Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa [s]
4860 sayings · page 97 of 122
Messengers and negotiators must not be killed.
Qurb al-Isnad, p. 131, no. 456; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 982 · permalink
There are four characteristics distinguishing a wasteful person: pride in his wrongdoing, eating that which does not belong to him, refraining from acts of courtesy, and refusal to acknowledge anyone who is of no use to him.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 985 · permalink
There is nothing of good to be found in waste, and nothing of waste to be found in good.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 165, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 986 · permalink
Keep good names for yourselves, for verily you will be called by them on the Day of Resurrection: Come O x son of x towards your light, or: O x son of x, there is no light for youq
al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 19, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 936 · permalink
Name your children after the prophets.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 474, no. 1626; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 936 · permalink
Perform the ritual ablution diligently and you will cross the Bridge like the passing of clouds
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 4, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 682 · permalink
The Bridge is thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8, p. 65, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 683 · permalink
Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustaf? (s.a.w.w.) was once asked what faith was, to which he replied, 'Patience.'
Musakkin al-Fu'ad, no. 47; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 683 · permalink
When I was taken on my Night Journey to the heavens, Gabriel took me up until a place wherein he himself had never set foot. The veils were pulled away for me and Allah, Mighty and Exalted, showed me whatever He liked from the light of His Greatness.
al-Tawhid, p. 108, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 447 · permalink
A believer to a believer is like unto a building a part of which fortifies another.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 27; Page No. 12 · permalink
The person most deserving of suspicion is he who sits with suspect people
Amali al-Saduq, p. 28, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 920 · permalink
Do not preoccupy yourself away from the duties incumbent upon you in your bid to secure that which is guaranteed to you, for indeed neither will you miss out on that which has been apportioned for you, nor will you attain that which has been placed beyond your reach
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 187, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 921 · permalink
Sustenance cannot be pulled by the greed of an avaricious person nor repelled by the repugnance of a hostile person
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 68, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 922 · permalink
Verily the archangel Gabriel blew into my mind that no soul shall pass away before the depletion of his sustenance in this world, so be wary of your duty to Allah and seek your livelihood through decent means, and let not a delay in your provision cause any of you to seek it through unlawful means, for verily what is with Allah is only acquired through His obedience
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 74, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 923 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was asked about fasting on two Thursdays and a Wednesday in between them. "The specialty of Thursday is that one's deeds are presented on this day while Wednesday is characterized by the creation of Hell on this day. Hence a fast on Wednesday is shield against Hell."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 117/118 · permalink
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that Imam Hasan (a.s.) asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), "O father! What is the reward of your Ziyarat?" He replied, "One who performs my Ziyarat, your father and your brother, it is obligatory for me to do his Ziyarat on the Day of Judgment and free him from sins."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 120 · permalink
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that Imam Husain (a.s.) asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), "O father! What is the reward of a person who does our Ziyarat?" He replied, "One who does Ziyarat of me, your father and your brother in your life or after it, it is obligatory on me to visit him on the Day of Judgment, free him from sins and make him enter Paradise
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 120 · permalink
He who acts contrary to what he knows, his immoral acts supercede his righteous acts.
al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 314, no. 621; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 519 · permalink
Advise each other with knowledge, for verily your betrayal of someone in their knowledge is worse than your betraying him in their wealth, and very Allah will question you on the Day of Resurrection.
Amali al-Tusi, p. 126, no. 198; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 521 · permalink
A group from among the dwellers of Paradise will look down upon a group from among the inmates of Hell, saying, 'What brought you into the Fire when we ourselves entered Paradise by virtue of your education and instruction!' upon which they will reply, 'Verily we used to enjoin good but did not act upon it.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 364, no. 2661; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 521 · permalink
Verily the inmates of the Fire will be tormented by the stench of the knowledgeable man who had abandoned his knowledge.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 34, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 522 · permalink
Verily the worst of all evil are the evil scholars, and verily the best of all good are the good scholars.
Munyat al-Murid, p. 137; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 524 · permalink
He who does not increase in guidance in spite of an increase in his knowledge only gets further away from Allah.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 524 · permalink
Excessive love of the world leads to an increase in one's sorrows and hardens one's heart.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 575; Page No. 84 · permalink
Greed makes wisdom leave the learned person's hearts.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 839; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greedy is the one who demands unlawful gains.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 840; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greet openly, mind! Safety to find.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 842; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greet sincerely (openly), feed others, establish close relations with relatives and set prayers at nights when people are asleep, if you wish for permission to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 843; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greeting (should) precede asking (for something); thus, do not answer those who request before greeting (you).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 844; Page No. 119&120 · permalink
Greeting is an act voluntary, but responding to it is obligatory.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 845; Page No. 120 · permalink
Greeting is one of God's attributes He has spread on the earth. So, let it prevail among you, for when a Muslim passes by a people and greets them, he will be higher in rank than them if he is greeted back, and he will be greeted back by someone better and purer than them if they do not respond to his greeting.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 846; Page No. 120 · permalink
Greeting is peace for our people and guarantee for our commitments.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 847; Page No. 120 · permalink
Greeting people and having a cheerful face is a form of charity.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 848; Page No. 120 · permalink
There are things in Paradise not seen by any eyes, not heard by any ears and not felt by any hearts.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 2241. · permalink
Good news is carried by the pious, and bad news by the impious.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 814; Page No. 116 · permalink
Resolving a conflict between two friends is better than worship of one year.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 195 · permalink
One who heeds the call of a Muslim and relieves him of sorrow and difficulty Allah writes ten rewards for him, increases his rank by ten levels, grants him reward of freeing ten slaves, drives ten calamities away and will grant him ten intercessions on the Day of Judgment.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 195 · permalink
One who makes a believing family pleased, the Almighty Allah would make a creature out of those pleasures on the Day of Judgment. It will come to that person whenever he is in some problem. It will help him and say, 'O lover of Allah! Do not fear'. He will ask, 'May Allah's mercy be upon you, who are you? If I would have owned the whole world then too it had no comparison with you'. It will reply, 'I am the happiness you gave to such and such family'.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 196/197 · permalink
One who loves his brother in any way, Allah will order the servants from Paradise to serve him.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 198 · permalink
One who meets a believer to please him, Allah will make the former happy on the Day of Judgment. One who meets a believer to make him sad, Allah will make the former sad on the Day of Judgment.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 199 · permalink
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