Imam Muhammad ibn Ali [a]
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There are four types of sinners who are punished very soon:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-First Greater Sin ,page 87; Khisaal link
"The lowest form of polytheism is to invent a new religion and hate and love according to it."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 325 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) was asked, "What is the lowest form of idol-worship?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Creating a new religion and loving and hating people on the basis of it."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 325 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that his father said, "I like keeping the Holy Quran at home. Allah keeps Satan away from the house because of it."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 144 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who recites ten verses of the Holy Quran at night won't be included among the ignorant ones. One who recites fifty verses would be included among those who remember Allah much. One who recites a hundred verses would be included among those who perform Qunoot. One who recites two hundred verses would be included among Khashi-in (most humble). One who recites three hundred verses would be included among successful people. One who recites five hundred verses would be included among Mujtahideen (Holy warriors). One who recites a thousand verses would get the reward of one Qintar and a single Qintar is worth fifteen thousand Mithqal gold and a single Mithqal comprises of twenty-four Qirat and the smallest Qirat is equal to Mount Ohad and the biggest Qirat is equal to the distance between the earth and the heaven."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 144/145 link
"There is a best season for everything and the best season of reciting the Holy Quran is the month of Ramadan."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 145 link
"One who recites Surah Maidah every Thursday, his faith will never wear the clothes of injustice and he would never commit polytheism."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 146 link
"One who recites Surah Hud every Friday, the Almighty Lord would gather him along with the group of prophets on the Day of Judgment and he would be considered sinless on that day."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 147/148 link
"One who recites Surah Ibrahim and Surah Hijr in two rakats on Friday would never get involved in poverty, insanity and calamity."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 148 link
"One who recites Surah Nahl every month would not see harm in the world and would be immune from seventy diseases the least of whom are insanity, leprosy and white spots. And his destination would be Jannat-e-Adn inside Paradise."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 148 link
"If someone gives refuge to a person and then kills him, he will come on the Day of Judgment holding a banner of fraud."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 322 link
Whoever has been reciting Surah Qaaf in his obligatory and supererogatory prayers Allah would grant addition and increase in his livelihood, his record of Deeds would be in his right hand and (on the Day of Judgment) his accounting would be in an easy and peaceful way.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 158 link
One who recites Waqiya every night before going to sleep would meet Allah while his face would be like the moon on a full moon night.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 160 link
One who recites Surah Saff and is regular in reciting it in the obligatory prayers, Allah includes him in the row of His angels, prophets and messengers, Insha Allah.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 161 link
One who recites Surah Taghabun in his obligatory prayers it will intercede for him on the Day of Judgment, offer evidence for him in justice, near one who considers its testimony justified for himself, it would not separate from him till it has him admitted in Paradise.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 162 link
"One who recites all the recommendations before going to bed will not die until he sees Qaim-e-Aale Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and if he dies he will get place in the neighborhood of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.)."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 162 link
Recite Surah Haqqah very often because recitation of Surah Haqqah in obligatory and recommended prayers is a sign of belief in Allah and His Prophet. It is related to Amirul Momineen (a.s.) and Muawiyah and the religion of the reciter would not remain doubtful and uncertain till he meets Allah.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 163 link
"If a servant performs a good deed for the sake of pleasure of Allah and for hereafter and if he includes the pleasure of people in it, he is a polytheist."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 305 link
"One who is intoxicated after drinking wine, the Almighty Allah will not accept his Salaat for next forty days. If he misses a Salaat during these days, the Almighty Allah will give him double punishment for each Salaat missed out."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 307 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.)cursed ten persons in connection with wine viz. one who cultivates the fruit, one who nurtures it, one who prepares wine, one who drinks it, one who serves it, one who sends it, one who orders it, one who sells it, one who buys it and one who makes profit from it.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 308 link
It is narrated that one of the groups of Quraish saw Imam Muhammad bin Ali (a.s.) in Masjidul Haraam and began to say: 'The people of Iraq worship him.' One of them advised that they send a person to him to ask a few questions. A person came to Imam and asked, "O uncle! What is the greatest sin?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Drinking wine." He went to his people and told him about the Imam's reply. They told him to go and ask the same question again. The person came to the Imam and repeated the question. Imam (a.s.) answered, "O nephew! Didn't I reply you last time? Drinking wine forces a person to commit adultery, theft, murder and polytheism. The effects of wine are more than any other sin just like its tree is taller than other trees."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 308/309 link
