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Part 15: On Fifteen-Numbered Characteristics

Calamities will come if the people do fifteen things

15-1 Al-Hassan ibn Abdullah ibn Sa’id al-Askari narrated that Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Baz’zaz quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Ar’tar, on the authority of Abul-Rabi’a Suleiman ibn Davood, on the authority of Faraj ibn Fuzalat, on the authority of Yahya ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafyat, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “My nation may experience serious trouble if they practice fifteen things.” He (MGB) was asked, “O Prophet of God! What are these things?” He (MGB) replied, “They are the following: the nation's capital is controlled by a few special people; people do not honor what they are entrusted with; people consider the payment of the alms-tax as a form of loss; men obey their wives but they disobey their mothers; people are kind to their friends but they hurt their fathers; the worst people in the society run the affairs of the people and the best of the people fear the one who runs the affairs and his wicked deeds; the mosques get filled with loud (forbidden) sounds; people wear silk clothes; people play musical instruments and hire singers; the latter people in the nation curse the former ones. In this situation you can expect red winds, landslides1 , and drastic changes in the people.

15-2 Abu Sa’id Muhammad ibn al-Fazl ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Mozakir narrated that Abu Yahya l-Baz’zaz al-Neishaboory, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hisan ibn Imran al-Balkhi, on the authority of Qutaybat ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Faraj ibn Fuzalat, on the authority of Yahya ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “My nation may experience serious trouble if they practice fifteen things.” He (MGB) was asked, “O Prophet of God! What are these things?” He (MGB) replied, “They are the following: the nation's capital is controlled by a few special people; people do not honor what they are entrusted with; people consider the payment of the alms-tax as a form of loss; men obey their wives, and disobey their mothers; people are kind to their friends, but they hurt their fathers; the mosques get filled with loud (forbidden) sounds; the worst people in the society run the affairs of the people; people play musical instruments; and those of the latter ones of this nation curse those of the former ones. In this situation you can expect red winds, landslides2 , and drastic changes in the people.”

أبواب الخمسة عشر

اذا عملت الامة خمس عشرة خصلة حل بها البلاء

15-1 حدثنا الحسن بن عبد الله بن سعيد العسكري قال: حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله البزاز قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن إبراهيم العطار قال: حدثنا أبوالربيع سليمان ابن داود قال: حدثنا فرج بن فضالة، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن محمد بن الحنفية، عن علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: إذا عملت امتي خمس عشرة خصلة حل بها البلاء، قيل: يا رسول الله وما هي؟ قال: إذا كانت المغانم دولا ، والامانة مغنما، والزكاة مغرما، وأطاع الرجل زوجته، وعق امه، وبر صديقه، وجفا أباه، وكان زعيم القوم أرذلهم وأكرمه القوم مخافة شره، وارتفعت الاصوات في المساجد، ولبسوا الحرير، واتخذوا القينات وضربوا بالمعازف ولعن آخر هذه الامة أولها فليرتقب عند ذلك الريح الحمراء أو الخسف أو المسخ

15-2 حدثنا أبوسعيد محمد بن الفضل بن محمد بن إسحاق المذكر قال: حدثنا أبويحيى البزاز النيسابوري فيما أجازه لنا قال: حدثنا محمد بن حسان بن عمران البلخي قال: حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد قال: حدثنا فرج بن فضالة، عن يحيى بن سعيد عن محمد بن علي، عن أبيه علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله:إذا عملت امتي خمسة عشر خصلة حل بها البلاء، قيل: وماهي يا رسول الله؟ قال: إذا كان المغنم دولا، والامانة مغنما، والزكاة مغرما، وأطاع الرجل زوجته، وعق امه وبر صديقه، وجفا أباه، وارتفعت الاصوات في المساجد، وكان زعيم القوم أرذلهم وضربوا بالمعازف، ولعن آخر الامة أولها فليرتقبوا عند ذلك ريحا حمراء أو خسفا أو مسخا

The compiler of the book - may God be pleased with him - said, “What the Prophet (MGB) meant by saying ‘those of the latter ones of this nation curse those of the former ones’ is the Kharajites3 who cursed the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) who was the first of the nation who believed in the Honorable the Exalted God and His Prophet (MGB).”

