MERITS OF THE SHIA 1. Abu Tharr (d) related: I saw the Prophet (s) strike on the shoulder of Ali bin Abi Talib (a) and say: O Ali, he w...
MERITS OF THE SHIA
2. The Prophet (s) said: The love for Ali bin Abi Talib consumes the evil deeds in the same way as fire consumes wood. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 391]
3. The Prophet (s) entered the mosque while we, including Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman, and Ali, were sitting there. He sat next to Ali (a) and looked to the right and left. He (s) then spoke: There will be some men standing to the right and left of the Divine Throne on luminous stages. Their faces will be glittering.
Abu Bakr stood up and said: I sacrifice my father and mother for you, Allah's Messenger. Will I be one of them؟ He (s) said: Sit down.
Omar, then, repeated the same question of Abu Bakr, and the Prophet (s) to these two men, Ibn Mas'oud stood up and said: O Allah's Messenger, describe them for us so that we will recognize them.
The Prophet (s) stroke the shoulder of Ali and said: They will be this man and his Shia. They will be the winners. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 392]
4. When we asked him about Ali bin Abi Talib, the Prophet (s) was angry and said:
Why do some people mention that one whose rank in the sight of Allah is as same as mine؟1 He who loves Ali loves me, and Allah will accept him who loves me, and whomever Allah accepts will be rewarded with Paradise.
Whoever loves Ali will not depart this world before he drinks from the Divine River of Kawthar, eats from the Divine Tree of Tuba, and sees his place in Paradise.
Whoever loves Ali will have his prayers, fasting, and worship accepted and will have his supplications responded.
Whoever loves Ali, the angels will seek Allah's forgiveness for him and the eight portals of Paradise will all be opened before him so that he can choose the one which takes him to Paradise with being maintained to the Judgment.
Whoever loves Ali, Allah will give him his record (of deeds) in his right hand2 and will call him to account in the same way as He calls His prophets.
Whoever loves Ali; Allah will alleviate for him the agonies of death and will change his grave into a garden of Paradise.
Whoever loves Ali, Allah will give him in marriage women of Paradise as many as the arteries of his body, will grant him the right to intercede for eighty individuals from his family members, and will give him women and cities of Paradise as many as the hairs of his body.
Whoever loves Ali, Allah will send the Angel of Death to him in the same way as He sends him to the prophets, will save him from the horrible interrogation of Munkar and Nakeer, will lighten his heart, will whiten his face, and will join him with Hamza; the master of the shahids.
Whoever loves Ali, Allah will save him from the fire (of Hell.)
Whoever loves Ali, Allah will place wisdom in his heart firmly, will make the truth slide on his tongue, and will open before him the doors to His mercy.
Whoever loves Ali will be called 'the prisoner of Allah' in the heavens and the earth.
Whoever loves Ali, an angel from beneath the Divine Throne will call at him: O servant of Allah, make a new start, for Allah has forgiven all of your sins.
Whoever loves Ali will attend on the Day of Resurrection with a face as bright as the full moon.
Whoever loves Ali will be crowned and will be dressed the garment of honor.
Whoever loves Ali will pass the Path like the swift lightning.
Whoever loves Ali will be granted an acquittance from Hell, a permit to pass the Path, and a security against the punishment. Besides, no record of judgment will be opened for him, no balance (for weighing his good acts and evil acts for identifying which one is more) will be maintained for him, and it will be said to him, 'Enter Paradise without judgment.'
Whoever loves Ali, the angels will shake hands with him, the prophets will visit him, and Allah will settle all of his needs.
Whoever loves the family of Mohammed will be saved from the Judgment, the Balance, and the Path.
Whoever dies on the love for the family of Mohammed, I guarantee for him a place in Paradise with the prophets.6
Whoever dies on the hatred for the family of Mohammed will never smell the essence of Paradise. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 377-380]
5. The Prophet (s) said: The love for my household and me will help in seven situations whose horrors are enormous: at death, in the grave, in the Resurrection, in the Recorded Account, in the Judgment, in the Balance, and on the Path. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 381]
6. The Prophet (s) said: The most sure-footed of you on the Path will be the most loving for my household. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 382].
