Special Favor
Reading Time: 2 minutesA group of people from Isfahan including Abu’l-`Abbas Ahmad ibn Nazar and Abu-Ja`far Muhammad ibn Alawiah report: In Isfahan, there was a man of Shi`ite […]
Month: January 2014
Morality of Imam al-Hadi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu-Hashim Ja`fari has reported: I was afflicted with a bad poverty; so, I went to Abu’l-Hasan `Ali ibn Muhammad. When I sat in his presence, […]
Ma’mun’s Trickery
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMa’mun played every trick to make Imam al-Jawad as worldly and sensual as himself but he failed in his plot until he gave her daughter […]
Protecting the Oppressed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAli ibn Jarir has reported: I was in the presence of Imam al-Jawad when a sheep of the house was missing. At this time, one […]
A Blessed Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutesA man of the tribe of Banu-Hanifah from the region of Bost and Sistan has reported: I came to know Imam al-Jawad when I was […]
Giving Away His Shirts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRayyan ibn Salt has reported: I was at the door of Imam al-Rida’s house in Khorasan. I said to Mu`ammar, “Do you dare to ask […]
Paying off a Heavy Loan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu-Muhammad Ghaffari has reported: I had a heavy debt; so, I said to myself, “I have no option for paying off my dept except seeking […]
A Letter to His Son
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBazanti has reported: I read a letter written by Imam al-Rida to his son, Imam al-Jawad with the following content: O Abu-Ja`far! I was informed […]
The Fort of Allah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu’l-Salt al-Hawawi has reported: when Imam al-Rida arrived in Nayshabur on a black and white mule, I was accompanying him and the scholars of Nayshabur […]
Helping A Needy Traveler
Reading Time: 2 minutesAl-Yasa` ibn Hamzah has reported: I was in the presence of Imam al-Rida (a.s) where a group of people asked him questions about what was […]