Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 116 of 122

1. The best of deeds is the most difficult of them

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 191; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 78 · permalink

2. The best of deeds is that which is most regular, even if be something small.

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 78 · permalink

3. The best of deeds in the sight of Allah is the happiness that you bring to a fellow believer, either by driving away his hunger or by relieving him of his distress

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 191, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 78 · permalink

4. Verily the servant with an ill nature will be in the lowest reach of Hell.

   al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 5, p. 93; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 173 · permalink

5. It was said to the Prophet (SAWA) that, 'Such and such a woman fasts during the days and stands for prayer during the nights, but she is ill-natured and insults her neighbours with her tongue', the Prophet (SAWA) then said, 'There is no good in her, she is of the people of the Hellfire.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 394, no. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 173 · permalink

6. The ignorant is one who disobeys Allah, even if he is beautiful to look at and of great importance.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 160, no. 39; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 · permalink

7. The characteristic of an ignorant person is that he oppresses whoever he associates with, acts unjustly towards his subordinates, flatters his superiors, and his speech is without deliberation.

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 29; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 · permalink

8. In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that the Prophet of Allah (a.s) said: "Do not die and depart from this world until you have formed a good opinion about Allah, since this is the price for Heaven."

   Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 8 on Having a Good Opinion About God, Hadees 153 · permalink

9. No, rather enjoin good even if you yourself do not practice it absolutely and prohibit wrong even if you yourself do not refrain from it absolutely.'

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 213; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 265 · permalink

10. He who sees wrong being done should redress the situation with his own hand, and if he cannot do so then with his tongue, and if he cannot do so then with his heart [disapproving the act], and that is the weakest level of faith.

    al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 3, p. 223, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 266 · permalink

11. Gabriel has not exhorted me against anything like he has exhorted me against showing enmity towards people.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 202, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 267 · permalink

12. After idol-worship, I have not been prohibited with anything as significantly as I have been prohibited hostility towards people.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 42; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 267 · permalink

13. Whoever shows hostility towards others, his gallantry wanes and his kindness vanishes.

    Amali al-Tusi, p. 512, no. 1119; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 267 · permalink

14. Your archenemy is your lower self that resides between your two sides.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, no. 259; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 268 · permalink

15. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is worshipped through nothing like continuous sorrow.

    Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 367; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 887 · permalink

16. Beware of suspicion, for verily suspicion is the greatest lie; and do not probe one another [for information] nor spy on one another

    Sahih Muslim, no. 2563; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 889 · permalink

17. Do not probe for flaws in believers, for a man that probes the flaws of his brother will have Allah probe his own flaws; and when Allah probes the flaws of a man, He will expose him even if he were inside his own home.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 355, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 890 · permalink

18. Do not ask the woman who fornicates about her partner in the offense; for just like it was easy for her to commit fornication, so it will be easy for her to accuse an innocent Muslim.

    al-Tahdhib, v. 10, p. 48, no. 177; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 890 · permalink

19. The person with the highest station in the sight of Allah is the one who fears Him the most.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 180, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 317 · permalink

20. Three things provide salvation fear of Allah in private, as if you see Him, for verily even though you do not see Him, He surely sees you.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 7, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 318 · permalink

21. The one who knows Allah the most is the one who fears Allah the most.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 393, no. 64; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 318 · permalink

22. Do not fear the reproach of blame on the path of Allah.

    al-Khisal, p. 526, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 322 · permalink

23. One jurist is more powerful over Satan than one thousand worshippers.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 177, no. 48; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 496 · permalink

24. When you see people in ordeal, praise Allah without letting them hear you, lest it saddens them.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 34, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 664 · permalink

25. The most effective way my community will enter Paradise is through God wariness and good character.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 100, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 666 · permalink

26. Whoever meets Allah with three things will enter Paradise from any door he likes: good character, fear of Allah in public as well as in solitude, and desisting from disputation even when in the right

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 300, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 666 · permalink

27. Would you all love to enter Paradise?' They replied, 'Yes, O Prophet of Allah.' He said, 'Shorten your expectations, fix your eyes on death, and feel ashamed in front of Allah to the extent one ought to.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 272; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 667 · permalink

28. Whoever meets his end in jih?d for the sake of Allah, even for a moment equal to the gasping of a camel, will enter Paradise.

    Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 2, p. 122, no. 1604; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 667 · permalink

29. Whoever safeguards, for my sake, what is between his beard [i.e. his tongue] and what is between his legs [i.e. his private parts], I will safeguard Paradise for him

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 411, no. 99; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 668 · permalink

30. When you are invited to weddings, take your time [in attending] for they incite remembrance of this world's pleasures, and when you are invited to funerals, hasten to attend for they incite remembrance of the Hereafter

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 279, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 602 · permalink

31. Above every act of piety is yet a greater act of piety until a man is killed in the way of Allah, and when he is killed in the way of Allah, there is no act of piety greater

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 348, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 603 · permalink

32. The most dignified way to die is to be martyred

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 8, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 604 · permalink

33. I wish that I may fight in the way of Allah and be killed in the way of Allah, then fight again and be killed again many times over

    Sahih Muslim, no. 1876; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 604 · permalink

34. Nobody who dies and who has a good position with Allah that pleases him ever wishes to return back to this world, not even to be given the world and all that is in it, except the martyr, for he wishes to return to it in order that he may be martyred again because of the virtue that he has seen in martyrdom.

    Sahih Muslim, no. 1877; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 604 · permalink

35. Whoever sincerely asks Allah to grant him martyrdom, Allah makes him attain the station of the martyrs, even if he dies in his own bed

    Sahih Muslim, no. 1909; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 605 · permalink

36. Whoever dies loving the household of Muhammad dies a martyr.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 68, p. 137, no. 76; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 605 · permalink

37. Those among you who have the best status with Allah, most High, are those who prolong their hunger and contemplation. Those of you who are most hated by Allah, most High, are those who sleep, eat and drink excessively.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 608 · permalink

38. O people! The most virtuous of people is he who is humble from loftiness, abstains from [accumulating] wealth, is fair in spite of his strength and forgiving in spite of his power. Verily, the most virtuous of people is a servant who takes what suffices him from this world, takes self-restraint as his companion therein, prepares his provisions to leave [this world], and is ready for the journey [to the Hereafter].

    A`alam al-Din, p. 337, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 608 · permalink

39. When the Prophet (SAWA) saw a she-camel, whose knees were tied up, carrying her load, he said, 'Where is her owner? Tell him that he should prepare for the lawsuit tomorrow [the Day of Resurrection].'

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 276, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 107 · permalink

40. Verily Allah loves gentleness and He aids in implementing it, so when you ride a lean animal, dismount it at the right place for if the land is barren and arid then get away from it and if the land is lush and fertile then dismount the animal [and allow it to rest].

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 120, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 108 · permalink

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