“Gabriel came to the Holy Prophet (s) and said:
O Messenger of Allah! God has sent you a gift which He has not given to anyone before.
The Holy Prophet said: What is that gift?
Gabriel said: It is patience.
“But there is a virtue better than patience. The Holy Prophet said: What is it?
Gabriel said: It is contentment.
“There is still a virtue better than contentment.
The Holy Prophet said: what is it?
Gabriel said: It is pleasure of God.
“But there is a virtue better than that. The Holy Prophet said: What is it?
Gabriel said: It is piety.
“Yet there is a virtue better than that.
The Holy Prophet said: What is it?
Gabriel said: It is devotion.
“But there is a virtue better than that.
The Holy Prophet said: What is it?
Gabriel said: Sure knowledge.
“Yet there is a virtue better than that.
The Holy Prophet said: What is it?
Gabriel said: The way to attain all of them is to put trust in God.
“I said, O Gabriel! What is the meaning of putting trust in God?Gabriel said: Knowing that His creatures neither harm nor benefit anyone.
They neither give nor withhold anything.
One must stop having hope in creatures.
When a man reaches this position, he will not do anything save for Him, his heart does not go astray, he fears no one save Him and he does not set his hope on anyone but Him.
This is the meaning of putting trust in God.
“The Holy Prophet said: O Gabriel! What is the meaning of patience?
Gabriel said: Man must have forbearance and patience in afflictions as in joys.
He should never complain of His Creator to the people.
I said: What is the meaning of contentment?
Gabriel said: To be content with whatever in this world and to thank God for the small things he has.”
“The Holy Prophet said: What is the meaning of God’s pleasure?
Gabriel said: To be pleased with God but not to be pleased with one’s own deeds.
“The Holy Prophet said: O Gabriel! What is the meaning of piety?
Gabriel said: A pious man loves whatever His creator loves and hates whatever He hates.
He is careful about what is lawful and leaves of what is unlawful, for what is lawful is counted and what is unlawful will entail punishment.
He has mercy on every muslim as he has on himself.
He shuns useless words as he shuns what is unlawful.
He abstains from overeating as he keeps away from a corpse with bad smell.
He keeps away from the embellishments of world as he keeps away from Fire.
His desires are not far-fetched and death is present before his eyes.”
“The Holy Prophet said: O Gabriel! What is the meaning of Devotion?
Gabriel said: A devoted person is one who does not ask for anything from people until he obtains it and whenever he obtained it, he is pleased with it.
Also if he has something extra, he will give it away for the ansake of God.
The fact that he does not ask for something from others is admittance of his being a servant of God.
He is pleased with God and God is pleased with him.
He gives away when he needs it more than others.”
“The Holy Prophet (SAW) said: What is sure knowledge?
Gabriel said: A man of sure knowledge acts in a way as if he sees God.
Even if he does not reach the degree of seeing God, he knows that God sees him and is sure that what he has and what he has not is what God wills.
These were some of signs of putting trust in God and having piety.”
Oddatatol Daee
(The Asset of Supplicant)
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Fatima (a) parallel to the Arsh of Allah
Amaali of Sh Sadouq 25
Jaabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari narrates from the Messenger of Allah (s) who said:
On the day of Judgment, my daughter Fatima (a) will enter on an embellished camel from the camels for Paradise. The bridle of the camel will be made of wet pearls, the legs will be made of green emeralds, the tail will be made of musk, and the eyes will be made of red corundum (corundum is a naturally occuring Aluminiun Oxide. After diamond, it is the hardest known natural substance. Its finer varieties are the gemstones ruby and sapphire).
There will be a dome of light on top of Fatima (a) which will be transparent.
Inside this dome will be Allah's forgiveness, and outside of it will be Allah's mercy.
There will be a crown of light on her head that has seventy corners. Each corner will be embedded with pearls and corundum, and it will shine like a bright star in the middle of the sky.
There will be seventy thousand angels to her right and seventy thousand angels to her left.
Jibraeel will be pulling the bridle of the camel and he will call with a very loud voice,
'Lower your heads until Fatima (a), the daughter of Muhammad (s), passes'
There will be not any Prophet, Messenger, truthful being, or martyr left who will not lower his head while Fatima (a) passes until she is parallel to the Throne of Allah.
Then Fatima (a) will throw herself form the camel and say to Allah,
'O my Lord and my Master! Judge between me and those who were unjust to me. Judge between me and those who killed my sons.'
Allah will reply to her,
'O My love and the daughter of My love! Ask Me anything and I will grant it, and intercede on behalf on anyone and it will accepted. I swear to My own Magnificence and Glory that no injustice of the unjust will pass by Me.'
