The Infallible Imam Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi (a.s.) had narrated
traditions from the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) and his forefathers. A
selection of such narrations is reproduced as under:
From the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.): The Commander
of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) said, “Once I heard the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.a.s.) say, “When people will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection,
a caller will call me: O messenger of Allah, Allah has permitted you to reward
your lovers and the lovers of your Household (Progeny) who have followed them
for your sake, and have been opposed to their enemies for your sake.”
“Love Allah for the Blessings He gives you, and love me for
the love of Allah, and love my Household for my love.”
“My daughter was named Fatima because Allah the Almighty
has weaned her and whoever loves her from Fire.”
“O Ali, Allah has created me and you from His light. He
created Adam and put that light in him. This light reached to Abdul Muttalib
and then it was divided and so I was in Abdullah and you were in Abu Talib.
Prophet hood does not befit anyone other than me and guardianship does not befit
any one other than you. Whoever denies your guardianship denies my prophet hood
and whoever denies my prophet hood, Allah will throw him down on his nose into
Fire.”
“He who likes to meet Allah (on the Day of Resurrection)
safe, purified, and without fearing the great terror, let him follow you O Ali,
and follow your two sons al-Hasan and al-Husayn, and (your grandsons) Ali bin
al-Husayn, Muhammad bin Ali, Ja’far bin Muhammad, Musa bin Ja’far, Ali bin
Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, al-Hasan bin Ali, and al-Mahdi the
last of them. Allah will forgive their (Ali’s followers) bad deeds and exalt
their positions.”
From the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.): He
(a.s.) said, “He, who busies himself with thinking of the afterlife,
will be rich with no money, feel at ease with no family, and feel mighty with
no fellows. Knowledge is a worthy inheritance, morals are
graceful garments, pondering is a clear mirror, and taking lessons is a sincere
warner. It suffices for you to have good manners by giving up what you
hate of others. Whoever feels conceited (excessive pride) will perish.
He, who is certain of recompense (from Allah), will give generously. A
Jew asked him (a.s.), “Tell me about that which is not of Allah, that which
Allah does not have, and that which Allah does not know?” The Imam (a.s.)
replied, “What Allah does not know is that He does not know (accept) that He
has a child. This refutes your (the Jews’) saying that Uzair is the son of
Allah. As for that which is not of Allah, it is injustice because there is no
injustice with Allah against His people. And as for your saying about that
which Allah does not have, it is that Allah has no partner.” The Jew became a
Muslim and said to Imam Ali (a.s.), “I bear witness that you are the truth,
from the people of truth, and have said the truth.”
From Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.): He (a.s.) said, “Keep
to piety because it is the essence of religion which you keep to and believe in
Allah through it. It is that which Allah wants from our followers. He who does
not practice taqiyya to keep us safe from the villains of people, is not from
us. There are three-time times at which du’a’ is not blocked from Allah the
Almighty; the du’a’ after the obligatory prayers, the du’a’ during the falling
of rain, and the du’a’ when one of the signs of Allah appears in His
earth. A man came to him (a.s.) and said, “I am bored with this life. Would
you please ask Allah for death to me?” He (a.s.) replied, “The price of life is
to obey and not to disobey. That you live long to obey is better for you than
to die and neither disobey nor obey.” The Imam was asked to describe death. He
(a.s.) said, “For the faithful death is sweeter than breeze that a faithful
smells and refreshes with it and all fatigue and pain ends, and for the unbelievers
it is like the stinging of snakes and scorpions or even bitterer.”
Source: The Life of Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) by Allama Baqir
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