Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]
1846 sayings · page 34 of 47
Ali bin Mahziyar narrates that Imam (a.s.) said, "Soon a time will come when good things will rest on only ten things. Nine of them are keeping away from people and one is keeping silent."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 231 · permalink
Good deeds are written for a Muslim till he is silent. As soon as he speaks, either a good deed or a sin is written down for him.
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One who patches his clothes, stitches his shoes and carries his own luggage will remain away from pride.
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He who washes his hands before and after eating will be blessed at the beginning and at the end of his food. As long as he lives, he will be in comfort, and he will be cured of the ills of his body.
al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 3, p. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 332 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) narrated, on the authority of his fathers about the tradition entailing certain prohibitions of the Prophet (SAWA), 'He prohibited blowing on food or drink.'
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 16, p. 518, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 332 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) when he was asked about someone who insulted the Prophet (SAWA), replied, 'The most inferior person [in society] must kill him, and if not him, then the second most inferior, and so on until at the last resort he must be killed by the im?m [leader of the congregational prayer].'
al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 259, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 464 · permalink
Verily Allah, exalted be His praise, created the intellect, and it is the very first thing He created amongst all the spiritual beings from the right hand side of His Throne out of His Light.
al-Khisal, p. 589, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 466 · permalink
Allah created the intellect out of four things from knowledge, power, light and volition. Then He caused it to subsist through knowledge and be eternal in the divine Dominion.
al-Ikhtisas, p. 244; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 466 · permalink
Whoever wants to trade must learn his religion thoroughly in order to know what is allowed and what is forbidden for him; and whoever does not learn about his religion and then practice trading will certainly get entangled into uncertainties.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 283, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 194 · permalink
Any Muslim who excuses another Muslim for a regrettable deal, Allah, the Exalted, will forgive his lapse on the Day of Judgment.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 287, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 194 · permalink
The deal is not fulfilled until the balance is tipped [in favor of the customer].
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 159, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 195 · permalink
said regarding a man who has a commodity and marks it for sale at a certain price; he would sell it to any silent buyer for the marked price, but he would make a better offer for the bargainer: 'If he were to make a better offer for two or three men, it would not be a problem; but if he does that for everyone who bargains with him and not for non-bargainers, his deed would not appeal to me. He must be singular in his sale.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 152, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 196 · permalink
The profit of a believer from another is usury, unless he buys with more than one hundred dirhams, whereupon you can profit as much as your day's sustenance; or if he buys it for trading, then you can profit, but be moderate with them.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 154, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 196 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) when he was asked about the statement: 'The profit of a believer from another is usury', replied, 'That is when equity prevails, and our Qaim [i.e. the Mahdi] appears; but for now, it does not matter.'
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 294, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 197 · permalink
Allah, Blessed and most High, loathes the one who promotes his commodity by oaths.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 390, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 198 · permalink
One who goes to meet a Muslim brother, the Almighty Allah will call out to him, 'O one who is going for visiting! You have become pure and your reward is pure Paradise.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 238 · permalink
Moderation is best liked by Allah and He does not like extravagance even though it be equal to a few seeds of dates and a little leftover water.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 239 · permalink
I guarantee that one who leaves the house wearing a turban will return safe and sound to his family.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 240 · permalink
The sins of the lovers of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) are destroyed in the same way as dry leaves of a tree fall off due to wind.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 241 · permalink
One who fulfils a desire of a Muslim brother, Allah calls out to the former, 'Your reward is with Me and I won't be satisfied unless I send you to Paradise.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 241 · permalink
One who is not aware of the status of Allah is not aware of the status of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) also. And one who is not aware of the status of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) is not aware of the status of a believer also. If someone sees a believing brother and shakes hands with him, sins are wiped off from their faces like dry leaves fall off a tree due to wind, till they (the believers) separate from one another.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 241 · permalink
O Abu Ishaq! When Allah grants a bounty to His servant and he recognizes it with his heart and he praises and glorifies Allah openly, Allah will grant him a better bounty as soon as this bounty gets finished.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 241/242 · permalink
When a person reaches the age of forty, Allah keeps him safe from three diseases like insanity, leprosy and white spots. When he reaches the age of fifty, Allah curtails his accounting. When he reaches the age of sixty, Allah makes him return to Himself. When he reaches the age of seventy, the people of heavens start loving him. When he reaches the age of eighty, Allah orders that his good deeds be written down and sins not be written. When he reaches the age of ninety, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime forgives his past and present sins and writes him as a prisoner of Allah on His earth.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 242 · permalink
Surely Allah honors a person aged seventy and grants modesty to a person aged seventy.
