Hadith

Imam Muhammad ibn Ali [a]

465 sayings · page 11 of 12

1. Know the amity that your brother has for you in his heart through what you harbour of the same in your own heart.

   Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 2, p. 331; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 152 · permalink

2. Some people will burn in the Fire, until they are burned to ashes [and become pure] then they will be taken out through intercession.

   al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Sa`aid, p. 96, no. 260; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 403 · permalink

3. Whichever Muslim comes to another Muslim's home to visit or to seek a need, and asks permission to enter but he does not come out [to meet him], the curse of Allah will continuously be upon that Muslim [host] until they both meet again

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 365, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 629 · permalink

4. Verily any believer who is mindful of the obligatory prayers and prays them on time is not of the negligent ones

   al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 270, no. 14; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 633 · permalink

5. The worst brother is the one who stays with you in your affluence and abandons you in your poverty.

   Kitab al-Irshad, v. 2, p. 166; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 155 · permalink

6. Do not take for brothers or companions: the fool, the miserly, the coward, and the liar.

   al-Khisal, p. 244, no. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 155 · permalink

7. Giving up all hope of benefit from what people possess is an Honor for a believer in his religion.

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 149, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 409 · permalink

8. There are three things through which Allah only increases the Muslim in Honor: his pardon of one who has wronged him, his giving one who has deprived him, and his reconciliation with one who has cut him off.

   al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 109, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 409 · permalink

9. Seek for everlasting Honor through killing greed.

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 286; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 410 · permalink

10. Allah loves the one who is jolly among people without being obscene, is monotheistic in his thought, adorned by patience, and priding himself with the prayer.

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 456, no. 1056; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 577 · permalink

11. There is no strength like being able to repel one's anger.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 286; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink

12. He who suppresses his anger despite being able to vent it, Allah will fill his heart with peace and security on the Day of Resurrection.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 110, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink

13. Im?m Muhammad ibn 'Al? al-Baqir (a.s.) describing his father Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS), 'He used to go out in the dark night carrying a sack on his back and going from door to door, knocking on each and giving to whoever came out to answer it. He used to cover his face when giving to the poor in order that they may not recognise him.'

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 46, p. 89, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 180 · permalink

14. When someone enters the house of his fellow brother, he must sit wherever the host tells him to sit for the owner of the house knows the flaws of his own house better than the guest.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 451, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 415 · permalink

15. A misfortunate way of life entails living in a cramped house.

    al-Kafi, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 416 · permalink

16. Im?m Muhammad ibn 'Al? al-Baqir (a.s.) when asked about the best virtues, said, 'Patience and magnanimity.'

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 36, p. 358, no. 228; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 174 · permalink

17. Verily brushing one's teeth at dawn before performing the ablution is part of recommended prophetic practice.

    al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 480, no. 1390; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 165 · permalink

18. It is written in the Torah: ' O Moses remember Me in times of loneliness and when enjoying your pleasures and I will remember you in your times of negligence.'

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 210, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 780 · permalink

19. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every person who stands to give account will suffer chastisement.' Then someone asked him, 'O Messenger of Allah! What about Allah's verse: "he shall soon receive an easy reckoning"?' He replied, 'That is the exposition, meaning the display of the pages [of one's book of deeds]

    Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 262, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 72 · permalink

20. There is nothing more beloved to Allah than the performance of an action that is maintained regularly, even if it be little.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 82, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 77 · permalink

21. "One night when the Prophet (a.s) was in Ayeshah's room, she asked him: "O' Prophet of Allah! Why is it that you always put yourself to so much trouble, even though all your past and future sins are forgiven?" He replied: "O' Ayeshah! Should I not be grateful?" Ayeshah said: "Allah's Prophet (a.s) always stood up on his toes." Then the following verse was revealed: "We have not sent down the Quran to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 7 on Contentment, Hadees 148 · permalink

