(36) الشيعة لهم أسمى الدرجات في الجنان
حدّثني محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، عن محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن الحسن بن علي بن النعمان، عن الحارث بن محمّد الأحول، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: إنّ رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله لمّا أسري به قال لعلي عليه السلام: يا عليّ، إنّي رأيت في الجنّة نهراً أبيض من اللّبن، وأحلى من العسل، وأشدّ استقامة من السهم، فيه أباريق عدد نجوم السماء، على شاطئه قباب الياقوت الأحمر والدر الأبيض، فضرب جبرئيل بجناحه إلى جانبه، فإذا هو مسك أذفر.
(36) THE HIGHEST RANKS OF PARADISE ARE THE SHIA'S
Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed narrated to me from Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Mohammed bin al-Hussein bin Abi al-Khattab from al-Hasan bin Ali bin an-Nu'man from al-Harith bin Mohammed al-Ahwal from Abu Abdullah (a) that he heard his father 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.
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ثمّ قال: والّذي نفس محمّد بيده إنّ في الجنّة لشجراً يتصفّق بالتسبيح بصوت لم يسمع الأوّلون والآخرون بأحسن منه، يثمر ثمراً كالرّمان، وتلقى الثمرة على الرجل فيشقّها عن تسعين حلّة، والمؤمنون على كراسيّ من نور وهم الغرّ المحجّلون. وأنت قائدهم يوم القيامة، على الرجل منهم نعلان شراكهما من نور يضيء أمامهم حيث شاء من الجنّة، فبينا هو كذلك إذ أشرفت عليه امرأة من فوقه تقول: سبحان الله يا عبد الله أما لك فينا دولة؟ فيقول: مَن أنت؟ فتقول: أنا من اللّواتي قال الله عزّ وجلّ: (فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنِ جَزَاءاً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ).
(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.'
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ثمّ قال: والّذي نفس محمّد بيده إنّه ليجيئه كلّ يوم سبعون ألف ملك يسمّونه باسمه واسم أبيه.
(37) الميّت من الشيعة بمنزلة الشهيد
حدّثني محمّد بن موسى بن المتوكّل بإسناد يرفعه، عن مالك الجهني، عن أبي عبد الله قال: يا مالك، أما ترضون أن تقيموا الصلاة، وتؤدّوا الزكاة، وتكفّوا أيديكم، وتدخلوا الجنّة؟ ثمّ قال: يا مالك، إنّه ليس من قوم ائتمّوا بإمام في دار الدنيا إلاّ جاء يوم القيامة يلعنهم ويلعنونه، إلاّ أنتم ومن كان بمثل حالكم. ثمّ قال: يا مالك، مَن مات منكم على هذا الأمر شهيد بمنزلة الضارب بسيفه في سبيل الله.
(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.47
(37) THE DEAD SHIITE IS AS THE SHAHID
Mohammed bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil48 narrated to me… from 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.
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47. Refer to al-Mahaasin; 1:180 H.127, Taawil ul-Aayat; 58 H.1, al-Burhan; 3:285 H.7, and Bihar ul-Anwar; 8:138 H.5.
48. In al-Mahaasin; this narration is narrated by Mohammed bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil who narrates it to al-Hasan bin Mahboub from Amr bin Abi al-Miqdam from Malik bin Aayun al-Juhani. The compiler added: "It is also narrated by my father who relates it from Ali bin an-Nu'man from Ibn Meskan.
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قال: وقال مالك: بينما أنا عنده ذات يوم جالس، وأنا اُحدّث نفسي بشيء من فضلهم، فقال لي: أنتم والله شيعتنا لا تظنّ أنّك مفرط في أمرنا.
يا مالك، إنّه لا يقدر على صفة الله أحد، فكما لا يقدر على صفة الله فكذلك لا يقدر على صفة الرسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله، وكما لا يقدر على صفة الرسول فكذلك لا يقدر على صفتنا، وكذلك لا يقدر على صفة المؤمن.
