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Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Solution to Troubles

Sep 26, '12 10:10 AM
for everyone

Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem

Amir al-Mu'minin Imām ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (A.S) said:

"‘Know that those who are wary of their duty to Allāh(s.w.t.) will find through Him a way out of the troubles of trials, and a light from darkness."

[Reference: Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 183]

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A humble request

Please do pray for restoration of Jannat al-Baqi & early re-appearance of Imam-E-Zamana (atfs)

Iltemase Dua

E A T I N G A N D D R I N K I N G -I SLAMIC GUIDELINES

Sep 26, '12 10:25 AM
for everyone

Eating and drinking are the basic necessities of life. Islam does in now way forbid the partaking of good and tasty food and drinking of healthy and pleasant beverages. The Quran says :

" O' You believe! Eat of the good things with which We have provided you, and give thanks to Allah (surah Al Baqrah, 2:172)

1. One should eat and drink lawful things

2. Do not keep yourself busy in eating and drinking like animals. Food must be taken to acquire strength to worship Allah

3. Do not eat anything when your stomach is full. When the stomach is full it becomes a source of rebellion and corruption

4. Not to eat between breakfat and dinner is recommended

5. Not to take breakfast and dinner is harmful for the health

6. Washing one's hand and mouth before after meals is sunnah

7. When food is laid on table say:Bismillah and should commence and finish you r meals with tasting salt

8. One must sit by the dining table respectfully like slaves as a mark of humility before your Lord

9. Eating along with the servants or while sitting on the ground is sunnah

10. When meal is served on the dining table do not turn away any beggar

11. Do not share your meals with unclean persons and sinners and always endeavor to share your meals with good pious and the learned (ulema)

12. It is forbidden to use gold and silver untensils for eating and drinking

13. It is forbidden to take meals on a dining table where wine is served. It has also been said not to take meals in a gathering where any forbidden food or drink is taken or any forbidden deed is done like backbiting.

14.Have vegetables and vinegar on your dining table. (vinegar must be kept in the house as it drives away poverty from house)

15. To puff in to foods and drinks is abominable. Wash the fruit before eating it.

16. Do not desecrate bread

17. Eat bread when it arrives on the dining table- eat and do not wait for something else to come

18. Do not smell bread and do not rub your hands on it

19. Have a good meal while you are with a brother-in-faith and refrain from the things which he does not like

20. Eat that which falls on the dining table - it is sunnah. Also lick your fingers before you wash them after meals

21. Pick your teeth after having your meals. After picking your teeth rinse your mouth thrice

22. Feeding the brethern-in-faith and inviting them to a feat is a very virtuous act

23. When a brother-in-faith visits you bring for him whatever is available with you and do not take the trouble of preparing for him things which you do not have

24. The more you love your brother-in-faith eat more of his food. It has been related that a generous person eats more of the food of the host so that he may also eat more of his food.

25. When having food with guests, start first and end later than all so that no guest may remain hungry

26. As per Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) that eight types of persons are worthy of being cursed:

a) a person who joins the meal uninvited

b) a guest who orders his host

c) one who expects a good turn from one's enemy

d) one who hoards, is mean and stingy and still excpets to be obliged by others

e) one who interferes without permission when two persons are having a talk or a secret

f) one who does not give due respect to those in authority

g) one whos sits in a company of those who are not worth of

h) one who talks with a person who does not give due attention to his words

27. The maximum limit of entertaining a guest is 3 days; if he stays on beyond this period it amounts to alms-giving

28. One of the rights of the guest is that you should provide him a toothpick and should accompany him up to the door of your house when he leaves.

29. Cold water lessens temperature, cures vomiting, digests food, and is an antidote for heat and also stated that boiled water is not harmful in any way.

30. Zamzam, rain water and water of the rive Euphrates carry many a benefits and excellence

31. At night drink water while you are in sitting position and during the day while you are standing

32. Say Bismillah when you are going to drink something and Alhamdu lillah when you have finished drinking. Drink water slowly and do not fill your mouth with it.

