To Work is Better than Consuming Charity
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was informed that a person from Madinah had become afflicted with abject poverty. He (peace be upon him […]
Charity (sadaqah)
The Endowment Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring his caliphate Amirul Mu’mineen (peace be upon him) once said: All throughout Iraq my subjects are in ease and comfort – they drink sweet water and eat bread made of […]
The Neighbour of Sayyid Jawaad
Reading Time: 2 minutesSayyid Jawaad A’amloi, a jurist and the author of the book Miftaah al-Karaamah, narrates: One night as I was having my meals, someone knocked at the door. Opening the door, I […]
The Benefits of Assisting a Poor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne year, Abdullah Ibn Mubarak resolved to go to Makkah for Hajj. One day, as he was passing through a lane, he suddenly witnessed a woman, who bent down, picked […]
The Widely Respected Shia Government Minister
Reading Time: 3 minutesPerhaps, the only Shiite minister to have been widely popular amongst the people of all classes was Sahib Ibn Ubbad (326 ah to 385 ah). Initially he had been the […]
The Mother of the Satans
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSayyid Ne’matullah Jazairi narrates in his book: “One year, a famine struck. During that period a preacher, from atop the pulpit in the mosque, preached: “When one desires to give […]
In the Darkness of the Night
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMu’alla Ibn Khunais narrates: “One rainy night Imam Sadiq (a.s) started out from his house with the intention of proceeding towards the tent of the tribe of Bani Sai’dah (under […]
Auspicious and Inauspicious Times
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Imam Sadiq (a.s) related: “There was a piece of land that I owned in partnership with an astrologer and it was mutually decided that it should be divided between […]
Three Hundred Gold Coins
Reading Time: 3 minutesbn Abbas narrates: “Once, three hundred gold coins were gifted to the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) which he in turn gifted to the Commander of the Faithfuls(a.s). As the Imam (a.s) […]
Charity Increases Sustenance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Sadiq (a.s) had many sons, one of whom was named Muhammad. Occasionally it would so happen that his income would exceed his expenses. Once, Imam Sadiq (a.s) inquired: “How […]