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THE MUSLIM UMMAH AT THE END OF THE TIME

406- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

سَيأْتي عَلَـى النّاسِ زَمـانٌ لا يُكـرِمُـونَ العُلَمـاءَ إلّا بِثَـوبٍ حَسَنٍ وَ لا يَسمَعُونَ القُرآنَ إلّا بِصَوتٍ حَسَنٍ وَلا يَعبُدُونَ اللّهَ إلّا في شَهرِ رَمَضانَ، لا حَياءَ لِنِسائِهِم وَ لا صَبْرَ لِفُقَرائِهِـم، وَ لا سَخاءَ لأَِغنيائِهِم لا يَقنَعُـونَ بِالقَليـلِ، وَ لا يَشبَعُـونَ بِالكَثيـرِ، هِمَّتُهُم بُطُونُهُـم، وَ دينُهُـم دَراهِمُهُـم، وَ نِساوئُهُـم قِبْلَتُهُم، وَ بُيُوتُهُم مَساجِدُهُم يَفِرُّونَ مِـنَ العُلَمـاءِ كَمـا تَفِـرُّ الغَنَـمُ مِـنَ الذِّئْبِ، فَإذا كانَ ذلكَ اِبْتَلاهُمُ اللّهُ بِثَلاثِ خِصالٍ: اَوَّلُها يَرفَعُ البَرَكَةَ مِن أَموالِهِم. وَ الثّانِيَةُ يُسَلِّطُ اللّهُ عليهم سُلطانًا جائِـرًا. وَالثّالِثَةُ يَخرُجُونَ مِنَ الدّنيا بِغَيرِ إِيمانٍ

وقايع الأيّام/439

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“There will come a time for people that: they will not respect their scholars except for their good clothing; they will not hearken to the Qur'an except for the pleasant voice; and they will not worship Allah except for during the fasting month; there will be no shyness in their women, no patience in their poor ones; and no prosperity for their rich ones, they will not be contented with a small (portion), and they will not be satiated with abundance. They will strive (only) for their stomach; their religion is their money (wealth); their women are their Qiblah (direction of worship); and their homes are their mosques; they run away from their scholars just as lambs run away from wolves.

Then, when they become like that, the Lord will afflict them with three conditions. At first, He takes the prosperity from their properties. The second is that a cruel ruler will dominate them. The third is that they will pass away from this world without having (true) Faith.”

Waqayi'-ul-'Ayyam, p. 439

407- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

يَأْتي عَلى أُمَّتي زَمانٌ يَكُونُ أُمَراؤُهُمْ عَلَى الجَورِ وَ عُلَماؤُهُمْ عَلَى الطَّمَعِ وَ قِلَّةِ الوَرَعِ، وَ عُبّادُهُم عَلَى الرِّياءِ، وَ تُجّارُهُـمْ عَلى أَكْلِ الرِّبا وَ كِتمـانِ العَيْبِ فِي البَيعِ وَ الشِّرى، وَ نِساؤُهُمْ عَلى زِينَةِ الدّنيا فَعِنـدَ ذلكَ يُسَلَّـطُ عليهم شِرارُهُم فَيَدْعُو خِيارُهُمْ فَلا يُستَجابُ لَهُمْ

بحار الأنوار/23/22

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“There will come a time for my Ummah when their rulers will be cruel, their scholars will be greedy and have little piety, their worshippers (will act) hypocritically, their merchants will commit usury and conceal the defects of their buyings and sellings and their women will be busy with the ornaments of the world. Hence, at this time, the most vicious of them will dominate over them, and their good doers will invocate but they will not be answered.”

Bihar-uI-Anwar, vol. 23, p. 22

408- قالَ النَّبِيّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم: سَيأْتِي زَمانٌ عَلى أُمَّتي يُحِبُّـونَ خَمْسـًا وَ يَنْسَـوْنَ خَمْسًا: يُحِبُّونَ الدّنيا وَ يَنْسَوْنَ الآخِرَةَ، وَ يُحِبُّونَ المالَ وَ يَنْسَوْنَ الحِسابَ، وَ يُحِبُّونَ النِّساءَ وَ يَنْسَـوْنَ الحُـورَ، وَ يُحِبُّونَ القُصُورَ وَ يَنْسَوْنَ القُبورَ، وَ يُحِبّونَ النَّفْسَ وَ يَنْسَوْنَ الرَّبَّ، أُولئِكَ بَريئُونَ مِنّي وَ أَنَ بَرِيءٌ مِنْهُمْ

اثنى عشريه/202

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“There will come a time for my Ummah when they will love five things while neglecting five others:

They will love this world and neglect the next world.

