The condition for being a monotheist is to confess to Ali’s Velayat
In a significant narration, Abu Saeed Khodry Says: One day some of the Prophet’s followers, including Imam Ali (s) were gathered around the Prophet (s). The Prophet (s) said: Anybody who utters “لا اله إلا الله” shall enter the paradise. Then two of his followers uttered this expression. The Prophet (s) then said: it is a fact if this person (referring to Imam Ali (s)) and his Shiite followers utter this expression, it will be accepted. Once again those two persons said: we will use this expression. Then the Prophet (s) put his hand over Imam Ali’s head, saying then: The sign for your following him is not to break your allegiance with Imam Ali, not to occupy his position and not to contradict him.
قال أبُو عَبْدِاللهِ A: إنَّ اللهَ تَعالى ضَمِنَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ ضَماناً، قالَ: قُلْتُ وَما هُوَ؟ قالَ: ضَمِنَ لَهُ إنْ هُوَ أقَرَّ لَهُ بِالرُّبوبِيَّةِ، وَلِمُحَمَّدٍ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ، وَلِعَلِيٍّ بِالإمَامَةِ، وَأدّى مَا افْتَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ، أن يُسْكِنَهُ في جارِهِ، وَلَمْ-يَحتَجِب عَنْهُ. قالَ: قُلْتُ فَهذِهِ وَاللهِ الْكَرامَةُ الَّتي لا يُشْبِهُها كَرامةُ الآدَمِيينَ! قالَ: ثُمَّ قالَ أبُو عَبْدِاللهِ A: اعْمَلُوا قَليلاً تَنَعَّمُوا كَثيراً.
Mofazzal Ibn Omar Kufi narrates from Imam Sadiq (s) having stated: God has insured for the believer an action. Mofazzal asked what the action was. God has guaranteed the believer to be next to Him if he confesses in Monotheism, in Mohammad’s prophethood and in Imam Ali’s leadership and if he carries out his duties. Mofazzal says he told the Prophet (s): I swear to God there is no parallel to this asset. Then the Prophet (s) said: Do little, but enjoy a lot.( The Rewards for actions, P 39).
عَنْ أبي عَبْدِالله A: مَنْ تَوَضَّأ وتَمَنْدَلَ كُتِبَت لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ، وَمَنْ تَوَضَّأ وَلَم يَتَمَندَل حَتّى يَجِفَّ وُضُوءُهُ كُتِبَت لَهُ ثَلاثُونَ حَسَنَةً.
The sixth Imam (s) has said: there is one piece of reward for anybody who performs ablution and dries his face. But there are thirty pieces of reward for anybody who performs ablution without drying his face (The Rewards for actions, P 44)
عَنْ أبي عَبْدِاللهِ A قالَ: مَنْ تَطَهَّرَ ثُمَّ أوى إلى فِراشِهِ باتَ وَفِراشُهُ كَمَسجِدِهِ.
Imam Sadiq (s) has said: If a person performs ablution prior to his going to bed, his bed will be a mosque for him.
عَنْ جَعْفَر بنِ محمّدٍ، عن أبائِهِ G أنَّ النَّبيِّ4 قالَ: إنَّ اللهَ عَزَّوجَلَّ أوْجَبَ الجَنَّةَ لِشابٍ كانَ يُكْثِرُ النَظَرَ فِي المِرْآةِ فَيُكْثِرُ حَمْدَ اللهِ عَلى ذلِكَ.
Imam Sadiq (s) narrates from his grand-fathers reporting from the Prophet (s): God will bestow the paradise upon the youth who frequently looks at the mirror, thanking God for the asset of the youth he has received from God
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ: مَنْ أسْبَغَ وُضُوءَهُ، وَأحْسَنَ صَلاتَهُ، وَأدّى زَكاةَ مالِهِ، وَكَفَّ غَضَبَهُ، وَسَجَنَ لِسانَهُ، وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لِذَنْبِهِ، وَأدّى النَّصِيحَةِ لأهْلِ بَيْتِ نَبِيّهِ، فَقَدِ اسْتَكْمَلَ حَقايقَ الإيمانِ، وَأبْوابُ الجَنَّةِ مُفَتَّحَةٌ لَهُ.
