Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Jai` narrated to us from his father from Ibrahim b. Hashim from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Ibrahim b. Ziyad al-Karkhi. He said: Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad said: On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will spread His mercy to the point where Iblis will hope for His mercy.

Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from Muhammad b. Isma`il b. Bazi` from `Abdullah b. `Uthman from al-Husayn b. Mehran from Ishaq b. Ghalib from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq . He said: Whoever is ill-mannered has tormented himself.

Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Muhammad b. `Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Layla from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir . He said: Whoever has a share of foolishness, faith will be obstructed from him.

My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: `Abbad b. Sulayman narrated to us from Muhammad b. Sulayman from his father Sulayman al-Daylami from `Umayr b. al-Harith from `Imran b. Maytham from Abi Sukhayla. He said: I met Aba Dharr and said: O Aba Dharr! I have seen schism, so what do you order me to do? He said: Betake to these two things: The Book of Allah and Shaykh `Ali b. Abi Talib , for I have heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: He is the first to believe in me, and he will be the first to shake hands with me on the Day of Resurrection. He is the Great Saint (al-siddiq al-akbar), and he is the Distinguisher (al-faruq) who will distinguish between truth and falsehood.

`Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from another person from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers . He said: A man from the companions of Amir al-Mu’minin had a doubt regarding his women. So, he delivered a sermon and said: O people! Do not obey women under any condition, do not trust them with wealth, and do not leave them to run the affairs of families, for if they are left to do what they wish, they will want devastation and power, for we have seen that they have no piety with regards to their needs, and they have no patience with regards to their desires. Extravagance is a necessity for them, even if they have grown up. Astonishment follows them, even if they have grown old. They are not thankful for the many when they are prevented from the few. They forget good things, but they remember evil things. They are infatuated with the fleeting, they reach for defiance, and they defy on Satan’s behalf. So, turn away from them in every condition. Speak beautifully to them, and perhaps they will beautify their actions.

Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us from `Abdullah b. `Abd al-Rahman al-Asm from `Abdullah al-Batal from `Amr b. Abi’l Miqdam from his father from Sa`id b. Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas. He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) came out one day holding the hand of `Ali b. Abi Talib . He said: O people! O Bani Hashim! O Bani `Abd al-Mutalib! I am Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. Surely, I was created from a clay that four from my Ahl al-Bayt have been graced with: I, `Ali, Hamza, and Ja`far. So, a person said: O Messenger of Allah! Will these four be riding with you on the Day of Resurrection? So, he said: May your mother be bereaved with you! None will ride [on anything on] that day except for four: I, `Ali, Fatima, and Salih the prophet of Allah. As for me, I will mount the Buraq. As for my daughter Fatima, she will mount my she-camel, “the Muscular”. As for Salih, he will mount the she-camel of Allah that was hamstrung. As for `Ali, he will mount a she-camel from the she-camels of Paradise – its reins will be of ruby, and it will wear two green garments. He will stop between Paradise and the Fire. The people will be sweating on that day, and a breeze will blow from the direction of the Throne, which will dry their sweat. The Angels of Proximity, the prophets, and the saints will say: “Who is this, other than an Angel of Proximity or a commissioned prophet?” So, a caller will call from the direction of the Throne: “O creation! This is not an Angel of Proximity or a commissioned prophet, but rather, he is `Ali b. Abi Talib, the brother of the Messenger of Allah in the world and in the Hereafter.”

