Fascinating discourses from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS)

Eighth Infallible the Sixth Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as)

Name: Jafer
Title: Sadiq
Subtitle: Abu Abdullah
Father: Imam Mohammed Baqir (as)
Mother: Omme Farwah Bint Qasim bin Mohammed Bin Abibakr.
Date of Birth: 17th of Rabiul Awal, 83 Hijrah.
Place of birth: Madina
Date of Martyrdom: 25th, of Shawwal.
Place of Martyrdom: Madina
Year of Martyrdom: 148 Hijrah
AGE: 65 years.
Grave: Baqi grave yard in Medina.
Cause of martyrdom: Poisoned by the order of Mansoor Dwanaki.
Age Duration can be divided into two parts.
1. Forty one years before the Imamate era i.e. 83 Hijrah to 114 Hijrah.
2. Imamate period 34 year up to the martyrdom from 114 Hijrah to 148 Hijrah.
This was the very youth of the age of Shi’ism. He like his father took benefit and made good of the chance of war between Bani omayaids & Bani Abbas. And founded a seminary & theological center upon a vast & profound scale, which contained & consisted upon four thousand students. And so he developed & expanded the pure Islam of Prophet (S) & Hazrat Ali (as) which was hidden amongst & behind the curtains of Islam of bani ommayaids.

Twenty traditions from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS)

1. Indeed the cognition & knowing of Allah provides comfort in all terrors & frights. And it is the companion in all solitudes & loneliness’s & the light in all darkness’s & strength in all weaknesses & the cure of all diseases & ailments. ( Faroo Al Kafi Vol. 8. P 247)

1- ... اِنَّ مَعرِفَةَ اللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ آنِسٌ مِن کُلِّ وَحشَةٍ، وَصاحِبٌ مِن کُلِّ وَحدَةٍ، وَنُورٌ مِن کُلِّ ظُلمَةٍ، وَقُوَّةٌ مِن کُلِّ ضَعفٍ،وَشِفاءٌ مِن کُلِّ سُقيمٍ. (فروغ الکافی ج8 ص247)

2. The Judges are four (categories). Three of them are to enter the hell fire & a single one into the heaven. 1, the one who makes Judgment cruelly & by injustice & he is aware of it. 2. The one who makes judgments cruelly & tyrannically (unjustly) but unknowingly, he is in the fire of hell. .3. And a man who makes Judgment according to justice & rightly & he does not know it (without knowledge), so he is in the hell fire. 4. And a person who makes judgment rightly & justly & he knows it, so he will enter the paradise. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P .365)

2- اَلقُضاةُ اَربَعةٌ:ثَلاثَةٌ في النّارِ وَواحِدٌ في الجَنَّةِ: رَجُلٌ قَضی بِجُورٍ وَهُوَ يَعلَمُ فَهُوَ في النّارِ، وَرَجُلٌ قَضی بِجَورٍ وَهُوَ لا يَعلَمُ فَهُوَ في النّارِ،وَرَجُلٌ قَضی بِحَقّ وَهُوَ لا يَعلَمُ فَهُوَ فِي النّارِ، وَرَجُلٌ قَضی بِحَقٍّ وَهُوَ يَعلَمُ فَهُوَ في الجَنَّةِ. (تحف العقول 365)

3. The person who sees his brother (religious) involved (in a problem) which is the cause of his trouble & dislikeness & he does not remove it from him although he can do that, has betrayed him. ( Amali Sadduk, P 162)

3- مَن رَأی أَخاهُ عَلی أَمرٍيَکرَهُهُ وَلا يَرُدُّهُ عَنهُ وَهُوَ يَقدِرُ عَلَيهِ فَقَد خانَهُ. (امالی صدوق ص162)

4. Nothing good follows a person after his death except three virtues & qualities.
1. The alms & charity that he may have executed by the grace of Allah in his life & which continues on after his death. (i.e.) (Like schools, hospitals, social welfare institutions, books, wells, bridges, roads etc.) 2. And a decent & good tradition (left over by him) which is put into practice (after his death). 3. A pious son who prays for him. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P .36.3)

4- لا يَتبَعُ الرَّجُلَ بَعدَ مَوتِهِ إِلاّ ثَلاثُ خِصالٍ: صَدَقَهٌ أَجرهَا اللهُ له في حَياتِهِ فَهِيَ تَجرِي لَهُ بَعدَ مَوتِهِ، وَسُنَّةُ هُدیً يُعمَلُ بِها، وَوَلَدٌ صالِحٌ يَدعُولَهُ. (تحف العقول ص363)

Nothing good follows a person after his death except three virtues & qualities. 1. The alms & charity that he may have executed by the grace of Allah in his life & which continues on after his death. (i.e.) (Like schools, hospitals, social welfare institutions, books, wells, bridges, roads etc.) 2. And a decent & good tradition (left over by him) which is put into practice (after his death). 3. A pious son who prays for him. 

