[12] الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ...

[12] الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ السِّنْدِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِيسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ دَخَلَ أَبُو عُكَّاشَةَ بْنُ مِحْصَنٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ عِنَباً وَ قَالَ لَهُ حَبَّةً حَبَّةً يَأْكُلُ الشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَ الصَّبِيُّ الصَّغِيرُ وَ ثَلَاثَةً وَ أَرْبَعَةً يَأْكُلُ مَنْ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ لَا يَشْبَعُ وَ كُلْهُ حَبَّتَيْنِ حَبَّتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ مُسْتَحَبٌّ Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Sandy, from Isa Bin Abdul Rahman, from his father, from his grandfather who said, ‘Abu Akasha Bin Mihsan Al-Asady came over to Abu Ja’far -asws , so he -asws forwarded some grapes to him and said to him: ‘One, one (at a time) is how the old man and the young children eat, and three or four (at a time) is how he eats, the one who thinks he is not satiated, and you eat two (at a time), for it is ‘ مُسْتَحَبٌّ ’ beneficial’ (recommended) .

[13] Deeds are (only) accepted if performed in accordance with Sunnah: الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي ابْنُ مَخْلَدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ النَّحْوِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ سَهْلٍ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ عَمَلٌ‏ قَلِيلٌ‏ فِي‏ سُنَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ‏ عَمَلٍ‏ كَثِيرٍ فِي‏ بِدْعَةٍ Al-Amali Al-Sheikh Al-Toosi, Ibn Mukhladin, from Mohammed Ibn Abd ul Wahid Al-Nahawi, from Musa Ibn Suhail Al-Washai, from Ismail Ibn Uliya from Younis Ibn Ubbaid from Al-Hassan who said: Rasool Allah -saww said, ‘Little worship following a correct [Prophetic] Sunnah is better than a lot of worship following an innovation.’ [14] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْأَعْمَالِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَا عُمِلَ بِالسُّنَّةِ وَ إِنْ قَلَّ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ubeyd, from Yunus, raising it, said, ‘Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘The most superior of the deeds in the Presence of Allah -azwj is what is performed by (following) the Sunnah, and even though it may be little’.