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The Messenger of Allah (s) said:
Allah said: Verily, from My believing worshipers are those whose religion cannot service them
unless they are wealthy, comfortable, and physically healthy. So I try them with wealth, comfort,
and physical health so that their religion may service them. And from my believing worshipers
are those whose religion cannot service them unless they are poor, destitute, and physically ill.
So I try them with poverty, destitution, and ailing health so that their religion may service them.
And verily, We know what is better for our believing worshipers in matters of religion. And from
my believing worshipers is he who strives in his worship, so he rises from his sleep, his
relaxation, and his cushion to make tahajjud for Me during the nights and becomes fatigued from
his worship. So I cause him to become sleepy on one or two nights so that I may try him and
observe him. So he sleeps until he wakes, and he rises upset with himself and miserable over it.
If I were to allow him to worship as he wanted, then conceit would have entered him due to it,
and that conceit would lead him to mischief in his deeds. That conceitedness and self-satisfaction
from his worship would bring about his destruction, as he would think that he has excelled above
the worshipers and surpassed the limits of defective worship. Consequently, he would [actually]
be distancing himself from Me whilst thinking that he is getting closer to Me. So, those who
perform good deeds should not [solely] rely on the deeds that they perform for my rewards. For
verily, if they were to strive, tire themselves, and exhaust their years in My worship, they would
[still] fall short in their quest for My marvels and My bounties in My Paradise and the highest
positions near Me. Rather, they must put their trust in My mercy, and they must be happy with
My grace, and they must be hopeful and content with Me. For verily, at that, My mercy will
embrace them. They will attain My satisfaction, and My forgiveness will enshroud them, for
verily, I am Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, and by that I have been named. (al-Kafi)
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The Prophet Muhammad said, "I asked my Lord a question that I wish I had not asked Him.
I said, 'O my Lord, there were prophets before me - the winds were made subservient to one
(Solomon), and another would resurrect the dead (Jesus).'
So He said, 'Did I not find you as an orphan and gave you refuge?' (93:6)
I said, 'Of course.'
He said, 'Did I not find you lost and guided you?' (93:7)
I said, 'Of course, yes, my Lord.'
He said, 'Did I not relieve your heart and remove your burden from you?' (94:1-2)
I said, 'Of course, yes, my Lord.'" (Majma` al-Bayan)
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And just as the closest people to Me on the Day of Judgement will be the humble,
likewise, the furthest people from Me on the Day of Judgment will be the arrogant." (Saduq's
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When the Prophet (s) ascended the heavens, he asked, "O Lord, what is the status of the believer
to You?"
Allah said, "O Muhammad, whoever insults any of My friends has declared war against Me. I am
the quickest to help My friends. I have not hesitated in doing good to them like My hesitation to
cause the death of a believer who dislikes death - I dislike to disappoint him.
Of My believing servants, there are those who do not perform well without wealth, and if I
change his condition, he is destroyed. Also among My believing servants are those who do not
perform well unless they are poor, and if I change their condition to something else, they are
destroyed.
For seeking nearness to Me, there is no better means for My servants than to fulfill what I have
made obligatory for them, and that he should seek nearness to Me through performing voluntary
acts of worship so that I may love him. When I will love him, I will be his ears with which he
will hear, his eyes with which he will see, his tongue with which he will speak, and his hands
with which he will perform his actions. Whenever he prays, I will answer him, and whenever he
asks a favour, I will grant it to him. (al-Kafi)
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The Prophet (s) asked his companions, "Which handle of the faith is the strongest?"
So they replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." Some of them said "prayer", some of
them said "alms", some of them said "fasting", some of them said "Hajj and pilgrimage", and
some of them said "struggling in the way of Allah".
