Imam al-Kazim (AS) in the Scale of Wisdom

Luqman was asked, what is the crux of your wisdom?

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عنِ السَّفْلَةِ - : الّذِي يَأْكُلُ فِي الأسْوَاقِ . وسائل الشيعة : 16 / 513 / 1 .

Imam al-Kazim (AS), when he was asked who the contemptible person was, replied, 'The one who eats in the marketplaces.' Wasail al-Shia, v. 16, p. 513, no. 1

الإمامُ الكاظم عليه السلام - في مَعنَى «اللَّه» - : اِستَولى‏ عَلى‏ ما دَقَّ وجَلَّ . الكافي : 1 / 115 / 3 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) on the exposition of the word Allah said, ' He is dominating everything great and small.' al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 115, no. 1

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَو ظَهَرتِ الآجالُ افتَضَحَتِ الآمالُ . أعلام الدين : 305 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'If times of death were revealed, expectations would be debunked.' Alam al-Din, p. 305

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : الإمامةُ هِيَ النُّورُ ، وذلكَ قولُهُ عزّوجلّ: (آمِنُوا باللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ والنُّورِ الّذي أنْزَلْنا)  ، قالَ : النُّورُ هُوَ الإمامُ . الكافي : 1 / 196 / 6 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Imama is the light, and that is the purport of His saying [in the Qur'an]: "So have faith in Allah and His Apostle and the light which We have sent down". He (AS) said, 'The light is the Imam.' al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 196, no. 6

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : انتظارُ الفَرَجِ مِن الفَرَجِ . الغيبة للطوسي : 459 / 471 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Anticipating relief is part of the relief itself.' al-Ghayba li al-Tusi, p. 459, no. 471

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لو كانَ فيكُم عِدّةُ أهلِ بَدرٍ لَقامَ قائمُنا . مشكاة الأنوار : 128 / 300 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'If there were among you people as many as the numbers [of fighters in the Battle] at Badr, our Qaim would rise.' Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 63

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام: الإيمانُ عملٌ كلُّهُ ،  والقَولُ بعضُ ذلكَ العملِ بِفَرضٍ مِن اللَّهِ بَيَّنَهُ في كِتابهِ . الكافي : 2 / 38 / 7 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Faith is all action, and the statement is but part of the action that Allah has made mandatory, which He has explained in His Book.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 38, no. 7

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَن تَكونوا مؤمنينَ حتّى‏ تَعُدّوا البلاءَ نِعمَةً والرَّخاءَ مُصيبَةً ، وذلكَ أنَّ الصَّبرَعِند البلاءِ أعظَمُ مِن الغَفلةِ عندَ الرَّخاءِ . جامع الأخبار : 313 / 870 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'You will not be believers until you consider the ordeal as a bounty and ease as an affliction, for patience during an ordeal is greater than oblivion during ease.' Jami al-Akhbar, p. 313, no. 870

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : مثَلُ المؤمنِ مثَلُ كِفَّتَيِ المِيزانِ : كلّما زِيدَ في إيمانِهِ زِيدَ في بلائِهِ ، لِيَلْقى‏ اللَّهَ عزّ وجلّ ولا خَطيئةَ لَه . بحار الأنوار : 67 / 243 / 82 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'A believer is like the two sides of a balance: the more faith he has the more ordeal he sustains, so that he meets Allah, the Exalted, without any sins.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 243, no. 82

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنّ السَّيّئاتِ لا تَخْلو مِن إحدى‏ ثلاثٍ : إمّا أنْ تكونَ مِن اللَّهِ - ولَيستْ مِنهُ - فلا يَنبغي للرَّبِّ أنْ يُعذّبَ العبدَ على‏ ما لا يَرْتَكِبُ ، وإمَّا أنْ تكونَ مِنهُ ومِن العبدِ - ولَيستْ كذلكَ - فلا يَنبغي للشَّريكِ القَوِيِّ أنْ يظلِمَ الشَّريكَ‏الضَّعيفَ ، وإمّا أنْ تكونَ مِن العبدِ - وهِي مِنهُ - فإنْ عَفا فبِكَرَمِهِ وجُودِهِ ، وإنْ عاقَبَ فبِذَنبِ العبدِ وجَريرَتِهِ . بحار الأنوار : 78 / 323 / 23 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Sins cannot be other than one of three cases: either they originate from Allah - which they do not - and in this case it would not be proper for the Lord to punish His servant for what he has not committed; or that they originate from Him and the servant together - which they do not - and in this case it would not be proper for the strong partner to wrong the weak partner; or that they originate from the servant - which they do - and in this case, if Allah forgives, it is due to His kindness and liberality, or if He punishes, it is as a result of the sin and crime of the servant.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 323, no. 23