7. The Prophet (s) said to Ali: For any believer who has the love for you fixed in his heart, if one of his feet slips on the Path, the other will be firm so that Allah will take him to Paradise for his love to you. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 382]
8. The Prophet (s) said: For anyone who loves Ali in his lifetime and after his death, Allah will grant him security and faith as long as the sun rises and sets. Anyone who hates Ali in his lifetime and after his death will die as if he has never been Muslim and will be called to account for his deeds. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 383]
9. The Prophet said: On the Day of Resurrection, a servant's feet will not move before he is asked about four matters:
He will be asked how he had spent the age of his youth, how he had finished his age, what earnings he had got and where from he had got them and how he had spent them, and he will be also asked about his affection to us; the Prophet's family. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 384]
10. Abu Saeed al-Khidri related: We were sitting with the Prophet (s) when a man came and asked him: "O Allah's Messenger, Allah says: 'Eblis, what prevented you from prostrating before what I have created with My own hands؟ Was it because of your pride or are you one of those who are exalted؟' (38:75) Who are those exalted ones whose ranks are higher than the angels'؟"
The Prophet (s) answered: Those are Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan, al-Hussein, and I. We were in the pavilion of the Divine Throne praising Allah. The angels were imitating us. That was two thousand years before the creation of Adam. When He created Adam, Allah, Powerful and Exalted is He, ordered the angels to prostrate themselves before him. Allah did not include us in this order. All of the angels therefore prostrated except Eblis who rejected to prostrate. Referring to the five individuals whose names are recorded on the pavilion of the Divine Throne, Allah said to Eblis, 'Was it because of your pride or are you one of those who are exalted؟'
Thus, we are the doors that take to Allah. We guide the followers of the right path. For him whoever loves us, Allah will love him and house him in His Paradise. For him who hates us, Allah will hate him and house him in Hell. Only do the legitimate sons love us. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 385-6]
11. Abu Abdullah Ja'far bin Mohammed as-Sadiq (a) related: One day, my father and I went out to the mosque. We met some people who were taking the place between the tomb and the mimbar. My father approached and greeted them. He then said: I, by Allah, love you as well as your smells and souls. Hence, help us keep on so by means of your piety and diligence. You should know that the loyalty to us cannot be obtained except by means of piety and diligence.
He who follows someone should imitate his deeds. You are the Shia of Allah, you are the supporters of Allah, and you are the foremost forerunners, the last forerunners, the foremost to the love for us in this world, and the foremost to win Paradise on the Last Day.
I have guaranteed Paradise for you, for the guarantee that is granted by Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, and the Prophet (s). You are the highborn and your women are the highborn. Each believing female will be woman of Paradise, and each believing male will be veracious.
More than once, Amir ul-Mu'minin (a) said to Qanbar,14 'Be happy and announce this good news. When the Prophet (s) died, he was discontent with all of the individuals of his umma except the Shia.
Everything has a handle. The handle of the religion is the Shia.
Everything has its honor. The honor of the religion is the Shia.
Everything has a master. The master of the sessions is the sessions of the Shia.
Everything has a leader. The leader of this earth is the land on which the Shia live.
Everything has desire. The desire of this world is our Shia' living in it.
By Allah I swear, had it not been for your existence on this earth, your dissidents would not have enjoyed the pleasures of their fortunes. Nevertheless, they will not have anything in the world to come. Any Nasibi, no matter how diligently he worships and works, is included in this Verse: "On that day, the faces of some people will be humbly cast down, troubled and tired as a result of their deeds in the past. They will suffer the heat of the blazing fire." (26:2-3) The response of the prayer of your dissidents is yours.
Anyone of you who asks one request from Allah will have one hundred requests settled. Anyone of you who asks one question will have one hundred questions answered. Anyone of you who supplicates to Allah once will have the reward of one hundred supplications. Anyone of you who acts one good deed will have it doubled many times. As for anyone of you who commits an evil act, Mohammed (s) will be his advocate.
By Allah I swear, the fasting ones among you will luxuriate in the gardens of Paradise and the angles keep on praying for them to win (Paradise) until they break their fasting. You all are surely the people of the advocacy and the loyalty to Allah. You will not have fear and will not be grieved. You all will be in Paradise; hence, compete with each other in doing good acts. After us, no one will be nearer to the Divine Throne of Allah than you will on the Day of Resurrection. Allah's reward to you will be excellently great.
Were it not for that you might fail, suffer your enemies' gloating over you, and people might not accept it for you, the angels would greet you in groups.
