`ASHURA * راُء���� ............................................................................................................................... 65
Aashura ............................................................................................................................................. 65
THE ABASED PEOPLE * ُ�َ�ا�ُ��َ .......................................................................................................... 66
The Virtue of Abased People.............................................................................................................. 66
The Return of Power to the Abased People........................................................................................ 67
Spiritual Weakness ............................................................................................................................ 67
THE ACCOUNT ا�ِ���ب ........................................................................................................................... 68
The Account ...................................................................................................................................... 68
Enjoinment of Accounting for One’s Self............................................................................................ 69
The Fruit of Taking Account of Oneself .............................................................................................. 69
The First Thing That Man Will Be Asked About................................................................................... 70
That Which One is Not Accountable For............................................................................................. 70
That Which One Will be Held Accountable For................................................................................... 71
That Which Will Make the Account Easier on the Day of Resurrection ............................................... 71
The Categories of People during the Account .................................................................................... 72
The Adverse Account......................................................................................................................... 72
Those Whose Account Will Be Easy.................................................................................................... 73
Those Who Will Enter Paradise Without Accounting.......................................................................... 73
Those Who Will Enter the Fire Without Accounting ........................................................................... 74
ACTION �ُ�َ�َا� .......................................................................................................................................... 75
Enjoinment of Action......................................................................................................................... 75
Action and Recompense .................................................................................................................... 77
Maintenance of Continuous Action.................................................................................................... 77
The Best of Actions............................................................................................................................ 78
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He Whose Deeds Do Not Benefit Him ................................................................................................ 79
Deeds That One Must Be Cautious of................................................................................................. 80
Perfection of a Good Deed................................................................................................................. 81
The Exposition of Deeds .................................................................................................................... 81
The Book of Deeds............................................................................................................................. 82
Embodiment of Deeds ....................................................................................................................... 83
ADORNMENT ��َا���� ............................................................................................................................... 83
Adornment........................................................................................................................................ 83
The Best Adornment.......................................................................................................................... 84
AFFLICTION ��َُ��ا�� ................................................................................................................................. 84
The Reward for (Enduring an) Affliction ............................................................................................. 85
The Worst of Afflictions ..................................................................................................................... 85
To Say “Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we indeed return” when Struck with an Affliction. 86
The Etiquette of Dealing with an Affliction......................................................................................... 86
Factors that Ease Afflictions............................................................................................................... 87
Gloating at Another’s Affliction.......................................................................................................... 88
AGGRESSION ��ا�َ� ............................................................................................................................... 88
AGGRESSION ..................................................................................................................................... 88
The Agressor ..................................................................................................................................... 89
Fighting Against Muslim Agressors..................................................................................................... 90
The Permission to Kill One Who Declares Enmity Towards the Im?m of the Muslims ......................... 90
AGRICULTURE ��َا���را ........................................................................................................................... 91
The Divine Recommendation of Cultivation and Agriculture .............................................................. 91
ALCOHOL �� َا� ..................................................................................................................................... 92
Alcohol .............................................................................................................................................. 92
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The Reason for the Prohibition of Alcohol.......................................................................................... 93
The Consequence of Drinking Alcohol................................................................................................ 93
Interacting with an Alcohol Drinker ................................................................................................... 93
How an Alcohol Drinker Will be Resurrected...................................................................................... 94
Enjoinment of Abandoning Alcohol even if it be for Other Than Allah ................................................ 94
The Prohibition of That Which Produces the Same Effects as Alcohol ................................................ 94
ALLAH !#ّا� ............................................................................................................................................ 95
The Meaning of Allah......................................................................................................................... 95
Allah's Pleasure !ِ#ِّر&َ�اُن ا� .................................................................................................................... 96
Factors that Elicit Allah's Pleasure...................................................................................................... 96
Signs of Allah's Pleasure..................................................................................................................... 97
Pleasing People at the Expense of Allah's Displeasure........................................................................ 98
ALMS-TAX (zakat) ا��(آ�ة......................................................................................................................... 98
The Obligatory Alms-Tax.................................................................................................................... 98
The Role of the Alms-Tax in the Increase of Wealth ........................................................................... 99
The One Who Refuses to Pay the Alms-Tax...................................................................................... 100
Those Who are Entitled to Receive the Alms-Tax ............................................................................. 101
There is a zakat for Everything * ...................................................................................................... 101
Obligatory Alms-Tax Payable on `Ahd al-Fitr **................................................................................ 102
AMICABLENESS ا�ُ�*اراة ........................................................................................................................ 103
Amicableness .................................................................................................................................. 103
AMITY �+َ�,ُا......................................................................................................................................... 105
Amity............................................................................................................................................... 105
There is no Good in Someone who Does not Like others, Nor Is He Liked by Them .......................... 105
ANGER -ُ�َ�ا�َ ..................................................................................................................................... 106
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Anger is the Key to All Evils .............................................................................................................. 106
