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

5 - قال أخبرني أبو الطيب الحسين بن محمد النحوي التمار قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن، قال: حدثنا أبو نعيم، قال: حدثنا صالح بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا هشام ، عن أبي مخنف، عن الأعمش، عن أبي إسحاق السبيعي، عن الأصبغ ابن نباتة رحمه الله قال: قال: إن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام خطب ذات يوم، فحمد الله وأنثى عليه وصلى على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ثم قال: أيها الناس اسمعوا مقالتي، وعوا كلامي، إن الخيلاء من التجبر، والنخوة من التكبر ، وإن الشيطان عدو حاضر يعدكم الباطل، إلا إن المسلم أخو المسلم، فلا تنابزوا، ولا تخاذلوا ، فإن شرايع الدين واحدة، وسبله قاصدة، من أخذ بها لحق، ومن تركها مرق ، ومن فارقها محق. ليس المسلم بالخائن إذا ائتمن، ولا بالمخلف إذا وعد، ولا بالكذوب إذا نطق. نحن أهل بيت الرحمة، وقولنا الحق، وفعلنا القسط، ومنا خاتم النبيين، وفينا قادة الإسلام وأمناء الكتاب، ندعوكم إلى الله ورسوله وإلى جهاد عدوه، والشدة في أمره، وابتغاء رضوانه ، وإلى إقام الصلاة، و إيتاء الزكاة، وحج البيت، وصيام شهر رمضان، وتوفير الفئ لأهله. ألا وإن أعجب العجب أن معاوية بن أبي سفيان الأموي وعمرو بن العاص السهمي يحرضان الناس على طلب دم ابن عمهما ، وإني والله لم أخالف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قط ولم أعصه في أمر قط، أقيه بنفسي في المواطن التي تنكص فيها الأبطال، وترعد منها الفرائص بقوة أكرمني الله بها، فله الحمد، ولقد قبض النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وإن رأسه لفي حجري، ولقد وليت غسله بيدي، تقلبه الملائكة المقربون معي، وأيم الله ما اختلفت أمة بعد نبيها إلا ظهر باطلها على حقها إلا ما شاء الله. قال: فقام عمار بن ياسر رضي الله عنه فقال: أما أمير المؤمنين فقد أعلمكم أن الأمة لم تستقم عليه، فتفرق الناس وقد نفذت بصائرهم. 

5. He said: Abu al-Tayyib al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Nahwi al-Tammar reported to me from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, who reported from Abu Naeem, who reported from Saleh ibn Abdillah, who reported from Hisham, from Abu Mikhnaf, from A’amash, from Abu Ishaq al-Sabi’ee, from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah, may Allah bless him with mercy, who said: One day Amirul Mu’mineen, peace be upon him, addressed the people and praised Allah, and lauded His glory, and invoked His blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny. Then he said: "O people, listen to what I have to say and assimilate my speech! Snobbery and vanity is a kind of tyranny and self-conceit is a type of arrogance! And Satan is an ever-present enemy, promising you delusion. Be it clear to you that a Muslim is a brother to his fellow Muslim. So do not defame each other and do not betray each other! Surely, the laws of Religion (Islam) are all one, and its ways all head for one goal. He who follows it reaches, and he who abandons it falls, and he who forsakes it is destroyed. When a Muslim is entrusted with something, he never acts dishonestly; and when he promises, he does not break it and when he speaks, he never lies. We are the inmates of mercy; our speech is truth, our acts just. And from us is the last of the Prophets and from among us are the leaders of Islam and the custodians of the Holy Book. We call you unto Allah and His Prophet and to confront His enemies, to struggle strenuously in His affairs and to seek His pleasure. And we invite you to establishing the daily prayers, giving alms, performing the pilgrimage to the sacred House, fasting during the month of Ramadhan and to hasten payment from the surplus of the spoils of war to its rightful owner. Be it known that it is most surprising to see Mu’awiyah, son of Abu Sufyan al-Umawi and Amru ibn al-Aas al-Sahmi, inciting people to avenge for the blood of their cousin (i.e. Uthman ibn Affan). While I say, with Allah as my witness, that I never acted against the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, and I never disobeyed him in any matter. I protected him with my soul in situations when the valiants turned on their heels, and writhed with fear. I did it with the might bestowed upon me by Allah and all praise is for Him. And the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) departed from this world, with his head on my laps, and I arranged to wash him with my hands while the noble angels helped me to turn him sideways. And I swear by the name of Allah, falsehood became manifest against truth in the dispute which arose among the Ummah after its Prophet’s death - except that which Allah Wills." He said: Then Ammar ibn Yasir, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and said: "But Amirul Mu’mineen has clearly intimated to you that the Ummah will not remain steadfast for him." Then people dispersed with their eyes opened.

Al-Amālī

Book 27, Chapter 5