Hadith

Vitality

13 sayings

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

   Vitality is the most beneficial of bounties

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 973; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 976 link

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

   There is no garment more beautiful than vitality.

   al-Tawhid, v. 74, no. 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 976 link

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

   Joie-de-vivre [i.e. the pleasure of living] is to be found through vitality

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4207; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 976 link

4. Imam Sadiq (as.) said

   Vitality is a subtle bounty when present it is forgotten, and when lost it is remembered

   al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 406, no. 5878; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 977 link

5. The Holy Prophet [s] said

   He who sends peace and blessings on me once, Allah opens for me a door of vitality

   Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 152, no. 344; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 977 link

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

   Vitality has ten parts, nine of which lie in silence except for the remembrance of Allah, and one part of which lies in abandoning the company of fools

   Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 89; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 977 link

7. The Holy Prophet [s] said

   Ask Allah for vitality, for verily after conviction no one is given anything better than vitality

   Sunan Ibn Maaja, no. 3849; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 978 link

8. The Holy Prophet [s] said

   A man once heard the Prophet (SAWA) reciting the chapter [of the Qur' an] entitled al-Qari`aah (The Catastrophe) in his evening prayer, as a result of which he supplicated to be punished for his sins in this world and fell ill as a result. The Prophet (SAWA) said to him, 'You spoke badly indeed when you should have said, 'Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Fire!' and he supplicated for him until he got up again

   al-Da`awat, p. 114, no. 261; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 978 link

9. Imam Ali ibn Husayn [a] said

   Im?m `Al? ibn Husayn (a.s.) bumped into the shoulder of a man circumambulating the ka`aba saying, 'O Allah verily I ask You for patience' , upon which the Imam said, 'You have asked to be tried! Say instead O Allah verily I ask You for vitality, and for the ability to thank You for my vitality

   al-Da`awat, p. 114, no. 262; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 978 link

10. Imam Kadhim [a] said

    O Allah verily I ask You for vitality, and I ask You for gracious vitality, and I ask You for the ability to thank You for vitality, and I ask You for thankfulness for having granted me the ability to thank You for vitality

    al-Da`awat, p. 84, no. 211; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 978 link

11. Imam Baqir [a] said

    Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has certain prot g s whom He tenaciously guards against tribulation, such that He gives them life through vitality, sustains them with vitality, causes them to die in vitality, resurrects them again in vitality, and makes them dwell in Paradise in vitality

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 462, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 979 link

12. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    when he heard a man ask Allah for patience, said, 'You have asked Allah to be tried, so now ask Him for vitality

    Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 4935, 3272; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 977 link

13. The Holy Prophet [s] said

    Allah is not asked anything more beloved to Him than to be asked for vitality

    Kanz al-`Ummal, nos. 3130-3153; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 977 link

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