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

3 - قال: حدثنا أبو الطيب الحسين بن محمد النحوي قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن  قال: حدثنا أبو حاتم، عن أبي عبيدة قال: كان نابغة الجعدي ممن يتأله في الجاهلية، وأنكر الخمر والسكر، وهجر الأوثان والأزلام، وقال في الجاهلية كلمته التي قال فيها: الحمد لله لا شريك له * من لم يقلها لنفسه ظلما وكان يذكر دين إبراهيم عليه السلام والحنيفية، ويصوم ويستغفر. ويتوقى أشياء لغوا فيها، ووفد على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فقال: أتيت رسول الله إذ جاء بالهدى * ويتلو كتابا كالمجرة  نشرا وجاهدت حتى ما أحس ومن معي * سهيلا إذا ما لاح ثم تغورا  وصرت إلى التقوى ولم أخش كافرا * وكنت من النار المخوفة أزجرا وقال: وكان النابغة علوي الرأي، وخرج بعد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مع أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام إلى صفين، فنزل ليلة فضاق به وهو يقول: قد علم المصران والعراق * إن عليا فحلها العتاق  أبيض جحجاح  له رواق * وأمه غالا بها الصداق أكرم من شد به نطاق * إن الأولى جاروك لا أفاقوا لكم سباق ولهم سباق * قد علمت ذلكم الرفاق سقتم إلى نهج الهدى وساقوا * إلى التي ليس لها عراق في ملة عادتها النفاق 

3. He said: Abu al-Tayyib al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Nahwiy reported to me from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, who reported from Abu Hatim, from Abu Ubaidah who said: Nabighah al-Ja’diy was a monotheist even in the pre-Islamic era, rejecting all wines and intoxicants and avoiding idol worshipping and fortune telling as abominations. And among his statements during the pre-Islamic era is what he said: "All Praise be to Allah, Who has no associate, Whoever does not say so, wrongs himself." He professed the religion of Ibrahim and was Hanif, always praying and fasting, abstaining from things in which people indulged. And he called upon the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and said: "I have come to the messenger of Allah, as he came with guidance; And recites the Book, (the wisdom of which is) spread like a constellation; And I tried my best together with my companions, but failed to see, the Canopus star as it rose and then disappeared; And I have adopted the path of Taqwa, fearing no disbeliever, and have always held back from the fearful fire." He said: Nabighah was inclined towards ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) and after the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, he left to meet Amirul Mu’mineen (as) at the battle of Siffin. He arrived at night and was straitened to see the situation. So he said: "Both the Misrs (i.e. Egypt and Hijaz) and Iraq know well, that ‘Ali is its highborn; He is the brilliant master and of pure nobility, His mother is the one for whom dowry became high; The most honourable among those for whom one may tighten his belt, The others may be your contemporaries but can not excel. They have their own field, and you have your own. And your companions have distinguished them; you have led to the path of true guidance. While they have led to a group where hypocrisy is the way of life."

Al-Amālī

Book 26, Chapter 3