سورة طه

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Hilqam narrates: Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said regarding فَاصْبِرْ عَلی ما یَقُولُونَ [So be patient with what they say]: "That is, [be patient] over their rejection of the wilayah of Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him)."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Hafs ibn Ghiyath said: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever is patient has been patient for a little while, and whoever is distressed and impatient has been distressed for a little while"; then he said: "فَاصْبِرْ عَلی ما یَقُولُونَ [So be patient with what they say] — do not let go of patience in any of your affairs. Allah raised up Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and commanded him to patience and gentleness..."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): فَاصْبِرْ [So be patient]; that is: O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)! You and your descendants, be patient in the face of what they say.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): اصْبِرْ عَلی ما یَقُولُونَ [Bear patiently what they say] — that is, O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), be patient over their denial of you; I shall take revenge through a man from your progeny, and he is my Qa'im whom I have given power over the blood of the oppressors.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Isma'il ibn Fadl said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the meaning of the verse: وَ سَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّکَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِها [And glorify your Lord by His praise before the rising of the sun and before its setting]. He said: "It is obligatory upon every Muslim to say, ten times before the rising of the sun and ten times before its setting: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِیکَ لَهُ لَهُ المُلْکُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ یُحْیِی وَ یُمِیتُ وَ هُوَ حَیٌّ لَا یَمُوتُ بِیَدِهِ الْخَیْرُ وَ هُوَ عَلَی کُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیرٌ [There is no god but Allah, alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and gives death, and He is Living and does not die; in His hand is all good, and He has power over all things]." I said: "لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِیکَ لَهُ لَهُ المُلْکُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ یُحْیِی وَ یُمِیتُ وَ یُمِیتُ وَ یُحْیِی [...gives life and gives death, and gives death and gives life]." He said: "O so-and-so, there is no doubt that Allah the Exalted gives life and gives death, and gives death and gives life, but say as I say."

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): It is narrated from Imam Hasan (peace be upon him): A number of Jews asked the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) some questions... In reply he said: As for the Fajr prayer, when the sun rises it rises upon the two horns of Satan, and Allah the Mighty and Majestic commanded me that I and my community prostrate to Allah before the rising of the sun and before the sun-worshipping disbelievers prostrate to it.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Zurara said: I said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): "What is the sunnah that has been established for prayer?" The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "Eight rak'ats at the time of zawal (noon decline), two rak'ats after Zuhr, two rak'ats before Asr, two rak'ats after Maghrib, and thirteen rak'ats in the last part of the night which include the Witr prayer and the two rak'ats of the Fajr [nafilah of the morning]." I said: "Is this the entire sunnah of prayer that has been established?" The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "Yes." Abu'l-Khattab said: "What is your view if someone has the strength and adds more?" The Imam (peace be upon him), who had been reclining, then sat up and said: "If you have the strength, perform the prayer as it was performed. Just as there is no hour of the day [in which prayer is forbidden], so also there is no hour of the night [in which it is forbidden]. Allah the Exalted says: وَ مِنْ آناءِ اللَّیْلِ فَسَبِّحْ [And during hours of the night, glorify (Him)]."

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Zurara narrates: I said to Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): "What is the meaning of آناءَ اللَّیْلِ ساجِداً وَ قائِماً یَحْذَرُ الْآخِرَةَ وَ یَرْجُوا رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ [During the hours of the night, prostrating and standing, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord]?" He said: "It means the night prayer."

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ مِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّیْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَ أَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ [And during hours of the night do glorify (Him) and during parts of the day] — what is meant by it is morning and evening.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Zurara said: I asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): "وَ أَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّکَ تَرْضَی [and during parts of the day, that you may be well pleased] — what does this mean?" He said: "It means that during the day one commits oneself to obedience."