Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 109 of 122

1. Whoever makes another believer happy makes me happy, and whoever makes me happy makes Allah happy

   al-Kafi, p. 188, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 396 · permalink

2. A man who wrongs a worker in his wage, will have Allah annul his worship and prevent him from smelling the breeze of Paradise, which can be smelled from a distance of five hundred years.

   Amali al-Saduq, p. 347, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 260 · permalink

3. Wronging the worker in his wage is a grave sin.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 170, no. 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 260 · permalink

4. Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, despises the weak believer who has no religion [i.e. has no devotion to his religion].' When asked who a believer with no religion is, he replied, 'He who does not prohibit wrong.

   al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 59, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 263 · permalink

5. You must enjoin good indeed and you shall prohibit wrong otherwise the chastisement of Allah will surely overtake you.

   Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 407, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 264 · permalink

6. Meet your brother with a cheerful face.

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 103, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 182 · permalink

7. You will not be able to encompass all people with your money, so meet them with cheerful faces and joy.

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 103, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 182 · permalink

8. The clement person is almost a prophet.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 43, p. 70, no. 61; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 187 · permalink

9. Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Job [Prophet Job (AS) is known as Ayy b in the Arabic tradition (ed.)], 'Do you know what your sin against Me was that brought ordeals down upon you?' He said, 'No.' He said, 'You entered the court of the pharaoh and uttered two flattering words

   al-Da`awat, p. 123, no. 304; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 657 · permalink

10. Allah loathes the withdrawn wicked man, who never sustains any harm to his body or wealth.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 174, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 657 · permalink

11. Allah feeds His believing servant with ordeals like a mother feeds her child milk.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 195, no. 52; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 657 · permalink

12. When Allah wants good for a people, he tries them

    Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 310, no. 855; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 657 · permalink

13. Unite with each other and be not divided among yourselves, for it causes separation in your hearts.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2378. · permalink

14. There are eight categories of people whose prayer is not accepted: the slave who has escaped from his master, until he returns to him; the defiant wife whose husband is displeased with her; the one who withholds payment of the alms-tax; the one who neglects to perform the ablution; the discerning woman who prays without covering her head; the leader of a community who leads them in prayer while they detest him; the intoxicated one; and the one who resists the urge to urinate or defecate [before commencing the prayer].

    Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 324, no. 2656; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 720 · permalink

15. Allah does not accept the prayer of the servant whose heart is not present alongside his body.

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 406, no. 921; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 721 · permalink

16. Verily the servant performs a prayer where neither a sixth nor a tenth of it may be accepted. Verily only that part of his prayer is accepted from him wherein he was fully conscious

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 249, no. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 721 · permalink

17. Two simple units of prayer performed with contemplation are better than standing the whole night in prayer

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 68, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 721 · permalink

18. The prayer of one who does not complete the bowing and prostration is not counted

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 198, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 722 · permalink

19. The one who is deliberately aware of who is on his left and who is on his right is not counted as having prayed.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 249, no. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 722 · permalink

20. The worth of a man with respect to his religion is measured by his diligence to keeping up his daily prayers [at their specific times].

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 723 · permalink

21. Allah has made generosity the greatest moral virtue.

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15926; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 348 · permalink

22. Allah has created every single vicegerent of His with generosity as their natural disposition.

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 16204; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 348 · permalink

23. Relinquish the generous person's sin for verily Allah takes him by the hand every time he slips.

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 16212; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 349 · permalink

24. When Allah wants good for a servant, He censures him in his dreams.

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 30765; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 354 · permalink

25. When Allah wants good for a servant, He sweetens his affairs', at which he was asked, 'How does He sweeten affairs?' The Prophet (SAWA) replied, 'He opens the way for him to do righteous deeds before his death and causes him to die in the state of doing good.

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 30763; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 355 · permalink

26. The one who sows good is bound to reap good.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 76, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 351 · permalink

27. Pilgrimage repels poverty.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 389 · permalink

28. He who postpones the obligatory pilgrimage until he dies, Allah will resurrect him as a Jew or a Christian on the Day of Resurrection.

    Bihar al-Anwar,v. 77, p. 58, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 391 · permalink

29. When he who makes pilgrimage by means of unlawful money says: "Here I am O Allah! Here I am (labbayk All?humma labbayk)", Allah will say to him, 'No labbayka and no welcome for you. Your pilgrimage is returned to you.'

    al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 2, p. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 392 · permalink

30. Abstaining from eating even one morsel of prohibited food is dearer to Allah than a voluntary prayer of one thousand units

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 120; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 738 · permalink

31. He who has unlawful access to enjoy a woman or a maid but leaves her for fear of Allah, He - Mighty and Exalted - will keep him safe from the Fire, preserve him from the Great Terror, and make him enter Paradise

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 334, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 739 · permalink

32. I hereby reiterate what I have said: establish the performance of the prayer, pay the alms-tax, enjoin what is good, and forbid evil. Verily the peak of enjoining what is good and forbidding evil is to heed to my words and propagate them to those who are absent; you must command them to accept [my words] and prohibit them from going against them, for they are the commands from Allah, the Exalted, and from me

    al-Ihtijaj, v. 1, p. 157, no. 32; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 741 · permalink

33. O Ali! When Allah guides a man through you, it is better for you than all that the sun shines on

    al-Mustadrak `ala al-Sahihayn, v. 3, p. 691, no. 6537; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 741 · permalink

34. Render Allah beloved to His servants, and He will love you

    al-Mu`jam al-Kabir, v. 8, p. 91, no. 7461; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 741 · permalink

35. Whoever becomes a cause for a man's converting to Islam is guaranteed entry into Paradise.

    al-Mu`jam al-Kabir, v. 17, p. 285, no. 786; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 741 · permalink

36. Anyone who calls to what is right will have the same reward as he who follows him, without any decrease in each of their rewards thereof.

    al-Muwatta', v. 1, p. 218, no. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 741 · permalink

37. No one can support [the cause of] the religion of Allah, the Exalted, except for one who is well-versed in all its aspects.

    al-Firdaws, v. 1, p. 234, no. 897; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 742 · permalink

38. Every single servant who delivers a sermon, Allah, the Exalted, will ask him about it and what he meant by it

    Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 743 · permalink

39. Speak the truth, and let no one's blame for obeying Allah affect you.

    Hilyat al-Awliya, v. 1, p. 241; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 743 · permalink

40. Let not the fear of people prevent any of you from speaking the truth, when he sees or witnesses it, for telling the truth or reminding [others] of a great consequence will neither hasten death nor delay sustenance

    Musnad Ibn Hanbal, v. 4, p. 102, no. 11474; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 743 · permalink

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