Hadith 50

y, and the majesty, and it is publicised in the Gardens that he is their owner, a deficient one’. And Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘And that is that Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Commanded Jibraeel-as on the night of the Ascension (Mi’raj), and he-as displayed unto me-saww the castles of the Gardens. I-saww saw these as being of gold and silver, its mortar being of musk and amber; apart from that I-saww for some of them I-saww saw high honour, and did not see for some of these. I-saww said: ‘O my-saww beloved Jibraeel-as! What is the matter these ones are without nobility like what is for the rest of the castles? ’
He-as said: ‘O Muhammad-saww! These castles are of those who prayed their Obligatory Salats, (but) they were too lazy from sending Salawaat upon you-saww and upon your-saww Progeny-asws after (having prayed) it. If the materials are sent for the noble construction, from the (sending of) Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww goodly Progeny-asws, the nobility is built for him, or else it remains like this, until the dwellers of the Gardens recognise that the castle – which there is no nobility for it, it is which its owner was too lazy after (having prayed) his Salat – from sending Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww goodly Progeny’. And I-saww saw therein castles which were lofty, shining, of wondrous beauty, there was neither a courtyard in front of it, nor an orchard in front of it, nor behind it. I-saww said: ‘What is the matter these castles have no courtyard in front of them nor an orchard behind its castle? ’
He-as said: ‘O Muhammad-saww! These are castles of those who prayed the Salat, the five (daily) Salats, those who were only exerting part of their efforts in fulfilling the rights of their Momineen brethren besides the entirety of it. Therefore, due to that, their castles are curtailed, without there being a courtyard in front of it, and without there being an orchard behind it’. Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Indeed! Do not be (totally) reliant upon the Wilayah alone, and fulfil what is after it from the Obligations of Allah-azwj, and fulfil the rights of the brethren, and utilise the Taqiyya (dissimulation), for these two are those which (determine) the completion of the deeds and their deficiency with it’’. [91]
(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – by his chain, from Dawood Al Ijaly who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah-asws saying: ‘Three are given hearing the creatures – the Paradise, and the Fire and the Maiden Houries. When the servant prays Salat and says, ‘O Allah-azwj! Liberate me from the Fire and Admit me into the Paradise and Get me married to the Maiden Hourie, the Fire says: ‘O Lord-azwj! Your-azwj servant has asked You-azwj Liberate him from me, therefore Liberate him! The Paradise says: ‘O Lord-azwj! Your-azwj servant has asked You-azwj for me, therefore Settle him! ’ And the Maiden Houries say: ‘O Lord-azwj! Your-azwj servant has proposed to us, to You-azwj, therefore get him married to us! ’
If he leaves from his Salat and does not ask Him-azwj anything from these, the Maiden Houries say: ‘This servant is ascetic regarding us! ’ And the Paradise says: ‘This servant is ascetic regarding me! ’ And the Fire says: ‘This servant is ignorant regarding me! ’’[9