The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made

The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made (additional)

The Clay from which the Believers and Unbelievers are made (additional)

The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord

How They Answered While They Were as Small Particles

Creation of the Creatures with Belief in Oneness of Allah in Their Nature

Believers as Offspring of Unbelievers

When Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, Wills to Create a Believer

The Coloring (referred to in the Holy Quran) Is Islam

Serenity Is Belief

Purely Sincere

On the Shari’ a (System of Laws)

The Fundamentals of Islam

Islam Is to Spare Lives (and to Keep the Trust) But Reward Comes From Belief

Belief Is Inclusive of Islam but Islam Is Not Inclusive of Belief

Another Chapter on the Same Issue That Islam Is Before Belief

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Belief Spreads In all Parts of the Body

Advancement in Belief

Degrees of Belief

Degrees of Belief (Additional)

Description of Islam

Qualities of a Believer

Description of Belief

Superiority of Belief over Islam and Certainty over Belief

The Essence of Belief and Certainty

Contemplation (Thinking)

The Noble Qualities (of Man)

Excellence of Certainty

To Agree With the Decision (of Allah)

Leaving It to Allah to Be the Person in Charge of Affairs, and Having Trust in Him

Fear and Hope

Hopefulness Toward Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy

To Profess One ’s Shortcomings

Obedience and Piety

Restraint from Worldly Matters (Sins)

Chastity

Abstaining From Unlawful Matters

Fulfilling Obligations

Balanced and Continuous Good Deeds

The Worship

The Intention

Part of Previous Chapter

Moderation in Worship

One Who Has Learned to Receive Rewards from His Lord for a Certain Deed

Patience

Gratitude and Thankfulness

Excellence in Moral Behaviors

Delightful Appearance

Truthfulness and Trust

Bashfulness

Forgiveness

Suppressing one ’s Anger

Forbearance

Silence and Controlling the Tongue

Gentleness in Dealings

Friendliness

Humbleness

Love for the Sake of Allah and Hate for the Sake of Allah

Condemnation of Worldly Matters and Abstaining Thereby

Additional Ahadith on the Above Subject

Contentment

Adequacy

Promptness in Good Deeds

Fairness and Justice

Independence from People

Good Relation with Relatives

Kindness to Parents

Concern for the Affairs of the Muslims, Giving Them Good Advice and to Benefit Them

High Regards for the Elderly

The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood

The Rights of One Who Accepts the Belief and Then Severs Away

Brotherhood in Belief is not Due to Religion it only is a Way of Recognition

The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights

Compassion and Leniency

Visiting Brothers (in belief)

Greeting with Handshake

Holding in One ’s Arm

Kissing

Speak of and Remember the Brothers (in belief)

To Please the Believers

Assisting a Believer in his Needs

Endeavor to help a Believer

Relief for the Suffering of a Believer

Providing Food for a Believer

Providing Clothes for a Believer

To Show Kindness to and Honor a Believer

In the Sen’ice of Believing People

Giving Good Advice to the Believers

Improving Good Relations Among People

To Revive the Believer

Inviting one ’s Own People to Belief

Not to Invite People to Belief

Allah Grants Religion only to Whomever He Loves

Sound Religion

Al-Taqiyyah, Guarding and Cautiousness

Silence and Restraint against Publicity

A Believer’s Signs and Qualities

The Rarity of Believers

1ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ وَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ مُؤْمِنٍ حِجَابٌ ضَرَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ سُورٍ مَا بَيْنَ السُّورِ إِلَى السُّورِ مَسِيرَةُ أَلْفِ عَامٍ‏.

1. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from Ahmad ibn al-Husayn from his father from Isma’il ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of al-Rida (a.s.) and he stated to me as follows: ‘O Muhammad, in the time of the children of Israel there were four believing people. One of them once went to the house where the other three had gathered together for a meeting on a certain issue among them. He knocked the door and a slave came to him. He then asked, ‘Where is your master?’ The slave replied, ‘He is not home.’ The man returned back and the slave went inside. His master asked, ‘Who was at the door?’ The slave replied, ‘It was so and so and I told him that you were not home.’ He remained quiet without regretting or blaming the slave for his false reply, nor did the other two show any concern for the return of their friend from the door and they continued talking. Next morning the man (their friend) came to the door very early and met the other three when they were leaving to go to a certain property that belonged to one of them. He offered them his greeting of peace and said, ‘I also want to come with you.’ They agreed but did not apologize to him for their attitude the day before. The man was needy or weak. On a certain part of the way a piece of cloud appeared over their heads with shadows and they thought it might rain. They began to move faster. When the cloud reached exactly over their heads an announcer announced from the cloud, ‘O fire, strike them. I am Jibril (Gabriel), the Messenger of Allah. ’ Suddenly, fire from the cloud snatched the three away and the man remained frightened and astonished for what had happened to the other people. He did not know the reason. He came to the city and met Yusha’ ibn Nun (peace be upon him). He explained to him what he had seen and heard. Yusha’ asked, ‘Did you not know that Allah had become angry with them, after that He was happy with them? It was because of the way they behaved toward you.’ He asked, ‘What had they done to me?’ Yusha’ informed him of their behavior and the man said, ‘I, however, am ready to forgive them.’ Yusha’ said, ‘Had this happened before it could have benefited them but now it does not benefit them and perhaps it may benefit them afterwards.’” 

