Musa al-Kazim Quotes

"God has two proofs over men: outward proof and inward one. As for the outward proof, it is the messengers, the prophets, and the imams. As for the inward proof, it is reason."^:309

"How base is the world for people, unless God gives them joy; and how great is this life, if God is not angry with them."^:157

The best means by which a slave seeks proximity to God after recognising Him, is praying, benevolence to the parents, and abandonment of envy, self-conceit and vaunting.

"Believers are few and the unbelievers are legion."^:162

"Good neighbor is not refraining from harm, but good neighbor is showing patience toward harm."^:152

When the fifth from my offspring disappears, then, I adjure you by Allah to watch for your religion so that no one would take it away from you. Without doubt, there shall be an occultation for the holder of this matter, until such time that (most) people who believe in his Imāmat would leave their belief. Verily this (occultation) is but a test by Allah, the Glorious, for his creation.

The likeness of this world is as the water of the sea - however much a thirsty person drinks from it, his thirst increases so much so that the water kills him.

Cheerfulness and good nature, purge hatred and rancour.

Association with a learned one in the slums, is by far better than sitting with an ignorant person on sumptuous and luxurious carpets.

"Little work from a scholar is doubly accepted; much work from the men of low desire and ignorance is refused."^:309

Human beings have not been given anything higher than wisdom and intellect.

The most reasonable way of blessings and honesties will be obtained through opposing sensuality.

Anger is the key to any evil.

Quoting Ali ibn Abi Talib, "God is not served through a thing better than reason. Man's reason is not perfect unless it has various qualities: unbelief and evil from him are safe [nonexistent]. Reason and good from him are hoped. The surplus of his money is spent [on charity]. The surplus of his speech is prevented. His share of the world is only daily bread. ... Abasement along with God is more beloved to him than exaltedness along with other than Him. Humbleness is more beloved to him than high rank. He regards as much the little good from other than him and as little his own good. He sees all men better than him, and that he is the most wicked of them in his soul."^:132

Save yourself from the wrath of Allah (swt), and do not abandon speaking the truth, even though it (apparently) causes your destruction. Know that truth does not lead into your annihilation; rather it is a saviour. Always let go of the untruth; even though it (apparently) saves you. Untruth is never a saviour, and it eventually leads into annihilation.