Hadith

Evil

11 sayings

1. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   The doer of evil is worse than the evil itself.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 32; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link

2. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   That good whose end consequence is the Fire is not good, and that hardship whose end consequence is Paradise is not bad. Every bliss other than Paradise is inferior, and every calamity other than the Fire itself is a comfort.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 387; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 270 link

3. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Allah, Glorified be He, has sent down a guiding Book wherein He has explained good and evil, so adopt the course of good so that you be rightly guided, and turn away from the direction of evil so that you remain focused on the right way.'

   Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 167; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link

4. The Holy Prophet [s] said

   There are two virtues unexcelled by anything better: faith in Allah, and being of benefit to Allah's servants. And there are two iniquities unsurpassed by anything worse: associating something with Allah, and causing harm to Allah's servants.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 137, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link

5. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   There is nothing worse than an evil deed except for its own punishment, and there is nothing better than a good deed except for its own reward.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 114; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link

6. The Holy Prophet [s] said

   If evil and abuse were creatures of Allah, they would be the worst of all.

   Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 988; Page No. 140 link

7. Imam Baqir [a] said

   Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, created locks for all evils, and he made the keys to those locks to be alcohol; and lying is worse than alcohol.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 236, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link

8. Imam Sadiq (as.) said

   Anger is the key to all evils.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 263, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link

9. The Holy Prophet [s] said

   Verily Satan addresses his devils saying, 'Avail yourselves to meat, intoxicants and women, for verily I do not see the merging together of more evils except through these.

   Bihar al-Anwar,v. 62, p. 293; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 272 link

10. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    Force yourselves to do good, and exert yourselves therein, for verily evil is something man naturally tends towards.

    Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 120; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 272 link

11. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

    Compel yourself to good virtues, for verily vices are something you have a natural tendency for.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2477; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 272 link

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