The Prophet said, "There is virtue in each of what you have mentioned, but that is not it. Rather,
the strongest handle of the faith is love for Allah's sake and hatred for Allah's sake, and loyalty to
the friends of Allah and disassociation from the enemies of Allah." (al-Kafi)
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The Prophet (s) said,
As long as a believer guards his prayers, Satan fears him. Once he gets negligent about saying
his prayers, Satan overcomes him and leads him to commit sins. (`Uyoon Akhbar ar-Rida)
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Their meat will never reach to Allah, nor yet their blood, but the piety from you will reach to
Him. (22:37)
The Prophet Muhammad (s) said, "This sacrifice has only been made so that you might satiate
the needy with meat, so feed them." (Wasa'il ash-Shi`a)
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The Angel Gabriel came to the Prophet Muhammad (s) and said, "Say to `Ali: Fast three days
from every month. On the first day in which you fast, ten thousand years [of fasting] will be
written for you, and on the second day, thirty thousand years, and on the third day, one hundred
thousand years."
`Ali asked, "O Messenger of Allah, is that specifically for me, or for all the people?"
The Prophet replied, "Allah has given that to you and to he who acts in accordance with that."
`Ali asked, "What is that, O Messenger of Allah?"
The Prophet replied, "The White Days (al-Ayam ul-Beeydh) from every month, and they are the
thirteenth, the fourteenth and the fifteenth." (al-Daru` al-Waqiya by Ibn Tawus)
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The Prophet (s) said,
"Whoever obeys Allah has remembered Him, even if his prayers, fasting, and recitation of the
Qur'an are minimal. And whoever disobeys Allah has forgotten Him, even if his prayers, fasting,
and recitation of Qur'an are plentiful." (Ma'ani al-Akhbar Page 399)
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The Prophet Muhammad (s) said to his companions, "Shall I inform you of a thing that if you
should do it, it would separate Shaytan from you as the East is separated from the West?"
The companions said, "Of course."
The Prophet (s) said, "Fasting darkens his face, charity breaks his back, love in Allah and
counseling to righteous acts cuts his tail, and seeking forgiveness cuts his aorta. For every thing
there is a charity, and the charity of the bodies is fasting." (Kitab Fada'il Shahr ar-Ramadan)
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A man came to the Prophet (s) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have children and I am in
debt, so my situation has become intense. Tell me of a supplication that I can make to Allah so
that He can grant me with what is sufficient to pay my debts and help my children."
So the Prophet (s) said, "O slave of Allah. Make ablution, pray two units or prayer, and after you
have finished, say:
O Glorious One!
O One!
O Generous!
O Everlasting!
I turn to you through Muhammad, Your prophet, the Prophet of Mercy, peace be upon him and
his family.
O Muhammad!
O Messenger of Allah!
I have turned to Allah through you,
Who is your Lord and my Lord and the Lord of everything.
So that He may bless Muhammad and his Ahl al-Bayt,
And I ask You for a blessing from Your generous blessings,
A great sustenance to cure my pains,
To close my debts and to provide to my children." (al-Kafi)
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Glory be to Him,
Who does not remove the people of the Earth with a spectrum of punishments,
Glory be to the Affectionate, the Merciful.
O Allah,
Place in my heart light, insight, understanding, and knowledge.
Surely, You have power over all things." (Falah al-Sa'il by Ibn Tawus)
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The Prophet (s) told us that for whoever reads the following supplication once everyday after
`Asr Prayer, Allah will destroy his book of sins no matter what is in them.
"I seek the forgiveness of Allah,
The One besides whom there is no other god,
The Living, the Self-Existing,
The Beneficent, the Merciful,
The Mighty and Glorious One,
And I ask Him to forgive me,
like the forgiveness of a servile, subjected, poor slave,
The miserable, impoverished, dragged servant,
Who cannot benefit himself,
nor inflict harm to himself,
nor cause himself to die,
nor give life to himself,
nor resurrect himself." (Falah al-Sa'il by Ibn Tawus)
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The Prophet Muhammad [s] said, "O Abu Dharr! Would you like to enter Paradise?"
Abu Dharr said, "Yes, may my father be sacrificed for you."
He [s] said, "Then cut your hopes short, and put death before your eyes, and be humble before
Allah to His deserving degree."
Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, all of us feel humble before Allah."
The Prophet said, "That is not humility. Rather, humility is to remember the graves and
deterioration, protecting your stomach and what concerns it, and the head and what it contains.
Whoever wants the honour of the Hereafter, let him leave the embellishments of the worldly life.