The Prophet (s) has stated: The doors of the paradise will be open to anybody who carries on ablution desirefully, who performs his prayers well, who pays his due alms, who extinguishes his rage, who does not indulge in sins related to his tongue, who asks God to forgive his sins, who is benevolent towards the Infallible ones, and whose faith is complete(Op Cit, P 64).
عَنْ أبي عَبْدِاللهِ A: مَنْ مَشى إلى المَسجِدِ لَمْ يَضَعْ رِجْلَهُ عَلى رَطْبٍ وَلا يابِسٍ إلاّ سَبَّحَتْ لَهُ الأرْضُ إلَى الأرَضينَ السَابِعَةِ.
The sixth Imam (s) has said, “Anybody who goes towards the mosque, from any step which he takes, praises will be uttered for Allah and its rewards are recorded for him([1] The Rewards for actions, P 67.).
قالَ أبُو عَبْدِاللهِ: يا أبَانُ، هذِهِ الصَّلَواتُ الخَمْسُ المَفْرُوضَاتُ مَنْ أقامَهُنَّ وَحافَظَ عَلى مَواقِيتِهِنَّ لَقِيَ الله يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ وَلَهُ عِنْدَهُ عَهْدٌ يُدْخِلُهُ بِهِ الجَنَّةَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّهُنَّ بِمَواقِيتِهِنَّ فَذلِكَ إلَيهِ، إنْ شاءَ غَفَرَ لَهُ، وَإنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ.
Aban Ibn Taqleb says: Imam Sadiq (s) has said: If a person performs prayers five times and takes special attention, he will meet with God while he has a guarantee from Allah who will let him enter the paradise. But if he does not pay due attention and does not consider the time of the prayers, he will not have such assurance from Allah. God may forgive him or may punish him(Op Cit, P 70).
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ: مَنْ اَسْرَحَ في مَسْجِد من مَساجِدِ اللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ سِراجاً لَمْ تَزَلِ المَلائِكَةُ وَحَمَلَةُ العَرْشِ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ ما دامَ في ذلِكَ الْمَسْجِدِ ضَوْءٌ مِنَ السِّراج.
The Prophet (s) has said: Anybody who lights a light in any monsque, he will constantly be praised by angels who ask God to forgive his sins as far as the light is turned on(Op Cit, P 71)
عَن أبي جَعْفَرٍ قالَ: مَنْ أذَّنَ سَبْعَ سِنينَ مُحْتَسِباً، جَاءَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ ولا ذَنبَ لَهُ.
Imam Baqir (s) has said: Anybody who calls for Salāt (prayer) for seven years will enter the gathering place of mankind on the Resurrection Day (Mahshar) with no sins(Op Cit, 76.).
قالَ أبو عبدِاللهA: أيُّما مُؤْمِنٍ سَجَدَ للهِ سَجدَةً لِشُكْرِ نِعْمَةٍ في غَيْرِ صَلاةٍ، كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ بِها عَشْرَ سَيِّئاتٍ، وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجاتٍ فِي الجِنانِ.
Imam Sadiq (s) has stated: Any believer who thanks God for His assets at any time other than the prayer-time, will receive ten rewards from Allah and ten of his sins will get obliterated and his status in the paradise will raise ten times(The Rewards of Actions, P 83).
عَن أبي عَبْدِاللهِA قالَ: لِلمُصَلّي ثَلاثُ خِصالٍ إذا قَامَ في صَلاتِهِ يَتَناثَرُ عَلَيهِ البِرُّ مِنْ أعْناقِ السَّماءِ إلى مَفْرَقِ رَأسِهِ، وَتَحِفُّ بِهِ المَلائِكَةُ مِنْ تَحْتِ قَدَمَيهِ إلى أعْناقِ السَّماءِ، وَمَلَكٌ يُنادي: أيُّها المُصَلّي لَو تَعْلَمُ مَنْ تُناجي مَا انْفَتَلتَ.
Imam Sadiq (s) has declared: There are three advantages for any prayer-performer: (1) When he starts praying, there are blessings from the heaven upto his head; (2) The angels will surround him from his feet upto the heavens; (3) An angel calls him, saying: O performer of the prayer, if you knew whom you are supplicating, you would pay no attention to anything else(Op Cit, P 84).
