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

1 - قال: حدثني أحمد بن محمد، عن أبيه محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد القمي عن محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن الحسين بن سعيد الأهوازي، عن النضر بن سويد، وابن أبي نجران جميعا، عن عاصم ، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر صلوات الله عليهما إنه قال: إن أبا ذر - رحمه الله - كان يقول: يا مبتغي العلم كأن شيئا من الدنيا لم يكن شيئا إلا عملا ينفع خيره، ويضر شره إلا من رحم الله. يا مبتغي العلم لا يشغلك أهل ولا مال عن نفسك، أنت يوم تفارقهم كضيف بت فيهم ثم غدوت من عندهم إلى غيرهم، والدنيا والآخرة كمنزل نزلته ثم عدلت عنه إلى غيره، وما بين الموت والبعث إلا كنومة نمتها ثم استيقظت منها. يا مبتغي العلم قدم لمقامك بين يدي الله فإنك مرتهن بعملك، وكما تدين تدان. يا مبتغي العلم صل قبل أن لا تقدر على ليل ولا نهار تصلي فيه، إنما مثل الصلاة لصاحبها بإذن كمثل رجل دخل على سلطان فأنصت له حتى فرغ من حاجته، كذلك المرء المسلم ما دام في صلاته لم يزل الله ينظر إليه حتى يفرغ من صلاته. يا مبتغي العلم تصدق قبل ألا تقدر أن تعطي شيئا ولا تمنع منه، إنما مثل الصدقة لصاحبها كمثل رجل طلبه القوم بدم فقال: لا تقتلوني واضربوا لي أجلا لأسعى في مرضاتكم، كذلك المرء المسلم بإذن الله، كلما تصدق بصدقة حل عقدة من رقبته  حتى يتوفى الله أقواما وقد رضي عنهم، ومن رضي الله عنه فقد عتق من النار. يا مبتغي العلم إن قلبا ليس فيه من الحق شئ كالبيت الخراب الذي لا عامر له. يا مبتغي العلم إن هذا اللسان مفتاح خير ومفتاح شر فاختم على فمك  كما تختم على ذهبك وورقك. يا مبتغي العلم إن هذه الأمثال ضربها الله للناس، وما يعقلها إلا العالمون. 

1. He said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad reported to me from his father Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Walid al-Qummi, from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, from al-Abbas ibn Ma’roof, from ‘Ali ibn Mahzyar from al-Husayn ibn Saeed al-Ahwazi, from al-Nadhr ibn Suwaid and Ibn Abi Najran together, from Asim from Abu Baseer from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir, may Allah bless them both, that Abu Dharr, may Allah bless him with mercy, used to say: "O Seeker of knowledge! Nothing in this world is worthy of mention except an act which, if good, benefits others, and if bad, harms others, except those who Allah saves with mercy. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Do not allow family and possessions to occupy you against yourself. For one day, you will depart from them, like a guest who stayed with them overnight and left during the day for others. And this world and the next are like a station where you alight, and then move towards the next. The time span between death and resurrection is like a brief sleep, from which you will wake up. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Send beforehand to establish a status in the eyes of Allah, for you are indeed mortgaged against your deeds. What you sow, so shall you reap. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Say your daily prayers, before such days and nights arrive when you are unable to pray! The example of the daily prayers is that of a person who calls upon a benign monarch, who patiently listens to his needs till he has finished. So is a Muslim in his prayers that Allah grants His attention to him till he finishes his prayers. ’O Seeker of knowledge! Give in charity before you arrive at a situation where you can neither give nor prevent. The example of one who gives charity and alms is like a person wanted for having killed and then he implores: ’Do not kill me, and grant me a prescribed time during which I may toil to please you.’ So is for a Muslim, with the permission of Allah! Every time he gives in charity, a knot around his neck is undone; thus, Allah saves people, having been pleased with them. And when Allah is pleased with someone, He frees him from hellfire. ’O Seeker of knowledge! A heart which has no Truth in it, is like a ruined house which has no restorer. ’O Seeker of knowledge! This tongue is indeed a key of good and a key of evil. So set a seal on your mouth, the way you set a seal on your gold and on your papers. ’O Seeker of knowledge! These are the examples Allah has set forth for people and none can understand them but the learned ones."

Al-Amālī

Book 23, Chapter 1