103. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Asbaat, who has narrated the following: The Imam having said: ‘Among the Advice which Allah (azwj) Gave to Isa was: “O Isa ! I (azwj) am your Lord (azwj), and the Lord (azwj) of your forefathers. My (azwj) Name is ‘وَاحِدٌ’ the One, and I (azwj) am the ‘الْأَحَدُ’ the One, which cannot be divided, the Lone One Who (azwj) Created everything, and everything is Made by My (azwj) and everything Returns to Me (azwj). O Isa ! You are the Messiah by My (azwj) Command, and you create from the clay something like the bird (but) by My (azwj) Permission, and you revive the dead by My (azwj) Speech, so become attentive towards Me (azwj) and be a ‘رَاهِباً’ fully devote yourself to Me (azwj), and you will never find a refuge except with Me (azwj). O Isa ! I (azwj) Bequeath to you a Compassionate Command with the Mercy until the Wilayah is Ordained from Me (azwj) and there comes Pleasure from Me (azwj). You are blessed as a grown up and blessed as a child whereby you testified that you are My (azwj) servant, the son of My (azwj) maidservant (Maryam ). Make room for Me (azwj) in yourself like your concerns, and make My (azwj) Remembrance to be for your return, and come near to Me (azwj) by the optional (Prayers), and place reliance upon Me (azwj) for I (azwj) will Suffice for you , and do not rely upon the others for I (azwj) shall Abandon you . O Isa ! Observe patience upon the afflictions and be pleased with the Destiny, and become like My (azwj) Happiness in you , for if My (azwj) Happiness is what makes you happy, you will be obedient and will not disobey. O Isa ! Revive My (azwj) Remembrance by your tongue, and make My (azwj) cordiality to be in your heart. O Isa ! Be vigilant in the hours of neglect and consider Me (azwj) of Kind Wisdom. O Isa ! Be attentive, a Devotee, and prepare your heart to fear (Me (azwj)). O Isa ! Be a shepherd of the night to search for My (azwj) Happiness, and Magnify Me (azwj) in your daytime for asking for your need from Me ﷺ. O Isa ! Compete with regards to the good with your striving; you will be known by the good wherever you may turn to. O Isa ! Judge among My (azwj) servants by My (azwj) Advice, and stand among them with My (azwj) Justice, for I (azwj) have Made to Descend upon you a healing for what is in the chests from the diseases of the Satan (la). O Isa ! Do not be seated with the intrigued (hypocrites). O Isa ! Truly I (azwj) Say that no creature believed in Me (azwj) except that he was humble to Me (azwj), and did not humble himself to Me (azwj) except that he hoped for My (azwj) Reward. Be a witness that he is safe from My (azwj) Punishment, (that will be) the one who did not change or replace My (azwj) Sunnah. O Isa , the first son of the chaste virgin, weep for your self with a weeping like the one who says farewell to his family, and hate the world and leave it to its people, and become interested in what is in the Presence of your God. O Isa ! Be along with that as a soft-spoken person, and offers greetings and be vigilant when the eyes of the righteous go to sleep. Be cautious of the Return and the severe earthquakes and the sensations of the Day of Judgement when neither the family, not the sons, nor the wealth would be of any benefit. O Isa ! Apply the Kohl of grief in your eyes whilst the people of falsehood laugh. O Isa ! Become humble and patient, for Tooba is for you if you achieve what has been Prepared for the patient ones. O Isa ! Go from the world day by day, and taste the food from which its taste is less indulging. So I (azwj) Truly Say, you are not with anything except for your hour and your day, so go from the world with provision, and let the rough (clothes) and less tempting (food) suffice for you for you have seen what becomes of it, and whatever you take is written down, and how you have consumed it. O Isa ! You will be questioned, so be merciful to the weak just like My (azwj) Mercy towards you , and do not subdue the orphan. O Isa ! You weep over yourself in private, move your feet to the timings of the Prayer, and let Me (azwj) Hear your sweet speech of My (azwj) remembrance, for My (azwj) Favour to you is good. O Isa ! How many from the community I (azwj) have Destroyed for their previous sins which I (azwj) have Protected you from it. O Isa ! Be kind to the weak ones and raise