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ 4: مَنْ أتى الجَماعَةَ إيماناً واِحْتِساباً اسْتَأنَفَ العَمَلَ.
The Prophet (s) has said: Any body who participates in praying in order to attract Allah’s satisfaction and delight should carry out this act in order for his sins to be entirely forgiven(Op Cit, 87).
Asbaq Ibn Nabateh says: Imam Ali (s) has said: When the earth dwellers engage in sins, Allah will punish them accordingly. But when Allah observes that the aged people, despite their weakness engage in praying and children are being taught to recite the Holy Quran, He will postpone the punishment of the sinners(Op Cit, P 91.).
قالَ أميرُ المؤمِنِينَ في وصيتِهِ: الله الله في الزَّكاةِ فَإنَّها تُطْفئُ غَضَبَ رَبِّكُمْ.
Towards the end of his honorable life Imam Ali (s) stated: For God’s sake observe alms. It will extinguish God’s anger(Op Cit, P 107).
قالَ أبُو عَبْدِاللهِ: مَنْ حَجَّ يُريدُ بِهِ اللهَ وَلا يُرِيدُ بِهِ رِياءً ولا سُمْعَةً، غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ البَتة.
Imam Sadiq (s) has said: Any body who performs the Hajj ceremony for God’s sake and not for publicity, shall be forgiven by Allah (The Rewards for actions, P 108).
عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْنِ مُسْلِم، عَنْ أبي جَعْفَرٍ A قالَ: كانَ عَلِيُّ بِنُ الحُسَينِ H يَقُولُ: أيُّما مُؤمِنٍ دَمَعَتْ عَيْناهُ لِقَتْلِ الحُسَينِ Aحَتّى تَسيلَ عَلى خَدِّهِ، بَوَّأهُ اللهُ تَعالى بِها في الجَنّةِ غُرَفاً يَسْكُنُها أحْقاباً. وَأيُّما مُؤْمِنٍ دَمَعَتْ عَيناهُ حَتَّى تَسِيلَ عَلى خَدِّهِ فيما مَسَّنا مِنَ الأذى مِنْ عَدُوِّنا فِِي الدُّنيا بَوَّأهُ اللهُ في الجَنّةِ مُبَوَّأ صِدْقٍ. وَأيُّما مُؤْمِنٍ مَسَّهُ أذىً فينا فَدَمَعَت عَيْناهُ حَتّى تَسيلَ عَلى خَدِّهِ مِنْ مَضاضِةِ ما اُذيَ فينا، صَرَفَ اللهُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ الأذى، وَآمَنَهُ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ وَالنّارِ.
Mohammad Ibn Moslem narrates from Imam Baqir (s) who in his turn narrates from Imam Sajjad (s), saying: God will settle in the pavilions of the paradise any believer who sheds tears on his cheeks for the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (s). Allah will give an appropriate location in the paradise to any believer who sheds tears for the catastrophes which we have suffered in this world. And God will forgive any believer who suffers any harm on the way of gaining our friendship(Op Cit, P 118.).
عَنْ أبي عَبْدِاللهِA قالَ: الحافِظُ لِلقُرانِ وَالعامِلُ بِهِ مَعَ السّفَرَةِ الكِرامِ البَرَرَةِ.
Imam Sadiq (s) has said: The reciter of the Holy Quran and the performer of Quran’s commands is always accompanied by angels(Op Cit, P 228).
عَن أبي بَصِير، عَن أبي عَبْدِاللهِA قالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: أوْحَى اللهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ إلى داوُدُ إنَّ عَبْدِيَ المُؤْمِنَ إذا أذْنَبَ ذَنْباً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ وَتابَ مِنْ ذلِكَ الذَّنْبِ وَاسْتَحيى مِنّى عِنْدَ ذِكْرِهِ، غَفَرْتُ لَهُ وَأنْسَيْتُهُ الْحَفَظَةَ؛ وَأبْدَلتُهُ الحَسَنَةَ وَلا اُبالي، وَأنا أرْحَمُ الرّاحِمِينَ.
Abu Basir narrated from Imam Sadiq (s): God revealed to His Prophet David, saying: If my believer commits a sin and then repents and then remembers the sin and becomes shameful, he will be forgiven by Me and I will make his angels forget his sins.
