Pearl of Wisdom

'I heard Malik b. Anas, the jurist of Madina say, 'I used to go to visit Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (AS), and he would place a cushion for me, respect me and say, inalik, indeed I like you.' I would be pleased with this comment and would praise Allah for it.' [Malik continued], 'He was a man always disposed to one of three states: either he was fasting, or praying, or engaged in Allah's remembrance. He was among the greatest worshippers, the greatest of abstemious people who fear Allah. He narrated many prophetic traditions, was sociable and friendly to sit with, and had much [for us] to benefit from.'

Muhammad b. Ziyad al-Azdi
Ibid. v. 47, p. 16, no. 1

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The following is a letter from Imam Ali (a) to Ziyad ibn Abih. E-mail
Letter 21 The following is a letter from Imam Ali (a) to Ziyad ibn Abih.

Give up extravagance and be sparing and moderate in your expenditure. Do not let the pleasures of today make you forget the tomorrow, the Day of Reckoning and Judgement. Keep money with you strictly according to your real requirements and give away the rest to the poor so that it may act as a provision for you in the next world. Do you expect Allah to grant you rewards reserved for courteous, kind and benevolent people, while you actually are proud, vain, haughty and miserly? Do you hope to receive His Blessings reserved for charitable, generous and kind-hearted persons who always help the poor and the needy, while you, rolling in wealth and luxuries, prevent any part of your wealth from reaching the disabled persons and poverty-ridden old widows?

Remember a man receives the reward according to actions he has done in this world because in the next world only the result of such deeds as he has done during his lifetime shall reach him.

 
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