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

4 - قال: أخبرني أبو عبيد الله محمد بن عمران المرزباني ، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين الجوهري قال: حدثنا علي بن سليمان، قال: أخبرنا الزبير بن بكار قال: أخبرني علي بن صالح قال: حدثني عبد الله بن مصعب، عن أبيه قال: حضر عبد الله بن عباس مجلس معاوية بن أبي سفيان، فأقبل عليه معاوية فقال: يا ابن عباس إنكم تريدون أن تحرزوا الإمامة كما اختصصتم بالنبوة؟! والله لا يجتمعان أبدا، إن حجتكم في الخلافة مشتبهة على الناس، إنكم تقولون: نحن أهل بيت النبي [ص] فما بال خلافة النبوة في غيرنا؟ وهذه شبهة لأنها تشبه الحق وبها مسحة من العدل، وليس الأمر كما تظنون، إن الخلافة تتقلب  في أحياء قريش برضى العامة وشورى الخاصة، ولسنا نجد الناس يقولون: ليت بني هاشم ولونا، ولو ولونا كان خيرا لنا في دنيانا وأخرانا. ولو كنتم زهدتم فيها أمس كما تقولون ما قاتلتم عليها اليوم، و والله لو ملكتموها يا بني هاشم لما كانت ريح عاد ولا صاعقة ثمود بأهلك للناس منكم. فقال ابن عباس رحمه الله: أما قولك يا معاوية: إنا نحتج بالنبوة في استحقاق الخلافة فهو والله كذلك، فإن لم يستحق الخلافة بالنبوة فبم يستحق  وأما قولك: إن الخلافة والنبوة لا يجتمعان لأحد، فأين قول الله عز وجل: " أم يحسدون الناس على ما آتاهم الله من فضله فقد آتينا آل إبراهيم الكتاب والحكمة وآتيناهم ملكا عظيما "  فالكتاب هو النبوة، والحكمة هي السنة، والملك هو الخلافة، فنحن آل إبراهيم، والحكم بذلك جار فينا إلى يوم القيامة. وأما دعواك على حجتنا أنها مشتبهة، فليس كذلك، وحجتنا أضوء من الشمس، وأنور من القمر، كتاب الله معنا وسنة نبيه صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فينا، وإنك لتعلم ذلك ولكن ثنى عطفك وصعرك  قتلنا أخاك وجدك وخالك وعمك، فلا تبك على أعظم حائلة، وأرواح في النار هالكة، ولا تغضبوا لدماء أراقها الشرك، وأحلها الكفر، ووضعها الدين. وأما ترك تقديم الناس لنا فيما خلا، وعدولهم عن الاجماع علينا ، فما حرموا منا أعظم مما حرمنا منهم، وكل أمر إذا حصل حاصله ثبت حقه وزال باطله. وأما افتخارك بالملك الزائل الذي توصلت إليه بالمحال الباطل، فقد ملك فرعون من قبلك فأهلكه الله. وما تملكون يوما يا بني أمية إلا ونملك بعدكم يومين، ولا شهرا إلا ملكنا شهرين، ولا حولا إلا ملكنا حولين. وأما قولك: إنا لو ملكنا كان ملكنا أهلك للناس من ريح عاد و صاعقة ثمود ، فقول الله يكذبك في ذلك قال الله عز وجل: " وما أرسلناك إلا رحمة للعالمين "  فنحن أهل بيته الأدنون [ورحمة الله خلقه كرحمته بنبيه خلقه]  ظاهر، والعذاب بتملكك رقاب المسلمين ظاهر للعيان، و سيكون من بعدك تملك ولدك وولد أبيك أهلك للخلق من الريح العقيم، ثم ينتقم الله بأوليائه ويكون العاقبة للمتقين . 

4. He said: Abu Ubaiydillah Muhammad ibn Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Jawhaeri, who reported from ‘Ali ibn Sulaiman who reported from al-Zubair ibn Bakkaar, who reported from ‘Ali ibn Swaleh, who reported from Abdullah ibn Mas’ab, from his father that Abdullah ibn Abbas called upon Mua’wiya ibn Abi Sufyan, who welcomed him, and then said: "O Ibn Abbas, you people wish to restrict Imamat (to yourselves) the way you have been privileged with Prophethood? By Allah, these two will never go together. Your argument about the Caliphate has put people in doubt. You say: ’We are Ahlul Bayt of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, then why should the succession to the Prophethood be outside us?’ This creates suspicion, for it has a semblance of truth, and a touch of justice. But things are not the way you imagine. The Caliphate has to rotate in various tribes of Quraish according to the general will of the public and the consultation of the selected ones. And we do not find people saying: ’We wish we were ruled by Banu Hashim, for if they did, we would have been better off here and hereinfter.’ And if you had stayed away from it yesterday the way you claim, you would have fought for it today. And By Allah, if you had acquired the rulership, O Banu Hashim, then the ill wind of A’d and the thunderbolt of Thamood would not have been worse killer of men than you." So Ibn Abbas replied (May Allah bless him with mercy): "O Mu’awiya, when you said that we base our argument on the Prophethood to prove our eligibility for Caliphate, then, by Allah, it is of course as you say. For if the Prophethood does not provide eligibility to the succession (Caliphate), what else does? And when you say that Caliphate and Prophethood do not combine for anyone, then what would say about the verse in which Allah, Most High, Says: ’Do they envy the people for the bounty that Allah has given them by His Grace. Yet We gave the family of Ibrahim the Book, and the Wisdom and We gave them a mighty sovereignty.’ (al-Nisa, 4:54) So, the Book is the Prophethood, the Wisdom is the Sunnah, the Traditions of the Prophet, and the sovereignty is the Caliphate. And we are the descendants of Ibrahim, and that is why the order remains applicable for us till the Day of Judgement. As for your claim that our arguments are dubious, then that is not true. Our arguments are brighter than the sun, and more luminous than the moon. The Book of Allah is with us, and the Traditions of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, are within us. And you know that very well, but pride makes you turn away; and you hold your head in haughtiness because we killed your brother, your grandfather, your maternal uncle and your father’s brother. Well, do not shed tears over the rotten bones, and upon the souls which are perished in hell-fire; and do not be vengeful for the blood spilled in the way of polytheism, made lawful by unbelief, and is debased by the religion (Islam). And as for the people who refused to give us preference and turned away from granting us their consensus, be it clear that what they have lost from us is greater than what we have lost from them! In every matter, the truth is established and the untruth is dispelled when the result is obtained. And as for your pride in this transitory kingdom to which you have ascended by trickery, (remember that even) Pharaoh had such kingdom before you, and Allah destroyed him. O Banu Umayya, what you hold under rule for a day, we may hold it for two days after you; and what you have for a month, we may have it for two months, and if for a year, then we may hold it for two years. And when you said that if we were the authority, our rule would have been a worse killer of men than the ill wind of A’d and the thunderbolt of Thamood, that statement has been belied by Allah, the Most High, in the Qur’an: ’And We did not send you but as a mercy to all beings.’ (al-Anbiya, 21:107) As we are the nearest inmates of the Prophet’s household, our mercy over the creatures of Allah is evident; and the torment of your kingdom over the people is there for everyone to see. And after you have gone, the kingdom will be in the hands of your son and your brothers - and that will be a worse killer of people than the fatal wind. Then Allah will avenge through His devotees, and the final success is for the pious."

Al-Amālī

Book 2, Chapter 4