Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 110 of 122

1. Ease and do not cause hardship [when propagating], and comfort and do not nauseate

   Sahih al-Bukhari, v. 5, p. 2269, no. 5774; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 744 · permalink

2. Sustenance comes to those who feed others faster than a knife can cut though flesh.

   al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 147, no. 1388; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 412 · permalink

3. I have been commanded to be amicable towards people as much as I have been commanded to deliver the Message.

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 48; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 744 · permalink

4. said to the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (AS), 'Verily the truly prosperous person is the one who loves you and obeys you

   Amali al-Tusi, p. 426, no. 953; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 746 · permalink

5. The believer is continuously fearful of a bad end [to his life] and remains uncertain of attaining the pleasure of Allah until the angel of death appears and takes his soul.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 366, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 261 · permalink

6. Whoever enjoins good and prohibits wrong is the deputy of Allah and the deputy of His Prophet on the earth.

   Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 12, p. 179, no. 13817; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 262 · permalink

7. The most beloved and nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be the most good-natured, and the one who is most humble

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 385, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 170 · permalink

8. The believers with the most perfect faith are those who are the most good-natured.

   Amali al-Tusi, p. 140, no. 227; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 170 · permalink

9. The fault that lies within a man' s own self is more than enough to prevent him from prying into other people' s faults, which he himself possesses but to which he is blind; or from blaming others for that which he himself is unable to abandon; or from bothering the one he is sitting next to by prying into matters that are none of his business.

   al-Khisal, p. 110, no. 81; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 313 · permalink

10. He who knows a fellow brother' s evil deed and conceals it [from others], Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.

    al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 3, p. 239, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 314 · permalink

11. Do not seek to pursue believers' shameful acts, for verily whoever pursues believers' shameful acts, Allah will pursue his shameful acts, and whoever' s shameful acts Allah pursues, He will expose, even if it be in the confines of his own home.

    Sawab al-A`amal, v. 2, p. 288, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 315 · permalink

12. The fountainhead of wisdom is the fear of Allah.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 133, no. 43; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 317 · permalink

13. Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustaf? (s.a.w.w.) said regarding a group of people who used to delay from praying [in congregation] in the mosque [praying instead in their own houses], 'A people who neglect to pray in the mosque almost become deserving of having firewood piled at their doors and set alight so that their houses burn down on them

    Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 3, p. 478, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 726 · permalink

14. He who prays all five prayers in congregation, you must only believe to be good

    al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 371, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 726 · permalink

15. Man follows the same creed as his friend, so consider carefully who it is you befriend.

    Amali al-Tusi, p. 518, no. 1135; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 342 · permalink

16. The most prosperous of people is he who mingles with honourable people.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 185, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 343 · permalink

17. It is not good for you to befriend someone who does not have your best interests at heart as he does his own.

    al-Durrah al-Bahirah, p. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 344 · permalink

18. Alcohol and faith will never be together in the breast or heart of a man.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 152, no. 64; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 91 · permalink

19. All evil in its entirety has been gathered in one house and drinking alcohol is the key to that house.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 148, no. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 91 · permalink

20. When one who drinks alcohol speaks, do not believe him, and if he proposes do not marry him, if he falls sick do not visit him, and if he dies do not attend his funeral, and do not entrust him with anything.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 127, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 92 · permalink

21. The alcohol drinker is like sulphur, so keep away from him lest he pollute you with his stench for sulphur has a bad stench.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 127, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 92 · permalink

22. Whoever abandons alcohol for other than the sake of Allah, Allah will quench his thirst [in Paradise] with the sealed wine'. Imam Ali (AS) exclaimed, 'For other than Allah?' The Prophet (SAWA) replied, 'Yes, by Allah, for his own protection and well-being.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 412, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 93 · permalink

23. Never hold any act of common courtesy in contempt, even simply meeting a fellow brother with a face displaying pleasure at seeing him.

    Kanz al-Fawa' id li al-Karajiki, v. 1, p. 212; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 203 · permalink

24. He who leads a blind man forty steps on level ground, even if he was to be rewarded the whole world's worth of gold, it would not be enough to recompense a needle's worth of what that act deserves. And if there is a danger on the path which he averts him from, he will find that act on the Day of Resurrection within his balance of good deeds, larger than one hundred thousand times the expanse of the earth.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 15, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 204 · permalink

25. Allah likes for His servant, when he leaves to meet his brothers, to dress himself well and to beautify himself.

    Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 85, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 140 · permalink

26. Each one of you should trim his moustache and the hairs in his nose and he should groom himself for this enhances his beauty.

    Qurb al-Isnad, p. 67, no. 215; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 140 · permalink

27. The bane of beauty is vanity.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 59, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 · permalink

28. Look for goodness in people with beautiful faces for their deeds are more likely to be good.

    Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 74, no. 344; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 · permalink

29. The beauty of a believer's face is a sign of Allah's care for him.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4848; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 · permalink

30. Allah revealed unto me that we should be humble, so that nobody shows pride over anybody else, and no one intimidates another

    al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 3, p. 558, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 733 · permalink

31. The bane of [noble] lineage is pride of it.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 329, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 734 · permalink

32. Poverty is my pride.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 30, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 734 · permalink

33. O Abu Dharr, beware of procrastinating with your [high] hopes, for verily you have today [at your disposal] and have not yet reached tomorrow. When tomorrow comes to you, then be in it as you are in the present; [that way] even if you do not have tomorrow, you will not have regret for all that you neglected today

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 75, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 735 · permalink

34. It is narrated in al-Khisal that whenever the Prophet (SAWA) looked at a man who pleased him, he used to ask, 'Does he have a profession?' If they said, 'No', he would say, 'He has lost his worth in my eye.' They would then ask, 'O Messenger of Allah! Why is that?!' He would reply, 'Because when the believer has no profession, he subsists off his religion.'

    Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 390, no. 1084; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 737 · permalink

35. Worship alongside consumption of the prohibited is like erecting a building on sand or on water [according to other narrations].

    Uddat al-Da`ai, p. 141; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 738 · permalink

36. When I stand at the Glorious Station, I will intercede on behalf of those of my community who have perpetrated grave sins, and Allah will accept my intercession for them. By Allah, I will not intercede for anyone who hurts my progeny.

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 242, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 478 · permalink

37. Every prophet was given the right to a special request which they asked [from Allah], but I suppressed my request in return for the permission to intercede for my community on the Day of Resurrection.

    al-Khisal, p. 29, no. 103; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 478 · permalink

38. Two types of people will not be included in my intercession: the tyrannical and iniquitous ruler and the heretical extremist in matters of religion.

    al-Khisal, p. 63, no. 93; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 479 · permalink

39. My intercession is intended for those who have committed grave sins [from among the Muslims], except for those guilty of polytheism and injustice to others.

    al-Khisal, p. 355, no. 36; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 479 · permalink

40. He who does not take his daily prayers seriously will neither benefit from my intercession nor meet me at the Heavenly Pool [of Kawthar], no by Allah

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 159, no. 323; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 479 · permalink

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