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : جاهِدْ نَفْسَكَ لِتَرُدَّها عَن‏هَواها ، فإنَّهُ واجِبٌ علَيكَ كجِهادِ عَدُوِّكَ . تحف العقول : 399 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Combat your self to avert it against its desires, for this is incumbent upon you as fighting your enemy.' Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 399

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لا يُخلِّدُ اللَّهُ في النّارِ إلّاأهلَ الكُفرِ والجُحودِ وأهلَ الضَّلالِ والشِّركِ ، ومَنِ اجْتَنبَ الكبائرَ مِن المؤمنينَ لَم يُسألْ عنِ الصَّغائرِ . التوحيد : 407 / 6 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Allah will not retain anybody in the Fire permanently except the people of disbelief, denial, error and polytheism. And whoever shuns the grave sins from among the believers will not be asked about the minor ones.' al-Tawhid, p. 407, no. 6

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : ليسَ حُسنُ الجِوارِ كَفَّ الأذى‏ ، ولكنْ حُسنُ الجِوارِ الصّبرُ على‏ الأذى‏ . تحف العقول : 409 ،

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Neighbourliness is not only to desist from annoying [one's neighbour], but also to forbear annoyance [from him].' Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 409

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنَّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كانَ يأتي أهلَ الصُّفَّةِ وكانوا ضِيفانَ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، كانوا هاجَروا مِن أهاليهِم وأموالِهِم إلى‏ المَدينَةِ فأسْكَنَهُم رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله صُفَّةَ المَسجِدِ، وهُم أربَعُمِائةِ رجُلٍ [ كان‏]، يُسَلِّمُ علَيهِم بالغدوةِ والعَشِيِّ، فأتاهُم ذاتَ يومٍ فمِنهُم مَن يَخصِفُ نَعلَهُ ، ومِنهُم مَن يَرقَعُ ثَوبَهُ ، ومِنهُم مَن يَتَفلّى‏ ، وكانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يَرزُقُهُم مُدّاً مُدّاً مِن تمرٍ في كُلِّ يَومٍ . فقامَ رجُلٌ مِنهُم فقالَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، التَّمرُ الّذي تَرْزُقُنا قَد أحْرَقَ بطُونَنا ! فقالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمَا إنّي لَوِ اسْتَطَعْتُ أنْ اُطْعِمَكُمُ الدُّنيا لَأطعَمْتُكُم ، ولكنْ مَن عاشَ مِنكُم من بَعدي فسَيُغدى‏ علَيهِ بالجِفانِ ويُراحُ علَيهِ بالجِفانِ ، ويَغدو أحَدُكُم في قَميصةٍ ويَروحُ في اُخرى‏ ، وتُنَجِّدونَ بُيوتَكُم كما تُنَجَّدُ الكَعبَةُ . فقامَ رجُلٌ فقالَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، إنّا على ذلكَ الزَّمانِ بالأشْواقِ ! فمَتى‏ هُو ؟! قالَ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : زَمانُكُم هذا خَيرٌ مِن ذلكَ الزّمانِ ، إنَّكُم إنْ مَلَأتُم بطُونَكُم مِن الحَلالِ تُوشِكونَ أنْ تَملؤوها مِن الحَرامِ . النوادر للراوندي : 152 / 223 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) used to visit the people of the ledge [of the mosque], who were his guests and had migrated to Medina without their families and belongings. The Prophet (SAWA) had lodged them on the ledges of the Mosque. They were four hundred men, and he greeted them every morning and every night. One day he came to them while some of them were mending their sandals, some were patching their garments, and some were cleaning their heads from lice. The Prophet (SAWA) used to provide them with half a bushel of dates every day. One of the men stood up and said, 'O Messenger of Allah! The dates you provide us with have burned our stomachs!' The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If I could feed you the whole world surely I would have done it, but [know that] those among you who will live after me will be brought bowls [of food] in the morning and bowls in the evening, and each of you will have a shirt in the morning and another in the evening, and each of you will adorn your houses with curtains and carpets as the Kaba is adorned.' A man then rose and exclaimed, 'O Messenger of Allah! We are waiting eagerly for that time. When will it be?!' He (SAWA) said, 'Your time now is better than that time. When you fill your stomachs with the lawful, you might also fill it with the unlawful.' Nawadir al-Rawandi, p. 152 no 223

