Death due to Qat’a ar-Rahm
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA companion of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) complained about the ill-treatment given to him by his relatives, “My own brother as well as my paternal […]
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Advice of Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) to Zakaria Ibn Ibrahīm
Reading Time: 2 minutesZakaria, the son of Ibrahīm, was a Christian. Later he converted to Islam and had the honour of meeting Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.). He told […]
Hazrat Yusuf (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) narrates: “When Hazrat Yaqūb (a.s.) went to Egypt to meet his son Hazrat Yūsuf (a.s.), he (Yūsuf a.s.) did not alight […]
Āq al-Walidayn Cause Poverty and Misfortune
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere was a young man from Madinah. His parents were very old. He never did any good towards them. He neglected them and did not […]
Goodness to Parents is the Expiation of Sins
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGoodness towards the parents is the expiation of various sins. It is related in a report that a man came to the Holy Prophet (S) […]
Service to Parents is Better Than Jihad
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that a young man presented himself to the Holy Prophet (S) and said that he wanted to participate in Jihad. […]
The Prophet’s (S) Conversation With Umm Salama
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJanabe Umm Salama says that she saw the Holy Prophet of Allah in a middle of the night standing in a corner of the house […]
Delay in the Acceptance of Prayers Causes Nearness to Allah (TWT)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAllama Majlisi (r.a.) writes in the book ‘Hayatul Qulub’ that Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says in a reliable tradition, “Hazrat Ibrahīm (a.s.) used to visit […]
Wealth in the Empty Hands
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn incident is quoted from the book “Faraz Bādashshuda”: A rich businessman says, ‘I was travelling for Hajj and had 3000 dinars and gold and […]
Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) and his Son Yahya (a.s.)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe age of Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) was ninety-nine years and that of his wife eighty nine. Yet, he was hopeful of the Grace of Allah […]