Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]
1846 sayings · page 28 of 47
The basis of obedience to Allah is to be satisfied with everything that Allah has designed whether he himself likes it or not
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 139, no. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 820 · permalink
Verily those who have the greatest knowledge of Allah are the most satisfied with His decree
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 158, no. 75; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 820 · permalink
The flavour of water is life.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 370; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 563 · permalink
Learn to tell the truth before you learn to speak
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 104, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 963 · permalink
Truthfulness is an honour
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 269, no. 109; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 963 · permalink
He whose tongue tells the truth is pure of action.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 104, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 963 · permalink
Do not be deceived by their [lengthy] prayer or their [Abundant] fasting, for verily it may be that a man becomes so attached to his prayer and his fasting that were he to stop doing them, he would be greatly disturbed. Rather test these people through the truth in their speech and their prompt return of goods entrusted in their care
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 104, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 963 · permalink
Intercession is the zakat of high rank.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 381; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 478 · permalink
Whoever associates with an Imam chosen by Allah a leader whose leadership is not endorsed by Allah, [is tantamount to having] ascribed a partner to Allah.
al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 373, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 542 · permalink
One who claims the Imama unrightfully is an infidel.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 25, p. 112, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 543 · permalink
O Sadir! By Allah, were I to have followers as many as these goats, it would not be permissible for me to desist [from revolt].' Sadar narrated, 'We disembarked and prayed, and when we finished the prayer, I looked at the goats and counted them, and there were only seventeen!
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 243, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 545 · permalink
He who runs away from the battle when faced with two men from the enemy is a deserter indeed, but if he runs away from facing combat with three men, then he is not a deserter.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 34, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 983 · permalink
Hafs b. Ghiyath narrated: 'I asked Abu `Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS) about one of the cities of the enemies in war, and whether it was permissible to inundate it with water, burn it with fire, or shoot it with mangonels until they are killed, while there are among them the women, children, old men, and the Muslim captives and merchants?' He replied, 'That can be done to them, and they are not to be left from being attacked only because of the presence of these [among them], and the Muslims are neither liable for blood-money nor expiation."
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 28, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 984 · permalink
Imam al-Baqir (AS) or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'The Prophet (SAWA) took the women to war in order for them to treat the wounded, but he did not distribute the spoils of war among them but gave them some free gifts instead.'
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 45, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 984 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.), was once asked by Isq b. `Aammar, 'Can a believer own ten shirts?' To which he replied, 'Yes.' 'What about twenty?' to which he replied, 'Yes. And no, that would not be wasting, for indeed wasting is when you wear your formal finery as casual wear at home.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 317, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 986 · permalink
The lowest degree of wastefulness is to spill out the remains of a container [instead of finishing it], to wear one's formal finery as casual wear at home, and to throw away fruit pits.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 303, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 986 · permalink
There is no waste in anything that improves the body rather waste is found in all that squanders away wealth and harms the body.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 303, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 987 · permalink
Allah curses the one who cuts of the means to kindly acts, who is such that when someone does him a good turn, he is ungrateful and as a result, he deters that person from ever doing the same towards anyone else.
al-Ikhtisas, p. 241; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 936 · permalink
was once asked with regards to naming [one's children] after the Imams (AS) and whether there was any benefit in doing so, to which he replied, 'Of course, by Allah, and is religion anything but love?! Allah has said, "Say, 'If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful
Tafsir al-`Ayyashi, v. 1, p. 168, no. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 937 · permalink
A thought is the mirror of merits and the penance for vices.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 327, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 938 · permalink
The best of worship is perpetually thinking about Allah and His power
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 55, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 938 · permalink
Thinking for an hour is better than worshipping for a year, for "Only those who possess intellect take admonition"[ Quran 39:9].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 327, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 939 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said with regard to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "Indeed your Lord is in ambush" , 'There is an arch on the Bridge that no servant having committed an act of injustice can traverse.
