ترجمه احادیث به زبان انگلیسی(A Bundle of Flowers)

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Sin and Its Effects


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The Holy Prophet said: "Do not look at the minuteness of the sin, but see Whom you have sinned against."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 79 & Mustadrak AI-Wasa'il, vol. 11, p. 330​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "If one of you desires to know his standing with Allah he may evaluate his situation in relation to his sins against Allah, such is his worthiness to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 70, p. 18​

Imam Sadiq [a] addressed a group of people and inquired why they annoyed the Messenger of Allah. Someone asked Imam [a] how they did so, and he [a] said: "Do you not know that your deeds are reported to him ? When he observes a sin against Allah among them, he becomes displeased. Therefore do not hurt the Messenger of Allah but do please him."​

Usul-I-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 219​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Lacking forgiveness is the worst of deficiencies and hastening in vengeance is (among) the greatest (of all) sins."​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 235​

Asbaq-ibn-Nubatah has narrated from the first Imam, Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a], who said the Prophet said: "When Allah Almighty and Glorious sends His wrath on a nation and does not punish (them) by it, then; their prices will go up (expensive), their lifetimes will shorten, their merchants will not gain profits, their fruits will not be abundant, their streams will not become brimful, their rain will be withheld from them, and their vicious ones will dominate over them."​

Khisal by Saduq, vol. 2, p.360​

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The summary of this tradition is that if the destructive penalty does not destroy such a nation, they will be inflicted with seven afflictions because of their committing sins.Imam Baqir [a], the fifth Imam, said that he found in the book of Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] that he has said that the Holy Prophet said: "When adultery appears (abundantly in a society) the (number of) sudden deaths increases; and when there is fraud, Allah takes them in expensiveness and loss. When people stop giving alms tax, the earth holds back its blessings from plants (crops), fruits, mines, and all such things. When they act unjustly according to (divine) ordinances, they have helped injustice and aggression. When they breach (their) promises, the Lord will set their enemies as absolute masters over them. When they break off connections with their kindred, possession of properties will be put in the hands of the wicked. And, when they do not perform enjoining right and forbidding wrong and, also, do not follow the chosen ones of my Ahlul-Bayt, Allah will set their vicious ones over them and, in this condition, their good doers utter invocations but they are not responded to."
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Safinat-uI-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 630​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The tears do not dry up save for the hearts being hard, and hearts do not harden but because of the abundance of sins."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 70, p. 55​

Allah, the Exalted, told Prophet David [a]: "O' David! Give good news to the sinners of My absolute Mercy, which envelops everything (in the world of existence), so as not to grow hopeless of My Mercy; and warn the good doers of the authority of My wrath in order not to be proud of their obedience, for pride causes arrogance which itself is the greatest of all sins."​

Al-Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p. 59​

 

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Knowledge and Its Value


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The Holy Prophet said: "Teachers and students both share in rewards but other people are deprived of them."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 25​

The Holy Prophet said: "He who propagates religious affairs without having required competency does a disservice to the religion rather than serving it."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p.121​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The worth of every man is in his attainments."​

Nahjul-Balagha, saying No. 482​

Note:​

The real value of a person is his knowledge (and the perfection of his attainments). His worth and position would be in accordance with the status of knowledge and attainment he holds. Eyes that are conscious of real values do not look at the face, features, tallness of stature, size or worldly pomp and position but look at the attainments of a person and assess his worth according to these attainments. The conclusion is that a man should strive to acquire distinction and knowledge.The worth of every person is according to the extent of his knowledge.​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 341​

The Holy Prophet said: " Knowledge is Allah's deposit on the earth and scholars are His trustees of it. Therefore, he who acts according to his knowledge, has really delivered His deposit...."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 36​

Imam Baqir [a] said: "Try to learn knowledge because learning it is a good action and study is itself a worship."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 189​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The one who seeks for knowledge is like a warrior in the cause of religion for the way of Allah."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 179​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: " Be careful of your knowledge and see from whom you get it."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 92
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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Try to obtain knowledge and ornament it with patience and dignity; and be humble for the one who learns knowledge from you."​

Al-Kafi, vol.1, p. 36​

Imam Sadiq (as.) said: "The one who learns knowledge and acts accordingly, and teaches it for Allah, will be called magnificently in heavens."​

Al-Kafi, vol.1, p.35​

The Holy Prophet said: "The good of this world and the world to come is with knowledge."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol.1, p. 204​

 

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Knowledge and the Virtue of Learning It


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The Holy Prophet said: "He who searches for knowledge is similar to a person who fasts during the day and keeps vigil at night and is busy worshipping. If a person acquires a branch of knowledge, it is better for him than possessing as much gold as the height of Abu Qubais Mount which he would distribute in the way of Allah."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol.1, p.184​

Imam Zayn-ul-'Abideen [a] said: "Were people aware of what lies in the obtainment of knowledge, they would pursue it even though they had to make voyages and endanger their lives to obtain it."​

Usul-I-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 35
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Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Acquiring knowledge is not possible while the body (person) is tranquil."​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 348​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Safeguard your writings and books because soon the occasion will arise that you will be in need of them."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p.152​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Surely, the completion of religion is due to the obtaining of knowledge and acting on it (accordingly), and beware that the obtaining of knowledge is more obligatory for you than earning wealth."​

