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Words of wisdom from

IMAM HUSAIN (a)


The one who loves you will
prevent you from sin and the
one who is your enemy will
provoke you towards sin.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.118, hadith # 1]


A nation that tries to achieve
happiness of creatures by
angering God can never be
successful.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.44, p.384]


Intellect reaches perfection only
by following truth.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.127, hadith # 11]


Weeping from the fear of God
delivers a person from the fire of
hell.

[al-Mustadarak al-Wasael, v.11, p.245, hadith # 12881]


Hastiness is a kind of stupidity.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.122, hadith # 5]


Among the signs of the causes of
ignorance is engaging in
discussion with one who doesn’t
possess rational thoughts.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.119, hadith # 5]


Beware ! Do not oppress the one
whose helper is no one except
God, the magnificent and the
powerful.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.118, hadith # 1]


Beware ! Do not be among those
who are concerned about the
sins of others while neglectful of
their own sins.

[al-Kafi, v.8, p.49, hadith # 9]


Letting loose from God, the
glorified, means that the servant
is given plenty of blessings but
prevented from being thankful.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.117, hadith # 1]


The most generous of the people
is the person who gives to those
from whom he has no hope of
return.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.121, hadith # 4]


The one who relieves a believer
from distress, God will deliver
him from the distress of this
world and hereafter.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.121, hadith # 4]


Do not say behind your brother-
in-faith about him that which
you yourself do not like to be
said about you.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v.75, p.127, hadith # 1]


Know that the requests of people
towards you for seeking help is
among the blessings of God upon
you. Therefore, don’t grieve this
blessing (by grieving those who
request for help) as it may turn
into wrath.
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 121, hadith # 4]
Verily people are the slaves of this
world and their religion is superficial,
only on their tongues. They are
attentive to it as long as their material
needs are provided, but when they are
tested, the number of true devotees
diminishes.
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 117]
Certainly I don’t see death
except as a blessing and living
under oppressors as destruction.

[Tuhaf al-Uqool, p. 176]


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