Beauty
15 sayings
Allah, most High, is beautiful and He loves beauty. And He likes to see the evidence of His bounty on His servant. He loathes misery and pretending to be miserable.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 17166; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 140 link
The best thing given to a believer is good character, and the worst thing given to a man is a corrupt heart in a beautiful figure.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5170; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 141 link
Beautiful hair is part of Allah's dressing [for you], so make sure to honour it.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 1, p. 432, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 link
Allah likes for His servant, when he leaves to meet his brothers, to dress himself well and to beautify himself.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 85, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 140 link
Each one of you should trim his moustache and the hairs in his nose and he should groom himself for this enhances his beauty.
Qurb al-Isnad, p. 67, no. 215; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 140 link
Dress up and beautify yourself, for Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty; and make sure it is lawful [beautification].
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 3, p. 340, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 140 link
The bane of beauty is vanity.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 59, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 link
Look for goodness in people with beautiful faces for their deeds are more likely to be good.
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 74, no. 344; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 link
The beauty of a believer's face is a sign of Allah's care for him.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4848; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 link
Whoever keeps his hair long should care for it well, otherwise, he must cut it.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 1, p. 432, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 141 link
Beauty is in the tongue.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 37; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 142 link
There is no beauty better than the intellect.
Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 1, p. 51; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 142 link
There is no clothing more beautiful than good health.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 381, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 142 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Allah, the Exalted, placed the beauty of woman in her face and of man in his speech.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 293, no. 63; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 142 link
Physical beauty is the outer beauty, and the beauty of the intellect is inner beauty.
A`alam al-Din, no. 313; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 142 link
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