L'excellence du Fils

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘You (my followers) should bring up more children because I will claim to have the majority with you among the nations tomorrow (on the Day of Judgment).”’

Le Messager de Dieu (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille) a dit: "Multipliez les enfants, afin que vous soyez nombreux demain parmi les nations."

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When Yusuf ‘Alayhi al-Salam, met his brother, he asked him, ‘How could you marry women after me?’ He replied, ‘My father commanded me and said, ‘If you like to have such a number of children who can make the earth heavy with Tasbih (Allah is free of all defects) you must do so.’”

Quand Joseph rencontra son frère, il lui dit : "Ô mon frère, comment as-tu pu te marier après moi ?" Il répondit : "Mon père m'a ordonné de le faire et m'a dit : Si tu peux avoir une descendance qui fera résonner la terre de glorifications, alors fais-le."

5. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that so and so -whose name he (the Imam) mentioned- once said, ‘I was not interested in children until I stood in al-‘Arafat and there was a young man next to me who prayed and wept, saying, “O Lord, my parents, (grant blessings to) my parents.” Hearing this made me interested in children.’”

Il a dit : "Certains m'ont rapporté qu'un homme l'a appelé en disant : 'J'étais détaché des enfants jusqu'à ce que je me tienne à Arafat, et à côté de moi se tenait un jeune garçon qui appelait et pleurait, disant : 'Ô mon Seigneur, mes parents, mes parents.' Cela m'a fait désirer un enfant quand j'ai entendu cela."

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from his father in a mursal manner has said, the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Of good fortune and prosperity of a man is his having the virtuous son.’”

Le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui et sa famille) a dit : "Parmi les bonheurs de l'homme se trouve l'enfant vertueux."

7. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Bakr ibn Salih who has said the following: “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘I have avoided praying for a son for five years because my wife dislikes it and says that bringing up a child is very difficult because of lack of resources.’ He (the Imam), ‘Alayhi al-Salam, wrote to me, ‘Ask for them (children): Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, will grant them sustenance.’”

J'ai évité de chercher des enfants depuis cinq ans, car ma famille n'aimait pas cela et disait que l'éducation leur était difficile en raison de la rareté des biens. Que penses-tu ? Alors il (sur lui la paix) m'a écrit de chercher des enfants, car Allah, Puissant et Majestueux, les pourvoira en subsistance.

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Talhah ibn Zayd who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Children of believing people are named before Allah, as intercessors with accepted intercession. When they become twelve years old they can have good deeds and when they mature then sins are written against them.’”

"Les enfants des musulmans sont marqués auprès d'Allah comme intercesseurs et ceux pour qui on intercède. Lorsqu'ils atteignent l'âge de douze ans, les bonnes actions leur sont attribuées, et lorsqu'ils atteignent la puberté, les mauvaises actions leur sont inscrites."

9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin would read, ‘. . . I am afraid for my dependents after me,’ (19:6) meaning that he had no heirs until Allah granted him (an heir) after his becoming very old.’”

L'Imam Ali (que la paix soit sur lui) récitait : "Je crains les partisans derrière moi", signifiant qu'il n'avait pas d'héritier jusqu'à ce qu'Allah lui accorde un don après la vieillesse.

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘A virtuous son is a sweet smelling flower from the flowers of paradise.’”

Le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui) a dit : "Certes, l'enfant vertueux est une fragrance parmi les fragrances du Paradis."

11. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith, the following is narrated: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘It is of the prosperity and good fortune of a man to have the virtuous son.’”

"Parmi les bonheurs de l'homme, il y a le fils vertueux."

12. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from Sharif ibn Sabiq from al-Fadl ibn abu al- Qurrah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said the following: ‘Jesus, son of Marry, once passed by a grave wherein its dweller suffered a great suffering. He passed by the same grave afterward but found the dweller was not suffering. He asked, “O Lord, I passed by this grave a year ago when he was suffering a great suffering and this year I passed by his grave but he did not suffer.” Allah then revealed to him that his virtuous son became mature who repaired a road and gave shelter to an orphan, so I forgave him because of what his son has done.’ The Messenger of Allah then said, ‘It is of the inheritance of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, for His believing servant in the form of a virtuous son who worships Him after the death of his father’ and he (the Imam) then read the verse of the Quran about Zakariya, ‘. . . O Lord, grant me from You an heir who will inherit me and the people of Ya‘qub. O Lord, make him to please You.’”

Le Messager de Dieu (que la prière de Dieu et Son salut soient sur lui) a dit: "L'héritage de Dieu, le Puissant et Majestueux, pour Son serviteur croyant est un enfant qui L'adorera après lui." Ensuite, Abou Abdillah (que la paix soit sur lui) récita l'invocation de Zacharie (que la paix soit sur lui): "Seigneur, accorde-moi, venant de Toi, un descendant vertueux. Il héritera de moi et de la famille de Jacob. Fais qu'il soit, Seigneur, agréé."