Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 76 of 122

1. Shall I inform you of the most precious treasure of a man? It is a wife who makes him cheerful when he casts a glance at her, who obeys his orders, and who keeps his trusts intact in his absence.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1736; Page No. 245 · permalink

2. Shall I inform you of what is better than fasting, prayer and charity? It is making it up among people, for conflict among them results in annihilation.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1740; Page No. 246 · permalink

3. Shall I inform you of your worst and best ones? The best of you is the one whose good you can be hopeful about and from whose evil you can find a way out, and the worst of you is the one whose good you cannot be hopeful about and from whose evil you cannot find a way out.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1741; Page No. 246 · permalink

4. The best gift bestowed on people is good-temperedness.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1878; Page No. 264 · permalink

5. A believer is so lenient and gentle that one might call him stupid.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 19; Page No. 11 · permalink

6. A believer is the brother of another believer and never connives at wishing him good.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 20; Page No. 12 · permalink

7. A believer is the one whom people consider honest as to their lives, wealth and blood.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 21; Page No. 12 · permalink

8. A believer is the source of benefit. He will avail you, should you keep his company, counsel with him and become his partner. He is the cause of benefit in all affairs.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 22; Page No. 12 · permalink

9. A believer is zealous, but God is more zealous than him/her.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 23; Page No. 12 · permalink

10. A believer makes friends (with people), and there is no good in the one who does not make friends and is not subject of friendship.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 24; Page No. 12 · permalink

11. A believer must not feel satiated, with his/her neighbor being hungry.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 25; Page No. 12 · permalink

12. A believer to (his) faith is like unto a horse to its stable around which it moves about (for a while) and then returns to it.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 26; Page No. 12 · permalink

13. Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari (r.a.) relates that a woman came to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and asked, "If a woman kills her child can she seek pardon?" The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) replied,

    Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 99; Liyali Akhbaar · permalink

14. By Allah who has no partner, He does not deprive any of the people from the blessings of this world and the hereafter. But he should not harbour doubts (about Him). He should have hope in Him and possess good morals. He should refrain from backbiting about the believers. I swear by Allah Who is the One and without partners, He does not punish a believer after he had repented and asked for forgiveness. Except those who are skeptical about Allah and lack in hope, have evil behaviour and indulge in backbiting about the believers. I swear by Allah except Whom no one is fit to be worshipped. When someone expresses reliance and trust in Allah; Allah who is extremely graceful, will not deem it fit to order anything contrary to the faith that the believer has reposed in him. Then you must have good thoughts regarding Allah and must always depend upon Him.

    Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 105; Al Kafi · permalink

15. A believer is like unto a stalk shaken by wind, standing and collapsing alternatively, and an unbeliever is like unto a pine standing all the time against the wind to be finally uprooted.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 12; Page No. 11 · permalink

16. A believer is like unto an apparently ruined house, being neat and beautiful inside, and a wicked person is like unto a domed elevated tomb making visitors excited but being inwardly filled with infection.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 13; Page No. 11 · permalink

17. A believer is more favorite to God than some of His angels.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 14; Page No. 11 · permalink

18. A believer is more worried about the affairs of this and the next worlds than others.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 15; Page No. 11 · permalink

19. A believer is noble and generous, and an evildoer is ignoble and deceitful.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 16; Page No. 11 · permalink

20. A believer is satisfied with little.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 17; Page No. 11 · permalink

21. A believer is shrewd, careful and cautious.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 18; Page No. 11 · permalink

22. A believer to other believers is like head to the body, suffering from their pains just as head suffers from the pains of the body.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 29; Page No. 13 · permalink

23. A believer who associates with people and patiently tolerates their harms is better than the believer who does not do so.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 30; Page No. 13 · permalink

24. A believer will not be bitten twice from the same hole.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 31; Page No. 13 · permalink

25. A believer will not be exposed to any suffering, hardship, disease, harm and sorrow, unless God ignores some of his sins (in lieu of them).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 32; Page No. 13 · permalink

26. A believer will not kill anybody in ambush warfare.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 33; Page No. 13 · permalink

27. A believer will reside under the shade of his alms in the Day of Judgment.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 34; Page No. 13 · permalink

28. A believer's departure from this (secular) world is like unto an infant's deliverance from his/her mother's womb, leaving darknessand distress towards the world's ease and expansion.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 35; Page No. 13 · permalink

29. A believer's dignity lies in standing up to prayer at nights, and his greatness lies in needlessness from people.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 36; Page No. 14 · permalink

30. A believer's dream is a servant's talk to his (her) Lord in sleep.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 37; Page No. 14 · permalink

31. A believer's dream is one among the forty units comprising prophethood. It is tied to the leg of a bird as long as not revealed, but it will fall down if the reverse occurs. Thus, reveal not your dreams to anybody save the wise or intimate friends.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 38; Page No. 14 · permalink

32. When Allah loves a servant He tests him with tribulations, and if he endures these He selects him [for His proximity], and if he bears them with satisfaction, He distinguishes him

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 142, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 821 · permalink

33. Satisfy yourself with Allah's share [for you] and you will be the richest of people.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 69, p. 368, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 821 · permalink

34. The scriptures of Prophet Abraham (AS) contain the following: ' the rational man, as long as he is of sound reason, must put aside several hours during the day an hour for conversing with his Lord, an hour for [self-scrutiny and] accounting for himself, an hour to ponder over Allah's favors bestowed upon him, and an hour to spend on his own lawful pleasures, for this one hour will be an aid to him in fulfilling his other hours, as well as a time to recuperate and relax

    al-Khisal, p. 525, no. 13 and Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 334] ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 824 · permalink

35. Light up lanterns early in the morning, for it brings you the greatest of rewards.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1192; Page No. 171 · permalink

36. Light-minded is the one who makes his (her) guest serve him (her).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1193; Page No. 171 · permalink

37. Little wealth for which one can thank God is better than a lot for which one falls short in so doing.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1194; Page No. 171 · permalink

38. Live as a stranger or wayfarer in this world, and see yourself among the dwellers of graves.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1195; Page No. 171 · permalink

39. Live as guests in this world, consider mosques as your houses, make your hearts accustomed to leniency, think and bewail a lot, and try to be not deviated by carnal desires. Many a building you make wherein you will not reside, many a kind of food stuff you prepare which you will not be able to eat, and many a yearning you have which you will not be able to realize!

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1196; Page No. 171 · permalink

40. There are three books of deeds (for people's doings): the book whose contents God will not forgive, i.e. the book of polytheism, the book to which God pays no attention, i.e. the book of man's evils to his own soul, of which he and his Lord are aware, e.g. breaking one's fasts and forsaking (obligatory) prayers which God will forgive should He will, and the book of which God will not forgive anything, i.e. men's oppressing each other, which has to be retaliated.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2242. · permalink

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