33. Do not gulp water in one single draught, instead drink it in three draughts (at least)

DAY OF RESURRECTION -Q I Y A M A T

Q I Y A M A T

(DAY OF RESURRECTION)

“It will be momentous in the heavens and the earth, it will not come to you but of a sudden”

Allamah Qutubuddin Rawandi relates from Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that once Prophet Isa (a.s.) asked Hazrat Jibra'eel (a.s.) as to when would Qiyamat come ?. As soon as Jibra'eel (A.S.) heard about Qiyamat he started trembling and fell down unconscious. When he regained consciousness he said, “O Ruhullah! Verily you know more about it then me “and he recited the above verse (ayat)

As quoted by Imam Ja'far as- Sadiq (A.S.) as saying that once Hazrat Jibra'eel was seated in the presence of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), suddenly he looked towards the sky and turned pale because of terror. He asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) to grant him refuge. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) looked towards the sky where Jibra'eel (A.S.) had seen. He saw an Angel whose wings spread from the east to the west as if covering it. He looked towards the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said “O Muhammed (s.a.w.s.) I have come down with an order from Allah. choose from among these two anyone, either kingdom and Prophet hood, or Allah's slavery and Prophet Hood.

“The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) turned towards Jibra'eel (A.S.) and saw that he had regained strength by then and asked for his advice. Jibra'eel (A.S.) told the Prophet to choose Allah's slavery and Prophet Hood. The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) told the Angel that he opted for Allah's slavery and Prophet hood. After giving the reply, the Angel placed his right leg on the first haven, then lifted the second one and placed it on the second heaven. Likewise he started climbing the heavens until he reached the seventh heaven. He became smaller, the size equal to a bird. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) turned towards Jibra’eel (A.S.) and said: “I have never seen you so much frightened before, what is the reason for it”?

Jibra'eel (A.S.) answered, “O Prophet do you know who this Angel was? He was Israfeel (a.s.). From the day Allah created the heavens and the earth, Israfeel (A.S.) never came down to the earth. When I saw him coming down I assumed that he must have come down to announce the arrival of QIYAMAT. Hence the colour of my face turned pale due to fright of Qiyamat as you saw. But when I saw that he had come down to give you glad tidings, I was relieved and regained my consciousness.

It is related that there is no Angel in the Heavens or earth, skies or mountains, seas or deserts who do not fear Fridays. Because they think that Qiyamat may come on that very day.

It is also narrated that whenever the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) would talk about Qiyamat, there would be sternness in his voice, and his cheeks would turn red.

THE TRUMPET OF ISRAFEEL (SOORE ISRAFEEL)

When Almighty Allah will intend to bring forth Qiyamat, He will order Israfeel (a.s.) to blow the trumpet (soor). The trumpet is large and illuminated, and has one mouth piece and two tubes, one pointing towards the earth and other towards the sky. Israfeel will go the Baitul Muqaddas (in Jerusalem) and which facing the Qibla will blow the trumpet. When the voice will come out from that side which is towards the earth all living beings on it shall die, and when the voice will come out from the side which is towards the sky all living being in it shall also die. The Allah will say to Israfeel (a.s.) "Die" and he too shall die. Allah has described the end of the world in many verses of the Holy Quran.

"When the great event comes to pass, there is no belying its coming to pass. Abasing (one party), exalting (the other), when the earth shall be shaking with a (severe) shaking, and the mountains shall be made to crumble with (an awful) crumbling, so that they shall be scattered dust". (Surah al- Waqe'ah 1-6)

“On the day when the earth shall be changed into a different earth, and the Heavens, (as well) and they shall come forth before Allah, the One, the Supreme." (surah al Ibraheem: 48)

When the Heavens are cleft asunder, and when the stars become dispersed, and when the seas are made to flow forth, and when the graves are laid open, every should shall know what is has sent before and held back "(surah an Infitar 1-5)

"When the sun is covered, and when the stars darken, and when the mountains are made to pass away” (s.takwir1-3)

"So when the sight becomes dazed, and the moon becomes dark, and the sun and the moon are brought together

(Surah al Qiyamah: 7-8)

“It will not come on you but of a sudden" (surah al A'raf: 187)

"So they shall not be able to make a bequest, nor shall they return to their families " (surah al Yaseen :50 )

Then the angry voice of Allah (s.t.) will be heard :

"Where are those men who walked arrangantly over the earth, where are the kings and emperors who prided upon their empires, where are the people who claimed to be gods, where are you so-called kingdoms."

"Whose Kingdom is it today : ?

