Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 77 of 122

1. There are three kinds of neighbors: a neighbor who has the least claim on you-only one, a neighbor who has two claims on you, and a neighbor who has three claims. The first one is the polytheist neighbor who merely enjoys the right of neighborhood but not that of kinship, the second one is the Muslim neighbor who enjoys the right of neighborhood as well as that of Islam, and the third one is the Muslim relative neighbor who enjoys the rights of Islam, neighborhood and kinship.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2243. · permalink

2. There is a right for a beggar, though coming on horseback.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2245. · permalink

3. There is no barrier between God and two sorts of prayers: the prayers of the oppressed and the prayers of one for his absent brother (in faith).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2246. · permalink

4. There is no barrier between Hell and three groups of people: those who twit others for favors, those with whom their parents are dissatisfied, and drunkards.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2247. · permalink

5. Verily the noblest speech is the remembrance of Allah and the fountainhead of wisdom is His obedience.

   Amali al-Saduq, p. 394, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 993 · permalink

6. The heart bears wisdom when the stomach is empty, and the heart throws out wisdom when the stomach is full.

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 119; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 · permalink

7. The world is the plantation for the Hereafter.

   Aaw`ali al-La'ali, v. 1, p. 267, no. 66; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 996 · permalink

8. Remove obstacles from the path of Muslims.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1674; Page No. 237 · permalink

9. The best gain for a Muslim is the share he is given of the spoils (of a holy war).

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1877; Page No. 264 · permalink

10. The best gift given to a man (believer) is good-temperedness, and the worst thing given to him is an evil character behind good looks.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1879; Page No. 264 · permalink

11. The best Jihad (struggling in the way of God) is to struggle against one's evil (soul) and concupiscence.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1880; Page No. 264 · permalink

12. The best job is the one which, with a worker's hands, is carefully done.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1881; Page No. 264 · permalink

13. The best kind of Jihad (struggling in the way of God) is to begin a day without thinking about oppressing others.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1882; Page No. 264 · permalink

14. The best kind of Jihad (struggling in the way of God) is to speak a word of truth to a cruel king.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1883; Page No. 264 · permalink

15. The best marriage gift is the least.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1884; Page No. 264&265 · permalink

16. The best marriage is the simplest.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1885; Page No. 265 · permalink

17. The best money is that which a man spends for his family.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1886; Page No. 265 · permalink

18. The best Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand, Muslims at rest stand.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1887; Page No. 265 · permalink

19. The best odor for men is that which is overt in smell but covert in color, and the best odor for women is that which is covert in smell but overt in color.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1888; Page No. 265 · permalink

20. The best of (your) friends are those who help when you remember God and remind you of God when you forget Him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1889; Page No. 265 · permalink

21. The best of all deeds are three: humility when having wealth and authority, forgiveness when being in power and generosity without holding people under obligation.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1890; Page No. 265 · permalink

22. The best of all deeds is earning money lawfully.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1891; Page No. 265 · permalink

23. The best of all deeds is the most durable of all, though in quantity being small.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1892; Page No. 265 · permalink

24. The best of all deeds is to acquire the knowledge of God. Verily, that deed is useful which is coupled with knowledge, being great or small in amount, and that deed is harmful which is coupled with ignorance, being great or small in quantity.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1893; Page No. 266 · permalink

25. The best of all deeds is to like and dislike for the sake of God.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1894; Page No. 266 · permalink

26. The best of all deeds, apart from believing in God, is making friends with people.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1895; Page No. 266 · permalink

27. The best of all friends is the one who helps you when you remember him and remembers you when you forget about him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1896; Page No. 266 · permalink

28. The best of all good deeds is to endear (your) companions.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1897; Page No. 266 · permalink

29. The best of all people is a man who tries his best.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1898; Page No. 266 · permalink

30. The best of all people is the one who remains humble in glory, abstinent in affluence, just in strength and forbearing in power.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1899; Page No. 266 · permalink

31. The best of all virtues is to reestablish your connection with the one who has broken it, to bestow on the one who has deprived you (of something), and to connive at the faults of the one who has done injustice to you.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1900; Page No. 266 · permalink

32. The best of man's heritages are three: a child who will pray for him, constant charity for which he will be rewarded continuously, and a sort of knowledge people will avail themselves of.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1901; Page No. 267 · permalink

33. The best of men's lines (in social dealings) are the first, and the worst of them are the last, while the worst of women's lines are the first, and the best of them are the last.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1902; Page No. 267 · permalink

34. The best of Muslims' homes is the one wherein an orphan is treated well, and the worst is the one wherein an orphan is mistreated. The supporters of orphans will accompany me in a Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1903; Page No. 267 · permalink

35. God wishes to join the one who wishes to join Him, and hates to join the one who hates to join Him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 795; Page No. 113 · permalink

36. God withholds the yoke of Islam from the neck of the one who takes a distance of even one inch with the Muslim community.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 796; Page No. 113&114 · permalink

37. God, the Exalted, loves the one who is easy-going in buying and selling, as well as in borrowing and repaying.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 797; Page No. 114 · permalink

38. God's anger is so severe for an adulterer.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 798; Page No. 114 · permalink

39. God's anger will be so severe for a woman who gives birth to an illegitimate child who will see of her family what is unlawful and will share in their property.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 799, Page No. 114 · permalink

40. God's forgiveness weighs over your vices.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 800; Page No. 114 · permalink

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