Enjoinment of Controlling One’s Anger............................................................................................ 107
Enjoinment of Suppressing One’s Anger .......................................................................................... 107
The Remedy for Anger..................................................................................................................... 108
The Praiseworthiness of Anger for the Sake of Allah ........................................................................ 108
ANIMALS ان��ا�َ�َ ................................................................................................................................. 109
The Rights of Animals ...................................................................................................................... 109
THE ANSWER ا�َ.�اب ........................................................................................................................... 111
[ALLAH’S] ANTIPATHY /�ا�ُ� ............................................................................................................... 112
Those Whom Allah Despises ............................................................................................................ 112
The People Allah Despises Most ...................................................................................................... 114
Acts Despised By Allah..................................................................................................................... 117
Malice ............................................................................................................................................. 118
ANXIETY ������ ...................................................................................................................................... 118
Warning Against Anxiety.................................................................................................................. 118
ASCETICISM *ا��1ه................................................................................................................................ 119
The Virtue of Asceticism .................................................................................................................. 120
The Real Meaning of Asceticism....................................................................................................... 120
Qualities of the One Who Practices Asceticism ................................................................................ 121
Factors that Elicit Asceticism............................................................................................................ 122
The Benefits of Asceticism ............................................................................................................... 123
The Most Abstemious of People ...................................................................................................... 124
ASSURANCE ا,�2ن ............................................................................................................................... 125
Assurance........................................................................................................................................ 125
Adhering To Sureties ....................................................................................................................... 126
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Respecting Covenants of Protection ................................................................................................ 126
BACKBITING �ُ�َ��ا�ِ ................................................................................................................................ 127
Prohibition of Backbiting ................................................................................................................. 127
Backbiting and Faith ........................................................................................................................ 128
The Meaning of Backbiting .............................................................................................................. 129
People whom one is allowed to Backbite......................................................................................... 130
Listening to Backbiting..................................................................................................................... 131
The Reward for Deterring Backbiting ............................................................................................... 131
The Penance for Backbiting ............................................................................................................. 132
BANES * ا�45ت .................................................................................................................................... 132
THE BATHHOUSE ا�َ�ّ��م ....................................................................................................................... 142
The Bathhouse ................................................................................................................................ 142
BEAUTY ا�َ.��ل..................................................................................................................................... 143
Allah is Beautiful and He Loves Beauty............................................................................................. 143
The Beautiful Image......................................................................................................................... 144
Honoring One’s Hair ........................................................................................................................ 145
Inner Beauty.................................................................................................................................... 145
BETRAYAL �8َ��ا�ِ ................................................................................................................................. 146
Betrayal........................................................................................................................................... 146
Explanation of Betrayal and the Betrayer......................................................................................... 147
The Peak of Betrayal........................................................................................................................ 148
THE BLESSING َآ��ا�َ�َ............................................................................................................................ 148
The Blessed ..................................................................................................................................... 148
That Which Brings Blessing And That Which Removes It .................................................................. 149
BRIBERY (�َ�ة�ا�.................................................................................................................................... 149
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Bribery ............................................................................................................................................ 150
THE BROTHER ا,خ .............................................................................................................................. 151
The Believers Are Brothers .............................................................................................................. 151
True Brothers .................................................................................................................................. 152
Brothers’ Amity ............................................................................................................................... 152
That Which Ensures the Endurance of Amity ................................................................................... 153
Brotherhood for the Sake of Allah ................................................................................................... 153
Brotherhood For The Sake Of This World......................................................................................... 154
Informing One’s Brother Of One’s Love [For Him] ............................................................................ 155
One’s Amity for Another is a Proof of Reciprocity ............................................................................ 156
Cutting Off Relations with Brothers ................................................................................................. 156
Maintaining Brotherhood ................................................................................................................ 157
Types of Brothers ............................................................................................................................ 157
Warning Against Some Forms Of Brotherhood................................................................................. 158
Preserving Old Brotherhood ............................................................................................................ 159
Real Brotherhood ............................................................................................................................ 160
Choosing a Brother.......................................................................................................................... 160
Tolerating the Lapse of a Brother..................................................................................................... 161
The Best of Brothers ........................................................................................................................ 161
The Worst of Brothers ..................................................................................................................... 163
Testing Brothers .............................................................................................................................. 163
Advising Brothers ............................................................................................................................ 164
Honoring and Glorifying One’s Brothers........................................................................................... 165
Fulfilling Brothers’ Needs................................................................................................................. 165
