Caliph of Allah On Earth In The Day of Judgment

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Al-Mufid:

He said: Abu Ja'far Mohammad Ibn Ali Ibn Al-Husain Ibn Babawaih, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Sa'd Ibn Abdullah, from Ayyub Ibn Nuh, from Safwan Ibn Yahya, from Aban Ibn Uthman, who reported that: Abu Abdullah, Ja'far Ibn Mohammad(عليه السلام), said:
'On the Day of Resurrection, an announcer will announce from inside the Throne: "Where is the Khalifa of Allah on earth?" So Dawood, the Prophet, will stand up and the voice from Allah, Most High, will say: "We do not mean you, although you were Allah's Khalifa." Then a second announcement will be made:
"Where is Allah's Khalifa on earth?" Then Amirul Mu'mineen, Ali Ibn Abi Talib(عليه السلام), will rise. So a voice will come from Allah, Most High: "O people! This Ali Ibn Abi Talib is the khalifa of Allah on His earth and His proof over His servants. So whoever adhered to his rope while on earth, should hang on to his rope here (also), so that he may have the benefit of his light and may follow him in the rising ranks of Paradise."
He said: A group of people will rise who had adhered to his rope in their life on earth, and will follow him into Paradise.
Then there will be announcement from Allah, Most High: "those who followed a leader (Imam) while living on earth, follow him as he goes, and they will go with him." That will be the time when "those who led will dissociate themselves from those who followed them, and they will see the chastisement, and all relations between them will be severed. And those who followed will say: if only we had one more chance, we would dissociate ourselves from them, as they have disowned themselves from us. Thus will Allah show them their deeds as anguish for them and never will they come out of the hellfire." [2:166,167].'

Source: Al-Amali of Al-Mufid, Ch. 34 Pg. 285

Grading: the chain is Sahih(authentic).

Check the narrators in the Rijaal section:

1727: Mohammad Ibn Ali Ibn Al-Husain Ibn Babawaih Al-Qummi
1231: Ali Ibn Al-Husain Ibn Musa Ibn Babawaih(father of Sheikh As-Saduq)
809: Sa'd Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abi Khalaf
254: Ayyub Ibn Nuh
926: Safwan Ibn Yahya
10: Aban Ibn Uthman Al-Ah'mar

Living My Life, Dying My Death

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Al-Saffaar:

Narrated to us Al-Abbas Ibn Ma’ruf from Hammaad Ibn Isa from Hariz from Abi Hamza Ath-Thumali from Abu Ja’far(عليه السلام) saying: ‘The Messenger of Allah(صلی الله و عليه وآله) said: ‘If someone wants to live my life and die my death and enter the Paradise which my Lord has Promised to me, the Garden of Eden, a branch of which has been implanted by my Lord. He should take Ali and the Imams after him as his Guardians, for they are the Imams of Guidance, Allah has Given them understanding and knowledge, for they are my Progeny from my flesh and my blood. To Allah I complain about their enemies from my community. By Allah, they will kill my son and Allah will not make them avail of my intercession.’

Grading: its chain is Sahih(authentic), its narrators are trustworthy.

Check the narrators in the Rijaal section.

974: Al-Abbas Ibn Ma'ruf Al-Ash'ari
621: Hammad Ibn Isa
450: Hariz Ibn Abdullah As-Sajistani
312: Thabit Ibn Dinaar, Abu Hamza Ath-Thumali

Source: Basahir Ad-Darajaat, Ch. 22 H. 4 Pg. 81

Some Merits of Visiting the Grave of Imam Husain(عليه السلام)

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh As-Saduq:

Narrated my father, may Allah have mercy on his soul, from Sa'd Ibn Abdullah from Ya'qub Ibn Yazid from Mohammad Ibn Abi Umayr from Muawiyah Ibn Wahab, who said: once I entered upon Abi Abdullah (عليه السلام) and saw him busy in worship on the prayer-mat. I waited till the Imam (عليه السلام) concluded his prayers. Then he started supplicating to Lord, “O Lord! You have granted us special ranks and gave us permission to intercede. You gave us the knowledge of prophets and made their inheritors. You ended the time of past communities when we arrived. You made us successors of the Holy Prophet (صلی الله وعليه وآله) and gave us the knowledge of past and future and directed the hearts of people towards us. 

