not conceited

Love of Ahlul Bayt leads to Paradise

The System of Islam

Adam, Noah, Ibrahim & ‘Ali (as)

Mu’awiya’s Discussion on Imamah and Khilafa with Abdullah ibn Abbas

Words of Wisdom from Ibn Hanafiyya

On Ahlul Bayt (as)

Nine Testify to the Wilayah of ‘Ali (as)

Master Herein, Master Hereafter

Supplicate Constantly

Adopting Ignorant Leaders

Five Prostrations for glad tidings

Abu Hanifa acknowledges al-Sadiq’s authority

When the Angel came to greet ‘Ali (as)

The Prophet’s (SAW) inheritance: Knowledge of the unseen

Refraining from fault finding

When sins multiply

Events after the battle of Jamal

"Never confirm the tradition of Ghadeer-e-khumm" said Abu Hanifa

The Inner self

The status of the seeker

A deed performed with taqwa

Three groups within the Ummah

Saints & Nobles

The final Rites for our Prophet (SAW)

Asserting ones creed (and about Zaid ibn ‘Ali)

Helping Ahlul Bayt with one’s tongue

Love Ahlul Bayt with your heart and help with your hand & tongue

Spare your speech

Illness purifies a person of his sins

The Prophet (SAW) on his successor

The calamity of denying the pen to the Prophet (SAW)

Some companions who reneged

Some companions who will never see the Prophet (SAW) again

Allah tests His servants

Imam Husayn (as) as an ideal

Fatimah’s (as) elegy on Fadak

On constraint and indulgence

Traditions from a truthful source

Acting without understanding

Similitude of the transitory

Adhering to the Ahlul Bayt

Two types of manly virtues

The master of Arabs

Mahdi (as) will rise after a time of trials & tribulations

The Prophet’s (SAW) last assembly

Ibn Abbas’s address on Khilafah

The two who will be in deep anxiety

"I have not known of an assembly of people worse than you...." said Fatimah (as)

"Keep my cheek on the ground..." the last words of Umar

Earning the promised blessing one has not seen

About the people who apply analogy

Cursed are those who follow analogy

Traits of a religion person

"There is no way, other than my way..." said the Prophet (SAW)

Alms given early morning...

Cleanse and purify your heart before you ask Him

The four of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) virtues

‘Ali (as) forbade initiating the battle

We do not say except that which our Lord, Most High, has said

Die in the state of Taharat and you will die a martyr

‘Ali is my brother, my minister and my successor

What Jabir said about ‘Ali (as)

Umar’s comments about the Prophet’s companions

"My brothers are those who believe in me without ever having seen me" said the Prophet (SAW)

Seek refuge from Allah against the evil of the people of Al-Thatt

Allah helps according to the measure of our intentions

Knowledge precedes ignorance

Those nearest to the Prophet on the Day of Reckoning

Benevolence & Tyranny

Weeping for ones sins

Good deeds blot out evil ones

Obedience to the Imam

Uthman and Banu Umayya

The lonely martyr

Talha and al-Zubair

The first to enter Paradise

Surprise at the heedless

Dying the death of an infidel

Befriending for the sake of Allah

The four virtues of the people of Paradise

The Prophet commanded to reveal virtues of ‘Ali (as)

The Prophet’s prayers for his descendants

The Assasination of Malik al-Ashtar

Imamat, a continued covenant

A recitation to open the eight gates of Paradise

Allah reveals to Musa

Who are those devotees?

‘Ali’s faith and descent

2 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن الزبير الكوفي  إجازة، قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن علي بن الحسن بن فضال، قال: حدثنا علي بن أسباط، عن محمد بن يحيى  أخي مغلس، عن العلاء بن رزين، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أحدهما عليهما السلام: قال: قلت له: إنا نرى الرجل من المخالفين عليكم له عبادة واجتهاد وخشوع، فهل ينفعه ذلك شيئا؟. فقال: يا محمد إنما مثلنا أهل البيت مثل  أهل بيت كانوا في بني إسرائيل، وكان لا يجتهد أحد منهم أربعين ليلة إلا دعا فأجيب، وإن رجلا منهم اجتهد أربعين ليلة ثم دعا فلم يستجب له فأتى عيسى ابن مريم عليه السلام يشكو إليه ما هو فيه، ويسأله الدعاء له. فتطهر عيسى وصلى ثم دعا فأوحى الله إليه: يا عيسى إن عبدي أتاني من غير الباب الذي أوتي منه، إنه دعاني وفي قلبه شك منك، فلو دعاني حتى ينقطع عنقه وتنتثر أنامله  ما استجبت له. فالتفت عيسى عليه السلام فقال: تدعو ربك  وفي قلبك شك من نبيه؟ قال: يا روح الله وكلمته قد كان والله ما قلت، فاسأل الله أن يذهب به عني، فدعا له عيسى عليه السلام، فتقبل الله منه وصار في حد أهل بيته، كذلك نحن أهل البيت لا يقبل الله عمل عبد وهو يشك فينا . 

2. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Zubair al-Kufi reported to me, with permission to report from Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Faddhal, who reported from ‘Ali ibn Asbat who reported from Muhammad ibn Yahya, the brother of Mughallas, from al-Ula ibn Razin, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from one of the two (Imams), peace be upon them, saying that: I told him: "We see a man deeply engrossed in the acts of devotion, humble and trying his best (to please Allah), yet he is opposed to you. Does that benefit him anything?" He said: "O Muhammad, the similitude of us Ahlul Bayt is like that of a household among Banu Israel, of whom whoever strived devotedly for forty nights, his prayer was answered." Among them there was one who strenuously worshipped for forty nights and his prayer went unanswered. So he came to Isa, son of Maryam, peace be upon him, complaining about the situation he was in, and beseeching him to pray for him. So Isa performed ablution, and prayed. Allah revealed unto him: "O Isa, surely, this servant of mine came through a gate other than the one through which I am reached. He prayed while his heart had doubts about you. So, (even) if he called upon me till his neck were severed and his fingers fell apart, I would not answer him." Then Isa approached him and said: "You call upon your Lord while your heart doubts His Prophet?" He said: "O Spirit of Allah, and His word, by Allah, it was like what you said. Now, please pray unto Him to remove that from me." Then Isa prayed (for him) and Allah accepted it from him, and he was again reverted to his household. Similar is the case of us Ahlul Bayt. Allah does not accept the acts of devotion from a servant who doubts about us.

Al-Amālī

Book 1, Chapter 2