Hadith

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]

1846 sayings · page 39 of 47

1. When Allah will raise the believer out of his grave, another presence will also come out with him and walk ahead of him, and whenever the believer will come across one of the terrors of the Day of Resurrection, the presence will console him saying, 'Do not worry or be saddened ' and the believer will ask, 'Who are you?, at which it will reply, 'I am the happiness that you used to bring upon your fellow believer.

   al-Kafi, p. 190, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 396 · permalink

2. A man who keeps his hand from harming people is keeping one hand from [harming] them, whilst they would keep many hands from [harming] him [as a result].

   al-Khisal, p. 17, no. 60; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 397 · permalink

3. By Allah, the righteous have won indeed! Do you know who they are? They are the ones who do not even harm the dust.

   Tafsir al-Qummi, v. 2, p. 146; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 397 · permalink

4. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, said, 'Let a man who harms a believing servant of Mine expect a war waged by Me'.

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 350, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 397 · permalink

5. By Allah! I fear for you the barzakh!' He was asked, 'What is the barzakh?' He replied, 'The grave, from the day one dies until the Day of Judgment.

   Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 3, p. 554, no. 124; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 754 · permalink

6. The souls of the believers will be in chambers in Paradise, eating of its food and drinking its drinks, and visiting one another, saying, 'Our Lord! Bring the Final Hour, so that You may fulfil what You promised us

   al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 258, no. 562; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 754 · permalink

7. The souls of disbelievers are in the Fire of Hell, exposed to it, saying, 'Our Lord! Delay the Final Hour, and do not fulfil what You warned us against, nor make the last of us catch up with the first

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 6, p. 270, no. 127; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 755 · permalink

8. Allah exalted be His remembrance has not obligated anything more difficult for this community than paying the alms-tax, and the downfall of the majority of people lies in [their failure to pay] it.

   Amali al-Tusi, p. 693, no. 1474; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 97 · permalink

9. The prayer of one who does not give the alms-tax is void, and the alms-tax of the impious is void.

   Mishkat al-Anwar, no. 46; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 97 · permalink

10. The alms-tax has been prescribed as a test for the rich and an aid to the poor. If people duly paid the alms-tax on their wealth, there would not remain a single poor or needy Muslim, and all would suffice themselves through what Allah has prescribed. Verily people are only impoverished, needy, hungry and naked as a result of the sins of the wealthy.

    al-Faqih, v. 2, p. 7, no. 1579; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 97 · permalink

11. Strengthen your capital by paying the alms-tax

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 60, no. 138; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 98 · permalink

12. Those who refuse to pay the alms-tax ask to be returned to the world at the time of death, as per Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "When death comes to one of them, he says, 'My Lord! Take me back, that I may act righteously in what I have left behind" Qur'an 23:99

    Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 99 · permalink

13. There are three types of people that are considered thieves: the one who refuses to pay the alms-tax, the one who spends his wife's dowry unlawfully, and the one who takes a loan with no intention to repay it.

    Bihar al-Anwar, p. 12, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 99 · permalink

14. He who refuses to pay [as meagre an amount as] a sixteen of a dirham in alms-tax may as well die a Jew or a Christian.

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 281, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 99 · permalink

15. with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "Charities are only for the poor...", said, 'The poor man is he who does not beg from people [despite his poverty], the destitute lives in even harsher conditions than him, and the wretched one lives in the most straitened circumstances of all.'

    al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 501, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 99 · permalink

16. The believer is naturally disposed to all the traits except betrayal and lying.

    al-Ikhtisas, p. 231; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 143 · permalink

17. Mu'awiyah b. `Ammar narrated, 'I asked Imam al-Sadiq (AS), 'If I entrust some money with a man and he denies that I entrusted him with anything, and then he [in the future] entrusts me with money, can I keep that money [to make up for the money that he took from me]? Imam al-Sadiq (AS) replied, 'No, that is betrayal.

    Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 2, p. 144, no. 68; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 143 · permalink

18. Abu Thumama narrated: 'I came to Imam al-Sadiq (AS) and said to him, 'May I be your ransom! I am a man who wishes to go to Makkah but I have an overdue debt so can you please advise me?' The Imam (AS) replied, 'Pay your debt and focus on meeting your Lord without any debt on your shoulders, for verily a believer does not betray [his trust].'

    Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 528, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 143 · permalink

19. Whoever from among our companions seeks assistance from one of his brothers, who does not exercise his full efforts [in trying to help him], then he has betrayed Allah and His messenger and the believers.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 175, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 144 · permalink

20. Allah repels [corruption] from those of our followers who do not pray, with those of our followers who do pray, and if they were to all agree to not pray, they would be destroyed. And verily Allah repels [corruption] from those of our followers who do not pay the alms-tax with those of our followers who do pay the alms-tax. And this is the purport of Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "Were it not for Allah's repelling the people by means of one another, the earth would surely have been corrupted." [Qur`an 2:251]

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 451, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 220 · permalink

21. Counsel should only be sought whilst fulfilling its four terms. Firstly that the one whose counsel you seek must be a man of intellect. Secondly that he must be a free and religious man. Thirdly, he must be brotherly and friendly, and fourthly that when you disclose your secret to him whereby he knows as much about it as you do, he would keep your secret and guard it well.

    Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 98, no. 2280; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 221 · permalink

22. Whoever seeks counsel from a fellow brother who refuses to advise him with even an opinion either way, Allah wrests him of his opinion.

    al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 438, no. 2521; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 222 · permalink

23. When one of you brings joy to another believer, let him not see it as having only made him happy. Rather, by Allah, he makes us happy, and by Allah, he makes the Prophet (SAWA) happy too.'

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 189, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 395 · permalink

24. Wholesome results follow cautious procedure whereas regret follows haste.

    al-Khisal, p. 100, no. 52; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 399 · permalink

25. Whichever one of our brothers comes to one of our followers (shi`aa) and seeks help from him regarding a need and he does not help him, Allah will afflict him by fulfilling the need of one of our enemies, and for that Allah will punish him on the Day of Resurrection

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 297, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 630 · permalink

26. Whichever believer withholds his wealth from another believer who is in need, by Allah he will not taste the food of Paradise and he will not drink from the sealed wine [of Paradise].

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 287, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 630 · permalink

27. Verily if a man requests from me a need that he has, I will undertake to grant it fearing that his need gets fulfilled and he will no longer find any use for me [in helping him].

    `Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 179, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 630 · permalink

28. If Satan is indeed an enemy, then why the negligence?!

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 190, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 632 · permalink

29. Whoever recites a single verse of poetry about al-Husayn (AS), crying as a result and making ten other people cry, becomes deserving of Paradise and so do they.

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 110, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 65 · permalink

30. The first thing that man will be asked about when he stands before Allah, Exalted be His Grandeur, is the obligatory prayers, the obligatory alms-tax (Zakat), the obligatory fasting, the obligatory pilgrimage (Hajj), and our guardianship (wilaya), the people of the household. If he attests to our guardianship and dies believing that, his prayer, fasting, alms and pilgrimage will all be accepted.

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 212, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 70 · permalink

31. You will surely be asked on that day concerning the blessing", said, 'This community will be asked about the bounty that Allah bestowed on them in the form of the Messenger of Allah (SAWA), and then his household (AS).

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 272, no. 39; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 71 · permalink

32. Man's faith in Allah will not be pure until Allah becomes more beloved to him than his own self, his father, his mother, his children, his wife, his wealth, and all people.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 25, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 · permalink

33. The heart is the sanctuary of Allah, so do not lodge other than Allah in Allah's sanctuary.

    Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 518, no. 1468; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 · permalink

34. Love [of Allah] is better than fear [of Him].

    al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 129, no. 98; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 · permalink

35. Whoever wants to know the status of his position with Allah must first find out what status of position Allah holds with him, for Allah places the servant in the same position whereat the servant places Allah with respect to himself.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 156, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 578 · permalink

36. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said, regarding what Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS), said, 'He lies who claims that he loves Me, yet when the night covers him up he sleeps away from Me [forgetting Me]. Is it not that every lover loves to be alone with his beloved?!'

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 292, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 578 · permalink

37. By Allah, Allah does not love him who loves this world and befriends other than us.

    al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 129, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 579 · permalink

38. I am sometimes reduced to poverty, so I trade with Allah through charity.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 206, no. 54; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 177 · permalink

39. No sooner do two believers meet than the better of them is he who loves his brother more.

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 411, no. 937; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 580 · permalink

40. Every single person who does not love for religion or hate for religion has no religion.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 127, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 580 · permalink

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