They will love wealth and forget (the Day of) Reckoning.

They (their men) will love (corruptive) women and forget the houries.

They will love buildings and forget the graves.

And, they will love (their) selves and forget the Lord. Those (such people) dislike me and I, too, dislike them.”

Al-Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p. 202

LIFETIME SHOULD BE WELL SPENT

409- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

يا أباذَرٍّ اِغتَنِمْ خَمْساً قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ شَبابَكَ قَبْلَ هَرَمِكَ وَ صِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سُقْمِكَ وَ غِناكَ قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ وَ فَراغَكَ قَبْلَ شُغْلِكَ وَ حَياتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ

بحار الأنوار/77/77

The holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] told Abu Dharr:“Take advantage of five opportunities before five other things:

Your youth before your senescence, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your leisure before your haste, and your life before your death.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 77

410- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ اَعَزَّ مِنَ الكِبريتِ الأحْمَرِ إلّا ما بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ

غرر الحكم/257

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] said:“There is nothing worthier than gold save what remains of a true believer's life.”

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 257

411- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

إذا كانَ يَومُ القِيامَة يَقُومُ عُنُقٌ مِنَ النّاسِ فَيَأْتُونَ بابَ الجَنَّةِ فَيَضْرِبُونَهُ فَيُقالُ لَهُم: مَن أَنْتُمْ؟ فَيقُولُونَ: نَحْنُ أَهلُ الصَّبرِ فَيُقالُ لَهُم: عَلى ما صَبَرتُمْ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: كُنّا نَصْبِرُ عَلى طاعَةِ اللهِ وَ نَصْبِرُ عَنْ مَعاصِي اللهِ، فَيَقُولُ اللّهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ صَدَقُوا، أَدْخِلُوهُمُ الجَنَّةَ وَ هُـوَ قَـولُ اللهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: إِنَّما يُوَفَّى الصّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسابٍ

الكافي/2/75

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said: “When it is the Day of Judgement, a group of people stand and then come to the door of Heaven to knock on it. They will be asked who they are and they will say: 'We are the people of patience.' Then, they will be inquired upon what they were patient about, and they will respond: 'We were patient with the obedience of Allah and were patient with avoiding the sins against Him'. So Allah, Almighty and Glorious, will say they are right and He will let them enter Heaven. This is the word of Allah, Almighty and Glorious, Who says: 'Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!'“ (Sura 39. Verse 10)

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 75

412- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

طُوبى لِمَنْ قَصُرَ أَمَلُهُ وَاغْتَنَمَ مُهَلَهُ

غرر الحكم/206

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] said:“Happy is he who has not great expectations and wishes (in his life) and tries to make the most of his remaining life-time.”

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 206

RELIGION AND STUDYING ITS AFFAIRS

413- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

أُفٍّ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ لا يَجْعَلُ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ يَوْماً يَتَفَقَّهُ فيهِ أَمْرَ دِينِهِ وَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ

بحار الأنوار/1/176

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“Fie upon that Muslim who does not allocate (at least) one day a week to the study of the details of his religion and to explore (the affairs) of his religion.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 176

414- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

مَنْ تَفَقَّهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ كَفاهُ اللّهُ هَمَّهُ وَ رَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا يَحْتَسِبُ

المحجّة البيضاء/1/15

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“He who studies the religion of Allah, He is sufficient to remove his grief and provides him with sustenance from whence he could never imagine.”

Mahajjat-ul Bayda vol. 1, p.15

415- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

لَو أُتِيتُ بِشابٍّ مِن شَبابِ الشِّيعَةِ لا يَتَفَقَّهُ لَأَدَّبْتُهُ

بحار الأنوار/1/214

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said:“(Shi'ah youth should have religious instructional programs.) If I see a young one from Shi'ah who does not have this program, I will teach him a lesson.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 214

416- قالَ الإمامُ الباقِرُ عليه السلام :

أَبْلِغْ شِيعَتَنا أَنَّهُم إِذا قَامُوا بِمَا أُمِرُوا أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ الفائِزُونَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ

