My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid narrated to me from his father from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar. He said: Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad said: Whoever does not have exhortations from his heart, chides from his soul, and a guiding companion has given his enemy a way to his neck.

Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Malik al-Fizari al-Kufi. He said: Ja`far b. Sahl narrated to us from Sa`id b. Muhammad from Mas`ada b. Sadaqa. He said: Abu’l Hasan Musa b. Ja`far said: Surely, the family of a man are [like] his prisoners. Whoever is given a blessing by Allah should give ease to his prisoners. Whoever does not do that or doubts [this], that blessing will be removed from him.

Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Abi Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Muhammad b. Muslim and Minhal al-Qassab together from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said: Whoever gains wealth from four [sources], it will not be accepted in four [situations]: whoever gains wealth from (1) embezzlement, (2) usury, (3) betrayal, and (4) thievery, it will not be accepted in: (1) zakat, (2) charity (sadaqa), (3) Hajj, and (4) `Umra. Abu Ja`far said: Allah will not accept a Hajj or an `Umra from forbidden wealth.

Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Malik al-Kufi. He said: Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Mada’ini narrated to me from Fadl b. Kathir from `Ali b. Musa al-Rida . He said: Whoever meets a poor Muslim and greets him in a way that is different than the way he greets the rich, Allah will be angry when he meets Him on the Day of Resurrection.

`Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Harun al-Sufi narrated to us. He said: `Ubaydullah b. Musa al-Rawyani. He said: `Abd al-`Athim b. `Abdullah al-Hasani narrated to us from Imam Muhammad b. `Ali from his father al-Rida `Ali b. Musa from his father Musa b. Ja`far from his father al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather . He said: Salman invited Aba Dharr to his house and offered him two loaves. So, Abu Dharr took the two loaves and turned them over. So, Salman said to him: O Aba Dharr! For what reason did you turn the two loaves over? He said: I feared that they were not fresh. So, Salman became intensely angry and said: How bold must you be to turn these two loaves over! By Allah, I made this bread from the water that is beneath the Throne, and the angels worked in it until they tossed it to the wind, and the wind worked in it until it tossed it to the cloud, and the cloud worked in it until it rained it to the Earth, and the lightning and the angels worked in it until they placed it in its places, and I worked in it with the earth, wood, iron, animals, fire, firewood, and salt, and that which I cannot count. So, how could you show this type of gratitude? So, Abu Dharr said: I repent to Allah, and I ask Allah’s forgiveness from what I did, and I regret my wrongdoing to you.

My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ayyub b. Nuh from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Bishr b. Maslama from Masma` Abi Sayyar from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq . He said: Whoever gives charity when he awakes, Allah removes the bad omen of that day from him.