Amir ul-Mu'minin (a) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the people of our divine leadership will leave their graves with bight faces and delighted eyes. They will be granted security. While all people will be fearful, they -the Shia- will not be fearful. While all people will be grieved, they will not be grieved. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 386-91]
12. The Prophet (s) said: Allah said: I will punish every Muslim group who recognized the leadership of any unjust ruler whom I do not select, even if the individuals of such a group are pious and God-fearing. I, likewise, will forgive every Muslim group that recognized (only) the leadership of the just imams whom I appointed, even if the individuals of such a group wrong (themselves) and commit bad deeds. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 394]
13. Abu Hamza that Abu Abdullah (a) said: You are the people of Allah's greeting and salutation. You are the people of Allah's preference and mercy, Allah's success and guard, and the advocacy and the obedience to Allah. No judgement will be maintained for you. No fear and no sadness will affect you. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 394]
14. Abu Abdullah (a) saying: "I know some people whom Allah has forgiven, accepted, guarded, compassioned, protected against any evil, supported, guided to every right matter, and taken them to the highest places."
Some asked: "Who are they, Abu Abdullah?" He (a) said: "These are our pious Shia: the adherents of Ali (a)." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 395]
15. Abu Abdullah (a) said: We are witnesses on our Shia, and our Shia are witnesses on people. Due to the testimony of our Shia, people will be rewarded or punished. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 396]
16. Eban bin Taghlib that he asked Abu Abdullah (a): "May Allah make me your sacrifice. What it the meaning of 'Yet, he has not entered into Aqaba -obstacle-? (90:11)'" The Imam (a) answered: "Only he whom Allah grants favor through the loyalty to us will pass that Aqaba. We are that Aqaba. He who enters into that Aqaba will be saved." The Imam kept silent for a while, then said: May I tell you about another piece of knowledge that is better for you than the world along with all that which is in it? I said: "Yes, you may. Allah may make me your sacrifice." He said: "It is the setting free of a slave. (90:13)" All people are the slaves of this world except your acquaintances and you. Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, will set you free from Hell because of your loyalty to us-the Prophet's household. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 417]
17. Amir ul-Mu'minin (a) said: "I am the shepherd-the shepherd of people. Is it acceptable that a shepherd does not identify his sheep?" Juwairiya stood up and asked: "O Amir ul-Mu'minin, who are your sheep?" He (a) answered: "My sheep are pale-faced and dry-lipped because of the mention of Allah." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 417]
18. Muawiya ad-Duhani said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a): "Allah may make me your sacrifice. What is the meaning of the saying that I have heard from you?" The Imam (a) asked: "Which one?"
I said: "(It is your saying) the believer sees through the light of Allah." He said: "O Muawiya, Allah created the believers from His light, made them in His mercy, and put them under the obligation of being loyal to us when He introduced Himself to them and they acknowledged Him. Hence, the believers are the brothers of each other. Their father is the light and their mother is the mercy. They thus see through that light from which they were created." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 418]
19. Dawoud bin Kuthair ar-Raqqi said: When I was before Abu Abdullah (a), I said to him: Allah may make me your sacrifice. Regarding the Holy saying of Allah, "I am All-forgiving to him who repented, believed, and did righteous acts then followed the right guidance, (20:82)" what is that right guidance, which comes after repentance, faith, and the righteous acts?
He (a) said: (This right guidance is) the acknowledgement of the Imams-one after the other. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 419]
20. Sadir as-Sayrafi said: Abu Bassir, Maysara, and other individuals were with Abu Abdullah (a) when I visited him. As soon as I sat, he turned to me and said: O Sadir, our disciple worships Allah while he is standing, sitting, sleeping, alive, and dead.
I said: Allah may make me your sacrifice. We can understand how he worships Allah while he is standing, sitting, and alive. But how is it when he is asleep and dead?
He (a) said: When the time of the prayer comes while our disciple is asleep, two angels whom were created in the earth and had never ascended to the heavens or seen the kingdom there will offer prayers next to him so as to awaken him. Allah will record the reward of the prayers of these two angels for that disciple. A single rak'a that is offered by these angels is equal to one thousand prayers that are offered by people. When Allah seizes the soul of our disciple, his two angels ascend to the heavens and say: 'O our Lord, Your servant (so-and-so) has withdrawn from worship and taken in full his life. You, however, are more knowledgeable with this matter than we are. Allow us to worship you in the horizons of Your heavens and the extremes of Your lands.'