A Child Should Be Instructed to Fast When He Is Fifteen or Sixteen

15-3 Ja’far ibn Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih al-Kufy - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father Ali ibn al-Hassan quoted his father Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih al-Kufy, on the authority of Al-Ab’bas ibn Amer al-Qasbani, on the authority of someone who quoted Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “A child should be instructed to fast when he is fifteen or sixteen years old.”

Saying Takbirs in Mina After Fifteen Units of Prayers on the Days of Al-

15-4 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar, on the authority of Hammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Hurayz ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Zurarah ibn A’ayn, “I asked Abi Ja’far As-Sadiq, ‘Are the Takbirs4 on the days of Tashriq5 to be said after fifteen units of prayers?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘You must say the Takbirs after fifteen units of prayers in Mina and after ten units of prayers elsewhere. On the day of the offering and after the noon prayer you must say, ‘Allahu akbarullahu akbarullahu akbar, La ilaha illallah Allahu akbar Allahu akbar va lillahi-hamd Allahu akbar Ala mahadana Vallahu Akbar Ala Ma Razaqna Men Bahimat al-An’am.’ This is to be said after ten units of prayers elsewhere since the people start to move from Mina (on the 12th day of Dhul-Hijja) and those who are at Mina should say these Takbirs until the last person.”

15-5 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Al-Hussein ibn Ishaq - the merchant, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar, on the authority of Hammad ibn Isa and Fuzalat, on the authority of Muawiyah ibn Ammar that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) was questioned about the saying of Takbirs on days of Al-Tashriq6 for the people not in Mina. The Imam (MGB) said, ‘On the day of the offering, the Takbirs must be said after the noon prayer and for those at Mina the Takbirs must be said after fifteen units of prayers.”

قال مصنف هذا الكتاب رضي الله عنه: يعني بقوله ولعن آخر هذه الامة أولها الخوارج الدين يلعنون أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وهو أول الامة إيمانا بالله عز وجل وبرسوله صلى الله عليه وآله

يؤدب الصبي على الصوم ما بين خمس عشرة سنة إلى ست عشرة سنة

15-3 حدثنا جعفر بن علي بن الحسن بن علي بن عبد الله بن المغيرة الكوفي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أبي علي بن الحسن، عن أبيه الحسن بن علي بن عبد الله بن المغيرة الكوفي: عن العباس بن عامر القصباني عمن ذكره، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: يؤدب الصبي على الصوم ما بين خمس عشرة سنة إلى ست عشرة سنة

التكبير في أيام التشريق بمنى في دبر خمس عشرة صلاة

15-4 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن حماد بن عيسى عن حريز بن عبد الله، عن زرارة بن أعين قال: قلت لابي جعفر عليه السلام: التكبير أيام التشريق في دبر الصلوات، قال: التكبير بمنى في دبر خمس عشرة صلاة وبالامصار في دبر عشر صلوات أول التكبير في دبر صلاة الظهر يوم النحر تقول: "الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله والله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد، الله أكبر، على ما هدانا، والله أكبر على ما رزقنا من بهيمة الانعام" وإنما جعل في سائر الامصار في دبر عشر صلوات التكبير أنه إذا نفر الناس في النفر الاول أمسك أهل الامصار، عن التكبير وكبر أهل منى ماداموا بمنى إلى النفر الاخير

15-5 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن الحسين ابن إسحاق التاجر، عن علي بن مهزيار، عن حماد بن عيسى، وفضالة، عن معاوية ابن عمار قال:سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن التكبير أيام التشريق لاهل الامصار، فقال: يوم النحر صلاة الظهر إلى انقضاء عشر صلوات، ولاهل منى في خمس عشرة صلاة، فإن أقام إلى الظهر والعصر كبر

The Rewards of Fasting in the Month of Rajab

15-6 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Aban ibn Uthman, on the authority of Kasir al-Nava that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Noah (MGB) rode his Ark on the first day of Rajab. He ordered everyone who was with him to fast on that day and said, ‘The Fire shall go to a distance of ten years away from whoever fasts on this day. Seven gates of Hell shall be closed for anyone who fasts for seven days during this month. Eight gates of Paradise shall open up to anyone who fasts for eight days during this month. The Honorable the Exalted God will grant more rewards to whoever fasts more than this.”

