Hadith

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad [a]

1846 sayings · page 46 of 47

1. All praise is due to Allah, Who did not afflict me in my faith, and all praise is due to Allah Who, if He had willed for my affliction to be greater than it is could have made it so, and all praise is due to Allah for the command that He willed to be and it is.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 268, no. 183; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 86 · permalink

2. Verily when someone dies, Allah sends an angel to the most grieved member of his family, who strokes his heart and makes him forget the agony of grief, and if it were not for this, the world would never again thrive.

   al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 227, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 87 · permalink

3. Whoever gloats over an affliction that has befallen his fellow brother does not leave this world until he is tried similarly

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 359, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 87 · permalink

4. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) with regards to the verse: "But should someone be compelled, without being aggressive or rebellious "57, said, 'The agressor is whoever rises to fight against the Imam.'

   Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 213, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 88 · permalink

5. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said about one who declares enmity towards the Imam of the Muslims: 'If it were not for the fact that we were afraid for your sake that one of you may be killed for killing one of them, and one of you is worth a thousand of their men we would order you to kill them; but this is left to [the discretion of] the Imam.'

   Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 60, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 89 · permalink

6. Do not belittle anything that is good, for verily you will see it tomorrow and it will make you happy.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 182, no. 37; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 357 · permalink

7. Better than truthfulness is the one who practices it, and better than good is its doer.

   Amali al-Tusi, p. 223, no. 385; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 358 · permalink

8. When the believer excels in his good deed, Allah will enhance each one of his good deeds to equal seven hundred, for Allah, Blessed and most High, says: "Allah enhances severalfold whomever He wishes.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 247, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 360 · permalink

9. The man of intellect is never stung twice from the same hive.

   al-Ikhtisas, p. 245; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 471 · permalink

10. Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) was asked what the intellect was, to which he replied, 'It is that with which The Beneficent God is worshipped and with which Paradise is attained.' So the man asked, 'So what about that which even Muawiya possessed' He replied, 'That is a vicious thing, that is devilry, and resembles intellect, though it is not intellect.'

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 11, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 471 · permalink

11. The man of intellect must be well aware of the times he lives in, attentive of his affairs and guarding of his tongue.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 116, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 471 · permalink

12. One of the things which gives one obligatory entrance into Paradise and forgiveness is feeding a starving person', then he went on to recite the verse of Allah in the Qur'an: "or feeding [the needy] on a day of starvation."

    al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 145, no. 1381; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 324 · permalink

13. Verily the Commander of the Faithful resembled the Prophet (SAWA) the most in the way that he ate. He used to eat bread, vinegar and (olive) oil, and feed others bread and meat.

    al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 279, no. 1901; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 324 · permalink

14. said to Mu`aalli b. Khunays when he came to visit him for Nayruz, 'Do you know what this day is' to which he replied, 'May I be your ransom, this is a day to which the Persians attach great importance and in which they give each other gifts.' So Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'By the Ancient House in Makkah! That is only because of a much older reason which I will explain to you so that you may understand O Mu`aalli, verily the day of Nayruz is the day when Allah took the servants' covenants from them that they would worship Him and that they would not associate anything with Him, and that they would believe in His prophets and His divine proofs, and that they would believe in the Imams (AS). This is also the day when the sun rose for the first time Every day of Nayruz is a day when we await joy for verily it is one of our special days and one of the days of our shi`aa. The Persians have kept its significance whereas you have lost it This is the first day of the Persians' new year, and they have managed to stay alive since having been only thirty thousand in number. The pouring of water on the day of Nayruz has become a practice '

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 59, p. 92, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 326 · permalink

15. On the day of Nayruz, take a bath and wear your cleanest clothes, and perfume yourself with the best of fragrances, and fast on that day.

    Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 7, p. 346, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 326 · permalink

16. The proper way to maintain a state of coexistence and mutual intimacy with people is according to a set measure, two thirds of which are to know each other very well and a third of which is to feign ignorance of each other's faults

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 359; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 634 · permalink

17. A believer's dignity lies in his standing for the night prayer, and his honour lies in abstaining from [tarnishing] other people's good reputations.

    al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 488, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 637 · permalink

18. Do not leave the night prayer, for verily the one who is truly duped is the one who has lost out on the night prayer.

