علي بن موسى الرضا

Imam Reza (a.s) said: “Call men by their family names in their presence, and their names in their absence.”

Imam Reza (a.s) said: “We are a family who consider our promises as debts just as the Prophet of God (a.s) did.”

Imam Reza (a.s) said: “One of the Israelites worshipped God for forty years. Then he made a sacrifice but it was not accepted. He said to himself that it must be his own fault. God the Almighty revealed to him “Your blaming yourself was better than the forty years of worshipping.”

Imam Reza (a.s) said: “A believer is neither humiliated nor weak.”

Imam Reza (a.s) said: “Sneezing is divine, but yawning is Satanic.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever the Prophet of God (a.s) sneezed, Imam Ali (a.s) said: “May God exalt your name, and indeed He will”. Whenever Imam Ali (a.s) sneezed, the Prophet (a.s) said: “May God raise your position, and indeed He will.”

Imam Reza (a.s) told Ali ibn Yaq'tayn: “If you promise to do just one thing, I will guarantee three things for you.” He asked what these were. Imam Reza (a.s) said: “I guarantee that you will never experience the heat of iron; you will never get poor; and you will never be imprisoned.” He asked what he should do instead. Imam Reza (a.s) said: “You should always respect any of my friends (of the Holy Household) who comes to you.” Ali ibn Yaq'tayn promised to do so, and Imam Reza (a.s) guaranteed the above three.

“Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), has said, ‘A generous person eats people’s food so that they eat his food. A stingy person does not eat people’s food so that they will not eat his food.’”

“Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, prohibited killing hoopoes, shrike, al-Suwwam (a certain bird) and honey bees.’”

It is like cheese. If you recognize its offspring exactly, then do not eat; but you can eat if you cannot recognize it.’”

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: Allah Majestic is His Majesty said: He has not believed in Me the one who interprets My words by his opinion. He has not known Me the one who likens Me to My creatures. He is not upon My religion the one who uses analogy in My religion.

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: Allah Majestic is His Majesty said: He has not believed in Me the one who interprets My words based on his opinion, he has not known Me the one who compares Me to My creation, and he is not upon My religion the one who uses analogical reasoning in it

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not perform Sajdah (prostration) on graves and on a mix of lime and construction compound.’”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) would say, ‘The case of the Armaments with us is as the Ark with the Israelites. Wherever the Ark would go kingdom would also follow. Wherever the Armaments among us would go knowledge would also follow.”

the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: Allah Majestic is His Majesty said: he has not believed in Me the one who interprets My words based on his opinion …

the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: Allah Majestic is His Majesty said: he has not believed in Me the one who interprets My words based on his opinion …

“A people came to the Messenger of Allah during one of the armed expeditions and he asked who are these people? They said, ‘Believers, O Messenger of Allah.’ He then asked, ‘What is the degree of your belief?’ They replied, ‘It is patience in hardships, thankfulness in prosperous life and agreement with the decision of Allah.’ The Messenger of Allah then said, ‘These are forbearing and knowledgeable people. Their understanding is almost to the degree of the prophets. If you really are what you say you are, do not build what you will not use for dwelling, do not accumulate what you will not eat and be pious before Allah to whom you will return.’”

in a long tradition, which we have condensed here as follows: “It is inevitable that a terrible mischief will arise, in which all the secrets will be exposed and it will happen at a time when the Shia will be deprived of my third descendant; that is after the passing away of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) on which the folks of the earth and the sky will mourn. And how many will be aggrieved by the disappearance of the spring of sweet water. As if I can see their worried state, when there will be a call for them, which the whole world would be able to hear clearly. This call will be a mercy to the believers and chastisement to the disbelievers. I asked: What that call would be? He replied: Three calls will be issued in the month of Rajab. The first will say: Know that, curse of Allah is on the unjust. The second call will say: The near event draws nigh. O community of believers. At the time of the third call, a shape will be seen in the sun and a voice will say: This is Amirul Momineen; he will repeatedly attack the oppressors. And in another report Himyari has said that a shape will become visible in the sun and it will say: The Almighty Allah has sent so-and-so; listen to him and obey him. And at that time, people will get deliverance and peace and even the dead will wish to have been alive and the hearts of the believers will become free of grief.”

Our (true) Shia are those who submit to our orders, carry out our directives, and dissent from our enemies. He who is not as such is not one of us.

If he stands up there is no al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) for him; however, he lies down on his back and opens his eyes to the sky and keeps in his heart al-Qiblah which is in the heaven, al-Bayt al-Ma‘mur, does the recitation and for Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees) closes his eyes. When intending to raise his head from Ruku‘ opens his eyes and for Sujud (prostrations) he does the same.’”