5. Some of the rights of a Muslim upon his Muslim brother are that he salutes him when he meets him. And visits him when he becomes ill, & when he is absent he wishes him his benevolence & beneficence i.e., defends him in his absence). & prays for him when he sneezes, (saying يرحمک الله (God bless you) & accepts his invitation when he invites him & escorts his funeral when he dies.' (Usool e Kafi Vol. 2. P 171)

5- لِلمُسلِمِ عَلی اَخيهِ المُسلِمِ مِنَ الحَقَّ اَن يُسَلِّمَ عَلَيهِ اِذا لَقِيَهُ، وَيَعُودَهُ اِذا مَرِضَ، وَيَنصَحَ لَهُ اِذا غابَ، وَيُسَمِّتَهُ اِذا عَطَسَ، وَيُجيبَهُ اِذا دَعاهُ، وَيتبَعَهُ اِذا ماتَ. (اصول کافی ج2 باب اخوة المؤمن علی هخيه ص171)

6. Faithful is the brother of faithful just like one single body, (so that) if one part of it has a complaint the entire body feels & receives the pain & trouble. And their souls are from a single soul. And indeed the tie & connection of the faithful's soul to the soul of Allah is more powerful than the connection of the rays of sun with it. (Usoool e Kafi Vol. 2. P 166)

6- أَلمُؤمِنُ أَخُوالمُؤمِنِ، کَالجَسَدِ الواحِدِ، إِنِ اشتَکی شَيئاً مِنهُ وَجَدَ أَلَمَ ذلِکَ في سائِرِ جَسَدِهِ، وَأَرواحُهُما مِن رُوحٍ واحِدَةٍ، وَانَّ روُحَ المُؤمِنِ لَأَشَدُّ اِتّصالاً بِروُح اللهِ مِن اتِّصالِ شُعاعِ الشَّمسِ بِها. (اصول کافی ج2 باب اخوة المؤمن ص166)

Faithful is the brother of faithful just like one single body, (so that) if one part of it has a complaint the entire body feels & receives the pain & trouble. And their souls are from a single soul. And indeed the tie & connection of the faithful's soul to the soul of Allah is more powerful than the connection of the rays of sun with it. 

7. The one who is pious in the world, Allah places wisdom in his heart & makes his tongue reproduce it (He utters the words of wisdom). And makes him aware & knowledgeable about the faults & short comings of the world & its diseases & ailments & their cures. And transfers him out of the world in a pure & perfect condition toward the house of peace (i.e. the next world). (Bihar ul-Anwar. Vol. 73. P 48)

7- مَن زَهَدَ فیِ الدُّنيا اَثبَتَ اللهُ الحِکمَةَ في قَلبِهِ وَاَنطَقَ بِها لِسانَهُ وَبَصَّرَهُ عُيُوبَ الدُنيا،داءَها و دواءَها،وأَخرَجَهُ مِنَ الدُّنيا سالِماً اِلی درِا السَّلامِ. (بحارالانوار ج73 ص48)

8. It is from the disposition & manners of the ignorant that he answers before listening, & quarrels before understanding & gives judgment upon what he is unaware of. (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 78. P 278)

8- مِن أَخلاقِ الجاهِلِ الاجابَةُ قَبلَ اَن يَسمَعَ وَالمُعارَضَةُ قَبلَ اَن يَفهَمَ وَالحُکمُ بِما لا يَعلَمُ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص278)

9. The person who acts & practices short of insight is similar to the traverser & traveler of a wrong avenue. So the speed of his Journey would not increase but only his distance (from the destination). (Tuhaf al-Uqul. P 362)

9- العامِلُ عَلی غَيرِ بَصيرَةٍ کَالسّائِرِ عَلَی غَيِر الطَريقِ فَلا تَزيدُهُ سُرعَةُ السَّيرِ اِلا بُعداً. (تحف العقول ص362)

10. Be the inviters & callers of people towards good without (using) your tongues (through your actions), so that they may observe your endeavor & efforts, & truth & piety. (Usool e Kafi Vol. 2. P 105)

