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On the authority of Abu al-Abbas Abdullahibn Abbas (radiyallahuanhum)
who said: Oneday, I was riding behind the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wa sallam) and he said to me, "O young man, I shall teach you some
words (of advice). Be mindful of Allah and Allah will protect you. Be
mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask,
ask of Allah. If youseek help, seek help inAllah. Know that if the
nation were to gather together to benefit you with something, they
would not be able to benefit you with anything except what Allah has
alreadyrecorded for you. And if they gather to harm you by something,
they would not be able to harm you by anything except what Allah has
already recorded against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages
have dried." (at-Tirmidi)

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Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) and Namaz-e-Ghufayla prayer

Once a man after the tragedy of Karbala came into the presence of Imam
Zeynel Abidin (as) and Syeda Zainab (sa) and said, Ya Imam, I am one
of those who involvein the killing of your father in Karbala and I
wished to be forgiven, hence advice, what I suppose to do to be
forgiven? Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) thought about it and replied, to
pray Namaz-e-Ghufayla prayer.
This man was very happy after hearing the advice from Imam and left.
Syeda Zainab (sa) observing this, asked Imam Zeynel Abidin (as), how
can such a great sin be forgiven? Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) replied, it
cannot, and Allah (SWT) will make it such that this man won't have the
ability (Tawfiq) ever to perform this Namaz-e-Ghufayla prayer.
When Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) was asked once: How did you wake up this
morning he replied: I woke up with eight things I am asked to do:
Allah (SWT) wants me to perform the religious duties, Holy Prophet
(saw) wants me to adhere to his sayings and traditions (Sunnah), my
children want me to provide for them, my psyche wants its desires
fulfilled, Satan wants me to follow him, the two angels want me to
perform good deeds, the angel of death wants my spirit and the grave
wants my body.

Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) and importance of recommended (Nawafil) prayers

Once Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) was in the middle of his prayer when his
cloakrolled down from his shoulder but he remained unconscious about
it. When he finished his prayer one ofhis companions asked: 'Oh son of
the Holy Prophet (saw)! While youwere offering prayer your clock
rolled down but you did not pay attention to it.'
Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) replied: 'Woe upon you! Do you know in front
of whom I was standing? Such awareness prevented me from paying
attention towardsmy cloak. Don't you understand that a servant's
prayer is accepted only to the extent he pays attention towards
Almighty Allah (SWT) during his prayer?'
The companion commented: Oh son of the Holy Prophet (saw), Therefore,
on this basis we all are going to be doomed?
Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) replied: No! If you offer recommended
(Nawafil) prayers, Almighty Allah (SWT) through them will treat your
obligatory (Wajib) prayers as completed.

Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) and Jihad with character (Akhlaq)

As a reaction people of Madina revolted against Yazid, after hearing
the horrifying stories of Karbala from Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) in the
year 64 AH. The people ofMedina removed Yezid's governor from his post
ofgovernorship in Medina, Fearing for their lives, the Bani Umayyah
startedrunning away from Medina. Marwan bin Hakam had a large familyof
women and children and could not run away for his life unless he could
find someone who would agree to house hiswomen and children. Marwan
bin Hakam approached several people including Abdullah ibn Umar bin
Khattab but all refused tohelp him. Finally Marwan bin Hakam turned to
Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) for help.
Marwan bin Hakam was enemy number one of the Holy Prophet (saw) and
his family. As a matter of fact, the Holy Prophet (saw) had ordered
Marwan and his father Hakam bin Aas to leave Medina as unwanted
persons. It is the same Marwan who had fought against ImamAli (as) in
the battle of the Camel (Jung-e-Jamal).Marwan also was one of those
who prevented Imam Al-Hassan (as) to beburied next to his
grandfather's grave. Again, it was Marwan who had told Walid, the
Governor of Medina in 60AH to force "Bayah" from Imam Al-Hussein (as)
in the court or to cut-off his head if he refused.
Despite all this, Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) agreedto help Marwan bin
Hakam without any hesitation. Marwan's family stayed with the Imam in
Imam's house for as long as they wished. Imam Zeynel Abidin (as) then
arrangedfor them to go to where Marwan was. In fact, Imam's house was
open for anyone who came seeking for protection at this time.