Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib [a]
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Goodness towards the mother is more rewarding. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) emphasized that benevolence shown to the mother should be three times the magnitude of that shown towards the father. When he was asked as to which of the parents had more rights, he replied,
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 142; Mustadrakul Wasael link
Benevolence to parents is the greatest of the religious obligations.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 140 link
Certainly one who usurps the orphan's property, his own children shall be similarly dealt with in this world in the near future and he will suffer for it in the Hereafter.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 183; Behaarul Anwaar link
Do good to the children of others so that good may be done to yours (after you are dead)
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 183 link
Hazrat Ali (a.s.) says in one of his sermons: -
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 159 link
Amirul Momineen (a.s.) writes a letter to one of his officers,
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 176 link
Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.) has related from his forefathers that Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.) was queried by someone about death. He replied, "You have come to the knowledgeable (personality)." "Death occurs to a person in one of the three ways: He is given the good news of everlasting bounties, or informed of the never-ending retribution or he remains in a perpetual state of terror and fear. His affair remains undecided and unpredictable, and it is not known about the kind of future that awaits him. Then (you must know) that our devotee who is obedient of our command and does not sin, is given the good news of everlasting bounties. But our opponent shall forever be involved in Divine punishment. And the person who has been unjust to his soul and who has abused it will be found in an unsure condition. Unaware of what the future will hold. Such a person is a sinner whose death will be accompanied with terror and fear. But Allah will not consider him on the same level as our enemy. Rather he would be removed from Hell because of our intercession. Then, act (rightly) and obey the commandments of Allah. Do not consider the Divine punishment to be trifle, and certainly there are such people who would not be able to receive our intercession till after 3,00,000 years."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 20; Behaarul Anwaar vol.3 quoted from Ma'aniul Akhbaar link
On a certain evening Ali (a.s.) was departing from the mosque. The surroundings were bright due to the moonlight. He saw behind him a group of people walking towards him. He enquired as to who they were? They said: "We are your Shias." Ali (a.s.) looked at their faces carefully and said.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 25; Behaarul Anwaar, Al-Irshad link
"Lost blessings are rarely recovered."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 6 On Thanksgiving, Hadees 112 link
It is mentioned in the book Tahzeeb that a person came to Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.) and confessed of having stolen something. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) asked him,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Third Greater Sin ,page 140; Tahzeeb link
O people! Fear Allah! Weigh and measure with justice. Do not cheat people (by giving less) and do not spread corruption in the earth
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 147 link
One day Ali (a.s.) saw a saffron seller short-weighing. He had applied oil to his hand and very cunningly he applied it to the pan of the balance which held the saffron. Ali (a.s.) picked up the saffron from the balance and said,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 147 link
"Whoever stops physical, verbal and spiritual enjoining of the right and forbidding of the wrong is like a living corpse that seems to be alive."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues,Chapter 13 On Enjoining the Right and Forbidding the Wrong, Hadees 244 link
One who possesses some evidence, has to make it known. And when he is asked for it, he must give it. He should not fear anyone's criticism. He must fulfill his obligation of Amr bil Maroof (enjoining good) and Nahi Anil Munkar (forbidding evil).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twewntieth Greater Sin ,page 77; Tafseer Ali Ibn Ibrahim Qummi link
Breaking a promise causes the anger of Allah
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-First Greater Sin ,page 86; Nahjul Balagha link
A person inquired from Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.), "My Master! How did you recognise (realise) Allah?" He replied, "I recognised Him by witnessing the abrogation of intention and the failures of strengths."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 58 link
You must not rely upon anyone except the Lord."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 59; Nahjul Balagha link
It is the duty of an Imam to rule in accordance with what Allah has revealed, and that he delivers what he has been entrusted with. If he does that, then it is the duty of the people to listen to him and to obey him and to hearken [to his call] when they are called.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 14313; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 540 link
Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Layla narrated: 'Once Ali punished a man who people then began abusing and cursing. So Ali said, 'Now this man will not even be questioned with regard to his sin [i.e. your abuse has expiated him of it].'
