HADEES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (SWAS) AND THE HOLY IMMAMS(AS) Dec 16, '09 9:49 AM for everyone                       H A D E E S OF THE HOLY PROHPHET (S.W.t.) AND THE Holy Immams (a.s.)  1)    “The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins”  2)    “Allah (swt), honored His Name, is Generous, and He loves good manners and hates a lowly conduct”.  3)    “The most pious people are those who abstain from what God has forbidden”.  4)     “There are seventy advantages for the greetings.  Sixty-nine is given to the one who greets first and one is given to the one who responds to the greetings.  5)    “The likeness of those who take to themselves guardians besides Allah is the likeness of the spider that makes for itself a house; and indeed the frailest of all houses is the house of the spider, had they but known”,  6)    “The generous one is close to Allah, close to (the hearts of) people, close to Paradise, distant from the fire.  A miser is distant from Allah, distant from people, distant from Paradise, close to the fire”.  7)    “Four (habits) are from the (hidden) treasures of virtue: to keep silent about one’s needs, charity, one’s indisposition and one’s adversity”.  8)    “You will not be able to please all people with your wealth; so, do please them with your good manners”.  9)    “I wonder at the mentality of a miser, fearing poverty he takes to stinginess and thus hastily pushes himself headlong into a state of want and destitution, he madly desires plenty and ease, but throws it away without understanding.  In this world he, of his own free will, leads the life of a beggar and in the next world he will have to submit an account like the rich.  10)           “Shake each other’s hands for it eliminates ill will”.  11)           “Lower your voice during a funeral, during fighting and during the recitation of the Holy Qur’an”.  12)           “He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers”.  13)           “I wonder at the man who takes great pains to decorate and to make comfortable this mortal habitat and totally forgets his permanent abode”.  14)           “A word of wisdom listened to by a believer is better than a year of worshipping”.  15)           “Allah (SWT) dislikes the person who is aware of the worldly things and unaware of the hereafter.  16)           “Trustworthiness brings richness and untrustworthiness brings poverty.  17)  “The best faith is to know (surely) that Allah (swt) is with you wherever you are.       Tags: hadees- holy prophet 0 comments edit delete HADEES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (SWAS) AND THE HOLY IMMAMS(AS) Dec 16, '09 9:43 AM for everyone                  H A D E E S OF THE HOLY PROHPHET (S.W.t.) AND THE Holy Immams (a.s.)  1)    “The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins”  2)    “Allah (swt), honored His Name, is Generous, and He loves good manners and hates a lowly conduct”.  3)    “The most pious people are those who abstain from what God has forbidden”.  4)     “There are seventy advantages for the greetings.  Sixty-nine is given to the one who greets first and one is given to the one who responds to the greetings.  5)    “The likeness of those who take to themselves guardians besides Allah is the likeness of the spider that makes for itself a house; and indeed the frailest of all houses is the house of the spider, had they but known”,  6)    “The generous one is close to Allah, close to (the hearts of) people, close to Paradise, distant from the fire.  A miser is distant from Allah, distant from people, distant from Paradise, close to the fire”.  7)    “Four (habits) are from the (hidden) treasures of virtue: to keep silent about one’s needs, charity, one’s indisposition and one’s adversity”.  8)    “You will not be able to please all people with your wealth; so, do please them with your good manners”.  9)    “I wonder at the mentality of a miser, fearing poverty he takes to stinginess and thus hastily pushes himself headlong into a state of want and destitution, he madly desires plenty and ease, but throws it away without understanding.  In this world he, of his own free will, leads the life of a beggar and in the next world he will have to submit an account like the rich.  10)           “Shake each other’s hands for it eliminates ill will”.  11)           “Lower your voice during a funeral, during fighting and during the recitation of the Holy Qur’an”.  12)           “He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers”.  13)           “I wonder at the man who takes great pains to decorate and to make comfortable this mortal habitat and totally forgets his permanent abode”.  14)           “A word of wisdom listened to by a believer is better than a year of worshipping”.  15)           “Allah (SWT) dislikes the person who is aware of the worldly things and unaware of the hereafter.  16)           “Trustworthiness brings richness and untrustworthiness brings poverty.  17)           “The best faith is to know (surely) that Allah (swt) is with you wherever you are.       Tags: hadees- holy prophet 0 comments edit delete TAQWA (NEARNESS TO ALLAH (SWT) Dec 16, '09 8:54 AM for everyone                  TAQWA     (NEARNESS TO ALLAH (SWT) The word ‘Taqwa’ is derived from the root ‘waqaya’ which means ‘to safeguard’ or ‘abstain’.  In the Islamic terminology it is defined as the action of restraining oneself from disobeying the commands of Allah (swt).  When Imam Ja’far ibn Mohammed ibn Muhammed as-Sadiq (a.s.) was asked to elaborate on the meaning of the word, ‘Taqwa’ he replied: “Submit to the command of (Allah) and do not go near the prohibited.”  It means that one should endeavor to fulfill all the commands of Allah (swt) and abstain from the prohibited things. ‘Taqwa’ consists of the compulsory obedience to Allah (swt) in fulfilling the compulsory duties (wajibaat) and not leaving even a single duty unperformed.  The obligatory commands (wajibaat) are those which, if not carried out, make one liable for punishment.  Also, as far as possible one should try not to forgo the recommended acts (Mustahabbaat).  The recommended acts are those that when performed earn blessings but if not carried out do not make one liable for punishment. SIN OBLITERATES GOO DEEDS Certain Greater Sins (Gunah-e-Kabira) render the good deeds void.  It must be mentioned that to refrain from sins is more important than performing good deeds.  The following narrations are quoted in support of this statement: IMPORTANCE OF ABSTAINING FROM THE PROHIBITED Imam Ja’far ibn Mohammed as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “To refrain from eating a single morsel of Haraam is, near Allah, more valued than the performance of two thousand rakats (units) of recommended prayer (Iddatud0-Dai) The Imam (a.s.) also said: “To forgo a single dirham of prohibited money, is equal near Allah, to seventy accepted Hajjs” further said: “Strive more to perform good deeds.  However, if you cannot perform a good act (at least) do not disobey (the commands of Allah).  Because if one lays the foundation of a building and does not spoil it, then, even if the progress is slow, the building will definitely rise.  On the other hand if the person who lays foundation and at the same time spoils it, then it is sure that the walls of this building will never be raised.” The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: “One the Day of Judgment there would be people whose good deeds will be as heavy as the mountains of Tahama.  Inspite of this it would be ordered that they be tossed into the fire of Hell.” Upon this someone said: “O! Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.a.), were these people performing ‘salaat’ (prayers)”? The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied: “Yes, they used to pray, fast, and also spend a part of the night in worship.  But, whenever they chanced upon something which gave them pleasure, they used to rush to it without thinking whether it was right or wrong.” Tags: hadees - taqwa -