Tradition n. 65

The Holy Prophet (S) said:

أَدِّبُوا اَولادَكُم عَلى ثـَلاثٍ: حُـبِّ نَبِيِّكُم وَ حُـبِّ أَهـلِ بَيتِـهِ وَ عَلى قِراءَةِ القُرآنِ.

“Train your children in three things: the love of your Prophet, the love of his progeny, i.e. Ahl Al-Bayt, and recitation of the Qur'an.”

Al-Jami' al-Saghir, vol. 1, p. 14

Tradition n. 66

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said:

مَن لَم يَقدِر عَلى صِلَتِنا فَليَصِـل صالِحي مَوالينا وَ مَن لَـم يَقـدِر عَلى زيارَتِنا فَليَزُر صالِحي مَوالينا يُكتَـب لَهُ ثَوابُ زِيارَتِنا.

“He who is not able to do any good unto us (Ahl Al-Bayt) then be may do good to our pious adherents; and he who is not able to visit us, he may visit our righteous followers by which the reward of visiting us (pilgrimage) will be recorded for him.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 354

Tradition n. 67

Imam al-Baqir (‘a) said:

اَفضَلُ ما يَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ العِبادُ إِلى الله عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ طاعَةُ الله وَ طاعَةُ رَسُولِهِ وَ طاعَة اُولِي الأمرِ قالَ اَبُو جَعفَـرٍ عليه السلام : حُبُّنا إيمـانٌ وَ بُغضُنا كُفرٌ.

“The best means by which servants can obtain nearness to Allah, Mighty and Glorious, is the obedience to Allah, the obedience to His Messenger, and the obedience to those charged with (spiritual) authority.” Then, he (‘a) added: “The love of us (Ahl Al-Bayt) is Faith and the hatred of us is infidelity.”

Al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 187

Tradition n. 68

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said:

اِنَّ فَوقَ كُلِّ عِبادَة عِبادَة وَ حُبُّنا أَهلَ البَيتِ أَفضَلُ عِبادَةٍ.

“Verily, there are various degrees of serving Allah, but affection (and cordial inclination) for us, Ahl Al-Bayt, is the highest one.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 27, p. 91