Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 19 of 122

1. The more one speaks, the more follies he commits and the more sins he will have, and thus Hell will be the best abode for him.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2086; Page No. 292 · permalink

2. Pay a visit to cemeteries to recall Hereafter, wash the dead (ritually), for moving a motionless body to the sides is a manifest piece of admonition, and say prayer for the dead, for it may make you sad, and a sad man will in Day of Judgment enjoy God's shade (protection) as well as all sorts of good.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1533; Page No. 219 · permalink

3. Pay a visit to patients and ask them to pray for you, since their praying will be granted and their sins forgiven (by God)

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1534; Page No. 219 · permalink

4. Pay a visit to patients and take part in funeral processions to be reminded of eternal life.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1535; Page No. 219 · permalink

5. Pay a visit to the graves (of all), Hereafter to recall.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1536; Page No. 219 · permalink

6. Pay a visit to those who do not visit you, and gift something to those who do not gift you anything.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1537; Page No. 219 · permalink

7. You will ruin a man in case you admire him to his face.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3210. · permalink

8. Your (excessive) love towards something blinds your eyes and deafens your ears.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3211. · permalink

9. Nice hair is one of the two beauties God bestows on a Muslim.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1352; Page No. 193 · permalink

10. Verily, prosperous is the one who purifies his faith, makes his heart peaceful, his tongue truthful, his soul confident, his temper good, and his ears and eyes keen.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2552. · permalink

11. The first thing to be weighed (in the Day of Judgment) is good-temperedness.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2012; Page No. 282&283 · permalink

12. The first thing to lose of your religion is honesty and the last one, prayer.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2013; Page No. 283 · permalink

13. The good-tempered, generous youth are more favorite to God than the bad-tempered, miserly old pious.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2030; Page No. 285 · permalink

14. The Great and Powerful God loves three groups of people: those who rise (from sleep) at night, God's Book to recite, those who settle people's demands with charity hidden even from their own hands, and those who stand against enemy in battle while their friends manage to flee.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2031; Page No. 285 · permalink

15. The Great and Powerful God will remove His veil from a woman who uncovers herself outside her home.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2032; Page No. 285 · permalink

16. The greatest among my people are those who are not much wealthy to feel proud, and those who are not much poor to beg others.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2033; Page No. 285 · permalink

17. The Greatest and the most Powerful God has predestined the death, sustenance and resting place of each of His servants, being him/her fortunate or unfortunate.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2034; Page No. 285 · permalink

18. The Greatest and the most Powerful God will forgive a man's past and future sins, if he removes a thorn bush from people's path.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2035; Page No. 286 · permalink

19. The greatest form of oppression is to occupy a meter of someone's land, for any piece of sand seized in this way will as a chain wrap one's neck in the Judgment Day.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2036; Page No. 286 · permalink

20. The greatest losers are those who spoil their lives in seeking (uncultivable) desires and reach them not, and die without any provision (for the Hereafter), entering the presence of their lord without any proofs (reasons for their doings).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2037; Page No. 286 · permalink

21. The greatest of all capital sins are polytheism, homicide, mistreatment of parents and testifying falsely.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2038; Page No. 286 · permalink

22. Prayer is one among God's armies, and thus when granted wards off indispensable events.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1580; Page No. 224 · permalink

23. Prayer is proximity (to God) for all the pious.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1581; Page No. 224 · permalink

24. Prayer is the first deed for which men will be called to account.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1582; Page No. 224&225 · permalink

25. Prayer is the pillar of religion.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1583; Page No. 225 · permalink

26. Prayer to religion is like head to body.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1584; Page No. 225 · permalink

27. Prayers are believers' weapons.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1585; Page No. 225 · permalink

28. Prayers not preventing those who pray from indecency and evil will make them take more distance with God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1586; Page No. 225 · permalink

29. Prayers of a Muslim for his absent brethren will be granted, for an angel accompanies him to say `amen' whenever he prays thus, and it is the same for you too.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1587; Page No. 225 · permalink

30. Prayers repel bad luck, benevolence adds to one's sustenance, and servants of God will be deprived of their daily bread, with sins should they be fed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1588; Page No. 225 · permalink

31. Praying for the benefactor by the receiver of benefaction will certainly be granted.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1592; Page No. 226 · permalink

32. Praying is worshipping.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1593; Page No. 226 · permalink

33. Prepare yourself for death before it befalls you.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1594; Page No. 226 · permalink

34. Prior to committing the sin, Adam's death was in front of his eyes and his wishes were behind his head, but as soon as he committed the sin, the Exalted God reversed these two and, as a result, he always wished to die.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1595; Page No. 226 · permalink

35. Prolonged life spent in obeying God is prosperity in its entirety.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1596; Page No. 226 · permalink

36. Proper charity, beneficence, kindness to parents, and keeping the bonds of kinship will turn misfortune to prosperity, prolong one's life, and ward off hard deaths.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1597; Page No. 226 · permalink

37. Prophethood ended, and so there will be no prophet after me, save the givers of good tidings, i.e. good visions one dreams for himself, or others dream for him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1598; Page No. 226 · permalink

38. Prophets are tried harder than others, and next to them in this matter are the like of them (the righteous).Man is tried in proportion to (the strength of) his faith. If he has a strong faith, he will be tried harder, and vice versa. He is constantly subjected to tests and trials in order to be purified of his sins.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1599; Page No. 226&227 · permalink

39. Prosperous is the one who is guided through Islam, and who has sufficient means of life with which he is convinced.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1600; Page No. 227 · permalink

40. Prostrate yourself, for verily every prostration makes God wipe out one of your sins and elevate you one more degree.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1601; Page No. 227 · permalink

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