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُمْهُورٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ الرِّضَا (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) فَقَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي زَمَنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَرْبَعَةُ نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَتَى وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمُ الثَّلاثَةَ وَهُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي مَنْزِلِ أَحَدِهِمْ فِي مُنَاظَرَةٍ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَرَعَ الْبَابَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ الْغُلامُ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ مَوْلاكَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ وَدَخَلَ الْغُلامُ إِلَى مَوْلاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ كَانَ الَّذِي قَرَعَ الْبَابَ قَالَ كَانَ فُلانٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَسْتَ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ فَسَكَتَ وَلَمْ يَكْتَرِثْ وَلَمْ يَلُمْ غُلامَهُ وَلا اغْتَمَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ لِرُجُوعِهِ عَنِ الْبَابِ وَأَقْبَلُوا فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ بَكَّرَ إِلَيْهِمُ الرَّجُلُ فَأَصَابَهُمْ وَقَدْ خَرَجُوا يُرِيدُونَ ضَيْعَةً لِبَعْضِهِمْ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ أَنَا مَعَكُمْ فَقَالُوا لَهُ نَعَمْ وَلَمْ يَعْتَذِرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ مُحْتَاجاً ضَعِيفَ الْحَالِ فَلَمَّا كَانُوا فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا غَمَامَةٌ قَدْ أَظَلَّتْهُمْ فَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ مَطَرٌ فَبَادَرُوا فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتِ الْغَمَامَةُ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ إِذَا مُنَادٍ يُنَادِي مِنْ جَوْفِ الْغَمَامَةِ أَيَّتُهَا النَّارُ خُذِيهِمْ وَأَنَا جَبْرَئِيلُ رَسُولُ الله فَإِذَا نَارٌ مِنْ جَوْفِ الْغَمَامَةِ قَدِ اخْتَطَفَتِ الثَّلاثَةَ النَّفَرِ وَبَقِيَ الرَّجُلُ مَرْعُوباً يَعْجَبُ مِمَّا نَزَلَ بِالْقَوْمِ وَلا يَدْرِي مَا السَّبَبُ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَقِيَ يُوشَعَ بْنَ نُونٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ وَمَا رَأَى وَمَا سَمِعَ فَقَالَ يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الله سَخِطَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضِياً وَذَلِكَ بِفِعْلِهِمْ بِكَ فَقَالَ وَمَا فِعْلُهُمْ بِي فَحَدَّثَهُ يُوشَعُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَنَا أَجْعَلُهُمْ فِي حِلٍّ وَأَعْفُو عَنْهُمْ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ هَذَا قَبْلُ لَنَفَعَهُمْ فَأَمَّا السَّاعَةَ فَلا وَعَسَى أَنْ يَنْفَعَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدُ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Bakr ibn Salih from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Mufaddal from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “If a believer creates a barrier between himself and another believer, Allah creates between him and paradise seventy thousand walls each of which will be as thick as the distance of a one thousand year journey, and of the same length will be the distance from one wall to the other wall.” 

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ مُفَضَّلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ مُؤْمِنٍ حِجَابٌ ضَرَبَ الله بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ سُورٍ غِلَظُ كُلِّ سُورٍ مَسِيرَةُ أَلْفِ عَامٍ مَا بَيْنَ السُّورِ إِلَى السُّورِ مَسِيرَةُ أَلْفِ عَامٍ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Yahya ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamza who has said the following: “Once I said to abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, what do you say about a Muslim who comes to the door of a Muslim as a visitor, or for help when he is home, and is asked permission for a meeting but does not give permission, nor does he come out to see his visitor?’ The Imam said, ‘O abu Hamza, if a Muslim comes to a Muslim as a visitor, or for help and he is home, and is asked permission but he does not come out to meet him, he continues living in the condemnation of Allah until the two will meet.’ I (the narrator) then asked the Imam, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, will he live with the condemnation of Allah until the two will meet?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, O abu Hamza.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 2

Book 1, Chapter 155