Forgive my brothers and the visitors of Imam Husain (عليه السلام) and forgive those who spend their wealth and leave their homeland and come for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (عليه السلام). They have come to seek goodness from us, reward from You, to meet us, to make Your Messenger (صلی الله وعليه وآله) glad. They have come to obey our orders while they wanted to make Your Messenger (صلی الله وعليه وآله) happy by doing this. 

O Allah! Grant them our pleasure for this deed. Protect them day and night; safeguard their family and children whom they have left behind in their homeland. Keep them safe of every oppressor, enemy – weak or strong, mischief of Jinn or men. Grant them much more than they expect from You. When they were coming towards us leaving their homeland, family and children behind, our enemies were teasing them. 

O Allah! Shower Your mercy on those faces whose color changed during the journey due to the hot sun. Shower mercy on those cheeks, which rubbed against the grave of Imam Husain (عليه السلام). Shower mercy on those eyes, which are crying on us. Shower mercy on those hearts, which are sad due to our calamities. Shower mercy on those loud wails, which came out upon hearing our troubles. 

O Allah! I hand over their bodies and souls to You so that You satisfy them at the cistern of Kauthar when people would be thirsty.” Imam (عليه السلام) prayed this again and again while prostrating. 

When he concluded his supplications and stood up from the prayer-mat, the narrator said, “If the supplication, which you were saying now is said for a person who does not even recognize Allah then too I doubt if the fire of Hell would touch him. By Allah I wished that I had visited his grave and had not visited Hajj.”  

Imam (عليه السلام) said, “You stay near the pure grave of Imam (عليه السلام). What stops you from doing his Ziyarat? O Muawiyah Ibne Wahab! Do not miss the Ziyarat of Imam (عليه السلام).” 

Muawiyah said, “May I be sacrificed on you, I never knew the excellence of the Ziyarat of Imam (عليه السلام) was such.” 

Imam said, “O Muawiyah! The number of creatures in the heaven praying for the visitors of Imam Husain (عليه السلام) is much more than that of those praying on this earth. 

O Muawiyah! Do not miss the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (عليه السلام) out of any fear for one who leaves Ziyarat out of any fear would face such a surprise and shame that he would wish that he should have performed Ziyarat all the time and would wish to have been buried over there. 

Don’t you like that the Almighty Allah includes you among those for whom the Holy Prophet (صلی الله وعليه وآله) prays? 

Don’t you like to be among those with whom angels will shake hands on the Day of Judgment? 

Don’t you like to be among those who come on the Day of Judgment with no sins to their names? 

Don’t you like to be among those with whom the Holy Prophet (صلی الله وعليه وآله) will shake hands on the Day of Judgment?”

Footnote: Wasael Ash-Shia: H. 19482, Al-Kafi: 4/582, through two chains. In Kamil Az.Ziyaraat 228, through several chains, from H. 336 up to 342 and its chain is of the most Authentic chains, its narrators are trustworthy and significant and great scholars. 

Mohammad Ibn Musa Ibn Al-Mutawakkil from Abudullah Ibn Ja'far Al-Himyari from Ahmad Ibn Mohammad Ibn Isa from Al-Hasan Ibn Mahboub from Is'haq Ibn Ammaar who said: I heard Abi Abdullah (عليه السلام) saying, “There is no angel in the heavens and the earth, unless that they ask Allah for permission to visit the grave of Imam Husain (عليه السلام). When one group comes down, the other group goes up.”