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 342, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 637 · permalink

19. Every single good deed that the servant carries out has a reward mentioned for it in the Qur'an except for the night prayer, for verily Allah has not expressed its reward because of the great significance it holds with Him. Thus, He says, "Their sides vacate their beds to supplicate their Lord in fear and hope No one knows what has been kept hidden for them of comfort as a reward for what they used to do"[ Qur'an 32:16].

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8, p. 126, no. 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 637 · permalink

20. The night prayer brightens one's face, the night prayer fragrances one's breath, and the night prayer attracts sustenance

    Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 363, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 637 · permalink

21. Do not take oath by Allah whether you are truthful or lying, for verily He says "Do not make Allah an obstacle, through your oaths."[

    al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 434, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 639 · permalink

22. Whoever takes an oath knowing that he is lying, has surely waged war with Allah.

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 269, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 639 · permalink

23. Prudence is the lamp-niche of suspicion

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 356; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 751 · permalink

24. We supplicate but are not answered?' the Im?m said, 'Because you call upon One whom you do not know

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 368, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 905 · permalink

25. Regarding the saying of Allah, "so let them respond to Me, and let them have faith in Me" Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'It means that: "they should know that I [Allah] am capable of giving them what they ask Me for".

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 323, no. 37; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 906 · permalink

26. If any of you wants his supplication to be answered then he should make a lawful earning and stop wronging people, for verily the supplication of a servant who has unlawful food in his stomach or has wronged anyone from Allah's creation will not be raised to Allah

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 321, no. 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 907 · permalink

27. Verily Allah does not answer the supplication that comes from a hard heart

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 473, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 907 · permalink

28. When any of you feels softness and compassion, then he should supplicate, for no sooner does the heart soften than it becomes pure and sincere

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 477, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 907 · permalink

29. Verily Allah says, 'By My Might and Exaltedness, I do not answer the supplication of one who has been wronged when he calls Me regarding the wrong that has been done unto him, while someone else holds a similar claim of wrong against him

    Bihar al-Anwar, 75, p. 312, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 908 · permalink

30. A supplication remains veiled until the supplicant sends blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 491, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 909 · permalink

31. If anyone has a need from Allah, then he should begin by sending blessings upon Muhammad and his family, then ask his need. Thereafter he should seal it by sending blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, for verily Allah is too kind than to just accept the two blessings [at the beginning and at the end] and leave the middle, because the request for blessings on Muhammad and his family is never veiled from Him.

    Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 19, no. 2040; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 910 · permalink

32. [In supplication] praise Allah, then acknowledge your sins, then ask your request.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 318, no. 23; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 910 · permalink

33. Sword-combat is easier than seeking the lawful.

    al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 161, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 531 · permalink

34. Allah will not accept the good deeds performed by the servants if they accept the custodianship of a tyrant leader who has not been appointed by Allah, most High.

    Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 4, p. 104, no. 130; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 532 · permalink

35. Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, took Abraham [Prophet Abraham (AS) is known in the Arabic tradition as Abraham (ed.)] as a slave before He took him as a prophet, and verily Allah took him as a prophet before He took him as an apostle, And verily Allah took him as an apostle before He took him as a friend. And verily Allah took him as a friend before He made him an Imam. And when all these ranks came together in him, He said, "I am making you the Imam of mankind.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 175, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 533 · permalink

36. The earth ever since its existence has never been without a knowledgeable authority, who revives all that people destroy of the truth.' Then he recited this verse: "They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah shall perfect His light, though the faithless be averse

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 23, p. 37, no. 65; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 534 · permalink

37. Verily Allah's proof [authority] over His creation will not be established except by an Imam in order that He [Allah] be known.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 177, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 534 · permalink

38. If the earth were to remain without an Imam, it would perish.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 179, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 535 · permalink

39. Certainly the earth cannot exist without an authority [of Allah's] therein. In fact, mankind can only prosper through him, and the earth can only prosper through that.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 23, p. 51, no. 101; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 535 · permalink

40. When the Day of Judgment comes an address will come from Allah, the Exalted, saying, 'Lo! whosoever accepts the leadership of an Imam in the worldly abode should follow him wherever he takes him, hence 'those who were followed will disown the followers...

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8, p. 10, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 536 · permalink

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