Living individually or living in a family?

Living individually or living in a family?

The #family is the base for learning how to live in #society. Why is visiting relatives very important in Islam? Because, visiting your #relatives means communicating with those whom you are forced to have relations with and not just with those whom you have chosen and with whom you have fun. It is in this situation that we grow.

 #Growth is in having relations with those who do not match you. You communicate and cooperate, and in this #communication and #cooperation, you must tolerate many things, which results in your growth. The more people’s lives become westernized the more separated from others they become. They even try to encourage families to have less children.

 Imam Muhammad Baqir (‘a) said, “I am #patient with my servants and family’s actions, which are more bitter than a colocynth (a bitter fruit). Because, due to a person’s patience, he/she will reach the level of a person who fasts, is awake at nights worshiping and a person who is martyred while fighting alongside the Prophet (s)!” [Thawab al-Amaal, p. 198]

🔸 Some sensitive people call themselves believers, but they are not willing to tolerate being irritated in the least by any other believer! Therefore, they release themselves from such relationships and do not work with others.

◾️Condolences on the anniversary of the martyrdom of #Imam_Baqir (‘a) to all those who are seeking the truth.

Imam Baqir PBUH

Biography of Imam Baqir PBUH

Who is #Imam_Muhammad_al-Baqir (as) ?
The fifth Imam of Ahlul-Bayt (as)

❄️Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (p)
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him)
Name: Muhammad
Title: al-Baqir (Splitter of Knowledge)
Kunya: Abu Ja’far
Father: Ali ibn Hussain, Zayn al-Abidin (Peace be upon him)
Mother: Fatimah bint al-Hasan
Born: 1st Rajab, 57 AH/676 CE in the Holy City of Madinah
Died: 7th Dhul-Hijjah, 114 AH/733 CE, after being poisoned by the Abbasid Caliph Hisham
Age at Martyrdom: 57
Period of Imamate: 19 years
Buried: Al-Baqi’ cemetery, Madinah

🌹The Splitter of Knowledge
“O Jabir, you will live to see my descendant Muhammad, son of ‘Ali, son of Husayn, son of ‘Ali… The one who is known in the (original) Torah as ‘al-Baqir’ (the Revealer of Knowledge). When you see him, deliver to him my greetings of Peace…”

❄️These were the words of Prophet Muhammad to the righteous companion Jabir al-Ansari. Many years later, Jabir was an old man going on a visit to see the fourth Imam, Zayn al-Abidin. As he entered the Imam’s home, he saw an intriguing young boy. Jabir began to examine the young boy… After which, he said, “By the Lord of the Ka’bah, (I see in him) the qualities of God’s Messenger (Prophet Muhammad)…”

🌹Jabir then asked Imam Zayn al-Abidin about who the boy was. Imam Zayn al-Abidin responded, “This is my son and the commander of affairs after me – Muhammad al-Baqir.”

❄️Upon hearing these words, Jabir humbled himself before the young boy, kissed him and said, “…O Descendant of God’s Messenger, accept the greetings of peace from your forefather. Indeed, the Messenger of God sends greetings of peace to you!”

🌹Tears started to run down the young boy’s face, as he responded, “O Jabir, may peace be upon my forefather – the Messenger of God – for as long as the heavens and earth last – and upon you as well, O Jabir, for delivering this greeting of peace…”[i]

❄️The Seal of All Prophets had prophesized that this young boy, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, would unlock the chests of knowledge. He would extract priceless treasures for the generations and further the spiritual advancement of humanity.

🌹The Fifth Imam
During Imam Zayn al-Abidin’s lifetime, he was asked, “Who will be the Imam after you?” Imam Zayn al-Abidin replied, “Muhammad, my son – he will reveal and expand knowledge.”[ii]

❄️Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth immaculate Imam, was a young child during the tragedy of ‘Ashura’. The memories of his grandfather, Imam Husayn, stuck with him throughout his life. He grew up in the spiritually enlightening care of his father, Imam Zayn al-Abidin.[iii]

🌹The fifth Imam became known – by friend and foe, alike – for his knowledge, piety and virtue. Imam al-Baqir revealed more insight about the Islamic sciences than any other counterpart since the time of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn. He paved the way for the establishment of a massive Islamic university, which would reach its peak of development during the following Imam’s time.[iv]


