Our Imams (a.s.) were having utmost Humility
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is recorded in Safinat’ul-Bihār that Imam Mūsa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) said Salām to a black Sudanese as he passed by him. Then he went near him and spoke with […]
09 HAZRAT IMAM KAZIM (AS)
Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) and ‘Ali Ibn Yaqtīn
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbrahīm Jamāl wanted to meet ‘Ali Ibn Yaqtīn, the Prime Minister of Harūn the Caliph, but he was not granted an audience. The same year ‘Ali Ibn Yaqtīn was honoured […]
Helping the Shias
Reading Time: 2 minutesZiyad ibn Abi Salma says that he went to meet Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) asked him if he was employed with the government? “Yes,” he replied. Imam (a.s.) […]
It is Compulsory to repay a Debt
Reading Time: < 1 minute It is narrated that a famous companion of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) and Imam Riďa (a.s.), by the name of Muhammad bin Abi Umair traded in cloth. It so happened […]
Wine is Haraam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAli ibn Yaqtīn in the book al-Kāfi, wherein the Abbasid despot Mahdi asked Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) regarding wine, “Is wine Harām according to the Qur’an?” (Because) people know that […]
Imam Musa Kazim (as ) and the Abuser
Reading Time: 2 minutesShaikh Sadooq and others narrate that in Madina a person from the progeny of Caliph Umar ibne Khattab frequently troubled Imam Moosa-al-Kazim (a.s.). He insulted Imam (a.s.) and whenever he […]
A Thousand Lashings
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce Haroon al-Rashid, received some distinguished, classy and pricey garments as gifts, which he gifted to his (Shiite) minister Ali Ibn Yaqteen; amongst them was a cuirass of fur and golden […]
The Painful Consequence of Breaking Family Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe intense slandering with respect to Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) that reached the ears of Haroon al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, provoked him to say: ‘Present before me someone from […]
Non Observance of Silah Rahim & Death
Reading Time: 2 minutesShoa’ib Aqarquqi narrates: “Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) said to me: “Tomorrow, a person by the name of Yaqub – an inhabitant of Maghreb – shall meet you and inquire […]
The Benevolent Governor
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn inhabitant of the city of Rey, narrates: One of the scribes of Yahya Ibn Khaalid was appointed as governor of Rey. I had some taxes to pay and feared that the […]