Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
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Three traits make man a hypocrite even if he prays and fasts:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-First Greater Sin ,page 94; Usool-e-Kafi link
Swearing (in trade) makes goods sold, but blessing ruined.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1810; Page No. 255 link
One who embezzles a property in his charge and does not deliver it to its owner and dies in such a condition, then he does not die in my community (he does not die a Muslim). When such a person meets Allah, He shall be infuriated with him. And one who purchases an embezzled property knowing that it is embezzled is just like the (actual) embezzler
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-SecondGreater Sin ,page 106; Wasaelush Shia link
And it will be ordered to throw him in the fire; he will remain in the deep pit of Hell forever
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-SecondGreater Sin ,page 106; Wasaelush Shia link
"If one is Muslim, he must not practice deceit and defalcation. For I have heard from Jibraeel that deceit and cheating belong to hell"Then he (s.a.w.s.) continued,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-SecondGreater Sin ,page 106; Wasaelush Shia link
There are three qualities that are the sign of a hypocrite even if he prays and fasts and calls himself a Muslim: lying, violating promises and defalcation.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-SecondGreater Sin ,page 107 link
"Do not only consider how much a person prays and fasts, how many times he goes on pilgrimage, how many good deeds he has performed and how much he engages in supplications at night. But consider his honesty and trustworthiness."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues,Chapter 14 On Being Trustworthy, Hadees 255 link
Swords are keys to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1812; Page No. 255 link
Take refuge in God from (your) eyes, for eyes have a claim on you.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1813; Page No. 256 link
"O' Ali! The following three are one's noblest characteristics: being fair, treating others as equals, and remembering Allah the Blessed, the High in all situations."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 264 link
Take refuge in God from indecent women and refrain from their decent ones.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1815; Page No. 256 link
"The reward of any Muslim who sits in his prayer chamber at dawn and remembers Allah untill the night is equal to the reward of one who goes on the holy pilgrimage (to Allah's House in Ka'ba). He shall be forgiven all his sins."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 267 link
"Set up the gardens of Heaven once you find them as the places in which you go for pleasure." He was asked where they were. He replied: "Where Allah is remembered."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 268 link
"There are no groups of people who start remembering Allah to whom a divine announcement as to their being forgiven is not issued. There are also no groups of people who start remembering Allah and some of the angels do not accompany them."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 269 link
"There are no groups of people who start remembering Allah without being surrounded by the angels and without receiving Allah's Mercy, and peace of mind. Their names shall be remembered together with those of their companions."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 270 link
: "I saw a man encircled by Satans in a dream. He was saved by remembering Allah."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 272 link
In Majma ul-Bayan it is narrated that the Prophet (a.s) was quoted as saying the following regarding the verse "Henceforth were your hearts hardened: they become like a rock and even worse in hardness." [The Holy Quran: Baqara 2:74] "Do not keep on talking without remembering Allah. This will harden your hearts. And those whose hearts are hardened are the ones most distant from Allah."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 274 link
No wealth of a father for his child is better than courtesy.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1401; Page No. 198&199 link
May Allah curse one who gives a bribe, one who accepts it and one who acts as an agent between them
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fifth Greater Sin ,page 159; Safinatul Behaar link
Beware of bribe! It is nothing but disbelief. The one who is involved in bribe will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fifth Greater Sin ,page 159; Safinatul Behaar link
When a single morsel of haraam enters the stomach of a person and becomes a part of his body, the angels of the sky and the earth curse him
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fifth Greater Sin ,page 162; Safinatul Behaar link
Recite the Quran in a pleasant voice, in the style of Arabs. You are ordered to avoid the transgressors and doers of greater sins. Certainly, such people will appear in the world who will recite the Quran in a singing manner to make the listeners emotional. It is not allowed to go near these people or to call them near you. The hearts of these people have deviated and those who are influenced by them shall also have their hearts deviated.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Sixteenth Greater Sin ,page 15 link
Such kind of people will appear in the world that they would learn the Quran for worldly benefits and will recite it in a singing tune
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Sixteenth Greater Sin ,page 16 link
Verily, the satiated people of this world will be the hungry ones of the next.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2699. link
Imrul Qays and another man had a dispute regarding some property. Both of them came to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). He (s.a.w.s.) asked Imrul Qays,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 52; Tafseer al-Mizan from the book Amali link
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 52; Al Kafi link
When a person says 'Allah knows' and the fact is that Allah knows contrary (to what he alludes), the heavens shudder due to the Might and Divine anger."
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 53 link
If a person takes his debtor (or one who owes him something) to the court of the ruler; and the king asks him to swear; and knowing that he is on the right he respects the Greatness of Allah and refrains from swearing, then on the Day of Qiyamat Allah shall not desire for him a position less than that of Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 54 link
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) speaks after taking the oath:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 55; Masaalik link
Verily, your mouths are paths of the Quran-brush them clean.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2753. link
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) heard a person taking such an oath. He (s.a.w.s.) said, "Woe be unto you, if you leave the religion of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) then which religion would you follow?"
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 58; Al Kafi link
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that Allah's Prophet (a.s) quoted Allah the Almighty as saying: "I swear by My Honor, Majesty, Beauty, Greatness, Grandeur, Exaltation, and Highness of Position. I swear that none of My servants choose My desires over their own desires, without Me establishing independence in their hearts and directing their efforts to the Hereafter; preventing him from wandering around; ordering the Heavens and the Earth to provide his sustenance; and pursuing his business and protecting his interests."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 4 On Reliance and Trust in God,Page 59, Hadees 39 link
In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that the Prophet (a.s) said: "Whoever likes to be the most pious man should rely on Allah."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 4 On Reliance and Trust in God,Page 61, Hadees 44 link
The Prophet (a.s) said: "Allah the Almighty said: "There is no creature who seeks help from My other creatures, without My taking away from him the means in the Heavens and the Earth. I shall not give him what he asks Me for, and shall not reply to him when he calls Me. There is no creature that seeks help from Me- not my creatures, without My establishing the Heavens and the Earth as a means of providing for his sustenance. I shall grant him what he asks for, will reply if he calls Me, and will forgive him if he asks for forgiveness."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 4 On Reliance and Trust in God,Page 61, Hadees 46 link
The Prophet (a.s) said: "Allah will make anyone who stops relying on others than Allah needless, and will provide for his unlimited sustenance through unimaginable means. And Allah will leave those who rely on this world to earn their living from this world."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 4 On Reliance and Trust in God,Page 61, Hadees 47 link
The Prophet (a.s) said: "Whoever likes to be the strongest man should rely on Allah. Whoever likes to be the noblest man should be pious, and whoever likes to be the most needless man should trust in what is in Allah's Hands more that what is in his own hands."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 4 On Reliance and Trust in God,Page 61, Hadees 48 link
Whoever dissimulates in heavenly affairs for other than God, has actually turned away from God.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2941. link
No wealth will decrease through charity, and no one will sustain a loss through abandoning sins; rather will God make his dignity increase.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1402; Page No. 199 link
Nobody becomes unlucky for consultation and lucky for obstinacy.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1403; Page No. 199 link
Nobody belongs to me save the knowledgeable and the seekers of knowledge.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1404; Page No. 199 link
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