15-6 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn al-Hussein ibn Abdul Aziz ibn al-Mohtadi quoted Sayf ibn al-Mobarak ibn Yazid - the servant of Abil Hassan Musa (MGB), on the authority of his father Al-Mobarak, on the authority of Abil Hassan (MGB), “Noah (MGB) boarded his ark on the first day of Rajab.” He continued the rest of the tradition just as in the above tradition. I have included what I have found on the rewards for fasting in the month of Rajab in the book Faza’el Rajab.

Applying depilatory once every fifteen days

15-7 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of some friends that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Applying depilatory7 once every fifteen days is a tradition. You should borrow money for doing so, if you cannot apply depilatory for twenty-one days. You are neither a Muslim nor a believer, if you do not apply depilatory for more than forty days. You are not honorable either.”

Notes

1. ‘Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little perceive?’[The Holy Quran: Al-Nahl 16:45]

2. ‘Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little perceive?’[The Holy Quran: Al-Nahl 16:45]

3. Mareqeen

4. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Illallahu, Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar va lillahilhamd. (There is no god but God and God is the greatest, God is the greatest and to God belongs all praise.)

5. Beginning from the dawn of the ninth day of Dhul-Hijja up to the 'Asr prayer of the 13th, it is obligatory on each Muslim to recite the Takbir of Tashriq after every obligatory prayer. According to authentic Islamic sources, it is obligatory on each Muslim, to recite this Takbir after every obligatory prayer. For women also, it is commendable though not obligatory. Whether you are performing the prayers in a congregation or on your own makes no difference. You must recite the Takbir. However, male Muslims should recite it in a loud voice, while females should recite it in a low voice.

6. The 11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijja are called the days of Tashriq

7. A chemical depilatory is a cosmetic preparation used to remove the hair from the skin on the human body.

Part 16: On Sixteen-Numbered Characteristics

The Sixteen Rights of a Scholar

16-1 Abul Qasim al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’id al-Hashemi al-Kufy in the Kufa Mosque narrated that Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Qat’tani quoted Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Hisham al-Warraq, on the authority of the

ثواب من صام خمسة عشر يوما من رجب

15-6 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر البزنطي، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن كثير النواء، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إن نوحا عليه السلام ركب السفينة أول يوم من رجب فأمر من كان معه أن يصوموا ذلك اليوم، وقال: من صام ذلك اليوم تباعدت النار عنه مسيرة [عشيرة] سنة، فمن صام سبعة أيام أغلقت عنه أبواب النيران السبعة،ومن صام ثمانية أيام فتحت له أبواب الجنان الثمانية ومن صام خمسة عشر يوما اعطي مسألته، ومن زاد زاده الله عز وجل

15-6 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن رضي الله عنه قال: حدثني الحسن بن الحسين بن عبدالعزيز بن المهتدي، عن سيف بن المبارك بن يزيد مولي أبي الحسن موسى عليه السلام عن أبيه المبارك، عن أبي الحسن عليه السلام قال: إن نوحا ركب السفينة أول يوم من رجب، وذكر الحديث مثله سواء، وقد أخرجت ما رويته في ثواب صوم رجب في كتاب فضائل رجب

السنة في النورة في كل خمسة عشر يوما

15-7 حدثنا أبي ومحمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنهما قالا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن بعض أصحابنا، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: السنة في النورة في كل خمسة عشر يوما، فمن أتت عليه إحدى وعشرين يوما فليستدين على الله عز وجل وليتنور، ومن أتت عليه أربعون يوما ولم يتنور فليس بمؤمن ولا مسلم ولا كرامة