10- کُونُوا دُعاةً لِلنّاسِ بِالخَيرِ بِغَيرِ اَلسِنَتِکُم لِيَرَوا مِنکُم الاِجتِهادَ وَالصِّدقَ وَالوَرَعَ. (اصول کافی ج2 باب الصدق واداء الامانة ص105)

11. It is required for the faithful to have eight qualities in him.
1. being gracious during the hardship & calamities. 2. Being patient in the face of affliction. 3. being thankful at the time of comfort & abundance. 4. Being contented with sustenance granted by Allah. 5. Not committing excess & aggression upon enemies. 6. Not loading his own load (responsibilities) upon the shoulders of his friends. 7. His body remains troubled by him (due to services). 8. And the people remain comfortable & at ease from him. (He does not bother & trouble others). (Usool e Kafi Vol. 2, P 47, The qualities of the faithful.)

11- يَنبَغي لِلمُؤمِنِ اَن يَکُون فيهِ ثَمانِی خِصالٍ، وَقُوراً عِندَالهَزاهِزِ،صَبُوراً عِندَ البَلاءِ شکُوراً عِندَ الرَّخاءِ،قانِعا بِما رَزَقَهُ اللهُ،لا يَظلِمُ الأَعداءَ،وَلا يَتَحامِلُ لِلأَصدِقاء،بَدَنُهُ مِنهُ في تَعَبٍ وَالنّاسُ مِنهُ في راحَةٍ... (اصول کافی باب خصال المؤمن ج2/ ص47)

It is required for the faithful to have eight qualities in him. 1. being gracious during the hardship & calamities. 2. Being patient in the face of affliction. 3. being thankful at the time of comfort & abundance. 4. Being contented with sustenance granted by Allah. 5. Not committing excess & aggression upon enemies. 6. Not loading his own load (responsibilities) upon the shoulders of his friends. 7. His body remains troubled by him (due to services). 8. And the people remain comfortable & at ease from him. (He does not bother & trouble others).

12. It is the obligatory right for all the Muslims who know us that each one of them presents his practices of the day & night to himself (gets it checked by himself) & becomes an accountant & checker for himself. So if he sees a good deed he must increase & boost it up and if he sees a sin he must repent upon it, & ask forgiveness from Allah, so  that he does not get disgraced & dishonored on the judgment day. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 301)

12- حَقُّ عَلی کُلَّ مُسلِمٍ يَعرِفُنا اَن يَعرِضَ عَمَلَهُ في کُلَّ يَومٍ وَلَيلَةٍ عَلی نَفسِهِ، فَيَکُونَ مُحاسِبَ نَفسِهِ، فإن رَأی حَسَنَةً استَزادَ مِنها،وَاِن رَأی سَيِّئَةً استَغفَرَ مِنها، لِئَلاّ يَخزی يَومَ القِيامَةِ. (تحف العقول ص301)

13. The one who deals with the people & does not commit excess upon them & talks to them & does not tell lie. And makes promise & does not break it, he is one of those whose slandering & back biting is prohibited & his forbearance & fortitude is completed & his justice is exhibited & evident one & his brotherhood is obligatory upon others. (Usool e Kafi Vol. 2, P 239, (chapter: The faithful & his signs))

13- مَن عامَلَ النّاسَ فَلَم يَظلِمهُم وَحَدَّ ثَهُم فَلَم يَکذِبهُم،وَوَعَدَهُم فَلَم يُخلِفُهُم،کانَ مِمَّن حَرُمَت غِيبَتُهُ وکَمُلَت مُرُوءَتُهُ وَظَهَرَ عَدلُهُ وَوَجَبَت أُخُوَّتُهُ. (اصول کافی ج2 باب المؤمن وعلاماته ص239)

14. Allah bestowed His blessings upon a nation as generosity & gifts. Then they did not thank him for those, so, those blessings turned into curse & evil for them. And He involved (as a test) a nation into afflictions & calamities & they exercised patience so those (calamities) turned for them into blessings. (Bihar ul-Anwar, Vol. 78, P 241)

14- اِنَّ اللهَ اَنعَمَ عَلَی قَوٍم بِالمَواهِبِ فَلَم يَشکُرُوهُ فَصارَت عَلَيهِم وَبالاً،وَابتَلی قَوماً بِالمَصائِبِ فَصَبَرُوا فَکانَت عَلَيهِم نِعمَةً. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص241)

Allah bestowed His blessings upon a nation as generosity & gifts. Then they did not thank him for those, so, those blessings turned into curse & evil for them. And He involved (as a test) a nation into afflictions & calamities & they exercised patience so those (calamities) turned for them into blessings.