يا مالك، إنّ المؤمن ليلقى أخاه فيصافحه فلا يزال الله ينظر إليهما والذنوب تنحاتّ عن وجوههما حتّى يتفرّقا، وإنّه لا يقدر على صفة من هو هكذا.
وقال إنّ أبي عليه السلام كان يقول: لن تطعم النار من يصف هذا الأمر.
(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.49
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49. Refer to al-Mahaasin; 166 H.122, al-Kafi; 8:146 H.122, Tanbih ul-Khawattir; 2:146, A'lam ud-Din; 234, and Taawil ul-Aayat; 641 and 679.
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(38) تُقبل أعمال الشيعة ويُغفر لهم
حدّثني محمّد بن عليّ ماجيلويه، عن عمّه محمّد بن أبي القاسم بإسناد يرفعه، عن عمر بن أبان الكلبي قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ما أكثر السواد؟
قال: قلت له: أجل يا بن رسول الله ما أكثر السواد؟
فقال: أما والله ما يحجّ الله عزّ وجلّ غيركم ولا يصلّي الصلاتين غيركم، ولا يؤتى أجره مرّتين غيركم، وإنّكم لرعاة الشمس والقمر والنجوم، ولكم يغفر، ومنكم يتقبّل.
(38) FOR THE SHIA, THEIR DEEDS ARE ACCEPTED AND
THEIR SINS ARE FORGIVEN
Mohammed bin Ali bin Majilwayh narrated to me from his uncle Mohammed bin al-Qasim… 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."51
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50. As a comment, Allama al-Majlisi says: "The two prayers may refer to the obligatory and the supererogatory prayers, the residential and the journey prayers, or the five prayers and the blessings of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family. Finally, it may refer to the separation between each two prayers, for the other sects decide a very long period between the two prayers.
51. Refer to al-Mahaasin; 1:167 H.127, (In this reference book, this narration is narrated by Mohammed bin Ali bin Majilwayh from Ibn Faddhal from Ali bin Aqaba bin Amr bin Eban al-Kelbi.) and Bihar ul-Anwar; 27:184 H.40.
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(39) الشيعي ومبغضيه
حدّثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسرور رحمه الله قال حدّثني الحسين بن محمّد بن عامر عن عمّه عبد الله بن عامر عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال عن ثعلبة بن عمر عن عمر بن ابان الرفاعي عن الصباح بن سيابة عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إنّ الرجل ليحبّكم وما يدري ما تقولون فيدخله الله الجنّة وإنّ الرجل ليبغضكم وما يدري ما تقولون فيدخله الله النار وإنّ الرجل ليملأ صحيفته من غير عمل. قلت: فكيف؟ قال: يمرّ بالقوم ينالون منّا وإذا رأوه قال بعضهم لبعض: إنّ هذا الرجل من شيعتهم ويمرّ بهم الرجل من شيعتنا فيرمونه ويقولون فيه. فيكتب الله له بذلك حسنات حتّى يملا صحيفته من غير عمل.
(39) THE SHIITE AND THEIR HATERS
Ja'far bin Mohammed bin Masrour (r) narrated to us that al-Hussein bin Aamir narrated to him from his uncle Abdullah bin Aamir from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Faddhal from Thaalaba bin Omar from Omar bin Eban ar-Rifaee from as-Sabah bin Sayyaba that Abu Abdullah (a) said:
It happens that a man loves you -the Shia- but he does not know what you say. Accordingly, Allah will allow him to enter Paradise. It also happens that a man hates you but he does not know what you say. Accordingly, Allah will send him to Hell. Hence, a man may fill in his record with good deeds without being doing any of them. (I asked how, and the Imam answered:-) This occurs when he passes by some people while they are reviling at us. As they see him, some of them tell that he is one of the Shia. They then go on railing and reviling at him. Hence, Allah records for him good deeds because of so until his record of good deeds is filled.52
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52. Refer to al-Kafi; 2:126 H.10 and 8:315 H.495 and Bihar ul-Anwar; 69:246 H.21.
