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| Episode 171: 126.614-615 Humility | 07 Jun 2021 | 00:04:16 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "One whose heart is humble, his limbs also humble themselves." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 8172 The Scale of Wisdom Podcast is taking a break over the Summer. Make sure you have subscribed to get notifications when it restarts! | |||
| Episode 170: 125.611-613 Loss | 31 May 2021 | 00:04:25 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "The loser is the one who is negligent of reforming his Hereafter." Tanbih al-khawatir, vol 2, p 118. | |||
| Episode 169: 124.608-610 The Kharijites | 24 May 2021 | 00:06:36 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "O people, I am the one who gouged out the eye of trouble [revolt]. There was no one except me who dared to advance towards it when its gloom was swelling and its madness was intense [when the uprising was at its peak]." Nahj al-balagha, sermon 93. | |||
| Episode 168: 123.607 Service | 17 May 2021 | 00:01:57 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "Serve your brother, but if he makes you toil then do not serve him." Al-Ikhtisas, hadith no. 243 | |||
| Episode 167: 122.605-606 The End | 10 May 2021 | 00:03:22 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Verily a man may carry out the actions of the people of Paradise for a long period of time, but end his life with the actions of the people of Hellfire." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 545 | |||
| Episode 166: 121.599-604 Modesty | 03 May 2021 | 00:06:05 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Modesty is the means to all beauty." Bihar al-anwar, vol 77 p 211 hadith no. 1 | |||
| Episode 165: 120.598 Animals | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:05:52 | |
When the Prophet (saw) saw a she-camel, whose knees were tied up, carrying her load, he said, 'Where is her owner? Tell him that he should prepare for the lawsuit tomorrow [the Day of Ressurection].' Bihar al-anwar, vol 7 p 276 hadith no 50. | |||
| Episode 164: 119.594-597 Life | 19 Apr 2021 | 00:04:19 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Monotheism is the life of the soul." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 540 Find me on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/zoheiresmail For the post on servitude on my Patreon page follow this link:
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| Episode 163: 118.593 Precaution | 12 Apr 2021 | 00:02:14 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Your religion is like your brother so take precaution with your religion however much you can." Amali of Tusi, p 110, hadith no. 168. | |||
| Episode 162: 117:558-592 The Need | 05 Apr 2021 | 00:09:05 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Whoever you have sought your need from, you have lowered yourself in his eyes." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 8610 | |||
| Episode 161: 116.586-587 The Bathhouse | 29 Mar 2021 | 00:02:14 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "The best of houses is the bathhouse for in it the Fire [of Hell] is remembered and [bodily] dirt is removed." Man la yahduruhu al-faqih, vol. 1 p. 115, hadith no. 237 | |||
| Episode 160: 115.581-585 Foolishness | 22 Mar 2021 | 00:06:38 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Foolishness is the worst disease." al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 112, hadith no. 3 | |||
| Episode 159: 114.576-580 Clemency | 15 Mar 2021 | 00:06:35 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Clemency is the completion of the intellect." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 1055 | |||
| Episode 158: 113.573-574 The Lawful (Halal) | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:03:50 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "Sword-combat is easier than seeking the lawful." al-Kafi, vol. 5 p. 161 hadith no. 1 | |||
| Episode 157: 112.570-572 Oath-Taking | 01 Mar 2021 | 00:03:39 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "Lying under a false oath brings about poverty for the heir." Bihar al-anwar, vol. 104 p. 209 hadith no. 19 | |||
