📸 Ayatollah Bahjat [R] was requested to write a brief and wise statement about prayer so it would be engraved in memory. The shaykh wrote this: “Among the wise statements about the great status of prayer in its lofty station is the famous speech of the Infallible One: ‘Prayer is the ascension of the faithful…
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📸 “I have loved a woman, and loving her has captivated me; so, what should I do?” In answer, the shaykh wrote the following: “A wise man loves perfection, completion, what is more beneficial and most lasting, and he gives precedence for such love over loving anything else. Also, loving what is most perfect shuns…
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“If one adheres to performing the prayer on its time, he will arrive at the anticipated station.” Source: Uswat Ul-Arifeen | Ayatollah Taqi Bahjat (R)

“I wish to seek nearness to Allah, the most Exalted, the most Great; so, what is the path and the norm of conduct [for achieving this goal]?” In answer, Ayatollah Bahjat (R) wrote the following: “In His Name, the most Exalted One. If the seeker is truthful, abandoning sins suffices for one’s lifespan even if…
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“Tell me, please, how one can attain the feeling of being in comfortable company with Allah and with the Purified Imams (A).” In answer, the shaykh wrote the following: “This is possible through obeying Allah, His Messenger (S) and the Imams (A) as well as abandoning the sins in belief and in action.” Source: Uswat…
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