Usul-ul-Kafi, vol.1, p. 23​

Imam Hassan [a] said: "Teach your knowledge to others and (try to) learn yourself the knowledge of others."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 111​

The Holy Prophet said: "The virtue of knowledge is more beloved with Allah than the virtue of worship."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 167​

 

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Knowledge and the Virtue of Teaching It


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The Holy Prophet said: "Someone who possesses knowledge on a subject but conceals it when he is asked will be bridled with reins of fire." (Therefore, if a person possesses information that would help a bewildered person and improve his situation but he remains silent, he has surely committed a great sin.)
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Al -'Ithna-'Ashariyyah, p. 11
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The Holy Prophet said: "The Quran is Allah's university; so, learn as much as you can in this university."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 92, p.19​

The Holy Prophet said: "Verily, what will continue to reach a believer, after his death, from amongst his actions and good deeds are: the knowledge which he taught and spread, the righteous child whom he left behind, and the Holy script which he delivered as heritage (transcribed, and made available)."​

Sunan-i-Ibn-Majeh, vol. 1, p. 88​

Abul-Hassan-ir-Rida (as.), the eighth Imam, said: "May the Mercy of Allah be upon the servant who keeps alive our commandment." Then the person attending the Imam asked him [a] how their commandment could be kept alive and he [a] replied: "He (can) learn our sciences and teach them to people. In fact, if people knew (the merits and) the goodness of our statements, surely they would follow us."​

Ma'ani-ul-Akhbar, p.180 & 'Uyun-il-Akhbar-ir-Rida, vol.1, p. 207​

 

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The Excellence and Importance of Scholars


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The Holy Prophet said: "There are two groups of my Ummah that when they are pious, my Ummah will be upright and when they are immoral my Ummah will be corrupt."​

The Messenger of Allah was asked who they were, and he answered: "The religious scholars and rulers."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 49​

Imam Baqir [a] said: "When confronting a sage, try to be more inquisitive than talkative, and learn how to listen well as much as you learn how to speak well, and do not interrupt the statement of anyone."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 222​

The Holy Prophet said: "O' Ali! Gabriel wished to become a human being for seven reasons, which are:​

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   [*=left]Congregational prayer.
   [*=left]Companionship with scholars.
   [*=left]Establishing peace between two persons.
   [*=left]Honouring the orphans.
   [*=left]Visiting the sick.
   [*=left]Attending a funeral procession.
   [*=left]Giving of water to Pilgrims.

Then, be desirous of these things."​

Al -'Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p. 245​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "When the utterance of the wise is to the point, it serves as a remedy, but if it is wrong it proves like an illness."​

NahjuI-Balagha, saying No. 265​

Imam Hassan 'Askari, the eleventh Imam, [a] said:​

"The scholars of our followers (Shi'ah) are the guards of the bounds of Islam. Then, anyone of our followers who undertakes this (duty) is superior to the one who fights in the battle against the Romans, (because this one defends the theological bounds of our followers)."​

AI-Ihtijaj, vol. 2, p. 155​

Imam Rida, the eighth Imam, [a] said: "Beware that surely a (true religious) jurist is he who pours forth his benediction unto people, saves them from their enemies, multiplies the blessings of Heaven for them, and earns the Pleasure of Allah the Exalted, for them (through guidance)."
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Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 5
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Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: " ...The reward of a religious scholar is greater than the reward of a person who is fasting on days and establishes prayers during the night and fights in the Holy War for the sake of Allah. And, when a religious scholar dies, there will appear a gap in Islam which cannot be compensated except by a replacement of that (kind)."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 43​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] told Kumayl: O' Kumayl! Those who compile wealth are dead even though they may be living, while the sages (who are endowed with knowledge) will remain as long as the world remains. Their bodies perish but their depictions will exist in the hearts."​

Nahjul-Balagha, saying No.147​

Imam Husayn [a] said: "...Verily, the paths to Muslims' affairs and the religious ordinances are in the hands of the godly scholars who are the trusties of Allah in His lawful and unlawful things. ..."​

Tuhaful-'Uqul, p.172​

 

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Being Attentive to the Hereafter


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The Holy Prophet said that the disciples of Jesus [a] asked him with whom they should make friends, and he [a] replied: "With one whose presence reminds you of God, his speech increases your knowledge and his deed inspires you (to work righteously for) the next world."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 203​

Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "No business should hinder you from being busy doing good for the coming world, hence, surely, the length of opportunity is a very short time."​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 335​

Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "He who sells his next life for his present life in this world, loses both of them."​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 274​

Imam Hadi, the tenth Imam, [a] said: "Remember when you are on your deathbed and your body is lying before your family members, then there is no physician to prevent you (from death) nor a friend to avail you."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 370
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Repentance


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The Holy Prophet said: "The sigh of the people of Hell is mostly because of the postponement of repenting."​

Al-Mahajjat-ul-Bayda
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Imam Baqir [a] said: "He who repents of his sins is as the one who has not any (burden of) sin.​

Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah vol. 16, p. 74
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Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "How numerous procrastinators there are who postpone (repenting and doing good deeds) until when death overtakes them!​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 240​

The Holy Prophet told Ali-ibn-Abi-Talib [a]: "O' Ali! Blessed is he who Allah looks upon while he is weeping for the sin that none is aware of except Allah.(Various traditions emphasize that one must not let others know of his sins. One must make confessions about his sins only to Allah and, then, repent.)​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 63​

The Holy Prophet said: "During the third part of every night and on the night before Friday from the beginning (until the break of dawn) Allah sends an angel unto the sky of the earth in order to call: 'Is there any needy who asks that I may bestow upon him his need? Is there any repentant one that I may return to him? Is there any seeker of forgiveness that I may forgive him?'"Note:​

Islamic traditions teach that sleeping on the night before Friday is called 'the regret sleep'; for, on the Reckoning Day, people will regret very much that they had been asleep on the nights before Fridays.​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 3, p. 314​

Imam Sadiq, the sixth Imam, [a] said: "Shut the doors of sins through seeking refuge to God, and open the doors of obedience by (reciting) 'Bismillah'."[4]​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 92, p. 216​

[4] Bismillah, here is a short form of /bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim/​

 

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Protecting the Honour of Believers




Imam Baqir [a] said: "It is compulsory for every Muslim to conceal even seventy great faults of his fellow Muslims (in order to save his prestige)." (His faults should be dealt with personally but not be spread among the members of society).
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 301
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Accept the apology of your Muslim brother and if he has not any, invent one for him yourself."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 165
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen [a] said: "The worst form of betrayal is the disclosure of confidential information."
Mustadrak Al-Wasa'il-ush Shi'ah, vol. 12, p. 305, No.14155

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Your admonition (to the wrong-doer) in the presence of people is to humiliate him." (You must talk to him in private).
Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 322
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "From the most beloved deeds with Allah, Almighty and Glorious, is bringing happiness to a Muslim believer such as: satiating his hunger, removing his grief, or paying his debt."
Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 192


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Righteous Deeds



The Holy Prophet said: "To make peace between two individuals (in comparison) is worthier than one's entire prayers and fastings."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 43
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen [a] said: "If a person thinks well of you, make his idea hold true."
Nahjul-Balaghah, p. 511, saying No. 248
The Holy Prophet said: "He who leads (others) to piety (will be rewarded) the same as the doer of that good action."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 96, p. 119
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "There are six things that a Muslim believer can be profited by after his death:

1. A righteous child who seeks forgiveness for him.
2. The Holy scripture which will be recited from.
3. A well which he had dug (for the benefit of people).
4. The tree which he had planted.
5. The charity of water that he had caused to flow.
6. A good tradition which will be followed (by people) after him."

Khisal by Saduq, p.323
The Holy Prophet said: "If it were not hard upon my Ummah, I would enjoin them to brush (their teeth) with every prayer."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 126


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Injustice and Transgression



The Holy Prophet said: "On the Day of the Resurrection a caller will announce: "Where are the oppressors and their assistants and those who prepared an inkwell for them or fastened a bag for them or supplied the ink of a pen (for them)? Then, gather these (people) with them!'"
Thawabab-ul-'A'mal, p. 309
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "By Allah, even if I am given all the domains of the seven countries with all that exists under the skies in order that I may disobey Allah to the extent of snatching one grain of barley from an ant, I would not do it."
Nahjul-Balagha, p. 347
Imam Baqir, the fifth Imam, [a] said: "There are three types of transgressions: the one which Allah, the Exalted, forgives, the one He does not forgive, and that one which He does not ignore. Thus, the transgression that He does not forgive is infidelity unto Allah, the Almighty, and Glorious. And, the transgression which Allah forgives is the one that a person commits (against) himself between him and Allah, to Whom belong Might and Majesty. But the transgression which He does not ignore is the one committed against rights of men."
Explanation

The third transgression is referring to when a person infringes upon the rights of others. The way to forgiveness is first by satisfying (contenting) the person whose rights were infringed upon. If that person forgives him, then the transgression becomes as one that the person has commited against himself. He may then seek forgiveness from Allah.
AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 330
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Transgression causes the foot to go astray, takes the blessings, and kills the nations."
Sharh Ghurar-ul-Hikam, vol. 2, p. 36
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "... Nothing is more inducive of the reversal of Allah's bounty or for hastening of His retribution than continuance in oppression, because Allah hears the prayer of the oppressed and is on the look-out for the oppressors."
Nahjul-Balagha, Letter 53
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The Rights of Fellow Muslims