❄️Many of Imam al-Baqir’s contemporaries had written about his scholarly status. These prominent scholars were from different schools of thought. For instance, a notable contemporary by the name of ‘Abdullah ibn Ata’ stated, “I have never seen scholars, in the presence of anyone, (seem) lesser (in knowledge) than they did in the presence of Abu Ja’far (Imam al-Baqir) – Muhammad, son of ‘Ali, son of Husayn… Indeed, I saw Hakam ibn ‘Utaybah, with all of his (scholarly) splendor among the people, (look) like a boy in the presence of his teacher – when he was in the presence of (Imam al-Baqir).”[v]

🌹In the Capital of Tyranny
Under the reign of Hisham, Imam al-Baqir was summoned to Damascus. The tyrant Hisham had been plotting to curtail the positive influence and prestige of Imam al-Baqir. Hisham knew that his corrupt supporters could not challenge the Imam’s knowledge or piety, so he planned another type of challenge. Hisham attempted to surprise Imam al-Baqir with an archery match. The match would surely portray the elderly Imam in a humiliating position – or so the tyrant thought.

❄️“O Muhammad, hit the target, along with the chiefs of your people,” ordered Hisham. “I am too old for archery, perhaps you can excuse me,” replied Imam al-Baqir. Hisham insisted and would not take ‘no’ for an answer. Imam al-Baqir was handed a bow and arrow. He then aimed at the target…The Imam hit the target on the bullseye. He took another arrow, released it…and split the arrow! As the Imam continued to amaze the spectators, Hisham was extremely frustrated – this was happening in Hisham’s very own court.

🌹After exchanging some words, Imam al-Baqir responded to Hisham’s questions about the ability of the Imams to perform such matters, saying, “Indeed, we inherit the perfection and completion which God descended upon His Prophet, in His words (from the Holy Qur’an), ‘Today I have perfected your religion for you, I have completed My blessing upon you, and I have approved Islam as your religion.’[vi]And the earth is never empty of those who perfect these matters – which others fall short of (perfecting).”[vii]

❄️The Value of Hard Work
Often times, there are those who may think of “religion” and “being religious” as something restricted to houses of worship – prayers, fasting, sermons, etc. But Imam al-Baqir reminds us of a very different aspect of religion…

🌹On a hot, scorching day, there was a man who saw Imam Muhammad al-Baqir working. The burden of hard work was apparent on the Imam, as he leaned on a couple of servant helpers. The man started to think to himself, “Praise be to God! A chief among the chiefs of Quraysh (a major tribe) – at this hour, in this condition – seeking after the worldly (life)?! Indeed, I shall admonish him…”

❄️The man approached Imam al-Baqir and greeted him. Dripping with sweat, the Imam responded to the greeting. The man then started to admonish, saying, “May God improve you… A chief among the chiefs of Quraysh – at this hour, in this condition – seeking after the worldly (life)?! What if your time (of death) comes while you are in this state? What would you do?”

🌹The Holy Imam responded, “If death comes to me while I am in this state, it would come to me while I am in (a form of) obedience to God – the Exalted, the Glorious. Through this (state of work), I provide for myself and my family to be free from needing you and other people. Indeed, I would be afraid, rather, if death comes to me while I am in (a form of) disobedience to God.” The man then conceded, “You have spoken truthfully, may God grant you Mercy… I had wanted to admonish you, but you admonished me!”[viii]



❄️The True Shia

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir’s words of wisdom can spark the light of deep reflection within us. While these short lines can only relate a few words, a brief excerpt might renew our desire to seek further insight. In discussing the true meaning of being a Shia Muslim, Imam al-Baqir said the following, “…Does the one who claims to be of the Shia think it is enough to (simply) speak of loving us, Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet’s family)? By God, our Shia are only those who are mindful of God and obey Him. They were known…only (in light of their) modesty, humility, trustworthiness, abundant remembrance of God, fasting, prayer, honoring parents, caring for neighbors, the poor, people in need, those in debt, and orphans… (they were known for their) truthful words, the recitation of Qur’an, and holding their tongues back unless it was to speak good of people. They were the trustees (entrusted) by their peoples in (the various) affairs…”[ix]

🌹After the attempts of Hisham to undermine the Imam’s position utterly failed, Hisham was infuriated. He continued to receive news about the people’s high regard for Imam al-Baqir’s knowledge and virtue… Hisham thus resorted to assassination and had the Holy Imam poisoned. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir was buried in the Baqi’ cemetery of Madinah.[x]

