Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]
1846 sayings · page 20 of 47
Verily the proud ones will be transformed into tiny particles that people will trample underfoot until Allah finishes the account
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 311, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 797 · permalink
When the Day of Resurrection comes, a caller will announce [on Allah' s behalf], 'Where are those who obstructed My friends' and a group of people with no flesh on their faces will stand, and it will be said of them, 'These are the people who troubled the believers, who declared enmity towards them, who opposed them and treated them harshly because of their religion.' Then they will be ordered into Hell.
Sawab al-A`amal, p. 351, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 797 · permalink
Read your book! Today your soul suffices as your own reckoner' , said, 'The servant will be reminded of everything that he had done and that was recorded against him, as if he had done it that very hour, and because of that they will say, "Woe to us! What a book this is! It omits nothing, big or small, without enumerating it[ Qur' an 1849]-
Tafsir al-`Ayyashi, v. 2, p. 328, no. 35; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 798 · permalink
When the Day of Resurrection comes, man will be handed his book and told, 'Read it.' [The reporter of the tradition then asked him], 'And will he know what is in it' to which he replied, 'Verily he will remember it. There will not remain a single moment, a single word, a single footstep or anything that he did which he will not remember, as if he had done it that very hour. And this is why they will say, "Woe to us! What a book this is! It omits nothing, big or small, without enumerating it."
Tafsir al-`Ayyashi, no. 34; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 798 · permalink
Verily when Allah, Blessed and most High, will wish to deal with the believer's account, He will give him his book in his right hand and will then take him to account for all that is between him and Himself, and will say, 'My servant, you have committed such and such and have done such and such!' and he will reply, 'Yes, my Lord, I have done that.' And Allah will say, 'I have forgiven you for them and have transformed them into good deeds' , so people will ask, 'Glory be to Allah, did this man not have a single evil deed!' and this is the purport of Allah' s verse "Then as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he shall soon receive an easy reckoning, and he will return to his folks joyfully" [Qur' an 847-9].[
al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Sa`aid, p. 92, no. 246; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 799 · permalink
Verily when Allah, Blessed and most High, wishes to requite his servant with evil [as a result of his deeds], He will take him to account for them in front of everyone, and will reduce him to tears [on account of the proofs against him], and will give him his book in his left hand, and this is the purport of Allah' s verse "But as for him who is given his record from behind his back, he will pray for annihilation, and he will enter the Blaze. Indeed he used to be joyful among his folk" [Qur' an 8410-13
al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Sa`aid, p. 92, no. 246; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 799 · permalink
The Prophet (SAWA) used to retreat in the mosque the last ten nights [of Ramadhan], when a tent of fur would be pitched for him, and he would roll up the skirting and lay out his bedding.
al-Tahdhib, v. 4, p. 287, no. 869; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 800 · permalink
Retreat can only be in a congregational mosque wherein the congregational prayer is led by a just imam
al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 176, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 800 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.), was once asked how a believer may ascertain that he is indeed a believer, to which he replied, 'Through submission to Allah and satisfaction with whatever source of happiness or discontent that comes his way.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 205, no. 91; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 898 · permalink
The narrator says that he asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "What is the best time to offer Morning Prayer?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "It is from the start of dawn; for Allah says, Inna qur-aanal fajri kaana mash-hoodaa. It means the angels of morning and evening hear the Fajr prayer. One who prays this Salaat at the start of dawn its reward would be noted down twice once by the angels of night and once by the angels of the day."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 65/66 · permalink
The excellence of prime time over the last moments for a believer is more than his children and his wealth.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 66 · permalink
The excellence of prime time over the last moments is like the excellence of Hereafter over this world.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 66 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that his father said, "If a traveler among you offers Friday Prayer for the sake of devotion and love of Almighty, Allah grants him reward equal to one hundred non-travelers' Friday Salaat."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 67 · permalink
The excellence of congregational prayers is twenty three times that of prayer offered alone and this one congregational prayer is equal to twenty five prayers.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 67 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "For one who offers Salaat in congregation with faith and for seeking divine rewards, a new record of his deeds would be created (blotting out all sins he has committed before)."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 67 · permalink
The narrator heard Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) say, "One who gets a Friday, should not get involved in anything except worship because people are forgiven and mercy is showered on this day."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 67 · permalink
None of our Shias gets up for prayer except that he is surrounded by angels equal to the number of enemies around him and they pray behind him and supplicate to Allah, the Mighty and the Sublime for him till he finishes his prayer.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 67 · permalink
Every single breath you take necessitates an essential thanks from you, or rather a thousand thanks or more
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 52, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 931 · permalink
Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS) saying, 'O Moses, thank Me with the thanks that is due to Me.' Moses asked, 'O Lord, but how can I thank You with the thanks that is due to You, when every single expression of thanks that I may convey has been bestowed upon Me by You?' He replied, 'O Moses, you thank Me with the thanks that is due to Me when you acknowledge that it is indeed from Me.