The Etiquette of Brotherhood.......................................................................................................... 166
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BRUSHING ONE'S TEETH ا����اك ........................................................................................................... 167
Enjoinment of Brushing One's Teeth................................................................................................ 167
The Benefits of Brushing One's Teeth .............................................................................................. 168
Etiquette of Brushing Teeth ............................................................................................................. 169
THE CALL FOR PRAYER (adhan) ا,ذان................................................................................................... 169
The Call for Prayer ........................................................................................................................... 170
The Caller to Prayer ......................................................................................................................... 170
Reciting the Call for Prayer in the Ears ............................................................................................. 171
CAPTIVE ��ا,> .................................................................................................................................... 171
Surrendering Oneself to Captivity is Not Allowed............................................................................. 171
Treatment Of The Prisoner Of War .................................................................................................. 172
CHARACTER =#ُ ُا�................................................................................................................................ 172
Good Naturedness (Character) ........................................................................................................ 173
The Consequences of Good Naturedness......................................................................................... 173
Explanation of Good Naturedness.................................................................................................... 174
High Moral Virtues........................................................................................................................... 175
Explanation of Noble Moral Traits.................................................................................................... 175
The Best of the Noble Moral Traits .................................................................................................. 176
The Fruits of Good Naturedness ...................................................................................................... 176
Ill Nature ......................................................................................................................................... 177
The Final Outcome of the Ill-natured Person.................................................................................... 178
The Best Virtues .............................................................................................................................. 178
The Link Between Various Traits ...................................................................................................... 179
CHARITY �>َ*َ)ا�� ................................................................................................................................... 179
The Virtue of Charity ....................................................................................................................... 180
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Allah’s Firsthand Receipt of Charities ............................................................................................... 180
Charity and Repelling Adversities..................................................................................................... 181
Charity is the Key to (Increased) Sustenance.................................................................................... 181
Every Kindly Act is Considered Charity ............................................................................................. 182
The Best Form of Charity ................................................................................................................. 183
The Virtue of Giving Charity in Secret and Its Good Effects............................................................... 185
The Amount of Charity to be Given.................................................................................................. 186
The Recipients of Charity ................................................................................................................. 186
The Etiquette of Giving .................................................................................................................... 187
CHEERFULNESS �@ْ�ِا�........................................................................................................................... 187
THE CHIEF *��ا��( ................................................................................................................................... 189
The Chief ......................................................................................................................................... 189
Requirements of Chiefdom.............................................................................................................. 190
Factors that Repel Chiefdom............................................................................................................ 190
CHILDHOOD ��..............................................................................................................................ا���َ 191
Childhood........................................................................................................................................ 191
CLEMENCY A#�ِا� .................................................................................................................................. 192
Clemency......................................................................................................................................... 192
What Brings About Clemency .......................................................................................................... 193
The Fruits of Clemency .................................................................................................................... 193
The Interpretation of Clemency ....................................................................................................... 194
Clemency During Anger ................................................................................................................... 194
COMFORT �Bَا�ا�ّ ................................................................................................................................. 195
Factors that Bring About Comfort .................................................................................................... 195
Seeking Comfort in This World......................................................................................................... 196
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COMMERCE َرة�.�..............................................................................................................................ا� 196
Commerce....................................................................................................................................... 196
Abandoning Commerce ................................................................................................................... 197
The Etiquette Of Trading.................................................................................................................. 197
The Prohibition Of Cheating [By Giving Less Than Due] In Trade ...................................................... 199
Enjoinment Upon The Trader To Give Charity .................................................................................. 199
Leniency In Selling And Buying......................................................................................................... 199
Bargaining ....................................................................................................................................... 200
Equality Between One Who Bargains And One Who Does Not......................................................... 200
The Profit Of A Believer From Another............................................................................................. 200
The Iniquity Of Merchants ............................................................................................................... 201
The Merchant’s Veracity.................................................................................................................. 201
The One Who Promotes His Commodity By Oaths ........................................................................... 202
The Trade Of The Hereafter ............................................................................................................. 202
Trading Does Not Divert The Believer .............................................................................................. 203
Trade And Religion .......................................................................................................................... 204
COMMON COURTESY * وُف��ا�َ�.......................................................................................................... 204
Common Courtesy........................................................................................................................... 204
Enjoinment of Spreading Kindness to Both Good and Bad People .................................................... 205
Circulation of Good Acts From Hand to Hand................................................................................... 206
Prohibition of Making Someone Feel Obliged for an Act of Courtesy................................................ 206
Completion of a Good Act................................................................................................................ 207
Prohibition of Holding Acts of Common Courtesy in Contempt ........................................................ 207
