Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 41 of 122

1. I am the most eloquent Arab.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 950; Page No. 134 · permalink

2. I am very amazed at those who believe in eternal abode but try hard for the abode of vanity!

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 951; Page No. 134 · permalink

3. I am worried about my (Islamic) nation more of gluttony, over-sleeping, laziness and weakness of faith than anything else.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 952; Page No. 134&135 · permalink

4. I am worried about you more for blessings than for sins. Beware that blessings not thanked for will entail your definite ruin.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 953; Page No. 135 · permalink

5. I am worried about you more for trials in poverty than for trials in affluence. Verily, you were afflicted with poverty but kept patient; verily the world is sweet and charming!

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 954; Page No. 135 · permalink

6. I asked Gabriel, "Do you see your Lord? He said: "There are seventy screens of light between me and Him, the closest of which will set me afire should I happen to look at it".

   Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 955, Page No. 135 · permalink

7. I asked God to let me call my people to account (in the Hereafter), lest they might feel disgrace in the sight of others, but He-the Great and powerful -sent me a revelation, saying "O Muhammad! I Myself will call them to account and hide their sins (if any) from you, so that they will not feel disgrace even in your sight".

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 956; Page No. 135 · permalink

8. Whoever teaches his/her knowledge (to others), will receive the reward of the one who acts upon it, with the doer's reward not reduced.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3120. · permalink

9. Whoever treats his subjects deceitfully, will assuredly dwell in Hell.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3121. · permalink

10. Whoever treats my people moderately, will be treated in like manner by God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3122. · permalink

11. Whoever undertakes the leadership of my people after me, will in the Resurrection Day be made to stop on the Bridge, and the angels will read out his book of deeds. He will then be saved by God, if he has practiced justice, but if he has been unjust (to people), the Bridge will shake under him in such a way that his bodily organs will disintegrate, with a two-hundred year distance between any two organs, and he will finally fall down the Bridge (into Hell).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3123. · permalink

12. Whoever unduly kills a sparrow, will be called to account by God in the Day of Judgment.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3124. · permalink

13. Whoever unjustly kills an animal, a bird and so on will be called to account by God in the Day of Judgment.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3125. · permalink

14. Whoever veils his brother('s faults), will be veiled by God here and in the Hereafter.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3126. · permalink

15. Whoever walks in a way in search of knowledge, will be led by God to a path to Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3127. · permalink

16. Whoever wishes to be the most needless of all people, should rely on what is with God more than what himself possesses.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3135. · permalink

17. Whoever wishes to be the most powerful of all, should rely on God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3136. · permalink

18. Whoever wishes to be the strongest among people, should rely on God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3137. · permalink

19. Whoever wishes to do something and counsels with a Muslim about it, will be granted success by God in (carrying out) the most logical affairs.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3138. · permalink

20. Whoever wishes to have abundant sustenance and long life, should go on keeping the bonds of kinship.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3139. · permalink

21. Whoever wishes to know what (s)he has with God, should see what of God is with him/her.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3140. · permalink

22. Whoever wishes to reside at the heart of Heaven, should get along with people.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3141. · permalink

23. Whoever wishes to taste the sugar of faith, should love people just for the Exalted God's sake.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3142. · permalink

24. Whoever wishes to taste the sweetness of faith, should wish to love someone whom s(he) loves only for God's sake.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3143. · permalink

25. Whomsoever you benefit, will benefit you, and whoever loses patience in worldly events will turn helpless, whoever slanders people will be slandered, and whoever leaves people on their own, will not be left unrequited.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3144. · permalink

26. Why do you kill your brothers (in faith)? When someone sees something pleasing in his/her brother, he/she should ask God's blessing for him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3145. · permalink

27. Willing someone to die in a certain place, God sets there a need for him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3146. · permalink

28. Islam is superior (to all things) and nothing will take precedence over it.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1067; Page No. 151 · permalink

29. It happens that a servant (of God) commits a sin, but he is given entrance to Paradise for he minds it time and again and remains penitent thereof.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1068; Page No. 151 · permalink

30. It is a capital treachery to tell your brother (in faith) something that he takes as truth, while it's not.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1069; Page No. 151 · permalink

31. It is a right for a child that his father should choose him a good name, provide him with good opportunities and teach him the best acts of civility.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1070; Page No. 151 · permalink

32. It is a right for a man that his wife should avoid keeping away from his bed, should act upon his promises, should obey his orders, should avoid leaving his house without his permission, and should avoid inviting to his house those whom he dislikes.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1071, Page No. 151 · permalink

33. etentious poor will (finally) fall into poverty.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2147; Page No. 300 · permalink

34. Verily, God has some servants who are able to know the inner character of people through cleverness.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2472. · permalink

35. It is better for a woman to pray in a room of her house than in the veranda, to pray in the veranda than in the yard, and to pray in the yard than in the mosque.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1081, Page No. 153 · permalink

36. It is better for any one of you to take in a piece of earth than to take in unlawful things.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1082, Page No. 153 · permalink

37. It is better to nail on your head than to touch a woman not legitimate for you.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1083; Page No. 153 · permalink

38. It is blasphemy to dispute about the Quran.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1084, Page No. 153 · permalink

39. It is clear what is lawful and what is unlawful. Thus, keep distance with what you doubt about, and stick to what you don't.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1085, Page No. 153&154 · permalink

40. It is hard for God to put to Hell a Muslim servant who has lost two daughters.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1086; Page No. 154 · permalink

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