In Majmaul Bayan ...

In Majmaul Bayan , Abu Darda is reported to have said: In the explanation of this verse, I have heard the Holy Prophet (S) saying that the ‘foremost’ would enter Paradise without questioning and the questioning of the middle course ones would be easy and the oppressor of his own soul would be detained during interrogation for a long time and thereafter he would be admitted to Paradise. In short, these are the people who would say: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا الْحَزَنَ.

(All) praise is due to Allah, Who has made grief to depart from us. (Sura Fatir 35:34) Imam Baqir (a.s.) said that the oppressor of his own soul is the one who commits both good and bad actions and the one of the middle course is one who endeavours a lot in worship and the foremost are Ali, Hasan, Husain (a.s.) and those from Aale Muhammad (a.s.) imply the martyrs.

Sayyid Ibne Tawoos has, in Kitabus Saadus Saood quoted from the Tafsir of Muhammad bin Abbas and similarly, the author of Tawilul Aayaatul Bahira has also narrated with his authority…