بحار الأنوار/2/29

Imam Baqir [a.s.] said:“Inform our followers that they will surely be among the saved on the Resurrection Day if they establish what they are commanded to.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 29

417- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

مَن حَفِظَ مِنْ أُمَّتي أَرْبَعِينَ حَدِيثاً مِمّا يَحتاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ مِن أَمْرِ دِينِهِمْ بَعَثَهُ اللّهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ فَقيهاً عالِمًا

بحار الأنوار/2/153

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“The one amongst my Ummah who memorizes forty traditions from among those which people need for their religious life (to propagate and instruct), Allah will raise him from the dead as a jurist on the Day of Resurrection.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 153

GOOD TEMPER AND ITS GOOD RESULTS

418- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

إِنَّ العَبْدَ لَيُدْرِكُ بِحُسنِ خُلْقِهِ دَرَجَةَ الصّائِمِ القائِمِ

بحار الأنوار/71/373

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“Verily, a servant can gain the rank of he who both fasts during the day and keeps vigil at night, keeping up prayers, through his good disposition.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 373

419- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام لإبنِهِ الحَسَنِ :

يا بُنَيَّ ! لا غِنى أَكْبَرُ مِنَ العَقلِ، وَ لا فَقْرَ مِثلُ الجَهلِ، وَ لا وَحْشَةَ أَشَدُّ مِنَ العُجْبِ، وَ لا عَيْشَ أَلَذُّ مِنْ حُسْنِ الخُلْقِ

بحار الأنوار/78/111

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] told his son, Imam Hassan [a.s.]:“0' my son! No wealth is more valuable than intelligence and no poverty is similar to ignorance; no terror is worse than arrogance, and no life is more pleasant than being good tempered.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 111

420- رِوايَةٌ عنِ الإمامِ الحَسَنِ عليه السلام :

حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ عَنِ الحَسَنِ عَنِ الحَسَنِ عليه السلام إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ الْحَسَنِ اَلْخُلْقُ الحَسَنُ

الخصال/29

Imam Hassan ibn Ali [a.s.] said:“Verily, the best of bests is a good temper.”

Khisal-I-Saduq, p. 29

421- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

حُسْنُ الخُلْقِ في ثَلاثٍ: اِجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ، وَ طَلَبُ الحَلالِ، وَالتَّوَسُّعُ عَلَى العِيالِ

بحار الأنوار/71/394

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] said:“Good behaviour lies in three traits: Avoiding unlawful things, acquiring the lawful ones, and being fair to one's family members.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 394

422- حَدَّثَنا أَبُوحَمْزَةِ الثُّمالِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ بْنِ الحُسَينِ عليه السلام قالَ :

اَلْقَوْلُ الحَسَنُ يُثرِي المالَ وَ يُنْمِي الرِّزْقَ، وَ يُنْسِئُ فِي الْأَجَلِ، وَ يُحَبِّبُ إِلى الأهلِ، وَ يُدخِلُ الجَنَّةَ

الخصال/317

Imam Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Imam, [a.s.] said:“Fair speech increases wealth, stretches sustenance, postpones death, creates love among family members, and causes the person to enter Heaven.”

Khisal by Saduq, p. 317

423- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

ثَلاثٌ مَنْ أَتَى اللّهَ بِواحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ أَوْجَبَ اللّهُ لَهُ الجَنَّةَ: اَلإِنْفاقُ مِنْ إِقْتارٍ، وَالبِْشْرُ لِجَمِيعِ العالَمِ وَالْإِنْصافُ مِنْ نَفسِهِ

الكافي/2/103

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said:“There are three things that each of which is brought by a person to Allah, He will necessitate Heaven for the one: donation in poverty, a good temper with all people, and justice to one's self.”

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 103

424- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

أَكْثَرُ ما تَلِجُ بِهِ أُمَّتِي اَلْجَنَّةَ تَقْوَى اللهِ وَ حُسْنُ الخُلْقِ

الكافي/2/100

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“The things by which my Ummah can enjoy Heaven most of all are godliness, and a good temper.”

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 100

THE DISADVANTAGES OF ANGER AND AN ILL TEMPER

425- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

اَلْغَضَبُ يُفْسِدُ الإِيمانَ كَما يُفْسِدُ الخَلُّ اَلْعَسَلَ

الكافي/2/302

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“Anger spoils Faith as much as vinegar spoils honey.”

