The Sixth Infallible: Forth Imam: Imam Sajjad (as) and twenty discourses from him
Name: Ali (as)
Renowned titles: Sajjad, Zain Ul Abideen.
Father & Mother Imam Hussain (as) and Sheher Bano Daughter of Yazdgard the third.
Time & Place of Birth: 5th day of Shaaban, year 38th Hijrat. Or 15th of Jamadiul ula the same year.
Time & place of Martyrdom: 12th or 18th or more well-known on the 25th of Moharram 95th Hijrah.
Was poisoned in Medina on the instigation of Hasham Bin Abdul Malik & martyred at the age of 57 years.
The holy grave in the grave yard of Baqi, in Medina.
Duration of life two parts
1. Twenty two years with his father.
2. Thirty five year’s period of his own Imamate
The tyrant rulers of his age: Nine persons from Yazeed up to Hasham bin Abdul Malik the Tenth caliph of Bani Ommaides.
Twenty Traditions from Imam Sajjad (as)
1. Glory be to Allah who made (declared) the acknowledgment of His beneficence as His praise & Eulogy. Glory be to the one who made (declared) the confession of man's inability to thank him as a thank giving. (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 78, P 142)
سُبحانَ مَن جَعَلَ الإعتِرافَ بِالنِّعمَةِ لَهُ حَمداً، سُبحانَ مَن جَعَلَ الإعتِرافَ بِالعَجزِ عَنِ الشُّکرِ شُکراً. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص142)
Glory be to Allah who made (declared) the acknowledgment of His beneficence as His praise. Glory be to the one who made (declared) the confession of man's inability to thank him as a thank giving.
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2. (Oh people) meditate, & practice for the (place, thing) that you have been created for, Allah did not at all create you in vain & useless. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 274)
تَفَکَّرُوا وَاعمَلُوا لِما خُلِقتُم لَهُ فَإنَّ اللهَ لَم يَخلُقکُم عَبَثاً. (تحف العقول 274)
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3. There are three (things) which save a faithful; to refrain his tongue from the people & their back biting, and keeping himself busy with things (matters) which are beneficial for his futurity, Hereafter & the world; protracted & lengthy weeping upon his sin. (Tuhaf al-Uqul P 282)
ثَلاثٌ مُنجِياتٌ لِلمُؤمِنِ : کَفُّ لِسانِهِ عَنِ النّاسِ وَاغتِيابِهِم، وَإِشغالُهُ نَفسَهُ بِما يَنفَعُهُ لاِ خِرَتِهِ وَدُنياهُ، وَطُولُ البُکاءِ عَلی خَطبئَتِهِ. (تحف العقول ص282)
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4. To lessen the demands regarding needs from others is the present needlessness & wealth. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 279)
قِلَّةُ طَلَبِ الحَوائِجِ مِنَ النّاسِ هُوَ الغِنَی الحاضِرُ. (تحف العقول ص279)
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5. The assemblies of the pious men are the invitations to righteousness & piety. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 28.3)
مَجالِسُ الصّالِحينَ داعِيَةٌ إِلَی الصَّلاحِ. (تحف العقول ص283)
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6. If someone abuses you (standing) on the right side & then apologizes coming over to your left side, do accept his apology. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 282)
إِن شَتَمَکَ رَجُلٌ عَن يَمينِکَ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلَ إِلی يَسارِکَ وَاعتَذَرَإِلَيکَ،فَاقبَل عُذرَهُ. (تحف العقول ص282)
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Oh Allah save me from it that I may think that the poor stays at a low & objected place or I think that the rich & wealthy has a superior station. Because, noble is the one, who is honored & sublimated by your obedience & respected in the one who is made respect worthy by your service.
7. Oh Allah save me from it that I may think that the poor stays at a low & objected place or I think that the rich & wealthy has a superior station. Because, noble is the one, who is honored & sublimated by your obedience & respected in the one who is made respect worthy by your service. (As Saheefa Sajjadiya Prayer. .35)
وَاعصِمنی مِن أَن أَظُنَّ بِذی عَدَمٍ خَساسَةً أَو أَظُنَّ بِصاحِبِ ثَروَةٍ فَضلاً فَإنَّ الشَّريفَ مَن شَرَّفَتهُ طاعَتُکَ وَالعَزيزَ مَن أعَزَّتهُ عِبادَتُکَ. (الصحيفة السجادية الدعاء:35)
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8. If people knew what (brilliant result) lies in seeking knowledge they would have definitely sought it even by shedding the blood of their hearts & plunging into the depth of oceans. (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. I, P 185)
لَو يَعلَمُ النّاسُ ما في طَلَبِ العِلمِ لَطَلَبُوهُ وَلَو بِسَفکِ المُهَجِ وَخَوضِ اللُّجَجِ.
