Believer
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Benevolence is not allowed, save to believers and the nobles.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 327; Page No. 51 link
A believer to a believer is like unto a building a part of which fortifies another.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 27; Page No. 12 link
Dawood Raqqi narrates that his wife Rabab said: I prepared a sweet dish of dates and took it to Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.). He ate it himself as well as offered it to his companions. She heard him say, "One who offers a morsel of sweet to a believer, Allah will keep the bitterness of the Day of Judgment away from him.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 198 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
"A drink leftover in the glass of a believer has cure to seventy diseases."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 198 link
"One who loves his brother in any way, Allah will order the servants from Paradise to serve him."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 198 link
"One who meets a believer to please him, Allah will make the former happy on the Day of Judgment. One who meets a believer to make him sad, Allah will make the former sad on the Day of Judgment."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 199 link
It is only the Shaitan that causes you to fear from his friends, but do not fear them, and fear Me if you are believers.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 117; Aale Imran 3:175 link
It is narrated from Mufaddal bin Umar that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said, "The Almighty Allah has guaranteed a thing for a believer." Mufaddal asked, "O master! What is that?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "One who has belief in the Lordship of Allah, prophethood of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.), imamate of Ali (a.s.), fulfills the obligatory deeds Allah would keep him near Himself forever and He won't remain hidden from that person." Mufaddal said, "By God, this grace is not like that of humans." Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said, "You can earn many rewards even if you perform a few good deeds."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 41 link
Let not the arch-deceiver (Satan) deceive you respecting Allah.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 118; Surah Fatir 35:5 link
There is no believer who does not possess two lights in his heart. One is the light of fear and the other, the light of hope. None of these is heavier than the other. Both are equal.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 118; Al Kafi link
A believer cannot have belief till both fear and hope are present in him. Nor can he be called as fearful and hopeful till he makes it evident in his actions.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 118; Al Kafi link
The narrator says that he was with Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) when the discussion was about a believer. Imam turned towards him and said, "O Abul Fazl! Do you want me to tell you the position of a believer near Allah?" "Yes," he replied. Imam said, "Whenever Allah captures the soul of a believer, two angels go to Allah and say that Your so and so servant was a good person, he used to hasten to Your obedience and shunned Your prohibitions. Now what do You order us after capturing his soul? Allah will order the angels to go near the grave of the believer and glorify Allah. He would write the reward of this deed for His servant till the day he is resurrected." Imam asked, "Do you want me to narrate a few more excellences?" "Yes," replied he and Imam (a.s.) said, "When Allah resurrects that believer, his look-alike will also come out with him and it will move ahead of the believer. Whenever the believer fears the stages of the Day of Judgment, this look-alike will tell him not to fear or aggrieve. It will go on giving him glad tidings about good fortune and divine mercy." "The accounting of deeds will be easy for him and he will be ordered to enter Paradise. This look-alike will walk in front of the believer and the latter will ask: How good you are! You were resurrected from my grave and you are providing me happiness and glad tidings of divine mercy continuously. I have seen everything. After all, who are you? The look-alike will reply: I am the same happiness which you had given to a believer in the world. Allah had created me to give you glad tidings."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 253/254 link
There are ten such virtues that one who meets God possessing them will go to Paradise. (They are) bearing witness that there is no God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, having faith in what Muhammad brought from Allah, establishing prayers, payment of Zakat, fasting in the month of Ramadan, Hajj of the House of Allah, faith and love of the friends of Allah, condemning the enemies of God and abstinence from all intoxicants.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 40 link
A strong believer is like unto a palm tree, and a weak one resembles a stalk.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 131; Page No. 26 link
A true believer does not taunt, damn, slander and abuse people.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 136; Page No. 27 link
A true believer is bereft of two attributes: telling lie and stinginess.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 137; Page No. 27 link
A true believer should have the following eight characteristics: soberness at hard times, patience in calamities, gratefulness in reliefs, contentment for whatever the Great and Glorified God has given, avoidance from oppressing enemies and hurting friends, and toleration of physical sufferings to make people feel safe from him.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 138; Page No. 27 link
A true Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand, Muslims at rest stand.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 139; Page No. 27 link
A believer's dream is one among the forty-six units of prophethood.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 39; Page No. 14 link
A believer's intention is better than his deed, while a hypocrite's deed is better than his intention, and everybody acts upon his own intention. When a believer does an action, a (sort of) light passes through his heart.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 40; Page No. 14 link
A believer's intention is more significant than his deeds.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 41; Page No. 14 link
A believer's promise is a binding commitment.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 42; Page No. 14 link
A believer's promise is a debt, and a binding commitment.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 43; Page No. 14 link
A believer's promise is a must (he should not miss).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 44; Page No. 14 link
A believer's sickness is the atonement of his sins.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 45; Page No. 15 link
Do not be amazed at anybody's being a Muslim; rather (try to) know the essence of his/her thought.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 466; Page No. 69 link
Do not be contentious to your brothers (in faith), do not make fun of them, and do not break your promises (in respect to them).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 468; Page No. 69 link
In the Day of Judgment, God will surely avoid saving the one who has frightened a believer.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1052; Page No. 148 link
Fighting with Muslims originates from blasphemy, abusing them is a sinful act, and a Muslim is not allowed to be sulk with his Muslim brother more than three days.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 615; Page No. 89 link
Flattery is not an attribute of a (true) believer.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 622; Page No. 90 link
In Day of Judgment, God will not make one immune from fear, if s(he) has terrified a believer, and will make one suffer humility, if s(he) has backbited a believer.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1043; Page No. 147 link
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