Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 80 of 122

1. Allah, glory be to Him, says, 'I am the most self-sufficient of partners, for whoever performs a deed for Me as well as for someone else alongside Me, [know that] I am free from need of his action and I leave it for the one that he associated with Me

   Uddat al-Da`ai, p. 203; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 849 · permalink

2. Verily Allah does not accept a deed that is performed with even an atom's weight of showing off in it

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 187; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 849 · permalink

3. Where does salvation lie?' to which he replied, 'In that the servant must not perform acts of obedience to Allah whilst intending them for other people [to see].

   Tanbih al-Khawatir, p. 186; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 849 · permalink

4. The worst thing I fear for you is minor polytheism.' When asked what he meant by this, he replied, 'Showing off.

   Uddat al-Da`ai, p. 214; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 850 · permalink

5. Verily the Hellfire and its inmates rage on account of those who used to show off.' When asked how the Hellfire rages, he replied, 'It rages on account of the intense heat with which they are being punished.

   Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 1, p. 107, no. 109; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 851 · permalink

6. There are four things that none can accomplish apart from the believer: silence, and this is the first stage of worship

   Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, no. 377; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 852 · permalink

7. You must maintain silence for long periods of time for verily it drives Satan away and helps you in matters of your faith

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 279, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 853 · permalink

8. Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The reward of offering a Prayer in Masjidun Nabawi is equal to the reward of ten thousand Prayers offered in any other mosque except the Prayer offered in Masjidul Haraam whose reward is equal to the reward of a hundred thousand Prayers offered in another mosque."

   Sawab al-A`amal, Page 58 · permalink

9. It is narrated from Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, one sweeps the floor of a mosque on a Thursday night and cleans the quantity of dirt equal to the Antimony put in one's eye then too Allah forgives him."

   Sawab al-A`amal, Page 60 · permalink

10. It is narrated by Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The reward of Muezzin between Azaan and Iqamah is equal to getting martyred after being soaked in blood." Ali (a.s.) said, "O Messenger of Allah! If that is so, everyone will start saying Azaan and Iqamah." The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "No, a time will come when the responsibility of Azaan and Iqamah will be entrusted only to weak and helpless people. Hence the fire of Hell is made unlawful on their weak flesh."

    Sawab al-A`amal, Page 61 · permalink

11. Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who prostrates once, one of his sins is forgiven and a position would be raised for him."

    Sawab al-A`amal, Page 64 · permalink

12. Hands are of three kinds: God's hand which above all hands stands, the giver's hand which stands below God's hand and the receiver's hand which below the other two stands. Be generous, therefore, and be not close-handed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 855; Page No. 121 · permalink

13. Happy is the man who has a good house, a good neighbor and a tame horse.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 856; Page No. 121 · permalink

14. Hard trials (hardships) befell you and you kept patient, but I am worried about you as to harder trials on the part of women when they decorate themselves with gold, and dress themselves in precious cloths, thereby causing troubles for the rich and asking the poor what they cannot afford.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 857, Page No. 122 · permalink

15. Hope and fear will not simultaneously befall a believer's heart unless God, the Greatest and the most Powerful, grants him/her hope and keeps him safe from fear.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 914; Page No. 129 · permalink

16. Horses abound in everlasting gains and achievements and stand as a source of assistance for their owners, and spending for horses is like unto being generous in giving charity.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 915; Page No. 129 · permalink

17. Horses abound in everlasting gains and stand as a source of assistance for their owners. So, caress horses' foreheads, ask God for their good, adorn them with something, but not with warfare implements.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 916; Page No. 129 · permalink

18. Horses abound in everlasting gains, and spending for them is like unto spending generously for one's family.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 917; Page No. 129 · permalink

19. Horses abound in everlasting gains, i.e. spoils and rewards.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 918; Page No. 129 · permalink

20. Hours of sickness sweep away hours of sins.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 919; Page No. 130 · permalink

21. Houses you make wherein you will not rest, things you amass which you never taste and wishes you have which are never fulfilled.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 920; Page No. 130 · permalink

22. How bad are the people among whom believers have to live with dissimulation and denial.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 921; Page No. 130 · permalink

23. How bad are those who do not invite guests (to their houses)!

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 922; Page No. 130 · permalink

24. How bad is a hoarder of things, who gets depressed when the Exalted God makes the prices fall, and rejoices when He causes them to rise!

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 923; Page No. 130 · permalink

25. How is God (expected) to consider a people as pious, who do not endeavor to take back the rights of the weak from the powerful?

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 924; Page No. 130 · permalink

26. How is it that when one of our agents returns to us says, "I have collected this for you and I have been gifted that?" If so, why did he not stay in his father's and mother's house to see whether people gift him or not?

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 925; Page No. 130 · permalink

27. How loathsome is the food of a marriage ceremony, when served to the rich but not to the poor!

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 926; Page No. 130 · permalink

28. How nice a bestowal it is to hear a word of truth and communicate it to your Muslim brother!

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 927; Page No. 130&131 · permalink

29. Among the symptoms of wretchedness are: a look of apathy in the eyes, hardness of the heart, intense greed in seeking out one's livelihood, and persistence in committing sins.

    al-Khisal, p. 243, no. 96; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1020 · permalink

30. Verily the servant will come on the Day of Resurrection having performed many good deeds which please him, when a man will come, complaining [to Allah], 'O Lord, this man has wronged me', whereupon some of his good deeds will be taken and transferred to the good deeds of the plaintiff. The situation will continue thus until finally he will be left with no good deeds, and then the plaintiff's evil deeds will start being transferred to his own evil deeds, and he will continue to pay for them thus until he will enter the Fire.

    Nihayat al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya, v. 2, p. 55; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1021 · permalink

31. Fear wrongdoing, for verily it is a source of darkness on the Day of Resurrection.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 332, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1021 · permalink

32. Verily Allah gives such respite to the wrongdoer, until he says [rejoicingly], 'He [Allah] has indeed forgotten about me!' Then Allah seizes him with a terrible seizing. Verily Allah has praised Himself with regard to the way in which He destroys wrongdoers, saying in the Qur'an: "Thus the wrongdoing ones were rooted out, and all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds"[ Qur'an 6:45].

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 322, no. 51; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1024 · permalink

33. Every Muslim who has two young unmarried daughters at home, whom he treats kindly, will be allowed to Paradise.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 552; Page No. 81 · permalink

34. Every Muslim who loses three children to death before their puberty, will be welcomed by them at the eight doors of Paradise, being asked to walk in through each one he wishes.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 553; Page No. 81 · permalink

35. Every one of you should be contented with a passenger's provision.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 554; Page No. 81 · permalink

36. Every traitor will have a flag in the Resurrection by which to be recognized.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 555, Page No. 82 · permalink

37. Everybody derives strength from his brother (in faith).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 556; Page No. 82 · permalink

38. Everybody has a reputation in heavens.Being it good or bad, he will enjoy a high or a low position on the earth respectively.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 557, Page No. 82 · permalink

39. Everybody has his/her own fame, which ascends to the sky being it good but descends into the earth being it evil.

    Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 558, Page No. 82 · permalink

40. Everybody is an inspector of his/her own deeds.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 559; Page No. 82 · permalink

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