The Holy Prophet said: "He who grieves a true Muslim cannot then compensate for it by offering him the entire world because it is not sufficient compensation (unless he repents and appeases the said person)."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 150
Imam Kadhim [a] said: "Among your most compulsory duties towards your Muslim brother is that you conceal nothing from him which profits him either in this life or in the Hereafter."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 75
Imam Hassan, the second Imam [a], said: "Treat others similar to the way you would like for them to treat you."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 116
Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "May Allah have mercy upon the person who services a right and removes a wrong, or refutes an injustice and establishes justice."
Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 181
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "These four characteristics are from the manners of Prophets [a]: righteousness, graciousness, patience and perseverance in tolerating misfortunes, and rising for the right of a believer."
Tuhaf-ul-Uqul, p. 277
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Surely, it is the common people of the community who are the pillars of the religion, the power of the Muslims and the defence against the enemies. Your leaning should therefore be towards them and your inclination with them."
Nahjul Balagha, Letter 53
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "In no way is Allah worshipped better than by fulfilling the right of a believer."
Al-Kafi, Vol.2, p. 170
The Holy Prophet said: "He who hurts a Muslim believer, surely he has hurt me."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 67, p. 72
The Holy Prophet said: "He who unlawfully and usurpingly deprives a believer of wealth, Allah will continue to be displeased with him and does not accept his good actions that he fulfills; and none of them will be recorded among his good deeds until he repents and returns the wealth which he had taken to its owner."
Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, vol. 17, p. 89


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Greetings


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The Holy Prophet said: "When you meet each other then initiate greeting (salam) and embrace; and when you separate from each other, then depart with seeking forgiveness."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 4​

Imam Husayn-ibn-Ali [a] said: "Seventy rewards is the share of the one who initiates a 'greeting' and only one reward belongs to the one who returns the 'greeting'." (When two people see each other, the initiator of the exchange of greetings receives a greater reward.)​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 120
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Imam Sadiq [a] said that the Messenger of Allah gathered the children of 'Abd-il-Muttallib and said: "O' children of 'Abd-il-Muttallib! Initiate greetings, have regard for kinship, perform the night prayers while people are asleep, feed (others) food, and deliver good speech and thereby you will enter paradise in peace."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 69, p. 393​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who initiates a greeting is more beloved with Allah and His Messenger."​

Wasa'il-ush-Shiah vol.12, p. 55​

 

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Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong


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And from among you there should be a party who invite to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong, and these it is that shall be successful.​

'Al-i-'lmran, No. 3, verse 104​

The Holy Prophet said: "The time when my Ummah (Muslim followers) merely count on others to enjoin right and forbid wrong, in fact, they have declared a fight against Allah, the Exalted."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 100, p. 92​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "He who abandons forbidding what is wrong theoretically and practically (and is indifferent while seeing vices committed) is a moving corpse amongst the living."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 100, p. 94​

The Holy Prophet said: "To prevent a Muslim from doing an unlawful action is equivalent with Allah to the performance of seventy accepted Hajj."​

Mustadrak Al-Wasa'iI-ush-Shia'h, vol. 11, p. 278​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Ask others to do good; you will thus be among the good doers. Desist others from evil with your action as well as your speech, and stay away, to the best of your ability, from he who commits it. Struggle for Allah as is His due; and the reviling of a reviler should not deter you in matters of Allah. Leap into danger for the sake of right wherever it may be."​

Nahjul Balagha, p. 392 letter 31​

Imam Baqir [a] said: "Verily, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is the way of prophets and the method of good doers. It is such a great obligatory deed (wajib) by which other obligatory deeds can survive, other creeds can be saved, bargains are lawful, injustices are warded off, and prosperity can fill the earth..."​

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 56​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The firmness of the religion is due to enjoining what is good and forbidding what is wrong, and observing the limits of Allah.​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 236​

The Holy Prophet said: "The one who sees a wrong action done should prohibit it by his deed, if he is capable, of course; and if he cannot do that, he should prohibit it by his tongue, but if he is not able to do even that, he may forbid it by his heart."​

Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah, vol. 16, p. 135​

The Holy Prophet said: "He who enjoins right and prohibits wrong is the vicegerent of both Allah and His Messenger on the earth."​

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, vol. 12, p. 179​

The Holy Prophet said: " Whensoever my Ummah undertake to enjoin right and prohibit evil and associate in establishing benevolence, they live happily and prosperously; but when they stop doing so, the blessings will be taken off from them."​

At-Tahthib, vol. 6, p. 181​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said to Imam al-Hassan and Imam al-Husayn [a] when Ibn Muljam (the curse of Allah be upon him) struck him (fatally with a sword): "... Fear Allah (and again) fear Allah in the matter of Jihad, (struggle for the Holy War), with the help of your property, lives and speech in the way of Allah...""Do not give up bidding for good and forbidding from evil lest the mischievous gain positions over you, and then (in that case) when you pray, your invocations will not be granted to you.​

Nahjul Balagha, Letter 47, p. 422​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Enjoining good is the most excellent deed of people."​

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, vol. 12, p.185​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "All good deeds totally, including even the struggle in the Holy War in the way of Allah, comparing with enjoining right and forbidding wrong, is like a small amount of saliva compared with a deep ocean.​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 100, p. 89​

Imam Baqir, the fifth Imam, [a] said: " Allah, Almighty and Glorious, revealed to Prophet Jethro (Shu'ayb) [a]: 'I will punish one hundred thousand people of your folk. Forty thousand people are from their vicious ones but sixty thousand of them are from their good-doers. Jethro [a] inquired: 'These are the vicious (who deserve punishment), but what about the good-doers?' Then, Allah, Almighty and Glorious, revealed to him: 'They (the good-doers) associated with the sinners and did not become angry because of My wrath."
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Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 56​

Imam Amir-uI-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Ask others to do good and forbid evil and do know that 'enjoining right and forbidding wrong' never draws death near nor ceases sustenance."​

Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah, vol. 16, p. 120​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Woe to the people who do not support the religion of Allah by enjoining good and forbidding evil."​

Mustadrak Al-Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah, vol. 12, p. 181​

 

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The Tongue and Its Evils




The Holy Prophet said: "Affliction caused by the tongue is worse than (that caused by) the strike of the blade of a sword."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 286
The Holy Prophet said: "Among all things, the tongue deserves to be prisoned longer than anything else." (Because most of our sins are committed by it, such as backbiting, telling lies, defaming, mocking, insulting, etc.)

