Hadith on Rancour
10 sayings
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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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Rancour thwarts good deeds
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 642; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 762 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink