Kindness & Mercy

أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِذَا دَخَلَتِ الْعَرُوسُ بَيْتَكَ فَاخْلَعْ خُفَّيْهَا حِينَ تَجْلِسُ وَ اغْسِلْ رِجْلَيْهَا وَ صُبَّ الْمَاءَ مِنْ بَابِ دَارِكَ إِلَى أَقْصَى دَارِكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ أَخْرَجَ اللَّهُ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ لَوْنٍ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَ أَدْخَلَ فِيهِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ لَوْنٍ مِنَ الْبَرَكَةَ وَ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعِينَ

Hadith.4899 - It has been narrated from Abu Said al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) advised Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), saying: "O Ali (as), when the bride enters your house, remove her shoes when she sits, wash her feet, and pour the water from the entrance of

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ لِابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ يَا بُنَيَّ إِذَا قَوِيتَ فَاقْوَ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَ إِذَا ضَعُفْتَ فَاضْعُفْ عَنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لَا تُمَلِّكَ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْ أَمْرِهَا مَا جَاوَزَ نَفْسَهَا فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ أَدْوَمُ لِجَمَالِهَا وَ أَرْخَى لِبَالِهَا وَ أَحْسَنُ لِحَالِهَا فَإِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ رَيْحَانَةٌ وَ

Hadith.4911 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said in his will to his son Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah: "O my son, when you are strong, be strong in obedience to Allah (swt), and when you are weak, be weak in disobedience to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. And if you can avoid giving a woman authority over anything

إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الرِّبَا كَيْلَا يَمْتَنِعُوا مِنْ صَنَائِعِ الْمَعْرُوفِ‌[3].

Hadith.4935 - Hisham ibn Salim narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) that he said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, only forbade usury so that people would not refrain from acts of kindness."

إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الرِّبَا لِئَلَّا يَذْهَبَ الْمَعْرُوفُ.

Hadith.4936 - In the narration of Muhammad ibn Atiyyah from Zurara, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), he said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, only forbade usury so that acts of kindness would not disappear."

اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَا أُنِيلُ رَحْمَتِي مَنْ يُعَرِّضُنِي لِلْأَيْمَانِ الْكَاذِبَةِ وَ لَا أُدْنِي مِنِّي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ كَانَ زَانِياً.

"I read in some books that Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, said: 'I will not grant My (swt) mercy to the one who exposes Me (swt) to false oaths, nor will I bring near to Me (swt) on the Day of Judgment the one who was an adulterer.'"

قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا الْمُحْصَنُ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرْجٌ يَغْدُو عَلَيْهِ وَ يَرُوحُ فَهُوَ مُحْصَنٌ‌[5].

Hadith.5022 - Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Ismail ibn Jabir, who reports by Abu Abdullah (as). I asked Imam (as): "May Allah (swt) have mercy on you, who is considered Muhsan?" Imam (as) replied: "Whoever has lawful access to a spouse in the morning and evening, he is Muhsan."

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمِصْرِيُ‌[1] عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ أَوْ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ الشَّكُّ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَبْدٌ زَنَى فَقَالَ‌[2] يُجْلَدُ نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ عَادَ قَالَ فَيُضْرَبُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ عَادَ قَالَ لَا يُزَادُ عَلَى نِصْفِ الْحَدِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَهَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الرّ

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a slave who commits adultery. Imam (as) said: "He is to be lashed half the prescribed punishment." I asked: "What if he does it again?" Imam (as) replied: "He is to be lashed the same amount." I asked: "What if he repeats it again?" Imam (as) said: "He is not to be given more than half t

خَمْسَةٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مُحَالٌ الْحُرْمَةُ مِنَ الْفَاسِقِ مُحَالٌ وَ الشَّفَقَةُ مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ مُحَالٌ وَ النَّصِيحَةُ مِنَ الْحَاسِدِ مُحَالٌ وَ الْوَفَاءُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ مُحَالٌ وَ الْهَيْبَةُ مِنَ الْفَقِيرِ مُحَالٌ[4]. وَ الْغِنَاءُ مِمَّا أَوْعَدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّارَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ

وَ خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع النَّاسَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى حَدَّ حُدُوداً فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا وَ فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلَا تَنْقُصُوهَا وَ سَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ لَمْ يَسْكُتْ عَنْهَا نِسْيَاناً لَهَا فَلَا تُكَلَّفُوهَا رَحْمَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ وَ حَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ وَ شُبُهَاتٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِ

