Categoreis

The Apostle of God said: 'Whoever believes in God and the Last Day should fulfil his promises.' 282 He also said: 'He who keeps not his promise has no faith.' 283 Im"m Ja!far al-Sadiq relates: 'The Apostle of God made an appointment to meet a man at ...

The Apostle of God said: 'Whoever believes in God ...

The Apostle of God said: 'The people who have least peace of mind are the misers.' 272 He asked his companions once: 'What is your definition of a vagabond?' They said: 'A man who has no wealth.' He said: 'No, the true vagabond is he who does not giv...

The Apostle of God said: 'The people who have leas...

Im"m Ja!far al-Sadiq relates that the Apostle of God was asked: 'O Apostle of God, what is prudence?' He said: 'To consult with those who are judicious and to follow their advice.' 262 It is also related that Im"m al-Sadiq said: 'Amongst that which t...

Im"m Ja!far al-Sadiq relates that the Apostle of G...

The Apostle of God said once to his companions: 'Why is it that I do not see upon you the sweetness of worship?' They said: 'And what is the sweetness of worship?' He said: 'Humility.' 245 The Prophet was asked: 'What is humility?'He said: 'It is hum...

The Apostle of God said once to his companions: 'W...

The Prophet used to say: 'He who eats from what his hand has toiled for will be counted amongst the Prophets on the Day of Resurrection and will take the reward of the Prophets.' 236 He also said: 'He who eats from what his hand has toiled for will b...

The Prophet used to say: 'He who eats from what hi...

It is related of the Prophet that he said: 'On the Day of Resurrection a herald will call out: 'Whoever's reward is with God then let him enter Paradise.' It will be asked: 'Whose reward is with God?' It will be answered: 'Those who forgave the peopl...

It is related of the Prophet that he said: 'On the...

The Prophet said: 'The most clement of the people is he who flees from the ignorant people.' 200 He also said: 'There are three things which if not found in a person that person's actions will not be complete: abstinence which protects him from disob...

The Prophet said: 'The most clement of the people ...

The Prophet said: 'He whose ethics are good will be given by God the degree of one who continuously fasts and keeps vigil.' 181 He also said: 'Nothing better than good ethics can be put in the balance scales of a person on the Day of Resurrection.' 1...

The Prophet said: 'He whose ethics are good will b...

Im"m S"diq said the following in his description of the Messenger of Allah: "He used to prefer to ride on the donkey without a saddle, eat while sitting on the most modest of all types of flooring in the company of the slaves, handing something to th...

Im"m S"diq said the following in his description o...

When his foster sister, whose name was Shaym"', came to visit him once, he spread his outer mantle for her and seated her on it. Then he said to her, "If you wish, you can stay with me surrounded with honours and love, or I may provide you with ratio...

When his foster sister, whose name was Shaym"', ca...

He never left anyone without pleasing him. It has been recorded that a Bedouin once came to ask him for something. He gave it to him then said, "Have I done good to you?" The Bedouin said, "No, you have not, nor have you done anything nice for me." T...

He never left anyone without pleasing him. It has ...

He never ignored anyone's need even if she were a bondmaid, nor did he sit leaning on some support, nor did he ever gaze at anyone, and he always accepted presents, even as little a present as a drink of milk. Some of his companions have narrated tha...

He never ignored anyone's need even if she were a ...

The Commander of the Faithful is reported to have said, "The Messenger of Allah owed a Jew some money who came one day to collect them. The Messenger of Allah said to him, 'O Jew! I do not have it.' The Jew said, 'O Muhammad! I am not going to part w...

The Commander of the Faithful is reported to have ...

The Prophet used to say, "Allah taught me good manners and I taught Ali. My Lord ordered me to be generous and kind and forbade me from being miserly or mean. There is nothing Allah hates more than miserliness and bad manners which ruin one's good de...

The Prophet used to say, "Allah taught me good man...

He forgave men like Habb"r ibn al-Aswad who terrorized Zainab, his [step] daughter, causing her to miscarry, and consequently died after falling ill. The Messenger of Allah permitted anyone to kill him. When the man knew that the Prophet was used to ...

He forgave men like Habb"r ibn al-Aswad who terror...

His people harmed him in many ways; they spat on his face, emptied sheep's stomach over his head, knocked him to the ground and trampled on his back, put thorns in his path, confiscated his property, exiled him, conspired against him, killed his uncl...

His people harmed him in many ways; they spat on h...

Some of his companions narrated saying that he was once wearing a mantle with coarse edges and a Bedouin pulled him very hard, so much so that the edges left their marks on his shoulder. Then the Bedouin said, "O Muhammad! Load for me on these two ca...

Some of his companions narrated saying that he was...

The Islamic legislative system benefits everyone and equates everyone, giving the nation true power, peace of mind, stability, firmness and progress. People's belief in lofty Islamic ideals, represented in the person of the Prophet, prevailed on ever...

The Islamic legislative system benefits everyone a...

When the Apostle of God appeared at the pass of Adhakhir, he entered Mecca from that direction. A tent of leather was pitched for him by the grave of his uncle Abu Talib. He refused to reclaim his house or the houses of his companions in Mecca that h...

When the Apostle of God appeared at the pass of Ad...

While the Messenger of God was returning from his campaign against Bani Mustaliq tribe, a dispute had occurred between Jahjah ibn Mas'ud al-Ghifari of the Muhajirun and Sannan ibn Wabr al-Jahani of the Ansar. Abdullah ibn Obayy, who was [a hypocrite]...

While the Messenger of God was returning from his ...

The Apostle of God told the Muslim community that he was going to Mecca and ordered them to prepare for the journey. He said: 'O God, keep the spies and news from the Quraysh so that we can surprise them in their lands.' Hatib ibn Balta'ah wrote a le...

The Apostle of God told the Muslim community that ...