Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 120 of 122
Make an excuse for your fellow brother, and even if you do not have an excuse [for his behaviour], then seek out an excuse for him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 197, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 212 · permalink
Beware of suspicion for verily suspicion is the worst of all lies.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 195, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 213 · permalink
Avoid medicine as long as your body can bear the ailment, but if it cannot bear the ailment, then resort to medicine.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 211, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 · permalink
Verily this religion is firm so penetrate into it gently, and do not arouse aversion for Allah's worship in His servants that they may become like shattered riders who have neither gotten further in their travel nor have any drive left to continue.
al-Kafi, p. 86, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 556 · permalink
Verily in leniency is to be found abundance and benediction, so whoever is divested of leniency is deprived of good.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 119, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 557 · permalink
Whoever dies, having neither waged a campaign nor having intended to do so, dies on a branch of hypocrisy [in his heart].
Sahih Muslim, v. 3, p. 1517, no. 1910; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 558 · permalink
It is better for a Muslim to bear patiently certain instances of jihad even for a single day than to worship for forty years.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 11, p. 21, no. 12324; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 558 · permalink
In the Hadith Of Meeraj (The Prophet's Ascension to the heavens), the Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Allah! What is the outcome of hunger?' He said, 'Wisdom, protection of the heart, drawing closer to Me, lasting sorrow, less burden on the people, telling the truth, and lack of concern whether one lives in wealth or poverty.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 22, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 · permalink
The most abstemious of people is he who renounces the prohibited things.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 27, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 122 · permalink
The Muslims are brothers, their blood is co-equal, those under them strive to secure their protection, and they are like one hand against their enemy.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 46, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 124 · permalink
On the night that I was taken on my Night-Journey [to the heavens], I passed by a group of people scratching their own faces with their nails, so I asked, 'O Gabriel, who are these people?' so he replied, 'These are people who backbit about other people and disparaged their reputations.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 115; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 124 · permalink
Backbiting is worse than adultery', at which he was asked, 'How so?' He replied, 'A man commits adultery, then repents, and Allah pardons him for it, whereas the backbiter is not forgiven until his victim forgives him.
al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 3, p. 511, no. 24] ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 125 · permalink
Fearing God is above all wisdom, and abstinence is the leader of all deeds.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 607, Page No. 88 · permalink
Feed the pious your food and to the believers, do good.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 608; Page No. 88 · permalink
Feeding a hungry Muslim is a cause of being blessed.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 609; Page No. 88 · permalink
Feeding your wife, your children, your servants and yourself is considered charity.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 610; Page No. 88 · permalink
Backbiting eats away at a man's faith faster than a gangrenous sore can eat away to the inside.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 357, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 126 · permalink
Whoever backbites a fellow Muslim man or woman, Allah neither accepts his prayer nor his fasting for forty days and nights, until and unless the victim of his backbiting forgives him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 258, no. 53; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 126 · permalink
On the Day of Resurrection, a man will be brought forth to stand before Allah, and his book of deeds will be presented to him, and he will not see any of his good deeds therein, upon which he will exclaim, 'My God, this is not my book! For verily I do not see any of my acts of obedience therein?!' So he will be told, 'Verily your Lord neither loses nor forgets [deeds], but your deeds have gone because of your backbiting people.' Then another man will be brought forth, and will be presented his book of deeds, and he will see many acts of obedience recorded therein, and will exclaim, 'My God, this is not my book! For verily I did not perform all these acts of obedience!' and he will be told, 'It is because so and so backbit you, so his deeds have been transferred to you.
Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 412, no. 1144; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 126 · permalink
Shall I inform you who the absolutely most generous one is Allah is the Absolutely Most Generous One, and I am the most generous of Adam' s offspring, and the most generous from amongst you all after me is the man who has been taught knowledge and subsequently spreads his knowledge to others. He will be raised on the Day of Resurrection as a community in himself, and after him is the man who is generous in giving up his life for Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and is killed for Him.
al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 1, p. 119, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 511 · permalink
He who seeks knowledge for Allah, no sooner does he learn even a chapter of it than it increases him in humility within himself, in humbleness in front of people, it increases his fear of Allah and his striving in religion, and that is the one who benefits from the knowledge that he gains. And he who seeks knowledge for this world and for status amongst people and for a favoured position with the ruler, no sooner does he learn even a chapter of it than it only increases his arrogance within himself, his presumptuousness with people, his self-delusion about Allah and his estrangement from religion. That is the one who does not benefit from his knowledge, and must subsequently refrain from it and stop furnishing proof for the case against himself in order not to feel regret and shame on the Day of Resurrection.
Rawdhat al-Wa`aizin, p. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 512 · permalink
He who desires knowledge in order that he may beguile people will never even smell the fragrance of Paradise.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 364, no. 2661; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 512 · permalink
Knowledge is a part of religion [just as] prayer is a part of religion, so be careful who you take this knowledge from.
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 513 · permalink
Be gentle towards those whom you teach as well to those whom you learn from.
Munyat al-Murid, p. 193; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 514 · permalink
Fighting with Muslims originates from blasphemy, abusing them is a sinful act, and a Muslim is not allowed to be sulk with his Muslim brother more than three days.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 615; Page No. 89 · permalink
Find pretense to pardon the faults of the fair, generous people.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 616; Page No. 89 · permalink
Find the proximity of God by being hostile to (His) enemies, visiting them grimfaced, seeking God's pleasure in making them displeased and getting close to God by keeping distance with them.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 617, Page No. 89 · permalink
Man' s intellect is incomplete until ten qualities come together in him that he must never tire of seeking knowledge his whole life.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 112; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 517 · permalink
Whoever says 'I am a knowledgeable man' is indeed ignorant.
Munyat al-Murid, no. 137; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 518 · permalink
Fear the oppressor's curse, for it ascends as a flame high to the sky.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 606, Page No. 88 · permalink
Five things are among worldly disasters: a friend's death, waste of wealth, enemies' reproach, abandonment of learning, and a bad wife.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 618; Page No. 89 · permalink
Five things break (man's) back: mistreating one's parents, being disloyal to one's husband against his confidence, disobeying God on the part of the one whom people obey as a leader, breaking one's promises, and speaking ill of people's consanguinity.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 619; Page No. 89 · permalink
Five things break one's fasts and invalidate one's ablution: telling lie, backbiting, tale-bearing, casting a passionate look (at someone) and swearing falsely.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 620, Page No. 89&90 · permalink
Five things give rise to five other things: those who break their promise will be subjected to the rule of their enemies. Those who judge contrary to God's Law, will suffer poverty. Those who commit obscene acts, will face recurrent unexpected deaths. Those who make use of short weights in selling, will be afflicted with famine. Those who do not give poor-rate, will suffer years of drought.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 621; Page No. 90 · permalink
Flattery is not an attribute of a (true) believer.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 622; Page No. 90 · permalink
Follow moderateness in life, for everything gets beautified with it and debased without it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 623; Page No. 90 · permalink
For (the realization of) three things I (earnestly) swear: the Exalted God will not consider those who have a share in Islam of equal status with those who don't - the shares in Islam being prayer, fasting and alms, He will not leave a servant on his own in the Hereafter after having offered him His friendship here, and He will offer him the otherworldly company of those whom he loves in this world. The fourth thing for which I can swear, and hope not to be sinful an oath is that when God keeps hidden a servant's doings here, He will (certainly) do so in the Hereafter.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 624; Page No. 90&91 · permalink
For every disease, God has devised a certain remedy.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 625; Page No. 91 · permalink
For every heart there is a piece of cloud as that of the Moon, covering it to darkness when it begins to shine and letting it shine one more time.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 626, Page No. 91 · permalink
For every sin there is (a form of) penitence, save for bad-temperedness.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 627; Page No. 91 · permalink
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