136. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
Richness and dignity are touring. Whenever they notice a place of depending on God, they re-side there.
137. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
Good mannerism is a part of the religion. It increases the earnings.
138. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
Morals are of two forms: one is intent while the other is nature.
Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) was asked, ‘Which of them is better than the other?’ He answered:
The intentional morals are better than the natural, because the owner of natural morals cannot change them, while the owner of the intentional morals is preserving the acts of obedience (to God).
139. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
The hearts of the pious harmonize with each other as velociously as the mixture of the water of rivers and the rainfall, even if they do not show harmony. The hearts of the irreverent disagree with each other like the animals when they show conflict after eating in one manger, even if they show agreement.
140. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
The actual generous charitable individual is that who spends his wealth for fulfilling the rights of God.
141.Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
O people of faith and deposits of concealment! Ponder over things and remember when the oblivious are inadvertent.
142. Al-Mufadhdhal Ibn Umar said: I asked Abu Abdullah (‘as) about ancestry, generosity, and sovereignty. He (‘as) said:
Ancestry is the fortune, generosity is God-fearing, and sovereignty is openhandedness. Have you not noticed that Hatem11 became the master of his people because he was not the most generous?
143. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
Personality is of two sorts. The personality of residence is the recital of the Qur’an, presence in mosques, association with the good people, and studying the jurisprudence. The personality of traveling is to offer victuals, joke in matters other than these which cause God’s satisfaction, re-duce disagreement with the companions, and reduce accusing them of bad things when you leave them.
144. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
You should know I will fulfill the trust of even the killer of Ali (‘as) if he deposits something with me or seeks my advice or consultation.
145. Sufian said: I asked Abu Abdullah (‘as) whether it is acceptable to praise oneself or not. He answered:
It is acceptable to praise oneself in cases of necessity. The prophet Joseph (‘as) said:
Put me in charge of the treasuries of the land. I know how to manage them. (12:55).
The virtuous servant (of God) also said:
I am a trustworthy advisor for you. (7:68).
146. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
God revealed to David the prophet (‘as): O David, you will and I will. If you satisfy yourself with that which I will, I will provide you with what you will. If you reject that which I will and seek that which you will, I will exhaust you without gaining what you will, and there will be only that which I will.
147. Muhammad Ibn Qays said: I asked Abu Abdullah (‘as) whether it is acceptable to sell weapon to the two parties both of whom is wrong. He (‘as) said:
Sell to them only defensive weapons: armors, shields, helmets, and the like.
148. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said: Four characters are invalid in four situations: treachery, seizing excessive shares, stealth, and usury are invalid in hajj, umrah, jihad, and almsgiving.
149. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
God gives the worldly pleasures to those whom He loves as well as those whom He dislikes, while He gives the faith only to whom He selects among the creatures.
150. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
He who declares himself as the leader while there is someone who is more knowledgeable is heresiarch and deviant.
151. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) was asked about the commandment of Luqman. He answered:
In the commandment of Luqman for his son, there were the marvels. The most marvelous statement of that commandment was his saying to his son: “Fear God so intensely as if He will punish you even if you provide the good deeds of all people and all jinn, and trust Him so perfectly as if He will be merciful to you even if you burden on your back the sins of all people and all jinn.”
Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) then said:
Every believer inevitably has two illuminations in the heart: one is the illumination of fear and the other is the illumination of hope. These two illuminations are so equal that one will never be heavier than the other in any amount.
152. Abu Basseer related: I asked Abu Abdullah (‘as) about faith and Islam. He answered:
Faith is the avoidance of acts of disobedience to God. Islam is to practice our rites and slaughter animals as we do.
153. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
He whosever word of guidance is followed will be gaining the same reward of those who follow it. He whosever word of deviation is followed will be charged of the same punishment of those who follow it.
154. As some mentioned that the Christians claim that Jesus (‘as) was born on the twenty forth of December, Imam as-Sadiq (‘as) commented:
They lied. Jesus the Christ was born in the middle of June. Day and night become equal in the middle of March.
155. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
Ishmael was five years older than Isaac. He was ‘the slain’. Listen to the saying of Abraham (the prophet, peace be upon him):
Lord, grant me a righteous son. (37:100).
This means that Abraham is supplicating to God to give him a righteous son. God says in Sura of As-Saaffat:
We gave him the glad news of the birth of a forbearing son. (37:101).
This refers to Ishmael. Then God says:
We gave him the glad news of the birth of Isaac, one of the righteous prophets. (37:112).
Hence, he who claims that Isaac was older than Ishmael is belying what God revealed in the Qur’an.
156. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
Piety, openhandedness, steadfastness against misfortunes, and administration of the believers’ rights—these four characters are within the ethics of the prophets.
157. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
You should not regard a misfortune against which you are granted steadfastness and due to which you are rewarded as a true misfortune. The true misfortune is that which you are deprived of its reward and prize.
158. Imam As-Sadiq (‘as) said:
There are definite servants of God on this earth to whom people beseech for settling their needs of this world and the world to come. They are the true faithful believers. They will be secured on the Day of Resurrection. Certainly, the most favorable believers to God are those who meet the living needs of the poor believers and those who support, benefit, and protect the believers against evil.