Hadith on Vitality
13 sayings
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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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink
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 · permalink