She will say,
'O my Lord and my Master! I intercede on behalf of my progeny, my Shia, the Shia of my progeny, those who loved me and those who loved my progeny.'
So Allah will call,
'Where are the progeny of Fatima (a), her Shia, the Shia of her progeny, those who loved her and those who loved her progeny?'
They will stand up and will be surrounded by the angels of mercy.
Then Fatima (a) will lead them all to paradise.
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The Prophet (s) said,
"When I long for the fragrance of Paradise I smell the neck of Fatima."
Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Nur Al-Absar, p. 51; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 360.
Jaabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari narrates from the Messenger of Allah (s) who said:
On the day of Judgment, my daughter Fatima (a) will enter on an embellished camel from the camels for Paradise. The bridle of the camel will be made of wet pearls, the legs will be made of green emeralds, the tail will be made of musk, and the eyes will be made of red corundum (corundum is a naturally occuring Aluminiun Oxide. After diamond, it is the hardest known natural substance. Its finer varieties are the gemstones ruby and sapphire).
There will be a dome of light on top of Fatima (a) which will be transparent.
Inside this dome will be Allah's forgiveness, and outside of it will be Allah's mercy.
There will be a crown of light on her head that has seventy corners. Each corner will be embedded with pearls and corundum, and it will shine like a bright star in the middle of the sky.
There will be seventy thousand angels to her right and seventy thousand angels to her left.
Jibraeel will be pulling the bridle of the camel and he will call with a very loud voice,
'Lower your heads until Fatima (a), the daughter of Muhammad (s), passes'
There will be not any Prophet, Messenger, truthful being, or martyr left who will not lower his head while Fatima (a) passes until she is parallel to the Throne of Allah.
Then Fatima (a) will throw herself form the camel and say to Allah,
'O my Lord and my Master! Judge between me and those who were unjust to me. Judge between me and those who killed my sons.'
Allah will reply to her,
'O My love and the daughter of My love! Ask Me anything and I will grant it, and intercede on behalf on anyone and it will accepted. I swear to My own Magnificence and Glory that no injustice of the unjust will pass by Me.'
She will say,
'O my Lord and my Master! I intercede on behalf of my progeny, my Shia, the Shia of my progeny, those who loved me and those who loved my progeny.'
So Allah will call,
'Where are the progeny of Fatima (a), her Shia, the Shia of her progeny, those who loved her and those who loved her progeny?'
They will stand up and will be surrounded by the angels of mercy.
Then Fatima (a) will lead them all to paradise.
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The Prophet (s) said,
"When I long for the fragrance of Paradise I smell the neck of Fatima."
Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Nur Al-Absar, p. 51; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 360.
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Extraordinary angels of the day of Ashura, alongside the Qaaim [af]
Ibn Qulawayh Al Qummi, Kaamil al-Ziyarat
Abaan Ibn Taghlib narrates from Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq [as]) who said,
It is as if I can see the Qaaim [af] in Najaf (next to) Kufah wearing an armour of the Messenger of Allah [saw].
He will shake the armour (first) and then it will wrap itself around him, after which he will cover it with a robe made of brocade.
He will be riding a pitch-black horse which has a raceme (a simple flower cluster having the flowers on short stalks along a stem) on its forehead. He will jump with the horse in such a way that people in every country will see him as if he is with them in their (own) country.
Then he will unfold the flag of the Messenger of Allah [saw]. The flag pole is from the pillars of the Throne while the rest of the flag is from Allah's victory! If he points this flag to anything, Allah will destroy it. When he shakes the flag, the heart of every believer will become like a strong piece of iron and each believer will be given the strength of forty men.
Every believer who has died will feel the happiness (of the rising of the Qaaim [af]) in his grave. They (the dead believers) will start visiting one another in their graves and will give glad tidings to one another about the rising of the Qaaim [af].
Then thirteen thousand three hundred and thirteen angels will join the Qaaim [af].
I (Abaan Ibn Taghlib) asked, 'This many angels will join him?'
Imam [as] replied:
'Yes. (These are) the angels who were with Nuh in the ark [Quran 11:36-48], with Ibrahim when he was cast in the fire [Quran 21:51-70], with Musa when he split the sea for the Bani Israel[Quran 26:52-66], and who were with Isa when Allah ascended him to Himself [Quran 4:157-159].
Among these angels are also the four thousand '(fully equipped) distinguished angels' [Quran 3:125] and the one thousand 'angels who came in an unbroken succession' [Quran 8:9] who were with the Prophet [saw], the three hundred and thirteen angels who fought in the battle of Badr and the four thousand angels who descended to fight along with Husein [as] but who were not permitted to fight.
