جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “One of the strongest handles of faith is love for the sake of God, and animosity for God's sake, and giving charity or not giving charity for the sake of God.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The best way to stick with Islam is to love for God's sake, to hate for God's sake, to give charity for God's sake, and to forbid (the wrong) for God's sake.”

“Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, has said, ‘The most beloved matter to Me through which My servant seeks to be loved is to fulfill what 1 have made obligatory upon him.’”

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘It is inherent in the hearts to love the one who benefits it, and hate the one who harms it’.

“Three things are of the signs of a believer: having knowledge of the existence of Allah, who to love and who dislike.”

The most intelligent characteristic after having faith in God the Honorable the Exalted is expressing love for the people.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah will have mercy on (His) slave because of his intense love for his children.’”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is always a great reward for a great calamity. God will send calamities to any nations that He loves.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted upon the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “There are several pulpits covered with light on the right side of the Throne on which men with shining faces sit who are neither martyrs nor Prophets.” Ummar ibn Khattab asked the Prophet (a.s) who they were. The Prophet (a.s) replied: “They are people who helped each other for God's sake. They treated each other as they treat their brothers, and helped one another for God's sake. They loved each other for God's sake.” At this point Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) entered and the Prophet pointed to Ali and continued: “They are his followers.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever experiences the joy of our love in his heart should first thank God for the first blessing.” The people asked him: “What is the first blessing?” Imam Sadiq (a.s) replied: “Being born legitimately.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that God's Prophet (a.s) asked his companions: “Which of the handles of faith is stronger?” They said: “God and his Prophet know best.” Some of them said: “Prayer”. Some said: “Alms”. Some said: “Pilgrimage” and others said “Holy Jihad.” God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Each of the things you mentioned has some nobility, but neither one is the right answer to my question. The strongest handle for faith is love for the sake of God, and animosity for God's sake. You must love God's friends and avoid God's enemies.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever God loves a servant, He will appoint two angels to put off the fulfillment of his needs and make life difficult for him so that he calls God since God likes to hear his voice.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer can taste the sweetness of God's love if he abstains from the world. He will thus succeed. Then he will attain God's love. He will be considered to be insane by those who love the world, but in fact the sweetness of God's love has made him attend to nothing but God.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever two believers face each other, the one who is kinder to the other is the nobler one.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God likes people whom others treat with enmity.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Poverty is like a hidden treasure near God, just like martyrdom. God will only grant it to the believers that He loves.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever loves us and is not illegitimately born is a pure servant of God.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever loves us and does not have a shameful background is one of the especial servants of God.” The people asked him: “What do you mean by not having a shameful background?” Then Imam Sadiq (a.s) replied: “I mean being born legitimately.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The love of the good people for other good people is rewarding. The love of the bad people for the good people is considered to be a form of nobility for the good people. The animosity of the good people with the bad people is a source infamy for the bad people.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever expresses his love out of place is exposing his relationship to the threat of being cut off.”