15. Indeed when the sin is committed by a servant secretly, it does not harm but the one who commits it. Whereas, if it is committed openly & conspicuously & a restraint is not put upon it then it harms the general public. (Qarb ul-Asnad, P 26)

15- اِنَّ المَصيَةَ اِذا عَمِلَ بِها العَبدُ سِرّاً لَم تَضُرَّ اِلاّ عامِلَها وَاِذا عَمِلَ بِها عَلانِيَةً وَلَم يُغَيَّر عَلَيهِ اَضَرَّت بِالعامَّةِ. (قرب الاسناد ص26)

16. Be kind & affectionate to your fathers (ancestors)and your sons will treat you kindly & nicely & exhibit modesty to the women of other (people) they will treat your woman with modesty & chastity. (Bihar ul-Anwar, Vol. 27, P 242)

16- برُّوا آباءَکُم يَبِرُّکُم اَبناؤُکُم، وَعِفُّوا عَن نِساءِ النّاسِ تَعِفُّ نِساؤُکُم. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص242)

17. Connect the blood kinship relations with the one who disconnects & cuts off ties with you. And do grant to the one who deprives you. And do well to the person who treat you bad. And salute to the one who abuses you. And treat him with justice the one who is cruel & oppressive to you, just as you like to be forgiven. So keep the forgiveness & remission of Allah in view. Do you not see that his sun shines (equally) over the pious one & the transgressors, & that his rain showers & pours down upon the pious ones & the evil doers (equally)? (Tuhaf al-Uqul. P 305)

17- صِل مِن قَطَعَکَ، وَاَعطِ مَن حَرَمَکَ، وَاَحسِن اِلی مَن أَساءَ اِلَيکَ،وَسَلِّم عَلی مَن سَبَّکَ وَأَنصِف مَن خاصَمَکَ، وَاعفُ عَمَّن ظَلَمَکَ، کَما اَنَّکَ تُحِبُّ اَن يُعفی عَنکَ،فَاعتَبِر بِعَفوِاللهِ عَنکَ ،اَلا تَری اَنَّ شَمسَهُ اَشرَقَت عَلَی الأَبرارِ وَالفُجّارِ،وَاَنَّ مَطرَهُ يَنزِلُ عَلَی الصّالِحِينَ وَ الخاطِئينَ. (تحف العقول ص305)

18. Beware of three (kinds of) people. The dishonest & the zaloom (the most oppressor, cruel) & telltale. Because the dishonest (who) is committing dishonesty to your benefit will (tomorrow) commit dishonesty with you & the one who is being cruel for your benefit will (tomorrow) commit excess & oppression against you & the person who culminates people, tells tales & back bites people before you, will (tomorrow) back bite you. (Tuhaf al-Uqul P 316)

18- اِحذَر مِنَ النّاسِ ثَلاثَةً: الخائِنَ وَالظَّلُومَ وَالنّمّامَ لِاَنَّ مَن خانَ لَکَ خانَکَ، وَمَن ظَلَمَ لَکَ سَيَظلِمُکَ، وَمَن نَمَّ اِلَيکَ سَيَنُمَّ عَلَيکَ. (تحف العقول ص316)

when the resurrection day will come Allah will resurrect a religious scholar & a worshipper (devotee, votary) so when they (both) will stand before Allah it would be said to the adorer to start off toward the paradise & to the scholar it would be said ', stop! Intercede & mediate for the people for your good training which you imparted upon them.

19. when the resurrection day will come Allah will resurrect a religious scholar & a worshipper (devotee, votary) so when they (both) will stand before Allah it would be said to the adorer to start off toward the paradise & to the scholar it would be said ', stop! Intercede & mediate for the people for your good training which you imparted upon them. '(Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 8. P 56)

19- اِذا کانَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ بَعَثَ اللهُ العالِمَ وَالعابِدَ، فِاذا وَقَفا بَينَ يَدَيِ الله عَزَّوَجَلَّ قيلَ لِلعابِدِ : انطَلِق اِلی الجَنَّةِ وَقيلَ لِلعالِم قِف تَشَفَّع لِلنَّاسِ بِحُسنِ تَأديبِکَ لَهُم. (بحار ج8 ص56)

20. Our intercession & mediation will not be attained by that person who depreciates & undervalues the services (prayers a Muslim offers five times a day).( Faroo Al Kafi Vol.3, p.270)

20- لا يَنالُ شَفاعَتنا مَن استَخَفَّ بِالصَّلاةِ. (فروع کافی ج3 ص270)