«9»- سن، المحاسن بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عليهما السلام قَالَ: مَرَّ مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا وَ آلِهِ وَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِرَجُلٍ وَ هُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ فَانْطَلَقَ مُوسَى فِي حَاجَتِهِ فَغَابَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا عَبْدُكَ رَافِعٌ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْكَ يَسْأَلُكَ حَاجَتَهُ وَ يَسْأَلُكَ الْمَغْفِرَةَ مُنْذُ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ لَا تَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا مُوسَى لَوْ دَعَانِي حَتَّى تَسْقُطَ يَدَاهُ أَوْ تَنْقَطِعَ يَدَاهُ أَوْ يَنْقَطِعَ لِسَانُهُ مَا اسْتَجَبْتُ لَهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَنِي مِنَ الْبَابِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتُهُ.
Al-Mahasin: Al-Imam al-Sajjad, peace be upon him, said: Moses, peace be upon him, passed by a man who had raised his hands toward heaven and was praying. Moses went about his business. A week passed, and when he returned he saw that his hands were still raised toward heaven and he was praying. He said: My Lord, this servant of Yours has stretched out both his hands toward You and is asking for his need and has been begging Your pardon for a week — why do You not answer his prayer? God revealed to Moses: O Moses, if he prays so long that both his hands are severed from his body, or his hands are cut off, or his tongue is cut out, I will not answer his prayer until he enters by the door I have commanded.
«10»- سن، المحاسن الْقَاسِمُ عَنِ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لِأَحَدِ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٍ يَزْدَادُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِحْسَاناً وَ رَجُلٍ يَتَدَارَكُ مَنِيَّتَهُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ أَنَّی لَهُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ اللَّهِ أَنْ لَوْ سَجَدَ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ عُنُقُهُ مَا قَبِلَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا بِمَعْرِفَةِ الْحَقِّ.
Al-Mahasin: Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, related from the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, that he used always to say: There is no good in this world except for two men: a man who every day adds to his good deeds, and one who makes amends for his sin by repentance — but how is his repentance accepted? By God, if he prostrates [so long] that his neck is severed, God will not accept his repentance except through knowing the truth.
«11»- جا، المجالس للمفيد عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ صَبِيحٍ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّائِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْوَالِبِيِّ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عليهما السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى حَدَّ لَكُمْ حُدُوداً فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا وَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَرَائِضَ فَلَا تُضَيِّعُوهَا وَ سَنَّ لَكُمْ سُنَناً فَاتَّبِعُوهَا وَ حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ حُرُمَاتٍ فَلَا تَنْتَهِكُوهَا وَ عَفَا لَكُمْ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ رَحْمَةً مِنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ نِسْيَانٍ فَلَا تَتَكَلَّفُوهَا.
Majalis al-Mufid: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, related from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family, that he said: God has fixed bounds for you, so do not transgress them; and He has made obligations binding upon you, so do not squander them; and He has ordained practices for you, so follow them; and He has set inviolabilities for you, so do not rend them; and certain things He has pardoned you out of His mercy and not out of forgetfulness — so do not put yourselves to hardship.
«12»- جا، المجالس للمفيد أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ أَبِي يَحْيَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام يَقُولُ صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله الْمِنْبَرَ فَتَغَيَّرَتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ وَ الْتُمِعَ لَوْنُهُ ١ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَ السَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ قَالَ ثُمَّ ضَمَّ السَّبَّاحَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْهَدْىِ هَدْىُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ خَيْرَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَ شَرَّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا أَلَا وَ كُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ أَلَا وَ كُلُّ ضَلَالَةٍ فَفِي النَّارِ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ وَ مَنْ تَرَكَ كَلًّا أَوْ ضَيَاعاً فَعَلَيَّ وَ إِلَیَّ._
Majalis al-Mufid: Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family, mounted the pulpit, and with the colour gone from his face he turned to the people and said: O Muslims, my mission and the Hour are joined like these two fingers of mine — and he placed his two index fingers side by side. Then he said: O Muslims, truly the best way is the way of Muhammad, and the best speech is the Book of God, and the worst of matters are new and newly invented matters. Know that every innovation is misguidance, and the place of every misguidance is in the Fire. O people, whoever leaves property behind him, it is for his family and his heirs; and whoever leaves behind dependents and those he supported, their care is upon me.