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(40) الشيعي يأكل ويلبس الحلال
أبى رحمه الله قال: حدّثني سعد بن عبد الله بإسناد يرفعه، عن منصور الصيقل، قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في فسطاطه بمنى، فنظر إلى الناس فقال: يأكلون الحرام، ويلبسون الحرام، وينكحون الحرام. ولكن أنتم تأكلون الحلال، وتلبسون الحلال وتنكحون الحلال لا والله ما يحجّ غيركم ولا يتقبّل إلاّ منكم.
(41) الشيعة على دين محمد وآبائه
وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسن بن علي، عن عاصم بن حميد، عن عمر بن حنظلة، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام:
(40) THE SHIA EAT AND DRESS THE LEGAL
My father (r) said that Sa'd bin Abdullah narrated to him… that 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.53
(41) THE SHIA ARE FOLLOWING THE RELIGION OF PROPHET
MOHAMMED AND HIS FOREFATHERS
(The same previous series of relaters)… from al-Hasan bin Ali from Aassim bin Hamid from Omar bin Hanzhala that Abu Abdullah (a) said:
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53. Refer to Bihar ul-Anwar; 27:199 H.65 and Mustadrak ul-Wassail; 1:23 H.53.
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يا عمر، إنّ الله يعطي الدنيا لمن يحبّ ويبغض، ولا يعطي هذا الأمر إلاّ أهل صفوته. أنتم ـ والله ـ على ديني ودين آبائي إبراهيم وإسماعيل، لا أعني عليّ بن الحسين ولا الباقر عليهما السلام ولو كان هؤلاء على دين هؤلاء.
(42) الشيعة يحشرون مع من أحبّوا
وبهذا الاسناد، عن الحسن بن عليّ، عن عليّ بن عقبة، عن موسى النميري، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: أتى رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله رجل، فقال: يا رسول الله، إنّي لاحبّك. فقال: إنّك لتحبّني؟ فقال: والله إنّي لاحبّك. فقال رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله : أنت مع من أحببت.
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.54
(42) THE SHIA ARE ADDED TO THOSE WHOM THEY LIKE
(The same previous series of relaters)… from al-Hasan bin Ali from Ali bin Aqaba from Musa an-Numayri that 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."55
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54. Refer to al-Mahaasin; 217 H.110-1, Tuhaf ul-Uqoul; 374, Mishkat ul-Anwar; 291, A'lam ud-Din; 449, and Bihar ul-Anwar; 27:133 H.107.
55. Refer to A'lam ud-Din; 449 and Bihar ul-Anwar; 27:137 H.137.
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(43) الشيعي لا يرى النار
حدّثنا محمّد بن علي بن ماجيلويه رحمه الله، قال: حدّثنا محمّد بن يحيى بإسناد يرفعه، عن حنظلة، عن ميسر قال: سمعت أبا الحسن الرضا عليه السلام يقول: لا يرى منكم في النار اثنان، لا والله ولا واحد. قال: فقلت: أين ذلك من كتاب الله؟ فأمسك عنّي سنة. قال: فانّي معه ذات يوم في الطواف إذ قال لي: يا ميسر اليوم اُذن لي في جوابك عن مسألتك كذا. قال: قلت: فأين هو من القرآن؟ فقال: في سورة "الرحمن" وهو قول الله عزّ وجلّ: (فَيَوْمَئِذ لاَ يُسْئلُ عَنْ ذَنْبِهِ ـ منكم ـ إِنْسٌ وَلاَ جَانٌّ). فقلت له: ليس فيها "منكم"!
(43) THE SHIITE WILL NOT SEE HELL
Mohammed bin Ali bin Majilwayh (r) said to us that Mohammed bin Yahya narrated to him… from Hanzhala that 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."
