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 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِیرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَاباً یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ لَسَبْعَهُ نَفَرٍ أَوَّلُهُمُ ابْنُ آدَمَ الَّذِی قَتَلَ أَخَاهُ وَ نُمْرُودُ الَّذِی حَاجَّ إِبْراهِیمَ فِی رَبِّهِ وَ اثْنَانِ فِی بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ هَوَّدَا قَوْمَهُمَا وَ نَصَّرَاهُمَا- وَ فِرْعَوْنُ الَّذِی قَالَ أَنَا رَبُّکُمُ الْأَعْلی وَ اثْنَانِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّهِ أَحَدُهُمَا شَرُّهُمَا فِی تَابُوتٍ مِنْ قَوَارِیرَ تَحْتَ الْفَلَقِ فِی بِحَارٍ مِنْ نَارٍ.

1.  It  is  narrated  that  Imam  Ja’far  Sadiq  (a.s.)  said,  “The severest punishment will befall seven persons (in all). The son  of  Prophet  Adam  who  murdered  his  brother,  Nimrod who fought with Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) regarding the Lord, the two persons of Bani Israel who made their communities Jew  and  Christian,  Firon  who  claimed  divinity  and  two persons of this Ummah, out of which one is worse than the other. These people will be kept inside a casket of glass in the river of fire below Hell.”

 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْجَارُودِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع أَخْبِرْنِی بِأَوَّلِ مَنْ یَدْخُلُ النَّارَ قَالَ إِبْلِیسُ وَ رَجُلٌ عَنْ یَمِینِهِ وَ رَجُلٌ عَنْ یَسَارِهِ.

2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. Isa from Muhammad b. Abdulrahman from Muhammad b. Sinan from Abi al-Jarud who said: The narrator asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) who would be the first to enter Hell. He replied: Shaitaan, and to the left and the right of him will be one person each.

