Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from his father from Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida from his father from his forefathers . He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, the month of Ramadan is a great month. In it, Allah multiplies the good deeds, erases sins, and uplifts [one in] ranks. Whoever gives in charity in this month, Allah will forgive him. Whoever is good to his slave in it, Allah will forgive him. Whoever beautifies his character in it, Allah will forgive him. Whoever withholds his anger in it, Allah will forgive him. Whoever is merciful in it, Allah will forgive him. Then, he said: Surely, this month of yours is not like the other months. When it comes to you, it comes with blessing and mercy, and when it leaves you, it leaves you with the forgiveness of sins. Good deeds are multiplied in this month. Good actions in it are accepted. Whoever prays two voluntary units for Allah in this month, Allah will forgive him. Then, he said: Surely, the truly wretched one is he who leaves this month without his sins being forgiven. With that he will lose, whilst the righteous will win the rewards of the Generous Lord.

Muhammad b. al-Hasan narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf narrated to us from Muhammad b. Sinan from Talha b. Zayd from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers . He said: Whoever extols Allah (takbir) one hundred times in the evening, it is as though he frees one hundred people.

My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi narrated to us from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from `Amr b. Thabit. He said: Muhammad b. Humran narrated to me from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said: Whoever glorifies Allah (tasbih) Allah thirty times per day, Allah will repel seventy forms of calamity from him, the smallest of which is poverty.

My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Ibn Abi `Umayr from Mu`awiya b. Wahb from `Amr b. Nuhayk from Salam al-Makki from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said: A man named Shayba al-Hadhli came to the Prophet (s) and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! I am an elderly man, and I have become too weak to do that which I accustomed myself to with regards to prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad. So, teach me, O Messenger of Allah, words that Allah will aid me with; and make things easy for me, O Messenger of Allah. So, he said: Repeat that. So, he repeated that three times; then the Messenger of Allah (s) said: There is not a tree nor a rock near you except that it has wept out of your mercy. So, when you pray Fajr, say this ten times: “May Allah be glorified, and by His praise. There is no ability nor power except by Allah, the Exalted, the Great. (subhanullah al-athim wa bi hamdihi, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah al-`ali al-athim).” With this, Allah will aid you against blindness, insanity, leprosy, poverty, and aging. So, he said: O Messenger of Allah! This is for this world, so, what about the Hereafter? He said: After each prayer, recite: “O Allah! Guide me with Your guidance, shower me with Your grace, spread Your mercy unto me, and bestow me with Your blessings. (Allahumma ihdini min `indik, wa afidh `alayya min fadhlik, wanshur `alayya min rahmatik, wa anzil `alayya min barakatik).” He said: So, he committed to that practice. So, a man said to Ibn `Abbas: How disciplined your maternal uncle was to that practice! So, the Prophet (s) said: Surely, if he consistently fulfills this practice, without abandoning it, the eight gates of Paradise will open for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be able to enter through whichever one he pleases.

Muhammad b. Musa al-Mutawakkil narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d al-Abidi narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. Ziyad from Aban and someone else from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said: Whoever completes his fast with a good saying or a good action, Allah will accept his fast. So, it was said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! What is the good saying? He said: The testimony that there is no god but Allah; and the good action is giving out [zakat] al-Fitra.

`Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdullah from Abi Ayyub Sulayman b. Muqbal al-Medini from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Hisham b. Salim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said: Whoever sits with one who looks for faults in us, or compliments one who denies us, or connects with one who cuts us off, or cuts off from one who connects with us, or befriends one who opposes us, or opposes one who befriends us has disbelieved in Him who revealed the Seven Oft-Coupled verses and the Great Quran.

Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim b. Natana narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from `Abdullah b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers . He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Blessed is he who lives a long life and beautifies his actions, for his ending will be good if his Lord is pleased with him. Woe to he who lives a long life and commits evil, for his ending will be evil if his Lord is discontented with him.

Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from Ayyub b. Nuh from Muhammad b. Ziyad from Ghiyath b. Ibrahim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers . He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever does good for the remainder of his life will not be taken for his past sins. Whoever does evil for the remainder of his life will be taken for his past and his end.

Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amer narrated to us from al-Mu`alla b. Muhammad al-Basri from Ja`far b. Sulayman from `Abdullah b. al-Hakam from his father from Sa`id b. Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas. He said: The Prophet (s) said: Surely, `Ali is my deputy and my vicegerent. His wife, Fatima, the Mistress of the Women of the Worlds, is my daughter. Al-Hasan and al-Husayn, the two Masters of the Youth of Paradise, are my two sons. Whoever aligns with them has aligned with me, and whoever opposes them has opposed me, and whoever defies them has defied me, and whoever is aloof with them is aloof with me, and whoever is good to them is good to me. Allah will connect with whoever connects with them, and He will cut off whoever cuts them off, and He will support whoever aids them, and He will cause failure to whoever fails them. O Allah! Each of Your prophets and Your messengers had a heavyweight and a family. So, `Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn are my family and my heavyweight; so, remove all uncleanliness from them, and purify them with a thorough purification.