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: أخبرنا أبو بكر محمد بن عمر الجعابي قال: حدثنا أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد الهمداني قال: حدثنا أبو عوانة موسى بن يوسف القطان الكوفي قال: حدثنا محمد بن سليمان المقري الكندي، عن عبد الصمد بن علي النوفلي، عن أبي إسحاق السبيعي، عن الأصبغ بن نباتة العبدي قال: لما ضرب ابن ملجم أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام غدونا عليه نفر من أصحابنا أنا، والحارث ، وسويد بن غفلة، وجماعة معنا، فقعدنا على الباب، فسمعنا البكاء فبكينا، فخرج إلينا الحسن بن علي عليهما السلام فقال: يقول لكم أمير المؤمنين: انصرفوا إلى منازلكم، فانصرف القوم غيري، واشتد البكاء من منزله، فبكيت، فخرج الحسن عليه السلام فقال: ألم أقل لكم انصرفوا؟! فقلت: لا والله يا ابن رسول الله ما تتابعني نفسي، ولا تحملني رجلي أن أنصرف حتى أرى أمير المؤمنين صلوات الله عليه. قال: فتلبث، فدخل، ولم يلبث أن خرج، فقال لي: ادخل، فدخلت على أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فإذا هو مستند معصوب الرأس بعمامة صفراء، قد نزف  واصفر وجهه، ما أدري وجهه أصفر أو العمامة، فأكببت عليه، فقبلته و بكيت، فقال لي: لا تبك يا أصبغ، فإنها والله الجنة، فقلت له: جعلت فداك إني أعلم والله أنك تصير إلى الجنة، وإنما أبكي لفقداني إياك يا أمير المؤمنين، جعلت فداك حدثني بحديث سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فإني أراني لا أسمع منك حديثا بعد يومي هذا أبدا. فقال: نعم يا أصبغ، دعاني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يوما فقال لي: يا علي انطلق حتى تأتي مسجدي، ثم تصعد على منبري، ثم تدعو الناس إليك، فتحمد الله عز وجل وتثني عليه، وتصلي علي صلاة كثيرة، ثم تقول: أيها الناس! إني رسول الله إليكم، وهو يقول لكم: [ألا] إن لعنة الله ولعنة ملائكته المقربين وأنبيائه المرسلين ولعنتي على من انتمى إلى غير أبيه  أو ادعى إلى غير مواليه، أو ظلم أجيرا أجره. فأتيت مسجده، وصعدت منبره، فلما رأتني قريش ومن كان في المسجد أقبلوا نحوي، فحمدت الله، وأثنيت عليه وصليت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم صلاة كثيرة، ثم قلت: أيها الناس إني رسول رسول الله إليكم، وهو يقول لكم: ألا إن لعنة الله ولعنة ملائكته المقربين وأنبيائه المرسلين ولعنتي على من انتمى إلى غير أبيه، أو ادعى إلى غير مواليه، أو ظلم أجيرا أجره. قال: فلم يتكلم أحد من القوم إلا عمر بن الخطاب فإنه قال: قد أبلغت 22 يا أبا الحسن ولكنك جئت بكلام غير مفسر، فقلت: أبلغ [ذلك] رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فرجعت إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فأخبرته الخبر، فقال: ارجع إلى مسجدي حتى تصعد منبري، فأحمد الله، واثن عليه، وصل علي، ثم قل: أيها الناس ما كنا لنجيئكم  بشئ إلا وعندنا تأويله وتفسيره، ألا وإني أنا أبوكم، ألا وإني أنا مولاكم، ألا وإني أنا أجيركم. 

3. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad Saeed al-Hamdani, who reported from Abu Awanah Musa ibn Yusuf al-Qattan al-Kufi, who reported from Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al-Muqri al-Kindi, from Abd al-Samad ibn ‘Ali al-Nawfili, from Abu Ishaq al-Sabeei’, from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah al-Abdi, who said: When Ibn Muljam hit the fatal blow to Amirul Mu’mineen, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, we passed by him in the morning, myself and al-Harith and Swaid ibn Ghaflah and other friends. We stopped at the door and just as we heard the weeping, we wept also. So al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, came to us and said: "Amirul Mu’mineen requests you to return to your homes." So all except myself, departed. Again there was intense wailing from inside the house, and I wept also. Hasan, peace be upon him, came out again and said: "Did I not ask you to leave?" I said: "By Allah, O son of the Prophet of Allah, my heart does not allow me to go, and my feet refuse to carry me, till I see Amirul Mu’mineen, may Allah bless him." He said: Then he (i.e. al-Hasan) paused and entered. And soon after, he came out allowing me to enter. As I entered, I saw Amirul Mu’mineen sitting with support, with a yellow headband tied round his head, drained of blood and his face pale. I could not discern which one was more yellow, his face or the headband. So I fell over him, kissed him and kept on crying. He said: "Do not cry O Asbagh, for it is my way to Paradise." So I said to him: "May I be your ransom, I know full well that you are proceeding to Paradise. I weep because I will terribly miss you, O Amirul Mu’mineen! May I be your ransom, please narrate to me a tradition which you heard from the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, for I fear that I might never chance to hear from you anything after this day." He said: "Yes, O Asbagh. Once the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, called me and said: ’O ‘Ali, go to my mosque, climb the pulpit and summon the people to gather before you. Then, after praising Allah, Most High, and lauding Him, and invoking abundant blessing upon me, say: ’O People! I am a messenger from the messenger of Allah to you. And he says: Curse from Allah, His honoured angels and His Prophets, and from me befall him who attributes himself to anyone other than his father, or who acts against his masters, or who unjustly usurps the right of his employee (or a person he has hired for work).’ So I went to his mosque, climbed upon the pulpit, when the Quraish and others present in the mosque saw me, they drew closer to me. I praised Allah and glorified him, invoked abundant blessings upon the Prophet and then said: "O people! I am a messenger from the messenger of Allah, to you. And he says to you: ’Curse from Allah, His honoured angels and His Prophets and from me befall him who attributes himself to anyone other than his father, or who acts against his masters, or who unjustly usurps the right of his employee (or a person he has hired for work)." He said: No one from the people spoke anything, except Umar ibn al-Khattab, who said: "O Abul Hasan, you have indeed conveyed, but you have come up with a statement which is not clear." I said: "I will convey your response to the Prophet." So I returned and informed the Prophet. He said: Go back to my mosque, climb my pulpit, praise and glorify Allah and invoke His blessings upon me and then say: "O people! We do not come to you with anything unless we have its explanation. So be it known, I am the father, and I am your master, and I am the one employed (by Allah) for you."

Al-Amālī

Book 42, Chapter 3