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَيس مِنّا مَن لَم يُحاسِبْ نَفْسَهُ في كُلِّ يَومٍ ، فإنْ عَمِلَ خَيراً اسْتَزادَ اللَّهَ مِنهُ وحَمِدَ اللَّهَ علَيهِ ، وإنْ عَمِلَ شَيئاً شَرّاً اسْتَغْفَرَ اللَّهَ وتابَ إلَيهِ . الاختصاص : 26 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The one who does not take account of himself every single day is not one of us. And when he performs a good deed, he should ask Allah to enable him to do more, and when he commits an evil deed, he must seek Allah's forgiveness and repent for it.' al-Ikhtisas, p. 26

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : قُلِ الحقَّ وإنْ كانَ فيهِ هَلاكُكَ ، فإنَّ فيهِ نَجاتَكَ ... ودَعِ الباطِلَ وإنْ كانَ فيهِ نَجاتُكَ فإنّ فيهِ هَلاكَكَ . تحف العقول : 408 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Speak the truth even if it entails your own ruin, for verily your deliverance is therein... and abandon falsehood even if it entails your deliverance, for truly therein is your ruin.' Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 408

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : قيلَ لِلُقمانَ : ما يَجْمَعُ مِن حِكْمتِكَ؟ قالَ : لا أسْألُ عَمّا كُفِيتُهُ ، ولا أتَكَلّفُ ما لا يَعْنيني . بحار الأنوار : 13 / 417 / 10 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Luqman was asked, what is the crux of your wisdom?' He said, 'I do not ask about that which I know already and I do not burden myself with that which does not concern me.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 13, p. 417, no. 10

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنّ الزَّرعَ يَنْبُتُ في السَّهلِ ولا يَنْبُتُ في الصَّفا ، فكذلكَ الحِكمَةُ تَعْمُرُ في قَلبِ المُتواضِعِ، ولا تَعْمُرُ في قَلبِ المُتَكبِّرِ الجبّارِ ؛ لأنَّ اللَّهَ جَعلَ التَّواضُعَ آلةَ العَقلِ . بحار الأنوار : 78 / 312 / 1 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Verily a seed grows in soft ground and does not grow on stone, in the same way that wisdom thrives in the heart of the humble and does not thrive in the heart of the proud and haughty, because Allah has made humbleness the instrument of the intellect.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 312, no. 1

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ لم يُحَرِّمِ الخَمرَ لاسْمِها، ولكنّهُ حَرّمَها لعاقِبَتِها ؛ فما كانَ عاقِبَتُهُ عاقِبَةَ الخَمرِ فهُو خَمرٌ . الكافي : 6 / 412 / 2 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Allah did not prohibit alcohol because of its name, rather He prohibited it due to its effects, so whatever produces the same effects as alcohol is [treated as] alcohol.' al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 412, no. 2

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : خَيرُ الاُمورِّ أوْسَطُها. بحار الأنوار : 76 / 292 / 16 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The best matters are those of the middle way.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 292, no. 16

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : مَثَلُ الدنيا مَثَلُ الحَيّةِ؛ مَسُّها لَيِّنٌ وفي جَوفِها السُّمُّ القاتِلُ ، يَحذَرُها الرِّجالُ ذَوُو العُقولِ ، ويَهوِي إلَيها الصِّبيانُ بأيديهِم . بحار الأنوار : 78 / 311 / 1 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The parable of this world is like that of a snake, it is soft to touch but it contains a deadly poison. Men of intellect are cautious whereas children extend their arms towards it.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 311, no. 1

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَيسَ مِن دواءٍ إلّا وهو يُهَيِّجُ داءً ، وليسَ شي‏ءٌ في البَدنِ أنفَعَ مِن إمساكِ اليدِ إلّا عمّا يَحتاجُ إلَيهِ . الكافي : 8 / 273 / 409 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'There is no medicine except that it exacerbates another ailment, and there is nothing more beneficial to the body than self-restraint from all except that which the body needs.' al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 273, no. 409

