Salaam from great great grandfather Holy ProphetMohummad (saw)

Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) narrates from his father, Imam Baqir (pbuh):
One day, I came to Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) and greeted him.
He replied my salutations and because he was blind, he asked me to
tell him who I was. I introduced myself: "I am Mohummad, son of Ali,
son of Hussain."
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) said: "O! Theson of the best human
being, come closer!" I went closer. He hugged me and kissed my hands
and tried to kiss my feet. I pulled myself away and prevented him from
doing so. He then continued: "The messenger of Allah (SWT),Holy
Prophet Mohummad(saw), had told me to convey his greetings (Salaam) to
you."
I replied: "Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah (SWT)."
I then asked:"Jabir, what is the story behind this?"
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) said: "Once when I was in the
presence of Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw), he said to me, 'O! Jabir,
perhaps you will live longenough until you meet a man from my
children, whose name is Mohummad, son of Ali, son of Hussain (great
great grandson), to whom Allah (SWT) has granted light and wisdom. So,
give my greetings to him.'"
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) was a great companion ( Sahabah )
ofHoly Prophet Mohummad(saw). He was amongst the companions of Badr.
He was a participant in many of the battles of Holy Prophet
Mohummad(saw) and Imam Ali (pbuh). Jabir had always been a follower of
Prophethood and Imamat. He never neglected the love and affection
towards Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw) and Ahlul Bayt . The continuous
efforts of himin introducing Imam Ali (pbuh) and his respected
children to the public were many. Furthermore,he was the first pilgrim
of the shrine of Imam Hussain (pbuh) in Karbala. He became blindnear
the ends of his life and passed away at the age of 90 (in year 78 AH).
It is narrated that he used to sit in the mosque of Holy Prophet
Mohummad (saw) and say: "O! Baqir, O! Splitter of knowledge." The
people of Medina thought he had gone mad. Jabir used to say:"By Allah
(SWT)! I am not saying nonsense. I personally heard the Prophet
saying: 'O! Jabir, perhaps you will live longenough until you meet a
man from my children, whose name and appearance is similar to mine. He
will split the knowledge perfectly. So whenever you see him, send my
greetings to him.' So it is the Prophet's saying, that hasgiven me the
impulse to say such words.
Moral: If you are given something to look after or pass to someone
else (no matter how small) then look after it well as you are
accountable for it.
Complete Contentment with Allah (SWT):
Once, when Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) had arrived in the
presence of Imam Baqir (pbuh), Imam Baqir (pbuh) inquired after his
health, whereupon he said: "I find myself in a state such that I give
preference to old age over youth, to sickness over soundness of health
and to death over life!"
Imam Baqir (pbuh) responded by saying:"(On the contrary) if Allah(SWT)
makes me old, I prefer old age; if He desires to give me youth, I
prefer youth; if He afflicts me with sickness, Idesire sickness, and
if He desires to favour me withsound health, I prefer soundness of
health. If Allah (SWT) wishes to give me death, I prefer death and if
He wills to keep me alive, I desire to live."
As soon as Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) heard Imam Baqir's (pbuh)
speech he kissed Imam's face and said:"The Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw)
had spoken the truth." He (saw) had said: "O' Jabir! You shall
continue to live till you meet one of my children whose name shall be
Baqir. He shall split open knowledge just as a cow splits open the
earth."