أبواب الستة عشر

من حق العالم ست عشرة خصلة

16-1 حدثنا أبوالقاسم الحسن بن محمد بن سعيد الهاشمي الكوفي في مسجده بالكوفة قال: حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم القطفاني قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن هشـام

jurisprudent - Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sadoosi, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Alvan, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB), “The rights of a scholar include the following: You should not ask him too many questions. You should not rush to answer questions before he does. You should not insist when he doesn’t want to respond. You should not be pushy with him (pull on his clothes) when he gets tired. You should not point at him with your fingers. You should not wink at him. You should not whisper in someone’s ears in his class. You should not seek his faults. You should not talk too much or argue with him saying that others have said things opposite to his views. You should not divulge his secrets. You should not gossip about anyone in front of him. You should support him both in his presence and in his absence. When you go to see him with some people present there, you should greet all of them and express especial greetings for him. You should sit in front of him. You should rush to supersede others in fulfilling his needs whenever he needs something. Do not get upset if you have to wait a while to talk with him, since his case is similar to the case of a palm tree. That is, you have to wait for a while before you can get some dates. A scholar is just like one who fasts, stays up at night and strives in the way of God. Once a scholar dies it causes a gap in Islam which can never be filled up until the Resurrection Day. In fact, there are seventy-thousand special heavenly angels appointed to follow those who seek knowledge.

Sixteen Characteristics Cause Poverty and Sixteen Characteristics Cause an Increased Share of Daily Bread

16-2 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his uncle Muhammad ibn Abil-Qasim quoted Muhammad ibn Ali al-Qurashi al-Kufy, on the authority of Abu Zyad Muhammad ibn Zyad al-Basry, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Abdul Rahman al-Madani, on the authority of Sabit ibn Abi Sofayat al-Somali, on the authority of Soor ibn Sa’id, on the authority of his father Sa’id ibn Alaqat, “I heard the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) say, ‘The following deeds are all causes of poverty: not dusting off the spider webs from the walls of the house; peeing in the bath; eating food before purification of the body after having sex; associating with people who always waste their time with vain talk; combing hair while standing up; not taking the trash out of the house; false swearing; fornication; greed; sleeping between the evening and the night prayer; sleeping before sunset; becoming a liar; listening to music too much; chiding away a poor man who remembers God at night; improper spending; and cutting off relations from relatives.’

الوراق قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد السدوسي الفقيه قال: حدثنا الحسين بن علوان، عن عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب، عن أبيه، عن جده، عن علي ابن أبي طالب عليهم السلام قال: إن من حق العالم أن لا تكثر السؤال عليه، ولا تسبقه في الجواب، ولاتلح عليه إذا أعرض، ولا تأخذ بثوبه إذا كسل، ولا تشير إليه بيدك، ولا تغمزه بعينك، ولا تساره في مجلسه، ولا تطلب عوراته، وأن لا تقول: قال فلان خلاف قولك، ولا تفشي له سرا، ولا تغتاب عنده أحدا، وأن تحفظ له شاهدا وغائبا،و أن تعم القوم بالسلام وتخصه بالتحية، وتجلس بين يديه، وإن كانت له حاجة سبقت القوم إلى خدمته،ولا تمل من طول صحبته فإنما هو مثل النخلة، فانتظر متى تسقط عليك منها منفعة. والعالم بمنزلة الصائم القائم المجاهد في سبيل الله، وإذا مات العالم انثلم في الاسلام ثلمة لا تسد إلى يوم القيامة، وإن طالب العلم ليشيعة سبعون ألف ملك من مقر بي السماء

ست عشرة خصلة تورث الفقر وسبع عشرة خصلة تزيد في الرزق

16-2 حدثنا محمد بن علي بن ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا عمي محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن محمد بن علي القرشي الكوفي قال: حدثنا أبوزياد محمد بن زياد البصري قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن عبدالرحمن المدني قال: حدثنا ثابت بن أبي صفية الثمالي، عن ثور بن سعيد، عن أبيه سعيد بن علاقة قال: سمعت أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام يقول: ترك نسج العنكبوت في البيت يورث الفقر، والبول في الحمام يورث الفقر، والاكل على الجنابة يورث الفقر، والتخلل بالطرفاء يورث الفقر، والتمشط من قيام يورث الفقر، وترك القمامة في البيت يورث الفقر، واليمين الفاجرة تورث الفقر، والزنا تورث الفقر، وإظهار الحرص يورث الفقر، والنوم بين العشائين يورث الفقر، والنوم قبل طلوع الشمس يورث الفقر، وترك التقدير في المعيشة يورث الفقر، وقطيعة الرحم يورث الفقر، واعتياد الكذب يورث الفقر، وكثرة الاستماع إلى الغناء يورث الفقر، ورد السائل الذكر بالليل يورث الفقر

Imam Ali (MGB) then said, ‘Do you want me to tell you what will increase your share of daily bread?’