Sawab al-A`amal, p. 321, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 683 · permalink
People will cross the Bridge in classes: some will cross it like lightning, some like a racehorse, some will crawl across it, and some will cross it barely hanging onto it, with the Fire burning a part of them and leaving a part
Amali al-Saduq, p. 149, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 683 · permalink
There are four kinds of people whose supplications do not get answered: the man who sits in his house saying, 'O my Lord, grant me sustenance', to whom He says, 'Did I not command you to seek [for your sustenance]?', then there is the man who has a wife and supplicates against her, to whom He replies, 'Did I not make you responsible for her?', and a man who has wealth and wastes it, who says, 'O my Lord, grant me sustenance', to whom He replies, 'Did I not command you to be economical?' and a man who has wealth and loans it to someone without keeping any proof [of loan], to whom He replies, 'Did I not command you to take a witness?!
al-Da`awat, p. 33. no. 75; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 917 · permalink
Allah said, 'By My Might, Exaltedness, Greatness and Splendour, verily I protect My friend by not giving him something in this world that will preoccupy him from My remembrance, and so [that he may continue to call Me] so that I can hear his voice, and verily I grant the disbeliever his wish for him so that he stops calling Me lest I hear his voice
al-Tamhis, p. 33, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 918 · permalink
A man came to the Commander of the Faithful and said, 'Verily I have supplicated to Allah, but I have not received an answer!', the Im?m (AS) said, 'You have described Allah in a manner that He is not worthy of being described, for verily supplication has four stages: sincerity of the heart, making the intention, having true knowledge of the means, and being fair regarding the request. So did you supplicate knowing these four conditions?' He said, 'No', then the Imam (AS) said, 'Then know them now'
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 302; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 919 · permalink
The believer would wish that none of his supplications were answered in this world when he sees his beautiful and great rewards
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 491, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 919 · permalink
When a believer suspects his fellow brother, his faith disappears from his heart like salt disappears in water
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 361, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 920 · permalink
He who suspects the religion of his brother removes the covenant between them
al-Kafi, v.2, p.361, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 920 · permalink
Since sustenance is duly allotted, what is the use of greed?!
Amali al-Saduq, p. 16, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 922 · permalink
Verily Allah, most High, has abundantly distributed sustenance even to the idiots, so that intelligent men may take a lesson from this and know that the wealth of this world cannot be obtained by work or cunning.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 34, no. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 923 · permalink
Your quest to secure your means of subsistence should be such that it is neither like the earning of a wasteful squanderer, nor like the greedy man who loves and depends on this world. Rather, you must raise yourself from the level of weakness and incapacity, and bring yourself down [from the level of greed] to the level of an equitable and virtuous man, and seek your earning the way a believer should.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 33, no. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 923 · permalink
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast so much that people used to say that he does not miss any fast. Then he used to discontinue observing fast for so many days that people used to say that he does not observe fast. Then he started observing fast for alternate days like Dawood (a.s.). When he passed away from this world, he was fasting (one of the three fasts of a month). He said that these fasts are equal to the fasts of an age and it kills the evil thoughts arising in one's heart." The narrator asked, "May I be sacrificed on you, what are those days?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "First Thursday of every month, the Wednesday coming after first ten days of a month and last Thursday of the month?" The narrator asked, "Why are these days selected?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "The communities before us had to bear the chastisement on these days. Hence the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to fast during these days and they are the days of fearing Allah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 118 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) the reason behind recommendation of the fast on Wednesday. Imam (a.s.) replied, "This is so because Hell was created on Wednesday."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 118 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "What is recommended in a fast?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Fasting on three days every month." The narrator asked, "Are you talking about recommended fasts?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Yes."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 119 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) or Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "Can I postpone fasting for three days of a month till winter for I would find it easier to fast then?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Yes, but do not reduce their number."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 119 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "O master! It is difficult for me to fast during summer and my head starts aching." Imam (a.s.) replied, "Do what I do. When I go on a journey, for each day I give in Sadaqah one Mudd (750 grams) of food as I give to my family members."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 119 · permalink
The narrator asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "It is difficult for me to fast for three days every month. Is it enough that I give one dirham in charity for every fast?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Giving a dirham in charity is better than fasting for a day."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 119 · permalink
The reward of doing Iftar at the house of a brother in faith is seventy or ninety times the reward of a fast.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 119 · permalink
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