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📚References

[i] Pg. 223-224, Vol. 46 of Bihar Alanwar by Allamah Majlisi
[ii] Pg. 230, Vol. 46 of Bihar Alanwar by Allamah Majlisi
[iii] Pg. 223, Vol. 4 of al-Kafi by Sh. al-Kulayni
[iv] Pg. 270 of Seeratul A’immah by Sh. Ja’far Subhani
[v] Pg. 271 of Seeratul A’immah by Sh. Ja’far Subhani
[vi] Quran 4:3
[vii] Pg. 306-307, Vol. 46 of Bihar Alanwar by Allamah Majlisi
[viii] Pg. 351, Vol. 46 of Bihar Alanwar by Allamah Majlisi
[ix] Pg. 74, Vol. 2 of al-Kafi by Sh. al-Kulayni
[x] Pg. 217, Vol. 46 of Bihar Alanwar by Allamah Majlisi

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Adam (a.s) mking Tawassul to Prophet PBUH and His Ahlul Bayt

The level of Prophet Muhammad and his Ahlul Bayt

We have no idea about the level of Prophet Muhammad PBUH and his Ahlul Bayt, in the creation and before Allah, but when we look in the Ahadith, we get amazed with such words like when Allah said to the Prophet PBUH:

"یا احمد لولاک لما خلقت الافلاک" "Oh Ahmad! If you were'nt about to to exist, i wouldn't create the galaxies"

Below we mention some Sahih, Strong Hadiths about Prophet Adam (PBUH) making Tawassul to Prophet Muhammad PBUH and his Ahlul Bayt to be forgiven even before they were physically created
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Hakim Neisaburi, Mustadrak ala Sahihayn

In the hadith from Omar ibn al-Khattab mentioned by the Hakim in Mustadrak, there is a point that he had seen in the sources of the divine religions that when Adam (AS) committed that sin, he prayed to God that "O God! By the right of Muhammad (pbuh), I ask you to forgive my sin", when he was asked how did you know Muhammad?
He replied: "When I was created, I saw on the cylinders of the Throne that was written: «La Ilaha Illa Allah, Muhammad raoulullah». Then I understood that he is the highest of creatures before you. God replied: O Adam! You are right.
No creature is more loved by me than Muhammad. So call upon me through His name and  His right. So that I may forgive you."

(Mutadrak ala Sahihayn, Hakim Neyshabouri, the former, vol. 2, p. 615).

Suyuti, Durrul Mansur

 And Suyuti also narrates that Prophet Adam appealed to God as follows:

اللهمّ إنّي أسألك بحقّ محمد وآل محمد سبحانك لا إله إلا أنت، عملت سوءً، وظلمت نفسي فاغفر لي إنّك أنت الغفور الرحيم، فهؤلاء الكلمات التي تلقي آدم .


«God! I ask you, for the sake of Muhammad and the Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad (PBUH) , exalted you are and there is no diety but you, I did something bad and I wronged myself; So forgive me, for you are gracious and merciful" and those were the words that Adam received»

Al-Durr Al-Manthur, vol. 1, p. 60

Trouble-solving names, for Adam

 "Sheikh Abdul Rahman Safwari - Sunni Shafi'i" and "Molla Muhammad Mobin" have quoted Imam Sadegh (as), who said:
 "Adam and Eve were sitting together when Gabriel came to them and took them into a palace of gold. There was a sapphire throne with a horn of light on it, and in the midst of it, there was a face of light with a crown on the head and two earrings of  pearl in the  ear, and a necklace of light around the neck. Both were amazed at the astonishing luminosity of that statue; So much so that Adam (pbuh) forgot the beauty of his wife Eve. So he asked Gabriel: Who is this face? Gabriel said: This is Fatima (as). And the crown is her father [symbol of Prophet Muhammad] and the necklace is [symbol of] her husband, and the two earrings [represent] her Hassan and Hussein, so Adam raised his head towards the dome of light:

فَوَجَدَ خَمْسَةَ اَسْمَاءٍ مَکْتُوبَةٍ مِنْ النُّورِ: اَنَا مَحْمُودٌ وَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ، وَ اَنَا الْاَعْلَی وَ هَذَا عَلِیٌّ، وَ اَنَا الْفَاطِرُ وَ هَذِهِ فَاطِمَةَ، وَ اَنَا الْمُحْسِنُ وَ هَذَا الْحَسَنُ، وَ مِنِّی الْاِحْسَانُ وَ هَذَا الْحُسَیْنُ،‌ فَقَالَ جَبْرِئِیلُ: یَا آدَمُ اُحْفَظْ هَذِهِ الْاَسْمَاءَ فَاِنَّکَ تَحَتَاجُ الی‌ها، فَلَمَّا هَبَطَ آدَمَ بَکَی ثَلَاثْمِائةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِهَذِهِ الْاَسْمَاءِ وَ قَالَ: یَا رَبِّ به حقّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِیٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةً وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَیْنِ یَا مَحْمُود، یَا اَعْلَی، یَا مُحْسِنُ، یَا فَاطِرُ، اِغْفِرْ لِی وَ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِی، فَاَوْحَی اللهُ اِلَیْهِ یَا آدَمُ لَوْ سَاَلْتَنِی فِی جَمِیعِ ذُرِّیَتِکَ لَغَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ؛

