Sunday, December 2, 2018

GOLDEN SAYINGS OF THE INFALLIBLE IMAM JA'FAR AS-SADIQ (A.S.)


Selected sayings of the Imam (a.s.) are reproduced below:

The person moving to help his Momin brothers, is like the person who is walking between Safa and Marwa.
The desire for the worldly pleasures causes grief and sadness. Its abstinence brings rest of heart and body.
A Muslim is one who has knowledge about the religion, good management of life, perseverance facing calamity.
A true believer is the one whose sexual appetite does not overcome him, and whose stomach does not shame him.
Enjoining good and forbidding evil should be practiced with a believer who may learn a lesson, or an ignorant to learn
Allah should not see you in situations against which He warned, miss you in situations of which He ordered.
Asked about short instruction that collects welfare of both worlds, he (a.s.) said: Never tell untruths.
Debt is grief at night and humility in day.
Treat your fathers piously so that your sons treat you piously.
Salutation (Salaam) is voluntary (Sunnah) while responding is obligatory (Wajib).
Do not answer those who speak before they greet you.
Shake hands, because this will confiscate malice.
As for those who control themselves in rage, desire, fear and lust, Allah will prevent Hell from burning their bodies.
He who recognizes Allah accurately will fear Him. He who fears Allah accurately will disregard the worldly pleasures.
We love those who are intelligent, knowledgeable, perceptive, expert, clement, courteous, patient, veracious and loyal.
The firmest handle of faith is to love, hate, give and deprive – all for Allah’s sake.
You should not trust the betrayer after you have tested him, and you should not accuse him whom you have trusted.
Beware of associating with the lowly, because the association with them will never lead to welfare.
Good mannerism is a part of the religion. It increases the earnings.
The actual generous charitable individual is the one who spends his wealth for fulfilling the rights of Allah.
You should know that I will fulfill the trust of even the killer of Imam Ali (a.s.) if he deposits something with me or seeks advice of consultation.
A believer should never have bad temper, bad humor, envy, obduracy, fabrication and oppression.
Daughters are advantages and sons are graces. You will be rewarded for the advantages and asked about the graces.



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