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبَّادُ بْنُ سُلَیْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَیْمَانَ الدَّیْلَمِیِّ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ الصَّیْرَفِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الْمَاضِی ع قَالَ: قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ حَدِّثْنِی فِیهِمَا بِحَدِیثٍ فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ عَنْ أَبِیکَ فِیهِمَا أَحَادِیثَ عِدَّهً قَالَ فَقَالَ لِی یَا إِسْحَاقُ الْأَوَّلُ بِمَنْزِلَهِ الْعِجْلِ وَ الثَّانِی بِمَنْزِلَهِ السَّامِرِیِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ زِدْنِی فِیهِمَا قَالَ هُمَا وَ اللَّهِ نَصَّرَا وَ هَوَّدَا وَ مَجَّسَا فَلَا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمَا قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ زِدْنِی فِیهِمَا قَالَ ثَلَاثَهٌ لَا یَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَیْهِمْ وَ لا یُزَکِّیهِمْ وَ لَهُمْ عَذابٌ أَلِیمٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ فَمَنْ هُمْ قَالَ رَجُلٌ ادَّعَی إِمَاماً مِنْ غَیْرِ اللَّهِ وَ آخَرُ طَغَی فِی إِمَامٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ آخَرُ زَعَمَ أَنَّ لَهُمَا فِی الْإِسْلَامِ نَصِیباً- قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ زِدْنِی فِیهِمَا قَالَ مَا أُبَالِی یَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ مَحَوْتُ الْمُحْکَمَ مِنْ کِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَوْ جَحَدْتُ مُحَمَّداً النُّبُوَّهَ أَوْ زَعَمْتُ أَنْ لَیْسَ فِی السَّمَاءِ إلها [إِلَهٌ] أَوْ تَقَدَّمْتُ [عَلَی] عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ زِدْنِی قَالَ فَقَالَ یَا إِسْحَاقُ إِنَّ فِی النَّارِ لَوَادِیاً یُقَالُ لَهُ مُحِیطٌ لَوْ طَلَعَ مِنْهُ شَرَارَهٌ لَأَحْرَقَ مَنْ عَلَی وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ وَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ النَّارِ یَتَعَوَّذُونَ مِنْ حَرِّ ذَلِکَ الْوَادِی وَ نَتْنِهِ وَ قَذَرِهِ وَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ فِیهِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ إِنَّ فِی ذَلِکَ الْوَادِی لَجَبَلًا یَتَعَوَّذُونَ أَهْلُ ذَلِکَ الْوَادِی مِنْ حَرِّ ذَلِکَ الْجَبَلِ وَ نَتْنِهِ وَ قَذَرِهِ وَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ فِیهِ لِأَهْلِهِ- وَ إِنَّ فِی ذَلِکَ الْجَبَلِ لَشِعْباً یَتَعَوَّذُ جَمِیعُ أَهْلِ ذَلِکَ الْجَبَلِ مِنْ حَرِّ ذَلِکَ الشِّعْبِ مِنْ نَتْنِهِ وَ قَذَرِهِ وَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ فِیهِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ إِنَ فِی ذَلِکَ الشِّعْبِ لَقَلِیباً یَتَعَوَّذُ أَهْلُ ذَلِکَ الشِّعْبِ مِنْ حَرِّ ذَلِکَ الْقَلِیبِ وَ نَتْنِهِ وَ قَذَرِهِ وَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ فِیهِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ إِنَّ فِی ذَلِکَ الْقَلِیبِ لَحَیَّهً یَتَعَوَّذُ جَمِیعُ أَهْلِ ذَلِکَ الْقَلِیبِ مِنْ خُبْثِ تِلْکَ الْحَیَّهِ وَ نَتْنِهَا وَ قَذَرِهَا وَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِی أَنْیَابِهَا مِنَ السَّمِّ لِأَهْلِهَا وَ إِنَّ فِی جَوْفِ تِلْکَ الْحَیَّهِ لَسَبْعَ صَنَادِیقَ فِیهَا خَمْسَهٌ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ السَّالِفَهِ وَ اثْنَانِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ وَ مَنِ الْخَمْسَهُ وَ مَنِ الِاثْنَانُ قَالَ أَمَّا الْخَمْسَهُ فَقَابِیلُ الَّذِی قَتَلَ هَابِیلَ وَ نُمْرُودُ الَّذِی حَاجَّ إِبْراهِیمَ فِی رَبِّهِ ... قالَ أَنَا أُحْیِی وَ أُمِیتُ وَ فِرْعَوْنُ الَّذِی قَالَ أَنَا رَبُّکُمُ الْأَعْلی وَ یَهُودَا الَّذِی هَوَّدَ الْیَهُودَ وَ بُولَسُ الَّذِی نَصَّرَ النَّصَارَی وَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّهِ أَعْرَابِیَّانِ.

3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar who said it was narrated to me by ’Abaad b. Sulayman from Muhammad b. Sulayman al-Daylami from Ishaq b. Ammar al-Sayrafi from Abi al-Hassan al-Madhi (a.s.) who said: “O Ishaq! There is a valley of Hell called Saqar. It hasn’t taken a breath since the time Allah created it. If Allah had permitted it to take in the breath equal to the tip of a needle, it would have sucked all the people of earth with it and burnt them to ashes. The people of Hell seek refuge from its extreme heat, stink, filth and chastisement, which Allah has prepared for those who deserve Hell. There is a mountain inside it. All the residents of this mountain seek refuge from the extreme heat, stink, filth and chastisement of it, which Allah has prepared for them. Surely there is a ravine in this mountain. All the residents of this mountain seek refuge from the extreme heat, stink, filth and chastisement of this, which Allah has prepared for its residents. There is a well in that ravine and all the residents of this ravine seek refuge from the extreme heat, stink, filth and chastisement of this well, which is prepared by Allah for its residents. There is a serpent in that well. The residents of this well seek refuge from the filth, stink and poison of this serpent, which is made for the residents by Allah. There are seven boxes inside this serpent, out of which five are concerned with past Ummahs and two are related to this Ummah.” Ishaq asked, “May I be sacrificed for you, who are those five among the past and two in the present?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “As far as the past five are concerned, they are Qabeel; for he murdered his brother Habeel, Nimrod for he fought with Ibrahim (a.s.) regarding the Lord and said that he gives life and death, Firon; for he said that he was the supreme lord to his subjects, Yahuda; for he made a group of people Jew and Paul, who made some people Christians and from this Ummah are the two desert Arabs (infidels).”

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Book 3, Chapter 12