The people said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! Yes.’

He (MGB) said, ‘The following deeds will increase your share of daily bread: saying your noon and afternoon, or evening and night prayers one right after the other; saying some supplications after the night and morning prayer; visiting the relatives; sweeping the entrance of the house; sympathizing with your believing brothers; getting up early in the morning and going out to work to earn the daily bread; asking God for forgiveness; being trustworthy; saying what is right; going to pray when the call to prayer is announced; not talking in the toilet; not being greedy; being grateful to the Owner of the blessings; avoiding false swearing; making ablution before eating; eating what might fall off of the table-cloth1 . In addition, God the Almighty will fend off seventy types of calamities from whoever praises God thirty times each day - the simplest of which being poverty.’”

Sixteen Characteristics Due to Wisdom

16-3 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Abu Sa’id Sahl ibn Zyad al-Adamy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Zayd al-Zyat, on the authority of Amr ibn Uthman al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Sabit ibn Dinar, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif al-Khifaf, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat that the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “Honesty equals faithfulness. Lying equals treason. Politeness equals nobility. Determination equals accomplishment. Wastefulness equals destruction. Frugality equals being wealthy. Greed equals lowness. Lowness equals debasement. Generosity equals friendship. Meanness equals loneliness. Kindness equals humbleness. Disability equals debasement. Following aspirations equals deviation. Loyalty equals manliness. Selfishness equals destruction. Perseverance equals prosperity.”

Sixteen Groups from the Nation of Muhammad (MGB) Who Do Not Love the Members of the Holy Household but Despise Them and Have Animosity towards Them

16-4 The following tradition has been narrated by Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Qat’tan and Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may God be pleased with them - who narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakaria al-Qat’tan quoted Abu Bakr - Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Buhlool, on the authority of Abu Muawiyah al-Zarir, on the authority of Al-A’amash, on

ثم قال عليه السلام: ألا أنبئكم بعد ذلك بما يزيد في الرزق قالوا: بلى يا أمير المؤمنين فقال: الجمع بين الصلاتين يزيد في الرزق، والتعقيب بعد الغداة وبعد العصر يزيد في الرزق، وصلة الرحم تزيد في الرزق، وكسح الفنا يزيد في الرزق، ومواساة الاخ في الله عز وجل يزيد في الرزق، والبكور في طلب الرزق يزيد في الرزق، والاستغفار يزيد في الرزق، واستعمال الامانة يزيد في الرزق، وقول الحق يزيد في الرزق، وإجابة المؤذن يزيد في الرزق، وترك الكلام في الخلاء يزيد في الرزق، وترك الحرص يزيد في الرزق، وشكر المنعم يزيد في الرزق، واجتناب اليمين الكاذبة يزيد في الرزق، والوضوء قبل الطعام يزيد في الرزق، وأكل ما يسقط من الخوان يزيد في الرزق، ومن سبح الله كل يوم ثلاثين مرة دفع الله عز وجل عنه سبعين نوعا من البلاء أيسرها الفقر

ست عشرة خصلة من الحكم

16-3 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، وأحمد بن إدريس جميعا قالا: حدثنا أبوسعيد سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن محمد بن الحسين بن زيد الزيات عن عمرو بن عثمان الخزاز، عن ثابت بن دينار، عن سعد بن طريف الخفاف، عن الاصبغ بن نباتة قال: كان أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام يقول: الصدق أمانة، والكذب خيانة، والادب رئاسة، والحزم كياسة، والسرف متواة، والقصد مثراة، والحرص مفقرة، والدناء‌ة، محقرة، والسخاء قربة، واللؤم غربة، والرقة استكانة، والعجز مهانة، والهوى ميل، والوفاء كيل، والعجب هلاك، والصبر ملاك

ستة عشر صنفا من أمة محمد صلى الله عليه وآله لا يحبون أهل بيته ويبغضونهم ويعادونهم