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 302

426- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

اَلْغَضَبُ مِفْتاحُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

الكافي/2/303

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said:“Wrath is the key to all vices.”

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 303

427- عَنِ الرِّضا عليه السلام عَنْ آبائِهِ، عَنْ أَميرِالْمُؤْمِنينَ عليه السلام :

قالَ رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم عَلِّمْنِي عَمَلاً لا يُحالُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الجَنَّةِ، قالَ: لا تَغْضَبْ وَلا تَسْأَلِ النّاسَ شَيْئًا، وَ اِرْضَ لِلنّاسِ ما تَرْضى لِنَفْسِكَ

بحار الأنوار/75/27

Imam Ridha [a.s.] narrated from his father [a.s.] from Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen [a.s.] who said that a man once asked the Prophet [p.b.u.h.] to teach him an action to prevent a barrier between him and Paradise.

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“Do not get angry; do not ask people for things; wish for people whatever you wish for yourself.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 27

428- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

مَنْ كَفَّ غَضَبَهُ سَتَرَ اللّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ

الكافي/2/303

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said:“He who restrains his anger, Allah will cover his blemishes.”

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 303

429- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

اَلْغَضَبُ مَمْحَقَةٌ لِقَلْبِ الْحَكِيمِ، وَ قالَ: مَنْ لَمْ يَمْلِكْ غَضَبَهُ لَمْ يَمْلِكْ عَقْلَهُ

الكافي/2/303

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said:“Anger is a destroyer for the heart of a sage; and he who does not have his anger under his control does not have his wisdom under his control, either.”

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 303

ASKING FOR DIVINE PARDON

430- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

تَعَطَّرُوا بِالْاِسْتِغفارِ لا تَفْضَحَنَّكُمْ رَوايِـحُ الذُّنُوبِ

بحار الأنوار/6/22

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] said:“Perfume yourself with penitence so that the stench of your sins do not disgrace you.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 6, p. 22

431- قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

اَلْحَمدُ لِلّهِ عَلى كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ، وَ أَسْأَلُ اللّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيرٍ وَ أَعُـوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ، وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ

بحار الأنوار/94/242

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] taught someone to seek Allah in invocation in brief by saying:“Praise is (only) Allah's for every blessing; and I ask Him for all goodness; and I take refuge in Allah from all vices; and, I seek Allah's forgiveness for all sins.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 94, p. 242

432- عَنْ أَبي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِـيٍّ الباقِـرِ عليه السلام قالَ سُئِـلَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم عَنْ خِيارِ العِبادِ، فَقالَ: إذا أَحْسَنُوا اِسْتَبْشَرُوا، وَ إذا اَساؤُوا اِسْتََغْفَرُوا، وَ إذا أُعْطُوا شَكَرُوا، وَ إذ اُبْتُلُوا صَبَرُوا، وَ إذا غَضِبُوا غَفَرُوا

الخصال/317

Imam Baqir [a.s.] said that the Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] was once asked about the best servants and he replied:

“They are such that: when they do good, they are cheerful about it; when they do wrong, they seek forgiveness; when they are granted (something), they are thankful; when they are involved in a difficulty, they show patience; and when they become angry (with someone), they pardon.”

Khisal by Saduq, p. 317

433- قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

إذا أَكْثَرَ العَبدُ مِنَ الْاِسْتِِغْفارِ رُفِعَتْ صَحِيفَتُهُ وَ هِيَ تَتَلَأْلَأُ

مكارم الأخلاق/313

Imam Sadiq [a.s.] said:“When a believing Muslim frequently asks Allah for forgiveness, his record (of deeds) will ascend while it will be glowing.”

Makarim-ul-Akhlaq, p. 313

CONGREGATION PRAYER

434- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

إِنَّ اللّهَ يَسْتَحِْيي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إذا صَلّى في جَماعَةٍ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ حاجَةً أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ حَتّى يَقْضِيَه

بحار الأنوار/88/4

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“Verily, when one of His servants establishes a prayer in congregation and asks Him something which He does not grant, Allah will be ashamed until He fulfils it.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 88, p. 4

435- قالَ الإِمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام :

فَضْلُ الجَماعَةِ عَلَى الفَرْدِ بِكُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ أَلْفا رَكْعَةٍ

بحار الأنوار/88/4 & وسائل الشيعة/8/290

Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, the eighth Imam, [a.s.] said:“The excellence of the congregational prayer, comparing with solitary prayer, is one rak'at to two thousand rak'ats.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 88, p. 4 & Wasa'il-ush Shi'ah, vol. 8, p. 290

436- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

صَلاةُ الرَّجُلِ في جَماعَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صَلوتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً

مستدرك الوسائل/6/446

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said:“One prayer of a man in congregation is worthier than his forty years of prayers at home (alone).”