Allah, then, says to them -in a form of revelation-, 'In My heavens, there are many who worship Me while I am not in need for their worship. In fact, it is they who are in need for worshipping Me.
On My lands, likewise, there are many who worship me so properly; yet, I have not created anything that is needier for Me than they are. Hence, descend to the grave of my disciple.' They will say, 'O our Lord, who is that one who is enjoying Your love for him?' Allah will answer them -in a form of revelation-, 'That one is he who has put himself under the pledge of being loyal to Mohammed; My servant, his successor, and their descendants. Descend to the grave of My disciple (so-and-so) and offer prayers there until I resurrect him for the Day of Resurrection.' The angels then descend to offer prayers at the grave until Allah resurrects him. Allah will record the reward of the prayers of these two angels for that disciple. A single rak'a that is offered by these angels is equal to one thousand prayers that are offered by people.
I said: "Allah may make me your sacrifice, son of Allah's Messenger. In his sleep and death, your disciple worships Allah in a way better than it is in his life and waking."
He (a) said: No, Sadir. This is too far (from the truth). On the Day of Resurrection, our disciple will seek security -for others, probably- from Allah and Allah will grant him (that security)." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 420-22]
21. Sadir as-Sayrafi said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a) whether the believer is coerced to be had his soul seized?
He said: No, by Allah. When the angel of death attends for seizing his soul, the believer shows impatience. There, the angel of death says to him: "O disciple of Allah, do not be worry. I swear by Him Who sent Mohammed (a) with the truth, I am more compassionate and kinder to you than a merciful father to his son. Open your eyes and look."
In these moments, the believer will see the Messenger of Allah, Amir ul-Mu'minin, Fatima, al-Hasan, al-Hussein, and the Imams (a) in front of him. The angel will say to him: "Those are your companions." Then, a caller from the direction of the Divine Throne will call at his soul: "O soul that is serene -to Mohammed and his household-, return to your Lord well pleased -with the loyalty to the Prophet's household- and He will please you -by means of the reward-. Enter among My servants -who are Mohammed and his household- into My Paradise." (89:27-30) Then, nothing will be more preferable for that believer than the sneaking of his soul and joining the caller. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 423]
22. The Prophet (s) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, some people will come on stages of light with their faces glittering like the full moon. They will be envied by the past and the last generations."
The Prophet (s) kept silent for a while then added the statement three times.
Omar bin al-Khattab asked: "My father and mother be sacrificed for you. Are they the shahids?"
The Prophet (s) said: "They are shahids, but not the shahids that you know." Omar asked: "Are they the prophets?" The Prophet (s) said: "They are prophets, but not the prophets that you know." Omar asked: "Are they the successors of the prophets?" The Prophet (s) said: "They are successors of the prophets, but not the successors that you know." Omar asked: "Are they from the heavens or the earth?" The Prophet (s) said: "They are from the earth?"
Omar said: "Tell me, who are they?" The Prophet (s) pointed to Ali (a) and said: "They are this one and his Shia. No one from Koreish hates him except the bastard, no one of Ansar hates him except the Jew, no one from the Arabs hates him except the whoreson, and no one from the human beings hates him except the scoundrel. O Omar, he who claims he loves me while he hates Ali is surely lying." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 424-25]
23. The Prophet (s) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, some people dressing clothes of light with luminous faces whom will be identified by the signs of prostration will come.
They will overstep the rows until they stand in front of the Lord of the worlds. The prophets, angels, shahids, and righteous people will envy them." Omar bin al-Khattab asked: "O Allah's Messenger, who are they whom the prophets, angels, shahids, and righteous men will envy?" The Prophet (s) answered: "They will be our Shia, and Ali will be their imam."
