Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 121 of 122
For every sin there is a way of repenting before God, save ill- temperedness, for verily an ill-tempered person does not repent of any sin without a later return to something worse.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 628; Page No. 91 · permalink
For everything some alms are due, and for one's house, the drawing room.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 629; Page No. 91 · permalink
For everything some alms are due, and for the body, fasting.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 630, Page No. 91 · permalink
For everything there is a (form of) harm leading to its ruin, and the harm to this religion are corrupt rulers.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 631, Page No. 91 · permalink
For everything there is a beauty, and for the Quran, a nice recitation.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 632, Page No. 91 · permalink
In order to keep women at home, spare them (variegated) dresses.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1044, Page No. 147 · permalink
Ignore the sins of the generous, the shortcomings of the learned and the awe of the just kings; for whenever they slip, the Exalted God gives them a hand.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1040; Page No. 146&147 · permalink
Ill-speaking guys will not be allowed to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1041; Page No. 147 · permalink
Improvement of living shows man's deep knowledge, and seeking what improves you is not mammonism.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1042; Page No. 147 · permalink
In Day of Judgment, God will not make one immune from fear, if s(he) has terrified a believer, and will make one suffer humility, if s(he) has backbited a believer.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1043; Page No. 147 · permalink
Wailing is an act from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 103, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 86 · permalink
Among the hidden treasures of goodness are: concealing one's afflictions, one's illnesses and one's charity [from others].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 103, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 86 · permalink
The evil deed to be punished the quickest is agression.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 327, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 87 · permalink
Every single Muslim that plants or cultivates anything of which humans, animals or birds may eat from is counted as charity towards them on his behalf.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 13, p. 460, no. 15892; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 90 · permalink
He who guides towards good has the same reward as the one who does it.
Sahih Muslim, no. 1893; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 359 · permalink
The hearts have been predisposed to love those who do good to them, and to dislike those who do bad to them.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 37; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 360 · permalink
Do good unto the one who has wronged you.
Kanz al-Fawa' id li al-Karajiki, v. 2, p. 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 361 · permalink
It is narrated in Nur al-Thaqalayn with regard to Allah's verse: "Certainly whoever submits his will to Allah and is a good-doer "[ Qur'an 2:112]: It is reported that the Prophet (SAWA) was asked about good-doing, to which he replied, 'It is to worship Allah as if you see Him; for verily even if you do not see Him, indeed He sees you.'
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 1, p. 553, no. 579; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 362 · permalink
Verily the stupid person suffers as a result of his stupidity worse than the licentiousness of an immoral person. The servants will rise up in rank in the Hereafter and will receive great rewards from their Lord in proportion to their intellects.
Majma`a al-Bayan, v. 1, p. 487; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 467 · permalink
Verily all good is grasped through the intellect, and the man devoid of intellect has no religion.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 54; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 467 · permalink
One should revere his neighbour as he reveres his mother
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 274, no. 834; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 634 · permalink
Verily the intellect is a lasso used to restrain ignorance, and the carnal soul is like the vilest of beasts which if left unrestrained will go wild.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 469 · permalink
The intellect is a light that Allah has created for mankind and which He has ordained to illuminate the heart, in order that with it, he may know the difference between the visually manifest things and the unseen things.
Aaw`ali al-La'ali, v. 1, p. 248, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 469 · permalink
The attribute of a man of intellect is that he is clement towards one who behaves rashly with him, overlooks the fault of one who wrongs him, is humble even towards one who is lower than him in rank, tries to get ahead of those above him in his quest for good. Whenever he wishes to speak, he contemplates if what he wants to say is good, he says it and benefits as a result, and if it is bad, then he keeps quiet and remains safe as a result. When a temptation arises before him, he holds fast to Allah and guards his hand and his tongue if he sees virtue in it, he seizes it, neither losing his modesty thereat nor displaying any greed. These are ten qualities by which a man of intellect may be known.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 471 · permalink
The most intelligent of people is he who is best at dealing with people.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 28, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 471 · permalink
Applaud a man who abstains from food, sleeps hungry, and has patience. These are the ones who will be satiated on the Day of Judgment.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 462, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 329 · permalink
A man whose [consumption of] food is little has a healthy stomach and a pure heart, and a man whose food is plenty has a sickly stomach and a hard heart
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 46; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 327 · permalink
Man cannot fill a container worse than his stomach.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 · permalink
A man who fills his stomach will not enter the dominion of the heavens and the earth.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 · permalink
Be warned against excessive food, for it poisons the heart with hardness, slows the limbs in performing acts of obedience, and blocks the souls from hearing counsel.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 182, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 · permalink
Beware of taking immoral oaths for verily they leave the houses empty of their tenants
Sawab al-A`amal, p. 270, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 639 · permalink
Acquaint yourself with Allah in times of ease and Allah will acknowledge you in times of difficulty.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 87, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 904 · permalink
Ask Allah for whatever occurs to you from your needs even for the laces of your shoes, for verily if He does not facilitate for it, it will not be facilitated.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 295, no. 23; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 904 · permalink
Verily a servant raises his hands to Allah [in supplication] while his food is unlawful! So how can his supplications be answered while he is in this state?!
Irshad al-Qulub, no. 149; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 906 · permalink
Make your earnings lawful and your supplication will be answered, for verily when a man raises an unlawful morsel of food to his mouth, his supplication is not answered for forty days.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 20, no. 2045; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 907 · permalink
Know that Allah does not answer supplication from a heedless and distracted heart
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 321, no. 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 907 · permalink
Seize the opportunity to supplicate during tenderness [of your heart] for verily it is a mercy
al-Da`awat, p. 30, no. 60; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 907 · permalink
The supplication that is preceded by "In the Name of Allah, the all-Beneficent, the all-Merciful" will not be rejected
al-Da`awat, p. 52, no. 131; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 909 · permalink
Verily every supplication that is not preceded by praise [of Allah] is incomplete
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 317, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 909 · permalink
Whoever dies without knowing his Imam has died a pagan [pre-Islamic] death.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 23, p. 76, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 536 · permalink
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