I will do this because I am the kindest of all kind ones.
عَن أبي جَعْفَرٍ قالَ: مُعَلِّمُ الخَيْرِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ دَوابُّ الأرْضِ وَحِيتانُ البُحُورِ وَكُلُّ صَغِيرَةٍ وَكَبِيرَةٍ في أرْضِ اللهِ وَسَمائِهِ.
Imam Baqir (s) has said: All creatures on the earth and all the fishes and any big and small creatures on the earth shall ask God to forgive any teacher who teaches and preaches good things to people.
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ: مُجالَسَةُ أهْلِ الدّينِ شَرَفُ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ.
The Prophet (s) has stated: Associating with believing people is a means of honor both here and in the hereafter.
عَنْ أبي جَعْفَرٍ قالَ: أرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ بَنى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي الجَنَّةِ، مَن آوَى اليَتِيمَ، وَرَحِمَ الضَّعيفَ، وَأشْفَقَ عَلى والِدَيهِ، وَرَفِقَ بِمَمْلُوكِهِ.
Imam Baqir (s) has said: God will prepare an abode in the paradise for anybody who has the following four characteristics:
1) protecting the orphans;
2) being kind towards the weak people;
3) being kind and generous towards one’s parents;
4) being kind towards one’s inferiors.
عَنْ أبي جَعْفَرٍA قالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: مَنْ كَفَّ نَفْسَهُ عَنْ أعْراضِ النّاسِ كَفَّ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَذابَ يَوْمِ القِيامَةِ، وَمَنْ كَفَّ غَضَبَهُ عَنِ النّاسِ أقالَهُ اللهُ نَفْسَهُ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ.
Abu Hamseh Thamaly says: I heard Imam Baqir (s) saying: God will divert the chastisement on the Resurrection Day from any body who does not play with people’s honor. God will forgive anybody who suppresses his anger towards people(The Rewards for actions, P 298).
عَنْ أبي عَبْدِاللهِA قالَ: ثَلاثَةٌ يُدْخِلُهُمُ اللهُ الجَنَّةَ بِغَيْرِ حِسابٍ: إمامٌ عادِلٌ، وَتاجِرٌ صَدُوقٌ، وَشَيْخٌ أفْنى عُمْرَهُ في طاعَةِ اللهِ.
The sixth Imam (s) has stated: God will take three groups of people to the paradise without accountance: a just ruler, an honest businessman, an aged man who has spent his life worshipping Allah.
عَن أبي عَبْدِاللهِ جَعْفَرٍ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصّادِقِ قالَ: مَنْ أشْبَعَ جُوعَةَ مُؤْمِنٍ وَضَعَ اللهُ لَهُ مائِدَةً فِي الجَنَّةِ يَصْدُرُ عَنْهَا الثَّقَلانِ جَميعاً.
Imam Sadiq (s) has said: God will prepare a table-cloth full of all sorts of foods and nourishments to feed all jinns and men for any believer who feeds a hungry God-believer.
قالَ أبُو عَبْدِاللهِA: ما مِنْ مُسْلمٍ أقْرَضَ مُسْلِماً قَرْضاً يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللهِ إلاّ حَسِبَ اللهُ لَهُ أجْرَهُ بِحِسابِ الصَّدَقَةِ حَتّى يَرْجِعَ إلَيهِ.
The sixth Imam (s) has said: Anybody who provides a God-believer with interest-free loan will be considered by God as a person who pays alms daily.
عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بنِ محَمّدٍ الصادِقِ، عَن آبائِهِG قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ4: أرْضُ القِيامَةِ نارٌ ما خَلا ظِلَّ المُؤْمِنِ، فَإنَّ صَدَقَتَهُ تُظِلُّهُ.
The sixth Imam (s) narrates from his ancestors: Every gathering place on the Resurrection Day is filled with fire except for the believer’s shelter which is free from fire since his having paid alms in the world acts as a shelter for him.
Thus, we will note here that the verses of the Holy Quran, narrations, and news, have all stated the rewards and punishments for all human actions. For further information you are invited to delve into these sources.
source : The land of lovers by Professor Hossein Ansariann
