For children, - Salaam from great great grandfather Holy Prophet Mohummad (saw)

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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! The son 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 long enough 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) of Holy 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 him in 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 blind near 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 long enough 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 has given 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, I desire sickness, and if He desires to favour me with sound 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."

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For children, - Imam Baqir (pbuh): Earning livelihood is a worship

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The town of Medina was burning under the exhalation of the heat of the sun of Hejaz (Hijaz) and was thawing like the benumbed 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 were ruminating silently and motionlessly. In the town every being was crawling under 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 the sun, were so attractive that they recalled the looking of the most beautiful gazelle. His nice feature 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 a pious and anchorite, a hermit man far from Mormonism. He had a bowed down stature and a 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 and to advise him. Perhaps he will 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 for worldly wealth?"
He goes then nearer, stood and greeted the Imam Baqir (pbuh). Imam Baqir (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 for a 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, stopped the work and looked at him.
"If my death in this very moment", said Imam Baqir (pbuh), "I will meet Allah (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 earn money 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 lazy his 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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[Moses] said, ❝ No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me.❞

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When The Sea Parted...
...Thousands of Years Ago!
A big day for the Children of Israeel..?
A miracle to witness..?
A victory from Allah - the Great..?
What..? When..?
How does it concern us -- the followers of Muhammad [sallallahu alyhi wasallam] ??
Let us take a Dive in the Ocean of our awesome Islamic History and find out for ourselves!!
Allah [Subhanahu wa Ta'la] says in His Glorious Book:
And We inspired to Moses, ❝ Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued. ❞
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers [Recruiters of an army to prevent the Children of Israel]
[And said], ❝ Indeed, those are but a small band,
And indeed, they are enraging us,
And indeed, we are a cautious society... ❞
So We removed them from gardens and springs
And treasures and honorable station -
[Allah caused them to abandon their wealth and property in pursuit of the Children of Israel]
Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.
So they pursued them at sunrise.
And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, ❝ Indeed, we are to be overtaken! ❞
[Moses] said, ❝ No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me.❞
Then We inspired to Moses, ❝ Strike with your staff the sea,❞ and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.
And We advanced thereto the pursuers.
And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.
Then We drowned the others.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
❝ And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.❞
{Surah As Shu'araa 52-68}
SubhanAllahi Wa bihamdihi!! That was the day when Allah Taála saved Moosa [alayhissalam] and the children of Israeel from Fir'awn and his followers.
Moosa [Alayhissalam] fasted on that day each year to thank Allah...and so did the Jews, at the time of Muhammad [sallallahu alyhi wasallam].
>>How Does it Conern us?
The Aáshoora:
Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
❝ The Prophet [sallallahu alyhi wasallam] came to Madeenah and saw the Jews fasting on the day of ‘Aashooraa’. He said, ‘What is this?’
They said, ‘This is a righteous day,It is the day when Allaah saved the Children of Israel from their enemies, so Moosa fasted on this day.’
He said, ‘We have more right to Moosa than you,’ so he fasted on that day and commanded [the Muslims] to fast on that day.❞
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1865).
In a report narrated by Muslim, [the Jews said:] “This is a great day, on which Allaah saved Moosa and his people, and drowned Pharaoh and his people."
“Moosa fasted on this day” – a report narrated by Muslim adds: “… in thanksgiving to Allaah, so we fast on this day.”
According to a report narrated by al-Bukhaari: “… so we fast on this day to respect it.”
The Prophet [sallallahu alyhi wasallam] said: ❝ For fasting the day of ‘Aashooraa’, I hope that Allaah will accept it as expiation for the year that went before.❞ (Reported by Muslim).
This is from the bounty of Allaah towards us: for fasting one day He gives us expiation for the sins of a whole year. And Allaah is the Owner of Great Bounty.
So come dear sisters and brothers let us follow this sunnah of Rasoolullah [sallallahu alyhi wasallam], and remember how Allah granted victory to Prophet Moosa [alayhissalam] and his followers.
Let us fast the Aáshoora i.e., the tenth of Muharram and couple it by fasting on the ninth or the eleventh....to be different from the Jews, Insha Allah, like Rasoolullah [sallallahu alyhi wasallam] commanded and by doing that, let us gain the love, mercy, forgiveness and pleasure of Allah - the Lord of all that exists, the Lord who grants peace and victory!!
May Allah accept and reward abundantly our righteous deeds!

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