Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 113 of 122
Every bounty will be asked about on the Day of Resurrection except for what was [used] in the way of Allah, most High.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 261, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 70 · permalink
On the Day of Resurrection, the feet of the servant will not slip until he is asked about four things: his years and how he spent them, his youth and how he wasted it, his wealth, whence he earned it and how he spent it, and our love, the people of the household (ahl al-bayt).
al-Khisal, p. 253, no. 125; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 71 · permalink
Be content with what you have been given and your account will be lighter.
A`alam al-Din, no. 344; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 71 · permalink
Whoever is tried with having a number of daughters whom he treats kindly, will be a shielded by them from the fire of Hell.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3039. · permalink
Whoever is ungrateful to the small (gifts of God), is surely the same to the great (abundance of Him).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3040. · permalink
Whoever is worried about his sins, will be forgiven (by God), though he does not request it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3041. · permalink
Whoever joins a tribe as a guest, should avoid arbitrary fasting without their permission.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3042. · permalink
Whoever keeps aloof from the society, will die as in the Age of Ignorance.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3043. · permalink
Whoever leads one person to Islam, will be allowed to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3048. · permalink
Whoever leads others to good, will be rewarded as good-doers.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3049. · permalink
Whoever leads people to a right direction, will be rewarded as those who follow it, without any reduction in the latter's reward, and whoever shows people a wrong direction, will be punished as those who follow it, without any reduction in the latter's punishment.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3050. · permalink
Whoever learns shooting but does not put it to practice, is guilty of ingratitude.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3051. · permalink
Whoever lies about me in purpose, will have an abode of fire in the Hereafter.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3052. · permalink
Whoever longs for eternal magnanimity, should forsake the world's (passing) beauty.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3053. · permalink
Whoever longs for Paradise should haste towards the good, whoever is afraid of Hell should abandon passions, whoever is worried about death should connive at pleasures, and whoever does not attach (his heart) to this would, will face calamities with ease.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3054. · permalink
Whoever loses hope in what (s)he has lost will reach comfort, and whoever is pleased with his/her destined share will feel relief.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3055. · permalink
Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, "My servant endears himself to Me with nothing more beloved to Me than what I have made obligatory upon him, and he endears himself to Me through performance of the supererogatory prayers until I love him. Once I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his tongue with which he speaks, his hands with which he acts, and his foot with which he walks. When he calls Me I answer him, and when he asks Me I grant him.
al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 454, no. 1047; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 579 · permalink
The love for Allah and the love for the world cannot ever coexist in one heart.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 579 · permalink
Allah, Mighty and Exalted, said to Prophet David (AS), "Love Me and encourage My creatures to love Me." He said, 'My Lord, I do love You, but how can I encourage Your creatures to love You?' Allah said, "Remind them of My blessing and kindness, for if you remind them of that they will love Me.
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 205, no. 266; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 580 · permalink
O servant of Allah! Love for the sake of Allah and hate for the sake of Allah, and befriend for the sake of Allah and contest for the sake of Allah, for Allah's guardianship is attained only by that, and man will not find the taste of faith though his prayers and fasting be much unless he behaves thus. In this present day, the brotherhood and friendship of the people are mainly for the sake of this world; they love each other for its sake and hate each other for its sake.
Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 140, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 580 · permalink
Man is not considered a believer until I am dearer to him than his own self, my household dearer to him than his own household, my family dearer to him than his own family, and my being dearer to him than his own being.
Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 140, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 581 · permalink
Love Allah for the blessings that He bestows on you every morning; love me because of the love of Allah; and love my household because of love for me.
Ellal al-Shara'ie,; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 581 · permalink
Blessed is a face upon which Allah gazes while it is weeping for a sin out of fear of Allah, the Exalted, even if no one else knew about that sin.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 331, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 987 · permalink
said during the Farewell Sermon, 'And he whose eyes shed tears for the fear of Allah, he will have for every drop of his tears a reward equivalent to the size of Mount U ud which will be added to the balance of his [good deeds].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 334, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 987 · permalink
Seven people will be in the shade of the Throne of Allah, the Exalted, when no shade will avail but His: and a man who remembered Allah, the Exalted, alone, and his eyes flooded with tears out of fear of Allah.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 2, no. 71; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 · permalink
Whoever sheds a tear as small as the size of a fly out of fear of Allah, Allah will grant him safety on the Day of the Great Terror.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 336, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 · permalink
Dryness of the eye is one of the signs of wretchedness.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 52, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 · permalink
A word of wisdom that the believer hears is better than the worship of one year.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 172, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 · permalink
Whoever kisses his/her mother's forehead, will be immune from the Hellfire.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3045. · permalink
The believers are brothers, their blood is coequal, and they are one hand against others, the most inferior among them is empowered by their protection [of him].
Amali al-Mufid, p. 187, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 147 · permalink
Looking at a brother you love for the sake of Allah, the Exalted, is [an act of] worship.
al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 279, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 150 · permalink
A Muslim cannot acquire anything as beneficial as his embracing Islam than a brother he benefits from for the sake of Allah.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 179; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 150 · permalink
When one of you likes his companion or brother, he should let him know.
al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 415, no. 953; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 151 · permalink
The first to enter the Fire will be a domineering ruler who did not maintain justice, a rich man possessing wealth who does not give his due from his wealth, and a poor man who is arrogant.
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 28, no. 20; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 401 · permalink
The [categories of] people to experience the greatest pain on the Day of Resurrection will be: the man who killed a prophet or was killed by a prophet, the leader of deception, and the sculptor.
al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 1, p. 178; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 402 · permalink
The hoarder is damned.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 292; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 406 · permalink
He who hoards food for forty days waiting for the rise of its price, he indeed disassociates himself from Allah and Allah disassociates Himself from him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 292; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 407 · permalink
The best of companions is he who has little discord about him and much harmony
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 123; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 347 · permalink
The generous person is close to Allah, close to people and close to Paradise.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 308, no. 37; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 349 · permalink
The most generous of people is he who fulfils payment of the alms-tax due upon him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 112, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 350 · permalink
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