The Saying When the Rooster Crows

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 68

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 68

The Saying When the Rooster Crows
6 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1392

1392 - قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صُرَاخَ اَلدِّيكِ فَقُلْ، سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَ اَلرُّوحِ سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ غَضَبَكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَ «ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي» إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ اَلذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ.

Hadith.1392 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you hear the crowing of the rooster, say: 'Glorified and Holy is the Lord (azj) of the angels and the spirit; Your mercy has preceded Your wrath; there is no god but You; glory and praise be to You. I have acted badly and wronged myself, so forgive me. Indeed, no one forgives sins except You.'".

Ḥadīth 1393

1393 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «تَعَلَّمُوا مِنَ اَلدِّيكِ خَمْسَ خِصَالٍ مُحَافَظَتَهُ عَلَى أَوْقَاتِ اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ اَلْغَيْرَةَ وَ اَلسَّخَاءَ وَ اَلشَّجَاعَةَ وَ كَثْرَةَ اَلطَّرُوقَةِ.

Hadith.1393 - Imam (as) said: "Learn five qualities from the rooster: its adherence to the timing of prayers, its protective jealousy (for its mate), its generosity, its courage, and its frequent crowing (indicating vigilance)”.

Ḥadīth 1394

1394 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «تَعَلَّمُوا مِنَ اَلْغُرَابِ ثَلاَثَ خِصَالٍ اِسْتِتَارَهُ بِالسِّفَادِ وَ بُكُورَهُ فِي طَلَبِ اَلرِّزْقِ وَ حَذَرَهُ.

Hadith.1394 - Imam (as) said: "Learn three qualities from the crow: its concealment when mating, its early rising in seeking sustenance, and its cautiousness."

Ḥadīth 1395

1395 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى مَلَكاً عَلَى صُورَةِ دِيكٍ أَبْيَضَ رَأْسُهُ تَحْتَ اَلْعَرْشِ وَ رِجْلاَهُ فِي تُخُومِ اَلْأَرْضِ اَلسَّابِعَةِ لَهُ جَنَاحٌ فِي اَلْمَشْرِقِ وَ جَنَاحٌ فِي اَلْمَغْرِبِ لاَ تَصِيحُ اَلدُّيُوكُ حَتَّى يَصِيحَ فَإِذَا صَاحَ خَفَقَ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ اَلْعَظِيمِ اَلَّذِي «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» قَالَ فَيُجِيبُهُ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى وَ يَقُولُ لاَ يَحْلِفُ بِي كَاذِباً مَنْ يَعْرِفُ مَا تَقُولُ.

Hadith.1395 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has an angel in the form of a white rooster. Its head is beneath the Throne, and its feet are in the depths of the seventh earth. It has a wing in the east and a wing in the west. The earthly roosters do not crow until this angel crows. When it crows, it flaps its wings and says, 'Glory be to Allah (swt), Glory be to Allah (swt), Glory be to Allah (swt), the Great, who is unlike anything.' Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, responds and says, 'One who knows what you say will not swear falsely by Me.'".

Ḥadīth 1396

1396 - وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ فِيهِ نَزَلَتْ «وَ اَلطَّيْرُ صَافّٰاتٍ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلاٰتَهُ وَ تَسْبِيحَهُ » »

Hadith.1396 - It is narrated: "Concerning this, the verse was revealed: 'And the birds with wings outspread; each knows its prayer and its glorification.'".

Ḥadīth 1397

1397 - وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ حَمَلَةَ اَلْعَرْشِ اَلْيَوْمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ اَلدِّيكِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلطَّيْرِ وَ وَاحِدٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ اَلْأَسَدِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِلسِّبَاعِ وَ وَاحِدٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ اَلثَّوْرِ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِلْبَهَائِمِ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ بَنِي آدَمَ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى لِوُلْدِ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ اَلْقِيَامَةِ صَارُوا ثَمَانِيَةً قَالَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «۝ وَ يَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمٰانِيَةٌ ۝»

Hadith.1397 - It is narrated: "The carriers of the Throne today are four: One of them is in the form of a rooster, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the birds; Another is in the form of a lion, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the wild animals; Another is in the form of a bull, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the livestock; And one is in the form of a human being, who seeks sustenance from Allah (swt), the Exalted, for the children of Adam. On the Day of Resurrection, they will become eight, as Allah (swt), the Exalted, has said: 'And the Throne of your Lord (azj) will be borne above them, on that Day, by eight' (Surah Al-Haqqah 69:17)."