Hadith.5149 - Commander of the Faithful (as) delivered a sermon to the people and said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has set boundaries, so do not transgress them. He (swt) has made obligations, so do not neglect them. And He (swt) has remained silent on certain matters - not out of forgetfulness - so

حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ الرَّوَّاسِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ الطَّبِيبِ‌[4] قَالَ: عَرَضْتُ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ حَقٌّ وَ قَدْ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَأْمُرُ عُمَّالَهُ بِذَلِكَ- قَالَ أَفْتَى ع فِي كُلِّ عَظْمٍ لَهُ مُخٌّ فَرِيضَةً مُسَمَّاةً إِذَا كُسِرَ فَجُبِرَ عَلَى غَيْرِ عَثْمٍ‌[1] وَ لَا عَيْبٍ جَعَلَ فَرِيضَةَ الدِّيَةِ سِتَّةَ أَجْزَاءٍ[2] وَ جَعَل

I presented this narration to Abu Abdullah (as), and Imam(as) said: "Yes, it is true. Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful (as) used to instruct his officials with this." He said: "Imam (as) gave a ruling that for every bone that contains marrow, there is a specified obligatory compensation if it is broken and healed

مَنْ أَعَانَ عَلَى مُؤْمِنٍ بِشَطْرِ كَلِمَةٍ جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ مَكْتُوبٌ آيِسٌ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ‌[2].

"Whoever assists in harming a believer with even half a word will come on the Day of Judgment with the words 'Despairing of the mercy of Allah (swt)' written between his eyes."

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ صَحِيفَةٌ فَإِذَا فِيهَا مَكْتُوبٌ " "بِسْمِ اَللّٰهِ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ اَلرَّحِيمِ" إِنَّ أَعْتَى اَلنَّاسِ عَلَى اَللَّهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ ضَرَبَ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اَللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ

Abu Abdullah (as) said to me: "A scroll was found in the hilt of the sword of Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), and it was written in it: In the Name of Allah (swt), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, the most defiant of people against Allah (swt) on the Day of Judgment is the one

هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَقْبَلُ الدِّيَةَ فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الَّذِي لَهُ الْحَقُّ أَنْ يَتَّبِعَهُ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَ لَا يُعْسِرَهُ وَ أَمَرَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ أَنْ لَا يَظْلِمَهُ وَ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَهُ إِلَيْهِ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِذَا أَيْسَرَ فَقُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ قَوْلَهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ فَمَنِ اعْتَدى‌ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ فَلَهُ عَذابٌ أَلِيمٌ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَقْبَلُ الدِّيَةَ أَوْ يُصَالِحُ ثُمَّ يَجِي‌ءُ بَعْدُ

Hadith.5218 - Samaah narrated from Abu Basir from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic: "But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant [him] a suitable follow-up" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:178). I asked: "What is that 'remission'?"

كُنْتُ شَاهِداً عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ يُنَادِي بِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الدَّوَانِيقِيِّ رَجُلٌ وَ هُوَ يَطُوفُ وَ يَقُولُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ طَرَقَا أَخِي لَيْلًا فَأَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّ وَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا صَنَعَا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا مَا صَنَعْتُمَا بِهِ فَقَالا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَلَّمْنَاهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَقَالَ ل

I was present at the Sacred House (Al-Bayt Al-Haram) when a man was calling out to Abu Jafar Al-Dawaniqi while he was performing ṭawaf (circumambulation) and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful! These two men came to my brother at night, took him out of his house, and he never returned to me. By Allah (swt), I do not k

نَعَمْ فِي الْجِرَاحَاتِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الثُّلُثَ سَوَاءً فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الثُّلُثَ سَوَاءً ارْتَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ وَ سَفَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ[2].

Hadith.5240 - Jamil and Muhammad ibn Humran asked Abu Abdullah (as) about whether qiṣaṣ (retaliation in kind) applies between a woman and a man. Imam (as) replied: "Yes, in cases of wounds (jirahat) up to one-third of the compensation, they are equal. However, once it reaches one-third, the man's compensation increases

الْمَاحِي صُورَةَ الْأَصْنَامِ وَ مَاحِي الْأَوْثَانِ وَ الْأَزْلَامِ وَ كُلِّ مَعْبُودٍ دُونَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ الْحَادِّ قَالَ يُحَادُّ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَ دِينَهُ قَرِيباً كَانَ أَوْ بَعِيداً[1] قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَسُنَ ثَنَاءُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْكُتُبِ بِمَا حُمِدَ مِنْ أَفْعَالِهِ قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ وَ

"Indeed, the name of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) in the scriptures of Ibrahim is Al-Mahi (the Eraser), in the Torah of Musa it is Al-Had (the Opponent), in the Gospel of Isa it is Ahmad, and in the Qur'an it is Muhammad (sw)." It was asked: "What is the meaning of Al-Mahi?" Imam (as) said: "Al-Mahi i

قَالَ مُصَنِّفُ هَذَا اَلْكِتَابِ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ اَلْخَبَرُ اَلَّذِي رُوِيَ : "أَنَّهُ لاَ وَصِيَّةَ لِوَارِثٍ".