Footnote: Bihaar Al-Anwaar: 98/61, Kamil Az-Ziyaraat: 220, H. 323, 329, Al-Kafi: 4/588 through another chain which is Hasan like Sahih(Authentic) from Is'haq, Tahdhib Al-Ahkaam: 6/71, and this chain is Sahih(Authentic) and its narrators are trustworthy and great scholars. 

Source: Thawab Al-A'maal, Vol. 1, Pg. 280-284

The Pledge of Al-Ghadir, No One Violated it Except A Disbeliever

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Allamah Al-Majlisi:

[Qurb Al-Isnaad] As-Sindi Ibn Mohammad from Safwan Al-Jamal who said: ‘Abu Abdullah(عليه السلام), he said: I heard him saying: "When the matter of Wilayah was revealed about Ali, a man stood up from among the people, saying: 'Verily, this Messenger just tied a tie for this man(i.e. for Amirul-Muminin(عليه السلام)) that no one shall untie it except for a disbeliever.' So the second (i.e. the second usurper, Umar) came to him and said: 'O servant of Allah, who are you?' the man remained silent, so the second(i.e. Umar) went to the Messenger of Allah(صلى الله عليه وآله) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I saw a man among people saying: 'Verily, this Messenger just tied a tie for this man that no one shall untie it except for a disbeliever.', So he said: 'O so and so, that was Jibra'il, so be careful to not be the person who unties this tie and apostates.''"

Grading: Sahih(Authentic).

Check the narrators in the Rijaal section:

12: Aban Ibn Mohammad, known as As-Sindi

925: Safwan Ibn Mehran Al-Jammaal

Source: Bihaar Al-Anwaar, Vol. 37 Pg. 121 

Eid of Al-Ghadir and Fasting in it

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh As-Saduq:

Reward of fasting in the day of Ghadir Khum

Narrated my father, may Allah bless him, saying: narrated to us Sa'd Ibn Abdullah from Ibrahim Ibn Hashim from Al-Qasim Ibn Yahya from his grandfather Al-Hasan Ibn Rashed from Abi Abdullah(عليه السلام), saying: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah(عليه السلام), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, is there any other Eid for the Muslims besides the two Eids?’ 

The Imam replied, ‘Yes, O Hassan, there is a greater and more important Eid than these two.’ 

I then asked, ‘When is such Eid?’ 

He replied, ‘It is the day when ’Amirul Muminin(عليه السلام) was appointed as the banner and lighthouse for people.’ 

I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, ‘When is this Eid?’ 

He replied: ‘Days repeat themselves and that is the 18th of Dhil Hijjah.’

I then said, ‘what then we should do on this day?’ 

He replied, ‘Fast, O Hassan, increase your appeal before Allah saying, “Grant salawat (favors and compensation to Mohammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause).” Denounce before Allah those who oppressed them and usurped their right, because the prophets, may Allah grant them favors, would command the trustees to celebrate the day when they were appointed as executors of the will, as Eid.’ 

I then asked, ‘What happens if one fasts on such day?’ 

He replied, ‘Fasting on this day is equal to fasting for sixty months. And do not ignore fasting on the twenty-seventh of the month of Rajab. It is the day when prophet-hood came down up on Mohammad(صلي الله وعليه وآله). Fasting on this day is equal to sixty months of yours.’”

Footnote: its chain is Hasan like Sahih(authentic), its narrators are either trustworthy or praiseworthy.