16-4 حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، وعلي بن أحمد بن موسى رضي الله عنهما قالا: حدثنا أحمد بن يحيى بن زكريا القطان قال: حدثنا أبو بكر بكر بن عبد الله بن حبيب، قال: حدثنا تميم بن بهلول قال: حدثنا أبو معاوية الضرير، عن الاعمش عن

the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB). The same has also been narrated by Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib who quoted Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Nataviat, on the authority of Ali ibn Abdul Mumin al-Zaferan al-Kufy, on the authority of Muslim ibn Khalid al-Zanji, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq(MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his grandfather (MGB). The same tradition has been narrated by Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Sanán, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqy, on the authority of Muslim ibn Khalid that Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said:

“Thirteen groups (Tamim said sixteen groups) of the nation of my grandfather (MGB) do not like us. They do not teach the people to love us. They detest us. They do not follow us. They abandon us and advise the people to abandon us. They are truly our enemies and they deserve the Fire of Hell.”

He was asked, ‘O (grand)son of God’s Prophet (MGB)! May God fend them off from you. Who are they?’

He (MGB) said, “They are the following:

(1) Those who have an extra organ. You cannot find any one who has an extra organ but that he is an enemy of us and he does not show loyalty to us.

(2) Those who are born defective. There are none whom the honorable the Exalted God has created to be defective who are not opposed to us in their hearts.

(3) Those who are one-eyed from birth (the right eye in specific). You will not find anyone whom God has created to be blind but that he fights against us and he is on peaceful terms with our enemies.

(4) The men with ever-lasting black hair - those whose hair never turns grey no matter how long they live. Their beard stays black like the neck of a crow. They always raly the people against us and increase the number of our enemies.

(5) Men who are really dark. You will not find anyone of them but that he curses at us and praises our enemies.

(6) Bald men. You do not see any bald men but that he slanders, defames, and goes about with slander against us.

(7) The men who are greenish. Although they are many, no one of such men but that he welcomes us in our presence but defames us in our absence (i.e. two-faced), seeking to betray us.

جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام. قال بكر بن عبد الله بن حبيب: وحدثني عبد الله بن محمد بن ناطويه قال: حدثنا علي بن عبدالمؤمن الزعفراني الكوفي قال: حدثنا مسلم بن خالد الزنجي قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن جده عليهم السلام. قال: بكر بن عبد الله بن حبيب: وحدثني الحسن بن سنان قال: حدثني أبي، عن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عن مسلم بن خالد، عن جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام قالوا كلهم: ثلاثة عشر، وقال تميم: ستة عشر، صنفا من امة جدي صلى الله عليه وآله لا يحبوننا، ولا يحبوننا إلى الناس، ويبغضوننا ولا يتولننا، ويخذلوننا ويخذلون الناس عنا، فهم أعداؤنا حقا لهم نار جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق

قال: قلت: بينهم لي يا بن رسول الله وقاك الله شرهم

قال: الزائد في خلقه فلا ترى أحدا من الناس في خلقه زيادة إلا وجدته لنا مناصبا، ولم تجده لنا مواليا

والناقص الخلق من الرجال، فلا ترى لله عز وجل خلقا ناقصة الخلقة إلا وجدت في قلبه علينا غلا

والاعور باليمين للولادة، فلا ترى لله خلقا ولد أعور اليمين إلا كان لنا محاربا، ولاعدائنا مسالما

والغربيب من الرجال، فلا ترى لله عز وجل خلقا غربيبا وهو الذي قد طال عمره فلم يبيض شعره وترى لحيته مثل حنك الغراب إلا كان علينا مؤلبا ولاعدائنا مكاثرا

والحلكوك من الرجال، فلا ترى منهم أحدا إلا كان لنا شتاما ولاعدائنا مداحا

والاقرع من الرجال، فلا ترى رجلا به قرع إلا وجدته همازا لمازا مشاء بالنميمة علينا

والمفصص بالخضرة من الرجال فلا ترى منهم أحدا وهم كثيرون إلا وجدته يلقانا بوجهه ويستدبرنا بآخر يبتغي لنا الغوائل

(8) The ostracized men. Whenever you meet any of them, you will find them incurring the animosity of us and openly misleading the people.

(9) The leprous men. Whenever you meet any of them, you will find them waylaying us and ambushing our followers and us, intending to mislead us from the straight path.

(10) The leucodermic ones, who are the firewood of Hell. They will inevitably be lodged there.