22. In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Imam Baqir (a.s) said: "We find in (Imam) Ali ibn Abitalib's (a.s) book that Allah's Prophet (a.s) used to say the following when he gave a sermon on the mosque pulpit: "I swear by Allah who has no partners that no good of this world or the Hereafter has been granted to any believer, except due to his good opinion about Allah, his good behavior, and his avoidance of gossiping and slandering. And I swear by Allah who has no partners that Allah will not punish anyone after repentance and seeking forgiveness except due to his bad opinion about Allah, insufficient hope in Allah, bad behavior, and gossiping about believers. I swear by Allah who has no partners that there are no believers who have a good opinion about Allah and receive anything less than they expect from Him. This is so since Allah is Benevolent and has authority over all that is good, and is ashamed of one of his servants having a good opinion about Him and He acting otherwise. Therefore have a good opinion about Allah and be inclined to Him."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 8 on Having a Good Opinion About God, Hadees 149 · permalink

23. When Imam Ali (a.s) was questioned about faith, he said "Allah has established faith on four pillars: perseverance, certitude, justice and Jihad."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 10 on on Faith and Islam, Hadees 162 · permalink

24. Abdul-Mumin al-Ansari narrated "Allah has granted three things to believers: Nobility in the world and his religion, prosperity in the Hereafter, and dignity in the hearts of the people of the world."

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 10 on on Faith and Islam, Hadees 167 · permalink

25. Do you want me to tell you who a believer is? A believer is one with whom the believers trust their lives and property. Do you want me to tell you who a Muslim is? A Muslim is one from whose hands and tongue other Muslims are safe. And an emigrant is one who abstains from doing evil deeds and does not do whatever Allah has forbidden him to do.

    Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 10 on on Faith and Islam, Hadees 168 · permalink

26. was once asked a question by a man, to which he duly replied, and to which the man then retorted, 'The jurists do not say this!' The Imam said, 'Woe unto you! Have you ever seen a jurist?! A real jurist is a person who is ascetic from this world, who craves for the Hereafter, and strongly holds onto the tradition of the Prophet (SAWA).'

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 70, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 496 · permalink

27. A person educated in religion is more difficult for Satan to bear than the worship of one thousand worshippers.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 213, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 497 · permalink

28. When you see a man in ordeal, say three times, without letting him hear you: 'Praise to Allah Who spared me what He tried you with, though He could have if He willed it so'. He said, 'Whoever says this will never be afflicted with that ordeal

    Bihar al-Anwar,v.71,p.34, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 665 · permalink

29. Paradise is surrounded by trials and patience. So whoever endures trials in the world will enter Paradise. Hell is surrounded by pleasures and desires. Thus, whoever allows himself its pleasures and desires [of the world] will enter the Fire.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 89, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 668 · permalink

30. Allah despises the vile person who displays his vices publicly.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 383, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 112 · permalink

31. Moses (AS) said, 'O Lord! Who do You despise the most from among Your servants?' He replied, 'The one who [sleeps like] a corpse by night and is idle during the day.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 180, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 114 · permalink

32. Beware of antagonistic dispute for verily it corrupts the heart and engenders hypocrisy.

    Hilyat al-Awliya, v. 3, p. 184, no. 235; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 267 · permalink

33. When someone addressed Imam al-Baqir (AS), saying, 'I am weak in my worship, praying and fasting but a little, though I strive to eat only that which is permissible, and be sexually intimate with only those whom it is permissible', the Imam replied, 'What jihad is there better than restraint of the stomach and the private parts?!

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 455, no. 1052; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 494 · permalink

34. The creature of Allah most eligible for submission to the decree of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is he who knows Allah, Mighty and Exalted.

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 62, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 438 · permalink

35. A good deed accompanied by doubt and denial is to no avail

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 400, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 79 · permalink

36. Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, 'Verily from among My servants is he who asks Me to enable him to perform an act of obedience to Me in order that he may procure My love, but I however, withhold that from him in order that he does not come to feel proud of that action of his.

    al-Zuhd li al-Husayn b. Sa`aid, p. 68, no. 179; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink

37. Undervalue the abundant acts of obedience that you perform for Allah, in contempt of your lower self and in order to expose yourself to Allah's pardon

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 285; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 832 · permalink

38. Block the path of self-admiration through self-knowledge

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 285] ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 833 · permalink

39. Truly our tradition enlivens the hearts

    Bihar al-Anwar, p. 144, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 942 · permalink

40. Indeed one true tradition that you receive from a truthful person is better for you than the whole world and all that it contains.

    Amali al-Mufid, p. 42, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 942 · permalink

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