Hadith.5443 - The author of this book (may Allah (swt) have mercy on him) said that another narration states "There is no will for an heir".

أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ خُذْ نِصْفَ مَا تَرَكَ وَ أَعْطِنِي النِّصْفَ مِمَّا تَرَكَ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ الْآخَرُ فَسَأَلُوا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ لَهُ‌[1].

Hadith.5472 - In the book of Muhammad ibn Yaʿqub Al-Kulayni (may Allah (swt) have mercy on him), narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mithami, from his two brothers Muhammad and Ahmad, from their father, from Dawud ibn Abi Yazid, from Burayd ibn Muawiyah, it is reported: A man passed away and appo

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ اَلسَّرِيِّ تُوُفِّيَ وَ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ "رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ" قُلْتُ وَ إِنَّ اِبْنَهُ جَعْفَراً وَقَعَ عَلَى أُمِّ وَلَدٍ لَهُ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُخْرِجَهُ مِنَ اَلْمِيرَاثِ فَقَالَ لِي "أَخْرِجْهُ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقاً فَسَيُصِيبُهُ خَبَلٌ " قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَدَّمَنِي إِلَى أَبِي يُوسُفَ اَلْقَاضِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ اَللَّهُ أَنَا جَعْف

I said to Abu Al-Hasan (as): "Ali ibn Al-Sari has passed away and appointed me as his executor." Imam (as) said: "May Allah (swt) have mercy on him." I said: "His son Ja'far committed an act with his father's umm walad (concubine), and he instructed me to exclude him from the inheritance." Imam (as) said: "Exclude him

إِذَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا لَا تُفْسِدُ وَ لَا تُضَيِّعُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَ مُلْكُ الْوَصِيِّ عَنْهَا[3].

I asked Imam (as) about an orphan girl - when should her wealth be handed over to her? Imam (as) said: "When you know that she will neither corrupt it nor waste it." I then asked Imam (as): "What if she has gotten married?" Imam (as) said: "Once she marries, the authority of the guardian over her ends." COMPEV قَالَ مُ

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَ لاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ بِوَصِيَّةِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ " قُلْتُ بَلَى فَأَخْرَجَ حُقّاً أَوْ سَفَطاً فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ كِتَاباً فَقَرَأَهُ " "بِسْمِ اَللّٰهِ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ اَلرَّحِيمِ" هَذَا مَا أَوْصَتْ بِهِ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَوْصَتْ بِحَوَائِطِهَا اَلسَّبْعَةِ، اَلْعَوَافِ وَ اَلدَّلاَلِ وَ اَلْبُرْقَةِ وَ اَلْمِيثَبِ وَ ا

Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said: "Shall I tell you about the will of Sayyidah Fatimah {s.a}, peace be upon her?" I said: "Yes." Imam (as) then brought out a box or a container, from which he took out a document and read it: "In the name of Allah (swt), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This is w

وَ رَوَى رِبْعِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ‌ تَصَدَّقَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع بِدَارِهِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَدِينَةِ فِي بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ‌[2] فَكَتَبَ‌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* هَذَا مَا تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ هُوَ حَيٌّ سَوِيٌّ تَصَدَّقَ بِدَارِهِ الَّتِي فِي بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ صَدَقَةً لَا تُبَاعُ وَ لَا تُوهَبُ وَ لَا تُورَثُ حَتَّى

"The Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon him, donated his house in Medina located in the area of Banu Zurayq. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) wrote: 'In the name of Allah (swt), the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. This is what Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) donates while He (as) is alive an

لِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ص‌ أَعْيَانُ بَنِي الْأُمِّ أَحَقُّ بِالْمِيرَاثِ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْعَلَّاتِ‌[3]. فَإِنْ تَرَكَ أَخَوَاتٍ لِأَبٍ وَ أُمٍّ وَ أَخَوَاتٍ لِأَبٍ وَ ابْنِ أَخٍ لِأَبٍ فَلِلْأَخَوَاتِ لِلْأَبِ وَ الْأُمِّ الثُّلُثَانِ وَ مَا بَقِيَ رَدٌّ عَلَيْهِنَّ لِأَنَّهُنَّ أَقْرَبُ الْأَرْحَامِ فَإِنْ تَرَكَ أَخاً لِأَبٍ وَ ابْنَ أَخٍ لِأَبٍ وَ أُمٍّ فَالْمَالُ كُلُّهُ لِلْأَخِ مِنَ الْأَبِ لِأَنَّهُ أَقْرَبُ بِبَطْ

Hadith.5621 - The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "The full siblings from the same mother are more entitled to inheritance than the paternal half-siblings." [AL SADUQ] If a person leaves behind full sisters (from the same father and mother), paternal sisters (from the same father only), a

ارْحَمْ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ[7].

Hadith.5806 - The Prophet (sw) said; "Show mercy to those on the earth, and the One (Allah (swt)) in the heavens will show mercy to you."

مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمْ لَا يُرْحَمْ.

Hadith.5810 - The Prophet (sw) said; "Whoever does not show mercy (to others) will not be shown mercy (by Allah (swt) in the Hereafter)."

حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قِرَاءَةً قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْمُعَلَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ الْمُرَادِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع قَالَ‌ بَيْنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَالِسٌ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ يُعَبِّيهِمْ لِلْحَ

Al-Hasan ibn Al-Qasim recited to me, saying: Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Al-Mualla narrated to us, who said: Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Khalid narrated to us, who said: Abdullah ibn Bakr Al-Muradi narrated from Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), from his father Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq, from his grandfather Imam Muhamm

وَ قَالَ ع‌ إِنِّي لَأَرْحَمُ ثَلَاثَةً وَ حَقٌّ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُرْحَمُوا عَزِيزٌ أَصَابَتْهُ مَذَلَّةٌ بَعْدَ الْعِزِّ وَ غَنِيٌّ أَصَابَتْهُ حَاجَةٌ بَعْدَ الْغِنَى وَ عَالِمٌ يَسْتَخِفُّ بِهِ أَهْلُهُ وَ الْجَهَلَةُ[2].

Hadith.5837 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), said: "Indeed, I feel mercy for three people, and it is their right to be shown mercy: A noble person who has been humiliated after his honor, A wealthy person who has fallen into poverty after wealth, And a scholar who is belittled by his own people and

الرَّجُلُ لِسَلْمَانَ مَنْ أَنْتَ وَ مَا أَنْتَ فَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ أَمَّا أَوَّلِي وَ أَوَّلُكَ فَنُطْفَةٌ قَذِرَةٌ وَ أَمَّا آخِرِي وَ آخِرُكَ فَجِيفَةٌ مُنْتِنَةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ نُصِبَتِ الْمَوَازِينُ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَهُوَ الْكَرِيمُ وَ مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَهُوَ اللَّئِيمُ.

Hadith.5874 - Al-Mufaddal narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that he said: "A dispute occurred between Salman Al-Farsi, may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, and a man. The man said to Salman: 'Who are you, and what are you?' Salman replied: 'As for my beginning and yours, it is a unclean drop of fluid,

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ بِالْوالِدَيْنِ إِحْساناً مَا هَذَا الْإِحْسَانُ فَقَالَ الْإِحْسَانُ أَنْ تُحْسِنَ صُحْبَتَهُمَا وَ أَنْ لَا تُكَلِّفَهُمَا أَنْ يَسْأَلَاكَ شَيْئاً مِمَّا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَا مُسْتَغْنِيَيْنِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- لَنْ تَنالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ‌[1]- ثُمَّ قَال

Hadith.5883 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Walad Al-Hannat that he asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the saying of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "And be good to parents." He asked: "What is this goodness (ihsan)?" Imam (as) replied: "Goodness is to treat them well in companionship and

وَ سُئِلَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌ مَا حَدُّ حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ قَالَ تُلِينُ جَانِبَكَ وَ تُطِيبُ كَلَامَكَ وَ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ بِبِشْرٍ حَسَنٍ.

Hadith.5897 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked: "What is the definition of good character?" Imam (as) replied: "It is to be gentle in your behaviour, speak kindly, and meet your brother with a cheerful face."

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ خُلَفَائِي قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ خُلَفَاؤُكَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي يَرْوُونَ حَدِيثِي وَ سُنَّتِي‌[1].

Hadith.5919 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon him, said: The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "O' Allah (swt), have mercy on my successors." It was asked: "O' Messenger of Allah (swt), who are your successors?" Prophet (sw) replied: "Th