Source: Thawab Al-A'maal, Vol. 1 Pg. 228-229

The Day of Al-Ghadir The Noblest of The Eids

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Hadi An-Najafi:

As-Saduq: from his father from that Sa'd Ibn Abdullah from Yaqub Ibn Yazid from Mohammad Ibn Ibn Abi Umayr from more than one narrator that Aba Abdullah As-Sadiq (عليه السلام) said, “Saturdays are for us. Sundays are for our followers. Mondays are for our enemies. Tuesdays are for the Umayyads. Wednesdays are the days for taking medicine. Thursdays are for taking care of your needs. Fridays are for cleaning up and putting on perfume. Fridays are Eid for the Muslims. They are even better than Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adh'ha. The Day of Al-Ghadir is the noblest of the Eids. It is on the eighteenth day of the month of Dhul-Hijja. The Riser (عليه السلام) of us, the Ahlulbayt, will rise on a Friday. The Resurrection Day will be on a Friday. No deeds are better on Fridays than sending God's Blessings upon Mohammad (صلي الله وعليه وآله) and his Family(عليهم السلام).” 

Grading: The chain of narration is Sahih(Authentic).

Source: Mawsu'atu Ahadith Ahlalbayt(عليهم السلام), Vol. 1 Pg. 173

The Day The Religion Was Perfected

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Hadi An-Najafi:

Al-Kulayni has narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ibn Abu 'Umayr from 'Umar ibn Uzaina from Zurara and Fudhayl ibn Yasaar and Bukayr ibn A'yan and Mohammad ibn Muslim and Burayd ibn Mu‘awiya and abu a1-Jarud, all have said that abu Ja'far (عليه السلام) said the following:
“Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, commanded His Messenger to declare the Leadership with Divine Authority of Ali(عليه السلام) and sent down to him this: ‘Only Allah, His Messenger, and (also) the true believers who are steadfast in prayer and pay alms, while they kneel during prayer (in Ruku’), are your guardians (with Divine Authority).’ [5:55], He made obedience to those in authority obligatory. The people did not know who they were. Allah commanded Mohammad(صلي الله وعليه وآله) to interpret (and explain) the ‘Authority’ for them as he had interpreted (and explained) Prayer, Zakat , Fasting and Hajj.
When this command (to obey those who possess Divine Authority) came to him from Allah, the Messenger of Allah(صلي الله وعليه وآله) felt pressured (and afraid of people’s abandoning their religion). He prayed to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, about it and Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, revealed to him this: ‘O Messenger, preach what is revealed to you from your Lord. If you do not preach, it will be as though you have not conveyed My message. Allah protects you from men. He does not guide the unbelieving people.’ [5:67], He executed the command of Allah, Most Exalted is Whose mention, and declared that Ali(عليه السلام) had received Divine Authority for leadership over His creatures. He made this declaration on the day of Ghadir Khum (18th of Dhu al-Hajja). After the prayer in congregation he convened the command and asked people present to bear testimony and inform those who were absent.
“‘Umar ibn ’Uzaina said, ‘All, except abu al-Jarud, have added: “Abu Ja‘far(عليه السلام) also said: ‘One commandment would come after the other and the commandment about Leadership and Guardianship with Divine Authority was the last of such commandments. Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, then sent down this: ‘On this day I have perfected your religion, completed My favors to you, and chosen Islam as your religion. . . .’ [5:3] Abu Ja‘far(عليه السلام) said, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, said, ‘I will not send down any other commandments thereafter. I have completed for you the commandments.’”

Grading: The chain of the narration is Sahih(Authentic).

Source: Mawsu'atu Ahadith Ahlalbayt(عليهم السلام), Vol. 9 Pg. 412-413

A Promise to Iblees in Ghadir

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Ali Ibn Ibrahim Al-Qummi:

As about the Statement of Allah: "And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers."[34:20]

His statement: "And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers.[34:20]"

Narrated my father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Ibn Sinan from Abi Abdullah(عليه السلام), who said: "When Allah ordered his Prophet(صلي الله وعليه وآله) to appoint Amirul Muminin(عليه السلام) over people following the verse: 'O Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord {about Ali};[5:67]' in Ghadir Khum and he said: 'whomsoever I am the master, Ali is his master', then the devils came to their great Devil and they were mourning by throwing dust over their heads, so Iblees said to them: 'what is the matter?' they said: 'this man has tied a tie today that nothing can open it till the Day of Judgment', Iblees said to them:'Never, verily those who were around him have promised me something about this that they will never break.' Then Allah revealed this verse to His Messenger: 'And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them,...[34:20]'"

Grading: Sahih(Authentic).

