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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Story of the Sun: A Look at Imam al-Ridha Life Some of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Words of Wisdom • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “Cleanliness is a character of the Prophets.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “When Allah wants to do something, He will take people’s intellect away from them; and when he does what He wants to do and carries out what He wills, He will then return the intellect of every intellectual; they will say: How did it happen and where from did it come?” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “Silence brings about affection and is the guide to any felicity.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “Everyone’s friend is their intellect and their enemy is their ignorance.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “The reward for the one who is seeking livelihood to protect their family is higher than the struggler in the way of Allah.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “The generous person eats from other people’s food so that they may eat from their food, as well; whereas a miserly person avoids eating from others’ food so that they would not eat from their food, either.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “There will come a day for the people when prosperity has ten parts, nine parts of which are in seclusion from people and one is in silence.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “Your assistance to the disabled is preferable to giving alms.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “No one will achieve true faith unless there are three features in him: appreciation of religion; proper planning for livelihood; and perseverance in hardships.” • ‘Ali b.
Shuʿayb said, “I went to Imam al-Ridha (a.s.). He asked me: ‘O ‘Ali, whose life is better than the others?’ I said, ‘O my master, you know better.
He said, The one along whose life other people may live a happy life’.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “No one will step on the path of contentment except two [types of people]: the pious person who seeks the Hereafter reward; and the noble person who avoids the mean people.” • Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said, “There are seven things which without seven other things are frivolous: • Those who ask for God’s forgiveness with the tongue but their heart is not repentant have ridiculed themselves.