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 Fadala b. Ayyub from Zayd al-Shahham from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his father . He said: The Prophet (s) became ill with the illness from which he passed away. So, Fatima the Mistress of Women visited him, and with her were al-Hasan and al-Husayn . She took al-Hasan by her right hand and she took al-Husayn by her left hand. They walked, and Fatima was between them, until they entered the house of `A’isha. So, al-Hasan sat to the right of the Messenger of Allah (s) and al-Husayn sat to the left of the Messenger of Allah (s). They began kissing the body of the Messenger of Allah (s), but the Prophet (s) did not awake from his sleep. So, Fatima said to al-Hasan and al-Husayn: “My beloveds! Your grandfather has fallen asleep. So, go for a moment until he awakes, then return to him.” So, they said: “We are not going at this time.” So, al-Hasan lay on the right side of the Prophet (s) and al-Husayn lay on his left side until they fell asleep. They awoke before the Prophet (s), and Fatima had gone back to her house when they had slept. So, they said to `A’isha: “What did our mother do?” She said: “When you both fell asleep, she returned to her house.” So, they left in the darkness of a night that was muddled in thunder and lightning. The sky had loosened its rain and a light dazzled for them. They did not stop walking in that light, while al-Hasan’s right hand held al-Husayn’s left hand. They both walked and talked until they reached the yard of Bani Najjar. When they reached the yard alone, they did not know where they had gone. So, al-Hasan said to al-Husayn: “We have been alone [for so long] that we reached this point. We do not know where to go. So, let us sleep at this moment until we awake.” So, al-Husayn said to him: “Go ahead, brother, I will do the same.” So, they both lay down, and each of them embraced the other, and they slept. The Prophet (s) then awoke from his sleep and he sent for them in the house of Fatima, but they were not there. He longed for them, so the Prophet (s) stood on his feet and he said: “My God, my Master, and my Lord! These two are my cubs, and they have gone due to shortage and starvation. O Allah! You are my guardian over them.” So, a light spread out for the Prophet (s), and he remained in it until he reached the yard of Bani Najjar and found them sleeping, embracing one another. The sky had folded over them like a plate, and even though it was raining intensely – more than anyone had seen before – Allah had prevented the rain from coming onto the land that they had been sleeping in. Not a single drop landed on them. They were encompassed by a serpent that had hair like a tree rich with reeds and two wings: one wing was covering al-Hasan, and one wing was covering al-Husayn. When the Prophet (s) saw them hemmed in, the serpent withdrew, saying: “O Allah! I bear witness to You and to Your angels that these two are the cubs of Your Prophet, and I protected them and I handed them over safely and healthily.” So, the Prophet (s) said to it: “O serpent! Who are you?” It said: “I am the messenger of the Jinn to you.” He said: “Which of the Jinn?” It said: “From the Jinn of Nusaybin, from a delegation of Bani Malih. We forgot a verse from the Book of Allah. So, they sent me to you so that you may teach us what we have forgotten from the Book of Allah. When I reached this place, I heard a caller call out: ‘O serpent! These two are the cubs of the Messenger of Allah, so protect them from pests, impairments, and disasters of the night and day.’ So, I protected them and I have handed them over safely and healthily to you.” Then, the serpent took the verse and left. The Prophet (s) took al-Hasan and put him on his right shoulder and put al-Husayn on his left shoulder. So, `Ali came out and followed the Messenger of Allah (s). One of his companions said to him: “May my mother and my father be your sacrifice! Give me one of your cubs so that I may lighten [the load] for you.” So, he said: “Go, for Allah has heard your words and recognized your status.” Then, `Ali met him and said: “May my mother and my father be your sacrifice, O Messenger of Allah! Give me one of my cubs and your cubs so that I may lighten for you.” So, the Prophet (s) turned to al-Hasan and said: “O Hasan! Would you like to go to the shoulder of your father?” So, he said to him: “By Allah, grandfather, your shoulder is more beloved to me than the shoulder of my father.” Then, he turned to al-Husayn and said: “O Husayn! Would you like to go to the shoulder of your father?” So, he said: “By Allah, grandfather, I say the same as my brother – your shoulder is more beloved to me than the shoulder of my father.” So, he took them to the house of Fatima , and she had prepared dates for them and put them in front of them. They ate until they were satiated and happy. Then, the Prophet (s) said to them: “Stand now and wrestle.” So, they stood and wrestled – and Fatima had gone out for a need of hers – so, she entered, and she heard the Prophet (s) saying: “Yes, Hasan, strengthen yourself against al-Husayn, and wrestle with him.” Then, she said to him: “O father! I am astonished. You are encouraging this one over that one, the older against the younger?!” So, he said to her: “O my daughter! Are you not pleased that I am saying: ‘O Hasan! Strengthen yourself against al-Husayn, and wrestle with him’ while my beloved Gabriel is here saying: ‘O Husayn! Strengthen yourself against al-Hasan, and wrestle with him.’?”

`Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa al-Daqqaq narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Harun al-Sufi narrated to us. He said: Abu Turab `Ubaydullah b. Musa al-Rawyani narrated to us from `Abd al-`Athim b. `Abdullah al-Hasani. He said: I said to Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Rida : O son of the Messenger of Allah! Narrate a hadith from your forefathers to me. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: The people will remain in goodness so long as there is variance. If they are equalized, they will be destroyed. He said: I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from his grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: Were the veil lifted from you, you would not [want to] be buried. He said: I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from his grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: You cannot attract the people with your wealth, so attract them with a friendly face and a beautiful meeting. Surely, I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: “Surely, you cannot attract the people with your wealth, so attract them with your character.” He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: He who reprimands time will prolong his own reprimand. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: Gathering with evil ones bequeaths having a negative impression of the chosen ones. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: Animosity toward the servants [of Allah] is the worst provision for the Hereafter. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather from his forefathers . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: The worth of every person is in what improves him. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: A person is hidden beneath his tongue. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: No person who knows his value will be destroyed. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: Thinking before you act will safeguard you from regret. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: He who relies on time will struggle. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: He who only takes from his own opinion has brought risk upon himself. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: Having few dependants is a simplifier [of life]. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: He who is filled with pride is destroyed. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: He who is certain of the Hereafter is generous in giving. He said: So, I said to him: Tell me more, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather . He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said: He who wants wellness for those beneath him will be granted safety from those above him. He said: So, I said to him: This is sufficient for me.