Bahlool Criticizes Abdullah Mubarak
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne day Abdullah Mubarak went to the desert to see Bahlool the Wise. He saw Bahlool bareheaded, barefoot, and reciting Allah’s Name. He went up to him and saluted him. […]
08 HAZRAT IMAM SADIQ (AS)
Bahlool’s Conversation with Abu Hanifa
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day Abu Hanifa was teaching at the college. Bahlool was sitting in a corner, listening to Abu Hanifa’s lesson. In the middle of his lesson, Abu Hanifa said that, […]
The Rights Of The Rulers
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is narrated from Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) that when Nimrod pushed Prophet Ibrahim (as) into the fire, and he emerged safe and sound, he was exiled from the city and […]
Helping a Believer – 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) says, “One person was brought back to life from the grave by angels and told him,’ We shall inflict on you a thousand blows of the […]
Helping a Believer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMashal narrates that one year he went for the Haj. After the Haj he went to the presence of Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as). The Imam (as) inquired of him, “From […]
Delayed Acceptance Of Dua
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) has narrated that one day Prophet Ibrahim (as) was surveying the environs of Mount Bait al Maqdis for a pasture. He heard the voice of a person calling. […]
Repentance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) says that one day Amir’ul-Mu’mineen ‘Ali (as) was sitting with his companions when a person came and said, “O Amir’ul-Mu’mineen (as)! I have committed a foul […]
I swear by the Creator, Allah, that in my entire life I have not suffered any loss!”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) says that a Mu’min doesn’t spend forty days when a new difficulty does not confront him. In fact, he is not a Mu’min who is free of all worldly difficulties! […]
Earning Livelihood
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA reliable source narrates that Asbat bin Salim went to the presence of Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as). The Imam (as) inquired about Omer bin Muslim. Asbat said, “O Imam (as)! […]
Prophet Huzqeel (as) and Prophet Dawood (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) narrates that when prophet Dawood (as) committed the Tark al-Aula (the first misdemeanor), he remained in prostration for forty days. During this time, he cried and did not […]