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 الحسن أحمد بن محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الريان بن الصلت قال: سمعت الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام يدعو بكلمات فحفظتها عنه، فما دعوت بها في شدة إلا فرج الله عني، وهي: " اللهم أنت ثقتي في كل كرب ، وأنت رجائي في كل شديدة ، وأنت لي في كل أمر نزل بي ثقة وعدة ، كم من كرب يضعف فيه الفؤاد، وتقل فيه الحيلة، وتعيي فيه الأمور، ويخذل فيه القريب والبعيد والصديق ، ويشمت فيه العدو، أنزلته بك، وشكوته إليك راغبا إليك فيه عمن سواك ففرجته وكشفته وكفيتنيه، فأنت ولي كل نعمة، وصاحب كل حاجة، ومنتهى كل رغبة. فلك الحمد كثيرا، ولك المن فاضلا، بنعمتك تتم الصالحات، يا معروفا بالمعروف  معروف، ويا من هو بالمعروف موصوف، أنلني من معروفك معروفا تغنيني به عن معروف من سواك، برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين ". 

4. He said: Abul Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Waleed reported to me from his father, from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Ja’ffar, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from al-Rayyan ibn al-Swalt who said: I heard al-Ridha ‘Ali ibn Musa invoking a prayer, so I memorized it from him. And whenever I invoked it during hardship, Allah relieved me. It is: "O Allah! You are my Trust in every distress, and You are my Hope in every hardship; And in all that befalls me, You are my Trust and my Shelter; How much of grief that weakens the heart, and has but little way of escape, and when the affairs lack any remedy, When the near ones and the distant ones, and the friends let me down, and the enemies taunt, I came unto You and complained to You, inclined to You beside all others, And You dispelled the grief and relieved the affliction, and became Sufficient for me, So You are the Provider of all bounties, and the Source for all needs, and the Final Refuge for every desire. So, for You is abundant praise, and to You belongs the plentiful favour. With Your blessings, all righteousness is fulfilled. O One who is known for His Grace, and the One praised for His Grace, bless me with the Grace which would enable me to dispense with kindness from others, I beseech Your mercy, O Most Merciful."

Al-Amālī

Book 32, Chapter 4