Introduction

Reward for saying: There is no God except Allah (Laa ilaaha illallaah)

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah a hundred times

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah Wah’dahu Wah’dahu Wah’dahu

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah with sincerity

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah loudly

Reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah along with its conditions

Reward of bearing witness that there is no God except Allah

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah al-malik…a hundred times

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah without surprise

Reward of reciting Ash-hadu al Laa ilaaha illallaah

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah thirty times a day

Reward of reciting Tasbeehaat-e-Arba often

Reward of reciting Laa ilaaha illallaahu h’aqqan h’aqqan

Reward of ending a supplication with Maashaa allaah…

Reward of reciting Alh’amdulillaahi a’laa…seven times a day

Reward of bearing witness to the Oneness of Almighty God and prophethood of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.)

Reward of reciting Takbeer, Tasbeeh, Tahmeed and Tahleel a hundred times

Reward of Tasbeehaat-e-Arbaa

Reward of saying Sub-h’aanallah

Reward of reciting Tasbeeh without surprise

Reward of reciting Sub-h’aanallaah a hundred times

Reward of saying Al-h’amdulillaahi kamaa huwa ahluh

Reward of saying Alhamdulillaahi rabbila’alameen four times

Reward of glorifying Allah

Reward of glorifying Divinity

Reward of a wise person

Reward of ten virtues

Reward of acknowledging the Lordship of Allah, Prophethood of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.), Imamate of Ali (a.s.) and fulfilling religious obligations

Reward of reciting Bismillaah before entering toilet

Reward of uttering a Name of Allah while performing ablution

Reward of performing ablution like Amirul Momineen (a.s.)

Reward when the parts of body concerned with ablution are wiped and when they are not

Reward of ablution of Maghrib and Morning Prayers

Reward of keeping eyes open during ablution

Reward of repeating ablution

Reward of doing Miswak

Swallowing ones spit for the respect of mosque

Reward of performing ablution before going to bed

Reward of rinsing one’s mouth and nose often

Reward of wrapping a cloth while going to bathroom

Reward of avoiding the sight of private parts of a believer

Reward of washing one’s head with Marshmallow (Khatmi)

Reward of washing head with Jujube (Beri) leaves

Reward of dyeing one’s hair

Reward of applying Noorah

Reward of combing one’s hair

Reward of combing one’s beard seventy times

Reward of applying Antimony (Surma)

Reward of cutting one’s hair

Reward of trimming one’s nails and moustache

Reward of wearing white shoes

Reward of wearing yellow shoes

Reward of wearing shoes

Reward of reciting Surah Qadr while cutting a cloth for new dress

Reward of praising Allah much while looking in the mirror

Reward of reciting the following supplication upon seeing a Jew, Christian or a Magian

Reward of complete ablution, Umrah, payment of Zakat…

Reward of reciting Raz”eetubillaahi rabbanw…

Reward of supplicating day and night

Reward of going to a mosque

Reward of visiting mosque often

Reward of going to a mosque on foot

Reward of Quranic conversation and making mosque one’s home

Reward of going to mosque after performing ablution

Reward of offering five times’ prayers on prime time

Reward of Nafila prayers

Reward of lighting a lamp in the mosque

Reward of retaining spit in the mouth during Salaat

Reward of offering prayer in Masjidul Haraam

Reward of offering Prayer in Masjidun Nabawi

Reward of offering Prayer between Masjidul Haraam and Masjidun Nabawi

Reward of offering Prayer in Masjid-e-Kufa

Reward of offering Salaat in Baitul Muqaddas, Masjid-e-Azam, Masjid-e-Qabeelah and Masjid-e-Sooq

Reward of sweeping the mosque floor

Reward of Calling out the Azaan

Reward of saying Azaan for seven years

Reward of reciting Azaan in a Muslim city for a year

Reward of repeating Azaan

Reward of reciting Azaan for ten years seeking reward from Allah

Reward of Muezzin between Azaan and Iqamah

Reward of offering Salaat along with Azaan and Iqamah

Reward of reciting Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Qadr and Ayatal Kursi in every rakat of a recommended Salaat

Excellence and reward of Qunoot

Reward of a complete Ruku

Reward of a Sajdah

Reward of keeping the palms on the ground during Sajdah

Reward of prolonging a Sajdah

Reward of reciting Durood in the state of Ruku, Sajdah and Qiyam

Reward of Sajdah-e-Shukr

Reward of Salaat

Reward of offering Morning Salaat in its prime time

Excellence of prime time over the last moments

Reward of offering obligatory prayers during prime time

Reward of Qasr prayers while travel

Reward of offering Friday prayers during travel

Reward of offering Salaat in congregation

Reward of rising up for Salaat

Reward of reciting Durood on Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and his progeny on Friday after Asr prayers

Reward of reciting Surah Hamd, Surah Tauheed and Muawwazatain seven times, Ayatal Kursi, Ayat-e-Sakhr and the last verse of Surah Baraat

