سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِذَا سَمِعُوا الْمُؤْمِنَ يَدْعُو لِأَخِيهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ أَوْ يَذْكُرُهُ بِخَيْرٍ قَالُوا نِعْمَ الْأَخُ أَنْتَ لِأَخِيكَ تَدْعُو لَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَ هُوَ غَائِبٌ عَنْكَ وَ تَذْكُرُهُ بِخَيْرٍ قَدْ أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِثْلَيْ مَا سَأَلْتَ لَهُ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْكَ مِثْلَيْ مَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَكَ الْفَضْلُ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِذَا سَمِعُوهُ يَذْكُرُ أَخَاهُ بِسُوءٍ وَ يَدْعُو عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا لَهُ بِئْسَ الْأَخُ أَنْتَ لِأَخِيكَ كُفَّ أَيُّهَا الْمُسَتَّرُ عَلَى ذُنُوبِهِ وَ عَوْرَتِهِ وَ ارْبَعْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَ احْمَدِ اللَّهَ الَّذِي سَتَرَ عَلَيْكَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَعْلَمُ بِعَبْدِهِ مِنْكَ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Abu Ubeyda, from Suweys who said, ‘I heard Ali Bin Al-Husayn<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘The Angels, when they hear the <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> supplicating for his brother in his absence, or mentioning him with goodness, they say, ‘You are a good brother for your brother, supplicating for him with the goodness while he is absent from you, and you are mentioning him with goodness. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic has Given you double the like of what you asked for him, and Lauded upon you double of what you lauded upon him, and for you is the merit over him’. And when they hear him mentioning his brother with evil and supplicating against him, they say to him, ‘You are an evil brother to your brother! Refrain, O you who is Veiled upon his sins and his private parts, and reduce the burden upon yourself, and Praise Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Who Veiled upon you, and know that Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is more Knowing with His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> servant than you are’’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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