Hadith

Imam Musa Ibn Jafar (Al-Kadhim) [a]

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1. Black dye is the cause of beauty for women and a cause of defeat of enemies.

   Sawab al-A`amal, Page 50 link

2. It is narrated from Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who applies Noorah and dyes his body with henna Allah would keep him away from three things till he applies them again. Those three things are diseases like leprosy, leucoderma and scabies."

   Sawab al-A`amal, Page 50 link

3. When man sleeps, the animal spirit within him remains with his body, and that which leaves it is the rational spirit

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 61, p. 43, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 889 link

4. The best matters are those of the middle way.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 292, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 357 link

5. The superiority of a learned person over a worshipper is as the superiority of the sun over the planets, and whoever does not educate themselves in their religion, Allah will not accept a single deed from them.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 321, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 495 link

6. Im?m M?s? ibn Ja'far al-K??im (a.s.) when he was asked about the lowest degree of inner knowledge, replied, 'It is to affirm that there is no god but He, and that He has no likeness or match, and that He is eternal, positively proven to exist, present and not absent, and that there is nothing like Him.'

   al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 86, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 440 link

7. The catastrophe is but a single one for the patient man, and two for the anxious one.

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 414; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 117 link

8. There is no medicine except that it exacerbates another ailment, and there is nothing more beneficial to the body than self-restraint from all except that which the body needs

   al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 273, no. 409; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link

9. He who has no valorous qualities has no religion

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 389; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link

10. Moderation is worth half of one's livelihood.

    al-Kafi, p. 120, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 556 link

11. Im?m M?s? ibn Ja'far al-K??im (a.s.) once said while standing at a graveside, 'Indeed something that ends with this [i.e. death] is worthy of its beginning being spent in abstemiousness. And indeed something that begins with this is worthy of its end being feared with apprehension

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 320, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 120 link

12. Verily he who is most persevering in the face of adversity is the most abstemious from among you.

    Bihar al-Anwar, p. 308, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 122 link

13. Knowledge can only be gained from a divine scholar, and recognition of that scholar is through the intellect.

    Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 11, p. 258, no. 12926; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 513 link

14. Imam al-Kazim (AS), in his advice to Hisham b. al-Hakam, said: "O Hisham, nothing has been bestowed upon the servants better than the intellect. The sleep of a man of intellect is better than the night vigil of an ignorant man. Every singleignorant man. Every single prophet that Allah has sent down has been a man of intellect, whose intellect supercedes the labour of all diligent workers. The servant is not considered as having fulfilled an obligatory act from among the acts made incumbent by Allah until he understands it."

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 397; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 467 link

15. He who wants wealth without the need for riches, and comfort of the heart free from jealousy, and security in his faith should implore Allah, Mighty and Exalted, in his plea for Him to perfect his intellect.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 18, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 468 link

16. Verily Allah has two authoritative proofs over people a manifest proof and an inward proof. The manifest proof is represented by the prophets and messengers and Imams (AS), and the inward proof is represented by the intellects.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 16, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 469 link

17. Imam al-Kazim (AS) in his advice to Hisham b. al-Hakam, said, "Allah has only sent His prophets and messengers to His servants in order that they may come to an understanding of Allah, so the ones who best heed their call are those who have the best inner knowledge, and the ones who know Allah' s command the best are those that have the best intellects, and those that have the most perfect intellects will be the ones with the highest status in this world and in the Hereafter".

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 16, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 469 link

18. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar 'It has been related that Mansur [Dawaniqi][ One of the Abbasid Caliphs (ed.)] ordered Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS) to sit with him to receive gifts and greetings for the day of Nayruz, so that he may take the gifts presented to him, so Imam replied, 'Verily I have examined the traditions from my grandfather the Prophet (SAWA) and have not found a single tradition about this festival. Rather it is a practice of the Persians which Islam eradicated, and God forbid that we should revive what Islam has eradicated.' So Mansur said, 'We only celebrate it as a matter of policy for our army[It is possible that his army consisted of Persians whose favour and allegiance he wished to secure by his observance of their festival (ed.)], so I request you by Allah the Great to sit down' , so he sat down '

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 59, p. 100, no. 2 and v. 48, p. 108, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 326 link

19. Im?m M?s? ibn Ja'far al-K??im (a.s.) was once asked about gypsum that is burnt along with dried excrement and bone ash, and then used to plaster a mosque, and whether prostration on such plaster is allowed. He replied, 'Verily water and fire [from the kilning process] have purified it

    al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 330, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 756 link

20. If you have a need from Allah, then say, "O Allah, verily I ask you for the sake of Muhammad and Ali, for verily they have a special station with You

    al-Da`awat, p. 51, no. 127; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 910 link

21. Imama is the light, and that is the purport of His saying [in the Qur'an]: "So have faith in Allah and His Apostle and the light which We have sent down". He (AS) said, 'The light is the Imam.'

    Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 5, p. 341, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 532 link

22. He who talks about someone behind his back, mentioning what is true about him, and what people already know, then he has not backbit about him, whereas he who talks about someone behind his back about something that is true but that people do not know about, then he has backbit about him.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 358, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 127 link

23. Neighbourliness is not only to desist from annoying [one's neighbour], but also to forbear annoyance [from him].

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 409; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 635 link

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