Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]
1846 sayings · page 24 of 47
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The sleep of a fasting person is like worship and his breath is like glorification of Allah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 82/83 · permalink
The sleep of a fasting person is worship, his silence like the glorification of Allah, his deeds are accepted and his wishes, fulfilled.
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Take a nap in forenoon; for Allah provides food and water to the fasting person in his sleep.
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his father that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "There is no man that fasts and is abused and in response he says: I am fasting, peace be on you, but that the Lord, the Blessed and the High says to His angels: 'My slave took refuge with his fast from this person, you save him from My fire and make him enter My Paradise'."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 83 · permalink
One who observes a fast in the way of Allah is like a person fasting for a whole year.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 83 · permalink
If the last deed of a person in his life is a fast he would directly enter Paradise.
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "If a person observing fast is present among those who are eating, the parts of his body glorify Allah and angels send salutations and seek peace for that person and the salutations of angels is forgiveness."
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "A person who obeys his wife will be thrown headlong into Hell." Imam (a.s.) was asked what he meant by obedience of wife. He replied, "Here obedience means that the wife asks her husband to accompany her to bath, weddings, sermons etc. while she hasn't covered her body properly, and he agrees."
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A virtuous person will be made to sit inside a grave and told that he will be punished with a hundred lashes. He will say that he does not have the strength to bear that punishment. The punishment will be reduced continuously on his insistence till it is brought to a single lash. He will be told that a single lash is the minimum possible. That person will ask the reason for the punishment. He would be told that one day he offered Salaat without Wuzu and passed by a poor man without helping him. The person will be given punishment of one lash and because of which his grave will become full of fire.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 284 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "O Master! How is it possible that a person goes to Paradise because of a house fly and another into Hell because of it?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "These two persons went to a tribe, which was celebrating a feast on that day. That tribe had an idol and none was allowed to go near it without offering a sacrifice. However there was no restriction on the size of sacrifice. The tribe refused to permit them passage unless they offered a sacrifice. One of those two persons said that he didn't have anything to sacrifice. Then he caught a fly, killed it and offered it as a sacrifice while other companion refused to sacrifice even a fly for the sake of anyone except Allah. The tribal people killed him and he entered Paradise. On the other hand, the person who was left alive got punished in Hell."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 284/285 · permalink
One who testifies falsely, Hell will be made obligatory for him even before action is taken on his testimony.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 285 · permalink
"The punishment of false testimony is lashing and its number will be as per the will of Imam. In addition to this the person should be made to go round the city so that people recognize him and that the person does not commit this sin once again." Imam (a.s.) was asked whether his testimony can be accepted if he repents and decides not to commit the sin once again. Imam (a.s.) replied, "If he repents and Allah accepts his repentance, the person's testimony is acceptable."
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) was asked how a false testifier should repent. He replied, "The person should recompense the loss of wealth because of his false testimony. If the victim has lost one third of his wealth, it should be repaid. If he has lost half of his wealth, the same should be repaid and if the loss is due to testimony of two persons, they both should repay it together."
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"One who takes Allah's oath knowing that he is lying, it is as if he has waged a war against Allah
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Surely taking false oaths in times of helplessness causes entire cities to become vacant of its residents.
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said,"Taking false oaths in case of helplessness causes entire cities to become vacant of its residents."
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If a man swears falsely due to which there is a loss of wealth or right of a Muslim, he has made Hell obligatory on himself.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 287 · permalink
One who swears by Allah, should prove his words true. One who cannot prove it, there is no value for him in Allah's view. Hence one who swears by Allah, should please Allah. If he is not able to please Allah, there will be no value for him in Allah's view.
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The punishment of grave is mostly due to careless attitude towards the impurity of urine.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 288 · permalink
Abu Baseer said that he presented his condolences of Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) to Umme Hameeda. She started weeping and he too did. Then she said, "Were you with the Imam at the time of his death, you would have heard a strange thing indeed. During his last moments, Imam (a.s.) opened his eyes and said: Call my near relatives. When they were summoned, Imam (a.s.) said: "One who considers Salaat unimportant will not receive our intercession."
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One who leaves a part of his body equal to the size of a hair intentionally while performing Ghusl-e-Janaabat will go to Hell.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 289 · permalink
Whenever a servant stands up for Salaat, the Almighty Allah turns His attention towards him and continues to do so. However one who turns away his attention thrice, Allah turns away from him permanently.
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who does not offer Salaat during its time, it goes to the divine throne with black face and says: May Allah waste you in the same way as you wasted me. When a person is made to stand on the Day of Judgment, the first question that will be asked to him will be related to his prayers. If Salaat is accepted, all good deeds will be accepted and if Salaat is rejected, all good deeds will be rejected."
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Salaat is such a deed that an angel is permanently employed for it. This angel does not have any other task. Whenever a person offers Salaat, this angel takes it to heaven. If the Salaat is acceptable, it is accepted and if not, it is returned to that angel. The angel, brings it back and throws it back on the face of that person and says: your deeds always trouble me.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 290 · permalink
Divulging a secret is a breakdown [of trust].
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 315; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 827 · permalink
Your secret is of your own blood, so never let it flow from other than your own veins
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 71, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 827 · permalink
There are four things that go to waste: and a secret you entrust to an injudicious person
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 69, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 828 · permalink
Verily when a servant commits a sin, it is kept on hold from morning until night, so if he seeks forgiveness for it, it is not recorded against him
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 437, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 829 · permalink
One who is not knowledgeable must not be deemed prosperous
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 364; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 746 · permalink
When Ali b. al-Husayn [i.e. Imam Zayn al-Abidin] (AS) used to go down in prostration, he would not raise his head up again until he was dripping with sweat
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 85, p. 137, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 750 · permalink
I guarantee that those who economize will never fall poor
al-Khisal, p. 9, no. 32; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 709 · permalink
It is narrated that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said, "Surely, the Almighty Allah frees a large number of people on every night of the month of Ramadan. However one who concludes his fast with an intoxicant won't be freed. The number of people freed in one night of the month of Ramadan is equal to the number of people freed in all the past nights."
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At the end of a lengthy tradition, "In the month of Ramadan, the doors of heavens are opened, satans are shackled in chains and the deeds of believers are accepted. Ramadan is an excellent month. It was also called the al-Marzooq (a month in which bounties are given) during the time of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.)."
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"The freedom from the fire of Hell is assured by Allah during the nights of Ramadan except for a person who concludes his fast with an intoxicant or one who is malicious and one who possesses Shaheen." The narrator asked, "What is this Shaheen?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Chess."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 101 · permalink
Trustworthiness is prosperity
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 955 · permalink
Fear Allah and return the trust to he who has entrusted it to you, for verily even if the killer of the Commander of the Faithful (AS) left a trust with me, I would return it to him
Amali al-Saduq, p. 204, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 956 · permalink
Return the trust, even to the killer of al-?usayn b. Ali.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 204, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 956 · permalink
It makes no difference to me to trust a traitor or a careless man.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 301, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 958 · permalink
No sooner does falsehood stand against the truth than the truth defeats the falsehood, for that is the purport of His verse: "Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes its head
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 5, p. 305, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 959 · permalink
Honour is that you humble yourself to the truth when you face it.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 228, no. 105; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 959 · permalink
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