Knowledge Of Imam Mohammed Baqir (as).
Part 1,2,3.
“A dying person willed that a thousand dirhams from his property be donated to the Holy Ka’ba.
After the person died, the executor of the will took the amount and proceeded to Mecca but upon reaching there he was confused how to spend the same.
People brought him to Ibn Shayba who told him to hand over the money to him discharge his duty.
But he did not agree and went to Imam Baqir (a.s) to know the right solution.
Imam (a.s) told him, “The Holy Ka’ba is not needful of this money, rather you should find those Hajj pilgrims who do not have the means to return home, and this money should be given to them.”
2? Once Abu Khalid Kabuli asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) about the meaning of “Light” in the verse:
Therefore believe in Allah and His Apostle and the Light, which We have revealed. (Surah Taghabun 64:8)
Imam (a.s) replied, “It denotes us, the Imams. By Allah, only we are the light of Allah that have descended from Him and only we are the light of Allah in the heavens and the earth as mentioned in the verse:
Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. (Surah Nur 24:35)
Imam Baqir (a.s) further said: When the verse:
(Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam… (Surah Bani Israel 17:71)
was revealed, people asked the Messenger of Allah (SwT), “Are you not the Imam of all the people?”
The Prophet replied, “I am the Prophet for all the people till Qiyamat, but there would be Imams from my progeny, who would be appointed by Allah like I am. But the misguided people would consider them liars.
They would oppress them and their followers.
Only these people (Imams) are from me and only they would be with me in Paradise on the Day of Judgment.
And those who have oppressed them and their followers would remain away from me.”
3) A person named Abdul Ghaffar Nasrani once posed the following questions to Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s):
1. Who is a true Muslim..?
Imam Baqir (a.s) replied, “One from whose tongue the Muslims are safe.”
2.) Which is the best worship? Imam Baqir (a.s) Replied “Patience”
3. Who is a better believer..? Imam Baqir (a.s) Replied “One who has the best behavior.”
4.) Which is the best Jihad..? Imam Baqir (a.s) replied, “One in which the legs of the warrior’s horse are cut off and in which his blood is spilled.”
5.) Which is the best prayer..? Imam Baqir (a.s) replied “That which has a prolonged ‘Qunut’1”
6. Which is the better Sadaqah.? Imam Baqir (a.s) replied, “Remaining away from prohibited things.”
7.) What do you say about visiting the rulers.?
Imam Baqir (a.s) Replied, “It is not good for you.”
8.) I intend to visit Ibrahim bin Walid, the ruler of Syria, in Damascus. Is there anything wrong in that..?
Imam Baqir (a.s) replied, “Paying a visit to rulers attracts one towards three things,
1)love of the world,
2) forgetfulness of death and
3)less contentment on divine will.”
He said, “Since I have to maintain a family, I aim to gain monetary benefits from there.” Imam Baqir (a.s) said, “I am not asking you to forsake the world, I am only asking you to abandon sins.”
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