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ عَنْ أَبِی هَارُونَ الْمَکْفُوفِ قَالَ: قَالَ لِی أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا أَبَا هَارُونَ أَنْشِدْنِی فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِی أَنْشِدْنِی کَمَا یُنْشِدُونَ یَعْنِی بِالرِّقَّهِ قَالَ فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ هَذَا الشَّعْرَ- امْرُرْ عَلَی جَدَثِ الْحُسَیْنِ فَقُلْ لِأَعْظُمِهِ الزَّکِیَّهِ قَالَ فَبَکَی ثُمَّ قَالَ زِدْنِی فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ الْقَصِیدَهَ الْأُخْرَی قَالَ فَبَکَی وَ سَمِعْتُ الْبُکَاءَ مِنْ خَلْفِ السِّتْرِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ قَالَ یَا أَبَا هَارُونَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع شِعْراً فَبَکَی وَ أَبْکَی عَشَرَهً کُتِبَ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع شِعْراً فَبَکَی وَ أَبْکَی خَمْسَهً کُتِبَ لَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع شِعْراً فَبَکَی وَ أَبْکَی وَاحِداً کُتِبَ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ ذُکِرَ الْحُسَیْنُ ع عِنْدَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ عَیْنَیْهِ مِقْدَارُ جَنَاحِ ذُبَابَهٍ کَانَ ثَوَابُهُ عَلَی اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَمْ یَرْضَ لَهُ بِدُونِ الْجَنَّهِ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. al-Khattab from Muhammad b. Ismail from Salih b. ’Uqba from Abi Harun al-Makfoof who said: “O Abu Haroon! One who cries after reciting the poems of Imam Husain (a.s.) and makes ten people cry Allah would make everyone enter Paradise. One who cries after reciting the poem of Imam Husain (a.s.) and makes five people cry everyone would get Paradise. One who recites the poem of Imam Husain (a.s.) and makes a person cry Paradise would be made obligatory for both of them. If a discussion of Husain (a.s.) is held in front of a person and a tear equal to the wing of a fly comes out of his eyes his reward is with the Almighty Allah and Allah won’t be satisfied without giving him Paradise.”

 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی الْمُغِیرَهِ عَنْ أَبِی عُمَارَهَ الْمُنْشِدِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ لِی یَا أَبَا عُمَارَهَ أَنْشِدْنِی لِلْعَبْدِیِّ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع قَالَ فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ فَبَکَی قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْشَدْتُهُ فَبَکَی قَالَ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا زِلْتُ أُنْشِدُهُ وَ یَبْکِی حَتَّی سَمِعْتُ الْبُکَاءَ مِنَ الدَّارِ فَقَالَ لِی یَا أَبَا عُمَارَهَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ ع فَأَبْکَی خَمْسِینَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَأَبْکَی أَرْبَعِینَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَأَبْکَی ثَلَاثِینَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَأَبْکَی عِشْرِینَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَأَبْکَی عَشَرَهً فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ شِعْراً وَاحِداً فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع شِعْراً فَبَکَی فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع شِعْراً فَتَبَاکَی فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ.

2.  Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) told Abu Umara, “Recite a poem regarding  Imam  Husain  (a.s.).”  He  recited  the  poem  and Imam (a.s.) cried. He went on reciting and Imam (a.s.) cried continuously till the wails started coming out of his house. Then Imam (a.s.) said, “O Abu Umara! One who recites a poem regarding Imam Husain (a.s.) and makes fifty persons cry Paradise belongs to him. One who recites a poem and forty persons cry Paradise is for them. If thirty persons cry Paradise  is  for  them  also.  One  who  recites  a  poem  and twenty  persons  cry  they  too  will  get  Paradise.  One  who makes ten people cry after reciting a poem of Imam Husain (a.s.) they too will get Paradise. One who makes a person cry after reciting a poem of Imam Husain (a.s.) they too will get Paradise. One  who  recites  the  poem  of  Imam  Husain (a.s.)  and  cries  alone  he  too  will  get  Paradise.  One  who makes just a crying face after reciting the poem regarding Imam Husain (a.s.) he too will get Paradise.”

 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع بَیْتاً مِنْ شِعرٍ فَبَکَی وَ أَبْکَی عَشَرَهً فَلَهُ وَ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّهُ فَلَمْ یَزَلْ حَتَّی قَالَ وَ مَنْ أَنْشَدَ فِی الْحُسَیْنِ ع شِعْراً فَبَکَی وَ أَظُنُّهُ قَالَ أَوْ تَبَاکَی فَلَهُ الْجَنَّهُ.

3. It was narrated to us by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. al-Hussain from Muhammad b. Ismail from Salih b. ’Uqba from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “One who recites a couplet regarding Imam Husain (a.s.) and cries or makes a crying face he would get Paradise.”

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Book 2, Chapter 146