The Meaning of the Days

59 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Ishaq al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboub, on the authority of Habib al-Sijastani from Abi Abdallah [al-Sadiq] (a.s.) that the Messenger of God (a.s.) said, “Fridays are days of worship. Thus, worship the Honorable the Exalted God. Saturdays are for the Household of Muhammad (a.s.). Sundays are for their followers. Mondays are for the Umayyads. Tuesdays are easy days. Wednesdays are for the Abbasids and their victory. Thursdays are blessed days. For my followers its dawn is blessed.” [al-Khisal, Page 382-383]

59 - حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا علي ابن عبد الله بن إسحاق الأشعري (3)، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن حبيب السجستاني،

عن أبي عبد الله قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: يوم الجمعة يوم عبادة فتعبدوا الله عز وجل ويوم السبت لآل محمد عليهم السلام، ويوم الأحد لشيعتهم، ويوم الاثنين يوم بني أمية، ويوم الثلاثاء يوم لين، ويوم الأربعاء لبني العباس وفتحهم، ويوم الخميس يوم مبارك بورك لامتي في بكورها فيه 

61 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Sahl ibn Zyad al-Adamy, on the authority of Abul Hassan Amr ibn Sufyan al-Gorjany who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (a.s.), “al-Sadiq (a.s.) asked one of his companions, ‘O so and so! Why you did you not go out today?’ He replied, ‘May I be your ransom! Because it is Sunday.’ The Imam (a.s.) asked him, ‘So what? What is wrong with Sunday?’ The man said, ‘It has been narrated on the authority of the Messenger of God (a.s.) that he said, ‘Beware of Sundays as they are as sharp as a sword!’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘No that is not so. They have lied about the Prophet (a.s.) having said that since Ahad [Sunday] is one of the Names of the Honorable the Exalted God.’ The man said, ‘May I be your ransom! What about Mondays?’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘It has been named after those two.’ The man said, ‘But Monday was known as Monday before those two.’ Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (a.s.) told him, ‘Once you are told something try to understand it! Indeed the Blessed the Sublime God already knew the day on which He would appoint His Prophet (a.s.), and the day on which the Prophet’s Trustee (a.s.) would be oppressed. Thus, it was named after those two.’ The man said, ‘What about Tuesdays?’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘God created Hell on a Tuesday as the Sublime God says, ‘(It will be said,) ‘Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false! Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns, (Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze. The man said, ‘What about Wednesdays?’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘The four pillars of Fire were made on a Wednesday.’ The man said, ‘What about Thursdays?’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘God created Paradise on a Thursday.’ The man said, ‘What about Fridays?’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘The Honorable the Exalted God gathered the people together on Fridays to acknowledge our Mastery.’ The man said, ‘What about Saturdays?’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘It was on a Saturday that the angels attended to their Lord and realized that He has always been the One.’” [al-Khisal, Page 383]

61 - حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن سهل ابن زياد الادمي قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن عمر [و] بن سفيان الجرجاني (2) رفع الحديث إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه قال لرجل من مواليه: يا فلان مالك لم تخرج؟ قال:

جعلت فداك اليوم الاحد، قال: وما للأحد؟ قال الرجل: للحديث الذي جاء عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله أنه قال: احذروا حد الاحد فإن له حدا مثل حد السيف، قال:

كذبوا كذبوا ما قال ذلك رسول الله صلى الله علية وآله فإن الاحد اسم من أسماء الله عز وجل، قال: قلت: جعلت فداك فالإثنين؟ قال: سمي باسمهما، قال الرجل: فسمي باسمهما ولم يكونا، فقال له أبو عبد الله: إذا حدثت فافهم أن الله تبارك وتعالى قد علم اليوم الذي يقبض فيه نبيه صلى الله عليه وآله واليوم الذي يظلم فيه وصيه فسماه باسمهما، قال: قلت:

فالثلثاء قال: خلقت يوم الثلاثاء النار وذلك قوله تعالى " انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون *

انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلث شعب لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب " (1) قال: قلت: فالأربعاء؟

قال: بنيت أربعة أركان النار يوم الأربعاء، قال: قلت: فالخميس؟ قال: خلق الله الجنة (2) يوم الخميس، قال: قلت: فالجمعة؟ قال: جمع الله عز وجل الخلق لولايتنا يوم الجمعة قال: قلت: فالسبت؟ قال: سبتت الملائكة لربها يوم السبت فوجدته لم يزل واحدا.

101 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of some other people that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (a.s.) said, “Saturdays are for us. Sundays are for our followers. Mondays are for our enemies. Tuesdays are for the Umayyads. Wednesdays are the days for taking medicine. Thursdays are for taking care of your needs. Fridays are for leaning up and putting on perfume. Fridays are the holidays for the Muslims. They are even better than al-Fitr and al-Adha. The Day of Ghadir is the greatest of the holidays. It is on the eighteenth day of the month of Dhul-Hijja. Our Qaim (a.s.) from the Members of the Ahlul-Bait will rise on a Friday. The Resurrection Day will be on a Friday. No deeds are better on Fridays than sending God’s Blessings upon Muhammad (a.s.) and his Household.” [al-Khisal, Page 394]

101 - حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن - يزيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن غير واحد، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: السبت لنا، والاحد لشيعتنا، والاثنين لأعدائنا، والثلاثاء لبني أمية، والأربعاء يوم شرب الدواء، والخميس تقضى فيه الحوائج، والجمعة للتنظف والتطيب، وهو عيد المسلمين وهو أفضل من الفطر والأضحى، ويوم الغدير أفضل الأعياد، وهو ثامن عشر من ذي الحجة وكان يوم الجمعة، ويخرج قائمنا أهل البيت يوم الجمعة، ويقوم القيامة يوم الجمعة، وما من عمل يوم الجمعة أفضل من الصلاة على محمد وآله.

