Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِی دَاوُدَ الْمُسْتَرِقِّ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَهَ بْنِ مَیْمُونٍ عَنْ یُونُسَ بْنِ یَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: الْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَی أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ اتَّخِذُوا جُنَناً فَقَالُوا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ قَدْ أَظَلَّنَا فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَکِنْ مِنَ النَّارِ قُولُوا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ.

1. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn narrated to me, saying: Sa’d ibn Abdullah narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Abi Dawud al-Mustariq, from Tha’laba ibn Maymun, from Yunus ibn Ya’qub, from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) turned to his companions and said: 'Take up shields.' They asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is it from an enemy who has surrounded us?' He replied, 'No, but from the fire (of Hell). Say: Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest).'"

أَبِی رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ بَزِیعٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ یُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَکْثِرُوا مِنْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ یَأْتِینَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ لَهُنَّ مُقَدِّمَاتٌ وَ مُؤَخِّرَاتٌ وَ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ وَ هُنَ الْباقِیاتُ الصَّالِحاتُ

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said, “Recite Sub-h’aanallaahi wal h’amdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar often because this statement will come to you surrounded by angels and will be included among your good deeds.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ وَ مَنْ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ غَرَسَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا شَجَرَهً فِی الْجَنَّهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَیْشٍ یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ شَجَرَنَا فِی الْجَنَّهِ لَکَثِیرٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَکِنْ إِیَّاکُمْ أَنْ تُرْسِلُوا عَلَیْهَا نِیرَاناً فَتُحْرِقُوهَا وَ ذَلِکَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَقُولُ- یا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا أَطِیعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِیعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ لا تُبْطِلُوا أَعْمالَکُمْ.

3. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says, “One who says Sub- h’aanallah Allah will plant a tree for him in Paradise. One who says Al-h’amdulillaah then too a tree will be planted for him in Paradise. Similarly, One who says Laa ilaaha illallaah then also Allah will plant a tree for him in Paradise. Allah will also plant a tree for one who recites Allaahu Akbar. A man of Quraish said: O the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), then there would be many trees in Paradise for us? Yes, but be careful that you do not send fire or they all would get burnt up. That is why the Almighty Allah said: O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle, and do not make your deeds of no effect.1

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ أَبِی أَیُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ ذَاتَ یَوْمٍ أَ رَأَیْتُمْ لَوْ جَمَعْتُمْ مَا عِنْدَکُمْ مِنَ الثِّیَابِ وَ الْآنِیَهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعْتُمْ بَعْضَهُ عَلَی بَعْضٍ أَ کُنْتُمْ تَرَوْنَهُ تَبْلُغُ السَّمَاءَ قَالُوا لَا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَ لَا أَدُلُّکُمْ عَلَی شَیْ ءٍ أَصْلُهُ فِی الْأَرْضِ وَ فَرْعُهُ فِی السَّمَاءِ قَالُوا بَلَی یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ یَقُولُ أَحَدُکُمْ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاهِ الْفَرِیضَهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ ثَلَاثِینَ مَرَّهً فَإِنَّ أَصْلَهُنَّ فِی الْأَرْضِ وَ فَرْعَهُنَّ فِی السَّمَاءِ وَ هُنَّ یَدْفَعْنَ الْهَدْمَ وَ الْحَرَقَ وَ الْغَرَقَ وَ التَّرَدِّیَ فِی الْبِئْرِ وَ أَکْلَ السَّبُعِ وَ مِیتَهَ السَّوْءِ وَ الْبَلِیَّهَ الَّتِی تَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ عَلَی الْعَبْدِ فِی ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمِ وَ هُنَ الْباقِیاتُ الصَّالِحاتُ.

4. And with this chain of narration from Ahmad, from his father, and Muhammad ibn 'Isa, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (AS), who said: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (sw) said to his companions one day, 'Do you think that if you were to gather what you have of clothing and utensils, then placed them atop one another, would you perceive them reaching the sky?' They replied, 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Shall I not inform you of something whose root is in the earth and its branches in the sky?' They said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'One of you, upon completing the obligatory prayer, should say: Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater than what can be described); thirty times. For indeed, their root is in the earth and their branches are in the sky. They prevent destruction, fire, drowning, falling in a well, consumption by wild beasts, death due to accidents, and the affliction that descends from the sky upon the servant on that day. They are the enduring good deeds.'"