The Mark of Acceptance of a Good Act ............................................................................................ 208
The Reward for Good Acts ............................................................................................................... 208
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COMPASSION* AB1�ا� .......................................................................................................................... 209
The Enjoinment of Compassion Towards One Another .................................................................... 209
Those That Are Most Deserving of Compassion ............................................................................... 210
CONDEMNATION �ُ���)ا� ...................................................................................................................... 211
The Censure of Condemnation ........................................................................................................ 211
CONDOLENCE �ُ�َ�ِ�ا�َ .......................................................................................................................... 212
Condoling with one who is Grief-Stricken ........................................................................................ 212
What to Say When Giving Condolences to a Grief-Stricken Person................................................... 213
Congratulating the Grief-Stricken is More Appropriate than Condoling Him..................................... 213
THE CONGREGATION ��َ��.َا�............................................................................................................... 214
Allah’s Hand Is With The Congregation ............................................................................................ 214
The Interpretation of Congregation ................................................................................................. 214
CONJECTURE 1EFَا�............................................................................................................................... 215
Conjecture and Reason.................................................................................................................... 215
Look for the Best in Any Situation Involving a Fellow Brother........................................................... 216
The Virtue in Entertaining Good Opinions........................................................................................ 216
Caution against Entertaining Low or Suspicious Opinions................................................................. 217
Avoiding That Which Incites Suspicious Thoughts ............................................................................ 218
Instances When Suspicion is Allowed............................................................................................... 218
CONSANGUINAL RELATIONS ABِ)�ا� ...................................................................................................... 219
Reconciliation with One's Kin........................................................................................................... 219
The Benefits of Maintaing Relations With One’s Kin......................................................................... 220
Reconciling With One Who Cuts You Off.......................................................................................... 221
Caution against Cutting Ties With One's Kin..................................................................................... 221
The Least One Can Do To Maintain Relations With One's Kin ........................................................... 221
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CORRUPTION ا�َ+��ُد ............................................................................................................................. 222
That Which Corrupts People in General ........................................................................................... 222
Who are the Corruptors?................................................................................................................. 223
That Which Repels Corruption ......................................................................................................... 223
COUNSEL ا�َ@�َرى.................................................................................................................................. 224
Enjoinment of Consultation ............................................................................................................. 224
People Whose Counsel Should Not Be Sought ................................................................................. 225
People Whose Counsel is Worthy of Being Sought ........................................................................... 225
Enjoinment of Guiding One Who Seeks Your Counsel ...................................................................... 225
The Role of the Counsel in Government........................................................................................... 226
COURAGE ��َ�.)@ا� ............................................................................................................................... 227
Courage........................................................................................................................................... 227
That Which Engenders Courage ....................................................................................................... 227
The Most Courageous of People ...................................................................................................... 228
The Bane of Courage ....................................................................................................................... 229
COVENANT *ُI�َا� .................................................................................................................................. 229
THE COVENANT ............................................................................................................................... 230
COVETOUSNESS ص�ا�ِ� ...................................................................................................................... 232
Covetousness .................................................................................................................................. 232
The Covetous................................................................................................................................... 232
The Elements of Covetousness ........................................................................................................ 234
COWARDICE E�.ُا� ............................................................................................................................... 235
Cowardice ....................................................................................................................................... 235
CREATION �Kَ# ِا� .................................................................................................................................. 236
The Origin of Creation ..................................................................................................................... 236
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The First Thing that Allah – Glory be to Him – Created..................................................................... 236
The Creation of the World ............................................................................................................... 237
The Greatness of What is Hidden from Us of Creation ..................................................................... 238
THE CREATOR =�ِ� َا� ............................................................................................................................ 238
The Call of the Intellect to Repel Probable Harm.............................................................................. 238
Affirmation of the Existence of the Creator...................................................................................... 239
Attributing Creation to Nature......................................................................................................... 242
DEBT E�*ّا� ........................................................................................................................................... 243
Beware of Debt ............................................................................................................................... 243
Permission to Incur Debt when in Need........................................................................................... 243
Encouragement to Write a Contract for Any Loan............................................................................ 244
Prohibition of the Postponement of Repaying Debts........................................................................ 244
DELUSION وُر��ا�ُ ................................................................................................................................ 245
The Censure of Delusion.................................................................................................................. 245
Deluding Oneself about Allah .......................................................................................................... 246
Being Deluded By This World........................................................................................................... 246
Self-Delusion ................................................................................................................................... 247
DIFFERENCES فLِMNا ......................................................................................................................... 247
Mankind Were a Single (Religious) Community................................................................................ 247
Encouragement to Discard Differences ............................................................................................ 248
Explanation of ‘The Separation of My Community is a Mercy’.......................................................... 248
Explanation of Congregation and Separation ................................................................................... 249
The Cause of Separation .................................................................................................................. 249
DISGRACE �)��Oا� .................................................................................................................................... 250
