Muhammad al-Baqir quotes

Muhammad al-Baqir was a prominent Islamic scholar and the fifth Imam in Shia Islam. Known for his deep knowledge of theology and jurisprudence, he played a crucial role in shaping Islamic thought. He is highly respected for his teachings, wisdom, and contributions to religious scholarship. Here are 31 of his quotes:

Learn knowledge and science from him who teaches it, even if he doesn't practice what he preaches.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Beware of sluggishness, annoyance and impatience, since they are the keys of all the evils. The person who commits sluggishness and slackness never at all discharges any rights (obligations); and the one who gets annoyed and restless, does never at all remain patient over the right.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Indeed, faithful is the one who - when pleased and glad, his pleasure does not make him enter into sin and falsehood; and when unhappy and angry, his anger does not oust him from the world of righteousness; and when he gains power, his power does not make him commit excess, nor opression, nor make him go for a thing upon which he does not have any right.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Goodness to parents, and paying visits to ones own relatives, will ease the accounting on the Day of Judgement.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Fasting is a shield against (hell) fire. Charity and dole remove and finish sin, as does the remembrance of God in the midnight.

Muhammad al-Baqir

On the Day of Judgement, God will interrogate people according to the wisdom he has granted them.

Muhammad al-Baqir

The believer does not spend an expense more lovable with Allah than saying the truth during consent and anger.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Two kinds of my community have no share in Islam. (They are): the extremists and the fatalists.

Muhammad al-Baqir

The virtue of knowledge is more lovable with Allah than the virtue of worship. The best (thing) in your religion is piety.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Whoevers tongue utters the truth, his practise becomes purified; and the one whose intention is decent and good, his sustenance increases; and whoever adopts good attitude and decent behavior with his family, his life span lengthens.

Muhammad al-Baqir

The parable of a man greedy of this world is the parable of the silk worm: the more it winds the thread round itself the farther it becomes from salvation, until it dies of grief.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Being religious equals being extremely loving, and being extremely loving equals being religious.

Muhammad al-Baqir

I admonish you regarding five things:.

Muhammad al-Baqir

There is no servant except that there exists a white spot upon his heart. So when he commits a sin, a black spot arises into that white spot. Then when he repents, this black spot moves away. But if he continues on committing sins, the blackness of this spot increases till such time that it overwhelms and overrides the whiteness. When the whiteness is all covered over (by the blackness), the owner of it (the heart) does never at all return towards beneficence and goodness. And This is what God means when he says: "Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like a rust upon their hearts."

Muhammad al-Baqir

There is no pain worse than ignorance and lack of intelligence.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Indeed, when a man earns wealth from a haraam (prohibited source) - neither Hajj, nor Umra, nor strengthening of his blood kinship, is ever at all accepted or approved. By God, Almighty.

Muhammad al-Baqir

There are three hinges out of the completion of values, of this world and the here-after:.

Muhammad al-Baqir

The scholar whose knowledge is made use of and benefited from, is worthier and more virtuous than seventy thousand worshippers and adorers.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Consider the world as an abode where in you have dropped down for an hour, then you have got to leave it and go ahead; or (suppose it is) like the wealth which you lay hands upon in a dream and become over-joyed and glad. Then you wake up to find yourself empty handed.

Muhammad al-Baqir

The person who loves for the sake of God, and detests and despises for the sake of God, and gives for the sake of God, is among those whose faith has achieved completion.

Muhammad al-Baqir

Being sociable and affable with people brings kindness and friendship.

Muhammad al-Baqir

By Allah no one is our Shī‘ah except that he has piety for God and obeys him. They (the Shī‘ah) are not known and recognized except for their humility, modesty, fear of God, trustworthiness, plenty of remembrance of God, fasting, service, kindness to the parents, looking after the poor neighbours and afflicted people, mentioning them with nothing except goodness and beneficence; and they are the trustees for their tribes in all the affairs.

Muhammad al-Baqir