your tired eye towards the sky and call upon Me (azwj) for I (azwj) am Near to you and do not Pray to Me (azwj) except by Supplicating to Me (azwj) for your concern is one concern, for when you call upon Me (azwj) in such a manner, I (azwj) will Answer you . O Isa , I (azwj) was not Pleased with Presenting the world as a Reward for the ones who were before you , nor as a Punishment for the ones I (azwj) Want to Retaliate against. O Isa ! You are to die and I (azwj) shall Remain, and from Me (azwj) is your sustenance, and with Me (azwj) is your fixed term and to Me (azwj) is your eventual return, and to Me (azwj) is your Accounting, so ask Me (azwj) and do not ask someone else, for the best from you is the supplication, and from Me (azwj) is the Answering of it. O Isa ! How numerous are the human beings and how little are, in numbers, the patient ones. The trees are many but the good ones of it are few. So do not be deceived by the beauty of the tree until you have tasted its fruit. O Isa ! Do not be deceived by the rebellious one by disobeying My (Commands), I (azwj) Provide sustenance so (don’t) worship someone else, then he calls upon Me (azwj) during hardships, so I (azwj) Answer him. Then he returns to what he used to be in, rebelling against Me (azwj) exposing himself to My (azwj) Anger. I (azwj) Swear by Myself (azwj) that I (azwj) shall Grab him with such a Grip that there will be no salvation for him from it, and no refuge apart from Me (azwj). Where will he run from My (azwj) skies and from My (azwj) earth? O Isa ! Say to the unjust ones from the Children of Israel not to supplicate to Me (azwj) whilst the illegal earnings is under their hearts (into their stomach), and the idols are in their houses, for I (azwj) have Undertaken that I (azwj) shall Answer to the one who supplicates to Me (azwj), and Make My (azwj) Answer to be a Curse upon them (who disobey) until they disperse. O Isa ! How many times have I (azwj) Given them lengthy Consideration, and goodness of the seeking, but the people are in neglect and they will not return. The words come out from their mouths but their hearts are not with it. They expose themselves to My (azwj) Abhorrence and seek nearness to the Believers by display their love for Me (azwj) (showing hypocrisy) O Isa ! Make your tongue to be one, be it in secret or in the open, and do that similarly with your heart and your vision. And turn your heart and your vision away from the Prohibited and restrain your vision from that which has no benefit. So how many glances of the looker have planted lust in his heart, and returned him by it to the fountains of destruction. O Isa ! Be merciful and compassionate, and be as you would like the people to be towards you . And frequently remember the death, and the separation of the families. And do not play for its amusements (as it) spoils the player. And do not be neglectful one for the neglectful is far from Me (azwj). And Remember Me (azwj) by the righteous deeds so that I (azwj) speak of you . O Isa ! Repent and return to Me (azwj) after the sins, and Mention Me (azwj) by the penitence, and believe in Me (azwj), and come closer to the Believers by Me (azwj), and urge them to supplicate to me (azwj) along with you . And beware of the supplication of the oppressed for I (azwj) have Undertaken upon Myself (azwj) that I (azwj) shall Open for it the Doors of the sky by the Acceptance, and Answer him even though it may be after a while. O Isa ! Know that the evil one infects, and the evil friend destroys. And know the one whom you befriend and chose as a brother for yourself from the Believers. O Isa ! Repent to Me (azwj) as there is no grand sin that I (azwj) do not Forgive it, and I (azwj) am the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. Work for yourself in the time allocated from your term before someone else works for it, and worship Me (azwj) for a day which will be like a thousand years of your counting, during which I (azwj) will Reward the good deeds by increasing them, and that the sins would remain with their doers. Prepare for yourself in the allocated time, and compete in the good deeds, for how many a gathering has dispersed and its people being each other’s neighbours in the Fire. O Isa ! Abstain with regards to the mortal, that which will be cut-off, of the houses of the ones who were before you , so call them and whisper to them. Do you feel that any one of them would take your advice? And know, that you will be joining them among the joining ones’. O Isa ! Say to the one who has rebelled against Me (azwj) by disobedience and works in opposition, to expect My (azwj) Punishment and await My (azwj) Destruction upon him, so he will be joined with the Destroyed ones. Tooba is for you , O son of Maryam . Then Tooba is for you if you were to take to the discipline of your God Who is Compassionate towards you and Merciful, and Begin with the Favours to you from Him (azwj) for Honour, as He (azwj) was for you in the difficulties, and you did not disobey Him (azwj). O Isa ! It is not Permissible for you to disobey Him (azwj) Who has Advised you just as He (azwj) had Advised the ones who were before you , and I (azwj) am a Witness over that. O Isa ! I (azwj) have not Honoured any creature with the like of My (azwj) Religion, nor a Favour to him like My (azwj) Mercy. O Isa ! Wash with the water from you, what is apparent and heal with the goodness from you what is hidden, for you will be returning to Me (azwj). O Isa ! I (azwj) Gave to you what I (azwj) had Favoured you with an uninterrupted flow, and Sought from you a loan for yourself , so if you were to be niggardly with regards to it you would become of the Destroyed ones. O Isa ! Adorn yourself with the Religion and love the poor, and walk upon the earth in humility, and Pray upon the remainder, for all of it is clean. O Isa ! Roll up (your affairs) for all that comes, is close by, and read My (azwj) Book whilst you are clean, make Me (azwj) Listen to a voice from you full of grief. O Isa ! There is no good in enjoyment which does not last and the life of the enjoyer is in decline. O son of Maryam ! If you were to see what I (azwj) have Prepared for My (azwj) righteous friends, your heart would melt, and your soul would come out (of your body) in desire for it. So there is no house like the House of the Hereafter in which the neighbours are good people, and the Angels of Proximity come up to them, and they would be from the ones who would come on the Day of Judgement being safe from its horrors. A House in which, there is no change in the Bliss, nor are its inhabitants in decline. O son of Maryam ! Compete with regards to it (the House in the Hereafter) along with the competitors, for it is the desire of the desirous ones, of good scenery. Tooba is for you, O son of Maryam , if you are from the workers for it, along with your forefathers Adam , and Ibrahim , being in the Gardens and Bliss, not seeking a substitution for it nor a transfer from it. That is how I (azwj) Deal with the pious ones. O Isa ! Flee to Me (azwj) like those who flee from the flaming Fire, and the Fire with chains and fetters. No soul would enter it and its grief would leave from him ever. It is a part like the part of the dark night. Those who are rescued from it would be successful, and those who do not get Rescued from it would be of the Destroyed ones. This is the House of the tyrants, and hardened oppressors, and every harsh, rude one, and every arrogant boaster. O Isa ! It is the evil house for the ones in its corner, and the evil dwelling for the unjust ones. I (azwj) Caution you , so that you would be informed about it. O Isa ! Beware you can be an observer for Me (azwj), and testify that I (azwj) have Created you , and you are My (azwj) servant, and I (azwj) Shaped you , and sent you down to the earth. O Isa ! It is not correct for two tongues to be in one mouth, not for two hearts to be in one chest, similarly for the minds. O Isa ! Do not wake up as a disobedient one, nor indulge in vanities whilst awake, and turn yourself away from the lusts and the sins, and every desire which distances you from Me (azwj). So migrate from it, and know that you are from Me (azwj) at the status of the trustworthy Rasool , so be cautious with regards to Me (azwj), and know that your world will deliver you to Me (azwj), and I (azwj) will Grab you with My (azwj) Knowledge. So become a humble soul during My (azwj) Remembrance, with a revering heart when you Mention Me (azwj), being fully aware whilst the neglectful ones sleep. O Isa ! This is My (azwj) Advice to you and My (azwj) Preaching to you , so take it from Me (azwj), and I (azwj) am the Lord (azwj) of the worlds. O Isa ! If My (azwj) servant is patient with Me (azwj), his Rewards for his deeds are upon Me (azwj), and it was upon him to supplicate to Me (azwj), and I (azwj) am Sufficient to Take Revenge from the ones who are disobedient to Me (azwj). Where will the unjust runaway to, from Me (azwj)? O Isa ! Speak good words wherever you may be, for I (azwj) am a Knowledgeable Teacher. O Isa ! Bestow the good deeds towards Me (azwj) until it is Mentioned in My (azwj) Presence, and take to My (azwj) Advice, for there is a healing for the hearts therein. O Isa ! Do not hesitate when you plan from My (azwj) Plan, and do not forget My (azwj) Remembrance in the privacy of the world. O Isa ! Take account of yourself by referring to Me (azwj) until I (azwj) Accomplish the Rewards for what the workers have worked for. Those are the ones who will be getting their Recompense, and I (azwj) am the Best of the Givers. O Isa ! You were Created by My (azwj) Word, and Maryam gave birth to you by My (azwj) Command, the Message sent to her by My (azwj) Spirit Jibraeel the Trustworthy one from My (azwj) Angels, until you stood upon the earth alive and walking. All that had been encompassed by My (azwj) Knowledge. O Isa ! Zakariyya is at the status of your father, and is the guardian of your mother . When he came up to her in the Niche (Al-Mihraab) he found sustenance in her presence. And your counterpart Yahya (John) is from My (azwj) creatures, and I (azwj) Gifted him to his mother after the old age had set in, and she had no strength to her. I (azwj) Intended by that to Display to her My (azwj) Authority, and Display with regards to you , My (azwj) Power. The most Beloved of you all, to Me (azwj) is the one who is most obedient to Me (azwj), and the most intense in his fear from Me (azwj). O Isa ! Be vigilant and do not despair from My (azwj) Spirit, and Glorify Me (azwj) along with the ones who Glorify Me (azwj), and with the good speech Extol My (azwj) Holiness. O Isa ! How can the servants disbelieve in Me (azwj) whilst their forelocks are in My (azwj) Grip, and their going about in My (azwj) land while being ignorant of My (azwj) Favours, and their befriending of My (azwj) enemies, and that is how the infidels are (destined for) Destruction. O Isa ! The world is a prison with the rotten smell, and there is beauty in it from what has been seen by the tyrants who slaughter each other for it. And beware of the world, for every bounty of it is subject to decline, and there is no bounty in it except for a little. O Isa ! Reach for Me (azwj) near your pillow and you will find Me (azwj), and call upon Me (azwj) and you are Beloved unto Me (azwj), for I (azwj) am the most Hearing of the listening. I (azwj) shall Answer the supplicant when one supplicates to Me (azwj). O Isa ! Fear Me (azwj) and get My (azwj) servants to fear Me (azwj) perhaps the sinners would abstain from what they are working in, so no one would be destroyed except that they would be aware (of it). O Isa ! Be in awe of Me (azwj) as you are awed by the (fearful) beasts, and the death which you are going to meet up with, for all these things, I (azwj) Created them, so it is Me (azwj) they should be Awed of. O Isa ! The Kingdom is Mine (azwj) and in My (azwj) Hands, and I (azwj) am the King, so if you were to obey Me (azwj), I (azwj) shall Make you to Enter My (azwj) Paradise among the neighbourhood of the righteous ones. O Isa ! If I (azwj) am Angry with you , the happiness of those who are happy with you would be of no benefit to you , and if I (azwj) am Pleased with you , the anger of the angry ones would not adversely affect you . O Isa ! Remember me (azwj) in your soul, I (azwj) will Remember you Myself (azwj), and Mention Me (azwj) among your people and I (azwj) will Mention you among My (azwj) Gathering which is better than the gathering of the human beings. O Isa ! Supplicate to Me (azwj) by the supplication of the drowning one (Al-Ghareek), the grieving one for whom there is no helper (except Me (azwj)). O Isa ! Do not swear falsely by Me (azwj), for (that) My (azwj) Throne Trembles in Anger. The world has a short life span, but there are long yearnings therein, whilst in My (azwj) Possession is a better House from what you accumulate. O Isa ! How will you react when I (azwj) Bring out a Book for you which Speaks with the Truth, and you will all testify to