My father `Ali b. Ahmad narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Kufi narrated to us from Sahl b. Ziyad al-Adami from `Abd al-Athim b. `Abdullah al-Hasani from `Ali b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Musa b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib . He said: When Allah spoke to Musa b. `Imran , Musa said: My God! What is the reward of one who bears witness that I am Your messenger and Your prophet, and that You have spoken to me? He said: O Musa! My angels will come to him and give him glad tidings of My Paradise. Musa said: My God! What is the reward of one who stands before You and prays? He said: O Musa! I boast about him to My angels when he is bowing, prostrating, standing, and sitting. I do not punish whoever I boast about to My angels. Musa said: My God! What is the reward of one who feeds a poor person for Your sake? He said: O Musa! I will order My caller on the Day of Resurrection to call above the heads of the creatures: "So-and-so the son of so-and-son is from those freed by Allah from the Fire." Musa said: My God! What is the reward of one who connects with his blood-relative? He said: O Musa! I will give him harmony in his life, I will waive the pangs of death from him; and the treasury of Paradise will call to him: "Come to us and enter from whichever gate you wish." Musa said: My God! What is the reward of one who abstains from harming the people and establishes noble virtues with them? He said: O Musa! On the Day of Resurrection, the Fire will call to him: "You have no way to get to me." He said: My God! What is the reward of one who remembers You with his tongue and his heart? He said: O Musa! I will shade him on the Day of Resurrection with the shade of My Throne, and I will put him under My auspices. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who relates Your wisdom privately and publicly? He said: O Musa! He will pass through the Path like lightning. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who is patient upon the harm and the insults of the people for Your sake? He said: I will assist them in the horrors of the Day of Resurrection. He said: My God! What is the reward of one whose eyes fill with tears out of humility before You? He said: O Musa! I will protect his face from the heat of the Fire, and I will protect him on the Great Day of Dismay. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who abandons betrayal out of shyness before You? He said: O Musa! He will have protection on the Day of Resurrection. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who loves those who obey You? He said: O Musa! I will prohibit him from My Fire. He said: O My God! What is the recompense of one who purposely kills a believer? He said: I will not look to him on the Day of Resurrection, nor will I dismiss his falter. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who calls a disbeliever to Islam? He said: O Musa! I will permit him to seek intercession from whomever he wishes on the Day of Resurrection. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who prays his prayers on time? He said: I will give him what he asks for, and I will permit My Paradise to him. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who completes his ablution in humility before You? He said: I will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection with a twinkling light upon his forehead. He said: My God! What is the reward of one who fasts the month of Ramadan for You in anticipation? He said: O Musa! I will put him in a station on the Day of Resurrection in which he will not experience fear. He said: My God! What is the recompense of one who fasts the month of Ramadan for the sake of the people? He said: O Musa! His recompense is like that of he who does not fast it.

Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab. He said: Al-Mughira b. Muhammad narrated to us. He said: Bakr b. Khunays narrated to us from Abi `Abdillah al-Shami from Nawfal al-Bukali. He said: I went to Amir al-Mu’minin (s) while he was in the courtyard of the Mosque of Kufa. I said: Peace be with you, Amir al-Mu’minin, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. He said: And also with you, Nawfal, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. So, I said to him: O Amir al-Mu’minin! Exhort me. So, he said: O Nawfal! Do good, and good will come to you. So, I said: Give me more, Amir al-Mu’minin. So, he said: O Nawfal! Be merciful, and you will receive mercy. So, I said: Give me more, Amir al-Mu’minin. He said: O Nawfal! Say good things, and you will be remembered in goodness. So, I said: Give me more, Amir al-Mu’minin. He said: Avoid backbiting, for it is the treat of the dogs of the Fire. Then, he said: O Nawfal! One who alleges that he had a pure birth whilst eating the flesh of the people by backbiting has lied. One who alleges that he had a pure birth whilst hating me and hating the Imams from my descendants has lied. One who alleges that he had a pure birth whilst loving adultery has lied. One who alleges that he recognizes Allah whilst continually disobeying Allah every day and every night has lied. O Nawfal! Take my advice: do not be a captain, a corporal, a tax collector, or a postman. O Nawfal! Connect with your blood-relatives, and Allah will lengthen your life, beautify your form; and Allah will ease your Judgment. O Nawfal! Your joy would be to be with me on the Day of Resurrection, so do not be a helper of the oppressors. O Nawfal! Whoever loves us will be with us on the Day of Resurrection. Even if a man loved a stone, Allah would resurrect him with it. O Nawfal! Beware of adorning yourself for the people whilst battling Allah with your disobedience, for Allah would expose you on the Day you meet Him. O Nawfal! Maintain what I say to you, and you will achieve the best of this world and the Hereafter.

My father narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Ishaq al-Tajir narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Mehran narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from Ziyad b. al-Mundhir from Badr b. `Abdullah from Anas b. Malik. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: The best of deputies, the master of martyrs, and the nearest person to the status of the prophets will come to you through this door. So, `Ali b. Abi Talib entered. The Messenger of Allah (s) said: It is not for me to say this, Aba’l Hasan. You are the master of my Pond, the fulfiller of my covenant, and the one who will represent me in my religion.