Hadith on Habit
17 sayings
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
was once offered a sweetmeat called faludhaj, so he placed it in front of him, saying, 'Verily you have a fragrant smell, are of a beautiful colour, and taste delicious, but I hate to habituate my soul [to anything] since it has not yet formed any habits.'
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 36549; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 384 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Habit is second nature.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 702; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 383 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A habit holds every man under its authority.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7327; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 383 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who obeys habits does not attain high levels.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6409; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 383 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Your tongue will urge you to whatever you have accustomed it [to say], and your inner self will require you to do whatever you have made it fond of.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7634; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 384 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Do not hasten to resort to anger lest it prevail over you by becoming a habit.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10288; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 384 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) in his will to his son, al-Hasan (AS), 'Verily the heart of a young person is like the untilled earth, which accepts whatever is placed therein. I, therefore, urge you to hasten to self-discipline before your heart hardens, and your mind becomes preoccupied.'
Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 384 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Habituate yourself to performing noble actions and to bear the burdensome consequences [of your actions], and your soul will be elevated as a result, your Hereafter will flourish, and your admirers will increase.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6232; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 384 · permalink
Habits are overpowering, for he who forms a habit to something in secret and during his free times is plagued by them in public and when occupied.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 113; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 384 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Virtue is overcoming one's habit.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 357; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The best of worship is to overcome one's habit.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2873; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
[Only] Through overcoming one's habits are the highest of stations attained.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4300; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Change your habits and your acts of obedience will become easier for you.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6405; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Subjugate your souls to abandon their habits, drive them to perform acts of obedience, make them bear the burdensome consequences of their actions, adorn them with the performance of noble acts, and protect them against the pollution of sins.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5199; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most difficult of things to manage is the removal of habits.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2969; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Everything is achievable, except the removal of an ingrained habit.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6906; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 385 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O people, take upon yourselves your own training, and turn away from the voracious dictates of your habits.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 359; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 386 · permalink