Disgrace .......................................................................................................................................... 250
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A Believer Must Never Disgrace Himself .......................................................................................... 251
That Which Brings About Disgrace ................................................................................................... 251
THE DISPUTE ا�ِ.*ال ............................................................................................................................. 252
Blameworthy Dispute ...................................................................................................................... 253
Positive Debating............................................................................................................................. 253
DIVINE MERCY ��َB)�ا�.......................................................................................................................... 253
Allah's Divine Mercy ........................................................................................................................ 254
Factors that Elicit Allah's Mercy ....................................................................................................... 254
DIVORCE ِقL)Qا�................................................................................................................................... 255
The Censure of Divorce.................................................................................................................... 255
The Wisdom in Restricting the Divorce to Three Times .................................................................... 256
DOUBT R)@ا�........................................................................................................................................ 257
Doubt .............................................................................................................................................. 257
Causes and Effects of Doubt ............................................................................................................ 258
Factors That Dispel Doubt................................................................................................................ 259
The Aspects of Doubt ...................................................................................................................... 259
DREAMS 1ؤ���ا�..................................................................................................................................... 260
Glad Tidings in Dreams .................................................................................................................... 260
Categories of Dreams ...................................................................................................................... 260
Interpretation of Dreams................................................................................................................. 261
ELOQUENCE �TَL�َا� ............................................................................................................................. 261
The Most Eloquent Speech .............................................................................................................. 262
Manipulation Through Speech......................................................................................................... 263
EMPLOYMENT َرة�UNا.......................................................................................................................... 263
Employment.................................................................................................................................... 263
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Divine Disapproval Of Offering Oneself for Hiring ............................................................................ 264
Employment Agents ........................................................................................................................ 264
Wronging The Worker ..................................................................................................................... 264
Informing [The Worker] Of Wages And The Etiquette Of Payment................................................... 265
THE END ��َVِ� ا� ................................................................................................................................... 265
The End ........................................................................................................................................... 265
What Brings About a Good Final Outcome....................................................................................... 266
ENJOINING GOOD AND PROHIBITING WRONG .................................................................................... 267
�ِWَ��ُا� Eِ�َ �ُI)وِف َوا�����َ��Xِ �ُ2,ا.................................................................................................................. 267
Enjoining Good and Prohibiting Wrong............................................................................................ 267
The Danger in Abandoning the Enjoinment of Good and the Prohibition of Wrong.......................... 268
He Who Contents Himself with a People’s (Wrong) Action............................................................... 269
The Conditions to Be Observed by One Who Enjoins Good .............................................................. 269
The Lowest Level of Prohibition of Wrong........................................................................................ 270
ENMITY *اَوُة�ا�َ..................................................................................................................................... 271
Prohibition of Showing Enmity towards Anyone .............................................................................. 271
The Seed of Enmity.......................................................................................................................... 272
One Who Must Be Considered an Enemy......................................................................................... 272
Your Archenemy.............................................................................................................................. 273
Caution Against Feeling Secure from One’s Enemy .......................................................................... 273
Reconciling With One’s Enemies...................................................................................................... 274
How to Arm Oneself Against Enemies.............................................................................................. 274
People’s Hostility Towards That Which They are Ignorant of............................................................ 274
EVIL �)@ا� ............................................................................................................................................. 274
The Yardstick of Good and Evil......................................................................................................... 275
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Worse than Evil ............................................................................................................................... 275
The Keys to All Evils ......................................................................................................................... 276
The Merging of Evils ........................................................................................................................ 276
Man's Natural Tendency for Evil ...................................................................................................... 276
EXPECTATION �2َ,ا ............................................................................................................................. 277
Expectation is a Mercy..................................................................................................................... 277
Expectations Never Cease................................................................................................................ 278
Warning Against False Expectations................................................................................................. 278
Expectation and Death .................................................................................................................... 280
The Results of High Expectations ..................................................................................................... 281
Low Expectation .............................................................................................................................. 282
Prohibition of Placing One’s Expectation in Other than Allah ........................................................... 282
EXPERIENCE �Xَ�ِ.)ا� ............................................................................................................................. 283
Experience....................................................................................................................................... 283
Experience And Reason ................................................................................................................... 284
EXTREMISM (IN RELIGION) * 1�#�ا�ُ ....................................................................................................... 284
Caution against Extremism (in Religion) ........................................................................................... 285
FAITH ن���Nا....................................................................................................................................... 287
Faith (Iman) and Islam ..................................................................................................................... 287
The Reality of Faith.......................................................................................................................... 288
Faith and Action .............................................................................................................................. 290
Faith and Sins .................................................................................................................................. 291
