Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 53 of 122

1. The head of a people is their servant and cupbearer, and should thus drink last.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2042; Page No. 286&287 · permalink

2. The heart of sons of Adam is more flexible (changeable) than a boiling pot.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2043; Page No. 287 · permalink

3. The hidden weighs over the manifest, but the manifest will be better if one does it as ka pattern (for others).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2044; Page No. 287 · permalink

4. The highest degree of calamity is the least patient to be.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2045; Page No. 287 · permalink

5. The highest degree of calamity is to have a large family in a state of poverty.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2046; Page No. 287 · permalink

6. The highest status in Islam is struggling in the way of God, which is not achieved save by the best Muslims.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2047; Page No. 287 · permalink

7. The honor of three groups of people is not to be observed: those who commit vice in public, tyrant leaders and heretics.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2048; Page No. 287 · permalink

8. The Hour (Resurrection) is subsequent to the prevalence of three things: Constructions are ruined and ruins are settled in, good is considered as evil and evil as good, and trusts are played with just as trees are played with by camels.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2049; Page No. 287 · permalink

9. The Hour has come indoor, and people's greed for the world has grown more and more, but the world moves away from them all the more.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2050; Page No. 287&288 · permalink

10. The Hour will not come until children turn out to be the cause of (their parents') anger, the noble decrease and the ignoble increase in number, the youth become rude to the elderly, and the ignoble revolt against the noble.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2051; Page No. 288 · permalink

11. The ignorant generous is more beloved to God, than the knowledgeable miser.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2058; Page No. 288 · permalink

12. The ill-tempered will face torment, the sorrowful will suffer physical pain, and the contentious will encounter loss of greatness and generosity.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2059; Page No. 289 · permalink

13. The ill-tempered will not be allowed to Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2060; Page No. 289 · permalink

14. The impolite is unwise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2061; Page No. 289 · permalink

15. The jealous enjoy (the world) less than others.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2062; Page No. 289 · permalink

16. The justest of all people is he who likes for himself what he likes for others and dislikes for others what he dislikes for himself.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2063; Page No. 289 · permalink

17. The knowledge not taught is a treasure not used.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2064; Page No. 289 · permalink

18. Get married, but do not divorce your wives, for God surely detests men and women who marry a lot.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 665; Page No. 97 · permalink

19. Get married, for I pride myself over other nations for the largeness of your population, and do not follow the path of Christian monks.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 666; Page No. 97 · permalink

20. The lawful and the unlawful are crystal clear, but between them lie dubious things of which most people are unaware. Whoever refrains from the doubtful will keep his faith and face intact, and whoever falls into them, will indulge in the unlawful, just as a shepherd who pastures his cattle around a preserved field might find himself on it. Know that just as a king has restrictions, the Exalted God has restrictions, i.e. what He has made unlawful. Knowthat in man's body there is a lump of flesh which if rectified, the whole body will enjoy rectification, and if corrupted, the whole body will suffer corruption. That's man's heart'.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2065; Page No. 289&290 · permalink

21. People will face a time when holding fast to one's faith will be as hard as holding burning fire in one's hands.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1553; Page No. 221 · permalink

22. People will not perish till they are forgiven.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1554; Page No. 221 · permalink

23. People will not perish unless they are given a final warning.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1555; Page No. 221 · permalink

24. Perfect bravery is to get extremely furious, with reddened face and trembling hair, but still managing to quench one's fury.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1556; Page No. 221 · permalink

25. Perfect kindness lies in doing in privacy what you do among the public.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1557; Page No. 221&222 · permalink

26. Perform acts of worship to the extent of your ability, for weariness in you will annoy God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1558; Page No. 222 · permalink

27. Piety stands at the peak of all deeds.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1559; Page No. 222 · permalink

28. Piety suffices to show man's sagacity and self-conceit, to show his ignorance.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1560; Page No. 222 · permalink

29. Pilgrimage to Mecca is Jihad (struggling in the way of God) for the weak, and a woman's Jihad is to take care of her husband well.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1561; Page No. 222 · permalink

30. Pleasing and displeasing God rest on pleasing and displeasing one's own father.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1562; Page No. 222 · permalink

31. Pleasing and displeasing God rest on pleasing and displeasing one's own parents.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1563; Page No. 222 · permalink

32. Poetry is a piece of discourse - it can be either a good or a bad one.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1564; Page No. 222 · permalink

33. Polytheism among my people is more concealed than an ant's movement on Mount Safa at dark night, and the closest thing to it is to like a bit of injustice and dislike a bit of justice, for isn't religion but liking and disliking for God's sake? The Exalted God says: "Say, if you love God, obey me, and so He will love you".

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1565; Page No. 222 · permalink

34. Poverty is a believer's gift in this world.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1566; Page No. 223 · permalink

35. Poverty is a trust and an act of worship, if not revealed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1567; Page No. 223 · permalink

36. Poverty is humiliation to people, but beauty to God in the Day of Judgment.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1568; Page No. 223 · permalink

37. Practice by truth though you see in it your destruction, for in reality it brings you prosperity, and refrain from falsehood though you see in it your prosperity, for it surely results in your destruction.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1569; Page No. 223 · permalink

38. Practice divine precepts, refrain from the unlawful and be content with your divine lot in order to be respectively the most worshipping, the most abstinent and the most needless servant of God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1570; Page No. 223 · permalink

39. Practice shooting, for it's among your best endeavors.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1571; Page No. 223 · permalink

40. Praise your (dead) children, for they are your pioneers.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1572; Page No. 223 · permalink

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