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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Worshiping Allah and Serving The People Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kadhim (A.S) was the most pious, the most versed in jurisprudence and the most generous of the people of his time. It has been reported that he performed supererogatory prayers linking them to the Morning Prayer and then he was engaged in benedictions until dawn. He would fall in prostration without raising his head until noon. The Imam prayed a lot and repeated the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) --  A wise man is recognized by his contemplation. · Modesty is a means of perfection for the wise. · He, who behaves his family and his religious brothers well, shall live a long life. · The most valuable people are those who attach no significance to the material world. · A wise man never tells a lie, although it may be in his favor. · The material world is like salty seawater. The more you drink,…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- A group of the traditionists (ahl al-'ilm) mention that Abu al-Hassan, peace be on him, always used to travel with two hundred to three hundred dinars to give away. The purses of Musa, peace be on him, were proverbial.   [Ibn Ammar and other narrators record:] When al-Rashid set out to go on the pilgrimage and was approaching Medina, the leading men among the inhabitants met him. Musa b. Jafar, peace be on them,…