Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab and Ahmad b. al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from `Ali b. Asbat from al-Hasan b. Zayd. He said: Muhammad b. Salim narrated to me from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: `Uthman b. `Affan asked the Messenger of Allah (s): O Messenger of Allah! What is the interpretation of the alphabet? So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said: Learn the interpretation of the alphabet, for therein is all wonders. Woe to a scholar who is ignorant of its interpretation. So, it was said: O Messenger of Allah! What is the interpretation of the alphabet? He said: As for the “A”, it is the signs (alaa’) of Allah, and it is a letter from His names. As for the “B”, it is the delight (bahja) of Allah. As for the “J”, it is the Paradise (janna) of Allah, the majesty (jalal) of Allah, and the beauty (jamal) of Allah. As for the “D”, it is the religion (din) of Allah. As for the “H”, it is the abyss [of Hell] (hawiya) – so woe to he who is in the Fire. As for the “W”, it is woe (wayl) to the people of the Fire. As for the “Z”, it is a corner (zawiya) of Hell, and we seek refuge in Allah from what is in the corner – meaning, the corner of Hell. As for “Ḥ”, it is the falling (hutut) of sins off of those who repent on the Night of Power, and the descension of Gabriel with the angels until the rise of dawn. As for the “Ṭ”, it is “Tuba is for them and a goodly reward” (13:29), and it is a tree that Allah has planted, breathing into it of His spirit. Its branches can be seen from behind the fence of Paradise, and they sprout jewels and gems, hanging over their mouths. As for the “Y”, it is the hand (yad) of Allah over His creation – may He be glorified above those who associate partners. As for [the letter] “Kalman”, the “K” is the words (kalam) of Allah, and there is no substitute for the words of Allah, and none can be found to reject them. As for the “L”, it is the familiarity (ilmam) of the people of Paradise with one another in their visits, their greetings, and their delivering of salaam to one another; and the blaming (talawum) of the people of Hell of one another. As for the “M”, it is the mastery (mulk) of Allah that does not diminish and the permanence of Allah that does not perish. As for the “N”, it is writing (nawwan) and the pen and what they write in lines. As for the Pen, it is of light, and the Book is of light in the Preserved Tablet (lawh al-mahfuth), and those brought near bear witness to it, even as Allah is sufficient as a Witness. As for “Ṣa`fas”, then the “Ṣa`” is a measure (sa`) by a measure, and the “fas” is a piece (fas) by a piece – meaning, all will reap what they sow. Surely, Allah does not wish to oppress the servants. As for “Qarshat”, it means that He gathers them (qarashahum), so He resurrects them and distributes them on the Day of Resurrection. So, they will be judged by the truth, and they will not be wronged.

My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us. He said: Al-Qasim b. Yahya narrated to us from his grandfather al-Hasan b. Rashid from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said: If a man is wronged and he prays against the one who wronged him, Allah says: “Here is one who prays against you, alleging that you have wronged him. If I wish, I could come to your aid or I could grant his prayer against you, or if I wish, I could delay it and encompass the both of you with My forgiveness.”

My father 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 Ahmad b. al-Nadr al-Khazzaz from `Amr b. Shimr from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Abi Hamza al-Thumali from Habib b. `Amr. He said: I visited Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib during the ailment in which he passed away. He settled from his injury, so I said to him: O Amir al-Mu’minin! How is your injury, and how much pain are you in? So, he said to me: O Habib! I, by Allah, will depart from you in this moment. He said: So, I wept at that, and Umm Kulthum wept; and she was attending to him. So, he said to her: What makes you weep, my daughter? So, she said: You mentioned, father, that you will be departing from us at this moment, so I wept. So, he said to her: O my daughter! Do not weep, for by Allah, if you see what your father sees, you would not weep. Habib said: So, I said to him: What do you see, O Amir al-Mu’minin? So, he said: O Habib! I see the angels of heaven and the prophets, each following the other, standing to meet me. This is my brother, Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (s) sitting with me, saying: “Come forth, for what is before you is better than what you are in.” He said: So, I did not leave him until he passed away. The next morning, al-Hasan got up to give a sermon on the pulpit. He praised Allah and commended Him, then said: O people! On this night, the Quran was revealed, and on this night, `Isa b. Maryam was raised up, and on this night, Yusha` b. Nun was killed, and on this night, my father, Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib died. By Allah! None of the deputies before him will reach Paradise before him, nor will any after him. Surely, when the Messenger of Allah (s) would send him out to the battlefield, Gabriel would fight by his right side and Michael would fight by his left side. He neither left behind a gold coin nor a silver coin, except for seven hundred silver coins that were left over from what was given to him which he was gathering to purchase a servant for his family.

Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf from `Ali b. Mahzayar from al-Hasan b. Sa`id from Fadala b. Ayyub from `Abdullah b. Muskan from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers . He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Shall I not inform you of who the Fire will be forbidden from anon? They said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He said: The meek, the near, the tender, and the easygoing.

Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from his father from Safwan b. Yahya from al-`Is b. al-Qasim. He said: I said to al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad : A hadith is attributed to your father, and it says: “The Messenger of Allah (s) was never filled (satiated) with wheat bread.” Is this correct? So, he said: No. The Messenger of Allah (s) never ate from wheat bread, and he was never filled with barley bread.

