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Huzaifa says that Allah is never angry on one who recites Laa ilaaha illallaah properly. However, this is applicable till he sacrifices this world for the sake of religion. If religion is sacrificed for the sake of this world he will be told that you have turned towards the world. It will be further said that they are liars and they do not speak the truth.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 30 link
said in counsel to his son, 'Sell your world for your Hereafter and you will attain both of them, but do not sell your Hereafter for your world for you will lose them both.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 13, p. 422, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1004 link
The archangel Gabriel (AS), when he was asked by the Prophet (SAWA) about the meaning of sincerity, replied, 'The sincere one is he who does ask the people anything until he himself finds it, and when he finds it he is pleased. Whenever he has a remainder of a thing, he gives it to others, because if a person does not ask anything from creation, he has established that his servitude is solely for Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and if he finds and he is pleased then he is pleased with Allah and Allah Blessed and most High is pleased with him, and if he gives for the sake of Allah then he has reached the station of reliance on his Lord, Mighty and Exalted
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 3, p. 15, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 856 link
Verily you will never be able to attain that which you love until you are able to endure that which you despise.
Musakkin al-Fu'ad, no. 48; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 683 link
How can one whose worldly life is dearer to him than his Hereafter be considered among the people of knowledge, whilst he pursues his worldly life and considers that which harms him more beloved than that which benefits him!
Munyat al-Murid, p. 141; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 523 link
The dinar [i.e. wealth] is religion's affliction, and the knowledgeable man is religion's doctor. So when you see the doctor drawing the affliction upon himself, be suspicious of him and know that he does not advise others well.
al-Khisal, p. 113, no. 91; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 524 link
"One who drinks the leftover from the glass of a believer, the Almighty Allah will appoint an angel who will repent for them till the Day of Judgment."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 198 link
Yaqoob bin Sulaiman narrates that the discussion of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) was going on one night. A person said that all who took part in the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) had to face some loss either of life or of wealth. An old man interrupted, "I took part in the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) but I didn't have to face any calamity." People felt really bad upon hearing this. Suddenly an oil lamp tumbled and he went to put it up properly. His hands caught fire and were burnt. Then the fire reached his beard and he ran towards water and jumped into the river but fire had already engulfed his head. When he was taken out of the river, this cursed one was completely burnt to death.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 276 link
Qasim bin Asbagh bin Nubatah narrates that had seen a handsome and fair man from Bani Darim. He had been involved in the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) and after that become extremely ugly and black. Qasim asked him, "It was very difficult for me to recognize you. What is wrong with your skin?" He replied, "I had martyred a handsome youth of Imam Husain (a.s.), his forehead had the marks of prostrations. Then I took his head with me (and I became black from that time)." Qasim says that he had seen that person extremely glad while killing. He was riding a horse and had hung the head on his horse. The head was hitting the legs of the horse again and again and moving around. Qasim had told his father, "He should have tied the head a little higher. Don't you see how badly it is hitting the legs?" His father replied, "O piece of my heart! These people have done much more oppression than this one, which has moved you so much." The killer says, "From the time I have murdered, this martyr comes in my dreams continuously, holds my shoulder and asks me to come and takes me towards Hell and throws me inside it." Qasim narrates that he heard the wife of the killer say, "We have to hear his rubbish till morning and cannot sleep till daybreak." Qasim says that a few persons from her tribe came to her and asked about him. She told them that he himself had done so and what he told was right.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 276/277 link
Ammar bin Umair Tamimi narrates that when the heads of the cursed Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and his companions were brought, people were saying that a snake was wrapped around his head and it went inside the head of Ubaidullah through a nostril. Then it came out and, entered the second nostril.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 277 link
The Prophet (SAWA) forbade the killing of any living thing unless it causes harm.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 39981; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 109 link
The narrator says that he went to a graveyard along with Ibrahim bin Hashim. Ibrahim sat at a grave facing the Qiblah, kept his hands on the grave and recited Surah Qadr seven times. He said, "It is the grave of Muhammad bin Ismail bin Bazee', who had narrated a tradition that one who visits the grave of a believer and recites Surah Qadr seven times, Allah is responsible for the salvation of that person and the dead believer."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 252 link
Jesus son of Mary (AS) was asked, 'Who gave you good manners?' He replied, 'No one disciplined me; when I saw the ugliness of ignorance I avoided it.'
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 196; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 366 link
Prolong your seating at the dinnertable, for these are times that will not [need to] be accounted for as part of your lives
al-Ikhtisas, p. 253; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 333 link
Prophet Isa (a.s.) when asked about the traits of the fool said, 'He is one who is proud of himself and his own opinion, who sees all good traits as coming from himself and sees no one better than himself, who has decided that all rights are his and others have no right over him, so this is the fool for whom there is no cure for his disease.'
al-Ikhtisas, p. 221; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 334 link
Bihar al-Anwar: 'It is narrated in the scriptures of Prophet Enoch (AS) There is no wealth with those who are not in need of Me, and there is no poverty for those who are in want of Me {Prophet Enoch (AS) is known as Idris in the Arabic tradition (ed.)}
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 95, p. 462; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 705 link
It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS) saying, O Moses, learn good and teach it to people, for verily I enlighten the graves of the teachers and the learners of good, so that they never feel afraid in their resting place.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 212; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 511 link
It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir that the archangel Gabriel (AS) said to Prophet Noah (AS), 'O prophet who has lived for the longest number of years, how did you find this world?' he replied, 'Like a house which has two doors, I entered through one and then left through the other.'
