al-Mawaidh, Sifat ash-Shia, Fadhail ash-Shia

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SHEIKH AS SADUQ
AL-MAWAAIZH
I
(THE SERMONS)
SIFAT USH-SHIA
I
(THE QUALITIES OF THE SHIA)
FADHAAIL USH-SHIA
(THE MERITS OF THE SHIA)
Translated by:
Badr Shahin
Ibn Babawayh, Mohammed bin Ali, 311-381 A.H.
Al-Mawaaizh. Sifat ush-Shia. & Fadhaail ush-Shia 1023 A.H./ as-Saduq Abu
Ja’far Mohammed bin Ali bin al-Hussein bin Babawayh al-Qummi; Badr Shahin
Translator.— Qum: Ansariyan Publications, 1380 = 2001.
476 p.
Title in Arabic: <*^1 Jiuaij j
ISBN: 964-438-281-1
1. Moral maxims. 2. Islamic ethics. 3. The fourth-century narratives of the Shia.
I. Shahin, Badr, 1967 - translator. II. Title. III. Title: Al-Mawaaizh. VI. Title:
Sifat ush-Shia. V. Title: Fadhaail ush-Shia.
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Name of Book: Al-Mawaizh, Sifat ush-Shia, & Fadhaail ush-Shia
Author: As-Saduq
Translator: Badr Shahin
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications- Qum
First Edition 1380-1422
Sadr Press
Quantity: 2000
Number of pages: 480 Size: 162X229 mm
ISBN 964-438-281 -1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
THE PUBLISHER’S WORD 13
THE REVISER’S WORD 17
THE REVISION 27
(1) Al-Mawaaizh................................... 27
(2) Sifat ush-Shia.................................. 28
(3) Fadhaail ush-Shia........................... 30
BIOGRAPHY OF THE COMPILER 33
Name and Lineage.......................................................... 33
Birth and Early Life........................................................ 34
Scholastic Journeys......................................................... 39
Scholastic State and the Scholars’ Opinions................. , 43
Teachers and Students................................................... . 45
His Works....................................................................... . 46
His Death........................................................................ . 48
Introduction of the Compiler........................................ . 57
The Prophet’s Commandments for Amir ul-Mu’minin . 58
The Prophet (s) then said to Salman al-Farsi, (r):........ 105
The Prophet (s) then said to Abu Tharr, (r): ............... 105
The Prophet (s) then said to his companions:.............. 106
Brief Sermons of the Prophet....................................... 107
Imam Ali and a Syrian Old Man........................................................... 115
Imam Ali’s Commandment for his Son Mohammed bin al-Hanafiyya
126
In the Same Commandment, Imam Ali (a) Said: 128
In the Same Commandment, Imam Ali (a) said: 135
Maxims of the Prophet and the Imams............. 140
ENDNOTES........................................................ 207
1. INDEX OF THE QURANIC TEXTS 231
2. INDEX OF THE NARRATIONS...... 233
3. INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE SINLESS 253
4. INDEX OF PROPER NAMES 255
(1) The Shia arc the People of Piety and Diligence................... 266
(2) The Shia are Those Who Submit to the Imams................... 267
(3) The Shia and Taqiyah.............................................................. 267
(4) The False Shiite........................................................................ 268
(5) The Shia were Created from the Same Clay of the Imams . 268
(6) The Reward of La Ilaha Illa (A)Llah...................................... 270
(7) The Reward of La Ilaha Illa (A)Llah...................................... 271
(8) The Shia are the God-Fearing................................................ 271
(9) The Company of the Evils and the Company of the Good 272
(10) He Who Honors a Dissident is not Shiite.......................... 274
(11) The Loyalty to the Enemies of Allah.................................. 274
(12) The True Shia Abstain from the Appetites and Work for the Creator
275
(13) The Moralities of the Shia............................. 275
(14) The Affection for the Prophet’s Household 276
(15) The Friend of Allah’s Enemy is Allah’s Enemy........................... 277
(16) The Company of the Suspicious...................................................... 278
(17) The Nasibi is He Who Antagonizes the Shia................................ 278
(18) The Shia of Ali are Atrophied-Stomached and Dry-Lipped......279
(19) The Shia of Ali are the Pale and the Thin...................................... 280
(20) The Marks of the Shia........................................................................ 281
(21) The Shia of Ja’far y\bstain from the Food Appetite and Work
Diligently..................................................................................................... 282
(22) The False Embracement of Shiism.................................................. 283
(23) The Shia of Ali Meet the Needs of Each Other and Love Each
285
Other......................................................................................................
286
(24) The Shia of Ali are Pale, Thin, and Emaciated.....................
286
(25) The Shia’s Voices do not Exceed Their Hearings.................
288
(26) The Shia Say Only die Truth....................................................
288
(27) The Sweetness of Faith is in the Shia’s Chests.......................
289
(28) The Best Shia are the Most Knowledgeable..........................
290
(29) The Shia’s Concern and their Enemies’ Concern.....................
290
(30) The Shia are Saved from Adultery...........................................
291
(31) The Large Numbers of t he Shia’s Enemies.........................
292
(32) The Shiite Behaves Nicely and Provides the Grand Matter
292
(33) The Qualities of the Shia...........................................................
293
(34) As-Sadiq (a) Describes the Shia...............................................
294
(35) Ali (a) Describes the God-Fearing.........................................
306
(36) The Shiite in Anger and Satisfaction......................................
306
(37) God-Fearing is in Hearts .........................................................
307
(38) The Imams’ Commandments to die Shia.............................
308
(39) The Shia, Trudifulness, and Faithfulness..............................
309
(40) The Shia are Known from dieir Worship and Facial signs