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. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah narrated to us from his father from Wahb b. Wahb al-Qadi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers . He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: O son of Adam! Obey Me in what I have ordered you, and do not teach Me what is good for you.

By this isnad, he said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: O son of Adam! Remember Me for a moment after morning and for a moment after `Asr, and I will suffice you from what worries you.

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 his father from Bakr b. Salih. He said: `Abdullah b. Ibrahim al-Ghifari narrated to us from `Abd al-Rahman from his uncle `Abd al-`Aziz b. `Ali from Sa`id b. al-Musayyib from Abi Sa`id al-Khudri. He said: The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Shall I not lead you to a thing by which Allah expiates one’s sins and increases his good deeds? It was said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Making ablution after impurity, taking frequent steps to this Mosque, and waiting for prayer after prayer. There is not one of you who leaves his house purified, prays a prayer in congregation with the Muslims, then sits and waits for the next prayer, except that the angels say: “O Allah! Forgive him. O Allah! Have mercy on him.” When you stand in prayer, then straighten your lines and establish them, and cover your private parts. When your imam says: “Allah is the Greatest (Allahu akbar)”, then say: “Allah is the Greatest.” When he bows, then bow. When he says: “Allah hears those who praise Him (sami`Allahu liman hamidah)”, then say: “O Allah! Our Lord, for You is all praise (Allahumma rabbana lakal hamd).” The best of lines is the first line of men, while the worst of lines is the last.

`Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah al-Barqi narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal from Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Ash`ari from Aban b. `Abd al-Malik from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said: When Musa b. `Imran wanted to part from al-Khidr , he said to him: Advise me. So, from among that which he advised him, he said to him: Beware of bickering, and of walking (traversing) without need, and of laughing without astonishment. Remember your mistakes and beware of [mentioning] the mistakes of the people.

By this isnad from al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal from `Asim b. Humayd from Abi Hamza al-Thumali. He said: Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman called for his son when he died, and he advised him, saying: O my son! Neglect that which is in the hands of the people, for in that is richness. Beware of demanding things from people, for that is manifest poverty. Be better today than you were yesterday. When you pray, pray in bidding farewell to this world as though you will not return to it. Beware of committing to that which you must back out of.

Ahmad b. Ziyad b. Ja`far al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Safwan b. Yahya from al-`Is b. al-Qasim from `Abdullah b. Muskan from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir . He said: Love your Muslim brother. Love for him what you love for yourself. Hate for him what you hate for yourself. If you need something, ask him for it, and if he asks you, then give to him. Do not spare him from goodness as he does not spare you from goodness. Be a back to him as he is a back to you. When he goes, then protect [his belongings] in his absence. When he is present, visit him. Honour him, for he is from you and you are from him. If he blames you, then do not depart from him until you seek his forgiveness and [ask him to speak] his mind. If a good thing happens to him, then praise Allah for it, and if he suffers, then support him and share in his burden.

Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Abu Sa`id al-Hasan b. `Ali al-`Adawi narrated to me in 317 AH when he was 107 years old. He said: Al-Hasan b. Ahmad al-Tafawi narrated to us. He said: Qays b. al-Rabi` narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. al-Khaffaf narrated to us from `Atiyya al-`Awfi from al-Makhduj b. Zayd al-Dhahli. The Messenger of Allah (s) made brotherhood bonds between the Muslims, then said: O `Ali! You are my brother. You are to me as Harun was to Musa, except there is no prophet after me. Did you know, `Ali, that the first to be called for on the Day of Resurrection will be me? I will then stand from the right of the Throne, and I will be gowned in a green garment from the garments of Paradise. Then, our father Ibrahim will be called for, and he will then stand from the right of the Throne into its shade, and he will be gowned in a green garment from the garments of Paradise. Then, the prophets will be called for, one after the other, so they will then stand from the right of the Throne into its shade, and they will be gowned in green garments from the garments of Paradise. Shall I not inform you, `Ali, that my Nation will be the first nation to be judged on the Day of Resurrection? I give you glad tidings, `Ali, that the first [from my Nation] to be called for on the Day of Resurrection is you. This is due to your proximity in relation to me and your status in relation to mine. My banner will be given to you, and it is the Banner of Praise, and you will walk with it between the pillars. Surely, Adam, and all who Allah created will be shaded by the shade of my banner on the Day of Resurrection. Its height is the travel distance of one thousand years. Its hooks are of red ruby, its pole is of shining silver, and its finial is of green pearl. It has three emblems of light: an emblem in the East, an emblem in the West, and an emblem in the middle of the world. There are three lines written on it: (1) In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. (2) Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. (3) There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. The length of each line is the travel distance of one thousand years, and its width is the travel distance of one thousand years. You will walk with the banner, with al-Hasan to your right and al-Husayn to your left, until you stand between me and Ibrahim in the shade of the Throne. Then, you will be gowned in a green garment from the garments of Paradise. Then, a caller will call from the Throne: “The best of fathers is your father Ibrahim, and the best of brothers is your brother `Ali.” Surely, and I give you glad tidings, `Ali: you will be called for in the same way that I am called for, you will be gowned in the same way that I am gowned, and you will be greeted in the same way that I am greeted.