Sawabul-Aamaal

Sawaabul A’amaal

(Divine Rewards for Various Deeds)

&

Iqaabul A’amaal

(Divine Punishments for Various Sins)

By: Shaykh Sadooq (r.a.)

English Translation:
Syed Athar Husain Rizvi & Syed Maqsood Athar

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Title : Sawaabul A’amaal & Iqaabul A’amaal
Author: Shaykh Sadooq (r.a.)
Translation: Syed Athar Husain Rizvi & Syed Maqsood Athar

Al-Qalam Translators & Writers Bureau
Email: [email protected]
Publisher: As-Serat Publications
Hazrat Abbas Street, Palagali,
Dongri, Mumbai - 9.
Tel: 022 56048461, 23452171
Email: [email protected]
Year of Publication: 2008 A.D./1429 A.H.

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful

Translator’s Foreword

Praise to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and benedictions
upon His Chosen One, His Servant and His Messenger,
Muhammad al-Mustafa (s.a.w.s.) and his Progeny and Ahle
Bayt (a.s.), the inheritors of the Prophet and prophetic
knowledge.

By the Grace of the Almighty and the blessings of the
Imam of the Age (a.s.) we received the Taufeeq (Divine
opportunity) to translate into English, an important book like
Sawaabul A’amaal & Iqaabul A’amaal complied by the
revered scholar, Shaykh Sadooq (r.a.).

It is a collection of sayings (ahadith) of the Prophet and
his successors. The book has two sections, the first dealing
with Divine rewards of various good deeds and the second
concerned with the Divine punishment of various sinful
acts.

We have tried our best to render the original meanings
of Arabic and Islamic terms and wherever this was not
possible we have used the original Arabic terms like Salaat,
Hajj and Umrah etc.

Though we have avoided using words that are common
only in a particular part of the Muslim world, e.g. the word
‘Namaaz’, which is mostly used only in Urdu and Persian
speaking areas.

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In transliterating the Arabic texts, we have followed a
very simple method and any lay reader could master it with
the help of “Transliteration Guide”. This would enable the
readers to read the Roman transliteration of Arabic text with
correct pronunciation.

We have also provided a “Glossary of Islamic Terms” at
the end of the book for readers not familiar with Islamic
terminology.
Wassalaam
Syed Athar Husain Rizvi & Syed Maqsood Athar
Al-Qalam Translators & Writers Bureau
Email: [email protected]
Dated: Eid-e-Ghadeer,18th Zilhajj 1428 A.H.

29th December 2007

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful

Author’s Preface

Praise be to Allah the One, the Eternal and the Ever
living. One Whose limits and ends could not be imagined.
Neither slumber overtakes Him nor sleep, the One Whose
existence has no beginning and no end. He proves His
existence for His creatures and for the birth of His creatures
upon His eternal nature and He is needful of comparison
with something in order that the creatures may be guided to
Him. His signs are witnesses for His power. His being
cannot be described and visions cannot perceive Him and
thoughts cannot reach upto His being. He is such that
nothing is like him and He is the hearer and seer.

And I testify that there is no God except Allah the One
without any partner. He has promised His rewards for His
obedience and His punishment for His disobedience. And I
testify that Muhammad (s.a.w.s) is His servant and His
Messenger. He sent him with the illuminated and clear book
and assured that falsehood will not approach it from front or
back. It is the revelation of the Wise and the Praised Lord.
And I testify that Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.)
and the Purified Imams from his progeny are the Proofs of

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Allah upon His creatures after the conclusion of revelations.
And I testify that their partisans (Shias) and their devotees
who follow their practice and manners are on the straight
path and they are the true believers and one who opposes
them and leaves their path and abandons their commands
and does not follow their practice has deviated from the
straight path and gone astray from the way.

I beseech Allah that He makes us firm on their religion,
their devotion and their love and not make our hearts
deviated after being guided. And that He bestows us with
His bestowals, indeed He is the best of the Givers.

