Musa al-Kadhim Quotes (745-799)

“A believer is as the two pans of a scale, that whenever his faith increases his afflictions increase.”

“"Silence is among the doors to wisdom; it brings about love and is a proof of all good things."^:151”

“"Good neighbor is not refraining from harm, but good neighbor is showing patience toward harm."^:152”

“Association with a learned one in the slums, is by far better than sitting with an ignorant person on sumptuous and luxurious carpets.”

“"Little work from a scholar is doubly accepted; much work from the men of low desire and ignorance is refused."^:309”

“The likeness of this world is as the water of the sea - however much a thirsty person drinks from it, his thirst increases so much so that the water kills him.”

“The best means by which a slave seeks proximity to God after recognising Him, is praying, benevolence to the parents, and abandonment of envy, self-conceit and vaunting.”

“"Tell yourselves of neither poverty nor a long lifetime, for whoever tells himself of poverty becomes miserly. Whoever tells himself of a long lifetime becomes greedy."^:309”

“"The generous and polite is under the protection of God; He does not leave him until He makes him enter the Garden. God sends out none as a prophet except the generous."^:151”

“"Our Shias [i.e., followers] see through the light (nur) of God and move through the mercy of God and succeed through the grace (beneficence, karama) of God."^:171”

“"Believers are few and the unbelievers are legion."Maria Massi, Dakake, Maria Massi Dakake (2007), The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam publisher: State University of New York Press, ISBN: 9780791470336^:162”

“"You [i.e., the Shia] have nothing to do with analogical reasoning (qiyas); those who came before you perished because of such reasoning. When it comes to a case about which you have received information, speak about it; otherwise, keep silent."^:15”

“"Misfortune is one for the patient and two for the impatient."Sharif al-Qarashi, Baqir (2005), The Life of Imam Musa bin Ja'far al-Kazim, at: al-Rasheed, publisher: Ansariyan, ISBN: 9789644386398^:151”

“Save yourself from the wrath of Allah (swt), and do not abandon speaking the truth, even though it (apparently) causes your destruction. Know that truth does not lead into your annihilation; rather it is a saviour. Always let go of the untruth; even though it (apparently) saves you. Untruth is never a saviour, and it eventually leads into annihilation.”

“"How base is the world for people, unless God gives them joy; and how great is this life, if God is not angry with them."Donaldson, Dwight M. (1933), The Shi'ite Religion (A history of Islam in Persia and Irak), publisher: Luzac and Company^:157”

“When the fifth from my offspring disappears, then, I adjure you by Allah to watch for your religion so that no one would take it away from you. Without doubt, there shall be an occultation for the holder of this matter, until such time that (most) people who believe in his Imāmat would leave their belief. Verily this (occultation) is but a test by Allah, the Glorious, for his creation.”