Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 88 of 122
Appointed to a job, be kind to and forgive your subordinates.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 226; Page No. 37 · permalink
Appreciate God's blessings given to you, and let them not vanish, for a lost blessing will hardly be regained.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 227; Page No. 37&38 · permalink
He who goes to visit his brother in faith at his home, without any motive on his part, is recorded as having visited Allah, and Allah honours His guest by His own right
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 192, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 974 · permalink
He who is obedient to his parents and his Lord, will reside in the highest heaven.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 874; Page No. 124 · permalink
Visiting [each other] makes love grow [between you].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 355, no. 36; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 975 · permalink
Visit people at regularly-spaced intervals for that will increase love [between you].
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 355, no. 36; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 976 · permalink
He who sends peace and blessings on me once, Allah opens for me a door of vitality
Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 152, no. 344; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 977 · permalink
Ask Allah for vitality, for verily after conviction no one is given anything better than vitality
Sunan Ibn Maaja, no. 3849; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 978 · permalink
A man once heard the Prophet (SAWA) reciting the chapter [of the Qur' an] entitled al-Qari`aah (The Catastrophe) in his evening prayer, as a result of which he supplicated to be punished for his sins in this world and fell ill as a result. The Prophet (SAWA) said to him, 'You spoke badly indeed when you should have said, 'Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Fire!' and he supplicated for him until he got up again
al-Da`awat, p. 114, no. 261; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 978 · permalink
Verily Allah loves the low voice and despises the raised voice
Munyat al-Murid, p. 213; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 979 · permalink
O Abu Dharr, lower your voice at funerals, during a battle, and when the Qur'an is being recited
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 82; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 979 · permalink
No petty sin remains when persisted upon, and no grave sin remains when repented for' [i.e. the petty sin can be cancelled with persistence and furtherance in it, hence becoming a grave sin, and the grave sin can be annulled with repentance].[
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 355, no. 62] ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 865 · permalink
The sin is also a [source of] misfortune for people other than the perpetrator, for if someone was to expose that sin, he too is afflicted, and if he was to talk about him behind his back, he is also committing a sin, and if he is content thereof and does not bother with others' actions, then it is as if he also partook in the sin
al-Firdaws, v. 2, p. 249, no. 3169; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 866 · permalink
There are three sins whose punishment is hastened in the life of this world and is not delayed until the Hereafter: insolence to one's parents, intimidation of others and ingratitude for a favour
Amali al-Mufid, p. 237, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 867 · permalink
There is a remedy for every ailment, and the remedy for sins is seeking forgiveness
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 5, p. 316, no. 5972; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 868 · permalink
The believer is given seventy-two veils of which one is torn off every time he sins. When he repents however, Allah returns the veil to its original state and grants him seven more in addition
Nawadir al-R`awandi, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 868 · permalink
As long as a believing man or woman is in a state of physical, financial or domestic affliction when he dies, he meets Allah with a clean slate
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 67, p. 236, no. 54; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 868 · permalink
Illness wipes away sins.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 67, p. 244, no. 83; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 869 · permalink
The fever of a single night is expiation for a whole year's sins
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 186, no. 39; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 869 · permalink
Verily Allah revealed to the world, 'Tire and wear out the one who serves you, and serve the one who rejects you.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 230, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 998 · permalink
Do not insult the world for it is the best mount for the believer, because by means of it he attains good and through it he is saved from evil. If a servant [of Allah] says: "May Allah curse the world", the world replies: "May Allah curse the most disobedient one towards his Lord from among us!".
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 178, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 998 · permalink
There are four people, the intensity of whose chastisement will also annoy the other people of Hell.There would be a man who had blissfully used abusive and foul language in the world. In Hell, puss and blood shall flow from his mouth
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 252,253 · permalink
Never prefer anything above the remembrance of Allah for verily He says, "and the remembrance of Allah is surely greater."
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 107, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 773 · permalink
I urge you to recite the Qur'an and remember Allah frequently, for verily it [will result in] a remembrance for you in the heavens and a light for you in the earth
al-Khisal, p. 525, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 774 · permalink
The one who remembers [Allah] in the midst of the neglectful ones is as one who fights [in the way of Allah] in the midst of others who flee [from the battle].
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 373, no. 2661; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 775 · permalink
Everyone will die thirsty except the one who remembers Allah.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 240, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 776 · permalink
Verily when Moses, son of Amran (AS) would engage in intimate supplication with his Lord, he said, 'My Lord, are you so far from me that I should call You, or are You so near to me that I should whisper?' so Allah then revealed to Moses, 'I sit in close proximity with the one who remembers Me
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 153, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 776 · permalink
Wrongdoing results in regret.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 322, no. 52; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1025 · permalink
On the Day of Resurrection, a caller will call out, 'Where are the wrongdoers and their helpers? Whoever prepared the inkwell for them, or tied their purse for them, or supplied them with a pen gather them all together with them.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 373, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1025 · permalink
Refrain from anger
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1623; Page No. 230 · permalink
Whoever takes the side of the oppressed over the oppressor will be with me as my companion in Paradise.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 359, no. 75; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1026 · permalink
Youth is a branch of folly.
al-Ikhtisas, p. 343; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1028 · permalink
Learning something during one's youth is like engraving in stone, and learning something when one is old is like writing on the surface of water.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 222, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1029 · permalink
Allah, the Mighty and Sublime told Musa Ibne Imran: O Musa If the seven heavens and the seven earths and whatever is between them are placed on one side of the balance and on the other side "Laa ilaaha illallaah", the latter shall be found heavier.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 27 · permalink
Two things are causes of two others. One who dies testifying that there is no God except Allah shall enter Paradise and one who dies associating someone or something with Allah shall enter Fire (of Hell).
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 27 · permalink
Prompt your departed ones to say: 'There is no god except Allah' for it erases the sins. So they asked: O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), what if one recites this when one is healthy (alive)? The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) replied, "This (utterance) destroys the sins and finishes them off in any condition. Indeed "There is no God except Allah" is a friend and helper of man in life in eath and in raising after death. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) also said: Jibraeel said: O Muhammad! You shall see them when they are raised with shining countenances those who used to chant: There is no God except Allah and Allah is the greatest." And those shall be black faced who used to say: "Woe be to you, you are ruined!"
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 27 · permalink
The price of Paradise is Laa ilaaha illallaah (there is no God except Allah).
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 27 · permalink
One who says 'There is no god except Allah,' for him a tree of rubies is planted in Paradise which is sweeter than honey, whiter than snow and more fragrant than Musk. And its fruits are like breasts of virgins which are prominent even from beneath seventy veils.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 28 · permalink
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) related from Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.): There is nothing which is not equal in weight to something else. Except for Allah, as nothing is equal to Him and nothing is equal to 'There is no god except Allah' also. And there is no measure for tears that flow in fear of Allah. Even if a single tear flows on the face of a person, he or she would never be helpless and humiliated.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 28 · permalink
Till date, I and those who preceded me never said anything equal to 'There is no God except Allah'.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 28 · permalink
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