Muhammad al-Baqir: Goodness

Muhammad al-Baqir was fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams. Explore interesting quotes on goodness.
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“Whoevers tongue utters the truth, his practise becomes purified; and the one whose intention is decent and good, his sustenance increases; and whoever adopts good attitude and decent behavior with his family, his life span lengthens.”

Muhammad al-Baqir

Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 295

“There is no servant except that there exists a white spot upon his heart. So when he commits a sin, a black spot arises into that white spot. Then when he repents, this black spot moves away. But if he continues on committing sins, the blackness of this spot increases till such time that it overwhelms and overrides the whiteness. When the whiteness is all covered over (by the blackness), the owner of it (the heart) does never at all return towards beneficence and goodness. And This is what God means when he says: "Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like a rust upon their hearts."”

Muhammad al-Baqir

Qur'an, 83:14
Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.73, p. 332
Religious Wisdom

“Take the good speech from whoever said it even if his practice was not accordingly.”

Muhammad al-Baqir

Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.75, p. 170

“By Allah no one is our Shī‘ah except that he has piety for God and obeys him. They (the Shī‘ah) are not known and recognized except for their humility, modesty, fear of God, trustworthiness, plenty of remembrance of God, fasting, service, kindness to the parents, looking after the poor neighbours and afflicted people, mentioning them with nothing except goodness and beneficence; and they are the trustees for their tribes in all the affairs.”

Muhammad al-Baqir

Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.2, p. 84
Religious Wisdom

“Goodness to parents, and paying visits to ones own relatives, will ease the accounting on the Day of Judgement.”

Muhammad al-Baqir

Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.74, p. 86

“How beautiful it is when goodness succeeds badness; and how unappealing it is when evil succeeds goodness.”

Muhammad al-Baqir

[Mizan al-Hikmah, Muhammadi Reishahri, Muhammad, Dar al-Hadith, 2010, 3, Qum, 114]