Amr bil Ma'ruf [Enjoininq what is right]
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Blessed is the one whose faults stop him attending to people's, who dispenses from his lawfully-earned wealth, who makes friend with men of deep knowledge and wisdom, and who keeps aloof from men of sins and vices.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 347, Page No. 54 link
Blessed is the one, who keeps humble without being deficient in anything, Suppresses his soul (carnal desires) without being poor, dispenses from his lawfully-earned wealth, makes friend with men of deep knowledge and wisdom, and sympathizes with the poor and the indigent. Blessed is the one who suppresses his (evil) earning, a pure mind and a good-looking appearance, and who keeps people aloof from his evil. Blessed is the one who puts his knowledge to practice, dispenses the excess of his property, and does not go to extremes in talking.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 348, Page No. 54 link
Frequent (people) time and again, more beloved to remain.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 656, Page No. 95 link
A group of the people of Paradise will get worried about some of the people of Hell, and will (therefore) inquire: "Why are you in Hell? By God, we did not enter Paradise save through what we learned from you". The Hell-bound reply: "We did not practice what we preached."
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 70, Page No. 18 link
Beautify your dresses and improve your tools to shine as a star among people.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 305, Page No. 48 link
Beauty is to speak well based on truth, and perfection is to act well based on honesty.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 306, Page No. 48&49 link
Calling to good weighs over silence, and silence weighs over calling to evil.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 366, Page No. 57 link
Be afraid of the oppressor's curse, for it mounts on clouds (i.e. ascends to the heavens), and God, the Exalted, says: I swear by My Honor and Glory to help you though it may take time.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 262, Page No. 43 link
Be afraid of the oppressor's curse, though an infidel s (he) might be, for it is immediately answered by the Great, Powerful God.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 263, Page No. 43 link
Be duly modest towards God, for he who does so, should control his head and mind as well as his belly and privy parts (against the unlawful), and remember (his) death and trial. Whoever seeks the eternal life should abandon the luxurious beauties of worldly life and thereby, s(he) will be the one duly modest towards God.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 268, Page No. 44 link
Be good and refrain from evil. Behave in such a way that in your absence, people talk of you as you wished, and abstain from what you do not like people to attribute to you.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 273, Page No. 44 link
"Amr bin Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar are the creatures of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. One who helps them has honored Allah. One who insults them, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime will disgrace him."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 210 link
If people were asked not to break the anciculan dung of camels, they would break it, saying, "They have asked us not to do so to spare us its benefits."
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 1006, Page No. 142 link
Every heart is hanging from two fingers of the Meciful God's Fingers of Power, which He holds fast or lets fall if He wills, and the scale of people's deeds is in God's hands, by which He will lift up a group or push down another in the Day of Judgment.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 546, Page No. 80 link
All of you are observers of and responsible for your subjects' rights.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 181, Page No. 32 link
Ensure me that you will practice the following six, then I ensure you of (entrance to) Paradise: telling the truth, standing by your promises, returning (people's) trusts, keeping your privy parts (from the unlawful), controlling your eyes and restraining your hands.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 532, Page No. 78 link
Entering Paradise, on two sites, I saw three statements written in gold, reading ) "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger." ) "We arrived at what we sent ahead, availed ourselves of what we made use of, and lost what we left behind.", and ) "What a sinful nation and what a forgiving Lord!"
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 534, Page No. 78&79 link
Every distress has its specific remedy, but recovery would be achieved by proper remedy as well as the will of God.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 541, Page No. 79 link
Every hardship is banned for man, and no hardship is there in religion.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 545, Page No. 80 link
Every morning a caller summons the servants(of God), saying," O you people! Reproduce for the earth, pile up(wealth) for ruin, and build for destruction.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 549, Page No. 81 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
Imam Reza narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "When my community stops enjoining good and restraining from evil, it should be prepared to wage war against Allah, hallowed be His name."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 322 link
Everybody has a reputation in heavens.Being it good or bad, he will enjoy a high or a low position on the earth respectively.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 557, Page No. 82 link
Everybody has his/her own fame, which ascends to the sky being it good but descends into the earth being it evil.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 558, Page No. 82 link
Everybody should save his face from the fire of Hell even though half a date.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 563, Page No. 82&83 link
Grief is half of oldness.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 849, Page No. 120 link
He who bids a good deed is like unto the doer of it, (indeed).
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 870, Page No. 123 link
He who breaks the bonds of kinship will not be allowed to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 871, Page No. 123 link
He who undertakes the affairs of a group of people, but carries it out without (enough) care and honesty, will be excluded from the Exalted God's Mercy, which extends to all things.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 885, Page No. 125 link
Hearts are like unto roots in a land, turned over by wind (all the time).
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 891, Page No. 126 link
Any compromise is permissible among Muslims, save one by which the lawful is made unlawful and vice versa.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 223, Page No. 37 link
Apart from sincerity(in faith), you are not endowed with anything like safety.So, ask God for it.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 225, Page No. 37 link
Being a means for God to lead a man weighs over everything on which rises and falls the Sun.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 310, Page No. 49 link
Being in hardship and waiting for comfort is better to me than being in comfort followed by hardship.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 315, Page No. 50 link
Bereft of wisdom is the one who has to be a company to others, but does not treat them kindly to find relief from God.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 329, Page No. 51 link
Beware of being inquisitive about matters religious, for the Exalted God has set up an easy-going religion (for you).So, derive from it what you can carry out, for God loves good deeds which are the most durable, though in quantity little.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 330, Page No. 51&52 link
Beware of slackness and ambitious desires, for they result in the ruin of nations.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 332, Page No. 52 link
Bid people to good and forbid them from evil; otherwise, God will make the worst among you dominate you. Then, your best men will pray (for you) but their prayers will not be answered.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 333, Page No. 52 link
Bid to good even though you do not abide with it yourself, and forbid evil even though you do not avoid it in its entirety.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 334, Page No. 52 link
Bidding to good is good per se.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 335, Page No. 52 link
A supposedly postponed affair should not make you do it hurriedly, for the Great and the most Powerful God will not haste for man's hurry.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 132, Page No. 26 link
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