Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 101 of 122

1. Women are Satan's hardest weapons.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3187. · permalink

2. Women are Satan's traps.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3188. · permalink

3. Women make the largest population of Hell.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3189. · permalink

4. A prophet went out with his people to pray to God for rain. He saw an ant raising its leg to the sky, and so he said to the people: "Return to your homes for, God accepted your prayers for the sake of this ant".

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 120; Page No. 25 · permalink

5. A prostitute was passing by a well where she saw a dog at the point of death from thirst. She tied her skirt to her shoe, fetched water from the well and quenched the dog's thirst, and was thus forgiven (by God).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 121; Page No. 25 · permalink

6. A quack vender is just as a usurer accursed.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 122; Page No. 25 · permalink

7. A rich man's request (to people) will be a badge of shame on his face in the Day of Judgment.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 123; Page No. 25 · permalink

8. A rich man's request (to people) will lead him to Hell.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 124; Page No. 25 · permalink

9. A scholar who avails himself of his own knowledge is superior to a thousand simple worshipers (of God).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 125; Page No. 25 · permalink

10. A scholar who does not act upon his knowledge is like unto a niche providing people with light but burning itself.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 126; Page No. 25 · permalink

11. A scholar who teaches people and forgets himself is like unto a candle illuminating people but burning itself.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 127; Page No. 26 · permalink

12. A sparrow killed in vain will come to stand before God's Throne in the Day of Judgment, shouting " O Lord! Ask this man(the killer) why he killed me for no gain?"

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 130; Page No. 26 · permalink

13. A strong believer is like unto a palm tree, and a weak one resembles a stalk.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 131; Page No. 26 · permalink

14. A supposedly postponed affair should not make you do it hurriedly, for the Great and the most Powerful God will not haste for man's hurry.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 132, Page No. 26 · permalink

15. A thankful heart, a mindful tongue, and a virtuous wife who helps man in worldly and otherworldly affairs, are better than whatever people might treasure.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 133; Page No. 26 · permalink

16. A time will come to pass when man has to choose between helplessness and debauchery. Those living at that time should prefer the former on the latter.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 134, Page No. 26&27 · permalink

17. A tree branch had blocked people's way and hurt them. Somebody pulled it aside and was thus allowed to Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 135; Page No. 27 · permalink

18. A true believer does not taunt, damn, slander and abuse people.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 136; Page No. 27 · permalink

19. A true believer is bereft of two attributes: telling lie and stinginess.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 137; Page No. 27 · permalink

20. A true believer should have the following eight characteristics: soberness at hard times, patience in calamities, gratefulness in reliefs, contentment for whatever the Great and Glorified God has given, avoidance from oppressing enemies and hurting friends, and toleration of physical sufferings to make people feel safe from him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 138; Page No. 27 · permalink

21. A true Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand, Muslims at rest stand.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 139; Page No. 27 · permalink

22. A truthful, trustworthy trader will keep company with martyrs in the Day of Judgment.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 140; Page No. 27 · permalink

23. A truthful, trustworthy trader will keep company with the prophets, the truthful and martyrs (in the Day of Judgment).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 141; Page No. 27 · permalink

24. A wine drinker is like unto an idol worshipper.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 142; Page No. 28 · permalink

25. A woman has two veils: the marriage bond and the grave.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 143, Page No. 28 · permalink

26. A woman is like unto a (tender) rib.If you intend to straighten it, it will break, and if you intend to avail yourself of it, it will offer you the chance, though bent.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 144, Page No. 28 · permalink

27. A woman is not allowed to give in charity anything of her husband's wealth without his permission.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 145, Page No. 28 · permalink

28. A woman was doomed to Hell, for she had kept a cat in bonds without food to die from hunger.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 146, Page No. 28 · permalink

29. Verily Allah, Exalted be His remembrance, protects [from sin] whoever obeys Him, and whoever disobeys Him does not benefit from His protection.

    al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 82, no. 39; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 429 · permalink

30. The ones from among you with the best faith are the ones with the best inner knowledge.

    Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 36, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 433 · permalink

31. Eat when you desire and stop while you still desire.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 290; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 · permalink

32. The one who spends his life seeking out this world has attained a poor deal and has lost divine succour.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 119; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 572 · permalink

33. Your love for a particular thing makes you blind and deaf.

    Aaw`ali al-La'ali, v. 1, p. 290, no. 149; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 · permalink

34. Islam is naked, and its clothing is modesty, its adornment loyalty, its valour good deeds, and its pillars piety. Everything has a foundation, and the foundation of Islam is the love for us, the ahl al-bayt (the household of the Prophet).

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 445, no. 1031; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 489 · permalink

35. He who wakes up in the morning unconcerned about the situations of fellow Muslims is not a Muslim.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 163, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 490 · permalink

36. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, said to Moses son of Amran (AS) [known in the Arabic tradition as `Aimran], 'Verily the jealous is discontented with My bounties, and wards off the shares I have apportioned to My servants.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 307, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 491 · permalink

37. Seek the assistance of secrecy in fulfilling your needs, for every prosperous person is envied.

    Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 1, p. 316; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 492 · permalink

38. Maintain the prayer at the two ends of the day, and during the early hours of the night. Indeed good deeds efface misdeeds. That is an admonition for the mindful."[Qur'an 11:114

    Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 · permalink

39. Four qualities, when possessed by a person, cause Allah to transform his evil deeds into good deeds, even if he is sinful from head to toe. They are: honesty, modesty, good character and thankfulness.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 107, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 · permalink

40. A seeker of knowledge among the ignorant is like unto a living creature among the dead.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 128; Page No. 26 · permalink

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