Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 50 of 122

1. Three things bring you prosperity and three things, adversity: the former being a pious wife whose presence makes you pleased and in whom you can trust as to her chastity as well as your property when you are absent from her, a swift animal which gives you a (quick) ride to join your companions, and a vast, spacious house; and the latter being a wife whose presence makes you displeased, who extends her tongue at you and in whom you can not trust as to her chastity as well as your property when you are absent from her, a slow animal which makes you suffer if you beat it and carries you not to your destination if you leave it on its own, and a small unspacious house.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2309. · permalink

2. A woman who shows her beauty to the public is like unto the dark of the Day of judgment, with no light.

   Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 147, Page No. 28 · permalink

3. A woman's private prayer is twenty five times as much the prayer she says in the presence of men.

   Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 148, Page No. 28 · permalink

4. A young man who honors an oldster because of his old age, will be honored in old age by someone appointed by God to do so.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 149; Page No. 28 · permalink

5. Abandon hues and cries, myriad (unnecessary) questions and destruction of wealth.

   Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 150, Page No. 28 · permalink

6. Abandonment of prayer connects a servant of God to disbelief.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 151; Page No. 29 · permalink

7. Ablution before eating makes poverty perish, and after eating removes obsession and strengthens eyesight.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 152; Page No. 29 · permalink

8. Ablution is half of faith, and toothbrushing is half of ablution.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 153; Page No. 29 · permalink

9. Abstain from the (material) world, and beloved to God you will turn out to be, and connive at people's possessions and they'll come to love thee.

   Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 154, Page No. 29 · permalink

10. Abstinence is the best feature of your faith (religion).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 155; Page No. 29 · permalink

11. Abstinence refreshes one's body and soul, and worldliness makes them suffer.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 156; Page No. 29 · permalink

12. Abstinence refreshes one's body and soul, worldliness increases one's sorrows, and debauchery hardens one's heart.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 157; Page No. 29 · permalink

13. Abundant speech brings forth no eloquence; eloquence is meditation on what God and his Holy Prophet love. Neither is stammering a defect of tongue; stammering comes from deficient knowledge of Truth (God).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 158; Page No. 29 · permalink

14. Accept the first offer in transactions, for profit follows leniency.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 159; Page No. 29&30 · permalink

15. Accept truth from anybody (being him a child or and old man), even if s(he) is an enemy or a stranger, and do not accept falsehood from anybody (being him a child or an old man), even if s(he) is a friend or a companion.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 160; Page No. 30 · permalink

16. Accomplishing a good deed is better than beginning it, (indeed).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 161; Page No. 30 · permalink

17. Acquire knowledge and through it, peace (of mind) and soberness gain, and to your teacher humble remain.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 162; Page No. 30 · permalink

18. Act upon marriage as a tradition, for I feel proud of your great population.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 163; Page No. 30 · permalink

19. Actions depend on (are rewarded according to) intentions.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 164; Page No. 30 · permalink

20. Adulterous are the women who marry in the absence of witnesses.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 165; Page No. 30 · permalink

21. Adultery entails poverty.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 166; Page No. 30 · permalink

22. Advise each other in the acquisition of knowledge and do not spare your knowledge from one another, for treachery in this respect is worse than treachery to wealth.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 167; Page No. 30 · permalink

23. Verily, the Exalted God loves skilled believers.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2646. · permalink

24. Advise each other to regard women well, for they are created from a crooked rib. The most crooked part of a rib is its highest part; if you try to make it straight, then you will break it; and if you leave it crooked, it will keep its crookedness. So, advise each other to regard women well.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 168, Page No. 31 · permalink

25. After me, my people will fall to seditions as dark as nights, when man will be a believer in the morning and an unbeliever at night, when some people will barter their fate for unworthy wealth of the world.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 169, Page No. 31 · permalink

26. After my death, nothing will be more harmful than women for men.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 170, Page No. 31 · permalink

27. All affairs, being good or evil, belong to God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 171; Page No. 31 · permalink

28. All attributes are desirable for a believer, save treachery and telling lie.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 172; Page No. 31 · permalink

29. All eyes are adulterous, and an adulterous woman is she who odors herself and passes by a people.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 173, Page No. 31 · permalink

30. Verily, the Exalted God loves the pious, rich and merciful servants.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2647. · permalink

31. Verily, the Exalted God loves young penitent people.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2648. · permalink

32. Ibn-i-Abbas narrated that an Arab asked Allah's Prophet (a.s) "O' Prophet of Allah! Please teach me the fine points of science." The Prophet (a.s) asked: "What do you know of the main parts of science which allows you to ask me about its fine points?" The Arab asked: "O' Prophet of Allah! What is the main part of science?" The Prophet (a.s) replied: "It is recognition of Allah as He deserves to be recognized." The Arab asked: "How can one really recognize Allah?"

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 1 - On Unity of God · permalink

33. In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is narrated that "There is a fact related to every good attribute. When considering sincerity, the fact is that no true servant of Allah can be truly sincere unless he dislikes to be admired for what he does to please Allah."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 44, Hadees 15 · permalink

34. Imam Sadiq (a.s) said on the authority of Allah's Prophet (a.s): "Whoever wants to know his status near Allah should ponder over how close Allah is to him."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 2 On Sincerity,Page 45, Hadees 17 · permalink

35. Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of his fathers (a.s) upon the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) that Allah's Prophet (a.s) said: "One of the signs of certitude is that you do not displease Allah to please the people, and do not admire the people for the daily bread that Allah has granted you through them, and that you do not blame the people for Allah depriving you of your daily bread. No one's greed will bring him an increase in his daily bread, and no one's jealousy will stop one's daily bread. If one tries to escape from his daily bread as he escapes from death, one's daily bread seeks its owner faster than death does. In fact, Allah the Almighty has established comfort and peace of mind in certitude and contentment, and has established sorrow and discomfort in anger and doubt."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 3 On Certitude,Page 49, Hadees 23 · permalink

36. Verily, the Exalted God prolongs man's lifetime on account of kindness to parents.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2649. · permalink

37. Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that Allah's Prophet (a.s) said "Certitude is the best wealth, and Allah's worship is the best job."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 3 On Certitude,Page 51, Hadees 29 · permalink

38. Verily, the Exalted God lets three people to Paradise on account of one single arrow: he who makes it with good intentions, he who shoots it and he who gives it to the shooter.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2639. · permalink

39. Verily, the Exalted God lets three people to Paradise on account of a loaf of bread, a handful of date and the like of them when benefiting the poor: the man of the house who issues the order, his wife who prepares what he orders and the servant who gives it to the poor person.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2640. · permalink

40. Verily, the Exalted God loves broadminded, easy-going people.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2641. · permalink

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