Bihar-uI-Anwar vol. 71, p. 277
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Do contemplate before speaking so that you may guard yourself from (committing) errs."
Ghurar-uI-Hikam, p. 228
The Holy Prophet said: "The destruction of man lies in three (things): his stomach, his lusts, and his tongue."
Waqayi'-ul-'Ayyam, p. 297
Imam Baqir, the fifth Imam, [a] said: "No one is safe from sins unless the one controls his/her tongue."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 178


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Backbiting and Faultfinding




The Holy Prophet said: "Slander acts quicker against the faith of a Muslim believer than leprosy does against his body."
Usul-I-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 257
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Mi [a] said: "The listener to backbiting is the same as the backbiter."
Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 307
The Holy Prophet said: "The abandoning of backbiting is more valuable to Allah, Almighty and Glorious, than the performance of ten thousand rak'at of recommended prayers."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 261
'Abd-ul-Mu'min-il-Ansari said that once he himself arrived in the presence of Imam Abil-Hassan Musa ibn Ja'far [a] where Abdillah-il-Ja'fari had attended and Abdul-Mu'min smiled at him. Then he [a] inquired whether Abdul-Mu'min liked Abdillah Al-Ja'fari when he replied to the Imam [a] that he did not like him ('Abdillah) but on his account (the seventh Imam). Then Imam [a] said: "He is your brother, and a Muslim believer is the brother of another Muslim believer though their fathers are not the same. Hence, cursed is he who accuses his (Muslim) brother, cursed is he who deceives his (Muslim) brother, cursed is he who does not advise his (Muslim) brother, and cursed is he who slanders his (Muslim) brother."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 262
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The most vicious person is he who looks for other people's defects while he overlooks his own faults."
Tara'if-ul-Hikam, p. 176
Imam Kazim [a] said: "Cursed is the one who backbites against one's brother (fellow Muslim)."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 232


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Telling Lies



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'Anas-ibn-Mlaik narrates from the Messenger of Allah who said: "Accept six things from me, then I will accept (and guarantee) the entrance of Heaven for you:​

1. 
   [*=left]When you speak, tell no lies.
   [*=left]When you promise, do not break it.
   [*=left]When you are trusted (by others), be honest.
   [*=left]Lower your eyes (from committing sin).
   [*=left]Guard your modesty.
   [*=left]Hold your hands and tongues."

Khisal-i-Saduq, p. 321​

Imam Abi-Muhammad-al-'Askari, the eleventh Imam, [a] said: "Wickedness was put inside a house, and the key (of its door) was rendered to be lies."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 72, p. 263​

Imam Sajjad [a] said: "Avoid telling lies irrespective of small or great, whether it is in earnest or joking, because when a person tells a lie in small (things), he dares to tell a lie in great things, too."​

Tuhaful-Uqul, p. 201​

Once Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] was asked about the distance between the truth and untruth and, while he [a] was showing the distance between his eye and ear with his four fingers in order to illustrate this distance as his answer, he said: "What your eyes see is 'truth' and what your ears hear is for the most part 'untruth'."
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Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 196​

Imam Baqir [a] said: "Verily, Allah, the exalted, has put some locks on vices, the key of which He has put in wine, but the vice of lying is worse than wine."​

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 339​

Imam Rida [a] said: "Be truthful and avoid telling lies."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 347​

 

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Companions & Friendship



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The Holy Prophet said: "Man is influenced by the faith of his friends. Therefore, be careful of whom you associate with."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 192
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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Be the friend of he who may grace you, not of one whom you are better than." (- viz. make friends with ones who are higher than you so that you progress.)​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 267​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "My most beloved brother is he who (makes me aware of) my faults."
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Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 282​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Verily, there are three (types of) friends for a Muslim:​

1. 
   [*=left]The friend who says: 'I am with you whether you are alive or dead', and this is his deed.
   [*=left]The friend who says: ' I am with you unto the threshold of your grave and then I will leave you', and this is his child.
   [*=left]The friend who says: 'I will be with you until when you die', and this is his wealth which will belong to the inheritors when he dies."

