The Inimical Relative of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) made a will in his last moments: “Pay seventy Dinars to my paternal cousin Hasan Aftas.” He was asked, “Master you […]
Sile Rahem ( Bonds with Kinship)
Silet ar-Rahm’ Prolongs Life
Reading Time: < 1 minute It is reported from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said to Maysar, “O Maysar, truly your lifespan has increased, what good actions have you […]
The Painful Consequence of Breaking Family Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutes The intense slandering with respect to Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) that reached the ears of Haroon al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, provoked him to say: […]
Non Observance of Silah Rahim & Death
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shoa’ib Aqarquqi narrates: “Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) said to me: “Tomorrow, a person by the name of Yaqub – an inhabitant of Maghreb – […]
Abbas, The Prophet’s Uncle
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Abbas, the uncle of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w), was a person who exhibited great kindness towards his relatives and thus found himself to be an […]
The Imam’s Bonds of Kinship
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hasan Ibn ‘Ali, a cousin of Imam Sadiq (a.s), was a courageous, robust and physically powerful person such that he was referred to as the […]