Check the status of the narrators in Rijaal section.

53: Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
1538: Mohammad Ibn Abi Umayr Al-Azdi
1068: Abdullah Ibn Sinan Ibn Turayf

Source: Tafsir Al-Qummi, Vol.3 Pg. 840

Wilayah, The Last Obligation

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Ali Ibn Ibrahim Al-Qummi:

As about the Statement of Allah: "This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion"[5:3]

Narrated to me my father from Safwan Ibn Yahya from Al-Alaa from Mohammad Ibn Muslim from Abi Ja'far(عليه السلام) who said: "The last obligation that Allah revealed was Wilayah, after that no other obligation was revealed, then He revealed 'This day have I perfected for you your religion' in the valley of Kura Al-Ghamim, so the Messenger of Allah(صلي الله وعليه وآله) established it in Ju'fah, no other obligation was revealed after that."

Grading: Sahih(authentic).

Check the status of the narrators in Rijaal section.

53: Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
926: Safwan Ibn Yahya
1183: Al-Alaa Ibn Razin Al-Qallah
1782: Mohammad Ibn Muslim Ibn Rabah Ath-Thaqafi

Source: Tafsir Al-Qummi, Vol. 1 Pg. 239

Hamaan, Pharaoh, Uthman

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Allamah Al-Majlisi:

In Al-Rawdha of Al-Kafi: From Ali Ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ibn Mahboub from Ali Ibn Rahaab and Yaqoub As-Sarraaj, both from Abu Abdullah(عليه السلام) who said: Amiral-Mumineen(عليه السلام) ascended the Pulpit when people pledged allegiance to him after the killing of Usman, and said:"Praise be to Allah Who is High, the Most High, He is close to his creation, yet very Exalted. He is Higher than to be seen. And I hereby testify that there is no god but Allah, One with no associates to Him, and I testify that Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله) is His servant and His Messenger, the last of the Prophets and a Proof over the worlds, a ratification for the former Prophets and was kind and merciful to the Believers. Blessings and Greetings of Allah and the Angels be upon him and his Progeny.
Having said that, O you people! The transgression places its owner into the Fire, and the first one who transgressed against Allah, Majestic is His Remembrance, was Onaq the daughter of Adam, and the first one who was killed, whom Allah Killed was Onaq. And the area that she occupied when seated upon the ground measured one square acre (Jarib) of the land, and she had twenty fingers and on each of her fingers were two nails like two sickles. Then Allah Almighty and Majestic Made her to be overcome by a lion which was like an elephant (in size), and a wolf which was like a camel (in size), and an eagle like a mule (in size). So they killed her.
And indeed Allah has Killed the tyrants in their best conditions, and gave Safety to those who used to be (oppressed). And made Hamaan(wesir of Pharaoh) to die, and destroyed the Pharaoh, and He Killed Uthman. Indeed! now your situation has returned to the state of the day that Allah Sent His Prophet. By the One Who Sent him with the Truth, you will be confused with a (severe) confusion and be sifted with a (severe) sifting, and stirred and turned like the contents of a frying pan until your underside becomes your upper side and your upper side becomes your underside. The ones who used to be with the shortcomings will become the foremost ones, and those who used to be the foremost ones would become the people with shortcomings.
By Allah! I have neither concealed, nor blocked, nor lied a lie, and I have been foretold about this place and this day. Indeed! And the sins are like uncontrollable horses which carry their riders, with its harnesses removed, plunging into the Fire. Indeed! And the piety is like a humble ride which takes its rider, along with its rein, to the Paradise, and its Doors will be opened up for them, and they will find its aroma and goodness. And it will be said to them: ‘Enter it in peace and security’.
Indeed! The ones who had no share in the matter of Caliphate preceded me in it, and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and for them there is no forgiveness except through a Prophet that comes anew. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله), and there is no other person closer to the brink of the Fire than such a person. So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell."
Truth as well as falsehood, for each of them there are people. The matter of falsehood is a very old one and has been active. And if the truth has been less obvious, there are reasons for it. And it is rare that if a thing gone away comes back, and as for your current situation, you are fortunate, and it is not on me except for the striving, but I am afraid that you all will end up being on the nature of your nation (away) from me, the nation that you were in beforehand and would not have a praiseworthy opinion in my sight, and if I so desire to I would say things, but I rather say: ‘May Allah Forgive what was in the past’.
Two men preceded me with regards to it (Caliphate), and the third one stood up like the Raven. His main concern was his stomach. Woe be unto him! Had his wings been clipped and his head cut-off, it would have been better for him. He is away from the Paradise and the Hell awaits him.
Three and two which make five, there is no sixth group – An Angel who flies by his wings, and a Prophet whom Allah has Grabbed by his shoulders (Given him Divine Status), and a diligent seeker, and a hopeful student, and a sinner who is in the Fire.
The right and the left are misleading, whereas the middle path is the road to take, the path endorsed by the Book of Allah and the narrations of the Prophet. Destroyed is the one who makes a false claim, and disillusioned is the one who lies. Allah disciplined this community by the sword and the whip, and there is no permission for anyone to practice either of them in the presence of the Imam. So, go to your homes and mend your relationships in between yourselves and the repentance is behind you all. The one who turned his cheek to the Truth is destroyed.

