محمد بن علي الباقر عليه السلام

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There is no one without both enthusiasm and weakness. Whoever whose weakness is directed towards traditions, then he will find the right path. But if his weakness is directed towards innovations, then he will get deviated.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “When an ill person sneezes it is a sign of improvement and physical health.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whoever goes to the toilet in a graveyard or urinates standing up or in water; whoever walks with one shoe; or drinks while standing up, or stays alone in a room, or sleeps with greasy hands will be overcome by Satan, and will not be freed until God wills. These are the easiest ways for Satan to overcome man. God's Prophet (a.s) was approaching a desert occupied by Jinns during one of his battles. When they got there, he told his companions to be careful and hold each other's hands when they wanted to cross through it. He instructed them not to cross it alone. One of his companions crossed it alone and got a headache when he got out. When the Prophet heard about him, he took that man's thumb and said: “O' evil! Leave in the Name of God. I am God's Prophet.” The man immediately got well and stood up.

Imam Baqir (a.s) was questioned about an evil man. They asked: “Should we defame him in public, or should we treat him with patience?” Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “It is better to treat him with patience than to defame him. There is always relief after every difficulty: “Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.” [The Holy Quran: Inshirah 94:6]

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “You cannot draw a comparison from traditions. How can you do so when a menstruating woman should not pray or fast, but has to make up her fasts but does not have to make up her prayers.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “In fact, we the Shiites talk a little.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Pray three times for whoever sneezes, then leave him.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “The fastest time for Satan to overcome you is when you sleep alone. None of you must not sleep alone.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong are two of God's creatures. Whoever assists them will be honored by God, and whoever abandons them will be abandoned by God.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “The birds in the sky, and all the fish and other sea creatures will ask for God's forgiveness for students until the Resurrection Day.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) told Raebih: “Men will tell the truth so much that they reach the rank of the honest ones near God.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There are three groups of people: those who are quiet; those who remember God; and those who say things to cause discord among the people.”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “Providers of Benevolent Assistance will be as such on the Day of Judgment also. People of wickedness will be as such on the Day of Judgment as well.’””

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There are two types of patience: patience in the face of calamities which is good, and patience in abstaining from what is forbidden, which is the best form of patience.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “No one can be saved from sin unless he confesses.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There are three acts with which a Muslim attains honor: forgiving the oppressor, giving to the deprived, and establishing ties with the one who has cut off relations with him.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whosever's outward appearance is better than his inner self, his balance of good deeds will be light in the Hereafter.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God's Prophet (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: “Some of My believing servants are such that their religious affairs will improve if they are healthy and wealthy. Therefore, I test them by making them healthy and wealthy. But some other believing servants are such that their religious affairs will not improve unless they are poor and physically ill, so I test them by using illness and poverty. I am more aware of what improves the religious affairs of My believing servants.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whenever you experience a calamity regarding yourself, your property or your children, remember the calamities experienced by God’s Prophet (a.s). No creatures ever suffered from worse tragedies.

Imam Baqir (a.s) quoted God's Prophet (a.s): “The one whose neighbors are not secure from his harm is not a believer.”