سورة المائدة

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Truthfulness is a light whose rays, wherever they reach, illuminate that surrounding — like the sun, which brightens whatever it encompasses, and there is not the slightest defect or deficiency in the sun, for its very essence is light. And the truly truthful one, by reason of the reality of his own truthfulness, affirms and considers truthful whomever he encounters, and holds no belief but in truth and reality. Like the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him), who took the lie of Iblis — even when he swore an oath — to be true and believed it, because in Adam there was no essence of falsehood; he had no prior experience of lying and had never witnessed a lie. As the Qur'an states: وَ لَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْماً [And We found in him no firm resolve], meaning he had no resolve or determination against the covenant or opposed to truthfulness (that is, to lie). And Satan was the first one to originate falsehood and to initiate the lie, and for Adam, neither outwardly nor inwardly, had a lie from anyone been observed. Satan himself saw his own loss and ruin, and gained no benefit from Adam's truthfulness for eternal survival. But Adam, by reason of his purity and truthfulness, and by reason of not having any determination against the covenant, and by reason of his adherence to his own pledge, and his affirming and holding true the words of Iblis, not only suffered no harm, but rather benefited by attaining the station of istifa' (being chosen and elected), and no defect entered him. Therefore, truthfulness, purity and honesty are the trait, state and essence of the truthful, and the reality of truthfulness requires and causes Allah to purify and cleanse His truthful servant, just as concerning Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) He recounted the scene of his Resurrection, and by pointing to his truthfulness fashioned a mirror of purity, and drew attention to the purity of the truthful ones from the ummah of the Noble Prophet, saying: هذا یَوْمُ یَنْفَعُ الصَّادِقِینَ صِدْقُهُمْ... [This is the day when the truthful ones will benefit from their truthfulness...].