Allamah Al-Majlisi: his statement "and made Hamaan to die", refers to Umar and "and destroyed the Pharaoh" refers to Abu Bakr, the other way around is also possible and what reveals that it refers to these Ashqayaan (i.e. the two vicious people, refering to Abu Bakr and Umar) is his statement "and He has Killed Uthman", which can be read both in active and passive form, but the first variation fits better with what has been mentioned before.

Grading: Sahih(authentic).

Check the narrators of this narration in Rijaal section:

1193: Ali Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
53: Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
516: Al-Hasan Ibn Mahboub As-Sarraad
1244: Ali Ibn Rahaab &
2109: Ya'qub As-Sarraaj

Source: Bihaar Al-Anwaar, Vol. 29 Pg. 584-587

Sheikh Abi Salah Al-Halabi:

And his statement in his famous sermon after the killing of Uthman: "And indeed Allah has Killed the tyrants in their best conditions, and gave Safety to those who used to be (oppressed). And made Hamaan to die, and destroyed the Pharaoh, and He Killed Uthman. Indeed! now your situation has returned to the state of the day that Allah Sent His Prophet."

So he(عليه السلام) called the first one (i.e. Abu Bakr) Hamaan and the second one (i.e. Umar) Pharaoh and named Uthman explicitly, because there was no need for him to practice Taqiyya in his case, due to the fact that the listeners shared his view in taunting Uthman and he described the state of the people to the state of the day that Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله) was sent and this is explicit about their deviation. 

And he(عليه السلام) said in this sermon: "Indeed! The ones who had no share in the matter of Caliphate preceded me in it, and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and for them there is no forgiveness except through a Prophet that comes anew. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله), and there is no other person closer to the brink of the Fire than such a person. So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell."

So he(عليه السلام) explicitly said that those who preceded him in Caliphate had no right and had no permission from one who has the right to Caliphate. And said that those who did it cannot be forgiven except through a new Prophet, so he closed the door of forgiveness for them by putting a condition that cannot be fulfilled. And he did not suffice to that, he rather continued that they were the closest to the brink of the Fire and he did not stop there until he said: "So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell". 