"A person who eats mud may suffer from white spots and piles. A number of diseases affect him and the strength of his legs continues to reduce. The good deeds performed before eating mud will be rejected and his accounting of good deeds will be from those which are performed after this act. He will receive a lot of punishment as a result."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 309 link
"Most of the evil thoughts are due to eating mud. Surely, eating mud causes many diseases. It makes a person ill soon and the strength present before no longer remains in the body. Good deeds performed by him earlier are deducted. Deeds performed by him during his weakness and strength will be accounted for and he will be involved in chastisement."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 309 link
The narrator asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) regarding the verse: they shall have that whereof they were niggardly made to cleave to their necks on the resurrection day [Surah Aale Imran 3:180]. Imam (a.s.) replied, "For one who does not pay Zakat from his wealth, the Almighty Allah will make a serpent of fire from that wealth and put it around the neck of that person on the Day of Judgment. This serpent will sting the person continuously till the time he is giving account of his deeds. According to that verse, acting miserly in spending wealth means non payment of Zakat."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 296 link
"Surely some people will have their hands tied behind their necks when they are brought out of the graves on the Day of Judgment. They will not have the strength to hold the lightest thing. Some angels will accompany them torturing them severely and saying: These are the people who did not do any good from the abundance. Allah had given a lot to these people but they did not pay Allah's share from their wealth."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 296/297 link
Whoever recites Surah Maoon in his obligatory and optional prayers would be among those whose prayers and fasts are accepted by Allah, the Mighty and the Sublime, and that man would not be subjected to reckoning for whatever he has done in the world.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 172 link
It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) through his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) offered funeral prayer of Saad bin Maaz and said, "His funeral prayer was attended by ninety thousand angels accompanied by Jibraeel (a.s.). I asked Jibraeel (a.s.), 'Why did you people attend this funeral prayer?' Jibraeel (a.s.) replied, 'He used to recite Surah Tauheed while standing or sitting, riding or walking and while coming and going'."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 174 link
One who recites in Watr Prayer Surah Falaq and Surah Naas with Surah Tauheed, it is said to him: O Servant of Allah! Congratulations! Allah has accepted your Midnight Prayer.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 175 link
"Every animal walking on this earth, fishes of oceans and every small and big thing in the earth and the heaven repents for a good teacher."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 176 link
"No day or night of a scholar ends until he enters the Mercy of Allah. The angels call out, 'Congratulations, O visitor of Allah! The way, which you are seeking, is the way to Paradise'."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 177 link
Singing is that sin which has been promised a penalty of fire (Hell) by Allah.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Sixteenth Greater Sin ,page 9 link
Singing is that Sin which has been promised the penalty of fire (Hell) by Allah" he (a.s.) had also recited the following verse of the Holy Quran:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Sixteenth Greater Sin ,page 10; Surah Luqman 31:6 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "One who recites Surahs while attending Congregation Prayer behind an Imam, will not be considered a follower of Islam after his death."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 291 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The difference between a Muslim and a disbeliever is eliminated when a Muslim leaves an obligatory Salaat purposely or considers it unimportant."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 291 link
"Get deceived in anything but not in Asr Prayer. Offer it in the brightness of the sun for the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) has said: a person who wastes Asr Prayer will be without relatives and wealth." The narrator asked, "Who is one without relatives and wealth?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "He is one who has neither any relatives nor any wealth in Paradise." The narrator asked, "What is meant by wasting Salaat?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "It means not offering it during the time between noon and sunset."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 292 link
"The appointed angel calls out: May Allah not give sleep to the eyes of those who go to bed without offering Isha Prayer by midnight."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 293 link
"One who does not attend Friday Salaat continuously for three weeks without any reason, the Almighty Allah puts a seal on his heart."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 293 link
"Congregation Prayer is compulsory and it is obligatory to offer Friday Salaat in congregation with the Imam. Hence one who does not attend Friday Prayer for three consecutive weeks without any valid reason has avoided three obligatory acts and a person who leaves three obligatory acts without any valid reason is a hypocrite. One who avoids offering Prayer in congregation without any reason, none of his prayers is acceptable."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 293/294 link
The narrator asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) regarding a greater sin. Imam (a.s.) replied, "Every such deed for which Allah has promised Hell is a greater sin."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 294 link
"A worshipper prayed to Allah for eighty years. Then he fell in love with a woman and fulfilled his desires with her. When the angel of death approached him, he became mute. A beggar happened to pass by. That person pointed out the beggar to take the piece of bread lying in his pocket. The Almighty Allah had destroyed his worship of eighty years due to the adultery committed by him but He forgave him for offering that piece of bread."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 184/185 link
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