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

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنِ اتَّخَذَ خَاتَماً فَصُّهُ عَقِیقٌ لَمْ یَفْتَقِرْ وَ لَمْ یُقْضَ لَهُ إِلَّا بِالَّتِی هِیَ أَحْسَنُ

1.  Imam  Ridha  (a.s.)  narrates  that  Imam  Ja’far  Sadiq  (a.s.) said:  “One  who  wears  a  cornelian  ring  on  his  finger  will never be needy and his desires will be fulfilled in the best way.”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ عَنْ سَیَابَهَ بْنِ أَیُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحِیمِ الْقَصِیرِ قَالَ: بَعَثَ الْوَالِی إِلَی رَجُلٍ مِنْ آلِ أَبِی طَالِبٍ فِی حیاته [جِنَایَهٍ] فَمَرَّ بِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ أَتْبِعُوهُ بِخَاتَمِ عَقِیقٍ قَالَ فَأُتْبِعَ بِخَاتَمِ عَقِیقٍ فَلَمْ یَرَ مَکْرُوهاً.

2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Ibrahim b. ’Uqba from Sayabeh b. Ayoob’ from Muhammad b. al-Fadhl from Abd al-Raheem al-Qaseer who said: “Give a cornelian ring to him.” The order of Imam was obeyed and a ring was given to him. And because of this, he didn’t have to face any harm from that unjust ruler.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِی جَنُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ [أَبِی] الْمِقْدَامِ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: مَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مَجْلُودٌ فَقَالَ أَیْنَ کَانَ خَاتَمُهُ الْعَقِیقُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَوْ کَانَ عَلَیْهِ مَا جُلِدَ.

3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ali Majluwayh from his uncle Muhammad b. Abi al-Qasim from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah from Abi Junub from his father from Umar b. [Abi] al-Miqdam from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said: “Where is his cornelian ring? If he had been wearing that, he would not have been lashed.”

 وَ رُوِیَ فِی حَدِیثٍ آخَرَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْعَقِیقُ حِرْزٌ فِی السَّفَرِ.

4.  Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “Cornelian is an amulet in journey.”

 حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ مَزْیَدٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع قَالَ: تَخَتَّمُوا بِالْعَقِیقِ یُبَارِکِ اللَّهُ عَلَیْکُمْ وَ تَکُونُوا فِی أَمْنٍ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ.

5.  Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “Keep a cornelian ring in your hand  so  that  Allah  gives  you  abundance  and  you  remain safe from calamities.”

 وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ: شَکَا رَجُلٌ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّهُ قُطِعَ عَلَیْهِ الطَّرِیقُ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلَّا تَخَتَّمْتَ بِالْعَقِیقِ فَإِنَّهُ یُحْرَزُ مِنْ کُلِّ سُوءٍ وَ فِی حَدِیثٍ آخَرَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَنْ تَخَتَّمَ بِالْعَقِیقِ لَمْ یَزَلْ یَنْظُرُ الْحُسْنَی مَا دَامَ فِی یَدِهِ وَ لَمْ یَزَلْ عَلَیْهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَاقِیَهٌ.

6. And from the previous chain who said: “Why didn’t you wear a cornelian ring? It protects one from all evils?”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَی الْخَشَّابُ عَنْ عَقِیلِ بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ الْمَکِّیِّ یَرْفَعُهُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ صَاغَ خَاتَماً عَقِیقاً فَنَقَشَ فِیهِ مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِیُّ اللَّهِ وَ عَلِیٌّ وَلِیُّ اللَّهِ وَقَاهُ اللَّهُ مِیتَهَ السَّوْءِ وَ لَمْ یَمُتْ إِلَّا عَلَی الْفِطْرَهِ.

7. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by al-Hassan b. Musa al-Khashab from ’Aqeel b. al-Mutawakil al-Makki who raised it to from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather (a.s.) who said: Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that: “One who wears a ring inscribed ‘Muh’ammadun nabiyyullaahi wa a’liyyunw waliyyullaah’ Allah will save him from unpleasant death and he will die a natural death only.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی الْعَطَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الرَّیَّانِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الشَّیْبَانِیِّ رَفَعَهُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَا رُفِعَتْ کَفٌّ إِلَی اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَحَبُّ إِلَیْهِ مِنْ کَفٍّ فِیهَا عَقِیقٌ.

8. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ali b. al-Rayan from Ali b. Muhammad b. Ishaq al-Shaybani who raised it to Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “No hand raised in front of Allah is loved by Him more than one which has a cornelian in it.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ بِنْتِ إِلْیَاسَ الْخَزَّازِ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: مَنْ سَاهَمَ بِالْعَقِیقِ کَانَ سَهْمُهُ الْأَوْفَرَ.

9. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Muhammad b. Isa from al-Hussain b. Ali b. bint Ilyas al-Khazaz from al-Ridha (a.s.) who said: “One who seeks sustenance through cornelian will get a huge share.”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ الْعَاقُولِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ زِیَادٍ الْعَبْدِیِّ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُوسَی بْنَ عِمْرَانَ کَلَّمَهُ عَلَی طُورِ سِینَا ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ عَلَی الْأَرْضِ اطِّلَاعَهً فَخَلَقَ مِنْ نُورِ وَجْهِهِ الْعَقِیقَ ثُمَّ قَالَ آلَیْتُ بِنَفْسِی عَلَی نَفْسِی أَلَّا أُعَذِّبَ کَفَّ لَابِسِهِ إِذَا تَوَلَّی عَلِیّاً بِالنَّارِ.

10. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by al-Hassan b. Ali al-Aqooli from Ahmad b. Harun al-’Attar from Ziyad al-’Abdi from Musa b. Ja’far from his father Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. Ali from his father Ali b. al-Hussain from his father al-Hussain b. Ali (a.s.) who said: ‘I swear by Myself, I have made it obligatory on Myself that I will never punish with fire (of Hell) one who wears cornelian in his hand and is the lover of Ali (a.s.).”

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Book 2, Chapter 382