No one will have the courage to answer. The He Himself will say :

“Verily Allah's, the Dominant (Qahhar), the Compelling (Jabbar) " (Ehsanul Fawaed)

HADEES RESURRECTION (QIYAMAT)

The entire universe will remain destroyed till Allah wishes. Someone asked Ma'soom (a.s.) regarding this time gap. Ma'soom (a.s.) replied that :

“It will remain like that for forty years " In another tradition it is stated " It will remain like this for four hundred years "

Thereafter it will rain consequently for forty days and all physical matter will gather together and collect. Israfeel will be the first one to come to life again. Allah will then command him to blow the trumpet again, he shall do so and all the dead will arise. A voice will then come :

" O souls driven forth from the bodies ! and the scattered flesh ! and the rotten bones ! and the dispersed hair, come and join together, come forth to account ( for your deeds ) "

The earth will be commanded by Allah to spit out all that lies buried in it.

"And the earth brings forth her burdens. " (surah az-Zilzal)

All the matter buried in the earth will come out and join. And the people will arise and stand together, But each one will have a distinct state and different voices. The virtuous will be uttering Allah's praises "Praise be to Allah who has fulfilled what He promised. "

While the sinners will be lamenting while coming out of their graves

"O woe to us ! who has raised us up from our sleeping place (surah al Yaseen: 52)

It is related in a tradition that one foot will be on the earth while the other in the grave, and they will be standing in wonder so much so that thirty thousand years will pass away. This will be first part of the punishments of Qiyamat. The believers will say : O Lord ! Hasten us to our eternal abode, so that we may delight in the blessings of Paradise. While the unbelievers will say : O Lord ! Let us remain here, for your wrath is less here (as compared to the hereafter) (Ma'ad)

"A'maal which ease the trouble of qiyamat

Ten such A'mals which will ease the troubles and difficulties of Qiyamat:

1) It is related that a person who recited Surah-al-Yusuf daily during the day or night, will arise on the day of Qiyamat with the likeness of the beauty of Prophet Yusuf (a.s.), and will be saved from the fear of Qiyamat.

Immam Muhammed Baqir (a.s.) says that a person who recites Surah Dukhan in Nafela prayers or obligatory (wajib) Namaz, will remain safe from the fear of Qiyamat.

Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says that a person who recites Surah al Ahqaf on the day or night on Friday, will be safe from all the fears of this world as well as the hereafter.

In another tradition Immam Ja'far as -Sadiq (a.s.) says that a person who receites Surah al Asr in Nafela prayesrs, will arise in delight on the day of Qiyamat. His face will be glowing , and his eyes shining and he will enter Paradise in this cheerful state.

2) Immam Ja'far as-Sadiq who says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said that whoever respects a man with a white beard, Allah will grant him refuge from the fear of the day of Qiyamat

3) The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says, that whoever dies while going to Mecca or returning from there, will be saved by Allah from the fear of the day of Qiyamat. Shaikh Sadooq quotes the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) as saying that whoever dies in the countryard of the Ka'bah or Masjide Nawbawi (in Medina), will arise in a manner that he will be free from all terror and fear.

4) Shaik Sadooq quotes Immam Sadiq (a.s.) as saying that whoever is buried in the courtyard of the Ka'bah will be save from the fright of Qiyamat.

5) Shaikh Sadooq narrates from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) that He said, that if a person guards himself from sins or the lustful passions ( of his self), only for the sake and fear of Allah, Allah will make the fire of hell forbidden upon him and keep him away from the fear of Qiyamat.

6) The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says that Allah will grant refuge from the fear of Qiyamat the man who keeps away from the passions of his self.

7) Shaikh Ali bin Ibraheem Qummi narrates from Immam Muhammed Baqir (a.s.) who said that whoever suppresses his anger even after having power (to retaliate), Allah will fill his heart with faith (Iman) and save him from the terror of Qiyamat.

8) One of the reasons for a person to be free from the fear of Qiyamat is the Love of Ahulul Bait (a.s.). The verdict of the Quran regarding it is that is the best deed. As said in the Holy Quran :

"Surely as for those for whom the good (Husna) has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far off from it. They will not hear its faintest sound, and they shall abide in that which their souls long for. The great fearful event shall not grieve them and the Angels shall meet them. (surah Anbiyah : 101-3)

9) Immam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says that if a person helps a beliver brother (mo'min) and free from anxiety, and fulfils his desires, Allah will offer him seventy two types of favours (ne'mat). One of them is that He will increase his sustenance (Rizq) in this world, and seventy-one are that He will guard him against the terrors and hardships of Qiyamat. As Immam Muhammed al Baqir (a.s.) says that:

"If a mo'min goes to fulfill the desires of his brother believer, Allah orders the angels to give shade of seventy thousand veils over his head, and before he steps out (to go for help) Allah writes down many virtues in he deed-sheet. (Na'mae- Amal) "

Immam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says that:

"Fulfilling a brother believer's wishes is greater than the performance of Haj, Haj, Haj, ( and repeated it 10 times) . It means that it is greater than the performance of ten Haj)

Also to caress with affection the head of an orphan 2) to show kindness towards widows. 3) To go to fulfill the wishes of a believer brother 4) To take care of the poor and the needy.

10) Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Immam Ali-ar-Reza (a.s.) that whoever goes to the grave of believenr brother, places his hand on it and recites Surah-al-Qadr seven times, Allah will keep him away from the troubles of Qiyamat. In another tradition it is narrated that while reciting Surah-al-Qadr on the grave, one should turn towards the Qibla and dig one's fingers in the mud (of the grave). And should also recite the following dua:

"Allahumma jaa fil arz"a a'n janoobehim wa s'aa'ed ilaika arwaah'ahum wa zidhum minka riz"waanan wa askin ilailhim min rah'mateka maa tas'elo behi wah'dathum wa toonis wah'shatahum innaka alla kulle shayyin qadeer.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU......

Learning to fly

"So blessed be Allah, the Best of the Creators:
(Holy Quran 23:14)
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the buttterly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which could contract in time.
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening, were Allah's way of forcing liquid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
THE MORAL:
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If Allah allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
WE COULD NEVER ' F L Y’

A PRAYER MORE THAN ACCEPTED....

I asked for Strength..........
And Allah gave me Difficulties to make me strong
I asked for Wisdom...........
And Allah gave me Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity............
And Allah gave me Brain and Brawn to work
I asked for Courage......
And Allah gave me Danger to overcome
I asked for Love..............
And Allah gave me Troubled people to help
I asked for Favours..........
And Allah gave me Opportunities
I received nothing I wanted.............
I received everything I needed

A COMPANION IN THE GRAVE

Sep 26, '12 10:42 AM
for everyone

Holy Qur'an: A Companion in the Grave

Rasulullah (saw) said: When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased.
When after the burial, the people return home, two angels, Munkar and Nakeer, come in the grave and try to separate this handsome man so that they may be able to interrogate the dead man in privacy about his faith. But the handsome man says, He is my companion, he is my friend. I will not leave him alone in any case. If you are appointed for interrogation, do your job. I cannot leave him until I get him admitted into Paradise.

Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, I am the Noble Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation of Munkar and Nakeer, you will have no grief.

When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk.

Also Rasulullah (saw) said: "On the Day of Judgement, before Allah (SWT), no other intercessor will have a greater status than the Noble Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel."

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHIM - KI BARKAT

Sep 26, '12 10:45 AM
for everyone

There was once a lady who always said Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) before she did anything. She knew that Allah would then always be with her. One day, she put her ring in the cupboard and as usual she said Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) before she put it away. She knew that it would be safe.

Her husband took the ring and threw it in the river. He wanted to prove to her that only saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) would not keep it safe. He thought that in the evening he would ask her where the ring was and it would not be there.

Later that morning, the lady went to the market to buy some fish. When she was cleaning the fish at home she found her ring inside the stomach of the fish. She wondered how it got there but then put it back in its place in the cupboard saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful).

When her husband came back from work, he asked her where the ring was. She brought it from the cupboard. He was so surprised!

He told her what he had done and apologized to her. He also truly believed that Allah is with the person who says Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) before he/she does anything.

ALCOHOL AND FAITH WILL NEVER BE TOGETHER.........

Sep 26, '12 10:46 AM
for everyone

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Alcohol and faith will never be together in the breast or heart of a man.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 152, no. 64]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Alcohol is the mother of all indecent acts and grave sins.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 13181]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘All evil in its entirety has been gathered in one house and drinking alcohol is the key to that house.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 148, no. 63]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah imposed…the abandonment of drinking alcohol in order to safeguard the intellect.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 252]

Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Allah forbade alcohol due the corruption that accompanies it, and due to the way in which it alters the drinkers’ reason, and how it encourages them to deny Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and to slander Him and His messenger, and for all the other accompaniments of corruption and murder.’[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 98, no. 2]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When the alcoholic one meets Allah, Mighty and Exalted, he will meet him as an idol worshipper.’[al-Khisal, p. 632, no. 10]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who drinks an intoxicant, his prayers will not be accepted for forty days and nights.’[al-Khisal, p. 632, no. 10]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When one who drinks alcohol speaks, do not believe him, and if he proposes do not marry him, if he falls sick do not visit him, and if he dies do not attend his funeral, and do not entrust him with anything.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 127, no. 7]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The alcohol drinker is like sulphur, so keep away from him lest he pollute you with his stench for sulphur has a bad stench.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 150, no. 64]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The ones who have quenched themselves in this world with an intoxicant [alcohol] will die thirsty, will be resurrected thirsty and will enter the Hellfire thirsty.’[Thawab al-A`amal, p. 290, no. 5]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever abandons alcohol for other than the sake of Allah, Allah will quench his thirst [in Paradise] with the sealed wine’. Imam Ali (AS) exclaimed, ‘For other than Allah?’ The Prophet (SAWA) replied, ‘Yes, by Allah, for his own protection and well-being.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 412, no. 2]

Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Allah did not prohibit alcohol because of its name, rather He prohibited it due to its effects, so whatever produces the same effects as alcohol is [treated as] alcohol.’[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 412, no. 2]

‘Music is a charm of adultery AND Music engenders hypocrisy

Sep 26, '12 10:47 AM
for everyone

1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, sent me as a mercy to the worlds, and in order to eradicate string instruments, the flute and others pre-Islamic pagan practices.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 250, no. 2]

– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Two sounds are cursed in this world as well as in the Hereafter: the sound of the flute played [in celebration] for a bounty, and the twang [of string instruments played] during a calamity.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 40661]

– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Singing (or music) is one of the things that Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has threatened to requite with the Fire, and this is the purport of Allah’s verse: “Among the people is he who buys diversionary words that he may lead [people] astray from Allah’s way without any knowledge, and he takes it in derision.”[ Qur’an 31:6]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Music is a charm of adultery.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 247, no. 26]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Three things harden the heart: listening to diversionary words (lahw), seeking [game] to hunt, and frequenting the sultan.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 252, no. 6]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Music engenders hypocrisy.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 241, no. 7]

VERILY VERY SOON YOU WILL LIVE THE DAY OF ACCOUNTING WITH NO ACTION THEREIN...

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Truly right now you live the day of action with no accounting therein, and very soon you will live the day of accounting with no action therein.’[A`alam al-Din, no. 345]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Accountability [for one’s actions] will come before the punishment, and the reward will come after the account.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 380]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Take account of your selves before you are held to account, and evaluate them before you are held for evaluation, and prepare yourselves for the Greatest Exposure.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 73, no. 26]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Restrict your lower selves by holding them accountable and control them by opposing them.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6794]

Imam Zayn al-`Aabidin (AS) said, ‘O son of Adam! You will continue to thrive as long as you are the admonisher of your self, and as long as accounting for yourself is one of your concerns.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 280

Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The one who does not take account of himself every single day is not one of us. And when he performs a good deed, he should ask Allah to enable him to do more, and when he commits an evil deed, he must seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent for it.’[al-Ikhtisas, p. 26]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who takes account of his soul will understand his defects and know his sins. He will repent for the sins and amend the defects.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8927]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who takes account of his self profits, he who neglects it is at a loss, and he who fears will be safe.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 73, no. 27]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who takes account of his self prospers.’[Mustadrak al-Wasail, v. 12, p. 154, no. 13761]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The first thing that man will be asked about is our love, the people of the Household (ahl al-bayt).’[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 62, no. 258]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The first thing that man will be asked about when he stands before Allah, Exalted be His Grandeur, is the obligatory prayers, the obligatory alms-tax (Zakat), the obligatory fasting, the obligatory pilgrimage (Hajj), and our guardianship (wilaya), the people of the household. If he attests to our guardianship and dies believing that, his prayer, fasting, alms and pilgrimage will all be accepted.’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 212, no. 10]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Every bounty will be asked about on the Day of Resurrection except for what was [used] in the way of Allah, most High.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 261, no. 10]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever utters the name of Allah on some food that he eats will never be asked [to account for] the bounty of that food.’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 246, no. 13]

