Good Manners
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Good manners may substitute for [noble] lineage.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 68, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no personal merit more useful than good manners.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 428, no. 78; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Spoiled is the noble descent of a man who has no good manners.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 96; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Good manners are your beauty.
Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 2, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no adornment like good manners.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10466; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 link
Good manners are the beauty of the mind.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 131, no. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Everything needs the mind, and the mind needs good manners.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6911; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 365 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Good manners in man resemble a tree whose root is the mind.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2004; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 365 link
It is narrated in Tuhaf al-Uqul: Allah, most High, told Jesus [Prophet Jesus (AS) is known in the Arabic tradition as s ] (AS), 'Refine your heart with piety'.'
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 500; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 366 link
Jesus son of Mary (AS) was asked, 'Who gave you good manners?' He replied, 'No one disciplined me; when I saw the ugliness of ignorance I avoided it.'
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 196; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 366 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Sit with scholars to increase your knowledge, to improve your manners and to purify your soul.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1 no. 4786; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 366 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When man's knowledge increases his manners improve and his fear of his Lord increases.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1 no. 5932; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 366 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It suffices you in disciplining yourself to avoid all that you hold in contempt from others.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 73, no. 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 367 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It suffices man in disciplining himself to not associate anyone with his Lord in his bounties and desires.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 94, p. 94, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 367 link
My father (AS) refined my manners by three [statements]. He said to me: 'O son! A man who befriends a vile person cannot escape blame, and a man who does not restrain his words will live in regret, and a man who enters suspicious places will become subject to accusations.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 376; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 368 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The best of manners is for man to stop at his limits and to not exceed his status.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3241; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 368 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The best of manners is that which prevents you from committing sins.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3298; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 368 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-restraint in times of desire and fear is one of the best manners.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5932; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 368 link
Honour your children and refine their manners, and your sins will be forgiven.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 95, no. 44; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 368 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Imam Ali (AS) said to Imam al-Hasan (AS), 'The heart of a youth resembles an empty land - it receives all that is thrown into it. This is why I have started to teach you good manners before your heart is hardened and your soul is preoccupied.'
Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 16, p. 66; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 369 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Take charge of the discipline of your selves and shift them away from their rough habits.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4522; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 365 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A man who teaches his own self and disciplines it deserves more reverence than a man who teaches others and disciplines them.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 56, no. 33; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 366 link
When the verse: "O you who have faith! Protect yourselves and your kin from the Fire " was revealed, people asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! How do we protect ourselves and our kin?' He replied, 'Do good deeds and remind your kin about them, and discipline them to obey Allah.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 12, p. 201, no. 13882; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 369 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
Instruct the child to give charity with his own hand, be it a piece of bread or a handful of [food] or any other small thing, for everything no matter how little it is if done for the sake of Allah and with an honest intention is very great.
al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 4, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 369 link
A child is a master for seven years, a slave for the next seven years, and a minister for another seven years. By the age of twenty one, you must either approve of his manners or cut him loose, for [by then] you would have fulfilled your obligation toward Allah, most High.'
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 478, no. 1649; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 370 link
A child should be trained to fast between the ages of fifteen and sixteen.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 162, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 370 link
The Prophet (SAWA) prohibited disciplining (teaching good manners) in times of anger.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 102, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 370 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Punish the wrongdoer by rewarding the good-doer.
Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 18, p. 410; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 370 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
You may improve the doers of good by honoring them, and rehabilitate the wrongdoers by disciplining them.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 82, no. 81; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 370 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Reprimand your brother by being kind to him, and react to his wrongdoing by being generous to him.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 427, no. 76; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 371 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Rehabilitate the wrongdoer by your good deed [towards him], and indicate towards good through your good words.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2304; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 371 link
A man said, 'I complained to Ab al- asan M s [al-K im] (AS) about a son of mine. He said, 'Do not beat him, but rather ignore him [i.e.depriving him of your company], but not for too long.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 99, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 371 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A man who disciplines himself by following the etiquette of Allah, the Exalted, will have lasting prosperity.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 92, p. 214, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 371 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A man who is not reformed through the etiquette of Allah will not be rehabilitated through his self-discipline.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9001; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 371 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Misfortune is a form of discipline for the wrongdoer.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 198, no. 55; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 372 link
O Lord! Discipline me not through Your punishment, and plot against me not by Your artfulness.
Iqbal al-A`amal, v. 1, p. 157; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 372 link
He who refrains from tarnishing fellow Muslims' reputations, Allah, Mighty and Exalted, regards his offence as undone on the Day of Resurrection.
Sahifat al-Imam al-Reza (a.s.), p. 85, no. 195q; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 373 link
He who guards the reputation of his fellow brother is veiled from the Fire.
Amali al-Mufid, p. 338, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 373 link
He who guards the reputation of his fellow Muslim brother definitely becomes deserving of obligatory entrance into Paradise.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 8, p. 606, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 373 link
Teach your children to pray when they reach the age of seven, and coerce them to perform it when they reach the age of ten. And make them sleep in separate beds.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 4533; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 369 link
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