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9 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hadith

Rancour

10 sayings

  1. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    If it was not for the rancour that my community harbours, no enemy would ever challenge it.

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 11044; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 762 link

  2. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    There are three things towards which the heart of a Muslim will not harbour rancour: the sincere act performed for Allah, the sincere advice of leaders, and adherence to the community of Muslims; for verily their attraction towards these things encompasses them from all sides

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44272; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 762 link

  3. Ibne Abbas (r.a.)

    O slaves of this world, you shave your heads [claiming to be ascetics], you shorten your shirts, you bow your heads but do not remove the rancour from your hearts?!

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 14, p. 305, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 761 link

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

    Rancour is the seed of evil

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 547; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 762 link

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

    Rancour thwarts good deeds

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 642; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 762 link

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

    The heart that harbours the most rancour is the heart of the malicious person

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2932; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 762 link

  7. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    Ibn `Aabbas narrated, The verse: "A prophet may not breach his trust, and whoever breaches his trust will bring his breaches on the Day of Resurrection" was revealed with regards to a red velvet shawl that got lost on the day of the battle of Badr, so some people started saying that maybe the Prophet (SAWA) had taken it! So Allah revealed the verse: "A prophet may not breach his trust "

    al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 2, p. 361; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 762 link

  8. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    On the day of the battle of Khaybar, some of the Prophet (SAWA)'s companions came to him, [listing who had been martyred], 'x is a martyr, y is a martyr, etc ' until they mentioned a particular man as having been martyred, upon which the Prophet (SAWA) exclaimed, 'No way, verily I have seen him burning in the Fire, clad in a shawl or a cloak that he had taken [as a breach of trust of the war booty].

    al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 2, p. 307, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 763 link

  9. Imam Sadiq (as.) said

    Breach of trust includes anything that is taken unlawfully from one's Imam [in the form of war booty before it has been justly divided], or usurping the property of an orphan, or consuming illicit gains.

    al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 2, p. 307, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 763 link

  10. Imam Sadiq (as.) said

    Breach of trust includes anything that is taken unlawfully from one's Imam [in the form of war booty before it has been justly divided], or usurping the property of an orphan, or consuming illicit gains

    Tafsir al-`Ayyashi, v. 1, p. 205, no. 148; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 763 link

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