#Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (عليه السلام)

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🍃🕊🍃 Importance Of The Month Of Sha’ban

This holy month is ascribed to the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم) who used to observe fasting and connect it to the obligatory fasting of Ramaḍān. He (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم) used to say,

Sha’ban is my month; hence, Paradise will be incumbently decided for one who observes fasting on one day of my month.

Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as) is reported to

have said:

“Imam Ali ibn al-Hussain Zaynal al-Abideen (as) used to gather all his companions at the beginning of Sha’ban and say to them,

“O my companions, do you know what this month is? It is Sha’ban. The Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم) used to say, ‘Sha’ban is my month.’ You should thus fast in this month as a sign of your love for your Prophet and as a sign of seeking nearness to your Lord. I swear by Him Who grasps my soul in His Hand, I heard my father, al-Hussain (as) saying that he heard Imam Ali, the Commander of the Faithful, saying, ‘As for anyone who observes fasting in Sha’ban for the love of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم) and for seeking nearness to Almighty Allah, Almighty Allah will love him, draw him near to His honor on the Resurrection Day, and decide Paradise for him incumbently.”

Shaykh al-Tusi has narrated on the authority of Safwan al-Jammal that Imam al-Sadiq (عليه السلام) instructed him to urge all people he knew to observe fasting in Sha’ban.

“May Allah accept me as ransom for you! There is a reason for this instruction. Is there not?” asked Safwan al-Jammal. Imam al-Sadiq(عليه السلام) answered,

“Yes, there is. When his eyes fell on the new moon of Sha’ban, the Messenger of Allah (عليه السلام) ordered a spokesman to declare the following to the people of al-Madinah: O people of Yathrib! I am the messenger of Allah’s Messenger to you all (carrying this message). Verily, Sha’ban is my month; therefore, may Allah have mercy upon him who helps me undertake my month.

Imam al-Sadiq(عليه السلام) then added,

“Ameer al-Momineen (Imam Ali) used to say, ‘I have never missed the fasting in Sha’ban since I heard the call of the Messenger of Allah in Sha’ban. Furthermore, I shall never miss it so long as I am alive, God willing.

Imam al-Sadiq (عليه السلام) further said,

“To fast in two consecutive months is repentance before Almighty Allah.

Isma’il ibn ‘Abd al-Khaliq narrated that when the subject of observing fasting in Sha’ban was once discussed in the presence of him, Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(عليه السلام) said,

“The merits of observing fasting in Sha’ban are so great that even one who sheds inviolable blood is expected to be forgiven.

The recommended rites of Sha’ban are divided into two parts: general and particular. The general rites are those which are advisedly practiced each day in the month without distinction, while the particular rites are dedicated to certain days and nights in this month.

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All information taken from ~ Shaikh Abbas Qummi's Mafatih al-Jinan.

All translations taken from duas.org.

https://shia-calendar.com

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Hisham bin al-Hakam narrated:

I said to Abu Abdullah, Sayedna Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (عليه السلام),

‘Inform me about what the prostrations are allowed upon, and about what it is not allowed?’

Imam said:

‘The prostrations are not allowed except upon the earth or what the earth grows, excluding what is eaten or worn’.

So I said to Imam,

‘May I be sacrificed for you! What is the reason with regards to that?’

Imam said:

‘Because the prostration, it is the humbleness to Allah (جل جلاله) Mighty and Majestic, so it is not befitting that it should happen upon what is eaten or worn, because the sons of the world are enslaved to what they are eating and they are wearing, and the prostrator in his prostration, is in the worship of Allah (جل جلاله) the High, therefore it is not befitting that he should place his forehead during his prostration upon a thing which the sons of the world are enslaved to, and have been deceived by its deception. And the prostration upon the earth is the most preferable, because it reaches in the reverence and the humbleness to Allah (جل جلاله) Mighty and Majestic’.

Ilal al-Sharai

Volume 2

Chapter 42

Hadith 1

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Hisham bin al-Hakam narrated:

I said to Abu Abdullah, Sayedna Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (عليه السلام),

‘Inform me about what the prostrations are allowed upon, and about what it is not allowed?’

Imam said:

‘The prostrations are not allowed except upon the earth or what the earth grows, excluding what is eaten or worn’.

So I said to Imam,

‘May I be sacrificed for you! What is the reason with regards to that?’

