Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 106 of 122
The poor will be the kings of the people of Heaven. All people long for Heaven, whereas Heaven itself longs for the poor
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 49, no. 58; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 · permalink
I gazed into Heaven, and I saw that most of its people were the poor
Musnad Ibn Hanbal, v. 1, p. 504, no. 2086; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 711 · permalink
Whoever dies and does not leave behind him a dirham or dinar, there is no person that will enter Heaven richer than him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 267, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 712 · permalink
Everything has a face, and the face of your religion is the prayer.
Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 133; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 714 · permalink
Allah, Exalted be His praise, has made prayer the light of my eyes, and has made prayer as beloved to me as food is to a hungry man, and water to a thirsty man. The hungry man, however, is satiated when he eats, and the thirsty man is quenched when he drinks, but I can never be sated by my prayer.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 366; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 714 · permalink
Allah's wrath is indeed severe on the married woman who fulfils her desires through any other man apart from her husband or looks lustfully at anyone other than her unmarriageable kin [i.e. husband], upon which Allah thwarts every single good deed she has ever committed. And if she welcomes anyone other than her husband in his bed, Allah will rightfully burn her in the Fire after He has chastised her in her grave.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 366, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 336 · permalink
O Ali, there are six consequences that result from fornication, three of which are in this world and three in the Hereafter. In this world, it takes away one's beauty, hastens one's death and cuts off one's sustenance. In the Hereafter, it results in an evil reckoning, solicits the indignation of the Merciful Himself and makes one deserving of eternity in the Fire.
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 22, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 337 · permalink
The Friday prayer is the pilgrimage (Hajj) of the poor.
al-Da`awat, p. 37, no. 91; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 341 · permalink
Friday is the chief of all days and deemed greater by Allah, the Exalted, than the day of al-Adhha and the day of al-Fitr.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 89, p. 267, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 340 · permalink
O Ali! People must bathe [at least] once every seven days, so bathe every Friday, even if you have to buy the water with [the money set aside for] your provision of that day and go without food, for there is no recommended act of worship greater than it.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 129, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 341 · permalink
Whoever misses three Friday prayers, being indifferent to them, Allah seals his heart.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 5, p. 6, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 341 · permalink
Whoever attends the Friday prayer faithfully and contentedly is able to resume his work [immediately thereafter].
al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 427, no. 1260; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 341 · permalink
Tyrants and their supporters (will be the dwellers) of the Fire.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2376. · permalink
Through constant self-struggle are bad habits overcome.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 119; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 · permalink
Struggle against the desires of your self and wisdom will enter your hearts.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 · permalink
Struggle against your selves through reducing food and drink, and the angels will protect you and Satan will flee from you.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 · permalink
Verily greed is a slippery fluid on which the feet of knowledgeable men never become firmly rooted.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 49; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 381 · permalink
Woe unto the woman who angers her husband, and blessed is the woman whose husband is pleased with her.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103,p. 246, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 597 · permalink
If I was in a position to command anyone to prostrate in front of anyone else, I would command the woman to prostrate in front of her husband.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 508, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 597 · permalink
The archangel Gabriel continues to bring down so much advice with regard to the [treatment of the] woman that I think she must never be divorced unless she has committed adultery.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 253, no. 58; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 598 · permalink
The right of a woman on her husband is that he feeds her, clothes her, and does not cause her to lose face [by insulting her or chiding her].
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 254, no. 60; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 598 · permalink
A man's telling his wife 'I love you' never leaves her heart.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 569, no. 59; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 598 · permalink
Whichever woman serves her husband for seven days, Allah locks seven doors of Hell to her and opens eight doors of Paradise instead whereof she may enter as she pleases.'
Irshad al-Qulub, p. 175; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 598 · permalink
The prayer of one who does not humble himself in his prayer does not count.
al-Firdaws, v. 5, p. 195, no. 7935; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 717 · permalink
Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustaf? (s.a.w.w.), when he was asked about humbleness in prayer, said, 'It is to abase oneself in the prayer, and for the servant to come to his Lord wholeheartedly.
Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 158; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 717 · permalink
When the Prophet (SAWA) used to stand for prayer, his face would become sullen from fear of Allah, the most High. (Tradition by Ja`afar b. Ali al-Qummi )
Falah al-Sa'il, no. 161; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 717 · permalink
Verily moderation is the fountainhead of wisdom.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5444; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 993 · permalink
If you were to pray so much that you became [as thin as strings], and fasted so much that you [bent over] as arches, Allah would not accept any of it unless it was accompanied by piety.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 258, no. 56; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 719 · permalink
Allah, most High, revealed to me saying, 'O brother of the prophets and the warners, warn your people not to enter any of My places of worship while having committed a wrong to another servant who holds it against him, for verily I curse him as long as he stands to pray before Me, until he makes amends for that wrong
Bihar al-Anwar, v.84, p. 257, no. 55; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 719 · permalink
Verily the prayer of one who drinks alcohol is not counted for forty days
Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 345, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 719 · permalink
Two things are amazing: a silly man's wise sayings, which you have to welcome, and a wise man's bad words which you should ignore.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2364. · permalink
Two things are penalized (by God) in this world: tyranny and ungratefulness to parents.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2365. · permalink
Two things entice me out of the world you love: sweet smell and women, but my utmost pleasure in prayers lies.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2366. · permalink
Two things I have left with you to stop you going astray: the Book of God and my way (of life).They will remain inseparable to join me by the Pool (on the Resurrection Day).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2367. · permalink
Two units of prayer by a married person weigh over eighty-two units by a bachelor.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2368. · permalink
Two units of prayer by a married person weigh over seventy units by a bachelor.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2369. · permalink
Two units of prayer by the learned weigh over seventy units by laymen.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2370. · permalink
Two units of prayer by the one who knows God (well) weigh over a thousand by the one who knows Him not.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2371. · permalink
Two units of prayer by the pious weigh over a thousand by the impious.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2372. · permalink
Two units of prayer set with brushed teeth weigh over seventy units unbrushed, one case of praying privacy is better than seventy cases in public, and a covert act of charity excels seventy overt ones.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2373. · permalink
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