the secrets that you have been concealing, and the deeds which you had been performing. O Isa ! Say to the unjust ones of the Children of Israel: ‘You have washed your faces, and left your hearts as filthy. Are you trying to deceive Me (azwj) with a deception, or are you being audacious against Me (azwj)? You are applying fragrance for the people of the world whilst your inner selves are in My (azwj) Presence at the status of the rotten carcass, as if you are a dead people’. O Isa ! Say to them: ‘Trim your fingernails (cut yourselves off) from unlawful gains, and deafen your ears from the indecent speech, and turn towards Me (azwj) by your hearts, for I (azwj) do not Want (Fond of) your appearances. O Isa ! Be happy with the good deeds for therein lies My (azwj) Pleasure, and weep over the sins for it is a disgrace. And do not carry forward to others what you do not like them to do unto you , and if your right cheek is slapped then give him the left one. And come closer to Me (azwj) by the cordiality and your striving, and keep away from the ignorant ones. O Isa ! Be humble to the people of good deeds and participate with them in it, and be a witness upon them and say to the unjust ones of the Children of Israel: ‘O evil companions who are seated upon it, if you do not desist, I (azwj) will metamorphose you into monkeys and pigs. O Isa ! Say to the unjust ones of the Children of Israel: ‘The Wisdom weeps after being made to separate from Me (azwj), and you are laughing by fleeing away from me. Has there come to you My (azwj) Disavowing, or have you found security from My (azwj) Punishment, or are you exposing yourselves to My (azwj) Punishment? I (azwj) Swear by Myself (azwj) that I (azwj) will Abandon you to be an example for the coming generations to learn a lesson from. Then I (azwj) Advise you , O son of Maryam the chaste virgin, of the (coming of) the Chief of the Rasools , and My (azwj) Beloved, so he ﷺ is Ahmad ﷺ, the owner of the red camel, with a face illuminated with the light as bright as the full moon, and the one pure of the heart, and intensely valiant, the prestigious, for he ﷺ is the Mercy to the Worlds, and the Chief of the children of Adam on the Day that he ﷺ will meet Me (azwj). The most honourable of the former ones to Me (azwj), and the nearest one to Me (azwj) from the Rasools , the Arab, the trustworthy, the embodiment of My (azwj) Religion, the patient one in struggling against the Polytheists by his ﷺ own self and hands for the sake of My (azwj) Religion. And inform the Children of Israel about him ﷺ, and command them that they should ratify him ﷺ, and believe in him ﷺ, and follow him ﷺ, and help him ﷺ”. Isa said: ‘My God! Who is he ﷺ that if I were to please him ﷺ it would Please You (azwj)?’ He (azwj) Said: “He ﷺ is Muhammad ﷺ, the Rasool Allah ﷺ to all of the people. He ﷺ is the closest to Me (azwj) in status, and the presenter for the intercession. Tooba is for him ﷺ from the Prophets and Tooba for his ﷺ community who will meet Me (azwj) whilst being upon his ﷺ way. The inhabitants of the earth praise him ﷺ, and the inhabitants of the sky seek Forgiveness through him ﷺ. The trustworthy, the Entrusted one, the good, the blessed, the best of the remaining ones in My (azwj) Presence who will be in the end of times. When he ﷺ comes out, the sky will loosen its rainfall and the earth will bring out its blossoms until they will see the Blessings, and I (azwj) will Bless for him ﷺ whatever that he ﷺ places his ﷺ hand upon, one with many wives and few children. He ﷺ will live at Bekka (Makkah), the place of foundation of Ibrahim . O Isa ! his ﷺ Religion is the upright one (Al-Haneefa), and his ﷺ direction (Qiblah) is the Right one, and he ﷺ is from My (azwj) Party, and I (azwj) am with him ﷺ. So Tooba is for him ﷺ. Then again Tooba is for him ﷺ, for him ﷺ is Al-Kawsar, and the great status in Gardens of Eden, living honourably, the ones that live in it, and he ﷺ will pass away as a martyr. For him ﷺ is the Fountain greater than from Bakka (Makkah) up to the rising of the sun. In this are springs of a sealed drink (Al-Raheeq Al-Makhtoum) similar (in number) to the stars in the sky, and cups similar (in number) to the grains of the sands of the earth, sweetened in it from every drink and food of every fruit in the Paradise. The one, who drinks from it a drink, will never be