That Which Completes Faith............................................................................................................ 292
Increase of Faith .............................................................................................................................. 293
The Levels of Faith........................................................................................................................... 294
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The Pillars of Faith ........................................................................................................................... 295
The Strongest Bonds of Faith ........................................................................................................... 296
Steadfast and Temporary Faith........................................................................................................ 296
That Which Consolidates Faith......................................................................................................... 297
The Taste of Faith ............................................................................................................................ 297
Inability to Taste the Sweetness of Faith.......................................................................................... 298
That Which Removes One from Faith............................................................................................... 299
That Which Repels Faith .................................................................................................................. 299
The Great Status of the Believer ...................................................................................................... 300
The Believers Are As One Body ........................................................................................................ 301
Who is the Believer?........................................................................................................................ 301
The Firmness of the Believer............................................................................................................ 305
Everything is in Awe of the Believer................................................................................................. 306
The Scarcity of the [True] Believer ................................................................................................... 306
The Signs of the Believer.................................................................................................................. 307
The Best of Believers ....................................................................................................................... 307
The Merit of One Who Believes in the Prophet without Having Seen Him........................................ 308
FALSEHOOD �Yِا���.............................................................................................................................. 308
Falsehood........................................................................................................................................ 308
Discerning The Truth From Falsehood.............................................................................................. 309
The Truth Disguised As Falsehood.................................................................................................... 310
Falsehood Cannot be Ascertained as the Truth ................................................................................ 310
FAME ة�َI1@ا�......................................................................................................................................... 311
Praiseworthy Fame.......................................................................................................................... 311
Blameworthy Fame ......................................................................................................................... 311
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The Censure of Clothing or Acts of Worship That Draw Attention .................................................... 312
FASTING ا��(�م..................................................................................................................................... 313
Fasting............................................................................................................................................. 313
Enjoinment of Fasting of One’s Own Accord .................................................................................... 315
The Etiquette of Fasting................................................................................................................... 315
The Virtue of Fasting in Hot and Cold Weather ................................................................................ 316
THE FAULT -ُ�ا�َ� .................................................................................................................................. 317
Praise for One Whose Own Fault Preoccupies Him from Finding Fault in Others .............................. 317
The Censure of Preoccupying Oneself with Others’ Faults Whilst Flattering Oneself ........................ 318
Concealing Faults............................................................................................................................. 318
Conferring Someone’ s Faults to Them ............................................................................................ 319
Pursuit of People’ s Faults................................................................................................................ 320
Covering Up Faults........................................................................................................................... 321
He Who is Ignorant of Something Finds Fault With It ....................................................................... 322
FEAR ا�َ �ف......................................................................................................................................... 322
Fear................................................................................................................................................. 322
The Believer Lies between Two Fears .............................................................................................. 323
The Marks of the Fearful One .......................................................................................................... 324
Explanation of Fear.......................................................................................................................... 325
The Fruits of Fear............................................................................................................................. 325
Caution Against Fearing Other than Allah ........................................................................................ 326
How One Should React When in Fear of Something Awesome......................................................... 327
Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................. 327
FEEDING OTHERS ُم��َYZِا ..................................................................................................................... 328
The Virtue of Feeding a Hungry Person............................................................................................ 328
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`AID – THE FESTIVAL *ُ�ا�� .................................................................................................................... 329
`Aid – The Festival ........................................................................................................................... 329
Nayruz............................................................................................................................................. 330
The Adornment of the Festivals ....................................................................................................... 331
FOOD ا,آ�......................................................................................................................................... 332
Little [Consumption of] Food ........................................................................................................... 332
Eating Excessively ............................................................................................................................ 332
Among The Vices Of Gluttony .......................................................................................................... 333
Hunger ............................................................................................................................................ 334
Balance of Eating ............................................................................................................................. 335
Table Manners................................................................................................................................. 336
FOOLISHNESS =��ُا� ............................................................................................................................ 338
Foolishness...................................................................................................................................... 338
The Characteristics of a Fool ............................................................................................................ 339
Taking the Fool as a Companion ...................................................................................................... 340
The Most Foolish of People.............................................................................................................. 340
Answering the Fool.......................................................................................................................... 341
FORNICATION �8ا���.............................................................................................................................. 341
Prohibition of Fornication................................................................................................................ 341
Consequences of Fornication........................................................................................................... 342
Every Limb Has Its Own Share of Fornication ................................................................................... 343