Says Ash-Shaykh Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali bin al-
Husain bin Musa bin Babawahy al-Qummi (r.a): That which
led me to write this book was the saying of the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s): “One who reminds (people) to do good deeds is
like one who performs them himself.” I have titled this book
as “Sawaabul A’amaal” and I implore the Almighty not to
keep me deprived of its rewards. I have not desired anything
by writing it except rewards of Almighty and to achieve His
pleasure, glorified be He. And I do not intend by it anything
else. And there is no power and strength except for Allah.
And He is sufficient for us and the best of the trustees.

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Transliteration Guide

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Reward of avoiding the sight of private parts of
a believer

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “The Almighty Allah will
save him from the boiling water of Hell one who goes to the
bathroom and avoids seeing private parts of a brother in
faith.”

Reward of washing one’s head with
Marshmallow (Khatmi)

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Washing head with marsh-
mallow (Khatmi) ends headache, diseases and poverty and
protects head from dryness.”

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Washing head with marsh-
mallow (Khatmi) ends poverty and increases livelihood,”
and he said, “It is a protection.”

3. Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) says, “Washing head with
Khatmi is the best way to increase one’s earnings.”

Reward of washing head with Jujube (Beri)
leaves

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) used to wash his head with Jujube leaves and say,
“Wash your head with jujube leaves for all the angels and
prophets consider this holy. Allah will keep away evil
thoughts of Shaitaan for seventy days from the one who
washes his head with jujube leaves. That person won’t
commit sins and one who does not commit sins will enter
Paradise.”

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2. It is narrated from Isa bin Abdullah Alawi who has
narrated from his father and he in turn from his father that
when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) used to be sad,
Jibraeel (a.s.) used to come to him and say, “Do wash your
head with jujube leaves.”

Reward of dyeing one’s hair

1. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) got the news that some
people of his community have applied saffron dye to their
beards. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “This is Islamic
way of dyeing and I want to meet them.” Ali (a.s.) went to
them and conveyed the message of the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s.). They came to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). When
the latter saw them, he said, “This is an Islamic way of
dyeing.” Amirul Momineen (a.s.) says that when they heard
this, they developed a liking for dye and applied a red dye
to their beard. When the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) got this
news, he said, “This is the dye of faith, I would like to meet
them.” Amirul Momineen (a.s.) conveyed this message to
those people and they gathered near the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s.). On seeing them, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said,
“This is the dye of faith.” After hearing this saying, those
people continued this deed till they lived.”

2. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) says, “The color of dye,
which Allah likes the most is dark black.”

3. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says, “Spending a dirham for
dye is equal to spending a hundred dirhams in the way of
Allah. There are fourteen benefits of applying dye – it stops
air from ears, improves eyesight, softens the root of nose,
mouth smells good, jaws become strong, removes the odor
of armpits, evil thoughts lessen, angels become happy, it is a

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cause of glad-tidings for a believer and suffering for a
disbeliever, it is the cause of beauty, fragrance and
avoidance of the hardships of grave and Munkir and Nakir
would shy due to dye.”
4. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Henna keeps away odor
from man, increases one’s honor and prestige, fragrances
one’s mouth and makes the children virtuous.” He further
said, “One who applies henna from head to toe after using
Noorah (depilatory made of lime) his poverty would end.”
5. Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) says, “Black dye is the cause of
beauty for women and a cause of defeat of enemies.”
6. It is narrated from Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) that the Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who applies Noorah and dyes
his body with henna Allah would keep him away from three
things till he applies them again. Those three things are
diseases like leprosy, leucoderma and scabies.”

Reward of applying Noorah

1. It is narrated from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that Amirul
Momineen (a.s.) said, “Noorah is an amulet and it cleans
and purifies the body.”

Reward of combing one’s hair

1. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says, “Combing one’s hair
keeps away plague, increases earnings and increases sexual
power.”

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