Ja'far al-Sadiq

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Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. His rulings are the basis of the Jafari school of Shia jurisprudence (fiqh); but he is well respected by both Shias and Sunnis.

Sayings

• "Whoever attacks a matter without knowledge cuts off his own nose."
• "Intellect is the guide of the believer."
• "The perfection of intellect is in three (things): humbleness for God, good certainty, and silence except for good."
• "Ignorance is in three (things): Arrogance, the intensity of dispute, and the ignorance about God."
• "Certainly, knowledge is a lock and its key is the question."
• "When the believer becomes angry, his anger should not take him out of the truth; and when he becomes satisfied, his satisfaction should not bring him into falsehood."
• "Some manners of the ignorant are: the answer before he hears, the opposition before he understands, and the judgement with what he does not know."
• "Allah surely hates the oppresive wealthy man."
• "He who treats people kindly will be accepted as arbiter."
• "Life is to rent a house and buy bread."hidup adalah menyewa kuda dan beli roti