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : الحِميةُ رأسُ الدواءِ ، والمَعِدةُ بيتُ الداءِ ، عَوِّدْ بَدَناً ما تَعَوّدَ . مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 180 / 2468 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Diet control is the fountainhead of remedies and the stomach is the house of all ailments, so condition your body while it can be conditioned.' Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 180, no. 2468

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : مَن طَلَبَ هذا الرِّزقَ مِن حِلِّهِ لِيَعودَ بهِ عَلى‏ نفسِهِ وعِيالِهِ كانَ كالمُجاهِدِ في سبيلِ اللَّهِ عزّ وجلّ ، فإن غَلَبَ علَيهِ فَلْيَستَدِنْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وعَلى‏ رسولِهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ما يَقوتُ بهِ عِيالَهُ . الكافي : 5 / 93 / 3 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'One who seeks to gain sustenance for himself and his family in a lawful manner is as the one who fights in the way of Allah. But if he is unable to do so he may incur debt, trusting in Allah and His Prophet, in order to ensure provisions for his family.' al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 93, no. 3

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : الرِّفقُ نِصفُ العَيشِ . الكافي : 2 / 120 / 11 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Moderation is worth half of one's livelihood.' al-Kafi, p. 120, no. 11

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَيسَ مِنّا مَن لَم يُحاسِبْ نفسَهُ في كُلِّ يَومٍ ، فَإن عَمِلَ حَسَناً استَزادَ اللَّهَ ، وإن عَمِلَ سَيِّئاً استَغفَرَ اللَّهَ مِنهُ وتابَ إلَيهِ . الكافي : 2 / 453 / 2 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The one who does not take account of himself every single day is not one of us. And when he performs a good deed, he should ask Allah to enable him to do more, and when he commits an evil deed, he must seek Allah's forgiveness and repent for it.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 453, no. 2

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنّ المَرءَ إذا نامَ فإنّ رُوحَ الحَيَوانِ باقِيَةٌ في البَدَنِ ، والذي يَخرُجُ مِنهُ رُوحُ العَقلِ. بحار الأنوار : 61 / 43 / 19 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'When man sleeps, the animal spirit within him remains with his body, and that which leaves it is the rational spirit.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 61, p. 43, no. 19

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام عند قبرٍ حَضَرَهُ - : إنَّ شيئاً هذا آخِرُهُ لَحَقِيقٌ أن يُزهَدَ في أوَّلِهِ ، وإنَّ شيئاً هذا أوَّلُهُ لَحَقِيقٌ أن يُخافَ آخِرُهُ . بحار الأنوار : 78 / 320 / 9 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) once said while standing at a graveside, 'Indeed something that ends with this [i.e. death] is worthy of its beginning being spent in abstemiousness. And indeed something that begins with this is worthy of its end being feared with apprehension.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 320, no. 9

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : إنّ أصبَرَكُم على البَلاءِ لَأزهَدُكُم في الدنيا . بحار الأنوار : 78 / 308 / 1 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Verily he who is most persevering in the face of adversity is the most abstemious from among you.' Bihar al-Anwar, p. 308, no. 1

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : ثلاثةٌ يَستَظِلُّونَ بِظِلِّ عَرشِ اللَّهِ يَومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظِلُّهُ : رَجُلٌ زَوَّجَ أخاهُ المسلمَ ، أو أخدَمَهُ ، أو كَتَمَ لَهُ سِرّاً . الخصال : 141 / 162 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'There are three types of people who will be shaded by Allah's Throne on the Day when no shade will avail apart from it: the one who arranged the marriage of a fellow Muslim brother, or served him in some way, or concealed his Muslim brother's faults [from others].' al-Khisal, p. 141, no. 162

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لَيسَ شي‏ءٌ أنكى‏ لِإبلِيسَ وجُنودِهِ مِن زِيارَةِ الإخوانِ في اللَّهِ بعضِهِم لِبعضٍ . الكافي : 2 / 188 / 7 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Nothing is more hurtful to Iblis [Satan] and his army than brothers in faith visiting each other for the sake of Allah.' al-Kafi, p. 188, no. 7

