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

7 - قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن علي بن مالك النحوي قال: حدثنا محمد بن الفضل قال: حدثنا أبو عبد الله محمد بن أحمد بن إبراهيم الكاتب قال: حدثنا يموت بن المزرع  قال: حدثنا عيسى بن إسماعيل قال: حدثنا الأصمعي قال: حدثنا عيسى بن عمر قال: كان ذو الرمة الشاعر  يذهب إلى النفي في الأفعال، وكان رؤبة بن العجاج  يذهب إلى الاثبات فيها، فاجتمعا في يوم من أيامهما عند بلال بن أبي بردة وهو والي البصرة، وبلال يعرف ما بينهما من الخلاف، فحضهما على المناظرة فقال رؤبة: والله ما يفحص طايرا أفحوصا، ولا يقرمص سبع قرموصا  إلا كان ذلك بقضاء الله وقدره. فقال له ذو الرمة: والله ما أذن الله للذئب أن يأخذ حلوبة عالة عيائل ضرائك . فقال له رؤبة: أفبمشيئته أخذها أم بمشيئة الله؟ فقال: ذو الرمة: بل بمشيئته وإرادته. فقال رؤبة: هذا والله الكذب على الذئب ! فقال ذو الرمة: والله الكذب على الذئب أهون من الكذب على رب الذئب . فقال : وأنشدني أبو الحسن علي بن مالك النحوي في أثر هذا الحديث لمحمود الوراق: أعاذل  لم آت الذنوب على جهل * ولا أنها من فعل غيري ولا فعلي ولا جرأة مني على الله جئتها * ولا أن جهلي لا يحيط به عقلي ولكن يحسن الظن مني بعفو من * تفرد بالصنع الجميل وبالفضل فإن صدق الظن الذي قد ظننته * ففي فضله ما صدق الظن من مثلي وإن نالني منه العقاب فإنما * أتيت من الإنصاف في الحكم والعدل 

7. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Malik al-Nahwi reported to me from Muhammad ibn al-Fadhl, who reported from Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Katib who reported from Yamoot ibn al-Muzarra’, who reported from Isa ibn Ismail who reported from Al-Asma’ee who reported from Isa ibn Amru that Dhur Rummah, the poet, believed that there was no divine intervention in the acts. And Ibn al-Ajjaj believed otherwise. One day, they were together at the governor of Basrah, Bilal ibn Abi Bardah, who knew of the difference in their beliefs, so he instigated a debate between them. Ro’bah (i.e. Ibn al-Ajjaj) said: "By Allah, a bird does not find out its nesting place and a predator does not find its victim’s hiding place, except by that which has been destined by Allah." So, Dhur Rummah replied him:"By Allah, it is not Allah Who guides a wolf to run away with a poor, afflicted man’s milker." Ro’bah said: "Then, did the wolf snatch it away by the will of Allah or by its own will?" Dhur Rummah said: "Of course, (the wolf snatched it away) by its own will and desire." Ro’bah said: "That, By Allah, is a lie imputed against the wolf." Dhur Rummah retorted: "By Allah, imputing a lie against the wolf is lesser (evil) than imputing a lie against the Creator of the wolf." He (i.e. Sheikh al-Mufid) said: Then Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Malik al-Nahwi recited for me the verses by Mahmood al-Warraq, following the above narration: "I am censured (because) I did not commit sins by ignorance, Nor were they the doing of the other, nor mine, And I did not do so because of my insolence towards Allah, Nor because my sensitivity did not get the better of my ignorance, I committed them with favourable expectation of the forgiveness, From the One Who is peerless in His graces and favours, So, if my good expectations are confirmed by Him, Then in that grace is included everyone like me, And if He subjects me to the chastisement, Then that has come to me by way of justice."

Al-Amālī

Book 12, Chapter 7