Note:​

From this tradition, and the like, we understand that the only thing which will avail for individuals in the Hereafter is Faith and good deeds. This is also referred to in many Islamic traditions as well as the verses of the Holy Qur'an, for example:​

1. 
   [*=left]"For those who believe and work righteousness is (every) blessedness and a beautiful place of (final) return." (13:29)
   [*=left]"As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed." (18:30)
   [*=left]"As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have, for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise." (18: 107)
   [*=left]"On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (God) Most Gracious bestow Love." (19:96)

Al-Khisal by Saduq, vol. 1, p. 88
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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Be careful to have truthful friends and try to obtain them, for they are your support when you are in welfare, and your advocator when you have misfortune.​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 187​

Imam Sajjad [a] said: "The meeting of the righteous invites you to goodness."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p.141​

Imam Sajjad [a] said: "Beware of the companionship of the sinful, and helping of the unjust."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p.151​

 

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Immoral Friends


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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who seeks the company of those who insult the lovers of Allah has surely disobeyed Him, the Sublime."​

Usul-i-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 379Imam Sadiq [a] said: "When you are informed of a fellow companion committing an evil action, then go to him and tell him: 'O so and so! Either refrain from committing this sin or keep away from us'; then, avoid him unless he does so."
Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah, vol. 16, p. 146​

Imam Sadiq [a] has narrated from his father Imam Muhammad Baqir [a] who said his father Ali ibn Husayn [a] stated: "O' my son! Beware of five (groups) and do not seek companionship with them, do not speak with them, and do not make friends with them on (the) way."Then, Imam Baqir [a] asked his father who they were and might he introduce them to him. He responded:​

1. 
   [*=left]"Beware of and do not associate with the one who tells lies. He is as a mirage which makes near for you what is far, and makes far to you what is near."
   [*=left]"Beware of and do not associate with an immoral person, because he will sell you at the price of a morsel or less than that."
   [*=left]"Beware of and do not associate with a miser because he will deprive you of his wealth when you are seriously in need of it."
   [*=left]"Beware of and do not associate with a fool, because he wants to be of avail to you but he harms you."
   [*=left]"Beware of and do not associate with the one who disregards his kinfolks, because I found him (such a person) cursed in the Book Allah, Almighty and Glorious, in three occurrences."

They are: (Sura AI-Baqarah, No.2, verse 27; Sura Ar-Ra'd, No.13, verse 25; and Sura Muhammad, No.47, verse 22).​

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 641​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "O' Kumayl! Say what is just in any condition. Be friends with the righteous and avoid the evil doers, stay away from the hypocrites and do not accompany the treacherous."​

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, vol. 12, p. 197​

 

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Serving People


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The Holy Prophet said: "He who decreases a grief out of the grieves of this world for his Muslim brother, Allah will decrease for him a grief out of the grieves of the Hereafter."​

Shahab-ul-Akhbar, p. 194​

Imam Husayn [a] said: "Verily, the procession of people's needs towards you is from among the blessings of Allah upon you. Therefore, grieve ye not because of these blessings."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 318​

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Whenever you find that your Muslim brother is in need, try to see to it." (Do not let him feel compelled to verbalize his need).​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 166​

Imam Sadiq [a] narrates from his forefathers [a], from the Messenger of Allah , who said: "He who feeds a believer to satiate him, Allah will feed him from the fruits of Heaven; he who dresses him to cover his *****ness, Allah will give him clothing of brocade and silk; he who quenches the thirst of a believer, Allah will give him drink of the sealed container; and he who helps him or removes his grief, Allah will settle him under the shade of His Throne on the Day of Reckoning when there is no shade except for His Shade."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 382​

The Holy Prophet said: "People are the dependents of Allah for sustenance, so the most beloved one of people with Him is the one who is helpful to the dependents Allah and makes the family members of a house happy."
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AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 164​

The holy Prophet said: "He who helps a Muslim believer (in his troubles), Allah, Almighty and Glorious, will remove from him seventy-three agonies, one of which is in this world and seventy-two other agonies at the time of Great Agony, when people are busy with themselves (in Hereafter)."​

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p.199​

 

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Giving Loan



The Holy Prophet said: "He whom is referred to by his Muslim brother (to borrow) but he does not give him loan, Allah will forbid him entering Paradise on the Day when the righteous will be recompensed."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 369
The Holy Prophet said: "The one from whom his brother Muslim needs borrowing but he does not give him loan, Allah prohibits him entering Paradise on the Day when the righteous will be recompensed."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 367


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Helping the Needy


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The Holy Prophet said: "Ask (questions from) the learned, speak with the wise, and associate with the poor."​

Tuhaf-ul-'Uqul, p. 34​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The cause of the cessation of (one's) wealth is leaving the needy heedless."​

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, vol. 4, p. 190​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The Holy Prophet narrated from Allah, the Exalted, on the night of ascent, Who said: 'O' Ahmad, My love is the loving of the poor. Bring the poor nearer to yourself and situate them close to yourself in order that I approach you..."​

Al-Hayat, vol. 2, p. 51
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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Whoever satiates a hungry believer so that the one is satisfied fully, neither a human being among people nor a near-stationed angel nor a divine Messenger knows how great his reward is in the Hereafter except Allah, the Lord of the Worlds." Then, he added: "Feeding a hungry Muslim is from among the means of forgiveness." After that he recited the word of Allah, Almighty and Glorious: "Or the feeding on a day of hunger, of an orphan near of kin, or to the indigent (down) in the dust." (Sura Balad, No. 90, verses 14 to 16).​

