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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Amali, The Dictations of Shaykh al-Mufid Eighth Assembly Met on Monday, the 24th of the month of Ramadhan, heard from him by dictation, may Allah perpetuate His beneficence on him.

Our grand Sheikh, the honoured one, al-Mufid Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Noman, may Allah perpetuate His support and beneficence to him, said today: Benevolence & Tyranny He said: 'Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn reported to me from Muhammad ibn Musa al-Mutawakkil, who reported from ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa'dabadi, from Ahmed ibn Abu Abdillah al-Barqi, from Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Najran, from Asim ibn Hamid, from Abu Hamzah al-Thumali that Abu Ja'far al-Baqir Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, reported from his forefathers that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "Benevolence is a good turn, earning the quickest reward, and tyranny is an evil, earning quickest requital.

Enough for ones blemish that one should see faults in others while condoning the same faults in oneself; or scoff at the others for an act from which he himself cannot abstain, and hurt ones companion in matters with which one has no concern." Weeping for ones sins He said: 'Abul Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammd ibn al-Hasan reported to me from Abdullah ibn Ja'far al-Himyari, who reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from ‘Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "Blessed is he whom Allah finds weeping because of his sins, trembling in awe of Allah; weeping over the sins about which no one knows except himself." Good deeds blot out evil ones He said: 'Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali reported to me from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, from his uncle Muhammad ibn Abul Qasim from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-kufi, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Abu al-Nu’man, that: Abu Abdillah Ja'far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him told me: "O Abu al-Nu’man, let no people deceive you about yourself, for what is destined will reach you without them.

And do not spend your day over petty things, for the One Who records everything is (always) with you. Always do good deeds, for I do not know of quicker recompense for an old sin than the new good deed.