Hadith on Disgrace
15 sayings
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When people are miserly with their dinars and their dirhams [i.e. their wealth] and conclude bargains only upon sampling, and are too busy running after their livestock, and abandon fighting in the way of Allah (jihad), Allah brings down such disgrace upon them that can never be revoked until they turn back to their religion.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10504; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 247 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
People, in their effort to avoid disgrace, rush headlong into it.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2172; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 247 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who discloses his shortcomings to others resigns himself to disgrace.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 201; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 247 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Make do with little rather than disgracing yourself [by begging].
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 362; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 245 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Death is preferable over a life of disgrace. Frugal living is preferable over begging from others.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 396; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 246 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A lifetime of honour can never compensate for an hour of disgrace.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5580; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 246 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O Allah! Let my soul be the first of those precious objects that you will wrest from me, and the first thing to be reclaimed out of all Your bounties held in trust with me.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 215; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 246 · permalink
Death with dignity is better than living with disgrace', and articulated the following couplet on the day he was martyred:
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 44, p. 192, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 246 · permalink
Whoever succumbs to degrading himself is not considered from among us, the ahl al-bayt.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 58; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 246 · permalink
Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, has placed everything at the disposal of the believer except that which brings disgrace upon him
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 63, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 246 · permalink
A believer must never disgrace himself.' When asked by someone how this disgrace comes about, he replied, 'By going out of his way to obtain that which is beyond his control, he ends up disgracing himself.
Mishkat al-Anwar, no. 245; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 247 · permalink
The most disgraceful of people is he who humiliates others.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 44, p. 142, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 247 · permalink
There is no disgrace worse than that of greed.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 286; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 247 · permalink
He who loves life is bound to face disgrace.
al-Khisal, p. 110, no. 120; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 248 · permalink
Someone once came to one of the Imams (AS) complaining about a man who was wronging him. The Imam (AS) replied, 'Be patient with him.' The man retorted, 'But people are taking me for a disgraced fool.' The Imam replied, 'The disgraced one is actually the one who wrongs others.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 46, p. 205, no. 78; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 248 · permalink