(11) The sodomized ones. Whenever you meet any of them, you will find them chanting with dispraise of us and rallying others against us.

(12) The people of a twon called Sejestan. They are our enemies and antagonists. They are verily the wickedest of all people and creatures. May the chastisement that is decided for Pharaoh, Haman, and Korah be decided for them.

(13) The people of a city called Ray. They are the enemies of Allah, His Messenger, and the Messenger’s Household. They consider waging war against the Prophet’s Household as holy war and they consider their properties to be spoils of war. May the chastisement of disgrace inflict them in this world and in the Hereafter and may endless torture be inflicted upon them.

(14) The people of a city called Mosul. They are the most vicious inhabitants of this earth.

(15) The people of a city called al-Zawra, which will be built in the future. They quench their thirst with our blood and flatter the rulers by means of showing hatred against us. They show loyalty to our enemies, consider fighting against us as an obligatory duty, and consider waging war agaisnt us as inevitable necessity.

O son, beware of these peoples. Beware of them! If two of them can put a hand on one of us, they will definitely intend to kill him. ”2

Notes

1. In Eastern countries it is customary to sit at a table-cloth spread out on the floor.

2. This is a very weak tradition which seems to have been made up to sow the seeds of discord amongst the people. That is why it was shortened in translation. God knows best.

Part 17: On Seventeen-Numbered Characteristics

One Should Make Ghusl for Seventeen Occasions

17-1 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Hammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Hurayz ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB), “One should make major ritual ablutions (ghusl)

والمنبوذ من الرجال، فلا تلقى منهم أحدا إلا وجدته لنا عدوا مضلا مبينا

والابرص من الرجال فلا تلقى منهم أحدا إلا وجدته يرصد لنا المراصد، ويقعد لنا ولشيعتنا مقعدا ليضلنا بزعمه عن سواء السبيل

والمجذوم وهم حصب جهنم هم لها واردون، والمنكوح فلا ترى منهم أحدا إلا وجدته يتغنى بهجائنا ويؤلب علينا

وأهل مدينة تدعى سجستان هم لنا أهل عداوة ونصب وهم شر الخلق والخليقة، عليهم من العذاب ما على فرعون وهامان وقارون

وأهل مدينة تدعى الري هم أعداء الله وأعداء رسوله وأعداء أهل بيته يرون حرب أهل بيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله جهادا، ومالهم مغنما، فلهم عذاب الخزي في الحياة الدنيا والآخرة ولهم عذاب مقيم

وأهل مدينة تدعى الموصل هم شر من على وجه الارض

وأهل مدينة تسمى الزوراء تبنى في آخر الزمان يستشفون بدمائنا ويتقربون ببغضنا، يوالون في عداوتنا ويرون حربنا فرضا وقتالنا حتما

يا بني فاحذر هؤلاء، ثم احذرهم، فإنه لا يخلو اثنان منهم بأحد من أهلك إلا هموا بقتله. واللفظ لتميم من أول الحديث إلى آخره

باب السبعة عشر

الغسل في سبعة عشر موطنا

17-1 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه عن حماد بن عيسى، عن حريز بن عبد الله قال: قال محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفـر عليه السلام: الغسل في سبعة عشر موطنا: ليلة سبع عشرة من شهر رمضان وهي ليلة التقاء الجمعين ليلة بدر وليلة تسع عشر، وفيها يكتب الوفد وفد السنة، وليلة

for seventeen occasions: 1. On the night of the 17th of Ramazan which is the night on which the army of Islam encountered the army of Quraysh in the Battle of Badr. 2. On the night of the 19th of Ramazan on which one’s destiny is recorded. 3. On the night of the 21st of Ramazan on which the Trustees of the Prophets have died, Jesus - the son of Mary (MGB) was raised up to Heaven and Moses (MGB) died. 4. The night of the 23rd of Ramazan which is hoped to be the Night of Power.1

In another tradition narrated by Abdurrahman Ibn Aba Abdullah Basry we read that he had heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “You should also make major ritual ablutions (ghusl) on the night of the 24th of Ramazan. It is best to perform the major ritual ablutions (ghusl) on both nights.”

