Those who take Salaat lightly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn the death of Imam Ja’fer As-Sadiq (pbuh), Abu Baseer – acompanion of Imam came to offer his condolences to UmmeHamida (Imam’s wife). Both wept remembering Imam.Umme Hamida then narrated […]
Namaz / Salaat (Prayers)
Shedding of the sins
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Usman says: I was sitting along with Salman-e-Farsi under a tree.He took a dried branch of that tree and shook it, all the dried leaves dropped down.Then Salman said […]
The Eid Prayer
Reading Time: 2 minutesAl-Ma’mūn asked Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, to say the ‘Īd prayer before the people and to deliver a sermon after the prayer, that the hearts of the populace […]
Abbad and Ammar
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was customary for the Prophet to depute wise and intelligent persons to different areas so that they might inform him about their general conditions. Suddenly a report was received […]
Imam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil). Narrators of traditions have reported that he would offer two rak’as (units of prayer), in each of which […]
The Prayer Of Abuzar
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is mentioned in Tafsir Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) that: Once the Holy Prophet’s (S) close and sincere companion, Abu Dharr Ghiffari, approached the Prophet and said: O Allah’s Messenger! I have […]
Which one of you fasts all the year around?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Babawayh has narrated through authentic chains of narrators from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) that one day the Holy Prophet (S) asked his companions: Which one of you fasts all […]
Namaz of Jafar e Tayyar (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKulaini, Ibn Babawayh and Shaykh Tabarsi etc. have narrated through authentic chains of narrators from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that His Eminence, Ja’far returned from Habasha and reached the Prophet […]
Why seven Takbir were appointed before prayers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) that people asked him: “Why seven Takbir were appointed before prayers and why in ruku are we supposed to recite: Glory be to my Lord the […]
Why one Ruku and two sajdahs
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople asked Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.): “Why one Ruku and two sajdahs were made obligatory in each rakat of prayer?” Imam (a.s.) said: “The first prayer that the Holy Prophet […]