Pearl of Wisdom
with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: No one will have the power to intercede [with Allah], except for him who has taken a covenant with the All-beneficent , '[This means] except for him who has been allowed intercession through his acceptance of the guardianship of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Ali (AS) and the Imams after him, as this is the covenant with Allah.'
Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq [as] Ibid. p. 36, no. 9
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Transience of this world, and importance of collecting provisions for the next life. |
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Sermon 202 Transience of this world, and importance of collecting provisions for the next life.
O' people, certainly this world is a passage while the next world is a place of permanent abode. So, take from the passage (all that you can) for the permanent abode. Do not tear away your curtain before Him Who is aware of your secrets. Take away from this world your hearts before your bodies go out of it, because herein you have been put on trial, and you have been created for the other world. When a man dies people ask what (property) he has left while the angels ask what (good actions) he has sent forward. May Allah bless you; send forward something, it will be a loan for you, and do not leave everything behind, for that would be a burden on you.
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