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There are three things which the servant will not be asked about: the cloth he used to cover his private parts, the piece of bread he used to sate his hunger with, and the house that used to protect him from the heat and the cold.’[Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 5, p. 665, no. 26]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘On the Day of Resurrection, the feet of the servant will not slip until he is asked about four things: his years and how he spent them, his youth and how he wasted it, his wealth, whence he earned it and how he spent it, and our love, the people of the household (ahl al-bayt).’[al-Khisal, p. 253, no. 125]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regards to Allah’s verse: “You will surely be asked on that day concerning the blessing”, said, ‘This community will be asked about the bounty that Allah bestowed on them in the form of the Messenger of Allah (SAWA), and then his household (AS).’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 272, no. 39]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be content with what you have been given and your account will be lighter.’[A`alam al-Din, no. 344]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Improve your temperament, and Allah will lighten your account.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 383, no. 20]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Maintaining relations with one’s kin makes the account easier on the Day of Resurrection. Then he recited [the verse]: “And those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined, and fear their Lord, and are afraid of an adverse reckoning.”[ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 102, no. 54]

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The people on that day will be of different classes and stations. Some of them will be given an easy account and return to their people happy. Some of them will enter Paradise without giving an account, for they had nothing to do with matters of the worldly life, for indeed the account there is for those who entangle themselves with them [i.e. worldly affairs] here. And some of them will be asked to account for every speck and spot and will be made to suffer the punishment of the Blaze.’[al-Ihtijaj, v. 1, p. 572, no. 137]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regards to Allah’s verse: “and they are afraid of an adverse reckoning”[ Qur’an 13:21], said, ‘Their bad deeds will be counted against them and their good deeds will be counted for them, and that is the strict reckoning.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 266, no. 26]

Imam al-Baqir (AS) narrated, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Every person who stands to give account will suffer chastisement.’ Then someone asked him, ‘O Messenger of Allah! What about Allah’s verse: “he shall soon receive an easy reckoning”?’ He replied, ‘That is the exposition, meaning the display of the pages [of one’s book of deeds].’[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 262, no. 1]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah, most High, will say: “O My servants who have fought for My sake, were killed and hurt for My sake, and have struggled for My sake! Enter Paradise!” And they will enter it without punishment or account.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 16635]

Imam Zayn al-`Aabidin (AS) said, ‘When Allah will bring together the first and the last of people a caller will call out: ‘Where are the patient ones that they may all enter Paradise without account?’ … The Imam then continued, ‘The angels will ask them, ‘Who are you?’ and they will answer, ‘The patient ones.’ Again they will ask, ‘And what were you patient with?’ They will say, ‘We were patient with acts of obedience to Allah, and we were patient in keeping away from acts of disobedience to Allah.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 138, no. 22]

Imam Zayn al-`Aabidin (AS) said, ‘When Allah, Mighty and Exalted, will bring together the first and the last of people, a caller will rise and call out so that all people will hear. He will say, ‘Where are those who loved each other for Allah’ sake?’ and a group of people will rise, and they will be told to enter Paradise without accounting.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 126, no. 8]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘On the Day of Resurrection a group of people will rise; they will come to the gate of Paradise and they will knock at the gate of Paradise. Then they will be asked, ‘Who are you?’ And they will answer, ‘We are the poor.’ They will then be asked, ‘[Have you come] before the Reckoning?!’ And they will answer, ‘You did not give us anything to hold us accountable for!’ Allah, Mighty and Exalted will then say, ‘They speak the truth. Enter Paradise!’[al-Kafi, p. 264, no. 19]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When the records are spread out and the scales set up, there will be no scales set up for the people of affliction, nor record spread for them.’ Then he recited this verse: “Indeed the patient will be paid in full their reward without any reckoning…”[ Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 4, p. 481, no. 28]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Truly Allah, Mighty and Exalted, will hold all the creatures to account except those who have associated a partner to Allah, for they will not be given the chance to account on the Day of Resurrection and will be ordered straight to the Fire.’[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 34, no. 66]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Six [groups] will enter the Fire before any account because of six [reasons].’ He was asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah! May Allah’s blessings be upon you! Who are they?’ He replied, ‘The rulers because of their tyranny, the Arabs because of their prejudice, the landowners because of their arrogance, the merchants because of their treachery, the villagers because of their ignorance, and the scholars because of their jealousy.’[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 127]

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah will make three [groups] enter the Fire without any account… an unjust leader, a lying merchant, and an adulterous old man.’[al-Khisal, p. 80, no. 1]