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 161, no. 178; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 933 · permalink
Thanksgiving for a bounty is accomplished through avoidance of prohibited things, and an expression of complete thanks is when a man says, 'All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 95, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 · permalink
He whom Allah favours with the bestowal of a bounty and who then acknowledges it with his heart has conveyed [true] thanks for it
al-Kafi, p. 96, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 · permalink
When the Prophet (SAWA) was faced with a situation that pleased him, he used to say, 'Praise be to Allah for this bounty', and when he was faced with a situation that made him sorrowful, he used to say, 'Praise be to Allah in every situation.
al-Kafi, p. 97, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 · permalink
Fatima (AS) had some barley which she made into a sweet paste. When they had finished cooking it and placed it on the table, a poor man came and said, 'May Allah have mercy upon you.' So Ali (AS) stood up and gave him a third of it. Soon afterwards, an orphan came and said, 'May Allah have mercy upon you.' Ali (AS) stood up and gave him a third. Soon afterwards, a prisoner of war came and said, 'May Allah have mercy upon you.' So Ali (AS) gave him the last third, and they did not even taste it. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down the Qur'anic verses honouring them, and they apply to every believer who does the same for the sake of Allah, the Exalted
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 5, p. 470, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 839 · permalink
The soul of faith will leave the body of one who breaks a single fast in the month of Ramadan.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 299 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his father that according to a will of Amirul Momineen (a.s.): Do not leave the Hajj of the House of your Lord else you will be destroyed. One who does not perform the Hajj because of worldly desires, his desires will not be fulfilled until the pilgrims return after shaving their heads (after completing the Hajj rituals).
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 299 · permalink
One who dies before performing an obligatory Hajj without having a valid reason, like illness or rule of an oppressive king, he has an option either to die as a Jew or a Christian.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 299 · permalink
If three days of a person's life pass by without reciting Surah Tauheed, he is without a companion. Faith will be taken away from him and if that person dies after these three days, he will die as a disbeliever of Allah, the Greatest.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 300 · permalink
One who dies without reciting Surah Ikhlaas on Friday, has died on the religion of Abu Lahab.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 300 · permalink
One who is involved in some disease or calamity and if he dies in such a state without reciting Surah Ikhlaas, he shall go to Hell.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 300 · permalink
One who offers all of the five prayers of a day without reciting Surah Ikhlaas in any of them, will be told: O servant of Allah! You are not of those who pray.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 300/301 · permalink
One who memorizes a Surah of Quran and then forgets it, this Surah will appear on an elevated place on the Day of Judgment with a beautiful look. When the person will look at it, he will ask: Who are you? You are so beautiful that I would have loved to own you. It will reply: Didn't you recognize me? I am so and so Surah. If you hadn't forgotten me, I would have elevated you also to this position.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 301 · permalink
It is narrated that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said that the Almighty Allah has said, "He has waged a war against Me that insults My believing servant. And he is safe from My anger that respects My believing servant."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 301 · permalink
Allah will forsake in this world and the hereafter one who forsakes a believer in spite of having the capacity to help him.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 301 · permalink
Surely Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has created the believers with the light of His greatness and the majesty of His supremacy. Hence, one who taunts him or turns a deaf ear to his words has rejected Allah on His throne. He will not get anything from Allah; he is only a partner of Shaitaan.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 301/302 · permalink
There is no man that taunts or insults a believer but that he will die the worst death desiring to return to this world to do good.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 302 · permalink
One who keeps away from a believer, the Almighty Allah will veil Paradise from him with seventy thousand walls, each at a distance of a thousand years from one another.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 302 · permalink
A believer making profit from another believer is like one who is taking usury.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 302 · permalink
I hate the person who gives more importance to a mortgaged thing than a Muslim brother.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 302 · permalink
One who has power over a thing belonging to him or to another person which a believer desires to have and if this person does not allow it to be given to the believer, the Almighty Allah will raise him on the Day of Judgment with a black face, blind and hands tied to the back of his neck. It will be said: 'This is that untrustworthy person who distrusted Allah and His Messenger (s.a.w.s.).' He will be ordered to be taken to the fire (of Hell).
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 302/303 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) told Yunus, "One who deprives a believer of his right, the Almighty Allah will make him stand on his feet for five hundred years on the Day of Judgment. He will sweat so much the earth will be filled it. A caller will call out: this is that unjust person who deprived the believer of his right. He will continuously receive punishment for forty years, then he will be ordered to be taken to the fire (of Hell)."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 303 · permalink
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