جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “I like to thank God one hundred times whenever a new blessing is granted to me.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God can fulfill people's needs through means in the hands of other people. Whoever gets what he needs should be content, patient and accept it from God.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted the following from Prophet David (a.s): “O' God! One who does not have a good opinion about You has no faith in You even if he has gotten to know you.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Faith is superior to submission (to God), and certitude is superior to faith. Nothing is more superior than certitude.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A child given in the way of God is better than seventy children who remain after one's death who all riding on their horses and going to participate in a holy war.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “People were instructed to do two things, but they ignored both things and thus they lost everything. These two things were having patience and being faithful in keeping secrets.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever God wills to strengthen Islam and the Muslims, then He will give the riches to those who pay its dues and spend it in a good way. But when He wills to weaken Islam and the Muslims, He will give the riches to those who do not pay its dues and do not spend it in the proper way.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “As long as you are obedient to God, He will not take away the blessings that He has granted to you. But if you disobey Him, He will take back His blessings.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Laughing too much will eliminate faith.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A man should seek permission to enter the house of his married daughter and sister.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “You are only allowed to kiss your small child and your wife on the lips.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “You believers have spiritual illumination by which you can be recognized. When one of you meets the other, he kisses just that light spot on the forehead.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Then Jacob ordered it to be announced within a distance of six kilometers that whoever wants to eat can come to dine at Jacob's house every night.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There are ten characteristics which are the noblest. Try to attain them. They may be in a servant, and not in his master. They may be in a father but not in his son.” They asked him what these characteristics were. He said: “Real courage honesty in speech, trustworthiness, maintaining the relations of kin, hospitality, feeding the needy, compensating for other people's kindness, respecting the rights of neighbors, respecting the rights of friends, and above all having shame.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is no use in a person who lacks the following five: religion, intellect, politeness, freedom, and being good-tempered.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said the following regarding the verse: “For every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be inquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).” [The Holy Quran: Bani Isra-il 17:36] The ear will be questioned about what it has heard. The eyes will be questioned about what they have seen, and the heart will be asked about decisions made.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said the following regarding God's statement: “And slew the Prophets in defiance of right” [The Holy Quran: Al-i-Imran 3:112], “I swear by God that they did not kill them with their swords, but caused them to be killed by divulging their secrets.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) told his companions: “Fear God, and be good brothers for each other. Love each other for the sake of God, and be united. Visit each other, talk about our friendship and revive it.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever decides to do something that is good should continue doing it for one year, then decide whether to continue it or stop doing it.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Do not start doing something which you might stop doing before twelve month passes.”