Religion
32 sayings
Knowledge of the Divine religion is incumbent on you. And do not become a nomad. Because if you fail to understand a religious act, Allah will not look upon it with Mercy on the Day of Qiyamat and He will not purify that deed.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 205; Shaheed-e-Thani link
Abu Malik inquired from Imam Zainul Abedin (a.s.), "Inform me about all the rules of religion." Imam (a.s.) told him,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-First Greater Sin ,page 87; Khisaal link
O people, verily the religion of Allah is easy.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5418; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 767 link
I have been sent [to you] with the upright and liberal religion and whoever defies my prophetic practice is not from me
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 900; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 767 link
Verily Allah has not sent me with monasticism, rather the best religion with Allah is the upright and liberal one
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5422; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 767 link
Verily Allah strengthens this religion through an oppressive man
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 115; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 769 link
Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, strengthens this religion through a disgraceful people
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 28956; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 769 link
God withholds the yoke of Islam from the neck of the one who takes a distance of even one inch with the Muslim community.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 796; Page No. 113&114 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever gives acute attention to their religion will have a lofty station on the Day of Resurrection
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8807; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 764 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Religion is light.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 213; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 764 link
He who has no valorous qualities has no religion
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 389; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily the best of religion is love for the sake of Allah and hate for the sake of Allah
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3540; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 764 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Religion immunizes
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 764 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Religion is the strongest support
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 489; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 764 link
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) would frequently say in his sermons, 'O people! Preserve your religion, for the bad deed of a religious person is better than the good deed of a religion-less person, because the bad deed of a religious person can be forgiven but the good deed of a religion-less person is not even accepted
Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 3, no. 368; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 765 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of religion is suspiciousness
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3924; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 765 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The corruption of religion lies in [the vanities of] this world.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6554; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 765 link
The bane of religion is in jealousy, self-conceit and pride.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 307, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 765 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
If you are faced with a tribulation, shield your life with your wealth. If you are faced with a calamity, then shield your religion with your life, and know that the ruined man is he who destroys his religion himself and that the corrupted one is he who spoils his religion himself
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 216, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 765 link
All praise be to Allah who did not allow my religion to be afflicted
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 268, no. 183; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 765 link
One who subjects himself to the obedience of someone who disobeys Allah has no religion, and the one who subjects himself to attributing a lie or falsity to Allah has no religion, and the one who subjects himself to denying any of Allah's signs has no religion
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 373, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link
He who subjects himself to following an oppressive leader unendorsed by Allah has no religi0n
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 135, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link
The one who has no covenant has no religion
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 252, no. 48; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link
Anyone whose love and hate is not based on religion, has no religion.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 127, no. 16; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
He who has no piety has no religion
Kamal al-Din, p. 371, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 766 link
Abu Basir asked Imam al-Sadiq (AS), 'May I be your ransom! Please inform me about the religion that Allah has obligated upon his servants, [the religion] that they cannot afford to be ignorant of and the only religion that will be accepted from them. What is it?' The Imam (AS) replied, 'Bearing witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad (SAWA) is the messenger of Allah, establishing the prayer, paying the alms-tax, pilgrimage to the House for those who are able to do so, fasting the month of Ramadhan.' Then the Imam momentarily paused and then repeated twice, 'and divine guardianship [of the divinely appointed Imams] (al-walaya).
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 22, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 767 link
The one who understands his religion from the Book of Allah, mountains will move before he does [in his faith], and the one who enters a matter with ignorance [i.e. accepts religion ignorantly] will leave it in ignorance
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 23, p. 103, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 768 link
The one who enters this religion through men will exit it through men just as they caused him to enter it. And whoever enters this religion through the Book and the prophetic practice, mountains will move before he does [in his faith].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 105, no. 67; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 768 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Protect your religion by means of your worldly affairs and you will profit in both, but do not use your religion to protect your worldly affairs as you will lose them both
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5861; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 768 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
No sooner do people omit any aspect of their religion for the sake of improving their worldly affairs than Allah will open for them something that will be more detrimental to them [than the improvement of their worldly affairs].
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10831; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 768 link
You will be afflicted with an obscure matter that will leave you with no sign to indicate to the solution, nor a leader to guide the way. None shall be saved from it except the one who recites the 'Supplication of the Drowning Person'. [The narrator says] I asked the Imam, 'What is the Supplication of the Drowning Person?' The Imam replied, 'O Allah, O the Beneficent, O the Merciful, O He who causes the hearts to fluctuate, affirm my heart upon Your religion
Kamal al-Din, p. 352, no. 49; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 769 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily the preservers of Allah's religion are the same people who established the religion and helped it, they guarded it from all sides, they preserved it for the servants of Allah and carefully watched over it
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3912; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 769 link
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