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قال: إن أوّل من قد غيّرها ابن أروى، وذلك أنّها حجّة عليه وعلى أصحابه، ولو لم يكن فيها "منكم" لسقط عقاب الله عزّ وجلّ عن خلقه. إذا لم يسأل عن ذنبه إنس ولا جانّ فلمن يعاقب الله إذاً يوم القيامة؟
(44) إكرام الشيعة في الجنّة
حدّثنا محمّد بن الحسن بن الوليد رحمه الله، قال: حدّثنا محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار بإسناده، عن العبّاس بن يزيد، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام ذات يوم: جعلت فداك، قول الله عز وجل: (وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيماً وَمُلْكاً كَبِيرَاً).
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?"58
(44) HONORING THE SHIA IN PARADISE
Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin al-Waleed (r) narrated to us that Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar related to him… that al-Abbas bin Yazid said:
One day, I said to Abu Abdullah (a): Allah may make me your sacrifice. What is the meaning of: "If you were to see it, you would find it to be a great kingdom with great bounty (76:20)"?
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56. Muslims generally and Shia particularly believe that the Quran is only what is between the two covers of the current copies of the Holy Quran without any addition or imperfection. However, this point was a matter of disagreement and exchangeable accusation among the different sects of Muslims, because of many reasons some of which is the existence of many reports and narratives claiming the distortion of the Quran in addition to the existence of a number of different copies of the Holy Quran each is referred to one of the Prophet's companions, such as Ubay bin Ka'b, Abdullah bin Mas'oud and others. Anyhow, when a statement is reported to have been added to a Quranic Verse, this means that the statement is only an explanation of the Verse, not a part of it, but was deleted or distorted.
57. Al-Majlisi commented: Son of Arwa is Othman bin Affan.
58. It is clear that this narration refers to the distortion of the Holy Quran, and this matter is absolutely rejected. The proof of the narration is imperfect. Besides, many other narrations solve this misunderstanding of the Verse. No single exegesist of the Holy Quran has referred to such a meaning for the intended Verse. Accordingly, this narration seems to be fabricated. Anyhow, it is recorded in the following reference books: Furat's Tafsir; 177, Taawil ul-Aayat; 2:638 H.20, and Bihar ul-Anwar; 7:273 H.45, 8:353 H.3, 8:360 H.28, 24:275 H.61, 68:144 H.91 and 92:56 H.31.
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قال: فقال لي: إذا أدخل الله أهل الجنّة الجنّة، أرسل رسولاً إلى وليّ من أوليائه فيجد الحجبة على بابه، فيقولون له: قف حتّى نستأذن لك. فما يصل إليه رسول الله إلاّ بإذن، وهو قوله: (وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيماً وَمُلْكاً كَبِيرَاً).
(45) الأئمّة (عليهم السلام) شفعاء الجنّة
حدّثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكّل رحمه الله قال: حدّثنا محمّد بن يحيى العطّار، عن أحمد بن العيص، رفعه، عن جعفر بن محمّد عليهما السلام قال:
إذا كان يوم القيامة نشفع في المذنبين من شيعتنا، فأمّا المحسنون فقد نجّاهم الله.
He said to me: "After Allah allows the people of Paradise to enter there, he sends a messenger to one of His disciples. The messenger will find on the door of that disciple some doorkeepers who will ask him to wait until they obtain permission for him. Hence, even the messenger of Allah cannot attend before the disciples before they are permitted. This is the meaning of Allah's saying: "If you were to see it, you would find it to be a great kingdom with great bounty (67:20)"59
(45) THE IMAMS ARE THE INTERCESSORS OF PARADISE
Mohammed bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil (r) narrated to us that Mohammed bin Yahya al-Attar narrated to him from Ahmed bin al-Ayes… that Ja'far bin Mohammed (a) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, we will intercede for the sinful individuals among our Shia. Allah will save the righteous ones."60
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59. Refer to Me'aani al-Akhbar; 210 H.1 (He relates it to his father from Sa'd bin Abdullah from al-Hasan bin Musa al-Khashab from Yazid bin Ishaq from Abbas bin Yazid), al-Burhan; 4:415 H.2, and Bihar ul-Anwar; 8:197 H.188.
60. Refer to Mishkat ul-Anwar; 328 and Bihar ul-Anwar; 8:59 H.77.