Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 21 of 122

1. Whoever gives enough time to a poor to repay his debts, will be given enough time by God to repent his sins.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2975. · permalink

2. May God damn usury and usurers as well as the writer of a usury contract and the witness to it, should they be aware (of it's being unlawful).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1284; Page No. 183 · permalink

3. May God damn wine as well as the drinker, the cupbearer, the vendor and the purchaser of wine and the presser of date or grape as well as the carrier and recipient of wine and those who benefit by it in money.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1285; Page No. 183 · permalink

4. May God damn women who behave like men, and men who behave like women.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1286; Page No. 183 · permalink

5. May God damn women who behave like men, and men who behave like women.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1287; Page No. 183&184 · permalink

6. May God damn women who behave like men.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1288; Page No. 184 · permalink

7. May God help the one who hears a word of ours and communicates it to others as it is.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1289; Page No. 184 · permalink

8. May God help the one who hears a word of ours, keeps it in his mind and communicates it to others.Many a carrier of knowledge who carry it to someone more learned than themselves, and many a carrier of knowledge who are themselves not learned.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1290; Page No. 184 · permalink

9. May God provide you with piety, wash away your vices, and bring good to you easily wherever you may happen to be.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1291; Page No. 184 · permalink

10. May God shower His mercy on those among my people who brush their teeth when making ablutions, and after meals.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1292; Page No. 184 · permalink

11. May God shower His mercy on those who are easy-going in selling, buying, judging and asking for the payment of debts?

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1293; Page No. 184 · permalink

12. May God shower his Mercy on those who hear us saying something, keep it in their own minds and convey it to those better than them in that.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1294; Page No. 184 · permalink

13. May God shower His mercy on those who lawfully earn, moderately spend, and what remains, to the day of poverty and need (the Day of Reckoning) in advance they send.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1295; Page No. 185 · permalink

14. I have been advised to keep short in talking, for it is good indeed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 962; Page No. 136 · permalink

15. Refrain from talking to women (in privacy), for a stranger having a private meeting with a woman will assuredly be stirred to avail himself of her.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1644; Page No. 233 · permalink

16. Refrain from telling lie, being it serious or joking. You should not give a promise to your child and break it afterwards. Telling lie leads people to wickedness and wickedness brings them the Fire (of Hell), while honesty leads them to goodness and goodness guides them to Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1645; Page No. 233 · permalink

17. Refrain from telling lie, for it is not in agreement with faith.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1646; Page No. 233 · permalink

18. Refrain from the dirty green. "What is it?" They asked. "It is a beautiful woman in a bad family," replied the Holy Prophet.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1647; Page No. 234 · permalink

19. Refrain from the little of the much, which makes you drunk.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1648; Page No. 234 · permalink

20. Refrain from two traits: weariness and laziness. Verily, the former makes you intolerable of truth and the latter stops you acting upon it.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1649; Page No. 234 · permalink

21. Refrain from vanity, for as soon as one gets accustomed to it, the Exalted God says: "Reckon him among the refractory."

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1650; Page No. 234 · permalink

22. What do you expect from the world, save the wealth leading to rebellion, the poverty bringing about oblivion, the disease ending in corruption, the old age resulting in humility, and the death ruining(you) immediately?

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2771. · permalink

23. Whatever a believer despises is calamity.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2772. · permalink

24. Whatever is decreed to come occur is close to us.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2773. · permalink

25. Whatever of good you do to the rich or the poor is a form of charity.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2774. · permalink

26. Whatever you dislike to utter in your brother's presence, is backbiting him (in essence).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2775. · permalink

27. When a believer is afflicted with a suffering, s(he) gets purified of sins just as iron gets refined of impurities in forge.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2776. · permalink

28. When a dead person is buried, s(he) can hear the walking sound of those leaving his (her) grave.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2777. · permalink

29. When a door of goodness is opened to someone,(s)he should make the most of it, for (s)he will not know when it gets closed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2778. · permalink

30. When a faithful, good-tempered man asked your daughter in marriage, marry her to him; otherwise, trouble and corruption will spread (everywhere) on the earth.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2779. · permalink

31. When a guest comes upon a people, s(he) is accompanied by his own sustenance, and when he leaves them, he is a company to (God's) forgiveness for them.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2781. · permalink

32. When a man casts a (kind) look at his wife, and the wife does the same, the Exalted God, casts a merciful glance at them.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2782. · permalink

33. When a man dies, his good deeds come to an end save in three cases: continuous charity, beneficial knowledge and a pious child praying for him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2783. · permalink

34. When a Muslim draws his sword against his brother (in faith), angels curse him till he sheathes it.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2784. · permalink

35. When a Muslim pays a visit to his brother in faith, he is actually walking in Paradise until he returns.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2785. · permalink

36. When a needy man demands, put something in his hands, even if it is a burnt hoof.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2786. · permalink

37. When a noble man of a people comes to you, treat him with respect.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2787. · permalink

38. When a problem ascends to its peak, a solution will leak.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2788. · permalink

39. When a ruler is filled with rage, Satan will dominate (him).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2789. · permalink

40. When a scholar wishes to please the Exalted God by his knowledge, everything will stand in reverence to him, and when he wishes to pile up wealth through his knowledge, he will be dreadful of all things.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2790. · permalink

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