Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Making the Most of Ones Life

Volume 1 8 narrations
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Good Deeds 5 Death 3 Heedlessness/Negligence 2 Wealth/Materialism 1 Regret 1 Worship 1

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hadith 2443
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be even more niggardly with your life than with your dirham and your dinar [i.e. your money].
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): كُنْ عَلى عُمرِكَ أشَحَّ مِنكَ عَلى دِرهَمِكَ ودينارِكَ.
Tags Good DeedsWealth/Materialism
hadith 2444
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily lifespan is fixed and no one will surpass that which has been allotted to him, so rush to make the most of it before time runs out.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنَّ العُمرَ مَحدودٌ لَن يَتَجاوَزَ أحَدٌ ماقُدِّرَ لَهُ، فبادِروا قَبلَ نَفاذِ الأجَلِ .
Tags DeathGood Deeds
hadith 2445
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your yesterday has passed on, your tomorrow is uncertain, and your today is to be taken advantage of.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ماضي يَومِكَ فائتٌ ، وآتيهِ مُتَّهَمٌ ، ووَقتُكَ مُغتَنَمٌ .
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 2446
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How fast the hours in a day go by, and how fast the days in a month, and how fast the months in a year, and how fast the years in a lifetime!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما أسرَعَ السّاعاتِ فِي اليَومِ ، وأسرَعَ الأيّامَ فِي الشَّهرِ ، وأسرَعَ الشُّهورَ فِي السَّنَةِ ، وأسرَعَ السّنينَ (السَّنَةَ) فِي العُمرِ!
Tags Death
hadith 2447
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘O people! [take advantage of] Now! Now before regret sets in, and before “anyone should say, ‘Alas for my negligence in the vicinage of Allah!” [Qur an 39:56].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أيُّها النّاسُ! الآنَ الآنَ مِن قَبلِ النَّدَمِ ، ومِن قَبلِ «أن تَقولَ نَفسٌ يا حَسرَتى عَلى ما فَرَّطتُ في جَنبِ اللّهِ».
Tags RegretHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 2448
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah has mercy on the man who knows that his breaths are but his steps towards his end, so he hastens to perform good deeds and cuts short his high hopes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): رَحِمَ اللّهُ امرَأً عَلِمَ أنَّ نَفَسَهُ خُطاهُ إلى أجَلِهِ ، فبادَرَ عَمَلَهُ وقَصَّرَ أمَلَهُ.
Tags Good DeedsDeath
hadith 2449
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be cautious of wasting away your lives in that which will not last for you, for whatever has passed of them never returns.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِحذَروا ضَياعَ الأعمارِ فيما لا يَبقى لَكُم ، فَفائتُها لا يَعودُ .
Tags Heedlessness/Negligence
hadith 2450
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily your lifetime is the ransom for your eternal prosperity if you spend it in the obedience of your Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ عُمرَكَ مَهرُ سَعادَتِكَ إن أنفَدتَهُ في طاعَةِ رَبِّكَ .
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