My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrate to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Harun b. al-Jahm from al-Mufaddal b. Salih from Sa`d b. Turayf from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said: There are three types of injustice: an injustice that Allah will forgive, an injustice that He will not forgive, and an injustice that He will not neglect. As for the injustice that Allah will not forgive, it is associating partners with Allah. As for the injustice that He will forgive, it is when one commits an injustice towards himself in a matter that is between him and Allah. As for that which He will not neglect, it is the [ill] treatment of others.

He said: What the oppressed takes from the religion of the oppressor is more than what the oppressor takes from the world of the oppressed.

Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Aban narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Fadala b. Ayyub from Yahya al-Halabi from his father from `Abdullah b. Sulayman from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said to a man: O so-and-so! Do not sit with the rich, for a servant who sits with them sees that Allah has blessed them, and he does not stand until he believes that Allah has not blessed him.

Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh narrated to us. He said: My uncle Muhammad b. Abi’l Qasim narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from `Ali b. al-Hakam from al-Mufaddal from Jabir from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . Regarding the saying of Allah, “Speak beautifully to the people” (2:83), he said: Say to the people better than what you would like said to you, for Allah hates persistent cursing, insulting, condemning, and obscenity for the believers. He loves the modest, the forbearing, the virtuous and the pure.

`Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from al-Husayn b. Sa`id. He said: Ibrahim b. Abi’l Bilad narrated to us from `Ubaydullah b. al-Walid al-Wisafi. He said: Abu Ja`far al-Baqir said: The doers of established virtues (ma`ruf) protect themselves from those who compete in evil. Doing any established virtue is a charity. The people of established virtues in this world are the people of established virtues in the Hereafter. The people of falsehood in this world are the people of falsehood in the Hereafter. The first people to enter Paradise are the people of established virtues, and the first people to enter the Fire are the people of falsehood.

Hamza b. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-`Alawi narrated to us in Rajab in 339 AH. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim informed me in a letter sent to me in 307 AH. He said: My father narrated to me from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Hisham b. Salim from Habib al-Sijistani from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said: In the Torah, it is written among that which Allah said to Musa : O Musa! Fear Me with regards to the secret of your matter, and I will protect you in your absence. Remember Me when you are alone and when you are pleased with yourself, and I will remember you when you are asleep. Withhold your anger from those I have made you rule over, and I will restrain My anger from you. Conceal My hidden secret in your bed. Be courteous to your enemies in public for Me, and do not insult Me by revealing My concealed secret, or else you will have associated your enemies with My enemies in insulting Me.

Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amer narrated to us from his uncle `Abdillah b. `Amer from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Aban b. `Uthman from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said: Amir al-Mu’minin would say in his prostration: I whisper to You, My Master, just as a servile slave whispers to his master. I request from You whilst knowing that You give without decreasing what is with You. I repent to You whilst knowing that none forgive sins except You. I rely on You whilst knowing that You have power over all things.

Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdillah narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us. He said: Abu Hafs `Amr b. Khalid narrated to me from his brother Sufyan b. Khalid from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said: Whoever repents to Allah seventy times after `Asr, Allah forgives seven hundred sins that day from him. If he does not have any [sins], then those of his father. If his father does not have any, then those of his mother. If his mother does not any, then those of his brother. If his brother does not have any, then those of his sister. If his sister does not have any, then those of his nearest relatives, then his [next] nearest relatives [and so on].

Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya b. `Imran al-Ash`ari from Muhammad b. Abi’l Sahban from Abi `Imran al-Arami from `Abdillah b. al-Hakam from Jabir from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said: I said to him: There is a people who, when something of the Quran is mentioned or spoken about, one of them becomes so stunned that, if his hand or his foot were to be cut off, he would not feel anything. So, he said: May Allah be glorified! That is from Satan. They were not ordered to do this. Surely, it is only [to inspire] softness, tenderness, tears, and fear.

Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim b. Natana narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Hisham b. Salim from `Ammar b. Musa al-Sabati from Abi `Abdillah Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq . He said: When one prays the obligatory prayers at the beginning of their timings, fulfilling their rites, the angel takes them up to heaven in a pure, bright form. They will chant: “May Allah preserve you just as you preserved me. May Allah safeguard you just as you safeguarded me with a noble angel.” When one prays it after its timing for no reason and does not fulfill its rites, the angel takes it up in a dark, shadowed form. It will chant: “You have lost me. May Allah lose you just as you lost me. May Allah not take care of you just as you did not take care of me.” Then, al-Sadiq said: The first things that the worshiper will be asked about when he stands before Allah are the obligatory prayers, the obligatory zakat, the obligatory fasting, the obligatory Hajj, and the wilaya of us, the Ahl al-Bayt. If he proclaims the wilaya and then dies upon it, his prayers, his fasts, his zakat, and his Hajj will be accepted from him. However, if he does not proclaim our wilaya before Allah, then Allah will not accept anything of his deeds.

By this isnad from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from `Abd al-`Aziz from Ibn Abi Ya`fur. He said: Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq said: When you pray an obligatory prayer, then pray it on-time in a meek way, fearing that you will never return to it again. Look to the place of your prostration (humble your sight), for if you knew who was to your right and to your left, you would have perfected your prayer. Know that you are before He who sees you while you cannot see Him.

Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Abu Ahmad `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya al-Juludi al-Basri narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Zakariyya narrated to us. He said: Shu`ayb b. Waqid narrated to us. He said: Al-Qasim b. Bahram narrated from Layth from Mujahid from Ibn `Abbas. Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Abu Ahmad `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya al-Juludi narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. Mehran said to us. He said: Salama b. Khalid narrated to us from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father . Regarding His saying, “They fulfill vows” (76:7), he said: al-Hasan and al-Husayn became ill when they were young children, so the Messenger of Allah (s) and two men came to them. One man said [to `Ali]: “O Abu’l Hasan! If you make a vow to Allah regarding your two sons, Allah will heal them.” So, he said: “I will fast three days in gratitude to Allah.” Fatima said the same, and the two boys said: “And we will also fast three days.” Their maid Fidda said the same. So, Allah healed them, and they began fasting, and they had no food with them. So `Ali went to a Jewish neighbour of his named Sham`un, who was a weaver of wool. He said: “Can you give me a bundle of wool for the daughter of Muhammad to spin? In return, I will give you three bushels of barley.” He said: “Yes.” So, he gave it to him, and he came back with wool and barley and informed Fatima . She accepted them and spun one third of the wool. Then, she grounded and kneaded the barley, and baked five loaves from it – one for each person. `Ali prayed the sunset prayer with the Prophet (s), then he returned to his house and the five of them sat down. `Ali was the first to break bread when a beggar came to the door and said: “Peace be unto you, O Ahl al-Bayt of Muhammad. I am a beggar from the beggars of the Muslims. Feed me from what you are eating, and Allah will feed you from tables of Paradise.” So, `Ali put the morsel down, and said: “O Fatima! You are glorious and certain in faith. O daughter of the best of all the people! Do you not see the desperate beggar, who came to the door hungry, complaining to Allah in poverty? He complained to us, starving and grieving. Every person relies upon what they can gain. Whomever does good will be given a grand fortune in a merciful Paradise, which Allah has forbidden for the stingy, who will be grieving and taken to Sijjin in the Fire and will drink from the blaze.” So, Fatima came forward and said, “Your wish is my command, O cousin. I am neither bothered nor dismayed. I am content with being heartfelt and with excellence. I hope that if I am satiated from starvation that I will stick to the good congregation and enter Paradise in intercession.” So, she gave it to the beggar, and they slept hungry. They awoke fasting, having tasted nothing but water. Then, she spun the second third of the wool. Then, she grounded and kneaded the barley, and baked five loaves from it – one for each person. `Ali prayed the sunset prayer with the Prophet (s), then he returned to his house and the five of them sat down. `Ali was the first to break bread when an orphan from the orphans of the Muslims came to the door and said: “Peace be unto you, O Ahl al-Bayt of Muhammad. I am an orphan from the orphans of the Muslims. Feed me from what you are eating, and Allah will feed you from tables of Paradise.” So, `Ali put the morsel down, and said: “O Fatima, daughter of the Magnanimous Master; daughter of the Prophet who is not tight-fisted! Allah has sent us this orphan, and he who shows mercy today will be shown mercy tomorrow. His reward will be the Paradise of Bliss, which Allah has prohibited to the hard-hearted. They will be plunged into the Fire of Hell; their beverage is pus and flesh.” So, Fatima came forward and said: “I shall give to him, and I do not mind. I will leave my children to the providence of Allah, for they, my two young lions, will sleep hungry. The younger of them will be murdered in the massacre of Karbala’. Woe to his killers, who will be plunged into the lowest depth of the Fire. Their chains will only increase.” Then, she gave him everything that was on the serving board, and they slept hungry, having tasted nothing but water. They awoke fasting. Then, Fatima spun the last third of the wool. Then, she grounded and kneaded the barley, and baked five loaves from it – one for each person. `Ali prayed the sunset prayer with the Prophet (s), then he returned to his house and the five of them sat down. `Ali was the first to break bread when a captive from the pagan captives came to the door and said: “Peace be unto you, O Ahl al-Bayt of Muhammad. You capture us, tighten the bind on us, and you do not feed us!” So, `Ali put the morsel down, and said: “O Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Ahmad, daughter of the Masterful Master-Prophet! A captive has come to you bound in chains complaining of his hunger. He who feeds today will find his reward tomorrow with the Most High, the One, the Unified. The sower will reap what he has sown. So, give him, and do not make him angry.” So, Fatima came forward and said: “All we have left of the bread is one bushel, which I feebly kneaded and baked with my own hand. By Allah, they are hungry. O Lord! Do not let me lose them due to their father’s goodness, generosity, and patience. I do not have a veil on my head. All I have is a cloak that I have woven.” Then, she gave him everything that was on the serving board, and they slept hungry. They awoke, and they had nothing. Shu`ayb said in his narration: `Ali went with al-Hasan and al-Husayn toward the Messenger of Allah (s), and they were shivering from hunger. When the Prophet (s) saw them, he said: “O Aba’l Hasan! What I have seen from you had harmed me intensely. Let us go to my daughter Fatima.” So, they went to her, and she was in her niche. Her stomach had inclined to her back due to the intensity of her hunger. Her eyes had sunk in. When the Messenger of Allah (s) saw her, he hugged her and said: “Help her, Allah. You have spent three days like this!” So, Gabriel descended and said: “O Muhammad! Take what Allah has prepared for your Ahl al-Bayt.” He said: “What shall I take, Gabriel?” He said: “Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing yet worth mentioning?” (76:1) – until he reached – “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.” (76:9) Al-Hasan b. Mehran said in his narration: So, the Prophet (s) ran until he entered the house of Fatima . He saw their condition, so he gathered them and wept, saying: “You have spent three days like this, and I did not know!” So, Gabriel came down with these verses, “Surely, the righteous will drink from glasses, flavoured with camphor, from a spring where Allah’s servants will drink, flowing at their will.” (76:5-6) He said: It is a river in the house of the Prophet (s), which will flow into the houses of the prophets and the believers. “They fulfill vows” (76:7) – meaning, `Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn toward their neighbours, who “fear a Day of sweeping horror” (76:7). Frowning and crying, they “give food to the poor, despite their desire for it” (76:8). Despite their yearning for food, they give it to the “needy” from the needy of the Muslims, the “orphan” from the orphans of the Muslims, and the “captive” from the captives of the pagans (76:8). When they feed them, they say: “We feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.” (76:9) He said: By Allah, they did not say this to them, but rather they thought it in themselves, so Allah informed us of their thoughts. They said: “We do not need a reward from you by which we are satiated, nor do we need to be thanked by which we are commended. Rather, we only fed you for the sake of Allah and in pursuit of His reward. Allah says, “So Allah will deliver them from the horror of that Day, and grant them radiance” (76:11) – in their faces – “and joy” (76:11) – in their hearts. “And reward them for their perseverance with Paradise” (76:12) – to live in – “and silk” (76:12) to furnish and wear – “reclining therein on couches” (76:13) – and the couches are beds with canopied sheets – “seeing neither the Sun nor bitter cold” (76:13). Ibn `Abbas said: The people of Paradise will see something like the Sun illuminating the gardens. So, the people of Paradise will say: “O Lord! You say in Your Book, ‘seeing neither the Sun’ (76:13).” So, Allah will send Gabriel to them, who will say: “This is not the Sun. Rather, `Ali made Fatima smile, so the gardens have been illuminated by the light of their smile.” So, 76:1 – 76:22 was revealed regarding them.