They will overstep the rows until they stand in front of the Lord of the worlds. The prophets, angels, shahids, and righteous people will envy them." Omar bin al-Khattab asked: "O Allah's Messenger, who are they whom the prophets, angels, shahids, and righteous men will envy?" The Prophet (s) answered: "They will be our Shia, and Ali will be their imam." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 425-26]
24. The Prophet (s) said to Ali (a): "O Ali, all the souls of my people, including the children and the old, were shown before me before the creation of their bodies. I passed by you and your Shia, and sought Allah's forgiveness for you." Ali said: "O Allah's Prophet, tell me more about them." The Prophet (s) said: "Yes, Ali. When your Shia and you will come out from your graves, your faces will be as bright as the full moon, your hardships will be alleviated, your griefs will be taken away from you, and you will be in the shadow of the Divine Throne. People will be fearful, but you will not, and will be sad, but you will not. A dining table will be installed for you while people will be called to the judgment." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 427]
25. Mohammed al-Qibtti said that he heard Abu Abdullah (a) saying: People disregarded the Prophet's saying about Ali on that day in Ghadir Khumm and disregarded his saying on that day in the chamber of Ummu Ibrahim. The Prophet (s) felt pain in his leg and people came to visit him. Ali (a) as well, came to see him, but people did not give him an opportunity to see the Prophet (s) due to their crowds. When the Prophet (s) noticed this thing, he said:
O people, these are my household. You are disregarding them while I am alive among you. By Allah I swear, if I am no longer present among you, Allah shall never be absent. It is certainly that relief, rest, content, and glad tidings will be for him who follows, abide by, and submit to Ali as well as the successors who will come after him.
It is incumbent upon me to include such individuals with my (right of) intercession, because they are my followers. "He who follows me will belong to me." I repeat this statement of Abraham because I belong to Abraham and Abraham belongs to me. My religion is the same as Abraham's, my Sunna is the same as Abraham's, and Abraham's virtue is the same as mine. I, however, am preferable to him. This preference comes to support the saying of my Lord: "They were the offspring of one another. Allah is All-hearing and All-seeing. (3:34)" [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 429]
26. Abu Abdullah al-Jadali said that Ali (a) said to him: "O Abu Abdullah, may I tell you about the good deed whose doer will be saved from the terror of the Day of Resurrection?" I said: "Yes, you may." He (a) said: "This good deed is the love for us. The evil deed is to hate us." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 430]
27. Abu Ishaq an-Nahawi (the grammarian) said that he heard Abu Abdullah (a) saying: Allah educated His Prophet (s) as He liked for him. He says: "You have attained a high moral standard (68:4)." Allah then authorized him to represent Him. He says: "Take only what the Messenger gives to you and desist from what he forbids you (59:7)." "One who obeys the Messenger has certainly obeyed Allah (4:80)."
In the same manner, the Prophet (s) authorized Ali (a) to represent him and deposited with him (all the religious affairs). You submitted (to this authority) while the others denied. By Allah I swear, we do love you to say when we say and keep silent when we keep silent. We are the mediators between Allah and you. Allah has never made any goodness lie in the contradiction to His commandments. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 431]
28. Abu Ja'far al-baqer (a) said: The sins of the believers are already forgiven. Hence, a believer should put a new start. This is surely granted for the people of faith exclusively. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 431]
29. Abu Ja'far al-baqer (a) said: Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, gives (the pleasures of) this world to anyone, whether He likes or dislikes, while He gives the world to come only to those whom He likes. It happens that Allah does not answer the believer who asks for a location that is as small as a place of a lash, and gives the world to the disbeliever before he asks for anything. But, if that disbeliever asks Allah for a location that is as small as a place of a lash in the world to come, Allah will not answer him. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 432]
30. Abu Hamza that he heard Abu Abdullah (a) saying: You are for Paradise and Paradise is yours. To us, you are called the virtuous and the reformers. You are the people of the contentment with Allah, for He is pleased with you. The angels are your brothers in virtue if they work diligently. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 433]
31. Abu Abdullah (a) said: Your houses are your paradises. Your graves are your paradises. You were created for Paradise and you will be in Paradise. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 433]
32. Abu Abdullah (a) said: When a believer stands up for offering a prayer, Allah allows the women of Paradise to look at him. If he finishes his prayer without asking Allah to give him women of Paradise in marriage, they go back with astonishment. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 433]
33. Abu Ja'far (a) saying: After the Night Ascension, the Prophet (s) related to Ali (a): O Ali, in Paradise, I saw a river that was whiter than milk, sweeter than honey, and straighter than arrow. There were pitchers as many as the stars in it. On its shore, there stand the domes of ruby and white pearls. As Gabriel stroke the bank of that river with his wing, it was pure musk.
