Hadith

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]

1846 sayings · page 35 of 47

1. A child should be trained to fast between the ages of fifteen and sixteen.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 162, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 370 · permalink

2. When reputation wanes, it becomes very difficult to restore.

   A`alam al-Din, p. 303; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 373 · permalink

3. There is no wealth more productive than the intellect and no poverty lower than stupidity.

   al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 29, no. 34; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 466 · permalink

4. Verily upon everything is its zakat, and the zakat of knowledge is to teach it to those who are worthy of it.

   Bihar al-Anwar, p. 247, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 100 · permalink

5. Good moral conduct is the zakat of bounties, intercession is the zakat of high status, ailments are the zakat of the body, amnesty is the zakat of victory, and all that you give out zakat on is protected from being snatched away from you.

   Bihar al-Anwar, p. 268, no. 182; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 101 · permalink

6. Giving the alms-tax at the end of the month of Ramazan constitutes fasting just as sending blessings on the Prophet (SAWA) at the end of the prayer completes and constitutes the prayer. Verily the one who fasts and yet intentionally does not pay the alms-tax due, his fasting is invalid.

   al-Faqih, v. 2, p. 183,no. 2085; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 101 · permalink

7. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) was once asked regarding the Prophet (SAWA)' s saying, 'Looking at the faces of scholars is an act of worship' , to which he replied, 'It refers to the scholar whom looking at reminds you of the Hereafter, and whoever is not thus, then looking at him is a trial.

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 84; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 506 · permalink

8. If people knew [the benefits] of seeking knowledge, they would seek it in spite of having to shed blood or dive into the deepest seas.

   al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 1, p. 97, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 507 · permalink

9. Verily upon everything is its zakat, and the zakat of knowledge is to teach it to those who are worthy of it.

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 364; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 510 · permalink

10. The sin that hastens one's death is cutting off ties with one's kin.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 94, no. 23; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 218 · permalink

11. Maintain relations with your kin even if it be by offering them a drink of water. The best way to maintain relations is to refrain from hurting them in any way.

    al-Kafi, v. 2,p. 151, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 218 · permalink

12. The bane of a woman is her excessive dowry and her disrespect of her husband.

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 152, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 596 · permalink

13. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated that Umm Salama [the Prophet's wife] asked the Prophet (SAWA) about the status of women when being of service to their husbands, so he (SAWA) replied, 'Any woman who so much as moves something from one place to another in her husband's house with the intention of improving it is regarded with mercy by Allah, and whoever Allah regards [with mercy] He does not punish.'

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 251, no. 49; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 599 · permalink

14. Cursed! Cursed indeed is the woman who troubles and distresses her husband; and blessed! Blessed indeed is the woman who honours her husband, does not trouble him and obeys him in all matters

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 253, no. 55; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 600 · permalink

15. The believer's worst enemy is an evil wife.

    al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 390, no. 4370; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 601 · permalink

16. One of the Prophet's supplications was as follows: I seek refuge in You from a wife who causes me to age before my time

    al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 326, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 601 · permalink

17. A man with little experience and admiration of his own opinion must not aspire for power

    al-Khisal, p. 434, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 279 · permalink

18. Verily Allah despises the two forms of attention-seeking: attention-seeking clothes and attention-seeking prayer.

    Mishkat al-Anwar, no. 320; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 307 · permalink

19. Renown for one's prayer is a form of deception.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 297, no. 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 308 · permalink

20. Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, 'The fast is solely for Me and I am its reward.

    al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 63, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 · permalink

21. A fasting person's sleep is worship, his silence is glorification of Allah, his good deeds are accepted, and his supplication is answered.

    al-Faqih, v. 2, p. 76, no. 1783; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 · permalink

22. A fasting person has two sources of joy: his joy when he opens his fast and his joy at meeting his Lord.

    al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 65, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 · permalink

23. Whoever offers a fasting person something with which to open his fast obtains the same reward as him.

    al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 68, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 · permalink

24. Verily when a man fasts a single day of his own accord, desiring thereby what is with Allah, Mighty and Exalted, Allah gives him entrance into Paradise because of it.

    al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 63, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 · permalink

25. Muhammad b. Muslim narrated, 'Abu `Aabdillah (AS) [i.e. Imam al-Sadiq] said, 'When you fast, your hearing must fast, along with your sight, your hair, your skin ' and he listed a number of other things, and said, 'The day that you fast must not be like a day that you do not fast.'

    al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 87, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 311 · permalink

26. Winter is the springtime of a believer its nights are long, so he can make use of them to stand in prayer, whereas its days are short and he can make use of them to fast.

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 228, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 312 · permalink

27. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) mentioning the status and qualities of the Imams said, 'Allah has made them the [source of] life for mankind, the lamps in the darkness, the keys to expression and the pillars of Islam.'

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 204, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 547 · permalink

28. Verily Ali was knowledgeable and knowledge is something that is inherited. In fact, no sooner does a knowledgeable man die than there remains after him one who knows his knowledge or whatever Allah wishes.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 221, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 549 · permalink

29. By Allah, certainly I know the Book of Allah from its beginning to its end, as if it is in my palm. In it is contained the information about the heavens and the earth, about all that existed and all that is to be. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has said: "In it is clarification of all things"

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 229, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 550 · permalink

30. A woman who was honoured amongst her people was once brought to the Prophet (SAWA) charged with theft. He ordered her [hand] to be cut. A group from the tribe of Quraysh came to the Prophet (SAWA) and said, 'O Messenger of Allah! Must [the hand of] a noble lady such as her be cut like that of so and so for such a small mistake?!' He replied, 'Yes! Indeed those before you perished because of such a deed. People used to uphold the punishments for the weak ones among them and exempt the strong and the noble ones of them, and therefore they perished.

    Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, p. 7, no. 21834; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 552 · permalink

31. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.), narrating on the authority of his father, from his forefathers, from the Prophet (SAWA) - 'He prohibited the use of intercession against the punishments and that he (SAWA) said, 'He who intercedes against one of Allah's punishments in order to annul it, and tries to abolish His punishments will be chastised by Allah, most High, on the Day of Resurrection.'

    Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 18, p. 24, no. 21901; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 552 · permalink

32. Verily the scholars are the heirs of the prophets.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 32, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 504 · permalink

33. He has made me blessed, wherever I may be", said, '[Blessed means] very beneficial [to others].

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 165, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 145 · permalink

34. Loud boisterous laughter is from Satan.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 664, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 530 · permalink

35. The laughter of a believer is a smile.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 664, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 530 · permalink

36. He who smiles at his brother gets the reward of a good deed.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 206, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 530 · permalink

37. Whoever does not ask for Allah's grace will be empoverished.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 316, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 · permalink

38. Any man who invokes Allah against his son will be empoverished.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 99, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 · permalink

39. Allah, Exalted be His praise, apologizes to His believing servant who is needy in this world the same way that a brother would apologize to his fellow brother, saying, 'By my Honour and Majesty, I did not make you needy in this world because you were low in My view, so raise this veil and look at what I have compensated you with for this world.' He (AS) then said, 'And he will then raise his head and exclaim, 'That which You deprived me of does not harm me when offset against that which you have compensated me with

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 264, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 710 · permalink

40. The hardest thing to store is hiding one's neediness

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 249, no. 87; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 · permalink

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