Additional Ahadith on...
Additional Ahadith on, after death and what will be happening during the ‘ Barzakh ’ (time in the grave before resurrection) are presented in a separate article, i.e., https://hubeali.com/article/barzakh-what-happens-after-death/ The 4 th Imam -asws , for example, says: When one submits to us -asws – the Ahl Al-Bayt, Allah -azwj will Safeguard him against the severity of the Day of Reckoning and Grant him security against the great horror on the Day of Judg e ment’, (e.g., see the Hadith below): الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مِرْدَاسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ النُّورِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْنا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ النُّورُ وَ اللَّهِ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ هُمْ وَ اللَّهِ نُورُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ وَ هُمْ وَ اللَّهِ نُورُ اللَّهِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ لَنُورُ الْإِمَامِ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْوَرُ مِنَ الشَّمْسِ الْمُضِيئَةِ بِالنَّهَارِ وَ هُمْ وَ اللَّهِ يُنَوِّرُونَ قُلُوبَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ يَحْجُبُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نُورَهُمْ عَمَّنْ يَشَاءُ فَتُظْلَمُ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ لَا يُحِبُّنَا عَبْدٌ وَ يَتَوَلَّانَا حَتَّى يُطَهِّرَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ وَ لَا يُطَهِّرُ اللَّهُ قَلْبَ عَبْدٍ حَتَّى يُسَلِّمَ لَنَا وَ يَكُونَ سِلْماً لَنَا فَإِذَا كَانَ سِلْماً لَنَا سَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ شَدِيدِ الْحِسَابِ وَ آمَنَهُ مِنْ فَزَعِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الْأَكْبَرِ Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mualla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Mirdas who has said that Safwan ibn Yahya and al-Hassan ibn Mahbub have narrated from abu Ayyub from abu Khalid al-Kabuli who said: ‘I asked (Imam) Abu Ja’far -asws about the meaning of the words of Allah -azwj : ‘Those who believe in Allah and His messenger and follow the Noor which is sent down ….
‘ (64:8) ‘The Imam -asws said: ‘O Abu Khalid, I swear by Allah -azwj , it is ‘A’immah -asws from the family of the Holy Prophet -saww up to the Day of Judgement who are called Noor in the above verse. They, I -asws swear by Allah -asws , are the Noor of Allah -azwj whom He -azwj sent down. It is they -asws , I swear by Allah -azwj , who are the Noor of Allah -azwj in the heavens and in the earth.
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