(He then added) I swear by Him Who prevails Mohammed's soul, there are trees in Paradise clapping with the praise (of Allah) and making sounds that no one among the early and the late generations has ever heard like them. They bear fruits like pomegranates. The one on whom such fruits are thrown cuts it into ninety garments. There, the believer will be sitting on chairs of light. They are the white-forheaded honorables. On the Day of Resurrection, you will be their leader. Each one of them will put slippers whose laces are luminous to cast light upon the way he wants to take in Paradise. Meanwhile, a woman will look down upon him and say, 'All Glory be to Allah. O Allah's servant, do you not have anything with me?' He will ask her who she is. She will answer, 'I am one of those about whom Allah said: So, no soul knows what is hidden for them of that which will refresh the eyes; a reward for what they did.'
(The Prophet (s) then added) I swear by Him Who prevails Mohammed's soul, seventy thousand angels will visit that believer every day in Paradise and will call him by his name and his father's. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 435-36]
34. Malik al-Juhani that Abu Abdullah (a) said: O Malik, do you not accept to offer the (obligatory) prayers, defray the zakat, and stop your aggressions so as to be in Paradise? (He then added) O Malik, as for any people who follow a leader in this world, that leader will curse them and they will curse him on the Day of Resurrection. Only your likes and you are excluded from this rule. (He then added) O Malik, anyone of you who dies while he keeps up these beliefs will enjoy the same rank of the shahids whose swords are engaged in fighting for the sake of Allah.
(Malik said) One day, I was sitting before him -i.e. Imam Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (a) - and talking to myself about some of the Imams' credits. He (a) said to me:
You are, by Allah, our Shia. Do not think that you are negligent in regard with our rights.
O Malik, no one can describe Allah exactly. In the same manner, no one can describe the Messenger (s) exactly, no one can describe us exactly, and no one can describe the believer exactly.
O Malik, as the believer shakes hands with his brother when they meet, Allah looks at them making their sins fall out until they leave. It is impossible to describe the bearers of such qualities.
My father (a) used to say: The fire (of Hell) will not consume him who describes this matter. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 437-38]
35. From Omar bin Eban al-Kelbi that Abu Abdullah (a) said to him: "How numerous the human beings are!"
I said: "Yes, son of Allah's Messenger. How numerous the human beings are!"
He said: "By Allah I swear, no one performs the hajj for the sake of Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, except you, no one offers the two prayers50 except you, and no one will be rewarded two-fold except you. You are certainly the guardians of the sun, the moon, and the stars. Your sins will be forgiven and your deeds will be accepted." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 440]
36. Abu Abdullah (a) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, we will intercede for the sinful individuals among our Shia. Allah will save the righteous ones." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 444]
37. Mansour as-Sayqal said: I was with Abu Abdullah (a) in his pavilion in Mina (during the season of the hajj) when he looked at people and said:
They eat, dress, and marry illegally. But you eat, dress, and marry legally. By Allah, it is only you whose hajj is valid and whose deeds are accepted. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 440]
38. Omar bin Hanzhala that Abu Abdullah (a) said: O Omar, Allah surely grants the pleasures of this world to everyone whether He likes or dislikes, but He does not grant this matter except for His choice.
You, by Allah, are following my religion as well as the religion of my forefathers Abraham and Ishmael, not Ali bin al-Hussein or al-Baqir (a) although these are following the religion of those. [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 441]
39. Abu Abdullah (a) said: A man came to the Prophet (s) and said: "O Allah's Messenger, I do like you." He (s) asked: "Do you really like me?" The man said: "By Allah I swear, I love you." The Prophet (s) said: "You will be with whomever you like." [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 441]
Maisar said that Abu al-Hasan ar-Ridha said: "No two of you will be seen in Hell. Furthermore, no single one of you will be seen in Hell." I said: "How can this be proved through the Book of Allah?" The Imam did not answer me for a whole year. On the Circumambulating day of the next year, he said to me: "O Maisar, only today I am permitted to answer your last question." I said: "Well, how can it be proved through the Book of Allah?" He (a) said: This is in sura of Arrahman. It is: "On that day, no mankind -among you- or jinn will be asked about his sin (55:39)." I said: "This Verse does not include 'among you' that you have said."
He (a) answered: "The first one who distorted the Verse56 was son of Arwa,57 because it was evidence against his acquaintances and him. Without the existence of 'among you' in the Verse, the sentence of the punishment of Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, will cease to be valid for all the creatures.If Allah will not ask any man or jinn about his sin, whom will he punish on the Day of Resurrection, then?" [FADHAAIL USH-SHIA (THE MERITS OF THE SHIA); SHEIKH AS-SADUQ'S, PP. 443]
