Remaining Faithful when Someone Trusts you
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’bdullah Ibn Sinaan says: “I approached Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in the mosque at a time when he had completed his A’sr prayers and was sitting down facing the Qiblah. I […]
The Unfaithful Grocer
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the rule of A’zud al-Daulah Dailami, a stranger once came to Baghdad wishing to sell a necklace worth a thousand dinars, but could not find any purchaser for it. […]
Trustworthiness of Umm Salamah
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Imam Ali (a.s.) decided to move to Iraq and settle there, he handed his letters and testament to Umm Salamah, who in turn passed them over to Imam Hasan […]
Jo’dah State of Disgrace and Humiliation
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Hasan (a.s.) was extremely good-looking, possessed great forbearance and generosity, and was very kind and affectionate towards the members of his family. After the martyrdom of Imam Ali (a.s.), […]
Desire for Martyrdom
Reading Time: 2 minutesA’mr Ibn Jamuh, an inhabitant of Madinah and from the tribe of Khazraj, was a generous and magnanimous person. The first time the people of Khazraj arrived in the presence of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), […]
Prophet Isa and the Farmer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is reported that once, Prophet Isa Ibn Maryam (a.s.) had been sitting and intently observing a farmer who, with a spade in hand, was hard at work in his […]
Reward of Reconciliation
Reading Time: 2 minutesFudhail Ibn A’yyadh says: A distressed man once took some rope, which his wife had woven, to the market in order to sell it so as to save himself and his […]
Exercise Caution in Reconciliation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’bd al-Malik says: There arose a dispute between Imam Baqir (a.s.) and some of the children of Imam Hasan (a.s.). I approached the Imam (a.s.) and sought to intervene in […]
The Order to Imam Sadiq (as) to Reconcile
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, during the time of Imam Sadiq (a.s.), Abu Hanifah, the administrator of Hajjaaj, had a quarrel with his son-in-law over some inheritance. Mufadhdhal Ibn U’mar Kufi (one of the close companions of Imam […]