Hadith

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]

4860 sayings · page 90 of 122

1. Look at those who are lower that you (in material possessions), not at those who are higher, and thus you (can) better appreciate God's blessings.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1201; Page No. 172 · permalink

2. The person who accuses falsely a chaste man or a chaste woman of indecency, Allah invalidates all his good deeds (and does not give him any reward) and on the Day of Judgement seventy thousand angels lash him from the front and behind and continue to do so till the order is passed for him to be put in Hell."

   Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 244 · permalink

3. Woe is women for two colored things: gold and colored garments!

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3184. · permalink

4. Women are (usually) taken in marriage for their four possessions: wealth, chastity, beauty and faith. But, you marry a woman for her faith to receive God's Mercy.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3185. · permalink

5. Women are more entitled than their guardians to decide about their own marital affairs, but girls' consent in such issues should be asked for by their fathers, and silence is their consent.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3186. · permalink

6. A woman presented herself before the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said, "O, Messenger of Allah, I called my maid adulteress."

   Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 246; Wasaelush Shia · permalink

7. Women who do housework will receive the reward of the strugglers in the way of God, if He so wishes.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3190. · permalink

8. Words of extensive meanings were bestowed on me, and brief my discourse turned out to be.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 3191. · permalink

9. The most prosperous of people is the one who mingles with honourable people

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 185, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 748 · permalink

10. If you want Allah to raise you [on the Day of Resurrection] with me, then prolong your prostration to Allah the One, the all-Conqueror.

    Bihar al-Anwar, p. 164, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 750 · permalink

11. Verily, Hell will be the abode of tax-takers (of oppressive rulers).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2499. · permalink

12. Verily, hidden charity quenches God' wrath, kindness to kin prolongs one's life, and benevolent deeds stop tragic death.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2500. · permalink

13. Verily, hope is God's blessing for my people. Were there no hope, no mother would (be inclined to) milk her child and nobody would (like to) plant a tree.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2501. · permalink

14. Verily, humility adds nothing but sublimity to (God's) servants; thus be humble, and God will make you sublime, forgiveness adds nothing but dignity to (God's) servants; thus be a forgiver, and God will grant you dignity, and charity adds nothing but excess to one's wealth; thus give something in charity, and God will increase (your wealth).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2502. · permalink

15. Verily, I am a human being like you, and doing right and wrong is quite presumable; but what tell I you is God's and I never belie Him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2503. · permalink

16. The world is an hour [long] so make it one of obedience.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 164, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1010 · permalink

17. Verily, I am a human being like you, and you leave your cases to me for judgment. It may happen that one of you is able to express his reasons better than his party and based on that, I may issue a judgment in favor of him.(Know that) whoever takes a Muslim's right through my (incorrect) judgment, possesses a flame of Hell (in reality).He can with it abide or leave it aside.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2504. · permalink

18. Verily, I am a human being like you. So, put to effect what I order you on account of the religion (Islam), but when I give you orders out of my own will, (know that) I am a human being.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2505. · permalink

19. Verily, I am just as one of you in what is not revealed to me.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2506. · permalink

20. Verily, I am not commissioned to dig through people's hearts or to split their minds.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2507. · permalink

21. Verily, I am not worried about what you know not, but see how you practice what you know.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2508. · permalink

22. Verily, I am worried about my people as to three things to happen after my death: fall of the learned, rule of tyrants and indulgence in caprice.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2509. · permalink

23. Verily, I detest a woman who leaves home, walking without modesty to complain about her husband.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2510. · permalink

24. Verily, I warn you strictly about the rights of two classes: orphans and women.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2511. · permalink

25. Verily, I was appointed (to prophethood) for the perfection of moral virtues.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2512. · permalink

26. Verily, in Paradise there are one hundred places of residence, each so vast to contain the entire population of the world.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2513. · permalink

27. Verily, in Paradise there are things which have never been seen or heard, and have never to anyone's mind occurred.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2514. · permalink

28. Verily, in Paradise there is a bazaar wherein nothing is bargained save pictures of men and women, and as soon as one becomes fond of a picture, he (she) turns like unto it.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2515. · permalink

29. Verily, in Paradise there is a house called `house of happiness' where nobody will be given entrance save those who have pleased the believers' orphans.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2516. · permalink

30. Verily, in Paradise there is a status, which nobody reaches save the distressed.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2517. · permalink

31. Verily, inventing lies about me is not tantamount to that about others and thus, whoever belies me purposefully, will reside in Fire (in the Hereafter).

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2518. · permalink

32. Verily, ironic remarks save one from telling lie.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2519. · permalink

33. Verily, Islam is (the religion of) cleanliness. Be clean, therefore, for nobody is given entrance to Paradise save the clean ones.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2520. · permalink

34. Verily, Islam is free from vilification and scurrility, and the best Muslims are the best of them in good manners.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2521. · permalink

35. Verily, Islam was lonesome in its infancy and will become lonesome again in future, and how nice for the lonely ones.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2522. · permalink

36. Verily, it would be better for your offspring to be rich than poor after you.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2523. · permalink

37. Verily, jealousy eats up one's good deeds just as fire swallows firewood.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2524. · permalink

38. Verily, just judges will be called to account in the Day of Judgment and their accounts are so severely checked that they wish not to have passed judgment between two men concerning even a single date.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2525. · permalink

39. Rajab is a glorious month. Allah doubles good deeds and wipes the sins in this month. One who observes one fast in Rajab, Hell would go away from him to a distance of a year and Paradise would be made obligatory on one who fasts for three days.

    Sawab al-A`amal, Page 85 · permalink

40. Damned is the one who bothers a believer or plots against him.

    Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 430; Page No. 65 · permalink

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