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, vol. 6, p. 446

437- قالَ النَّبِيّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

وَ أَمَّا الجَمـاعَةُ فَإِنَّ صُفُـوفَ أُمَّتِي فِي الأرضِ كَصُـفُـوفِ المَلائِكَةِ فِي السَّماءِ، وَ الرَّكْعَةُ فِي جَماعَةٍ اَرْبَعَةٌ و عِشْـرُونَ رَكْعَةً كُلُّ رَكْعَةٍ أَحَبُّ إِلى اللهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ عِبادَة أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، وَ أَمّا يَومُ القِيامَةِ فَيَجْمَعُ اللّهُ فِيهِ الأوَّلِينَ وَ الآخِرِينَ لِلْحِسابِ، فَما مِنْ مُؤمِنٍ مَشى إِلى الجُمُعَةِ إلّا خَفَّفَ اللّهُ عليه عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَهْوالَ يَوْمِ القِيامَةِ ثُمَّ يَأْمُرُ بِهِ إِلى الْجَنَّةِ

بحار الأنوار/88/6

The Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said: “The rows of my followers in the congregational prayer on the earth are like the rows of angels in the sky; and a rak'at of prayer in congregation is equivalent with twenty-four rak'ats, and every rak'at with Allah, Almighty and Glorious, is more beloved than forty years of worship. Therefore, on the Day of Justice, when Allah gathers all human beings from the beginning to the end for Reckoning, there will be no believer who has attended the congregational prayer but for whom Allah will decrease the grievousness of the Day of

Reckoning and after that the one will be told to enter Heaven.

Bihar-uI-Anwar, vol. 88, p. 6

438- قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

أَتى رَجُلٌ أَعْمى رَسُولَ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم فَقالَ: يا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنّي ضَرِيرُ البَصَرِ وَ رُبَّمـا أَسْمَعُ النِّـدَاءَ وَلا أَجِـدُ مَن يَقُودُنـِي إِلى الْجَمـاعَةِ وَالصَّلاةِ مَعَكَ فَقالَ لَهُ النَّبِيّ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم شُدَّ مِنْ مَنْزِلِكَ إِلى المَسجِدِ حَبْلاً وَ اُحْضُرِ الْجَماعَةَ

التهذيب/3/266

Once a blind man came to the Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] and said that there was not anybody to take him to the mosque to attend the congregational prayer with him [p.b.u.h.] when he heard the prayer call. Then the Holy Prophet [p.b.u.h.] said: Stretch a thread from your house unto the mosque and attend the congregational prayer.”

At-Tahthib, vol. 3, p. 266

439- قالَ الإمامُ الباقِرُ عليه السلام :

مَنْ تَرَكَ الْجَماعَةَ رَغْبَةً عَنْها وَ عَنْ جَماعَةِ المُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ فَلا صَلاةَ لَهُ

بحار الأنوار/88/11

Imam Baqir [a.s.] said:“The person who abandons the congregation (of prayer) without having an excuse but only for unwillingness, and in order to avoid attending the folk of Muslims, there will not be (considered) any prayer for him.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 88, p. 11

440- قالَ الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام :

إِنَّما جُعِلَتِ الْجَماعَةُ قِيلَ لِئَلاّ يَكُونَ الإِخلاصُ وَالتَّوحِيدُ وَالإِسلامُ وَ العِبادَةُ لِلّهِ إلّا طاهِرًا مَكْشُوفاً مَشهُودًا لأَِنَّ فِي إِظهارِهِ حُجَّةً عَلى أَهلِ الْمَشرِقِ وَ الْمَغرِبِ لِلّهِ عَزَّوَ جَلَّ وَحدَهُ وَ لِيَكُونَ الْمُنافِقُ وَالمُستَخِفُّ مُؤَدِّياً لِما أَقَرَّ بِهِ يُظْهِرُ الْإِسْلامَ وَالْمُراقَبَـهَ وَ لِتَكُونَ شَهاداتُ النّاسِ بِالْإسلامِ مِن بَعضِهِم لِبَعضٍ جائِزَةً مُمكِنَةً مَعَ ما فيهِ مِنَ المُساعَدَةِ عَلَى البِرِّ وَالتَّقوى وَالزَّجرِ عَن كَثِيرٍ مِن مَعاصِي اللهِ عزَّوَجَلَّ

