Hadith 840

he-as said: ‘O Lord-azwj! Will You-azwj Permit me-as to ask for the complete of it? ’ Allah-azwj the Exalted Said: “O Suleyman-as! Be content with what I-azwj have Given you-as, for you-as will never (be able to) reach the nobility of Muhammad-saww. And beware of suggesting upon Me-azwj a level of Muhammad-saww, and his-saww merits, and his-saww majesty, for I-azwj will Exit you-as from your-as kingdom just as I-azwj Exited Adam-as from those Gardens due to what he-as suggested of the level of Muhammad-saww regarding the tree which I-azwj had Commanded Him-azwj that he-as should not go near it. He-as was (also) wishing that their-asws merits would happen to be for him-as. And it is a tree, its origin (roots) is Muhammad-saww, and the biggest of its branch is Ali-asws, and the rest of its branches are the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww in accordance of their-asws ranks, and its twigs (leaves) are his-saww Shias and his-saww community – upon a measurement of – their ranks and their states. It isn’t for anyone, like the rank of Muhammad-saww”. So during that, Suleyman-as said: ‘O Lord-azwj! Cause me-as to be content with whatever You-azwj have Graced me-as’. So He-azwj Caused him-as to be content. He-as said: ‘O Lord-azwj! I-as submit, and am pleased, and am content, and know that there isn’t for anyone the like of the levels of Muhammad-saww’. And gives the wealth over his own Love (for it) – gives for the Sake of Allah-azwj to the deserving ones from the Momineen upon His-azwj love over his own lover for the wealth and the intensity of his own need to it, (although) he hopes for the life and fears the poverty, because it is correct, scarce (hard to come by). To the ones with relationships – gives to the relatives of the Prophet-saww, the poor ones, as a gift or (as an act of righteousness), not as charity, for Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Deemed them as being loftier that (be recipients) of the charity. And gives to his own relatives as charity, and (as an act of) righteousness, and upon whichever cause he so wants to. And the orphans – and gives to the orphans from the Clan of Hashim-as, the poor ones, as (an act of) righteousness, not charity, and gives to the orphans of others as charity and as a help. And the poor – the poor ones of the (general) people. And the travellers – The one who travelled more than he anticipated, the ones cut-off from his means, there being no expense monies with him. And the beggars – those who are begging and are asking for the charities. And regarding the necks (freeing slaves) – the contracted ones, assisting them to pay off (their outstanding contract) so they would be liberated. He-asws said: ‘So if there does not happen to be wealth for him, he should carry the sympathy, so let him renew the acknowledgment of the Tawheed of Allah-azwj, and the Prophet-hood of Muhammad-saww, Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, and let him be vocal with our-asws merits, and the acknowledgement with the Obligatory of our-asws rights, the People-asws of the Household, and with our-asws preferences over the rest of the progenies of the Prophets-as, and the preference of Muhammad-saww over the rest of the Prophets-as, and the friendship of our-asws friends and the enmity of our-asws enemies, and the disavowment from them, whoever they may be, (whether they are) their fathers, and their mothers, and the ones with their relationships and their cordiality, for the Wilayah of Allah-azwj cannot be attained except by the Wilayah of His-azwj friends and the enmity of His-azwj enemies. And establishes the Salat – And the righteousness. And act of righteousness of the one who establishes the Salat with its limits, and knows that the greatest of its limits entering into it, and the exiting from it, is acknowledgment of the merits of Muham