Four thousand angels descended on the day of Ashura to fight along with Husein [as] but they were not permitted to fight. Therefore they ascended back to the heavens to seek permissionfrom Allah. However, by the time they came back, Husein [as] had been killed. Therefore they remain next to his grave, disheveled and covered with dust, and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the day of Judgment. Their chief is an angel named Mansur.
These angels receive everyone who comes to the Ziyarah of Husein [as] and they accompanythem when they bid farewell to Husein [as]. They visit them if they become ill, establish prayerson them in their funerals when they die, and seek forgiveness for them after their death.
All of these angels are on earth waiting for the rising of the Qaa'im [af]'
Abaan Ibn Taghlib narrates from Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq [as]) who said,
It is as if I can see the Qaaim [af] in Najaf (next to) Kufah wearing an armour of the Messenger of Allah [saw].
He will shake the armour (first) and then it will wrap itself around him, after which he will cover it with a robe made of brocade.
He will be riding a pitch-black horse which has a raceme (a simple flower cluster having the flowers on short stalks along a stem) on its forehead. He will jump with the horse in such a way that people in every country will see him as if he is with them in their (own) country.
Then he will unfold the flag of the Messenger of Allah [saw]. The flag pole is from the pillars of the Throne while the rest of the flag is from Allah's victory! If he points this flag to anything, Allah will destroy it. When he shakes the flag, the heart of every believer will become like a strong piece of iron and each believer will be given the strength of forty men.
Every believer who has died will feel the happiness (of the rising of the Qaaim [af]) in his grave. They (the dead believers) will start visiting one another in their graves and will give glad tidings to one another about the rising of the Qaaim [af].
Then thirteen thousand three hundred and thirteen angels will join the Qaaim [af].
I (Abaan Ibn Taghlib) asked, 'This many angels will join him?'
'Yes. (These are) the angels who were with Nuh in the ark [Quran 11:36-48], with Ibrahim when he was cast in the fire [Quran 21:51-70], with Musa when he split the sea for the Bani Israel[Quran 26:52-66], and who were with Isa when Allah ascended him to Himself [Quran 4:157-159].
Among these angels are also the four thousand '(fully equipped) distinguished angels' [Quran 3:125] and the one thousand 'angels who came in an unbroken succession' [Quran 8:9] who were with the Prophet [saw], the three hundred and thirteen angels who fought in the battle of Badr and the four thousand angels who descended to fight along with Husein [as] but who were not permitted to fight.
Four thousand angels descended on the day of Ashura to fight along with Husein [as] but they were not permitted to fight. Therefore they ascended back to the heavens to seek permissionfrom Allah. However, by the time they came back, Husein [as] had been killed. Therefore they remain next to his grave, disheveled and covered with dust, and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the day of Judgment. Their chief is an angel named Mansur.
These angels receive everyone who comes to the Ziyarah of Husein [as] and they accompanythem when they bid farewell to Husein [as]. They visit them if they become ill, establish prayerson them in their funerals when they die, and seek forgiveness for them after their death.
All of these angels are on earth waiting for the rising of the Qaa'im [af]'
Monday, 26 October 2009
A stranger's Praise
[Bihar Al-Anwar 37:296; Amaali of Sh. Tousi 1:21]
The guardian scholar Abi Abdillah Mohamed bin Ahmad bin Shahryar Al-Khazen narrated from the scholar Abu Mansour Mohamed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Akbari, from Abul Hasan Mohamed bin Ahmad bin Mohamed bin Zarquweyh, from Abu Omar Othman bin Ahmad Al-Sammak Al-Daqqaq, frm Shareek, from Mansour, from Ibrahim, from Alqama, from Abdullah, who said:
'When Rasulallah (saw) became ill with his illness (before his death), Ali bin Abi Talib (as) went to him. He did not like anyone to go to the Prophet (saw) before him.
When Ali (as) entered the house, he found Dehya Al-Kalbi in the house. Rasulallah (saw) was asleep, with his head on Dehya's lap.
Ali (as) said, 'Assalamo Alayk'
Dehya replied, 'Wa Alaykum Assalam Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh. I love you and I want to praise you.'
Ali (as) replied, 'Speak'
Dehya said:
'You are the Commander of the Believers and you are the leader of the companions of Paradise. You are the master of mankind, (beginning) from Adam until the day of Judgement,with the only exception being Rasulallah (saw).
You and your Shia will be escorted to Paradise while you will be carrying the flag of Praise. Those who follow you will be saved, and those who do not follow you will be the losers and will be dissapointed. Those who love you, love you for the love of Muhammad, and those who hate you, hate you because of the hate of Muhammad, and they will not receive his intercession.
Come and hold the chosen creation of Allah, your brother, and your cousin because you are the closest to him.'
So Ali Bin Abi Talib (as) came close to the Prophet (saw). and took the head of the Prophet (saw) gently and placed it on his lap.