Now returning to the tradition above narrated by Muhammad ibn Muslim, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB):6- On the day of Eid ul-Azha.7- On the day of Eid ul-Fitr. 8 and 9 - Upon entering the shrines in Mecca and Medina. 10- On the day of wearing the Ihram (Taharrum).2 11- On the pilgrimage day. 12- On the day of entering the House of God. 13- On the day of Al-Tarviat.3 14- On the day of Arafat.4 15- Upon performing the major ritual ablutions (ghusl) for the deceased. Once you perform the major ritual ablutions (ghusl) for the deceased and shroud the corpse, or when you touch the corpse after if gets cold. 16- On Fridays. 17- If on total eclipse of the sun you wake up and you had not said the prayers for the eclipse of the sun, then you should make major ritual ablutions (ghusl) and say the prayers.

Notes

1. Laylatul Qadr.

2. The pilgrim's dress, and also the state in which the pilgrim is held to be from the time he assumes this distinctive garb until he lays it aside. It consists of two new white cotton cloths, each six feet long by three and a half broad. One of these sheets, termed rida' is thrown over the back, and, exposing the arm and shoulder, is knotted at the right side in the style called wishah. The other, called izar, is wrapped round the loins from the waist to the knee, and knotted or tucked in at the middle.

3. The eight day of Dhul-Hijja on which the Hajj pilgrims move on from Mecca towards Mina.

4. The ninth day of the Arabic month of Dhul-Hijja when Hajj has just concluded. Millions of Muslims have gathered in Mecca to perform the ancient rites of the pilgrimage, established by the Prophet Abraham (MGB) and restored and purified by the Prophet Muhammad (MGB) for all mankind until the end of time. The central event of Hajj is standing on the plain of Arafat on the afternoon and until sunset of the ninth day of Dhul-Hijja.

Part 18: On Eighteen-Numbered Characteristics

The Eighteen Characteristics of the Commander of the Faithful Ali (MGB)

18-1 Abu Abdullah al-Hussein ibn Muhammad al-Ashnani al-Razi in Balkh - narrated that his grandfather quoted Muhammad ibn Qaf’far, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Salih al-Muqar’ri, on the authority of Israel, on the authority of Hakim ibn Jobayr, on the authority of Mujahid, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Shadad ibn al-Had, on the authority of Ibn Abbas1 , “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) had eighteen characteristics. He would have attained prosperity even if he (MGB) only had one of them. No one in this nation has even one of these eighteen characteristics.”

إحدى وعشرين وهي الليلة التى مات فيها أوصياء النبيين عليهم السلام، وفيها رفع عيسى بن مريم، وقبض موسى عليهما السلام، وليلة ثلاث وعشرين يرجى فيها ليلة القدر

وقال عبدالرحمن بن أبي عبد الله البصري: قال لي أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: اغتسل في ليلة أربعة وعشرين ما عليك أن تعمل في الليلتين جميعا

رجع الحديث إلى محمد بن مسلم في الغسل ويوم العيدين، وإذا دخلت الحرمين، ويوم تحرم، ويوم الزيارة، ويوم تدخل البيت، ويوم التروية، ويوم عرفة، وغسل الميت، وإذا غسلت ميتا وكفنته أو مسسته بعد ما يبرد، ويوم الجمعة، وغسل الكسوف إذا احترق القرص كله فاستيقظت ولم تصل فاغتسل واقض الصلاة

باب الثمانية عشر

لامير المؤمنين عليه السلام ثمانى عشرة منقبة

18-1 حدثنا أبوعبد الله الحسين بن محمد الاشناني الرازي ببلخ قال: أخبرنا جدي قال: حدثنا محمد بن غفار قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن صالح المقرئ، قال: حدثنا إسرائيل، عن حكيم بن جبير، عن مجاهد، عن عبد الله بن شداد بن الهاد، عن ابن عباس قال: كانت لعلي عليه السلام ثماني عشرة منقبة لو لم يكن له إلا واحدة لنجا ولقد كانت له ثماني عشرة منقبة لم تكن لاحد من هذه الامة

God Considers Eighteen-Year Olds Blameworthy

18-2 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) who said, “What is meant by ‘long enough life’ in the following words of the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘Did We not give you long enough life so that he that would should receive admonition?’2 is eighteen years.”

Notes

1. See footnote for 1-21.

2. The Holy Quran: Fatir 35:37.