Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]
1846 sayings · page 27 of 47
Worshippers are of three types: people who worship Allah, Mighty and Exalted, out of fear, and that is the worship of a slave; people who worship Allah, Blessed and most High, seeking to be rewarded thereof, and that is the worship of an employee; and people who worship Allah, Mighty and Exalted, out of love for Him, and that is the worship of free men and is the best type of worship.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 84, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1015 · permalink
The fast on the day of Tarweeya is a compensation for sins committed in a year and the fast on the day of Arafah is a compensation for sins committed in two years.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 110 · permalink
Hasan bin Rashid asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "May I be sacrificed on you, is there any other Eid of Muslims in addition to the two Eid (Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-e-Qurban)?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Yes, O Hasan! And that Eid is better and more blessed than these two Eids." He asked, "When is that Eid?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "The day when Ali (a.s.) was made the leader of the people." He asked, "May I be sacrificed on you, when is that day?" Imam said, "It is on 18th of Zilhajj." He asked, "May I be sacrificed on you, what are our duties on this day?" Imam said, "Observe fast on this day and recite Durood on Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and his progeny in excess. Also keep away from those people who troubled them and denied their rights. Prophets used to order to observe the day of appointment of their successor as Eid." He asked, "What is the reward of a person fasting on this day?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "He would get the reward of fasting for sixty months. Similarly don't leave the fast on 27th Rajab for the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was appointed as prophet on this day and its reward is also equal to the fasts of sixty months."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 110/111 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "Is there any other Eid for Muslims except the two Eids and Friday?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Yes, here is an Eid greater than them; the day when Amirul Momineen (a.s.) was appointed as caliph and the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) had made his love compulsory on believing men and women at Ghadeer-e-Khum. A good deed performed on this day is equal to the deeds of eighty months. Muslims should remember Allah in excess on this day and recite Durood and Salaam on the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) many times and give more for the expenses of his family members
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 111 · permalink
Fasting on the day of Eid-e-Ghadeer is equal to the compensation of sins committed in sixty years.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 111 · permalink
The best form of worship is coming to know Allah and humbling oneself before Him.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 364; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1016 · permalink
The best form of worship is to be in a state of perpetual reflection about Allah and His power.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 55, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1016 · permalink
By Allah, there is no better way to worship Allah than to fulfil the right of a fellow believer.
al-Ikhtisas, p. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1016 · permalink
The best worshipper among people is he who performs the acts obligatory upon him.
al-Khisal, p. 16, no. 56; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1016 · permalink
Salaat of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-e-Qurbaan can be offered only in congregation. However if one wishes to offer it alone there is no harm in it.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 115 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "Is there any Salaat before or after the Salaat of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-e-Qurban?" "Is there any Salaat before or after the Salaat of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-e-Qurban?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "No, neither before nor after."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 115 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) regarding Salaat of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-e-Qurban. Imam (a.s.) replied, "There is no Azaan or Iqamah for them and there is no Salaat before and after these two rakats."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 115 · permalink
Salaat of Eid-ul-fitr and Eid-e-Qurban consists of two rakats and there is no Salaat before and after it.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 116 · permalink
Ending the fast with water washes the sins of the heart.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 116 · permalink
when the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast, he used to do it so much that people used to say that he doesn't miss fasts any time. And when he didn't fast for a few days, the people used to say that he is not fasting. He brought a change in his schedule after some time. Now he used to fast on alternate days. Then he started fasting every Sunday and Thursday only. Again he changed his ways and started fasting first Thursday, mid Wednesday and last Thursday of a month. He used to say that the reward of observing these fasts is equal to fasting for an age. Imam (a.s.) narrates that his father used to say, "I won't get more angry with a person other than one who points out the way in which the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to perform his deeds being confident that Allah won't punish him for the sake of his Salaat. That person is like one who is trying to say that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to miss out excellent deeds due to some weakness."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 116/117 · permalink
A person asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "What is the reward of the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "The Almighty Allah has appointed four thousand angels at the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.). They will mourn over Imam (a.s.) covered in dust and in a distressed state till the Day of Judgment." The person asked, "May my parents be sacrificed on you, it is narrated from your father that the reward of the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) is equal to that of a Hajj." Imam said, "Yes, its reward is that of a Hajj and Umrah and it can be even equal to ten Hajjs and ten Umrahs."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 124 · permalink
One who does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right the Almighty Allah would grant him the reward of freeing one thousand slaves and providing help in the way of Allah by a thousand horses laden with weapons.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 124 · permalink
Abu Saeed Madaini asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "May I be sacrificed for you, should I go for Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" He replied, "Yes, O Abu Saeed! Go for Ziyarat of the son of the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) for he was most virtuous among virtuous men, purest among pure and best among the doers of good deeds. If you do his Ziyarat Allah would grant you the reward of freeing twenty-five slaves."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 124/125 · permalink
Surely four thousand angels having their hair covered in mud and in distressed state will mourn at the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) till the Day of Judgment. The name of their leader is Mansur. He welcomes the person who comes for Ziyarat. These angels won't separate from that person. If he falls ill they will treat him, if he dies they attend his funeral prayer and repent for him after his death.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 125 · permalink
When you go for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.), visit him in a state of grief, face covered with dust, hair uncombed, hungry and thirsty because when Imam Husain (a.s.) was martyred, he was aggrieved and gloomy. His hair was covered in mud; he was troubled, hungry and thirsty. Seek your desires over there and return. Do not make that place your home.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 126/127 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) asked a narrator, "Do you go for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" He replied, "Yes." Imam enquired, "Do you carry necessary belongings on the journey?" He replied, "Yes." Imam said, "You won't do this when you visit the grave of your parents!" He asked, "Then what should we eat?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Milk and bread."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 127 · permalink
I have been informed that when some people come for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) they carry sweet eatables with them but they don't do so when they visit the graves of their loved ones!
