Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 89 of 122
He who learns (something) but does not teach it to others is like unto the one with a treasure, not spending it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 876; Page No. 124 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his father that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who offers five hundred rakats of Salaat between two Fridays, anything good desired by him would be fulfilled by Allah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 76 · permalink
A two-rakat Salaat offered with complete attention is better than to stand the whole night (in prayers).
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 75 · permalink
Be kind to the poor; for theirs is a (high) status in the last Day, for sure.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 288; Page No. 46 · permalink
The one who gives people to drink should himself drink last of all
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 455, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 758 · permalink
Verily the gates of the heavens are opened on the first night of the month of Ramazan, and are not closed again until the very last night
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 96, p. 34, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 759 · permalink
If the servant was to fathom the worth of Ramazan, he would wish that Ramazan lasted the whole year
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 346, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 759 · permalink
As soon as the month of Ramazan sets in, the gates of Hell are locked up, the gates of Paradise are opened, and the devils are bound up
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 348, no. 14; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 759 · permalink
He who experiences the month of Ramazan and remains unforgiven has indeed been distanced by Allah
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 74, no. 62; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 761 · permalink
Verily the most unfortunate is he who is deprived of Allah's forgiveness in this great month
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 1, p. 295, no. 53; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 761 · permalink
If a person remains unforgiven in the month of Ramazan, then what other month is there left for him to be forgiven in?!
Amali al-Saduq, p. 52, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 761 · permalink
Ibn `Aabbas narrated, The verse: "A prophet may not breach his trust, and whoever breaches his trust will bring his breaches on the Day of Resurrection" was revealed with regards to a red velvet shawl that got lost on the day of the battle of Badr, so some people started saying that maybe the Prophet (SAWA) had taken it! So Allah revealed the verse: "A prophet may not breach his trust "
al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 2, p. 361; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 762 · permalink
On the day of the battle of Khaybar, some of the Prophet (SAWA)'s companions came to him, [listing who had been martyred], 'x is a martyr, y is a martyr, etc ' until they mentioned a particular man as having been martyred, upon which the Prophet (SAWA) exclaimed, 'No way, verily I have seen him burning in the Fire, clad in a shawl or a cloak that he had taken [as a breach of trust of the war booty].
al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 2, p. 307, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 763 · permalink
Redness is the beauty of Satan.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1620; Page No. 230 · permalink
Refrain from adultery, for it takes away the brightness of countenance, cuts off (the adulterer's) sustenance, makes the Merciful (God) furious and causes eternal punishment.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1621; Page No. 230 · permalink
Damned is the one who shoulders all his responsibility on others.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 433; Page No. 65 · permalink
One who frees a believing slave for the sake of Allah, for each part of the body of that slave, the Almighty Allah will keep the parts of his body safe from the fire of Hell. If that slave is a woman for every two parts of the body of that woman, the Almighty Allah will keep a part of his body safe from the fire of Hell. Surely a woman is half that of a man.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 183 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who grants a loan to a believer and remains silent till it is repaid, his wealth will remain pure and angels will send salutations on him till that time."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 184 · permalink
Learning in childhood is like unto carving (something) on stone, and learning in old age resembles writing on water.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1175; Page No. 169 · permalink
Learning knowledge, putting it to practice and teaching it to others is a form of charity for man.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1176; Page No. 169 · permalink
Leave people on their own,(for) God bestows sustenance on some through others.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1177; Page No. 169 · permalink
Leave the world to the secular, (for) whoever takes of the world beyond his need, is unknowingly ruining himself (indeed).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1178; Page No. 169 · permalink
Leave the world to the seekers of the world, for those who pick up from it beyond their need, are surely trying to ruin themselves, but they know it not, indeed.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1179; Page No. 169 · permalink
Leaving a receiver of daily bread on his/her own suffices to make the provider sinful.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1180; Page No. 169 · permalink
Lending something is better than giving it in charity.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1181; Page No. 169 · permalink
Lending something twice is better than giving it in charity once.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1182; Page No. 169 · permalink
Leniency decorates its host but degrades it, taking distance with it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1183; Page No. 170 · permalink
Leniency leads to covetousness, and severity to inauspiciousness.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1184; Page No. 170 · permalink
A believer to a believer is like unto a firm building, parts of which fortifying one another.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 28; Page No. 13 · permalink
Let me inform you of people's affairs and manners: He who quickly raised to anger but quickly colds sown is neither good nor bad, he who is hardly raised to anger and quickly cools down is good not bad, he who claims his rights and pays his debts is neither good nor bad, and he who claims his rights but postpones securing people's rights is bad, not good.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1185; Page No. 170 · permalink
Let not people's awe make you ignore the observance of the rights you know about.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1186; Page No. 170 · permalink
Let not the signs of the kind appear in you, without yourself being kind; for you'll be a company to hypocrites (in the Hereafter).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1187; Page No. 170 · permalink
Let people avail themselves of one another, and when one of you counsels his brother, to him should the latter his views offer.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1188; Page No. 170 · permalink
Let water flow amiss your fingers in ablution so that God might keep Fire from flowing there.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1189; Page No. 170 · permalink
Let your fellow travelers be lucky, well-to-do people.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1190; Page No. 171 · permalink
Let your time-aged friendship continue, for God the Exalted loves this continuation.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1191; Page No. 171 · permalink
Live as long as you wish, for you will finally perish, love whoever wants your heart, for from him/her you'll finally depart, and do whatever you wish to do, for it will finally come back to you.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1197; Page No. 171&172 · permalink
Loneliness is better than having a bad companion, and a good companion is better than loneliness.Uttering good words is better than silence, and silence is better than uttering bad words.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1198; Page No. 172 · permalink
Longing for people's praise blinds one's eyes and deafens one's ears.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1199; Page No. 172 · permalink
Look at the graves (of men) and from the resurrection (of the dead) learn a lesson.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1200; Page No. 172 · permalink
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