If you are like that, you have attained the Kingdom (walayat) of Allah." (Makarim al-Akhlaq)
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The Angel Gabriel [a] came to the Prophet Muhammad [s] with all of the treasures of the world.
Gabriel said, "O Muhammad, these are the treasures of this world. Take them, they will not
remove your status with your Lord."
The Prophet replied, "O my love Gabriel, I have no need for them. When I am satiated, I thank
my Lord, and when I am hungry, I beseech Him." (Makarim al-Akhlaq)
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The Messenger of Allah had led the morning prayer with the people, and
[thereafter] he looked to a young man in the mosque who was shivering and hanging his head
low. His colour was pale, his body was thin, and his eyes were sunken in his head. So the
Messenger of Allah said to him: How is your morning, O so-and-so? He said: I, O
Messenger of Allah, am confident this morning. So the Messenger of Allah was
surprised at his words, and he said: For every reality there is a certainty, so what reality are you
certain about? So he said: My certainty, O Messenger of Allah, is what makes me grieve, remain
awake at night, and keeps me thirsty during the day. So I abstain myself from the world and that
which is in it until it is as if I can see the throne of my Lord and we are brought forth for
judgment, and the creation is assembled for that and I am among it. And it is as if I can see the
people of Paradise at bliss in Paradise, knowing (yata`arrafoon), and reclining upon couches.
And it is as if I can see the people of the Fire, and they are being punished, and shouting. And
right now it is as if I hear the roaring of the Fire ringing in my ears. So the Messenger of Allah
said to his companions: This is a worshiper whose heart has been illuminated by
Allah with faith. Then he said to him: Stick to what you are upon. So the young man said: Pray
to Allah for me, O Messenger of Allah, that I attain martyrdom with you. So the Messenger of
Allah prayed for him, and not long thereafter, he came out in one of the
expeditions of the Prophet , and he was martyred after nine others, and he was the
tenth. (al-Kafi)
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The Muslims said to the Prophet Muhammad (s), "O Messenger of Allah! We wished that you
would force those whom you have conquered to accept Islam so that our numbers would
increase, and we would become stronger in the face of our enemies."
The Messenger of Allah (s) replied, "I do not wish to meet Allah having invented something He
did not command me to do. I am not one to coerce." (`Uyoon Akhbar ar-Rida)
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A community rose to the Messenger of Allah during one of his expeditions. So he
said: Who is this community? So they said: Believers, O Messenger of Allah. He said: And what
is the level of your faith? They said: Patience during calamity, thankfulness during prosperity,
and contentment with destiny. So the Messenger of Allah : [You are] forbearing
and sagacious. Your understanding is almost at the level of the prophets. If you are as you
describe yourselves to be, do not build what you will not reside in, and do not gather what you
will not eat. And fear Allah, the One to whom you will return.
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The Prophet (s) was asked about the best of servants. So he said,
"Those who when they do good they rejoice, and when they sin they seek forgiveness, and when
they are given to they give thanks, and when they are afflicted they are patient, and when they
become angry they forgive." (al-Kafi)
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The Messenger of Allah said:
Shall I inform you of the best of your men? We said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He said:
Verily, from the best of your men are the God-conscious, the pure; he who is of forgiving hands, the
pure on both ends (i.e. guarding his tongue and his genitals), kind to his parents, and does not force
his family to seek support from others. (al-Kafi)
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The Prophet Muhammad (s) once entered the mosque, and there was a group of people
surrounding a man. The Prophet asked, Who is that? He was told, He is an `Allamah (a very
learned man). The Prophet asked, What is an `Allamah? They told him, He is the most
learned of men regarding Arab genealogies, past episodes, the days of the Jahiliyya and Arabic
poetry. The Prophet (s) said, That is a knowledge whose ignorance does not harm one, nor is
its possession of any benefit to one. Surely, knowledge consists of these three: the firm sign, the
just duty, and the established sunnah. All else is superfluous. (al-Kafi)
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The Prophet Muhammad (s) said to Imam `Ali [a] "I desire for you what I desire for myself, and
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When the Prophet of Allah (s) bid farewell to Imam `Ali [a], he (s) said to him [a],
May Allah equip you with piety, and direct goodness for you wherever you face. (The Sixteen
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The Prophet (s) said,
"While the People of Paradise are delighting in their abode and the People of the Fire are
suffering in their abode, suddenly the People of Paradise shall witness a splendid light. Some of
them will say to others, What is this light! Perhaps the Lord of Grandeur has looked upon us!.
