Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 34 of 122

1. Looking at the bright side of everything comes from proper worshipping.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1204; Page No. 172 · permalink

2. Looking at the letter of one's brother without his permission is looking at Hell indeed.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1205; Page No. 173 · permalink

3. Lose your modesty and do whatever you want to.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1206; Page No. 173 · permalink

4. Loser is the one in whose heart the Exalted God has not placed sympathy towards other human beings.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1207; Page No. 173 · permalink

5. Loving a servant, God deprives him (her) of the world, just as you deprive your patients of drinking water.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1208; Page No. 173 · permalink

6. Loving a servant, God puts him (her) to test to see him (her) supplicating.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1209; Page No. 173 · permalink

7. Loving a servant, God puts him (her) to test, and loving him (her) more, He chooses the servant for Himself. "How?", the people demanded. The Holy Prophet replied: "By leaving him (her) without property and heir."

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1210; Page No. 173 · permalink

8. Loving a servant, God throws His love for him in the angels' hearts, and detesting him, He sets His hatred in their hearts as well as in men's hearts.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1211; Page No. 173 · permalink

9. Lustful music makes hypocrisy in one's heart show, just as water makes sown seeds grow.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1212; Page No. 173 · permalink

10. Lying darkens one's face, and tale bearing entails chastisement in the grave.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1213; Page No. 173 · permalink

11. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca, needlessness to gain; and travel, healthy to remain.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1214; Page No. 174 · permalink

12. Make the most of your chances to do good deeds before a time when sedition comes to pass as gloomy as parts of dark nights, when man happens to be a believer in the morning but a disbeliever in the evening and vice versa, and when he exchanges his faith for the insignificant worldly fame.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1221; Page No. 175 · permalink

13. Whoever belies intercession, will not enjoy it in the Day of Judgment.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2913. · permalink

14. Make the most of your chances to do good deeds prior to the occurrence of the following six: the rule of the ignorant, the trade of ranks and positions, belittlement of bloodshed, breaking bonds of kinship, the recitation of the Quran by the newcomers (in religion) who appoint a singer to imamate (leadership), though he is the least in understanding the religion.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1222; Page No. 175 · permalink

15. Make your food cold to bring you bliss (health).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1223; Page No. 175 · permalink

16. Make your minds accustomed to the remembrance of God, and meditate a lot.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1224; Page No. 175 · permalink

17. Make your world thrive, and for the other world in such a way try as if tomorrow you would die.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1225; Page No. 175 · permalink

18. Making friends with your father's friend is a form of kindness.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1226; Page No. 176 · permalink

19. Man does not fill up anything worse than his stomach.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1227; Page No. 176 · permalink

20. Man does not satiate anything worse than his belly(stomach).For sons of Adam, that which keeps them strong (and healthy) would suffice.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1228; Page No. 176 · permalink

21. Whoever abandons shooting while knowing it well, loses one of (God's) blessings.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2877. · permalink

22. Whoever abandons something merely for the sake of God, will in return receive things from God serving him better here and in the Hereafter.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2878. · permalink

23. Whoever abandons the (material) world, will be made knowledgeable and insightful by God without taking lessons.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2879. · permalink

24. Whoever abides by the following three (before death), will be pardoned by the Exalted God for all his (her) sins: taking no partner with God, refraining from sorcery and following sorcerers, and harboring no grudges against brothers (in faith).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2880. · permalink

25. Whoever abides by the following three, among the good ones will be: being satisfied with one's destiny, abstaining from heavenly-unlawful deeds, and becoming angry for the sake of the Great and Powerful God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2881. · permalink

26. Whoever abides by the following three, perfected in faith and competent for heavenly reward will turn out to be: good manner by which to get along with people piety by which to keep away from heavenly-forbidden deeds, and forbearance by which to ward off the ignorance of the ignorant.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2882. · permalink

27. Whoever abides by the following three, will be kept under the shade of Divine Throne the day when no shade but God's will prevail: making ablutions in trouble, walking towards mosque in darkness, and feeding the hungry.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2883. · permalink

28. Whoever abides by the following three, will be perfected in attributes of faith: refraining from wrong when pleased, deviating not from right when crossed, and avoid seizing others' property when in power.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2884. · permalink

29. Do not laugh excessively, for it makes (your) heart wither.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 492; Page No. 71 · permalink

30. Whoever abides by the following three, will face the exalted God's easy reckoning and will be allowed to Paradise with God's Mercy: bestowing upon the one who has deprived him (of something), forgiving the one who has wronged him, and joining the one who has broken the bonds of kinship.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2885. · permalink

31. Whoever abides by the following three, will receive vast heavenly support and merry, and will be allowed to Paradise: thanking God when bestowed with blessings, forgiving (people) when in power, and slowness in action when crossed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2886. · permalink

32. Whoever accompanies a tyrant, has committed a crime.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2887. · permalink

33. Whoever accuses a believer of blasphemy, has actually killed him/her.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2888. · permalink

34. Whoever acts as a mediator before a man of power to solve a Muslim brother's problems or to do him some good, will be helped by God to pass over the Bridge the day when everybody slips.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2889. · permalink

35. Whoever acts without knowledge, will cause more corruption than correction.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2890. · permalink

36. Whoever among women asks her husband for divorce without reason, will not be allowed to enjoy the fragrance of Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2891. · permalink

37. Whoever among women dies while her husband is pleased with her, will be given entrance to Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2892. · permalink

38. Whoever among women leaves home without her husband's consent will be subject to the Exalted God's anger until she returns or satisfies her husband.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2893. · permalink

39. Whoever among women perfumes herself and leaves home to pass by a group of people to enjoy her pleasant smell, will be adulterous, and all eyes are adulterous.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2894. · permalink

40. Whoever among women uncovers herself outside her husband's house, is actually tearing out the veil between herself and the Great, Powerful God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2895. · permalink

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