Imam Baqir (pbuh): Earning livelihood is a worship

The town of Medina was burning under the exhalation of the heat of the
sun of Hejaz (Hijaz) and was thawing like thebenumbed sleepers under
the fire of the sky.
The branches of the palms were not oscillating under any breeze and
the trees were as weary men sleep-strucken while standing. The camels
were sheltering themselves under some shade of the palm branches,
exceeding the wall of gardens and wereruminating silently and
motionlessly. In the town every being was crawlingunder a shade and
nobody was seen in the palm gardens of the round about, except a
rather nice man having a slightly corpulent body which was leaning on
the shoulders of a young man, (perhaps his son), who was visiting his
farm. He was perspiring from the heat.
His eyes, which were half-closed because of the violent shining of
thesun, were so attractive that they recalled the looking of the most
beautiful gazelle. His nicefeature was adorned with a pretty beard and
mustache. But this handsome face was turning to purple under the sun
and the drops of perspiration were pouring from his cheeks, like the
drops of dew from a wild tulip. They were running from his face and
dropping into his chest.
At this moment another man was seen on the plain, which was advancing
towards this point. His name was Mohummad Ibn Monkader. He was
supposing himself to be apious and anchorite, a hermit man far from
Mormonism. He had a bowed down stature anda weary face. When he
reached the corpulent body man who was perspiring under the glow of
the sun, busy to supervise his farm, he wondered and said to himself:
"See how the greed of the mammon blinds the eyes of wisdom. This man
is melting like a candle under the sun. And he is not ready to stop to
hurt himself for his avidity. It is better to go to him andto advise
him. Perhaps hewill be guided."
When he came near, he knew the man and said:"Oh it's strange. This man
is Mohummad Ibn Ali, Imam Baqir, and the leader of the Shia faith. Why
this man is trying forworldly wealth?"
He goes then nearer, stood and greeted the Imam Baqir (pbuh).
ImamBaqir (pbuh), was busy with his work and was perspiring and
panting. Imam Baqir (pbuh) replied to his greeting. The man halted a
while and said: "Is it worthy fora great and pious man like you to
come out of home in this hour of the day, to seek worldly wealth? And
with this rather corpulent body you have to bear, of course, more
pain."
"If in this moment, (God forbids), your death comes, in what situation
are you going to meet Alah (SWT)? No, it is not worthy for you, with
this heat and this natural disposition, to be so concerned with
mammon."
Imam Baqir (pbuh) cleaned the perspiration off his forehead with the
back of his hand, stoppedthe work and looked at him.
"If my death in this very moment", said Imam Baqir (pbuh), "I will
meetAllah (SWT) in a state of worship." You think that the worship is
only to pray and to do religious ceremonies? I am living in the world
and I have to earn my livelihood. If I do not work I will need the
help of some men like you and I have to stretch my hands for begging.
I should fear the coming of my death when I am sinning and disobeying
my Allah (SWT). At this moment, when I am, working under the order of
Allah (SWT), I am trying not to be a weight on the shoulders of my
fellow beings.
Mohummad Ibn Monkader, struck with shame, said nothing and continued
his way, while he was humming with himself: "Wonderful. I was thinking
that I can advise him, but this was myself to earn an advice."
Moral: You should always try hard to do something by yourself and only
when you have tried and can not do it you should ask for help.
Earning livelihood is a Worship:
*. When Sa'd Ansari responded to the Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw) that
his hands were calloused because he used to work with a rope and a
shovel to earnmoney to spend for his wife and children, the Holy
Prophet Mohummad(saw) kissed his hand (as an honor) and said: "This is
a hand which the Fire (of Hell) will never touch."
*. The Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw) said:"There are seventy branches of
worship, the best of which is earning a living lawfully."
*. Imam Ali (pbuh) said:"Never, never will prosperity be reached by
remaining idle and lazy."
*. Imam Ali (pbuh) said:"One who is always lazyhis hope will be
scattered (here and there)."
*. Imam Baqir (pbuh) said: "Avoid laziness and discontent. These two
are the keys to every vice."
*. Imam Baqir (pbuh) said: "Refrain (be away)from Laziness and
impatience for both of them are surely are the keys of every evil."
*. Imam Baqir (pbuh) said: "Laziness harms both religion as well as this world."
*. Imam Baqir (pbuh) said: "I hate the person who is jobless and who
merely lies on his back and says, O Allah! Give me sustenance! He asks
Allah to do him a favor while the small Ant comes out of its Ant
colony to seek its livelihood!"

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