However, Rasulallah (saw) woke up and asked, 'What is this noise about?'
So Ali told him about his conversation with Dehya.
The Messenger of Allah said, 'He was not Dehya. He was Jibraeel.
He called you by the names that Allah has given you.
He (Jibraeel) is the one who places the love in the hearts of believers and your awe and fear in the hearts of disbelievers, and your status in Allah's eyes is much greater than this.'
The guardian scholar Abi Abdillah Mohamed bin Ahmad bin Shahryar Al-Khazen narrated from the scholar Abu Mansour Mohamed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Akbari, from Abul Hasan Mohamed bin Ahmad bin Mohamed bin Zarquweyh, from Abu Omar Othman bin Ahmad Al-Sammak Al-Daqqaq, frm Shareek, from Mansour, from Ibrahim, from Alqama, from Abdullah, who said:
'When Rasulallah (saw) became ill with his illness (before his death), Ali bin Abi Talib (as) went to him. He did not like anyone to go to the Prophet (saw) before him.
When Ali (as) entered the house, he found Dehya Al-Kalbi in the house. Rasulallah (saw) was asleep, with his head on Dehya's lap.
Ali (as) said, 'Assalamo Alayk'
Dehya replied, 'Wa Alaykum Assalam Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh. I love you and I want to praise you.'
Ali (as) replied, 'Speak'
Dehya said:
'You are the Commander of the Believers and you are the leader of the companions of Paradise. You are the master of mankind, (beginning) from Adam until the day of Judgement,with the only exception being Rasulallah (saw).
You and your Shia will be escorted to Paradise while you will be carrying the flag of Praise. Those who follow you will be saved, and those who do not follow you will be the losers and will be dissapointed. Those who love you, love you for the love of Muhammad, and those who hate you, hate you because of the hate of Muhammad, and they will not receive his intercession.
Come and hold the chosen creation of Allah, your brother, and your cousin because you are the closest to him.'
However, Rasulallah (saw) woke up and asked, 'What is this noise about?'
So Ali told him about his conversation with Dehya.
The Messenger of Allah said, 'He was not Dehya. He was Jibraeel.
He called you by the names that Allah has given you.
He (Jibraeel) is the one who places the love in the hearts of believers and your awe and fear in the hearts of disbelievers, and your status in Allah's eyes is much greater than this.'
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Two great advices for the lovers!
Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn, the saduq of the community, reports with his isnad from 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Ya'fur that al-'Imam al-Sadiq-may peace be upon him-said to him,
'O 'Abd Allah, when you offer salat, pray like someone who bids farewell and fears that he will never return (i.e. pray in such a manner as if it were the last prayer of your life). Then fix your gaze on the point of your prostration. If you know that there is someone on your left or right, you take more care in offering your salat; then know that you stand in front of Someone Who sees you and you don't see Him.'
Al-Hurr al-`Amili, Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, iv, 688.
Al-Shaykh al-Saduq-may God sanctify his soul-reports with his isnad from al-'Imam al-Sadiq-may peace be upon him-that he said:
'When someone offers an obligatory salat at the beginning of its time and observes its prerequisites, an angel takes it up to the heaven. White and pure, it (i.e. the salat) says, 'May God take care of you as you took care of me. I have been delivered into the custody of a noble angel.' But when someone offers it without any excuse after its time has elapsed and does not observe its requisite manners, black and dark, it is taken up by an angel, while it calls out to him (i.e. its offerer), `You neglected me. May God neglect you in the same manner that you neglected me. May God not take care of you in the same way that you did not take care of me.'
Wasa'il al-Shi`ah, iii, 90, with a slight difference of wording.
'O 'Abd Allah, when you offer salat, pray like someone who bids farewell and fears that he will never return (i.e. pray in such a manner as if it were the last prayer of your life). Then fix your gaze on the point of your prostration. If you know that there is someone on your left or right, you take more care in offering your salat; then know that you stand in front of Someone Who sees you and you don't see Him.'
Al-Hurr al-`Amili, Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, iv, 688.
Al-Shaykh al-Saduq-may God sanctify his soul-reports with his isnad from al-'Imam al-Sadiq-may peace be upon him-that he said:
'When someone offers an obligatory salat at the beginning of its time and observes its prerequisites, an angel takes it up to the heaven. White and pure, it (i.e. the salat) says, 'May God take care of you as you took care of me. I have been delivered into the custody of a noble angel.' But when someone offers it without any excuse after its time has elapsed and does not observe its requisite manners, black and dark, it is taken up by an angel, while it calls out to him (i.e. its offerer), `You neglected me. May God neglect you in the same manner that you neglected me. May God not take care of you in the same way that you did not take care of me.'
Wasa'il al-Shi`ah, iii, 90, with a slight difference of wording.
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