Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 105 of 122

1. I am truly astonished at the man who beats his wife when he is more deserving of the beating than her!

   Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 447, no. 1259; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 600 · permalink

2. Whoever patiently tolerates and puts up with his wife's bad character [for the sake of Allah], for every day and night of his endurance Allah will grant him the same reward as that granted to Prophet Job (AS) for enduring his afflictions, and for every day and night of her evildoing she will bear a burden as heavy as the sandhills of Arabia.

   Sawab al-A`amal, p. 339, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 600 · permalink

3. She who patiently tolerates her husband's bad character will be rewarded equivalent to the reward granted to Asiya bint MuzaIim [Pharaoh's wife].

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 247, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 600 · permalink

4. A virtuous wife is part of a man's prosperity

   al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 327, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 601 · permalink

5. The most evil of all things is the evil wife

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 240, no. 52; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 601 · permalink

6. He who goes to the market and buys a gift to take back to his family is as one who is taking charity to a group of needy people. He should begin [giving gifts] to the female members of his family before the males

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 69, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 602 · permalink

7. Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustaf? (s.a.w.w.) told Ibn Mas d, 'Lower your expectation such that when you wake up in the morning, you say, 'I will not see the night' and when you go to sleep at night, you say, 'I will not see the morning.' And be prepared to depart from this life and yearn to meet Allah.'

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 101, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 277 · permalink

8. Allah, Mighty and Exalted says, 'I will cut off the expectation of every believer who places it in someone other than Me [and replace it] with despair.

   Sahifat al-Imam al-Reza (a.s.), p. 276, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 278 · permalink

9. Everything has a zakat, and the zakat of the bodies is to fast

   Faza'il al-Ashhur al-Thalatha, p. 75, no. 57; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 308 · permalink

10. Fast and you will be healthy.

    al-Da`awat, p. 76, no. 179; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 308 · permalink

11. Do not elevate me above my rightful position, for verily Allah has made me a servant before He made me a prophet.

    Nawadir al-R`awandi, p. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 280 · permalink

12. Two types of people will not be included in my intercession: the tyrannical and iniquitous ruler, and the heretical extremist in matters of religion, who has digressed from it and who is neither repentant nor willing to give up [his heresy].

    Qurb al-Isnad, p. 64, no. 204; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 280 · permalink

13. O Ali, your example in this community is as the example of Jesus son of Mary one group of people loved him and exceeded the bounds in their love for him, and one group of people hated him and exceeded the bounds in their hatred. The following verse was therefore revealed: "When the son of Mary was cited as an example, behold, your people raise an outcry" "[ Qur'an 43:57]

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 25, p. 284, no. 34; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 280 · permalink

14. The fasting person is in constant worship of Allah, even when he is sleeping in his bed, as long as he does not backbite a fellow Muslim.

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 75, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 308 · permalink

15. No sooner does a fasting person come upon a group of people eating than his limbs glorify Allah on his behalf, the angels invoke blessings on him, and this invocation of theirs is counted as seeking forgiveness on his behalf.

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 77, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 · permalink

16. Fasting acts as a shield from the Fire.

    al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 62, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 · permalink

17. He who fasts a single day of his own accord is rewarded to such an extent that even if he was to be given the whole world's worth of gold for it, the reward he deserves would not be fulfilled until the Day of Resurrection.

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 409, no. 91; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 · permalink

18. He who fasts a single day of his own accord, wishing to procure the reward of Allah, [Allah makes] his forgiveness mandatory.

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 443, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 · permalink

19. Whoever [voluntarily] fasts three days every month is considered as having fasted his whole life, for verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, "Whoever brings virtue shall receive ten times its like" [Qur'an 6:160]

    Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 283; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 · permalink

20. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, 'He whose limbs do not fast by refraining from what I have prohibited, then there is no need for him to refrain from food and drink for My sake.

    al-Firdaws, v. 5, p. 242, no. 8075; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 311 · permalink

21. Fasting in cold weather is an easy thing to do.

    al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 356, no. 5762; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 312 · permalink

22. The affairs of the people will continue to progress as long as the twelve men govern them all of them will be from [the tribe of] Quraysh.

    Sahih Muslim, no. 1821; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 549 · permalink

23. Avert the punishments through uncertainties.

    al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 74, no. 5146; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 551 · permalink

24. Upholding one of the penal laws of Allah is superior to forty nights of rain on Allah's land.

    al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 174, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 551 · permalink

25. A penal law that is exercised on earth is purer than sixty years of worship.

    Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 18, p. 9, no. 21843; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 551 · permalink

26. There is no intercession, bail, or oath in a legal punishment.

    al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 74, no. 5146; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 552 · permalink

27. Work in such a way as if you would never pass away, and fear so as if you would die tomorrow.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3192. · permalink

28. A little knowledge is better than a lot of worship.

    al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 1, p. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 504 · permalink

29. To sleep having knowledge is better than to pray in ignorance.

    Munyat al-Murid, p. 104; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 504 · permalink

30. Blessing consists of ten parts: nine parts are contained in trade [i.e. working to earn one's living] and the tenth part lies in endurance.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 5, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 145 · permalink

31. Four things, of which even if only one enters a house, it will destroy it such that it will never again be able to flourish through blessing: betrayal, theft, wine-drinking, and adultery.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 19, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 146 · permalink

32. Beware of bribery for verily it is sheer infidelity, and the briber will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 274, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 146 · permalink

33. Were it not for the praying servants of Allah, the young suckling children, and the grazing animals, punishment would pour down on you.

    Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 1, p. 353, no. 1007; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 219 · permalink

34. Verily knowledge is but three things a decisive verse [of the Qur' an], an upright obligatory act, or an established recommended act, and anything else apart from these is a virtue.

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 32, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 525 · permalink

35. The most knowledgeable of people is he who adds other people' s knowledge to his own.

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 27, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 528 · permalink

36. Beware of laughing too much for verily it kills the heart.

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 335, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 530 · permalink

37. If you knew what I know, you would laugh but a little and you would cry much.

    Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 2, p. 249, no. 261; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 530 · permalink

38. Keeping relationships with one's kin prolongs one's life and repels poverty.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 103, no. 61; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 708 · permalink

39. Allah has made poverty a trust with His creation. So, those who conceal it, Allah will give them the equivalent of the reward of a fasting and praying person

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 260, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 · permalink

40. Blessed are the needy for their patience, and they are the ones who will see the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 263, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 · permalink

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