102 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Mooseli, on the authority of al-Saqr ibn Abi Delph alKurkhi, “When al-Mutevakil arrested our master Abal-Hassan Al-Askari (a.s.) and sent him to jail, I went to find out some things about him. Razeqi who was the gate-keeper for al-Mutawakil looked at me and ordered that I be taken to his presence. Once I entered, he asked me, ‘O Saqr! What do you want?’ I said, ‘Sir. It is good!’ He said, ‘Be seated!’ I told myself that I had made a mistake and was going to be captured, too. Once the others present left and when he found some time he looked at me and said, ‘How are you doing? What do you want here?’ I said, ‘I have come for a good deed.’ He said, ‘Perhaps you have come to ask about the news of your master?’ Then I said, ‘Who is my master? My master the Commander of the Faithful [al-Mutawakil]’ Then he said, ‘Be quiet! Your master is the one who is rightful! Do not be afraid of me. I follow the same beliefs as you do.’ Then I said, ‘Thanks God!’ He said, ‘Do you wish to see him?’ He said, ‘Then be seated until the postman leaves him.’ Then I sat down and waited until the postman left him. Then he told his servant, ‘Take Saqr’s hand and guide him to the room in which that Alawite is imprisoned and leave them alone.’ The servant took me to the jail and showed me the room. When I entered the room, I saw that the Imam (a.s.) was sitting on a piece of straw mat with a dug up grave in front of him. I greeted and the Imam (a.s.) responded and asked me to sit down. I sat down. The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘O Saqr! Why have you come here?’ I said, ‘O my Master! I have come here to get some news about you.’ I looked at the grave and cried. The Imam (a.s.) looked at me and said, ‘O Saqr! Do not worry! They cannot mistreat me now.’ I said, ‘Praise be to God!’ Then I added, ‘There is a narration on the authority of the Prophet (a.s.), the meaning of which I cannot understand.’ The Imam (a.s.) asked, ‘Which one?’ I said, ‘The one in which he (a.s.) said, ‘Do not be enemies with the days so that they do not be your enemies.’ The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘We are the days and we shall be for as long as the heavens and the Earth are there! Saturday is one of the Name of the Messenger of God (a.s.), Sunday is an epithet to the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.). Monday refers to Al-Hassan (a.s.) and Al-Hussein (a.s.). Tuesday refers to Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (a.s.), Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (a.s.) and Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (a.s.). Wednesday refers to Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim (a.s.), Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (a.s.), Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad (a.s.), and I. Thursday refers to my son al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) and Friday refers to my grandson who shall gather all the followers of the truth together as a single party and fill the Earth with justice after it has become full of oppression. This is what ‘days’ refers to. Do not be our enemies so that we may not be your enemies in the Hereafter!’ Then he (a.s.) said, ‘Say goodbye and leave. You are not secure here.’ [al-Khisal, Page 394-396]

102 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن -
إبراهيم بن هاشم قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن أحمد الموصلي، عن الصقر بن أبي دلف الكرخي قال: لما حمل المتوكل سيدنا أبا الحسن العسكري عليه السلام جئت أسأل عن خبره قال:
فنظر إلي الرازقي وكان حاجبا للمتوكل فامر أن ادخل إليه فأدخلت إليه فقال: يا صقر ما شأنك؟ فقلت: خير أيها الأستاذ، فقال: اقعد فأخذني ما تقدم وما تأخر (1) وقلت:
أخطأت في المجئ قال: فوحى الناس عنه (2) ثم قال لي: ما شأنك، وفيم جئت؟ قلت:
لخير ما (3) فقال: لعلك تسأل عن خبر مولاك؟ فقلت له: ومن مولاي؟ مولاي أمير المؤمنين فقال: أسكت مولاك هو الحق فلا تحتشمني فإني على مذهبك، فقلت: الحمد لله قال: أتحب أن تراه؟ قلت: نعم، قال: اجلس حتى يخرج صاحب البريد من عنده (4) قال: فجلست فلما خرج، قال لغلام له: خذ بيد الصقر وأدخله إلى الحجرة التي فيها العلوي المحبوس وخل بينه وبينه قال: فأدخلني إلى الحجرة [التي فيه العلوي] فأومأ إلى بيت فدخلت فإذا عليه السلام جالس على صدر حصير وبحذاه قبر محفور، قال: فسلمت فرد، ثم أمرني بالجلوس، ثم قال لي: يا صقر ما أتى بك؟ قلت: يا سيدي جئت أتعرف خبرك؟
قال: ثم نظرت إلى القبر فبكيت، فنظر إلي فقال: يا صقر لا عليك (5) لن يصلوا إلينا
بسوء الآن، فقلت: الحمد لله، ثم قلت: يا سيدي حديث يروي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله لا أعرف معناه، قال: وما هو؟ فقلت: قوله: " لا تعادوا الأيام فتعاديكم " ما معناه؟ فقال: نعم الأيام نحن ما قامت السماوات والأرض فالسبت اسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله، والاحد كناية عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام، والاثنين الحسن والحسين والثلاثاء علي بن الحسين ومحمد ابن علي وجعفر بن محمد، والأربعاء موسى بن جعفر وعلي بن موسى ومحمد بن علي وأنا، والخميس ابني الحسن بن علي، والجمعة ابن ابني وإليه تجتمع عصابة الحق وهو الذي يملاها قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت ظلما وجورا، فهذا معنى الأيام فلا تعادوهم في الدنيا فيعادوكم في الآخرة، ثم قال عليه السلام: ودع واخرج فلا آمن عليك.