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

8 - قال: أخبرني أبو غالب أحمد بن محمد الزراري رحمه الله قال: أخبرني عمي أبو الحسن علي بن سليمان بن الجهم  قال: حدثنا أبو عبد الله محمد بن خالد الطيالسي قال: حدثنا العلاء بن رزين، عن محمد بن مسلم الثقفي قال: سألت أبا جعفر محمد بن علي عليهما السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: " فأولئك يبدل الله سيئاتهم حسنات وكان الله غفورا رحيما  "؟ فقال عليه السلام: يؤتي بالمؤمن المذنب يوم القيامة حتى يقام بموقف الحساب، فيكون الله تعالى هو الذي يتولى حسابه، لا يطلع على حسابه أحدا من الناس، فيعرفه ذنوبه حتى إذا أقر بسيئاته قال الله عز وجل للكتبة: بدلوها حسنات، وأظهروها للناس، فيقول الناس حينئذ: أما كان لهذا العبد سيئة واحدة؟! ثم يأمر الله [عز وجل] به إلى الجنة، فهذا تأويل الآية، وهي في المذنبين من شيعتنا خاصة. 

8. He said: Abu Ghalib Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Zurari, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from my Uncle Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Sulaiman ibn al-Jahm, who reported from Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Tayyalasi, who reported from al-Ala’ ibn Razin, from Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Thaqafi, who said: I asked Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, about the verse (in Qur’an): ’Those Allah will change their evil deeds into good deeds. Allah is ever all-Forgiving, Merciful.’ (25:70) He said: "A believer who will be a sinner will be brought on the Day of Reckoning, and made to stand for accounting. And Allah (Himself) will be in charge of his reckoning, and no other men will know about his reckoning. Then Allah will show him his sins, till when he will confirm his evil deeds, then Allah will command the recorders: ’Change them into good deeds, and display them to the people.’ Then the people will ask: ’Did this slave not have even single lapse?’ Then Allah will order him to Paradise. This is the true meaning of the verse, and it is especially for the sinners among our Shi’ahs."

Al-Amālī

Book 35, Chapter 8