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 201​

 

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Donation & Pleasing The Believers


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The Holy Prophet said: "When charity (alms) is delivered out of the hand of its owner, it (the thing being given) says five things: 'At first I was perishing and you gave me life; I was insignificant and you made me great; I was an enemy and you turned me into a friend; you used to protect me then but now I will protect you up to the Day of Resurrection'."​

Al-Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p.223​

Imam Kazim, the seventh Imam, [a], said: "He who makes a Muslim believer happy, then, he has initially pleased Allah, secondly the Prophet and thirdly us (Ahlul-Bayt).[SUP]"[/SUP]
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 314​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen [a] said: Allah, the Glorified, has fixed the livelihood of the destitute in the wealth of the rich. Consequently, whenever a destitute remains hungry it is because some rich persons have denied him (his share)."
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Nahjul Balagha, p. 533, saying No. 328​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "By Allah, he who withholds his wealth from helping a needy believer will never taste the food of Heaven nor drink from the drink sealed there."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 314​

 

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Charity and Alms


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The Holy Prophet said: "My community will continue to live fairly while they are faithful (to each other), return the deposits (to their owners), and give alms (of their property); but, if they do not fulfil these duties, they will encounter famine and scarcity."​

Wasa'il-ush Shia'ah, vol. 6, p.13​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "O' children of Adam! Be your own representative in the matter of your property and do with it whatever you like to be done with it after your death."Note:​

The meaning is that if a person desires that after his death a portion of his property should be spent on charity, he should not wait for his death but spend it wherever he desires even during his lifetime; for it is possible that after his death his successors may not act upon his will or he may not get an opportunity to write a will.​

Nahjul-Balagha, p. 512 Saying No. 254​

The Holy Prophet said: "Give alms and cure your sick persons by it, because alms can surely remove your bad fortunes and ailments; and it causes prolongation of your lifetimes and increases your rewards."​

Kanz-ul-'Ummal, vol. 6, p. 371​

It is narrated from the Holy Prophet who said:​

"When I ascended to the sky, I saw three lines written on the door of Heaven:
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The first line: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; I am Allah and there is no god save Me that My Grace preceeds My wrath.The second line: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent the Merciful; charity is repaid ten times and loan eighteen times, and regard for kinship thirty times.The third line: He who understands My Rank and My Lordship should never accuse Me regarding sustenance."​

Al - Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p. 85​

Tawus-ibn-il-Yaman said that he heard when Imam Ali-ibn-il-Husain, Zainul-'Abidin [a] that said the epithets of a believer were five then he asked him [a] about them and he answered: "Piety in private, donating charity at the time of need, patience when misfortunes come, tolerance at the time of anger, truthfulness when there is fear."​

Al-Khisal by Saduq, p. 127​

 

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Regard for Kinship


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The Holy Prophet said: "He who wishes that his sustenance be increased for him and his death day be delayed, then he should pay attention to his kinsfolk."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 89​

Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said: "Wealth does not (excessively) accumulate but by having five traits: extreme miserliness, high expectations, overwhelming greed, breaking off ties with one's kindred, and preferring this world to the next."
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Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 138​

Imam Muhammad Baqir [a] said: regard for kinship causes (five advantages):​

1. 
   [*=left]The purification (and acceptance) of deeds.
   [*=left]Increase in wealth.
   [*=left]Repelling misfortunes.
   [*=left]Easiness in Reckoning, (in the Hereafter).
   [*=left]Prolonging life.

Usul-i-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 150​

The Holy Prophet said: "There are three groups who will not (be allowed to) enter Heaven: drinkers of wine, witches, and renouncers of one's kindred."​

Al-Khisal, p. 179​

 

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Kindness to Parents


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The Holy Prophet said: "The pleasure of Allah lies in the pleasure of one's parents (in the case that it is right), and His wrath lies in their wrath."​

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah, vol. 15, p. 176​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "The best deeds are: punctual prayer, kindness to parents, and contributing to the Holy War (against the pagans) in the path of Allah."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p. 85​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who wishes Allah, Almighty and Glorious, to lighten the agonies of death, he should have regard for his kinship, and treat his parents with goodness. Then, when a person does so, Allah will make the agonies of death easy for him and he will not be stricken by poverty in his life at all."​

Safinat-ul-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 553
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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who glares at his parents with wrathful eyes, although they have been unjust to him, Allah will not accept his prayers (unless he repents)."​

Usul-i-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 349
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Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Do treat kindly your parents so that your children do the same to you; and be pious unto the wives of people so that your wives remain pious."​

AI-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 554​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Once a person came to the Prophet and asked him about good treatment to parents. Then, he said 'Treat kindly your mother, treat kindly your mother, and treat kindly your mother; be kind to your father, be kind to your father, and be kind to your father but begin (that kindness) with your mother before your father'."​

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 162​

 

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The Rights of Children


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The Holy Prophet told Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a]: "O' Ali! Allah has cursed the parents who would cause their child to be disobedient of them by cursing them."​

