Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]
1846 sayings · page 15 of 47
One who helps his brother who is thirsty and sorrowful, solves his problem and helps in fulfilling his desires the former will be granted seventy-two bounties, which will keep him safe from fear on the Day of Judgment.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 238 · permalink
The excellence of a man near Allah is in loving his brother. Allah has put the love of brothers in his heart. Allah loves him and will grant him full reward on the Day of Judgment.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 238 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors, who narrate from Amirul Momineen (a.s.), who narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "If someone fulfils a desire of a person with whom Allah is pleased the former will not go from this world till his own desire is fulfilled."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 238 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "If an animal travels for Hajj five times, it is like a camel of Paradise."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 245 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "Fever is a spy of death and a prison of Allah on earth. High fever is from Hell and a part of fire for the believer."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 246 · permalink
Having fever for a night compensates for past and future sins.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 246 · permalink
"One who thanks Allah after bearing illness for a night, is compensated for his sins of sixty years." The narrator asked the meaning of bearing. Imam (a.s.) replied, "Remaining patient during illness."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 246/247 · permalink
Having headache for a night wipes all but greater sins of a person.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 247 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "Do Talqeen of 'there is no god except Allah', for a person whose last words are, 'there is no god except Allah', will enter Paradise."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 248/249 · permalink
"One who gives ghusl to a body of a believer and remain trustworthy with him, Allah will forgive all his sins." Someone asked, "How should one be trustworthy?" Imam (a.s.) answered, "One should not tell to others what he sees on the body."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 249 · permalink
If a child of a person passes away from this world, he/she is better than seventy children who are alive and that child will see Imam-e-Zamana.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 250 · permalink
One who shoulders the coffin of a person, Allah will forgive his twenty-five greater sins and one who shoulders the coffin from all four sides, Allah will purify him of his sins.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 250 · permalink
Arrange for a good burial shroud for the dead among you and shroud them well for the shroud is the only embellishment for them.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 250 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that Amirul Momineen narrated that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The squeeze of grave for a believer is the atonement for the bounties wasted by him."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 250 · permalink
When a person gets the inspiration of uttering Laa ilaaha illallaah at the time of calamity, Paradise becomes obligatory on him.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 251 · permalink
One who does not feel shy in earning his sustenance and meets his expenses is prosperous and has a good family. One who observes piety in the world, Allah fills his heart with wisdom, makes his tongue speak, keeps him away from worldly defects, diseases and their treatments and takes him to the 'abode of peace' (Daarus Salaam) safe and sound.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 217 · permalink
One who supports the murder of a believer by speaking a few words, will appear on the Day of Judgment having a forehead on which it will be written: This person is deprived of Divine mercy.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 344 · permalink
While accounting of deeds will be going on, a person will come forward and soak another person in blood. He will be asked the reason for doing so. He will reply, "On so and so day he had spoken a few words due to which I was murdered."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 345 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq was asked, "What is the punishment of murder?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Hell."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 345 · permalink
The murderer of a believer will have the option to die as a Jew, Christian or as a Magian (he will not die a Muslim).
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 346 · permalink
Even that woman will be punished severely who had left a goat tied in sun and it died of thirst.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 346 · permalink
A person most unjust in Allah's eyes is one who kills a person who hasn't murdered him or hurt one who did not hurt him.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 346 · permalink
It is narrated that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said that the Almighty Allah revealed onto Prophet Musa (a.s.),"Keep away from murdering a human being unlawfully. If one of you murders someone, he will be murdered a hundred thousand times in Hell in the same way as he had murdered his victim."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 346 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that One who recites the Holy Quran for making money, will have no flesh on his face when he comes on the Day of Judgment.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 348 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that One who mixes one part of the Holy Quran with another, is a disbeliever.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 348 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "If a mountain does injustice to another mountain the Almighty Allah will raze it to the ground."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The evil deed to be punished first is injustice."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that a person challenged a man from Bani Hashim to fight with him. The person refused to fight. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "Why didn't you fight?" The Hashimite replied, "That person is a very brave Arab and I think he can beat me easily." Imam (a.s.) said, "If he has done injustice to you, you should have fought with him and overpowered him, because if a mountain does injustice to another, Allah destroys the unjust mountain."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343/344 · permalink
One who begs in spite of having rations for next three days, will not have flesh on this face when he meets Allah on the Day of Judgment.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 344 · permalink
One who asks for a thing which he does not need, will not die till he is deprived of it and Allah will throw him in Hell because of this deed.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 344 · permalink
A person who commits suicide will remain in Hell forever.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 344 · permalink
Being good-natured increases in one's sustenance
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 396, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 927 · permalink
He who swindles us is not of us
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 160, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 930 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "There are some men about whom Allah will not care at all. They have wombs like women." Imam was asked, "Don't these men get pregnant?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Their wombs are like balloons."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 336 · permalink
The Almighty Allah does not involve our Shias in four kinds of calamities viz. begging, homosexual relations, involving in bad friendship and giving birth to children like a green crow.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 336/337 · permalink
Once a woman came to the narrator to seek permission to meet Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.). The permission was granted and she came to meet the Imam (a.s.). She asked Imam (a.s.), "What is the punishment of a lesbian?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "The punishment is equal to that of a fornicator. The adulterers will be brought on the Day of Judgment wearing a dress of fire. Their shawl will be of fire. They will be pierced with the rods of fire from the stomach to their heads and they will be thrown into Hell. She will be told: O woman! This act was done by the community of Prophet Lut (a.s.) first when the males started involving themselves with other males and women being left alone became lesbians."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 337 · permalink
Two women cannot sleep together under a single blanket without a partition or a gap between them. If they do so, they should be stopped. If they do not listen, they should be lashed as per Islamic law. If they do it again, they should be lashed again and if they do it the third time, they should be executed.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 337/338 · permalink
A group of women came to Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.). One of them asked, "What is the punishment of a lesbian?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Its punishment is equal to that of an adulterer." She said, "The Almighty Allah has not mentioned anything about it in the Holy Quran." Imam (a.s.) said, "Allah has discussed about it the Holy Quran." They asked where He has discussed it. Imam (a.s.) replied, "It is discussed in the incident of the people of Rass."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 338 · permalink
"Falsifying Allah, His Messenger and the Holy Imam (a.s.) is a greater sin." The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who relates a thing to me which I haven't said is certain to go to Hell."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 338 · permalink
One who double-talks with other Muslims, will have two tongues when he comes on the Day of Judgment.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 338 · permalink
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