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Allah feels ashamed to punish a person aged eighty. An elderly person will be brought on the Day of Judgment and his scroll of deeds will be handed over to him. People will see nothing in it except unpleasant things. He will say, 'O Lord! Will you throw me also into Hell?' Allah will reply, 'O elderly! You used to offer Salaat in the world for. I feel ashamed to throw you in Hell', and he will be ordered to be taken to Paradise.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 242 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his father that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The horses of warriors are from Paradise."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 244 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "All the good lies in the sword and its shade. Nothing except sword can improve people. Sword is the key of Paradise and Hell."
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The reward till the Day of Judgment is tied to the forehead of a horse."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 244 · permalink
If you buy a domestic animal you will benefit from it and its sustenance is with Allah.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 244 · permalink
The one who adamantly holds his own opinion has based it on a shaky and erroneous argument.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 105, no. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 652 · permalink
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said to `Abd al-Karim b. Abel `Awja who was a denier of the origin and the end [resurrection], 'If the matter is as you say [i.e. denial], which of course it is not, then both of us will be saved, however if the matter is as we say, which is of course the truth, then we will be saved and you will be destroyed.' Then `Abd al-Karim turned to his disciples and said, 'I have found anguish and anxiety in my heart, take me from here', so they took him and he died thereafter.
al-Tawhid, p. 298, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 234 · permalink
I found within myself that there can only be one of two possibilities, that either I created everything myself or that someone other than me created, so if I created, then that can only mean one of two possibilities, either I created and that thing was in existence beforehand or I created it from non-existence, so if I created and that thing was already in existence beforehand then it is free of any need to be created by the fact that it already exists. If the thing was in non-existence then surely you know that non-existence cannot bring about anything into existence. Thus, the third meaning affirms that I have a creator and He is Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
al-Tawhid, p. 290, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 236 · permalink
If you saw a single door [on its own], from what normally comprises a pair [of doors], with a protruding attachment, would you ever imagine that this [single door with a protrusion] was created in such a way without purpose? Rather you would certainly know that it was made in such a way to connect with another part [thus comprising the pair and providing a purpose for the protrusion]. So you would expose the other component in order to unite it [with the first one] and hence reach a useful purpose. In the same way you find a male animal as if he is part of a pair equipped for its female partner, and they unite in order to procreate and preserve [the human race]. So destroyed, defeated and wretched are the claimants of philosophy [Philosophy here denotes the fallacious philosophy of the atheists, not the commonly known philosophy that is used to provide demonstrations and proofs for the Existence of God (ed.)]. How did their hearts get blinded from this wonderful creation so as to deny the organization and purpose in it?'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 3, p. 75; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 237 · permalink
Reflect, O Mufazzal, upon the actions that have been designated for mankind such as eating and sleeping if man were to have to go to sleep while having to think about relaxing his body and reviving his powers, he would probably find it burdensome and turn away [from sleeping], and refuse himself [sleep] till his body would wear out and waste away.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 3, p. 78; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 237 · permalink
It is incumbent upon you to attend the mosques, for verily they are the houses of Allah on earth. And whoever enters them having purified himself, Allah will purify him of his sins and will record him down as one of its frequenters, so perform many prayers and supplications therein
Amali al-Saduq, p. 293, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 621 · permalink
He who builds a mosque, Allah will order a house to be built for him in Paradise.
al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 378, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 621 · permalink
Singing (or music) is one of the things that Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has threatened to requite with the Fire, and this is the purport of Allah's verse: "Among the people is he who buys diversionary words that he may lead [people] astray from Allah's way without any knowledge, and he takes it in derision" [Qur'an 31:6]
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 624 · permalink
Music engenders hypocrisy.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 241, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 624 · permalink
Verily the most hidden and subtle way that Satan has managed to gain control over man is that he has made himself an abode under his nails
al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 490, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 627 · permalink
When the verse: "O you who have faith! Protect yourselves and your kin from the Fire " was revealed, people asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! How do we protect ourselves and our kin?' He replied, 'Do good deeds and remind your kin about them, and discipline them to obey Allah.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 12, p. 201, no. 13882; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 369 · permalink
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