| Episode 156: 111.564-569 Wisdom part 2 of 2 | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:10:36 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "The fountainhead of wisdom is to be bound to the truth and to obey the one on [the path of] the truth." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 5258 | |||
| Episode 155: 111.561-563 Wisdom part 1 of 2 | 15 Feb 2021 | 00:06:30 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Wisdom is a tree that grows in the heart and produces fruit on the tongue." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 1992
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| Episode 154: 110.559-560 Hoarding | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:08:00 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "One of the characteristics of the idiots is exhausting themselves by hoarding." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 9349 | |||
| Episode 153: 109.555-558 Rights | 01 Feb 2021 | 00:07:33 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Allah, glory be to Him, has made the rights of the people the prelude of His rights; therefore, he who fulfils the rights of Allah's servants ends up fulfilling Allah's rights." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no, 4780
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| Episode 152: 108.551-554 The Truth part 2 of 2 | 25 Jan 2021 | 00:05:28 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "Honour is that you humble yourself to the truth when you face it." Bihar al-anwar, vol. 78, p. 228, hadith no. 105 | |||
| Episode 151: 108.548-550 The Truth part 1 of 2 | 18 Jan 2021 | 00:09:33 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Truly the truth is heavy but wholesome, whereas falsehood is light but plagued." Nahj al-balagha, saying 376 | |||
| Episode 150: 107.546-547 Scorn | 11 Jan 2021 | 00:04:31 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "He who scorns a poor believer is is scorned and detested by Allah until he desists from scorning him." al-Tamhis, p 50, hadih no. 89 | |||
| Episode 149: 106.544-545 Resentment | 04 Jan 2021 | 00:04:08 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Reproof [expressed] is better than resentment [harboured within]." Bihar al-anwar, vol 7, p 47, hadith no. 57 | |||
| Episode 148: 105 Memorisation | 28 Dec 2020 | 00:04:42 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "The similitude of one who learns in his childhood is like carving on a stone, whereas the similitude of one who learns in old age is like writing on water." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 29336 | |||
| Episode 147: 104.536-540 Good-Doing | 21 Dec 2020 | 00:07:28 | |
...The Prophet (saw) was asked about good-doing, to which he (saw) replied, 'It is to worship Allah as if you see Him; for verily even if you do not see Him, indeed He sees you.' Nur al-thaqalayn, vol 1, p 554, hadith no. 579 | |||
| Episode 146: 103.534 The Good Deeds | 14 Dec 2020 | 00:03:58 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "I have found the good deed to be a light in the heart, an adornment on the face, and strength in action, but I have found the sin to be blackness in the heart, weakness in action and a blemish on the face." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 44084 | |||
| Episode 145: 102.533 Regret | 07 Dec 2020 | 00:05:07 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "The person with the most regret on the Day of Resurrection will be the man who sold his Hereafter for the world of others." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 14936 | |||
| Episode 144: 101.529-532 Jealousy | 30 Nov 2020 | 00:09:35 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Jealousy is the spirit's imprisonment." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 372 | |||
| Episode 143: 100.527-528 The Account part 3 of 3 | 23 Nov 2020 | 00:05:30 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: “Allah will make three [groups] enter the Fire without any account...an unjust leader, a lying merchant, and an adulterous old man.” Al-Khisal, p 80, hadith no. 1
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| Episode 142: 100.520-526 The Account part 2 of 3 | 16 Nov 2020 | 00:09:24 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Improve your temperament, and Allah will lighten your account." Bihar al-anwar, v. 71, p. 383, hadith no. 20.