Riwn (the Archangel, Guardian of Paradise) will then say to them, No, it is that Ali has
amused Fatima so she smiled, and that light glowed from her teeth!" (Tafsir al-Burhan)
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When the Prophet Muhammad (s) conquered Mecca, he stood at the top of Mount Safa and said
to the Children of Hashim,
O children of Hashim, O children of `Abd al-Muttalib! I am Allahs Messenger to you, and I am
compassionate towards you. Do not say, Muhammad came out of us. By Allh, there are no
followers from you or from the others, except those with piety. I will not recognize you if you
come to me on the Day of Judgment bearing this world upon your shoulders. The people must
come to me bearing the hereafter [as their concern]. Indeed, I have excused myself from what is
between me and you, and what is between Allah and you. I have my deeds and you have your
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A man asked Imam Musa al-Kadhim [a], "For what reason did Allah raise His Prophet (s) to the
heavens, to the Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary and the veils of light where He spoke and
"?whispered to him, while He is not described as having a place
The Imam replied, "Allah is not described as having a place, nor is time applicable to Him.
Rather, He wanted to honour and dignify His angels and the inhabitants of His heavens by
showing him (s) to them. He showed him (s) the astonishment of His greatness, which he would
inform [us about] after his descent [to Earth]. It is not as those who liken Allah to His creation
)`say. Allah is glorified above what they describe." (`Ilal ash-Shara'i
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He said, When he becomes conceited, and regards his good deeds as too many; and when his
own sins seem small to him.
Then, Iblees told Moses: I give you three pieces of advice:
(1) O Moses, never be alone with a strange woman, or allow her to be with you in private, for
neither of you meet the other without me being in your company myself, without my colleagues.
(2) And be careful when you make a covenant or pledge to Allah (fulfill it immediately). For
whenever a man pledges a vow or a covenant with Allah, I intervene between him and its
fulfillment myself without my colleagues.
(3) And when you intend giving a charity, give it soon, for when a servant of Allah intends
giving alms, I alone, without my colleagues, sit in between his intention and the charity,
preventing it from taking place.
Then, Iblees turned away, saying: O, what a shame, what a grief! I have taught Moses that
which he will impart to humanity! (Mufeed's Amali)
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The Prophet Muhammad (s) said,
)"The heart of the believer is sweet, loving sweetness." (Tibb an-Nabi
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The Prophet Muhammad (s) said,
"By He who has Muhammad's soul in His hand, the believer is like the bee. It consumes that
which is good, and it develops that which good. If it lands on something, it does not break or ruin
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The Prophet Muhammad [s] said to Abu Dharr, "Observe silence except that which there is good
"in it, for it repels the devil from you and helps you in the matters of your religion.
?Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, can you tell me more
The Prophet [s] said, "Beware of laughing a lot, for it kills the heart and removes the light from
"the face.
"?Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, can you tell me more
The Prophet [s] said, "Look at he who is below you and do not look at those who are above you,
"for it is better that you do so that you better appreciate the bounty of Allah.
"?Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, can you tell me more
The Prophet [s] said, "Keep contact with your close kin, even if they cut relations with you. Love
the needy people and accompany them a lot."
Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, can you tell me more?"
The Prophet [s] said, "Tell the truth, even if it is bitter."
Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me more."
The Prophet [s] said, "Do not fear anything when it is for the sake of Allah."
Abu Dharr said, "O Messenger of Allah, can you tell me more?"
The Prophet [s] said, "O Abu Dharr! Let your shortcomings keep you busy from the shortcoming
of others It is enough of a deficiency in a man that knows the shortcomings of others but doesnt
recognize his own shortcomings."
The Prophet then struck his chest and said, "O Abu Dharr! There is no mind like contemplation,
and no piety like avoiding the forbidden, and no deed like good manners." (Makarim al-Akhlaq)