FREEDOM �)����ُا� ................................................................................................................................. 343
Freedom.......................................................................................................................................... 343
All People Are Free .......................................................................................................................... 344
The Distinguishing Trait of the Free ................................................................................................. 344
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FRIDAY ��َ�ُ.ُا�...................................................................................................................................... 345
Friday .............................................................................................................................................. 345
Bathing On Friday ............................................................................................................................ 346
THE FRIDAY PRAYER ��َ�ُ.ُُة ا�L[َ .......................................................................................................... 346
The Friday Prayer............................................................................................................................. 346
Etiquette of Listening to the Sermon ............................................................................................... 347
THE FRIEND =�*ِ)ا�� ............................................................................................................................. 347
The Friend ....................................................................................................................................... 347
Resemblance of Souls ...................................................................................................................... 348
People Whom One Should Befriend................................................................................................. 348
People Whom One Must Not Befriend............................................................................................. 349
That Which Corrupts a Friendship.................................................................................................... 350
The Extent of One’s Friendship ........................................................................................................ 351
The Best of Companions .................................................................................................................. 352
The Right of One’s Companion......................................................................................................... 353
GENEROSITY ا��( �ِء ............................................................................................................................. 353
Generosity....................................................................................................................................... 353
The Generous Person ...................................................................................................................... 354
The Extent of Generosity Recommended......................................................................................... 355
GOOD ��.........................................................................................................................................ا�َ 356
Good ............................................................................................................................................... 356
Actions encompassed by Goodness ................................................................................................. 357
How the Good of this World and the Hereafter is Obtained............................................................. 358
Explanation of Good ........................................................................................................................ 359
When Allah Wants Good for a Servant............................................................................................. 359
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If Allah Wants Good for a Community.............................................................................................. 360
Enjoinment of Hastening to Undertake Good Deeds ........................................................................ 361
The Best of Matters ......................................................................................................................... 362
Prohibition of Contempt for Little Good........................................................................................... 362
The Criteria for Good and Evil .......................................................................................................... 363
The Characteristics of Good People ................................................................................................. 363
What is Better Than Goodness......................................................................................................... 364
The Worth of One Who Guides Towards Good ................................................................................ 364
THE GOOD DEED ��َ�َ�َا� ....................................................................................................................... 364
The Good Deed................................................................................................................................ 365
Multiple Requital of Good Deeds ..................................................................................................... 365
Good-Doing......................................................................................................................................... 365
Good-Doing ..................................................................................................................................... 366
Good-Doing to the Wrongdoer ........................................................................................................ 366
The Meaning of Good-Doing............................................................................................................ 367
He Who Does Good Benefits His Own Soul ...................................................................................... 367
The Consequence of the Polytheists’ Acts of Good........................................................................... 368
GOOD MANNERS ا,َدب ....................................................................................................................... 368
Good Manners................................................................................................................................. 368
Good Manners and the Mind........................................................................................................... 370
Disciplining The Self......................................................................................................................... 371
That Which Brings About Good Manners ......................................................................................... 372
The Effects of Good Manner ............................................................................................................ 372
Explaining Good Manners................................................................................................................ 373
The Best Manners............................................................................................................................ 374
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Encouraging The Teaching Of Good Manners To Children................................................................ 374
How To Teach Good Manners.......................................................................................................... 375
What Must Be Observed When Teaching Good Manners................................................................. 376
Disciplining Oneself By The Discipline Of Allah ................................................................................. 377
Allah’s Discipline.............................................................................................................................. 378
GOOD REPUTE ُض��ا�ِ ......................................................................................................................... 378
Enjoinment of Keeping Up One’s Reputation ................................................................................... 378
The Reward for Refraining from Tarnishing Fellow Muslims’ Reputations ........................................ 379
The Reward for Defending the Reputation of a Fellow Muslim......................................................... 379
GOVERNMENT �2َرةNا.......................................................................................................................... 379
The Necessity Of Government ......................................................................................................... 380
The Rule Of Wicked People.............................................................................................................. 382
The Value of Government................................................................................................................ 382
THE GREATER JIHAD ��َُد ا,آ�I.ِا� .......................................................................................................... 383
Forms of Jihad ................................................................................................................................. 383
Enjoinment of Combatting the Self .................................................................................................. 384
The Greater Jihad ............................................................................................................................ 385
What is Necessary for Combatting the Self ...................................................................................... 385
The Fruit of Struggle ........................................................................................................................ 386
GREED ]ُ�َ)Qا� ....................................................................................................................................... 386
Reprehension of Greed.................................................................................................................... 387
