Muhammad bin Uthman al-Umari
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA letter came from Imam al-Mehdi (a.s.) to Muhammad bin Uthman al-Umari comforting him on the death of his father Uthman in which he said, ‘May Allah reward and comfort […]
Trustworthiness
Uthman bin Sa’eed al-Umari
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAhmad bin Isaaq bin Sa’d al-Qummi said, ‘‘One day, I went to Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad (Imam al-Hadi) (blessings be on him) and said to him: O my master, […]
The Trustworthy Thief
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn interesting incident of trustworthiness is also recorded in the book, Riyazul Hikayāt: A man had one thousand Tumans in a bag. He was going to the public bath, early […]
An exemplary confidant
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Hazrat Imam Husain (a.s.) reached a spot called, ‘Hājiz’ he wrote a letter to Muslim Ibn Aqīl and the Shias of Kufa. He wrote: “From Husain Ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) […]
Do not divulge Secrets
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevealing a secret is a kind of Khayanat and all types of people consider it to be evil. It is mentioned in the book Uqudul Farid that even a filthy […]
The Holy Prophet (S) and his Trustworthiness
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day a poor man came to the Holy Prophet (S) and told him of his poverty. The Prophet (S) said, “Sit down! Allah is most Powerful.” Another beggar came […]
Pul e Seraat
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is written in ‘Darus Salaam’ that the great Scholar Allamah Sayyed Hashim Husain Bahrani says: In Najaf there lived a shopkeeper who counseled and advised people daily at his […]
The Religiousness of Abu Ja’far Husaini
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Ja’far Muhammad Husaini6 – whose lineage reached Imam Husain (a.s) through four generations – was a jurist and a pious and ascetic person, who had revolted against Mutasam – the […]
Hazrat Musa (as) and the Daughters of Hazrat Shu’aib (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Musa (as) killed the person from Qabt, the followers of Fir’awn schemed to have him murdered, and so he fled from Egypt. After travelling for between three and eight days […]
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 who was living in Madinah, […]