Source: Taqreeb Al-Ma'arif, Pg. 238

The Light and the Darkness

Sheikh Al-Kulayni:

Ali ibn Mohammad and Mohammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mohammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Shammun from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Asamm from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from Salih ibn Sahl al-Hamadani who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah(عليه السلام) has said the following about the statement of Allah, the Most High, ‘Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. A metaphor for His light is a lantern in which there is a lamp placed in a glass. The glass is like a shining star, which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither eastern nor western. Its oil almost lights up even though the fire has not touched it. It is light upon light. Allah guides to His light whoever He wants. Allah uses various metaphors. He has the knowledge of all things.’ [24:35] The Imam said, “Lantern” metaphorically stands for the Holy lady, Fatimah(عليها السلام) the “Lamp” stands for Imam al-Hassan(عليه السلام) and “the glass” stands for Imam al-Husayn(عليه السلام) “The shining star” stands for the Holy lady Fatimah(عليها السلام) who shines among the ladies of the world. “The blessed olive tree” stands for Prophet Abraham. “Neither eastern nor western” means not Jewish nor Christian. The expression: “Its oil almost lights up” means that it almost bursts up with knowledge. “Light upon light” means that there will be one Imam after the other Imam(عليهم السلام) “Allah guides to His light whoever He wants” means that Allah guides through the ‘A’immah (plural of Imam) whoever He wants.’ About the expression “Allah uses various metaphors” I then recited the following verse of the Holy Quran: ‘Or they (the deeds of the unbelievers) are like the darkness of a deep, stormy sea with layers of giant waves, covered by dark clouds. It is darkness upon darkness whereby even if one stretches out his hands he cannot see them. One can have no light unless Allah gives him light.’ [24:40]

“The Imam(عليه السلام) said, ‘The word “Darkness” refers to the first(i.e. Abu Bakr) and his friend(i.e. Umar), the expression “With layers of giant waves” refers to the third(i.e. Uthman), and the expression “Covered with darkness” refers to the second(i.e. Umar). The words “It is darkness upon darkness” refer to Mu‘awiya (may Allah condemn him) and the disasters caused by the Umayvids. The phrase “Even if one stretches out his hands” means that even if a true believer stretches out his hands in such disastrous condition “he cannot see them.” The statement “One can have no light unless Allah gives him light” stands for the light from the children of the Holy lady, Fatimah(عليها السلام). The phrase “Can have no light” means an Imam on the Day of Judgment. The Imam(عليه السلام) said that, ‘On the Day of Judgment you will see the believers with their light shining in front of them and to their right. They will be told, ‘Paradise wherein streams flow is the glad news for you today. You will live therein forever. This is the greatest triumph.’ [57:12] The phrase “The shining light in front . . . ” is a reference to the Imam(عليه السلام) who will walk in front and on the right of the true believers until they all enter paradise.’”  

Ali ibn Mohammad and Mohammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn al-Qasim al-Bajali and Mohammad ibn Yahya from al-‘Amraky ibn Ali altogether from Ali ibn Ja‘far from his brother Imam Musa Al-Kadhim(عليه السلام) a similar Hadith. 

Grading: Sahih(authentic).

The narrators of one of the three chains are trustworthy, check the Rijaal section:

1819: Mohammad Ibn Yahya Al-Attaar Al-Qummi
1362: Al-Amraki Ibn Ali Al-Bufaki
1216: Ali Ibn Ja'far As-Sadiq(عليه السلام)

Source: Usul Al-Kafi, Vol.1, Pg. 115, Book of Hujja, chapter 70

Three Things are the Pride of a Believer

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh As-Saduq:

Narrated Mohammad Ibn Musa Ibn Al-Mutawakkil from Abdullah Ibn Ja'far Al-Himyari from Ahmad Ibn Mohammad Ibn Isa from Al-Hasan Ibn Mahboub from Abdullah Ibn Sinan who said: I heard Aba Abdullah As-Sadeq(عليه السلام) saying: "Three things are the pride of a Believer and his adornment in this world and Hereafter: Prayer at the end of the night, his disappointment from what is in the hands of the people and his Wilayah of an Imam of the Family of Mohammad(صلی الله و عليه وآله)."