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 14002; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 554 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "There is no relation of doubt and sin with us and the way of doubt and sin does not reach us in any way."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 326 link
"If a ruler does not fulfill the needs of his subjects, Allah will not fulfill his wishes on the Day of Judgment. If the ruler accepts gifts it is betrayal of trust and if he takes bribe, he is a polytheist."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 328/329 link
"Surely Allah will not send chastisement on all because of the sins of some people until they commit sins secretly and others are not aware of it. However if they sin openly and are not restrained from it, everybody will be deserving of divine chastisement. If an unjust king kills someone out of oppression and enmity or does any other injustice, you should not remain over there. If you are, helping the victim becomes obligatory for you. However there is no responsibility upon you until the innocence of the victim is proved. People of Bani Israel were careless about prohibited deeds. Once a person sinned in front of his brother who advised him not to do so but he turned a deaf ear to his words. This sin did not affect their friendship in any way. At last, Allah put the love of that sin in their hearts and these verses are revealed for those persons: Those who disbelieved from among the children of Israel were cursed by the tongue of Dawood and Isa, son of Maryam; this was because they disobeyed and used to exceed the limit. They used not to forbid each other the hateful things (which) they did; certainly evil was that which they did." [Surah Maidah 5:78-79]
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 329/330 link
Amirul Momineen (a.s.) relates that The Almighty Allah will spread a foul stench in the air on the Day of Judgment. This stench will irritate everyone assembled over there to an extent that people will start suffocating because of it. A caller will ask, "Do you know from where this stench is coming which is troubling you so much?" People will reply, "We don't know from where it is coming but we know that it is very suffocating indeed." They will be told, "This is the smell of the genitals of adulterers. Those who committed adultery and passed away from the world without repenting. May Allah's curse be upon them. You all should curse them." Each and everyone gathered over there will say, "May Allah's curse be upon them."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 330 link
"One who says Yaa Allaah seven times after reciting a hundred verses of the Holy Quran from anywhere, even if he prays against Sakhr (a stone) it would be dislodged from its place."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 145 link
"One who recites Surah Nisa every Friday would remain safe from the squeeze of the grave."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 146 link
When any one of them is spoken of highly, he says: 'I know myself better than others, and my Lord knows me better than I know myself. O Allah do not deal with me according to what they say, and make me better than what they think of me and forgive me (those shortcomings) which they do not know.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 52; Nahjul Balagha Sermon 192 link
Faith appears as a white spot in the heart. So whenever faith increases in magnitude, the whiteness increases. When faith is completed, the entire heart becomes white.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 1734; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 289 link
In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) quoted on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) (from one of his long sermons): "There are four pillars for faith: perseverance, certitude, justice and unity."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 3 On Certitude,Page 47, Hadees 18 link
Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that Imam Ali (a.s) went on the pulpit and said: "No one experiences true faith unless he realizes that he will obtain only what is destined to be his, and he will not obtain anything that is destined to belong to others."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 3 On Certitude,Page 49, Hadees 22 link
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s): "O' Allah! Please honor me by enabling me to be able to rely on You, and entrust You with my affairs, and be content with what You have destined for me, and submit to Your orders, so much so that I submit to your decrees and not be in a rush to obtain what you have already destined for me; and be pleased with whatever You have granted me, O' the Kindest of the kind!"
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 3 On Certitude,Page 51, Hadees 28 link
It is narrated from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who recites Surah Tauheed a hundred times before going to bed, Allah will forgive sins committed by him in the past fifty years."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 174 link
"One who recites Surah Qul huwallaahu ah'ad eleven times after Morning Prayer won't commit any sin during that day even if the Satan tries hard. In this way, the Satan will be disgraced."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 174 link
Singing creates hypocrisy and causes poverty.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Sixteenth Greater Sin ,page 12; Mustadrakul Wasael, chapter 78 link
Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) will be the chief of the singers of Paradise.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Sixteenth Greater Sin ,page 14; Nahjul Balagha link
Be on your guard against sins and restrain yourself from them, for verily the wretched one is he who gives himself free rein to them.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4499; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1018 link
For everything there is a bane: the bane of knowledge is forgetfulness; the bane of worship is showing-off; the bane of the conscience is self-admiration; the bane of lineage is pride; the bane of humor is lack of shame; the bane of liberality is wastefulness; the bane of bashfulness is weakness; the bane of clemency is submissiveness; and the bane of stamina is degeneracy.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44226; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 130 link
I would not be pleased to die as a child and be made to enter Paradise without being able to grow up and get to know my Lord, Mighty and Exalted.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 36472; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 436 link
The innovators are those who contradict the command of Allah, His Book and His Messenger; they are those who follow their own opinion and desires, even if they are the majority.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44216; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 459 link
Every supplication remains veiled until blessings are invoked on the Prophet (SAWA).
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 2153; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 486 link
Imam Hasan (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "Wickedness and fraud is in Hell."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 279 link
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