عمر

“Dried up rabitha (a type of fish) was sent to me in a sack and I visited Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), and asked him about it. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can eat it; it has scales.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about spending dirhams with impurities. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the amount of silver is overwhelming in it, it is not unlawful. 5 ”

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Joining Tawaf is Makruh (detestable) only in the case of obligatory Tawaf; but in the case of optional Tawaf, by Allah it is not harmful.’”

“Reading of the Holy Quran from a copy relieves suffering punishment of one’s parents even if they are unbelievers.”

“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘When you see people who are in affliction, express the praise of Allah but do not make them hear it; it may cause them to feel sad.’”

“The serving of a man’s food at his home to two of the believing people to their satisfaction is more meritorious than the setting free of a human soul.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Our wealthy Shi’a (followers) are our trustees for our poor Shi’a. Protect us by protecting them (the poor Shi’a).”’

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), state this Hadith. ‘Ibn ‘Umar divorced his wife three times at the same place and time when she experienced Hayd (menses). He asked the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and he commanded him to go back to his wife.’ I then said, ‘People say that he divorced only once when she experienced Hayd (menses).’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘What for, then, did he ask the Messenger of Allah if he was able to go back to her? They speak a lie. He divorced three times at the same place and time, then the Messenger of Allah commanded him to go back to her and then divorce her if he wanted or keep her if he so willed.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Nothing of sleep is permissible in Salah (prayer).”’ (Ahadith 2-16 are best explained in the form of fatwa.)

“I said to (Imam) abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), ‘One of our people gives me a book but he does not say whether I can narrate any thing from it or not. Can I narrate it from him?’” He (the narrator) said that he (a.s.) said, “If you knew that the book is his then narrate it from him.”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘People are commanded to come to these stones, perform Tawaf, thereafter come to us to inform us of their acceptance of our Divine Authority and offer us their support. ‘“

“I once wrote to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and asked about the case of a man who rented his ship or stumper to those who carried wine and pigs on them. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful.’”

It is a kind of clothing which can cover his privacy.’”

“I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘I guarantee safety from poverty in favor of one who observes moderation (in spending).”

“I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . someone will cry out, “God has condemned the unjust,” (7:44) The Imam (a.s.) said, “The caller will be Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.).”

“I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I married a woman and asked about her and things were said about her.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Why did you ask about her also? It is not obligatory on you to ask and investigate.’”

“Of the oath of the Messenger of Allah (sw) was his saying, ‘No, and I ask Allah for forgiveness.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘High prices worsens moral discipline, destroy trust and cause suffering to the Muslims.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Optional Salah (prayer) is like present; whenever given is accepted.’”

517. Aban, from Umar Bin Yazeed who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) that: ‘Al-Mugheira (and his people) are alleging that this day is for the night that approaches it’. So he (asws) said: ‘They lie! This day today is for the night that has passed. The people of Al-Nakhla, when they see the crescent say, ‘The Sacred Month has entered’.