Imam said:

‘Because the prostration, it is the humbleness to Allah (جل جلاله) Mighty and Majestic, so it is not befitting that it should happen upon what is eaten or worn, because the sons of the world are enslaved to what they are eating and they are wearing, and the prostrator in his prostration, is in the worship of Allah (جل جلاله) the High, therefore it is not befitting that he should place his forehead during his prostration upon a thing which the sons of the world are enslaved to, and have been deceived by its deception. And the prostration upon the earth is the most preferable, because it reaches in the reverence and the humbleness to Allah (جل جلاله) Mighty and Majestic’.

Ilal al-Sharai

Volume 2

Chapter 42

Hadith 1

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عن سلام الحناط عن رجل عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سألته عن المساجد التي لها الفضل، فقال: المسجد الحرام ومسجد الرسول، قلت : والمسجد الأقصى جعلت فداك؟ فقال: ذاك في السماء، إليه اسرى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله، فقلت: ان الناس يقولون: انه بيت المقدس؟ فقال: مسجد الكوفة أفضل منه

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Imam Jafar Sadiq (asws) was asked: Which mosques are superior (with high merit)?

Imam(asws) said: Masjid al-Haraam, and Masjid al-Rasool.

He said: I sacrifice on you, and Masjid Aqsa?

Imam(asws) said: 𝐓𝐡𝐚�� 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲, 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡(𝐬𝐚𝐰) 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣.

He said: People say that is Bait al-Muqaddis?

Imam(asws) said: Masjid Kufa is superior to that. •

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1. Tafsir al Burhan, vol 4, pg 522, h 25.

2. Tafsir al Ayyashi, vol 2, pg 279, h 13.

3. Tafsir al Safi, vol 4, page 374 / vol 3, pg 166.

4. Bihar al Anwar, vol 97, pg 405, h 62.

5. Mustadrak al Wasail, vol 3, H 3892, pg 409, h 3.

6. Tafsir Noor al Thaqalayn, vol 3, pg 97, h 4.

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There is nothing better than silence, there is no enemy more dangerous than ones ignorance, there is no disease worse than lies and there is no provision greater than piety.

- Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (عليه السلام)

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From Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS): When any servant of Allah says: "Mashaa' Allah Laa Hawla Wala Qowwata illa Billah"

Allah tells the angles: My Angles, My servant has submitted, help him, be with him. Fulfill his need.

Biharul Anwaar 25/190

عن الامام الصادق عليه السلام:

إذا قالَ العبدُ: ما شاءَ اللّه ُ لاحَولَ ولا قُوَّةَإلّا بِاللّه ِ، ��الَ اللّه ُ: مَلائكَتي اِستَسلَمَ عَبدي أعِينُوهُ، أدرِكُوهُ، اُقضُوا حاجَتَهُ.

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Ismaili’s

"Ismail" the elder son of Imam Sadiq (as) which was a great individual in his time passed away five years before the martyrdom of his father and was buried by the command of Imam Sadiq (as). His grave lies in the Graveyard of "Baqi'" in Medina. The imam (as) had told the people that his other son "Musa" would be the Imam after him. Some of the Imam's companions opposed this decision and stressed that Ismail should be the next Imam. Some even claimed that Ismail had not died and the ceremony was a form of taqiyyah (dissimulation) to protect him from the harm of his enemies. Later on they claimed that Muhammad the son of Ismail was the Imam to follow thus making their branching off from the common Shia belief official, forming a new sect. Was Ismail, the Successor of Imam Jaffar Al Sadiq (as)? According to this narration which is in both Uyuno akhbari-Riza (a.s) and Biharul Anwar. No! 

عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام الْمُكَتِّبُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْيَقْطِينِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ جَاءَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ذَكَرَ لِي أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَى هَارُونَ الرَّشِيدِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخِلَافَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ مَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَتَيْنِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ أَخِي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ يُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخِلَافَةِ وَ كَانَ مِمَّنْ سَعَى بِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ وَ كَانَ يَرَى رَأْيَ الزَّيْدِيَّةِ. Ali ibn Jafar said: “Muhammad ibn Ismaeel ibn Jafar came to me and said that Muhammad ibn Jafar (his uncle) went to Haroon ar-Rasheed and said salaam to him as the Caliph. Then said to him: I didn't imagine that it could happen to be two caliphs on earth at the same time but I saw my brother Musa ibn Jafar that the people regard him as the Caliph.”

The one who had a role was Muhammad ibn Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s) and not Muhammad ibn Ismaeel ibn Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s).

Furthermore, it said that due to this betrayal he became so ill and died in that illness.