In One Meeting, Imam Ali Taught Four-hundred Things Each of Which is Very Useful for a Muslim’s Life and Religion

Al-Khiṣāl|Volume 1|Book 28|Chapter 1

Al-Khiṣāl

Book 28, Chapter 1

In One Meeting, Imam Ali Taught Four-hundred Things Each of Which is Very Useful for a Muslim’s Life and Religion

Hadith #9

27-9 اطرحوا سوء الظن بينكم، فإن الله عز وجل نهى عن ذلكأنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ومعي عترتي وسبطي على الحوض، فمن أرادنا فليأخذ بقولنا وليعمل عملنا، فان لكل أهل بيت نجيبا ولنا شفاعة، ولاهل مودتنا شفاعة، فتنافسوا في لقائنا على الحوض، فانا نذود عنه أعداءنا ونسقي منه أحباءنا وأولياءناومن شرب منه شربة لم يظمأ بعدها أبدا. حوضنا مترع فيه مثعبان ينصبان من الجنة: أحدهما من تسنيم، والآخر من معين، على حافتيه الزعفران، وحصاه اللؤلؤ والياقوت، وهو الكوثرإن الامور إلى الله عز وجل ليست إلى العباد، ولو كانت العباد ما كانوا ليختاروا علينا أحدا، ولكن الله يختص برحمته من يشاء، فاحمدوا الله على ما اختصكم به من بادي النعم، على طيب الولادةكل عين يوم القيامة باكية، وكل عين يوم القيامة ساهرة، إلا عين من اختصه الله بكرامته، وبكى على ما ينتهك من الحسين وآل محمد عليهم السلامشيعتنا بمنزلة النحل، لو يعلم الناس ما في أجوافها لاكلوهالا تعجلوا الرجل عند طعامه حتى يفرغ، ولا عند غائطه حتى يأتي على حاجتهإذا انتبه أحدكم من نومه فليقل: "لا إله إلا الله الحليم الكريم الحي القيوم، وهو على كل شيء قدير، سبحان رب النبيين وإله المرسلين و[سبحان] رب السموات السبع وما فيهن ورب الارضين السبع وما فيهن ورب العرش العظيم والحمد لله رب العالمين ."فاذا جلس من نومه فليقل قبل أن يقوم: "حسبي الله حسبي الرب من العباد، حسبي الذي هو حسبي منذ كنت، حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل ."وإذا قام أحدكم من الليل فلينظر إلى أكناف السماء وليقرأ: " إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لايَاتٍ لأُِولِي الْأَلْبَابِ (190) الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذَا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ (191) رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَنْ تُدْخِلْ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصَارٍ (192) رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأَبْرَارِ (193) رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ (194 )."الاطلاع في بئر زمزم يذهب الداء، فاشربوا من مائها مما يلي الركن الذي فيه الحجر الاسود، فإن تحت الحجر أربعة أنهار من الجنة: الفرات والنيل وسيحان وجيحان، وهما نهرانلا يخرج المسلم في الجهاد مع من لا يؤمن على الحكم ولا ينفذ في الفيء أمر الله عز وجل، فان مات في ذلك كان معينا لعدونا في حبس حقوقنا والاشاطة بدمائنا وميتته ميتة جاهليةذكرنا أهل البيت شفاء من العلل والاسقام ووسواس الريب، وجهتنا رضا الرب عز وجل. والآخذ بأمرنا معنا غدا في حظيرة القدس. والمنتظر لامرنا كالمتشحظ بدمه في سبيل اللهمن شهدنا في حربنا أو سمع واعيتنا فلم ينصرنا أكبه الله على منخريه في النار

27-9 Do not be pessimistic about each other since the Honorable the Exalted God has prohibited it.I will be along with God’s Prophet at the Heavenly Pool . My household and my grandsons will be with me. Whoever wants us should follow our sayings and deeds. There are good folks in every family for whom we shall intercede. We shall also intercede on behalf of those who love us.Therefore you should compete with each other for seeing us at the Heavenly Pool. We shall block off our enemies from access to it and shall satiate our lovers with it.Anyone who takes a sip of the Heavenly Pool’s water will never become thirsty. There are two Heavenly Creeks flowing into our Pool. One of them is called Tasnim and the other one is called Mo’een. There is saffron dirt on the side of the Pool with pearls and rubies as pebbles. This Pool is called Al-Kauthar.The good flow of affairs is up to the Honorable the Exalted God. It is not based upon the will of the people. Were it based upon the will of the people, they never would have chosen others (to follow) instead of us. However, God wants to make certain people especial as He wills. You should thank God since He has made you especial with a great blessing being that you are born legitimately.On the Resurrection Day every eye will be crying and sleepless except for the eyes of those whom God has made especial through His Nobility and have cried over the calamities imposed upon Al-Hussein (MGB) and the Holy Household of Muhammad (MGB).Our followers are like honey bees. If people knew (about the sweetness of) what they believed in, they would eat them up.You should not rush to eat until you get finished. You should also not rush when you are in the toilet.When you wake up from sleep, you should say ‘There is no god save Allah, the All-clement, the All-Noble, the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting. He has power over all things. All glory be to the Lord of the Prophets and the God of the Messengers. All glory be to the Lord of the seven heavens, the seven layers of the earth, and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the Great Throne. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.’Once you sit down you should say the following before you stand up, ‘Sufficient to me is Allah. Sufficient to me is the Lord against the servants (of Him). Sufficient to me is He Who has been always sufficient to me. Sufficient to me is Allah, and He is the best of all guardians.When you wake up at night you should look at the stars in the sky and recite the last four verses of the Chapter Al-i-Imran as follows, ‘Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the Earth, (with the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire. Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers! Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, ’Believe ye in the Lord,’ and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous. Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise.’The Zamzam well can take away pains. Drink its water. The well is located at the Rukn where the Hajar ul-Aswad is located since there are four Heavenly creeks flowing under the Hajar ul-Aswad called Al-Forat, Al-Niel , Al-Seihan , and Al-Jeihan which are in two streams.A Muslim should not go to fight along with one in whose orders there can be no assurance of and who may not abide by the Decrees of the Honorable the Exalted God regarding booties. Should one die in these conditions, he would be considered to be an aid to our enemies for having usurped our rights and having shed our blood. Such a death is similar to death in the Age of Ignorance.The remembrance of us - the members of the Holy Household - is the treatment for pains, illnesses and the temptations of hearts. Our friendship brings the satisfaction of the Honorable the Exalted Lord.Anyone who follows our orders is going to be with us in the Holy Presence. Anyone who awaits our Rule is like a person whose blood is shed in the way of God.God will throw into the Fire anyone who participates in a war against us or who hears our cry for justice but doesn’t help us.