 أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ مُوسَی عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ عَمَّنْ ذَکَرَهُ عَنِ الْخَثْعَمِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی الصَّامِتِ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّی بْنِ خُنَیْسٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا مُعَلَّی لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً عَبَدَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ عَامٍ بَیْنَ الرُّکْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ یَصُومُ نَهَاراً وَ یَقُومُ لَیْلًا حَتَّی یَسْقُطَ حَاجِبَاهُ عَلَی عَیْنَیْهِ وَ تَلْتَقِیَ تَرَاقِیهِ هوما [هَرَماً] جَاهِلًا بِحَقِّنَا لَمْ یَکُنْ لَهُ ثَوَابٌ.

1.  The narrator says that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) told him, “O Mualla! Even if one prays between rukn and maqaam for a  hundred  years  continuously,  fasting  during  the  day  and passing nights in Qiyam and prostrating so much so that his brows hang in front of his eyes, his back stoops but he is unaware of our rights, there is no reward for him.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِی نَجْرَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی حَمْزَهَ قَالَ: قَالَ لَنَا عَلِیُّ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ ع أَیُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ ابْنُ رَسُولِهِ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْبِقَاعِ مَا بَیْنَ الرُّکْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عُمِّرَ مَا عُمِّرَ نُوحٌ ع فِی قَوْمِهِ- أَلْفَ سَنَهٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِینَ عاماً یَصُومُ نَهَاراً وَ یَقُومُ لَیْلًا فِی ذَلِکَ الْمَقَامِ ثُمَّ لَقِیَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِغَیْرِ وَلَایَتِنَا لَمْ یَنْتَفِعْ بِذَلِکَ شَیْئاً.

2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Abdulrahman b. Abi Najran from ’Asim from Abi Hamzah who said: “The best place is the area between rukn and maqaam. One who gets a life as long as that of prophet Nuh i.e. of 95 years, and if he fasts during the day and offers prayers at this best place at night for his whole life and if he goes to Allah without our love, he will not get benefit of any of his deeds.”

 حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مَیْسَرَهَ قَالَ: کُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ عِنْدَهُ فِی الْفُسْطَاطِ نَحْوٌ مِنْ خَمْسِینَ رَجُلًا فَجَلَسَ بَعْدَ سُکُوتٍ مِنَّا طَوِیلًا فَقَالَ مَا لَکُمْ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَرَوْنَ أَنِّی نَبِیُّ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنَا کَذَلِکَ وَ لَکِنْ لِی قَرَابَهٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ وِلَادَهٌ فَمَنْ وَصَلَنَا وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنْ حَرَمَنَا حَرَمَهُ اللَّهُ أَ تَدْرُونَ أَیُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَهً فَلَمْ یَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا وَ کَانَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ قَالَ ذَلِکَ مَکَّهُ الْحَرَامُ الَّتِی رَضِیَهَا اللَّهُ لِنَفْسِهِ حَرَماً وَ جَعَلَ بَیْتَهُ فِیهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَدْرُونَ أَیُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ فِیهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ حُرْمَهً فَلَمْ یَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا فَکَانَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ ذَلِکَ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ تَدْرُونَ أَیُّ بُقْعَهٍ فِی الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ حُرْمَهً فَلَمْ یَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا فَکَانَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ قَالَ ذَلِکَ مَا بَیْنَ الرُّکْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ بَابِ الْکَعْبَهِ وَ ذَلِکَ حَطِیمُ إِسْمَاعِیلَ ع ذَلِکَ الَّذِی کَانَ یَذُودُ غُنَیْمَاتِهِ وَ یُصَلِّی فِیهِ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً صَفَّ قَدَمَیْهِ فِی ذَلِکَ الْمَکَانِ قَامَ لَیْلًا مُصَلِّیاً حَتَّی یَجِیئَهُ النَّهَارُ وَ صَامَ حَتَّی یَجِیئَهُ اللَّیْلُ وَ لَمْ یَعْرِفْ حَقَّنَا وَ حُرْمَتَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ لَمْ یَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ شَیْئاً أَبَداً.

3.  The narrator was in the company of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) and there were about fifty people sitting there. After  a  long  pause,  Imam  (a.s.)  prompted,  “What  has happened  to  you?  Probably  you  are  thinking  that  I  am  a prophet of Allah. I swear by Allah that it is not so and I am in relation with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and I am from his progeny. Whoever does good to us  will receive goodness from  God.  Allah  will  love  one  who  loves  us.  Allah  will deprive one who deprives us. Do you know which part of land  is  best  in  position  near  Allah?”  Everyone  remained silent. Imam (a.s.) continued, “This holy Mecca is the land most  liked  by  Allah.  He  made  it  His  Sanctuary  and considered  it  as  His  house.  Do  you  know  which  part  of Mecca    is  most  honored?”  Everyone  remained  silent  and Imam (a.s.) replied himself, “Masjidul Haraam is the most honored  part  of  Mecca.  Do  you  know  which  place  of Masjidul Haraam is most honored by Allah?” Everyone kept quiet  and  Imam  (a.s.)  replied  himself  once  again,  “That place is between rukn-e-Aswad, maqaam-e-Ibrahim and the door of Kaaba. This is the place of Hateem of Ismail. He had given his sacrifice over here and offered Salaat. I swear by Allah that one who offers prayers at this place standing all night and fasts during day but if he is unaware of our rights and greatness of we, Ahle Bayt, Allah will never accept any of his deeds.”

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Chapter #4