And there he saw five names written in light script: I am Mahmoud and this is Muhammad, ‌ I am supreme and this is Ali, I am Fatir and this is Fatima, I am Mohsen, and this is Hassan, and Ehsan is from me and this It is Hussein ‌ So Gabriel said: O Adam! Remember these names, which you will surely need later, ‌ (and those names will be your trouble-solver).

Nuzhat al-Majalis, Abd al-Rahman Saffuri Baghdadi, Mustafa al-Babi al-Halabi, Egypt, 1372 BC, Du Part Dirik Dil Jad, part 2, p. 230.

Amir-al-Mo;minin Imam Ali (AS) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) about the meaning of the noble verse:"2:37". The Messenger of God (pbuh) said: "When Allah Almighty landed Adam in India and Eve in Jeddah [it took a long time for Adam, crying of sorrow] until God Almighty sent Gabriel to him and said: "O Adam, did I not create you by my [power]? Did I not blow of my soul in you? And did I not command the angels to prostrate before you? And did not I marry Eve my handmaid to you?" Adam said: Yes, it was said: "So what is this constant cry of yours?" He said: God! Why should I not weep, for I am driven away from your mercy? The Almighty God said: "Now learn these words by which Allah accepts your repentance and forgives your sin:

"اللهم إنّى أسألک بحق محمد و آل محمد سبحانک لا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً و ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِی فَاغْفِرْ لِی إنّک أنتَ الغفور الرحیم اللهم انى أسألک بِحَقّ محمد و آل محمد سُبحانک لا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِی‏ فَتُب عَلَىّ إِنَّکَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیم؛

«God! I ask you, for the sake of Muhammad and the Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad (PBUH) , exalted you are and there is no deity but you, I did something bad and I wronged myself; So forgive me, for you are gracious and merciful» [The Messenger of God (PBUH) said at the end]: "These are the words that Allah Almighty has taught Adam"

Al Firdaus Bimusawwar al-Khatab, Vol.3, P.151

Kanzul Amal vol. 2, p. 359,

Al-Durr Al-Manthur, vol. 1, p. 60

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Some other narrations say that the words that Adam (a.s) learnt from his lord was this

According to many scholars, it does not contradict the previous Mutawater narrations but its possible that the Prophet Adam (a.s) made a prayer mixed by all of them and so repented to God through it.

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A fact about Tawassul 

Tawasul is mentioned in the Quran:

یا ایهالذین آمنوا اتقوا الله و ابتغوا الیه الوسیله. 

You who believe, be mindful of God, seek ways to come closer to Him and strive for His cause, so that you may prosper.

Quran commands the "Believers" to seek a way for themselves toward Allah. "Beleievers" Prophets were also among the believers and not disbelievers (kafirs), so this verse involves them too.

But the Question is, that since the Prophets are the connections between Allah and people themselves, and people go ot them to make Tawassul and get closer to Allah, who is greater than themselves so they make Tawassul to?

The answer is Prophet Muhammad PBUH as he is the greatest Prophet before Allah, and his Ahlul Bayt (the 5 holy ones) whom Allah created from one light, to be the connections between Allah and the angels and his creations.

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It has also been narrated that the People of the Book made Tawassul to the Prophet:

و کانوا من قبل یستفتحون علی الذین کفروا.
It is also narrated in Sahih Bukhari that the mother of the believers Ummu Salma washed the hair of the Prophet and gave it to patients for treatment to drink its water.
It is also narrated in Sahih Muslim that the companions washed the Prophet's cloak and drank its water for healing.
Are the hair and cloak of the Prophet, which belong to the Prophet, more valuable than the Prophet himself?

If the hair and the cloak are valuable and the companions have made Tawassul to them, then the Prophet himself is far higher and more valuable to make Tawassul to,  than his belongings.
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