thirsty ever again, and that is what I (azwj) have Apportioned for him ﷺ, and as a merit for him ﷺ over the period in between you and him ﷺ. His ﷺ secret would be in accordance with his publicising, and his ﷺ words would be his ﷺ deeds. He ﷺ will not command the people except by himself ﷺ doing it first. His ﷺ Religion is the Holy War in hardship as well as in ease. The cities would surrender to him ﷺ and the ruler of Rome would yield to him ﷺ. He ﷺ would be upon the Religion of Ibrahim . He ﷺ will mention My ﷺ name during partaking of the food, and would express the greetings, and he ﷺ will Pray whilst the people are sleeping. Every day he ﷺ would Pray five Prayers calling out in sequence to the Prayer like the calling of the army by the slogan. And he ﷺ would open by the exclamation of the Takbeer, and he ﷺ would end by the greetings. He ﷺ would keep his ﷺ feet in a row during the Prayer just as the Angels keep their feet in a row. And he ﷺ would humble his ﷺ heart before Me (azwj), as well as his ﷺ head. The ‘النُّورُ ’( the Divine Light) would be in his ﷺ chest, and the truth would be upon his ﷺ tongue, and he ﷺ would be on the truth wherever he ﷺ may be. His ﷺ origin would be as an orphan wandering for a while during his ﷺ time for that which is required from him ﷺ. His ﷺ eyes would sleep but his ﷺ heart would never sleep. For him ﷺ is the intercession, and upon his ﷺ community the Hour would be Established (Day of Judgement be made easy). And My (azwj) Hand is Above their hands, so the one who breaks (the Covenant) so he would have broken it against himself. And the one who is loyal to what has been Covenanted with him, I (azwj) would be Loyal to him with the Paradise. So command the unjust ones of the Children of Israel to study his ﷺ Books and not to alter his ﷺ Sunnah, and that they should send the greetings upon him ﷺ for he ﷺ is upon the status more glorious than the glorious. O Isa ! All that which brings you closer to Me (azwj), I (azwj) have Evidenced it for you , and everything which distances you from Me (azwj), so I (azwj) have Prohibited you from it, so refer to it for yourself . O Isa ! The world is sweet, and I have Utilised you in it, so stay aside from what I (azwj) have Cautioned you from, and take from it what I (azwj) Give to you as a Gift. O Isa ! Look into your affairs with a consideration of the sinful servant, the erroneous one, and do not look into the affairs of the other with the position of the Lord (azwj). Become an ascetic therein and do not be allured with regards to it, for you would be corrupted. O Isa ! Think, and ponder, and look around in the earth and see how the unjust ones had vanished from its (face). O Isa ! All that I (azwj) have Described to you is Advice, and every Word of Mine (azwj) to you is ‘حَقٌّ’ Just, and I (azwj) am the ‘الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ’ Clear Just. So Truth is what I (azwj) Speak and if you were to disobey Me (azwj) after I (azwj) have Informed you , there will be no Guardian for you other than Myself (azwj), nor a Helper. O Isa ! Humble your heart by the reverence, and look to the one who is below you , and do not look to the one who is above you , and know that the head of every error and sin is the love of the world, so do not love it for I (azwj) do not Love it. O Isa ! Perfume your heart for Me (azwj) and frequent My (azwj) Remembrance in the privacy, and know that My (azwj) Happiness is in your pleading to Me (azwj), so be alive during that and not become as dead (heart). O Isa ! Do not associate anything with Me (azwj) and be cautious from Me (azwj), and do not be deceived by the (good) health and do not be envious for the world is like a fleeting shadow, and what approaches it is like what has been left behind from it. So compete in the righteous deeds with your striving, and be with the truth wherever it may be even though you may be cut and burnt by the fire. So do not disbelieve in Me (azwj) after the understanding, and do not become of the ignorant ones, for one ends up with that to which one associates. O Isa ! Pour out your tears for Me (azwj) from your eyes, and humble your heart to Me (azwj). O Isa ! Cry out to Me (azwj) for help during difficult conditions, for I (azwj) Help the afflicted ones and I (azwj) Answer the restless, and I (azwj) the most Merciful of the merciful ones”.