Source: Al-Amali of As-Saduq, Pg. 390

Grading: Sahih(Authentic)

The narrators are trustworthy, check the Rijaal section:

1794: Mohammad Ibn Musa Ibn Al-Mutawakkil
1050: Abdullah Ibn Ja'far Al-Himyari
130: Ahmad Ibn Mohammad Ibn Isa Ibn Abdullah Al-Ash'ari Al-Qummi
516: Al-Hasan Ibn Mahboub As-Sarraad
1068: Abdullah Ibn Sinan Ibn Turayf

Companions who should be respected

  بسم الله الواحد القهار

The testament of Amirul-Muminin Ali(عليه السلام) is a famous event that he(عليه السلام) let some people to witness, so it has been narrated through many chains in both Shia and Non-Shia sources. The oldest record of it goes back to the book of Sulaym Ibn Qays directly from Amirul-Muminin(عليه السلام). It has been narrated through the Imams of Ahlulbayt(عليهم السلام) as well. It has been narrated in our famous books like Al-Kafi of Sheikh Al-Kulayni, Man Laa Yadhur Al-Faqih of Sheikh As-Saduq, Tahdhib Al-Ahkaam of Sheikh At-Tusi and many more. I want to present it here to you from the book Al-Kafi through Imam Al-Kadhim(عليه السلام) who wrote it to one of his companions. The testament is a bit long, so I just cut out a small part of it where Amirul-Muminin(عليه السلام) talks about the companions of the Prophet(صلی الله وعليه وآله).

Sheikh Al-Kulayni:

Abu Ali al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Mohammad Ibn Abdul-Jabbar and Mohammad Ibn Isma‘il they have narrated from al-Fadhl Ibn Shadhaan from Safwan Ibn Yahya from Abdur-Rahman Ibn Al-Hajjaj who has narrated the following:
“Abu al-Hassan(عليه السلام) sent to me the will of ’Amir al-Mu’minin(عليه السلام) which reads as follows: 
" In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
...
 
(I remind you of) Allah, (I remind you of) Allah, about the companions of your Prophet, the companions who did not invent heresy or give protection to heretics, for the Messenger of Allah(صلی الله وعليه وآله) has urged to be good to them, he has condemned the heretics among them and others and also those who protect the heretics."


Al-Kafi, Vol. 7 Pg. 52

Grading: the Chain is Sahih(Authentic).

Check the narrators in the Rijaal section:

70: Ahmad Ibn Idrees, Abu Ali Al-Ash'ari
1684: Mohammad Ibn Abdul-Jabbar (and Mohammad Ibn Isma'il)
1416: Al-Fadhl Ibn Shadhaan Al-Nayshabouri
926: Safwan Ibn Yahya
999: Abdur-Rahman Ibn Al-Hajjaj Al-Bajali

Imamah is the Covenant of Allah

بسم الله الواحد القهار

وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ۖ قَالَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ

And when his Lord tried Ibraheem with certain words, he fulfilled them. He said: Surely I will make you an Imam of men. Ibrahim said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not include the unjust, said He.

[2:124] 

Sheikh Al-Kulayni: 

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Sama‘a from abu ‘Abd Allah(عليه السلام) who has said the following:
“About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, ‘. . . fulfill your covenant with Me. . . .,’ the Imam said that it is {the covenant to acknowledge Wilayah of Amirul-Muminin(عليه السلام)} . . . and I shall fulfill Mine . . .[2:40]’ {Admit you in paradise.}”


Source: Al-Kafi, Vol. 1 Pg. 272

Grading: Sahih(authentic)

The status of the narrators can be seen in Rijaal section:

1193: Ali Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
53: Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
1538: Mohammad Ibn Abi Umayr Al-Azdi
854: Sama'a Ibn Mehran