Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 47 of 122

1. Four things are great, though little in weight: pain, poverty, fire and enemy.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 650; Page No. 95 · permalink

2. Four things have been predestined for Adam's son: his physical appearance, character, death, and sustenance.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 651; Page No. 95 · permalink

3. Four things ruin a house, should its residents act upon them: treachery, theft, drinking wine and adultery.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 652; Page No. 95 · permalink

4. For the realization of three things I (earnestly) swear: charity causes no reduction in one's wealth, patience against injustice causes God, the Great and Powerful, to enhance one's dignity and begging makes God to open to the beggar the doors of poverty. And keep in mind what I tell you. There are four groups of people in the world. First, those gifted with knowledge and wealth, who fear their Lord in dispensing them, who give a hand to their kinds and who know that God has a share in their possessions. This group has the highest status. The second group is those gifted with knowledge but not wealth, who are truthful of intention in saying, `if we possessed wealth, we would practice what the wealthy do'. This group will gain the results of their own intentions and are equal in reward with the first one. The third group are those gifted with wealth but not knowledge, who make use of their wealth ignorantly, fear not their Lord in dispensing their wealth, give no hand to their kinsmen and observe no share for God in their possessions. This group has the lowest status. The fourth group is those on whom God has bestowed neither wealth nor knowledge, who keep on saying, `If we possessed wealth, we would practice much the same as the wealthy'. This group too will pick the fruits of their own intentions and are equal in vice with their leaders.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 637; Page No. 92&93 · permalink

5. For the realization of three things I (easily) swear: charity will not cause a reduction in one's wealth (give charity, therefore), no one connives at the oppressions he has gone through, unless God expands his dignity (forgive, therefore, and God will further your dignity), and nobody stretches the hand of need toward others unless God opens the door of poverty on him.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 638; Page No. 93 · permalink

6. Forget about a barren beautiful woman and choose a black, productive one.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 639; Page No. 93 · permalink

7. Forget about barren beautiful women, and marry productive (black) ugly ones, for I will take pride in the greater number of your offspring on other nations in the Day of Judgment.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 640; Page No. 93 · permalink

8. Forgetfulness ruins knowledge, and the knowledge transmitted to incompetent people will be ruined(too).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 641; Page No. 93&94 · permalink

9. Forgive each other to make your grudges drop.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 642; Page No. 94 · permalink

10. Forgive others' sins; if not, punish them to the extent of their sins and do not hit them on the face.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 643; Page No. 94 · permalink

11. Forgive punishable sins among yourselves; for punishment will be inevitable should you make me aware of them.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 644; Page No. 94 · permalink

12. Forgiving is the best of all deeds.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 645; Page No. 94 · permalink

13. Fostering changes children's natures.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 646; Page No. 94 · permalink

14. Foul-mouthedness, debauchery and stinginess suffice to make of man a sinner.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 647; Page No. 94 · permalink

15. Four people will not be allowed to Paradise by the Exalted God, and will not taste heavenly pleasure: tipplers, usurers, seizers of orphan's properties, and those cursed by their parents.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 648; Page No. 94 · permalink

16. Four things secure the prosperity of a man: having a chaste wife, having benevolent children, having pious companions, and earning his living in his own town.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 653; Page No. 95 · permalink

17. Four things show one's wretchedness: drained eyes, hard - heartedness, inaccessible ambitions and excessive love for survival.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 654; Page No. 95 · permalink

18. Free women bring (moral) regeneration to the house, and bonds ones bring corruption.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 655; Page No. 95 · permalink

19. Frequent (people) time and again, more beloved to remain.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 656, Page No. 95 · permalink

20. Friendship and enmity are both hereditary.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 657; Page No. 95 · permalink

21. From vanity is away, whoever greets others err hello to him they say.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 658; Page No. 95 · permalink

22. Gabriel addressed me, saying: The Exalted God says, 'There is no god but Allah' is My fort. Whoever enters it, will be safe against My punishment.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 659, Page No. 96 · permalink

23. Once a man approached the door of the exalted Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.s.) and knocked. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) enquired who he was. The person replied, "I" The Prophet came out and said, "Who was the one to say 'I'? Let it be known that except Allah no one is qualified to use this word. Allah says about Himself, I am the Powerful, I am the Punisher.'

    Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 53 · permalink

24. Whoever intends to commit a sin but abandons it, will be rewarded a good deed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3007. · permalink

25. Verily, the Exalted God is the most kind and thus, you should try to be kind too.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2634. · permalink

26. Verily, the Exalted God is the most modest and generous and thus, when a man raises his hands towards Him, (never) returns him hopeless and empty-handed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2635. · permalink

27. Verily, the Exalted God provides his beloved servants with sufficient sustenance.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2650. · permalink

28. Verily, the Exalted God puts not to disgrace the one in whom of goodness there is a trace.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2651. · permalink

29. Verily, the Exalted God sanctifies not a people who secure not the rights of the weak among themselves.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2652. · permalink

30. Verily, the Exalted God says, " I will be with partners (in a business) as long as one of them is not treacherous to the other, but as soon as this happens, I will abandon them.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2653. · permalink

31. Verily, the Exalted God says, "Fasting is for Me, and I give its reward. The fast person enjoys a double happiness-at the time of fast-breaking and in the presence of God when he is rewarded."

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2654. · permalink

32. Verily, the Exalted God says, "I am the best divider of the deeds of those who take a partner for Me, i.e. their deeds, great or small, belong to what they take as a partner for Me, (and) I am needless of that."

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2655. · permalink

33. Verily, the Exalted God says, "I am with My servants as long as they remember Me and move their lips in My Name."

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2656. · permalink

34. Verily, the Exalted God says, "I am with My servants' opinions. If they have a good opinion of Me, they will face good, and if they have a bad opinion of Me, evil will they face."

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2657. · permalink

35. Verily, the Exalted God says, "O son of Adam! Spend your time in My worship, and I will brim your chest with needlessness and remove poverty from you; otherwise, I will make you indulged in worldly affairs and leave poverty with you."

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2658. · permalink

36. Verily, the Exalted God sleeps not, nor is sleeping apt for Him. He causes (people's) share to rise and fall. Nocturnal deeds are presented to Him before daily deeds, and daily deeds are presented to Him before nocturnal ones. A curtain of light covers Him. Should He remove this curtain, His light will cause to burn all the creatures towards Him their faces turn.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2659. · permalink

37. Verily, the Exalted God takes pride in a young pious person over His angels, saying, "see My servant conniving at his passions for My sake".

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2660. · permalink

38. Do not be jealous, do not raise prices(in business bargains), do not hate one another, and do not turn your backs to each other.Be brothers to God's servants, do not find fault with, admire or speak ironically to others.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 471; Page No. 69 · permalink

39. Do not beat your bondswomen for breaking your bowls, for bowls are surely destined to die just as people do.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 472; Page No. 69 · permalink

40. Do not blame your brother (in faith), for God (may) keep him safe but make you suffer.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 473; Page No. 69 · permalink

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