بحار الأنوار/88/12

Imam Ridha [a.s.] said:“Certainly the congregational prayer has been decreed in order that the pure Faith in Unity, in Islam, and in worshipping Allah be openly revealed and (publicly) manifested, because, thereby and with its apparency the reason of Allah, Almighty and Glorious, will be completed for the totality of people in the East and West (of the world). (Thus, the reality of Islam will be manifested and known and infidelity and paganism before Islam will be like darkness before light which cannot resist and vanishes at last.) Another reason (for decreeing the congregational prayer) is that those who are far from the truth, the hypocrite, and those who take it light but claim Islam, then they may, willy or nilly, treat accordingly and show Islam from them and try to protect (its laws in the society).

Again, the congregational prayer causes people to know each other which makes it allowed and possible that some of them bear witness for some others about their Islam, wherein there is the means of facility and association for righteous deeds and godly actions which prevents too much disobedience against Allah, Almighty and Glorious.”

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 88, p. 12

SUPPLICATION

قالَ الإمامُ الباقِرُ عليه السلام :

اَللّهُمَّ إِنّا نَرغَبُ إِلَيْكَ في دَولَةٍ كَريمَةٍ تُعِزُّ بِهَا الإِسلامَ وَ أَهْلَهُ وَ تُذِلُّ بِهَا النِّفاقَ وَ أَهْلَهُ وَ تَجْعَلُنا فيها مِنَ الدُّعاةِ إِلى طاعَتِكَ وَالقادَةِ إِلى سَبيلِكَ وَ تَرْزُقُنا بِها كَرامَةَ الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ

بحار الأنوار/91/6

O' Lord! We eagerly desire that You assign us to the just, fair Islamic government, (the which is really the rightful government of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance). Through his auspicious government, thou reactivate and dearly love Islam and its followers while thou humiliate hypocrisy and the hypocrite. And, in that period, include us among those who invite people unto Thy obedience and lead them to Thy path of guidance; and, endow us the honour and grandeur of both this world and the next.

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 91, p. 6

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قالَ رَسُولُ اللهُ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

مَن اَحَبَّ اَن يرکَبَ سَفِينَةُ النَّجاة وَ يستَمسِکُ بِالعُروَةِ الوُثقي وَ يعتَصِمُ بِحَبلِ اللهِ المَتِينِ، فَليوالِ علِياً بَعدِي وَليعادِ عَدُوَّهُ وَلياتَمَ بِايئِمَّةِ الهُداةِ مِن وُلدِه، فَاِنَّهُم خُلَفآئي وَ اَوصِيائي وَ حُجَجِ اللهِ عَلي خَلقِه بَعدِي وَ ساداتُ اُمَّتي

'Allmah Muhaddith Hamadani has narrated from Ali (a.s.) that the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h ) said:

“He who likes to embark the ship of salvation and to grasp the firmest handle, and holds fast by the strong cord of Allah, then he must, after me, loves Ali and should be inimical to his enemy; and he must follow the Imams (leaders) of right guidance from his offspring since they are my vicegerents, and my legates, and Allah's witnesses over His servants after me, and the chiefs of my Ummah.?[5]

FRIENDSHIP WITH AHL-UL-BAYT (A.S.) OR WITH THEIR ENEMIES?