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Durays narrates: Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said regarding the statement of Allah the Exalted: هَذَا یَوْمُ یَنفَعُ الصَّادِقِینَ صِدْقُهُمْ [This is the day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness]: "When the Day of Judgement arrives and people are gathered for the reckoning, they will face the terrors of the Day of Judgement until they reach the arena of the gathering, and Allah the Compeller will overlook them [and His majesty will become manifest] until they strive intensely and become exhausted." He said: "They will stand in the vast arena of Judgement while Allah the Compeller overlooks them from above His Throne. The first person to be summoned with a call that all creatures will hear (all creation will hear it) is Muhammad ibn Abdullah, the Qurayshi, the Arab. He (Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family) will come forward and stand on the right side of the Throne. Then the name of his successor and vicegerent, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him), will be called, and he will come forward and stand on the left of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family). Then the ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) will be summoned and will stand on the left of Ali (peace be upon him). Then every one of the prophets from the first to the last, together with their successors, will be summoned, and along with their ummahs will stand on the left of the Throne." Then he said: "The first to be summoned for questioning is the Pen. The Pen will come forward and stand in the form of a human being in the presence of Allah the Exalted." Allah will say: "Did you inscribe upon the Tablet all the revelation I inspired to you and commanded you with?" The Pen will say: "Yes, O my Lord! You know that whatever You inspired to me from Your revelation and commanded me with, I inscribed upon the Tablet." Then Allah the Exalted will say: "Who is your witness in this matter?" It will say: "Have I made anyone other than You aware of Your hidden secret?" And Allah will say to it: "Your proof and evidence are sound and effective." Then the Tablet will be summoned. It will come forward in the form of a human being and stand beside the Pen. Allah will say to it: "Did the Pen write upon you that revelation which I inspired to it and commanded it with?" The Tablet will say: "Yes, O my Lord! And I informed Israfil of this matter." Then Israfil will be summoned, and he will come forward in the form of a human being and stand beside the Pen and the Tablet. Allah will say: "Did the Tablet inform you of what the Pen wrote upon it?" He will say: "Yes, O my Lord! And I conveyed it to Jibra'il." Then Jibra'il will be summoned. He will come forward and stand beside Israfil. Allah will say: "Did Israfil convey this matter to you?" He will say: "Yes, and I conveyed it to all Your prophets, and whatever of Your command reached me I delivered to them, and I entrusted Your message to each of the prophets and messengers. I conveyed all Your revelation, wisdom and books to them, and the last one to whom I conveyed Your message, revelation, wisdom, knowledge, book and speech was Your beloved, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him and his family), the Arab, the Qurayshi, of the Haram." Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: "The first of the children of Adam to be summoned for questioning is Muhammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him and his family). Allah will bring him near, so that on that day none of the creatures will be closer to Allah the Exalted than him. And Allah will say: 'O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)! Did Jibra'il convey to you all that I revealed to you, and the book, wisdom and knowledge that I sent to you through him?' The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) will say: 'Yes, O my Lord! Jibra'il conveyed to me all that You revealed to him, and delivered to me the book, knowledge and wisdom that You sent.' Allah will say to Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family): 'Did you convey to your ummah My book, knowledge and wisdom that Jibra'il brought to you?' The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) will say: 'Yes, whatever of Your book, knowledge and wisdom that You revealed to me, I conveyed to them, and I strove greatly in this path.' Allah will say to Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family): 'Who is your witness?' Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) will say: 'In the conveying of this message, You, the angels and the virtuous of my ummah are my witnesses, and these witnesses are sufficient for You. (And You are sufficient as a witness.)' Then the angels will be summoned and will testify to the conveyance of the message by Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). Then the ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon them) will be summoned and Allah will ask them: 'Did Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) convey to you My message, book, knowledge and wisdom, and did he teach it to you?' They will testify to the conveyance of the message, knowledge and wisdom by Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). Allah will say to Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family): 'Did you appoint anyone from your ummah as My proof and vicegerent upon the earth, so that after you he may keep My knowledge and wisdom alive among that ummah, interpret My book for them, and explain to them the matters in which they differ?' Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) will say: 'Yes. I appointed my brother, minister, successor, and the best of my ummah, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him), as my vicegerent among them. In my lifetime I made him the banner and the one who identifies my ummah, and I called them to obey him. I made him my vicegerent among my ummah as a leader whom my ummah, after me, will follow as their model until the Day of Judgement.' Then Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) will be summoned and it will be said to him: 'Did Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) appoint you as his successor and vicegerent among his ummah, and in his lifetime were you like a banner for his ummah? And after him did you rise up among his ummah?' Ali (peace be upon him) will say: 'Yes, O my Lord! Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) appointed me as his successor and vicegerent among his ummah and as a banner for them. And after You took the soul of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and raised him up to Yourself, his ummah rejected me and plotted against me. They placed me in a position of weakness and were close to killing me. In my very presence, they pushed back those whom You had placed forward, and brought forward those whom You had put back. They did not listen to my words and did not obey my command. So I fought them in Your path until they killed me.' Then it will be said to Ali (peace be upon him): 'Did you leave a proof and vicegerent behind you in the ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon them) upon the earth to call My servants to My religion and My path?' Ali (peace be upon him) will say: 'Yes, O my Lord! I appointed my son and the son of Your Prophet's daughter, Hasan (peace be upon him), as my successor.' Then Hasan ibn Ali (peace be upon him) will be summoned and will be asked what Ali (peace be upon him) was asked. Then each one of the Imams (peace be upon them) will be summoned along with the people of their time, and they will present their proof and argument. Allah will accept their plea and say: هَذَا یَوْمُ یَنفَعُ الصَّادِقِینَ صِدْقُهُمْ [This is the day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness]." Here the hadith of Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) ended.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): On the Day of Judgement a man will be brought and told, "Present your case." He will say: "O my Lord, You created me and guided me and gave me a spacious life. I too reached out to people and gave them from my wealth and made ease available to them, so that today I might benefit from Your mercy." Allah the Exalted will say: "My servant has spoken the truth. Admit him into Paradise."

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Rajab is the deaf month of Allah, and it is a great and precious month ... Whoever fasts twenty-five days of Rajab, when he comes out of his grave seventy thousand angels will meet him, in the hand of each angel a banner of pearl and ruby, and with them are ornaments and garments of Paradise, and they will say: "O friend of Allah, hasten to your Lord." So he will be among the first of the people to enter the everlasting gardens with those brought near [to Allah] with whom Allah is pleased and who are pleased with Allah — that is the great triumph.