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 131; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1009 link
Verily this world is a bridge, so cross over it but do not build on it.
al-Khisal, p. 65, no. 95; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1010 link
Prophet Isa (a.s.) asked a man, 'What are you doing?' The man replied, 'I am worshipping.' So he asked, 'Then who is it that supports you [financially]?' He replied, 'My brother', to which Prophet Jesus (AS) said, 'Your brother is a better worshipper than you.'
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 65; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 1013 link
Every woman that perfumes herself and leaves her house intending for her perfume to be sensed by others is an adulteress, and every eye [that looks lustfully] is fornicating.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 338 link
Do not look intently at one who does not belong to you, for verily your genitals will not commit fornication as long as you guard your gaze [from fornicating]. So if you are able to keep yourself from looking at the apparel of a woman who is not permitted to you, then do so.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, p. 62; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 338 link
The man who has no debt to people is more comfortable than the one indebted, even if he repayed his debt; and similarly the man who has not committed any sins is more comfortable than he who has committed sins, even if he has sincerely repented and returned [to the right path].
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 392; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 789 link
O my son, if you are in doubt about death, then try to avert yourself from falling asleep and you will not be able to, and if you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then try to avert yourself from waking up and you will not be able to do that either.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 42, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 793 link
Muhammad b. Muslim narrated from one of the Imams (AS), that he was asked about a man who accepts a job and before doing any work, he passes it on to another and profits from it himself; to which he replied, 'No, [it is not allowed] unless he does some work on it.'
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 273, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 260 link
Prophet Moses (as) addressed Allah, saying, 'My Lord, guide me to an action the performance of which will earn me Your good pleasure.' So Allah revealed to him, 'O son of Amran, verily My pleasure lies in that which you will be averse to and you will not be able to endure it.' So Moses fell prostrate, weeping and cried out, 'My Lord! You have selected me to speak to when You have not spoken to any before me, and yet You do not guide me to that action by which I may earn Your pleasure!' So Allah revealed to him, 'Verily My pleasure lies in your pleasure with whatever I decree.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 143, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 95 link
O My Lord, what is a sign of Your pleasure with a servant of Yours?' So Allah revealed to him, saying, 'When you see Me preparing My servant for My obedience and averting him from My disobedience, [know that] it is a sign of My pleasure.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 26, no. 29; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 link
O my son, everything has a distinguishing characteristic by which it is recognised and witnessed the negligent person has three distinguishing characteristics: absent-mindedness, amusement, and forgetfulness
al-Khisal, p. 121, no. 113; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 633 link
O iniquitous servants, you blame others based on what you conjecture about them and do not blame yourselves in that which you know for certain!
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 501; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 313 link
It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir that Prophet Jesus (AS) was passing with his disciples by the corpse of a dog, when the disciples exclaimed, 'What an awful stench this dog has!' to which Prophet Jesus (AS) retorted, 'How white are his teeth!
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 117; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 314 link
Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, cannot be attributed with incapacity, but that which you are asking cannot ever be.
Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 259; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 452 link
Woe betide you! Verily Allah can never be ascribed with incapacity, and who is there more powerful than the One who can shrink the earth and enlarge the egg [if He so wills]?!
al-Tawhid, p. 127, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 452 link
Pray in congregation, even if you have to stand on an arrowhead [to do so].
al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 126, no. 1348; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 725 link
Faith is all action, and the statement is but part of the action that Allah has made mandatory, which He has explained in His Book.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 38, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 286 link
Prophet al Khizr (a.s) in his advice to Prophet Musa (A.S.) said, 'O son of `AImran, do not ever condemn somebody for a mistake, and cry over your own mistake [instead].'
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 157, no. 171; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 207 link
Verily wisdom is the light of every heart.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 14, p. 317, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 link
Luqman Al Hakeem (a.s.) said [advising his son], 'My son, learn wisdom and you will become noble, for verily wisdom directs towards religion, it honours the slave with freedom, it raises the poor above the rich and it precedes the young over the old.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 13, p. 432, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 link
Luqman Al Hakeem (a.s.) said to his son, exhorting him, 'If you want to attract Honor in this world, then cut off your greed of drawing advantage from what other people have in their possession; for verily the prophets and the veracious ones achieved what they did by cutting off their greed.'
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 195, p. 244; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 409 link
Prophet Musa (a.s.) [addressed Allah] saying, 'O Lord, who are your special people whom You will shade with the shade of Your Throne on the day when no shade will avail except Your Shade?' So Allah revealed to him, ' and those who are angered when the things that I have prohibited are deemed lawful [by people], the way a leopard is angered when it is wounded!
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 416, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 107 link
Luqman Al Hakeem (a.s.) said in his advice to his son, 'O my son, let your weapons against your enemy with which you bring him to the ground be crafty persuasion and a [false] display of pleasure with him, and do not pursue him by running after him in case what you harbour within may become manifest to him leading him to prepare himself for you.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 532, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 270 link
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