Pearl of Wisdom
'Verily Hasan b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib was the best worshipper of his time, the most abstemious and the best of them all. Whenever he went for Hajj', he went on foot, and sometimes even bare-footed. When he remembered death, he cried. When he remembered the grave, he cried. When he was reminded of the Day of Judgment and Resurrection, he cried. When he was reminded of the crossing over the Bridge [outstretched over Hell], he cried. When he was reminded of the great exposure before Allah exalted be His remembrance he would gasp in such a way that he would faint. When he stood for his prayers, his limbs Imam Husayn b. ?Ali (AS) trembled before his Lord. When he was reminded of Paradise and the Fire, he was greatly disturbed as if bitten by a snake, and asked Allah for Paradise and sought refuge in Him from the Fire.'
Imam Ali ibn Hussain Zayn al-'Abidin [as] Amali al-Saduq, p. 244, no. 262
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After the conquest of Basra Imam Ali (a) wrote the following letter to the citizens of Kufa. |
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Letter 2 After the conquest of Basra Imam Ali (a) wrote the following letter to the citizens of Kufa.
O' Citizens of Kufa! May the Merciful Lord reward you on His behalf and on behalf of the Ahlul Bayt (Progeny of the Holy Prophet) (a) for obeying their orders and coming to their help. May He reward you more handsomely than He rewards those who obey His commands (because you followed the true path against very heavy odds and in spite of alluring enticements). You have done your duty. You heard the call of your Amir, responded to it; he called you and you obeyed his orders with zeal and enthusiasm.
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