جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

“O' Murazem! Always treat the people nicely, even if they swear at us.”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said to his companions: Should I not tell you something, that if you do it, Satan would be as far away from you as the East is from the West? They said: Of course. He said: Fasting blackens his face, charity breaks his back, loving for the sake of Allah and putting an effort into performing righteous deeds cuts his tail, and repentance cuts his artery. Everything has a purifier, and the purifier of the bodies is fasting.

`Ali (as) said: Death is not given its proper due if one considers tomorrow to be his.

A man from the companions of Amir al-Mu’minin (as) had a doubt regarding his women. So, he (as) delivered a sermon and said: O people! Do not obey women under any condition, do not trust them with wealth, and do not leave them to run the affairs of families, for if they are left to do what they wish, they will want devastation and power, for we have seen that they have no piety with regards to their needs, and they have no patience with regards to their desires. Extravagance is a necessity for them, even if they have grown up. Astonishment follows them, even if they have grown old. They are not thankful for the many when they are prevented from the few. They forget good things, but they remember evil things. They are infatuated with the fleeting, they reach for defiance, and they defy on Satan’s behalf. So, turn away from them in every condition. Speak beautifully to them, and perhaps they will beautify their actions.

I asked Abu Abdillah (as), "These people claim that the earnings of a teacher are unlawful." Imam (as) replied: "The enemies of Allah (swt) have lied! They only intend to prevent their children from learning the Quran. If a man were to give the teacher the blood money of his child, it would be lawful for the teacher."

Indeed, it is from backbiting that you say about your brother that which Allah has concealed upon him, and indeed, it is from slander that you say about your brother that which is not in him.

“The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) was in the Jamea Mosque in Kufa. A Syrian man came up to him and asked some questions including the following. He asked, ‘Please inform me about the six things which were not in the wombs of their mothers.’The Imam (MGB) replied, ���They were Adam, Eve, Abraham’s ram; the cane of Moses; the she-camel of Salih, and the bat which Jesus - the son of Mary (MGB) made of clay and gave it life with the Honorable the Exalted God’s permission.’ ”

“knowledge and practicing it are associated with each other. One who knows something practices it, and one who practices something knows it. Knowledge calls for practice, and will remain if one practices it, but it will depart if not put into practice.”

“Whoever hides his secrets has control over them. But if anything is expressed to two or more people, it will be spread around.”

Do not be a flunky who says: «I am with the people» or «I am like (any) one of the people».

“Do not forgo modesty between you and your brethren, since your manhood depends on it.”

“A believer will never deceive his fellow believing brothers, nor oppress them, be treacherous with them, humiliate, gossip about, or grumble at his believing brothers. He will never say his believing brother is lying. Should he ever grumble, their friendship will be ruined. Should he accuse him in any way he will lose his faith in just the same manner that salt gets dissolved in water. The reward of fully feeding two believers is more than freeing a slave for God's sake.”

The Prophet (s) said: Allah revealed to Dawud: “O Dawud! Just as the Sun does not decrease for he who basks in it, likewise, My mercy does not decrease for he who enters into it. Just as evil omen does not harm he who does not see it, likewise, the disseminators of evil omen will not be saved from the calamity. Just as the closest people to Me on the Day of Resurrection will be the humble, likewise, the furthest people from Me on the Day of Resurrection will be the arrogant.”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: He whose speech is the Quran and whose home is the mosque, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The most beloved of my brothers to me is `Ali b. Abi Talib, and the most beloved of my uncles to me is Hamza.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: The horses of conquerors will be in Paradise.

The Prophet (s) said: Whoever has one mustard seed of racism in his heart will be raised by Allah on the Day of Resurrection with the bedouins of Jahiliyya.

"The owner of the two dinars should be given one dinar, and the remaining dinar should be divided equally between them."

“Once we asked Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘We pray to Allah to keep our souls in service for your cause, is it undesirable to write on one’s ring something other than one’s name and the name of one’s father?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The writing on my ring says, ‘Allah is the Creator of all things’. On the ring of my father, Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), who was the best Muhammadi, I saw with my own eyes, the writing said, ‘All glory belongs to Allah. ’ On the ring of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), the writing said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the most High, the most Great.’ On the ring of al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.) the writing said, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.’ On the ring of ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), the writing said, ‘Allah is the owner’.’”

“We once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘How many women were lawful for the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. He (the Imam) said, ‘As many as he (the Messenger of Allah) wanted’ - making a hand gesture by keeping it closed he (the Imam) said - ‘it was lawful for him.’”