Congregational Supplication
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHafs Ibn Umar Bajalli relates: “Once, I complained to Imam Sadiq (a.s) about my abject financial condition and the dismal state of life whereupon he […]
08 HAZRAT IMAM SADIQ (AS)
The Indian and the Sixth Imam
Reading Time: 4 minutesImam Kadhim (as) narrates: “One day, I was with my father in the house when a friend entered and told my father that some people […]
Return before Death
Reading Time: 2 minutesMua’wiyah Ibn Wahab narrates: “When we set out for Makkah, there was an old man with us who used to engage himself in acts of […]
The Employee of Bani Umayyah
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Ali Ibn Hamzah relates: “I had a young friend who worked as a scribe within the Bani Umayyah administration. Once, he asked me to arrange […]
The Inventor of a Religion and Repentance
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Sadiq (as) related: “In ancient times there lived a man who sought to earn his livelihood and procure great wealth by lawful means but […]
Mufaďďhal Ibn ‘Umar and The Pigeon Fanciers
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce, a letter signed by some of the Shiite elders, was brought to Imam Sadiq (as) by a few of the signatories themselves. The letter […]
The Imam’s Reply
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has been narrated that sometimes, Imam Sadiq (as) entertained his guests with sweetmeat and porridge, whereas at other times, he presented them with olives […]
A Drunkard is not to be Trusted
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsma`il, the eldest son of Imam Sadiq (as), had some money in his possession. When he learned that a person from the tribe of Quraish […]
Justifying Evil Acts
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Sadiq (a.s.) had heard that an old man had become famous for his piety. One day, he saw him surrounded by a large crowd. […]
Bond of Brotherhood
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad Ibn A’jlaan narrates: I was in the company of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) when a man, from a distant city, arrived and greeted the gathering. “How […]