Hadith 257

(The book) ‘Al-Amaali’ of the Sheykh Al-Tusi – Al-Mufeed, from Ahmad Bin Al Waleed, from his father, from Al Saffar, from Ibn Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Batainy, from Abu Baseer, From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘The most superior of what the means seekers seek a means with is the Eman with Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and the Jihad in the Way of Allah-azwj, and the sincere phrase, for it is the nature, and establish the Salat for it is the religion, and giving the Zakat for it is from the Impositions of Allah-azwj, and fasting the month of Ramazan for it is a shield from the Punishment of Allah-azwj, and Hajj of the House (Kabah) for it is an appointment for the religion, and a refutation of the sins. And connecting the kinship for it is a multiplier of the wealth and a forgetting of the death and giving the charity in the secret for it does away the sins and extinguishes Wrath of the Lord-azwj, and doing the acts of kindness for these repel the evil death, and saves from the lowly lying places. Indeed, give the charity for Allah-azwj is with the one giving the charity! And keep away from the lying for the lying keeps the Eman away. Indeed, and the truthful is on the verge of attaining salvation and the honours! Indeed, and the liar is on the verge of disgrace and destruction. Indeed, and speak good you will be recognised by it, and work with it you will be from its people and give the entrustments to the one who had entrusted it to you, and connect with the one cutting off from you, and return with the grace upon them’’. [100]