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 127 · permalink
If a believer does the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right on any day except Eid he would get the reward of twenty accepted Hajjs, twenty Umrahs and twenty battles fought along with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) or a just Imam.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 127 · permalink
Whoever from amongst our Shi`aa is tried with an affliction and endures it will be granted the reward of a thousand martyrs
al-Tamhis, p. 59, no. 125; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 685 · permalink
Whoever, when suffering from an ailment, patiently endures it and considers it a means of proximity to Allah, Allah writes down for him the same reward as that of a thousand martyrs
Tibb al-A'imma (AS), p. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 686 · permalink
Verily we are very patient and our Shi`aa are even more patient than us.' His companion asked, 'May I be your ransom, how can your Shi`aa be more patient than yourselves?' He replied, 'Because we are patient alongside our knowledge [of everything], whereas our Shi`aa are patient in spite of not knowing.'
al-Kafi, v. 2, p.93 no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 687 · permalink
When a servant says, 'Whatever Allah wills, there is no power and no strength except in Allah', Allah says, 'O My angels, My servant has submitted so assist him, hasten to him and grant his request
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 190, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 898 · permalink
Getting a Christian or a Jewish wet-nurse to suckle a child is better than a Nasibiyya*.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 15, p. 187, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 900 · permalink
I urge you to supplicate, for verily in supplication is a cure for every ailment.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 12, no. 2008; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 901 · permalink
Supplicate and do not say, "the matter has already been decreed", for verily there is a station with Allah that can only be attained through supplication
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 466, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 902 · permalink
Supplication is more useful than a sharp iron spearhead.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 297, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 902 · permalink
The one who fears the onset of a calamity and precedes it with supplication, Allah will never afflict him with that calamity
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 10, no. 1992; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 903 · permalink
Justice is sweeter than water to a thirsty man.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 146, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 · permalink
Justice is sweeter than honey, softer than butter and smells more fragrant than musk.
Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 147, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 · permalink
The Prophet (SAWA) used to greet women and they used to return his greeting. The Commander of the Faithful (AS) also used to greet women, but he used to dislike greeting young [unmarried] girls and used to say, 'I fear lest their voices may be pleasing to me, whence I would end up with more [consequence] than the reward I anticipated [from the greeting].
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 535, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 815 · permalink
Iblis [Satan] lays out his traps in the Abode of Delusion, intending to ensnare none but our friends [i.e. lovers of the ahl al-bayt].
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 301; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 816 · permalink
Iblis [Satan] addresses his troops saying, 'Sow jealousy and dissention between them, for verily these are tantamount to polytheism in the sight of Allah
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 327, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 817 · permalink
Iblis [Satan] said, 'There are five types of people against whom I have no stratagem, whilst I have the rest of people firmly in my grasp: he who clings fast to Allah with a true intention and relies solely on Him in all his affairs, he who is in constant and abundant glorification of Allah day and night, he who pleases for his brother in faith whatever he pleases for himself, he who does not feel anxious about an affliction when it befalls him, and he who is satisfied with whatever Allah has allotted to him and does not worry about his sustenance.
al-Khisal, p. 285, no. 37; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 818 · permalink
Satan's strongest forces are [mobilized through] women and anger.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 363; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 819 · permalink
The Prophet (SAWA) never used to utter the words 'if only...' with regards to something that had happened in the past
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 157, no. 75; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 820 · permalink
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