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 حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ مُوسَی عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ عَمَّنْ ذَکَرَهُ عَنِ الْخَثْعَمِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی الصَّامِتِ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّی بْنِ خُنَیْسٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا مُعَلَّی لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً عَبَدَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ عَامٍ بَیْنَ الرُّکْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ یَصُومُ نَهَاراً وَ یَقُومُ لَیْلًا حَتَّی یَسْقُطَ حَاجِبَاهُ عَلَی عَیْنَیْهِ وَ تَلْتَقِیَ تَرَاقِیهِ هوما [هَرَماً] جَاهِلًا بِحَقِّنَا لَمْ یَکُنْ لَهُ ثَوَابٌ.

1.  The narrator says that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) told him, “O Mualla! Even if one prays between rukn and maqaam for a  hundred  years  continuously,  fasting  during  the  day  and passing nights in Qiyam and prostrating so much so that his brows hang in front of his eyes, his back stoops but he is unaware of our rights, there is no reward for him.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِی نَجْرَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی حَمْزَهَ قَالَ: قَالَ لَنَا عَلِیُّ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ ع أَیُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ ابْنُ رَسُولِهِ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْبِقَاعِ مَا بَیْنَ الرُّکْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عُمِّرَ مَا عُمِّرَ نُوحٌ ع فِی قَوْمِهِ- أَلْفَ سَنَهٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِینَ عاماً یَصُومُ نَهَاراً وَ یَقُومُ لَیْلًا فِی ذَلِکَ الْمَقَامِ ثُمَّ لَقِیَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِغَیْرِ وَلَایَتِنَا لَمْ یَنْتَفِعْ بِذَلِکَ شَیْئاً.

2. 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 Ahmad b. Muhammad from Abdulrahman b. Abi Najran from ’Asim from Abi Hamzah who said: “The best place is the area between rukn and maqaam. One who gets a life as long as that of prophet Nuh i.e. of 95 years, and if he fasts during the day and offers prayers at this best place at night for his whole life and if he goes to Allah without our love, he will not get benefit of any of his deeds.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مَیْسَرَهَ قَالَ: کُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ عِنْدَهُ فِی الْفُسْطَاطِ نَحْوٌ مِنْ خَمْسِینَ رَجُلًا فَجَلَسَ بَعْدَ سُکُوتٍ مِنَّا طَوِیلًا فَقَالَ مَا لَکُمْ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَرَوْنَ أَنِّی نَبِیُّ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنَا کَذَلِکَ وَ لَکِنْ لِی قَرَابَهٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ وِلَادَهٌ فَمَنْ وَصَلَنَا وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنْ حَرَمَنَا حَرَمَهُ اللَّهُ أَ تَدْرُونَ أَیُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَهً فَلَمْ یَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا وَ کَانَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ قَالَ ذَلِکَ مَکَّهُ الْحَرَامُ الَّتِی رَضِیَهَا اللَّهُ لِنَفْسِهِ حَرَماً وَ جَعَلَ بَیْتَهُ فِیهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَدْرُونَ أَیُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ فِیهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ حُرْمَهً فَلَمْ یَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا فَکَانَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ ذَلِکَ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَدْرُونَ أَیُّ بُقْعَهٍ فِی الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ حُرْمَهً فَلَمْ یَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا فَکَانَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ قَالَ ذَلِکَ مَا بَیْنَ الرُّکْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ بَابِ الْکَعْبَهِ وَ ذَلِکَ حَطِیمُ إِسْمَاعِیلَ ع ذَلِکَ الَّذِی کَانَ یَذُودُ غُنَیْمَاتِهِ وَ یُصَلِّی فِیهِ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً صَفَّ قَدَمَیْهِ فِی ذَلِکَ الْمَکَانِ قَامَ لَیْلًا مُصَلِّیاً حَتَّی یَجِیئَهُ النَّهَارُ وَ صَامَ حَتَّی یَجِیئَهُ اللَّیْلُ وَ لَمْ یَعْرِفْ حَقَّنَا وَ حُرْمَتَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ لَمْ یَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ شَیْئاً أَبَداً.

3.  The narrator was in the company of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) and there were about fifty people sitting there. After  a  long  pause,  Imam  (a.s.)  prompted,  “What  has happened  to  you?  Probably  you  are  thinking  that  I  am  a prophet of Allah. I swear by Allah that it is not so and I am in relation with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and I am from his progeny. Whoever does good to us  will receive goodness from  God.  Allah  will  love  one  who  loves  us.  Allah  will deprive one who deprives us. Do you know which part of land  is  best  in  position  near  Allah?”  Everyone  remained silent. Imam (a.s.) continued, “This holy Mecca is the land most  liked  by  Allah.  He  made  it  His  Sanctuary  and considered  it  as  His  house.  Do  you  know  which  part  of Mecca    is  most  honored?”  Everyone  remained  silent  and Imam (a.s.) replied himself, “Masjidul Haraam is the most honored  part  of  Mecca.  Do  you  know  which  place  of Masjidul Haraam is most honored by Allah?” Everyone kept quiet  and  Imam  (a.s.)  replied  himself  once  again,  “That place is between rukn-e-Aswad, maqaam-e-Ibrahim and the door of Kaaba. This is the place of Hateem of Ismail. He had given his sacrifice over here and offered Salaat. I swear by Allah that one who offers prayers at this place standing all night and fasts during day but if he is unaware of our rights and greatness of we, Ahle Bayt, Allah will never accept any of his deeds.”

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Book 3, Chapter 4