(بحارالانوار ج1 ص185)
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9. And the sins which are the cause of rejection of prayers are: 1. Bad intention & (2) the wickedness of interior (3) & hypocrisy with the (religious) brothers (4) & disbelieving in the prayers being granted (5) & delaying the obligatory prayers till their time is passed. (6) & abandoning the achievement of proximity of Allah through favor (to people) & alm giving (7) & using obscene language & abusing during conversation. (Manni Al Ikhbar, P 271)
(Manni Al Ikhbar, P 271)
وَالذُّنُوبُ الَّتی تَرُدُّ الدُّعاءَ: سُوءُ النِّيَّةِ، وَخُبثُ السَّريرَةَ،وَالنِّفاقُ مَعَ الإخوانِ، وَتَرکُ التَّصديقِ بِالإجابَةِ،وَتَأخيرُ الصَّلَوَاتِ المَفرُوضَاتِ حَتّي تَذهَبَ أَوقاتُها، وَتَرکُ التَّقَرُّبِ إِلَی اللهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ بِالبِرِّ وَالصَّدَقَةِ، وَاستِعمالُ البَذاءِ وَالفُحشِ فيِ القَولِ. (معانی الاخبار ص271)
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10. The one who has the fear of (Hell) fire hastens away from sin with repentance towards Allah, & refrains from (committing) forbidden acts. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 281)
مَن اَشفَقَ مِنَ النّارِ بادَرَ بِالتَّوبَةِ اِلَی اللهِ مِن ذُنُوبِهِ وَراجَعَ عَنِ المَحارِمِ. (تحف القول ص281)
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be careful, about committing sin along with joy (avoid it) since being joyful over committing sin is itself a bigger sin (than the actual sin).
11. be careful, about committing sin along with joy (avoid it) since being joyful over committing sin is itself a bigger sin (than the actual sin). (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 78, P 159)
إِيّاکَ وَالإِبتِهاجَ بِالذَّنبِ فَإِنَّ الإِبتِهاجَ بِهِ أَعظَمَ مِن رُکُوبِهِ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص159)
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12. The sins & transgressions which become the reason & cause for the changing & termination of benediction & beneficence’s are: (I) oppression & wrongs to the people (2) Abandoning the piety & ordering the good deed (3) and ingratitude for beneficence & favor & (4) abandoning thank giving. (Maani Al Ikhbar P 270)
اَلذُّنُوبُ الَّتي تَغَيَّرُ النَّعَمَ :البَغيُ عَلَی النّاسِ، وَالزَّوالُ عَنِ العادَةِ في الخَيرِ وَاصطِناع المَعرُوفِ، وَکُفرانُ النَّعَمِ ،وَتَرکُ الشُّکرِ. (معانی الاخبار ص270)
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13. There is nothing dearer & lovelier to Allah, following His cognition, than the modesty & purity of belly & the private parts (of human body). (Tuhaf al-Uqul. P 282)
ما مِن شَيءٍ أَحَبَ إِلَی اللهِ بَعدَ مَعرِفَتِهِ مِن عِفَّةِ بَطنٍ وَفَرجٍ. (تحف القول ص282)
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The person whose soul is worthy & respectable in his eyes, the world is insignificant in his view.
