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

6 - قال: حدثنا أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن بابويه رحمه الله قال: حدثني محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعد آبادي، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن غير واحد من أصحابه، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي قال: حدثني من حضر عبد الملك ابن مروان وهو يخطب الناس بمكة، فلما صار إلى موضع العظة من خطبته قام إليه رجل فقال: مهلا مهلا، إنكم تأمرون ولا تأتمرون، وتنهون ولا تنتهون، وتعظون ولا تتعظون، أفاقتداء بسيرتكم؟ أم طاعة لأمركم؟ فإن قلتم: اقتدوا بسيرتنا فكيف نقتدي بسيرة الظالمين؟ وما الحجة في اتباع المجرمين الذين اتخذوا مال الله دولا، وجعلوا عباد الله خولا، وإن قلتم: أطيعوا أمرنا واقبلوا نصحنا، فكيف ينصح غيره من يغش نفسه؟ أم كيف تجب طاعة من لم تثبت له عدالة. وإن قلتم: خذوا الحكمة من حيث وجدتموها، واقبلوا العظة ممن سمعتموها، فلعل فينا من هو أفصح بصنوف العظات، وأعرف بوجوه اللغات منكم، فزحزحوا عنها، أطلقوا أقفالها، وخلوا سبيلها، ينتدب  لها الذين شردتموهم في البلاد، ونقلتموهم عن مستقرهم إلى كل واد، فوالله ما قلدناكم أزمة أمورنا، وحكمناكم في أبداننا وأموالنا وأدياننا لتسيروا فيها بسيرة الجبارين، غير أنا نصبر [أنفسنا]  لاستيفاء المدة، وبلوغ الغاية، وتمام المحنة، ولكل قائل منكم يوم لا يعدوه، وكتاب لا بد أن يتلوه ، لا يغادر صغيرة ولا كبيرة إلا أحصاها " وسيعلم الذين ظلموا أي منقلب ينقلبون  ". قال: فقام إليه بعض أصحاب المسالح فقبض عليه، وكان ذلك آخر عهدنا به، ولا ندري ما كانت حاله. 

6. He said: Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Babawayh, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil, who reported from ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa’dabadi, from Ahmad ibn Abu Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammad ibn Abu Umair, from more than one of his companions, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, who reported from one who was present when Abdul Malik ibn Marwan rose to address the people in Makkah. When he began the part of admonition during his sermon, a man stood up and said: "Wait, wait! You are from those who preach, but do not follow, you forbid but do not refrain from what you forbid. You admonish but take no lesson from your admonition. Can your example be emulated? Can your orders be obeyed? If you ask us to follow your example, how can we follow the example of the oppressors? And what is the justification for following the culprits who have usurped the wealth of Allah for their state, and have turned the slaves of Allah as their own slaves? And if you say: ’Obey our orders and accept our advice’, how can one advise others when one deceives oneself, and how can obedience to the unjust be obligatory?’ And if you say: ’Take the (words of) wisdom wherever you find them, and accept the admonitions from whoever you hear them’, then perhaps there are among us more eloquent in the types of admonitions, and more acquainted with the uses of language than you are. So, remove yourselves from it, open up its locks and leave the way open, so that those whom you have scattered in the country, and transferred them from their abode to several places, may take the charge. By Allah, we did not give you the reins of our affairs, and did not give you authority over ourselves, our wealth and our faith so that you may act in the manner of despots; except that we force ourselves to endure till the time comes, and the end is achieved, and the suffering is over. For everyone of you there is a day he cannot escape and a book of record he must read; a record that does not leave anything small or big without counting it. ’And those who do wrong shall soon come to know what punishment awaits them.’ (26:227)." He said: Then some armed men arrested him. That was the last time we saw him, and we do not know what was meted out to him!

Al-Amālī

Book 33, Chapter 6