Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 1
لَیْسَ الْخَبَرُ کَالْمُعَایَنَةِ
The report is not like witnessing
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 2
الْحَرْبُ خُدَعَةٌ
War is deception
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 3
الْمُسْلِمُ مِرْآةُ الْمُسْلِمِ
A Muslim is a mirror of the Muslim
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 4
الْمُسْتَشَارُ مُؤتَمَنٌ
Someone whose advice is sought is in a position of trust
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 5
الدَّالُّ عَلَی الْخَیْرِ کَفَاعِلِهِ
The person guiding (someone) to do a good deed, is like the one performing the good deed
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 6
إِسْتَعِیْنُوْا عَلَی الْحَوَائِجِ بِالْکِتْمَانِ
Seek help for any needs discreetly
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 7
إِتَّقُوْا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ
Protect yourself from the fire even with a part of a date
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 8
الدُّنْیَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤمِنِ وَ جَنَّةُ الْکَافِرِ
The world is the believer’s prison and the disbeliever’s paradise
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 9
الْحَیَاءُ خَیْرٌ کُلُّهُ
Modesty is entirely good
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 10
عِدَةُ الْمُؤمِنِ کَاَخْذِ الْکَفِّ
The word of the believer is like seizing of the hand
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 11
لَا یَحِلُّ لِمُؤمِنٍ اَنْ یَّجُهْرَ أخَاهُ فَوقَ ثَلَاثَةِ أیَّامٍ
It is unlawful for a believer to sever relations with his brother for more than three days
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 12
لَیْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ غَشَّنَا
He is not one of us who cheats us
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 13
مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى
A little that suffices is better than an abundance that distracts
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 14
الرَّاجِعُ فِيْ هِبَتِهِ کَالرَّاجِعِ فِيْ قَیْئِهِ
Someone who takes back his gift is like someone who eats his vomit
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 15
الْبَلَاءُ مُوَکِّلٌ بِالْمَنْطِقِ
Affliction comes from (loose) talk
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 16
النَّاسُ کَأسْنَانِ الْمُشْطِ
People are like the teeth of a comb
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 17
الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
Richness lies in the richness of the soul
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 18
الْسَّعِیْدُ مَنْ وُّعِظَ بِغَیْرِهِ
The felicitous person takes lessons from (the actions of) others
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 19
وَ إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ لَحِکْمَةً وَاِنَّ مِنَ الْبَیَانِ لَسِحْرًا
Indeed, in poetry there is wisdom and in eloquence there is magic
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 20
عَفْوُ الْمُلُوْكِ إِبْقَاءٌ لِلْمُلْكِ
The king’s pardon preserves the kingdom
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 21
اَلْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ
A man will be with whom he loves
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 22
مَا هَلَكَ إمْرُؤٌ عَرَفَ قَدْرَهُ
A man who knows his worth will not be ruined
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 23
اَلْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَ لِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ
The child belongs to the bed and stoning is for the adulterer
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 24
الْیَدُ الْعُلْیَا خَیْرٌ مِّنَ الْیَدِ السُّفْلَی
The upper hand is superior to the lower hand
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 25
لَا شَکَرَ اللهَ مَنْ لَّا یَشْکُرُ النَّاسَ
He does not thank Allah who does not thank people
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 26
حُبُّكَ الشَّيْءَ یُعْمِيْ وَ یُصِمُّ
Your love of something can blind and deafen (you)
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 27
جُبِلَتِ الْقُلُوبُ عَلی حُبَّ مَنْ اَحْسَنَ اِلَیْهَا وَ بُغْضِ مَنْ اَسَاءَ اِلَیْهَا
Hearts are predisposed to love someone who does them good and detest someone who does them harm
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 28
الْتَّائِبُ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ کَمَنْ لَا ذَنْبَ لَهُ
One who repents from sin is like someone without sin
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 29
الشَّاهِدُ یَرَی مَا لَا یَرَاهُ الْغَائِبُ
The person who actually witnesses an (event) sees that which one who is absent does not
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 30
اِذا جَاءَکُمْ کَرِیْمُ قَوْمٍ فَاَکْرِمُوهُ
If the nobleman of a people comes to you, honour him
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 31
الْیَمِینُ الْفَاجِرَةُ تَدَعُ الدِّیَارَ الْبَلَاقِعَ
False oaths lay waste to home (lands)
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 32
مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِیْدٌ
Whoever is killed attempting to save his property is a martyr
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 33
الْاَعْمَالُ بِالنِّیَّةِ
Actions are through intentions
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 34
سَیِّدُ الْقَوْمِ خَادِمُهُمْ
The leader of a people is their servant
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 35
خَیْرُ الْأُمُوْرِ أَوْسَطُهَا
The best of affairs is that which is balanced
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 36
اَللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِیْ أُمَّتِیْ فِی بُکُوْرِهَا یَوْمَ الْخَمِیْسِ
O Allah, bless my nation in its early rising on Thursdays
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 37
کَادَ الْفَقْرُ أَنْ یَکُوْنَ کُفْرًا
Poverty can almost turn into disbelief
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 38
الْسَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ
Travelling is a portion of punishment
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 39
خَیْرُ زَّادِ الْتَّقْوَی
The best of provision is God-Consciousness (taqwa)
Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi 40
الْمَجَالِسُ بِالْاَمَانَةِ
Meetings are under trust