Good Deeds
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All good deeds make one half of worshipping (God) and praying makes the other half, and when the Exalted God wishes good for someone He will make his heart inclined towards praying.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 176; Page No. 32 link
All sons of Adam are wrong doers, and the best among them are the penitent.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 185; Page No. 33 link
Among people, the best is one who brings them utmost gain (and rest).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 192; Page No. 33&34 link
If the Resurrection fell upon one among you while having a sapling in his (her) hand, (s)he should plant it, if possible.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1011; Page No. 143 link
Every blessing is perishable save that of the blessed, and so is every grief save that of the damned.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 539; Page No. 79 link
Every good deed is a form of charity.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 543; Page No. 79 link
Every Muslim judge is watched by two angels who support him as long as he seeks nothing save truth, but abandon and leave him on his own as soon as he intends other than truth and purposefully deviates from it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 550; Page No. 81 link
God will give a reward to the one who cultivates a barren land from which a thirsty heart might drink.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 747; Page No. 107 link
God will help whoever helps the poor, here and in the Hereafter.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 749; Page No. 107 link
A man of the past was called to account (after death).He had no good deeds in his record to present, but an order to his agents to connive at the debts of the helpless, for he had been a rich tradesman (in the world).Thus, said the Great and Powerful God to His angels, "We have more rights for connivance than him. Ignore (his sins)."
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 98; Page No. 22 link
God will not regard any of the good deeds of the one who is not virtuous enough to avoid disobeying Him in privacy.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 776; Page No. 111 link
God will remove the griefs of both worlds from the one by whose hand He removes a Muslim's problems.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 785; Page No. 112 link
God will reward a man who plants a tree, to the extent of its fruits.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 787; Page No. 112 link
God wishes man to do his job very well.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 794; Page No. 113 link
Be modest (bashful) against God as you are against two of your righteous relatives.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 294; Page No. 47 link
Be needless of people even for is a toothbrush.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 295; Page No. 47 link
Light up lanterns early in the morning, for it brings you the greatest of rewards.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1192; Page No. 171 link
God's increased blessings to a servant causes people's increased requests to him, and whoever does not manage to settle these requests will surely jeopardize such blessings.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 802; Page No. 114 link
Good deeds ward off bad falls, hidden charity quenches God's wrath and observing the bonds of kinship prolongs one's life. Every good deed is charity, and the benevolent and the wicked of this world will be the benevolent and the wicked of the Hereafter, with the benevolent being the first to enter Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 808; Page No. 115 link
Everybody is an inspector of his/her own deeds.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 559; Page No. 82 link
Expect good for whoever dies while doing good, and be worried about and fear for whoever dies while doing evil.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 577; Page No. 84 link
David said: putting your arm up to the elbow in the mouth of a dragon to smash it to pieces is better than making a request to upstarts.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 435; Page No. 65 link
An emigrant to God is the one who avoids what He has forbidden.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 201; Page No. 35 link
Angels only make their presence in your wrestling and horse riding games.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 217; Page No. 36 link
Another preferable way is there besides going to extremes, i.e. being moderate in one's deeds.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 221; Page No. 37 link
Answering letters is as much a must as greeting someone back.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 222; Page No. 37 link
"Do not deceive yourself for you will see the punishment and reward of your deeds. Do not waste your day for angels present along with you note down your deeds. I didn't see an effect sooner than an effect of a new good deed on old sins. Do not consider a good deed small because you will see tomorrow that it will grant you happiness. Do not consider any bad deed small because you will see tomorrow that it will cause you pain. The Almighty Allah has said, 'Surely good deeds wipe out sins and this is to be remembered'."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 179 link
Beneficence will vanish from the sight of people, but not from the sight of God and the beneficent.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 326; Page No. 51 link
God is pleased with little deeds of the one, who is pleased with Him as to little sustenance.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 720; Page No. 103 link
Hold witnesses in respect, for through them God administers justice and repels tyranny.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 909; Page No. 128 link
A prostitute was passing by a well where she saw a dog at the point of death from thirst. She tied her skirt to her shoe, fetched water from the well and quenched the dog's thirst, and was thus forgiven (by God).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 121; Page No. 25 link
A tree branch had blocked people's way and hurt them. Somebody pulled it aside and was thus allowed to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 135; Page No. 27 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors, who narrate from Amirul Momineen (a.s.), who narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "Allah showers mercy on the father who helps his son in doing good. He showers mercy on a person who helps his neighbor in doing good. One who helps his friend in doing good Allah showers mercy on the former. Similarly one who helps his companion in doing good, Allah showers mercy on the former too. Also one who helps his master in doing good, Allah showers mercy on that person."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 239 link
I have found the good deed to be a light in the heart, an adornment on the face, and strength in action, but I have found the sin to be blackness in the heart, weakness in action, and a blemish on the face.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44084; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 359 link
Do good immediately after doing wrong.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 459; Page No. 68 link
Do good to those who deserve it and those who do not, for if your goodness the former receive, it would be quite appropriate; otherwise, you yourself will be the receiver of it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 460; Page No. 68 link
Do not ask people for anything.Should your scourge fall down, bend and take it up and do not ask others to do so.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 462; Page No. 68 link
Do not be amazed at anybody's state of affairs; rather, (wait to) see its end.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 467; Page No. 69 link
Feeding a hungry Muslim is a cause of being blessed.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 609; Page No. 88 link
For (the realization of) three things I (earnestly) swear: the Exalted God will not consider those who have a share in Islam of equal status with those who don't - the shares in Islam being prayer, fasting and alms, He will not leave a servant on his own in the Hereafter after having offered him His friendship here, and He will offer him the otherworldly company of those whom he loves in this world. The fourth thing for which I can swear, and hope not to be sinful an oath is that when God keeps hidden a servant's doings here, He will (certainly) do so in the Hereafter.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 624; Page No. 90&91 link
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