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| Episode 141: 100.517-519. The Account part 1 of 3 | 09 Nov 2020 | 00:10:56 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Restrict your [lower] selves by holding them accountable and control them by opposing them." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 6794
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| Episode 140: 99.514-516 Sorrow part 2 of 2 | 02 Nov 2020 | 00:09:36 | |
*IMPORTANT* Due to budget and time constraints The Scale of Wisdom Podcast will now be brought to you ONCE a week on a MONDAY Thank you for your understanding Imam Ali (as) said: "What an excellent repellent of worries conviction is." Bihar al-anwar, vol 77, p 211, hadith no. 01 | |||
| Episode 139: 99.512-513 Sorrow part 1 of 2 | 26 Oct 2020 | 00:07:15 | |
*IMPORTANT* Due to budget and time constraints The Scale of Wisdom Podcast will now be brought to you ONCE a week on a MONDAY Thank you for your understanding Imam Ali (as) said: "Worry wastes the body." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 1039 | |||
| Episode 138: 98.506-511 Prudence | 19 Oct 2020 | 00:09:15 | |
*IMPORTANT* Due to budget and time constraints The Scale of Wisdom Podcast will now be brought to you ONCE a week on a MONDAY Thank you for your understanding Imam Ali (as) said: "The most intelligent of people is he who looks further into the consequences." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 3367 | |||
| Episode 137: 97.504-505 The Party | 12 Oct 2020 | 00:04:28 | |
*IMPORTANT* Due to budget and time constraints The Scale of Wisdom Podcast will now be brought to you ONCE a week on a MONDAY Thank you for your understanding Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "We and our followers (shia) are the party of Allah, and the party of Allah is victorious." al-Tawhid, p 166, hadith no. 3 | |||
| Episode 136: 96.501-503 The Prohibited (haram) | 08 Oct 2020 | 00:09:13 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "If you wish for noble traits, then avoid the prohibited things." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 4069 | |||
| Episode 135: 95.500 The Profession | 05 Oct 2020 | 00:03:18 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Truly Allah loves the servant who is faithful and engaged in a profession." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 9199 | |||
| Episode 134: 94.497-499 Covetousness | 01 Oct 2020 | 00:10:33 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Sustenance is allotted, and the covetous is denied." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 96 | |||
| Episode 133: 93.494-496 Freedom | 28 Sep 2020 | 00:05:22 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: Truly modesty and chastity are the traits of faith, and they are the attributes of the free and the distinguishing marks of the righteous."Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 3605 | |||
| Episode 132: 92.493 The Warmonger | 24 Sep 2020 | 00:04:36 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Kill the armed robber, and as regards to its consequences I am responsible for his blood." al-Mahasin, vol 2, p 107, hadith no. 1289 | |||
| Episode 131: 91.488-492 War part 2 of 2 | 21 Sep 2020 | 00:07:05 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Waging war against a Muslim brother is a sin, and to insult him a transgression." Kanz al-Ummal, hadith no. 39878 | |||
| Episode 130: 91.483-487 War part 1 of 2 | 17 Sep 2020 | 00:08:44 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Abstain from useless, blameable obstinancy, for it will begin wars." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 2674 | |||
| Episode 129: 90.478-482 Legal punishments part 2 of 2 | 14 Sep 2020 | 00:08:21 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Whoever commits a sin and then bears the punishment meted out for that sin, then that shall be his atonement." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 12964. | |||
| Episode 128: 90.473-477 Legal Punishments part 1 of 2 | 10 Sep 2020 | 00:08:51 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Avert the punishments through uncertainties." Man la yahduruhu al-faqih, vol, 8 p. 74, hadith no. 5146. | |||
| Episode 127: 89.465-472 The Traditions (hadith) part 2 of 2 | 07 Sep 2020 | 00:10:01 | |
The Prophet (saw) said: "Compare my tradition with the Book of Allah. If it corresponds with it, then it is from me and I have indeed said it." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no 907. | |||
| Episode 126: 89.459-464 The Traditions (hadith) part 1 of 2 | 03 Sep 2020 | 00:08:46 | |
Imam al-Baqir (as) said: "Truly our tradition enlivens the hearts." Bihar al-anwar, vol 2, p 144, hadith no. 5 | |||
| Episode 125: 88.456-458 The Argument | 31 Aug 2020 | 00:09:21 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "He who is true in his speech will be strong in his argument." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 8482 | |||
| Episode 124: 87.449-455 Hajj part 2 of 2 | 27 Aug 2020 | 00:10:03 | |
Imam al-Sadiq (as) said: "The people miss their Imam, but he attends the season [of hajj] and sees them, though they do not see him." Kamal al-din, p 346, hadith no. 33 | |||
| Episode 123: 87.445-448 Hajj part 1 of 2 | 24 Aug 2020 | 00:12:36 | |
Imam al-Baqir (as) said: "Pilgrimage calms the hearts." Amali al-Tusi, p 296 hadith no. 582 | |||
| Episode 122: 86.444 The Veil | 20 Aug 2020 | 00:05:33 | |
Imam Ali (as) said: "Covering the woman is more prosperous to her state and more enduring to her beauty." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 5820 | |||