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لَمّا رَأى رَجُلَينِ يَتَسابّانِ - : البادِي أظلَمُ ، ووِزرُهُ ووِزرُ صاحِبِهِ علَيهِ ما لَم يَعتَدِ المَظلومُ . تحف العقول : 412 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) when he saw two people insulting each other, said, 'The initiator is the more unjust and bears his own sin as well as the sin of his opponent as long as the latter does not retort.' Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 412

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عَن عَشَرَةِ أقْمِصَةٍ هَل ذلكَ مِنَ السَّرَفِ - : لا ، ولكن ذلكَ أبقى‏ لِثِيابِهِ ، ولكنَّ السَّرَفَ أن تَلبَسَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ في المكانِ القَذِرِ . بحار الأنوار : 79 / 317 / 1 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS), when asked about whether owning ten shirts was considered a waste, replied, 'No, and in fact that is more conducive to longer wear of your clothes. Waste is when you wear your formal finery to unclean places [as casual wear].' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 317, no. 1

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عن أوجَبِ الأعداءِ مُجاهَدةً - : أقرَبُهم إلَيكَ وأعداهُم لَكَ... ومَن يُحَرِّضُ أعداءَكَ علَيكَ ، وهُو إبليسُ . تحف العقول : 399 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) was once asked who one's archenemy is that one must fight, to which he replied, 'It is he who is closest to you and yet harbours the most enmity towards you ... and he who provokes all your enemies against you, and he is Iblis [Satan].'  Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 399

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : ليسَ مِن شيعَتِنا مَن خَلا ثُمّ لَم يَرُعْ قلبُهُ . بصائر الدرجات : 247 / 10 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘One who goes into retreat [in order to achieve spiritual upliftment] and who does not attain piety in his heart as a result is not from among our Shia.’ Basa’ir al-Darajat, p. 247, no. 10

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : لا تَبذُلْ لإِخوانِكَ مِن نفسِكَ ما ضَرُّهُ علَيكَ أكثَرُ مِن مَنفَعَتِهِ لَهُم . الكافي : 4 / 33 / 2

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Do not give away of yourself to your brothers so much that the loss incurred for you supercedes the benefit to them.’ al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 33, no. 2

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : تُستَحَبُّ عَرامَةُ الغُلامِ في صِغَرِهِ لِيَكُونَ حَليماً في كِبَرِهِ‏  . من لا يحضره الفقيه : 3 / 493 / 4748 .

Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Naughtiness of a boy in his childhood is good, as it will bring clemency to him as an adult.’ al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 493, no. 4748.

الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : الضَّعيفُ مَن لَم يُرفَعْ إلَيهِ حُجّةٌ، ولَم يَعرِفِ الاختِلافَ، فإذا عَرَفَ الاختِلافَ فليسَ بضَعيفٍ . الكافي : 8 / 125 / 95 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘The [spiritually] weak person is one whom the divine proof has not reached, and who would not be able to differentiate [even if it did reach him]. If he is able to differentiate [between truth and falsehood] therefore, then he is not considered weak.’ al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 125, no. 95

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عنِ الجِصِّ يُوقَدُ عَلَيهِ بِالعذَرَةِ وعِظامِ المَوتى‏ ثُمَّ يُجَصَّصُ بِهِ المَسجِدُ ، أيُسجَدُ عَلَيهِ ؟ - : إنَّ الماءَ وَالنّارَ قَد طَهَّراهُ . الكافي : 3 / 330 / 3 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) was once asked about gypsum that is burnt along with dried excrement and bone ash, and then used to plaster a mosque, and whether prostration on such plaster is allowed. He replied, ‘Verily water and fire [from the kilning process] have purified it.’ al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 330, no. 3

 الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لِعليِّ بنِ يَقطينٍ - : إنّ للَّهِ‏ِ تعالى‏ أولياءَ مَع أولياءِ الظَّلَمَةِ لِيَدفَعَ بِهِم عَن أوليائهِ، وأنتَ مِنهُم يا عليُّ . بحار الأنوار : 75 / 349 / 56 .

 Imam al-Kazim (AS) said to Ali b. Yaqtin, ‘Verily Allah, most High, has friends just like the friends of the oppressors, with the aid of whom He defends His friends, and you are one of them, O Ali.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 349, no. 56