Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 114 of 122

1. The most scarce things at the end of time will be a trustworthy brother and a legitimately earned dirham.

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 54; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 154 · permalink

2. The most scarce things at the end of time will be a trustworthy brother and a legitimately earned dirham.'[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 54]Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Brothers are of three [kinds]: one, like food, is needed all the time and he is the wise [friend]. Another is similar to disease, and this is the fool. And the third is like medicine, and this is the tactful [friend].

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 323; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 154 · permalink

3. The best of your brothers is the one who helps you to obey Allah, prevents you from disobeying Him, and orders you to please Him.

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 123; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 157 · permalink

4. He who has faith in Allah and the Last Day must honour his guest.

   Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 377, no. 1053; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 412 · permalink

5. The guest arrives bringing his own sustenance and leaves taking away the sins of his hosts.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 461, no. 14; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 412 · permalink

6. It is an abominable act to accept the invitation of someone whose banquet is only attended by the rich and not the poor.

   al-Da`awat, p. 141, no. 358; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 413 · permalink

7. I advise both the present and the absent ones from my community to accept the invitation of a fellow Muslim, even if it be five miles away, for verily that is a part of religion.

   al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 180, no. 1510; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 413 · permalink

8. It is loathsome that a man be invited to a meal and does not accept, or accepts but does not eat.

   Qurb al-Isnad, p. 160, no. 583; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 413 · permalink

9. Indeed Allah loves the bashful, clement, chaste and virtuous servant.

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 112, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 576 · permalink

10. The most beloved of Allah's servants to Him are those that are the most useful to His servants, and the most persistent of them in establishing His right, those who endear virtue and its practices.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 49; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 577 · permalink

11. Ignorance is to display all that you know.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 · permalink

12. Give in charity without conceitedness, for verily conceitedness does away with your reward [for it].

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 120; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 182 · permalink

13. Cheerfulness removes the grudge [of others].

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 103, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 182 · permalink

14. Being amicable towards people is half of faith, and being gentle and kind to them is half of life.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 117, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 102 · permalink

15. There are three things that if are not present with someone then their actions are incomplete: piety preventing one from disobeying Allah, a character through which one is amicable towards people, and clemency with which to deal with the rashness of the ignorant.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 116, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 102 · permalink

16. The best among you are the ones who have the best moral traits, those who like others and are well-liked.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 45; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 104 · permalink

17. The best of the believers is the one who is loved by the believers, and there is no good to be found in someone who does not like others nor is he liked by them.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 265, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 104 · permalink

18. Anger is a smouldering ember [kindled by] Satan.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 265, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 104 · permalink

19. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Shall I tell you who is the toughest and strongest from among you? The one who controls himself when he is angry

    Nathr al-Durar, v. 1, p. 183; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink

20. Verily there is a door to Hell, the entrance into which will be reserved for one who vented his anger through committing an act of disobedience to Allah, most High.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 121; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink

21. He who curbs his anger, Allah will curb His punishment from him

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 263, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink

22. O Ali, do not get angry, and if you do get angry, then sit down and reflect upon the power of your Lord over His creation and His clemency towards them in spite of it. And whenever anyone tells you [condescendingly] to fear Allah, expel your anger and remind yourself of your clemency.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 14; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink

23. A believer is a mirror for his believing brother; he stays faithful to him in his absence and spares him from what he would hate to see.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 233, no. 29; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 160 · permalink

24. Any person in my community who acts kindly towards his brother in faith, Allah will grant him the service of the servants of Paradise.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 206, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 161 · permalink

25. When one of you takes a brother, he must ask him his name, his father's name, his tribe and his address. This is part of true brotherhood, otherwise it is a foolish amity.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 166, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 162 · permalink

26. Meet your brother with a joyful face.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74 p. 171, no. 38; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 162 · permalink

27. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar: When the Prophet (SAWA) missed the company of any of his brothers for three days, he would ask about him. If he was absent, he would pray for him; and if he was in town, he would visit him; and if he was ill, he would go to see him.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 16, p. 233, no. 35; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 162 · permalink

28. If it were not for the fact that it would inconvenience my community, I would have commanded them to brush their teeth before every prayer.

    al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 22, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 163 · permalink

29. The Prophet (SAWA) also said in his advice to Imam Ali (AS), 'O Ali, you must brush your teeth as frequently as possible, for verily a single prayer that you perform after having brushed your teeth is better than forty days worth of prayers performed without doing so.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 137, no. 48; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 163 · permalink

30. Gabriel continuously advises me about brushing teeth, that I really thought he would lay it down as an obligation.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 126, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 164 · permalink

31. Brushing one's teeth increases one's articulacy.

    Bihar al-Anwar, p. 135, no. 48; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 164 · permalink

32. Guard your tongue, for verily this is a charitable act that you perform for your own sake.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 114, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 178 · permalink

33. Abandoning evil [acts] is an act of charity.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 160, no. 168; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 178 · permalink

34. The best form of charity is charity with one's tongue through which lives are spared, adversities repelled, and benefits attracted towards one's Muslim brother.

    Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 188, no. 235; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 179 · permalink

35. Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustaf? (s.a.w.w.) when asked about the best act of charity, replied, '[It is the act of charity] towards a kin against whom one harbours secret enmity.'

    Sawab al-A`amal, p. 171, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 179 · permalink

36. Do not partake of the food of corrupt people.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 84, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 413 · permalink

37. It is enough of a sin for a man to deem that which brings him close to his fellow brothers as burdensome, and it is enough of a sin for a people to deem burdensome that which draws a fellow brother close to them.

    al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 186, no. 1533; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 414 · permalink

38. Whoever wants to be loved by Allah and His Prophet should eat with his guest.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 116; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 414 · permalink

39. When one of you is invited for a meal, he must not bring along his son with him too, for verily it is prohibited for him to do so and he enters the house unlawfully.

    al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 181, no. 1515; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 414 · permalink

40. A guest may expect to be honoured for two nights, then from the third night onwards he is considered to be one of the family and must eat whatever he gets.

    al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 183, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 415 · permalink

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