محمد بن علي الباقر عليه السلام

I asked him, "Is there Zakat on buffalo?" Imam (as) replied: "The same as for cows."

"Any non-Muslim under the protection of Islam (dhimmi) who buys land from a Muslim is obligated to pay Khums on it."

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) sent ʿAlī (as) to Yemen. A horse belonging to a man from Yemen escaped and kicked a man, killing him. The relatives of the deceased brought him to ʿAlī (as), and the owner of the horse provided evidence that the horse had escaped from his home and kicked the man. ʿAlī (as) therefore invalidated the blood money for the man. The relatives of the deceased came to the Prophet (saw) complaining about ʿAlī (as), saying: 'ʿAlī has wronged us and invalidated the blood of our companion.' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'ʿAlī is not an oppressor; he was not created for oppression. The guardianship after me belongs to ʿAlī, his judgment is his judgment, and his words are his words. No one denies his judgment and words and guardianship except a disbeliever, and no one is pleased with his judgment, words, and guardianship except a believer.' When the Yemenis heard the words of the Messenger of Allah (saw) regarding ʿAlī (as), they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we accept ʿAlī's words and judgment.' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'This is your repentance for what you said.'"

`Ali (as) said: Over every truth there is a reality, and over every fact there is a light. So, take whatever agrees with the Book of Allah, and leave whatever contradicts the Book of Allah.

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Those who want their destination and abode to be Paradise should not neglect going to the Ziyārah of the oppressed one. I asked, “Who is the oppressed one?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.), the man of Karbalā. Allah will make those who go to his Ziyārah yearning for him and with love for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), love for the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), and love for Fāťimah (s.a.), sit at the Mawā`id of Paradise. They will be eating with them while others are undergoing the process of Judgment. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through someone who narrated from Abī Basīr, from Abī ‘Abdillāh and Abī Ja’far (a.s.).

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: There are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust who cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels come to receive everyone who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), accompany everyone who returns from his Ziyārah, visit them if they become ill, and attend their funerals when they die. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Abī Ismā’īl Al-Sarrāj, from Yaḥyā ibn Mu’ammar Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Basīr, from Abī Ja’far (a.s.). B) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)).

"Whoever fasts during Sha‘ban, it will purify him from every slip, stain, and impulsive act." Abu Hamzah said: "I asked Abu Ja‘far (as): 'What is the stain (al-wasmah)?' Imam (as) said: 'An oath made for disobedience or a vow, for there is no vow in disobedience.' I asked: 'What is the impulsive act (al-badirah)?' Imam (as) said: 'An oath made in anger, and its repentance is to feel regret for it.'"

Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Imam (as): "[There is] a concession for the elderly in physical closeness." - permitting physical closeness for an elderly person.

"The fasting person is not harmed by what he does as long as he avoids four things: eating, drinking, women, and immersing himself in water."

"There is no harm as long as he does not fear weakness."

"When you see the crescent, fast, and when you see it again, break your fast. This is not based on conjecture or speculation. Seeing the crescent does not mean that ten people look for it, and one of them says, 'There it is, there it is,' while the other nine do not see it. Rather, when one person sees it, it is as though a thousand have seen it."

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The best among my nation are those who break their fast and shorten their prayers when traveling, rejoice when they do good, and seek forgiveness when they commit wrongs. The worst among my nation are those who are born into luxury, nurtured in it, eat the finest food, wear the softest clothes, and do not speak truthfully when they speak."

"The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) called a group of people who fasted when he broke his fast and shortened his prayer as 'disobedient.' He (sw) said: 'They are disobedient until the Day of Judgment, and we recognize their children and the children of their children up to this day of ours.'"

"He should give charity for the first missed Month of Ramadan (a mudd of food for each day) and fast the second Month of Ramadan. However, if he recovered in between the two Month of Ramadans and did not fast until the next Month of Ramadan came, then he must fast both Month of Ramadans and also give charity for the first."

"If he engaged with her before midday, there is nothing upon him except to fast another day in place of that day. However, if he engaged with her after the sun had passed its zenith, then he must feed ten needy people, giving each a mudd of food. If he cannot afford this, he should fast one day in place of the missed day and add three additional days as expiation for what he did." It has also been narrated: "If he broke his fast before midday, there is no penalty upon him. But if he broke his fast after midday, then he must offer expiation similar to that required for breaking a fast during Month of Ramadan."

"Bathing (ghusl) during the Month of Ramadan should be performed near sunset, just before it, then one should pray and break the fast."

"Do not say 'Ramadan'; rather, say 'the Month of Ramadan,' for you do not know what 'Ramadan' is."

"When the first day of Shawwal arrives, a caller announces: 'O believers, hasten to your rewards!' Then Abu Ja'far (as) said: 'O Jabir, the rewards of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, are not like the rewards of these worldly kings.' Then Imam (as) added: 'It is the Day of Rewards.'”

"Indeed, Sulayman (as) performed Hajj to the House with the jinn, humans, birds, and winds, and he clothed the Kaaba with garments of fine Egyptian linen (Qibatiyya)."

"If a person in a state of ihram in the Haram kills a pigeon or anything up to the size of a gazelle, he must offer a sacrificial animal (damm), slaughter it, and also give the equivalent of its value in charity. However, if he does so while he is not in a state of ihram, he must give the equivalent of its value in charity."