14. The person whose soul is worthy & respectable in his eyes, the world is insignificant in his view. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 288)
مَن کَرُمَت عَلَيهِ نَفسُهُ هانَت عَلَيهِ الدُّنيا. (تحف القول ص278)
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15. He (S) was asked " Who is most in danger?' so he said " The one who does not regard the world dangerous for himself.' (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 78, P 1.35)
قيلَ لَهُ :مَن أَعظَمُ الناسِ خَطَراً؟ فَقالَ عليه السلام: من لَم يَرَ الدُّنيا خَطَرا لِنَفسِهِ. (بحارالانوارج78 ص135)
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16. contentment upon the unpleasant divine decree is the loftiest grade of belief. (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 78, P 135)
أَلرِّضا بِمَکروُهِ القَضاءِ أَرفَعُ دَرَجاتِ اليَقينِ. (بحارالانوارج78 ص135)
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17. The best opening for the matters is truthfulness & the best ending for them is loyalty. (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 78, P 161)
خَيرُ مَفاتيحِ الأُموُرِ الصِّدقُ،وَخَيرُ خَواتيمِها الوَفاءُ. (بحار ج78 ص161)
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18. A person said to Ali lbn al Hussain (as) “Oh son of the Prophet (S) how did you commence your morning?' He replied “I commenced the morning with eight peculiarities being demanded from me. Allah (swt) demands the obligatory (services), & the Prophet (S) demands (his) sunnah (traditions) the family asks for sustenance & the soul demands the lust (desires), & Satan demands (me to commit) sin & the protectors (two angels who write down both good & bad deeds of man while they also protect & defend him against mishaps) demand the sincerity of practice, & the angel of death demands the soul, & the grave demands (my) body, & I have got stationed among such affairs, being demanded from me. (Bihar ul-Anwar Vol. 76, P 15)
قيلَ لِعَلِيِّ بنِ الحِسَينِ عَلَيهِمَاالسَّلامُ: کَيفَ أَصبَحتَ يَاابنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ؟
قالَ (ع): أَصبَحتُ مَطلُوباً بِثَمانِي خِصالٍ :اَللهُ تَعالی يَطلُبُني بِالفَرائِضِ، وَالنَّبِیٌ (ص) بِالسُّنَّةِ،وَالعِيالُ بِالقُوتِ، وَالنَّفسُ بِالشَّهوَةِ،وَالشَّيطانُ بِالمَعصِيَةِ، وَالحافِضانِ بِصِدقِ العَمَلِ، وَمَلکُ المَوتِ بِالرُّوح، وَالقَبرُ بالجَسَدِ،فَأَنَا بَينَ هذِهِ الخِصالِ مَطلُوبٌ. (بحار ج76 ص15)
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One day Imam Sajjad (as) saw a patient who had recovered. He said to him " congratulations to you over the purifier from sins (ailment) Indeed Allah has remembered you, so you remember Him, And He has forgiven your sins, so do thank him.
19. One day Imam Sajjad (as) saw a patient who had recovered. He said to him " congratulations to you over the purifier from sins (ailment) Indeed Allah has remembered you, so you remember Him, And He has forgiven your sins, so do thank him. (Tuhaf al-Uqul, P 280)
وَرَأی عَليلاً قَد بَرِئَ فَقالَ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَهُ يَهنَؤُکَ الطَّهُورُمِنَ الذُّنُوبِ، اِنَّ اللهَ قَد ذَکَرَکَ فَاذکُرهُ وَاقَالَکَ فَاشکُرهُ. (تحف العقول ص280)
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20. Indeed, dearer one to Allah among you is the one whose practice is better. (The better the practice the dearer to Allah). And the practice of that one is greater before Allah whose keenness & eagerness for the reward of Allah is greater.
And doubtlessly that one among you whose fear from Allah is greater, his salvation & security from the wrath of Allah is easier.
And the nearest one to Allah among you is the one whose morality is the best.
And Allan is most pleased with the one among you who gives the most of the vast sustenance to his family. And the most honorable & respect worthy among you in Allah's view is the most pious one among you. (Tuhaf al-Uqul. P 279)
اِنَّ اَحَبَّکُم إِلَی اللهِ اَحسَنُکُم عَمَلاً، وَإِنَّ اَعظَمَکُم عِندَ اللهِ عَمَلاً اَعظَمُکُم فيما عِندَ اللهِ رَغبَةً، وَإِنَّ اَنجاکُم مِن عَذابِ اللهِ اَشَدُّکُم خَشيَةً لِلّهِ ،وَإِنَّ اَقرَبَکُم مِنَ اللهِ اَوسَعُکُم خُلُقاً، وَاِنَّ اَرضاکُم عِندَ اللهِ اَسبَغُکُم عَلَی عيالِهِ، وَاِنَّ اَکرَمَکُم عَلَی اللهِ اَتقاکُم لِلّهِ. (تحف العقول ص265)
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