Imam al-Reza said, “Instruct the child to give charity with his own hand, be it a piece of bread or a handful of [food] or any other small thing, for everything – no matter how little it is – if done for the sake of Allah and with an honest intention is very great.”
#ImamReza
Our fasting, prayers, giving charity and belief will not harm us."
The man remained quiet. The Imam then said, "If what we say would be true, which, in fact, is true then you will be the one facing your destruction and we will be saved."
#ImamReza
An atheist man came to Imam Reza while a group of people were present there. The Imam said to him, "Consider, if what you say would be true which is not true, in such case, we all will be equal.
#ImamReza
Imam Reza said, 'Verily Imamah (divinely appointed leadership of the twelve Imams) is the ever-growing root of Islam as well as its lofty branch.’
#ImamReza
Imam Reza and His Guest
A guest once kept entertaining him part of the night when the lamp started fading and the guest stretched his hand to fix it, but Imam Reza swiftly checked him and fixed it himself, saying, "We are folks who do not let their guest tend on them.
#ImamReza
Imam Reza :
"There is no more benefit for a believer than having a good and virtuous wife who would please her husband when he is around and would protect herself and his property in his absence."
#ImamReza
Imam Reza narrated Imam Hussain :
“The Prophet said the following after he ate: O my God! Grant us blessings in this meal and make some better food our sustenance.”
#ImamReza
Imam Reza :
'The Imam is the trustee of God on earth and among His people, and His proof for the servants and His representative in the cities and summoner towards Him and protector of divine sanctuaries.'
#ImamReza
Imam Reza narrated:
“It is not proper for a man to smell bad on any day. If it is not possible for him to put perfume on every day, he should at least do so every other day. Even if he cannot do so, he should try to do it once a week and not abandon this.”
#ImamReza
Imam Reza narrated regarding Unity:
“Whoever recites (the verse), 'Say, He is God, the One, and Only' and believes in it has recognized the concept of the Unity of God.”
#ImamReza
Imam Reza narrated The Prophet :
“When the Resurrection Day comes, I will be called from the depth of the Throne with a call saying, O Muhammad! Your father Abraham - the Friend (of God) was a good father, and your brother Ali ibn Abi Talib was a good brother.”
#ImamReza
Imam Reza :
“A believer is one who rejoices over doing good deeds and repents from doing wicked deeds. A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands others are secure. Whomsoever whose neighbors are not secure from him does not belong to our nation.”
#ImamReza