Wasa'il-ush Shiah, vol. 21, p. 290
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said to one of his followers: "Do not devote most of your activity to your wife and your (grown up) children, because if your wife and children are lovers of Allah, then He will not leave His lovers uncared for, and if they be enemies of Allah, then why should you worry and keep yourself busy about the enemies of Allah."(There are two opposite extremes that can be taken by men in regards to providing for their families. One is the negligence of his responsibility to them and the other, which is addressed here, is the excessive compiling of wealth for them. Either of these two extremes are advised against).​

Nahjul-Balagha, p. 536, saying No. 352​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Take action in teaching traditions (of Ahlul-Bayt) to your children before the corrupted persons precede in corrupting them."​

Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 47​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Benediction of a man to his child is his benediction to his parents."​

Man La YahduruhuI Faqih, vol. 3, p. 483​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The right of a child upon his father is that he should give him a nice appellation, train him well and teach him the Qur'an (with its rules)."​

Nahjul Balagha, Saying 399​

The Holy Prophet said: "Have your children to learn swimming and and shooting."​

AI-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 47​

The Holy Prophet said: "When your children are grown up to seven years, teach them the prayers, and when they are ten years old, seriously admonish them for it (in order that they establish prayers); and separate their sleeping beds from each other."​

Kanz-ul-Ummal, vol. 16, No. 45330​

Imam Sajjad, the fourth Imam, [a] said: "The right of your child is that you know that he has emerged from you and in this world, his right and wrong are attributed to you. You are responsible of his fine teaching and training, guiding him to his Lord, Almighty and Glorious, and, assisting him to obey Him. Therefore, be sure that if you do a favour to your child, you will obtain it; and if you act viciously against him, it will come back to you, too."​

Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 2, p. 622​

The Holy Prophet said: Honour your children and train them well, you will be forgiven by Him."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 104, p. 95​

 

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Suckling


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The Holy Prophet said: "Yes, the reward of a woman during her pregnancy until childbirth, and unto when she weans the child, is like that of a stationed (soldier guarding the Muslims' borders against the attack of pagan enemies) for the sake of Allah. So, if she dies during that, she will have the rank of a martyr."
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Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 561​

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "No milk is greater in prosperity than the mother's milk for the baby to suck from."​

Wasa'il-ush Shi'ah vol. 21, p. 452​

The Holy Prophet said: "When a woman conceives with child she will be as a warrior who fasts during the day and keeps vigil at nights praying, and strives with his soul and wealth on the way of Allah. Then, when she delivers, there will be for her such a great reward with Allah that she does not know how magnificent it is. Thereafter, when she suckles (the child), she will have as much reward as freeing a child from Ismail's descendants for every suck. And, when she brings suckling the child to an end, an angel beside her tells her to begin the action again for she has surely been forgiven."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 104, p. 106​

The Holy Prophet said: "There is no milk for a baby better than the milk of its mother."​

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, section 48​

 

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Marriage, a Great Worship


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The Holy Prophet said: "A two rak'at prayer that a married person establishes is worthier than when a bachelor keeps up prayers at nights and fasts during the days.​

Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 384
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The Holy Prophet said: "The sleep of a married person is better with Allah than an unmarried one who fasts during the day and keeps vigil at night, establishing prayers."​

Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221​

The Holy Prophet said: "(Mostly) the doers of good of my Ummah are the married ones, while the vicious of them are unmarried."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Once a man came to my father. He [a] asked him whether he had a wife and he answered he had not. Then, my father said that he would not like to possess the world and what it includes but sleep one night without having a wife. Then he [a] added that the two rak'at prayer established by a married man is worthier than that an unmarried man keeps vigil at night praying and fasts during the day. After that, he [a] gave him seven golden coins (Dinar) and told him to marry with that."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 217​

 

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Marriage, a Great Worship


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The Holy Prophet said: "A two rak'at prayer that a married person establishes is worthier than when a bachelor keeps up prayers at nights and fasts during the days.​

Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 384​

The Holy Prophet said: "The sleep of a married person is better with Allah than an unmarried one who fasts during the day and keeps vigil at night, establishing prayers."
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Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221​

The Holy Prophet said: "(Mostly) the doers of good of my Ummah are the married ones, while the vicious of them are unmarried."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221​

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Once a man came to my father. He [a] asked him whether he had a wife and he answered he had not. Then, my father said that he would not like to possess the world and what it includes but sleep one night without having a wife. Then he [a] added that the two rak'at prayer established by a married man is worthier than that an unmarried man keeps vigil at night praying and fasts during the day. After that, he [a] gave him seven golden coins (Dinar) and told him to marry with that."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 217​

 

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Encouragement for Marriage


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The Holy Prophet said: "The person who marries gains half of his Faith, then he must fear of Allah for the next remaining half."​

Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 328​

The Holy Prophet said: "Most of the people of Hell will be the unmarried (irrespective of male or female)."​

Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 384
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The Holy Prophet said: "The most depraved of your dead are the unmarried."​

Al-Tahthib, vol. 7, p. 239​

The Holy Prophet said: "He who wishes to be cleaned and purified when he meets Allah should marry and have a spouse."​

Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 385​

The Holy Prophet said: "Marry, otherwise you will be (counted) among the Christian monks or the brothers of satan."​

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221​