Muhaqqiq Ardebeli
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRawzātul Jannat contains an incident regarding Muhaqqiq Ardebeli that during the times of famine he used to give away to the poor whatever he had. He used to live in […]
Greater Sins – Vol 2
The Piece of Bread Freed the Slave
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHazrat Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) saw some half-eaten fruits that had been thrown out of a house. He said, “What have you done? If your bellies are full there are […]
Abu Zar repels greed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUthman gave two hundred gold coins to his servants and told them to take them to Abu Zar and say, “Uthman has sent you his salām with a request to […]
Eat and Drink and be not Extravagant
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Holy Qur’an says, “…and eat and drink and be not extravagant; surely He does not love the extravagant.” (Surah al-Ar’āf 7:31) The above ayat suffices to show the dislike of […]
‘Ali bin Huraira the Governor of the Abbasid Caliph.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn interesting incident is mentioned in al-Kāfi as well as the eleventh volume of Bihār. During the time of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), ‘Ali bin Huraira was a governor of […]
The Magicial protion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmir ul-Mu’minīn ‘Ali (a.s.) says that a woman came to the Holy Prophet (S) and said, “My husband is very severe and misbehaves with me, so I have prepared something […]
His own needs are fulfilled
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe esteemed scholar, Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalid Al Barqi who was present in the life time of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) and also during the Minor Occultation, says in […]
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 […]
Yahya bin Khalid
Reading Time: 3 minutesYaqtīn the father of ‘Ali relates that one of the accountants of Yahya bin Khalid was appointed to collect tax from their area. Yaqtīn says, “At that time I was […]
Letter of Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) to the ruler of Ahwaz
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Najjashi assumed the rulership of Ahwaz there was a person in his service who requested Imam (a.s.) that, “I owe a certain amount to the ruler and he is […]