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