Praiseworthy Avidity........................................................................................................................ 388
THE HABIT َدُة��ا� .................................................................................................................................. 389
The Habit......................................................................................................................................... 389
Overcoming the Habit...................................................................................................................... 391
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The Difficulty of Removing a Habit................................................................................................... 392
HABITUAL PRACTICE �)��ُا� ................................................................................................................... 392
Enjoinment of Adopting (Good) Habitual Practices .......................................................................... 392
The Recompense of One Who Establishes a Habitual Practice.......................................................... 393
Prohibition of Discontinuing a Good Practice ................................................................................... 393
THE PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ) ّ̂ ا�َ� .............................................................................................................. 393
The [Obligatory] Pilgrimage (Hajj) .................................................................................................... 393
The Philosophy of the Pilgrimage..................................................................................................... 394
Pilgrimage Repels Poverty ............................................................................................................... 395
That Which Completes the Pilgrimage ............................................................................................. 396
The Consequence of Abandoning the Obligatory Pilgrimage ............................................................ 397
Deferring [Pilgrimage] to the House................................................................................................. 397
The Scarcity of [Sincere] Pilgrims ..................................................................................................... 398
The Etiquette of the Pilgrim............................................................................................................. 398
The Respect due to Ihram................................................................................................................ 398
The Reward of One Who Dies on the Way to Hajj ............................................................................ 399
The Presence of the Hidden Imam [al-Mahdi] during Hajj ................................................................ 400
HAPPINESS وُر�ا��1............................................................................................................................... 400
What To Be Happy About ................................................................................................................ 400
The Basics of Happiness................................................................................................................... 401
One Who Fills Others' Hearts With Happiness.................................................................................. 401
Whoever Makes Another Believer Happy Makes Allah Happy.......................................................... 402
The Reward for Alleviating a Fellow Believer of His Sorrows ............................................................ 402
HARM اءO�Nا........................................................................................................................................ 403
Abstaining from Harm ..................................................................................................................... 403
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Harm ............................................................................................................................................... 403
Harming a Believer .......................................................................................................................... 404
HASTE �ُ#َ.َ�َا�........................................................................................................................................ 404
Haste............................................................................................................................................... 405
Rushing to Do Good Deeds .............................................................................................................. 405
Hell A)�IَUَ ............................................................................................................................................. 406
Hell.................................................................................................................................................. 406
The Chains and Shackles of Hell ....................................................................................................... 406
The Garments of the People of the Fire ........................................................................................... 407
The Food of the People of the Fire................................................................................................... 407
The Drink of the People of the Fire .................................................................................................. 407
The First to Enter the Fire ................................................................................................................ 408
The People with the Least Pain ........................................................................................................ 408
The People with the Greatest Pain................................................................................................... 408
The Valley of the Arrogant ............................................................................................................... 409
Those Who Will Be Made to Remain in Hell Permanently ................................................................ 409
Those Who Will Leave the Fire......................................................................................................... 409
The Reason for Perpetuity in Hell..................................................................................................... 410
HOARDING ر�WِBZا ............................................................................................................................. 410
Hoarding ......................................................................................................................................... 410
The Hoarder .................................................................................................................................... 412
HONOR (ُة��اْ�ِ ....................................................................................................................................... 414
The Explanation of Honor ................................................................................................................ 414
Factors that Elicit Honor .................................................................................................................. 415
That Which Causes Honor To Last.................................................................................................... 416
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HOPE ء�U)�ا� ........................................................................................................................................ 417
Enjoinment of True Hope................................................................................................................. 417
Caution Against Placing One's Hopes in Anyone Other Than Allah ................................................... 418
HOSPITALITY �4َ��ا��� ............................................................................................................................ 418
Hospitality ....................................................................................................................................... 418
People Who One Should Invite as Guests......................................................................................... 419
Enjoinment of Accepting the Invitation of a Fellow Believer............................................................. 419
Making a Special Effort for One’s Guest ........................................................................................... 420
The Etiquette of Hospitality ............................................................................................................. 421
HOUSING EWَ��َا� ................................................................................................................................. 422
Spacious Housing............................................................................................................................. 422
Caution Against Building More Housing Than Necessary for One's Living ......................................... 422
Selling a House ................................................................................................................................ 423
HUMILITY ا�ُ @�ع ................................................................................................................................ 423
Humility........................................................................................................................................... 424
The Characteristics of the Humble ................................................................................................... 424
IDLENESS اُغ�ا�َ+ ................................................................................................................................... 424
Idleness ........................................................................................................................................... 425
IGNORANCE �I.َا� ............................................................................................................................... 427
Ignorance ................