قالَ رَسُولُ اللهُ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم :

مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ شَهِيداً

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ مَغفُوراً لَهُ

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ تآئِباً

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ مُؤمِناً مُستَکمِلُ الايمانِ

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بَشَّرَهُ مَلَکُ المَوتِ بِالجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ مَُنکَرٍ وَ نَکيير

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ يزِفُّ اِلَي الجَنَّةِ کَما تَزِفُّ العَرُوسِ اِلي بَيتِ زُوجِها

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فُتِحَ لَهُ في قَبرِه بابانِ اِلَي الجَنَّةِ

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَعَلَ زُوّارَ قَبرِه(قبره مزار) ملائِکَةُ الرَّحمَةِ

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ عَلَي السُنَّةِ وَ الجَماعَةِ

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي بُغضِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ جاءَ يومَ القِيامَةِ مَکتُوباً بَينَ عَينَيهِ: آيسُ مِن رَحمَةِ اللهِ

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي بُغضِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ کافِراً

ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي بُغضِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ آل مُحَمَّدٍ لَم يشُمَّ رائِحَةَ الجَنَّةِ

“Allamah Abu-'Isbaq Tha'Iabl, one of the outstanding commentators of Sunnites, with reference to this document, has narrated from the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.), who said:

“Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died as a martyr.”

“Beware! Whoever dies with he love of Muhammad's progeny, has died with forgiveness (of his sins).”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died with repentance,”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died while he is a believer whose Faith is complete.”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, the angel of death and then Munkar and Nak'ir (two angels commissioned to question him at his arrival in the grave) will give him the glad tidings of Paradise.”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, will be ornamented for going into Paradise like ornamenting the bride when going into the house of her husband,”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, two doors will be opened for him in his grave to the Paradise.”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, Allah will appoint the angels of mercy to be pilgrims of his grave. '“

“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died on the Sunnah and Jama'ah.”

“Beware! Whoever dies with tbe hostility of Muhammad's progeny, comes on the Day of Hereafter while it is written on his forehead: 'disappointed to the Mercy of Allah'.”

“Beware! Whoever dies with the hostility of Muhammad's progeny, has died heathen,'

“Beware! Whoever dies with the hostility of Muhammad's progeny, will not breathe the odour of Paradise.” [6]

There are about thirty persons of the Sunnite commentators, traditionists and the men among historians and theologians who have narrated the abovementioned haly tradition exaetly, or with omitting some words or sentences, from Tha'Iabi among whom, for the sake of brevity, we suffice to mention six names here; so, those are interested in knowing all of the narrators of the tradition can refer to the concerning Islamic sources.

1. Zamakhshari in Kashshaf vol. 3, p. 403, Egypt Edition, and vol. 4, pp. 200-221 Beyrut Edition.

2. Mafitih-ul-Qayb, by Fakhr-i-RazI, vol. 7, p. 40, Egypt, Dar-ul-'Amirah Edition.

3. Mawaddat-il-Qurba, by Sayyid Ali Hamadani, the thirteenth Mawaddah, p. 117, Lahur Edition.

4. AI-Kishif, by Ibn-Hajar 'Aghani, p. 145, Egypt, Mustafa Mohammad Edition.

A GIFT FROM FATIMAH, THE PROPHET'S DAUGHTER (P.B.U.H.)

قالَت فاطمةُ الزَّهراسلام الله عليها :

خِيارُکُم أليَنَکُم مَناکِبَهُ وَ أکرَمُهُم لِنِسائِهِم

B. Fatimat-uz-zahra (a.s.) said:”The best of you is the one whose treatment (with people) is the most moderate (and affectionate), and the worthiest of them are those who behave graciously (and honourably) with their wives.”

Daia'il-ul-'lmimah

قالَت فاطمةُ الزَّهراسلام الله عليها :

رُوحي لِروُحِکَ الفِداءُ وَ نَفسي لِنَفسِکَ لوِقا يا اَبَاالحَسَنِ !

اِن کُنتَ في خَيرٍ کُنتُ مَعَکَ وَ اِن کُنتَ في شَرٍّ کُنتُ مَعَکَ

الکواکب الدّری ج 1 ص 196

A. Fatimat-uz-zahra (a.s.) addressing Ali (a.s.) said:

“May my soul be sacrified for your soul, and my self be as a shield (against disasters) for your self. O' Hassan's fathed! if you be in a good condition, I will be with you; and if you be in disasters, I will be with you, too.”

Al-Kaukab-ud-Durri, vol. 1, p. 196

C. Imam Hassan Mujtaba (a.s.) saw his mother was uttering invocation for the neighbours, the believers, and other people. He asked her why she did not invocate for herseilf, and she answered:

قالَت فاطمةُ الزَّهراسلام الله عليها: الجَار ثُمَّ الدّار

کشف الغمّه ج2 ص25

“First the neighbours, and then (the members of) the house.”

Kashf-ul-Qummah, vol.2, p. 25