Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
Greetings/Misair.
قَالَ الْإِمَامُ الْحسین عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: الْبَخِيلُ مَنْ بَخِلَ بِالسَّلَامِ.
Imam Hussain (a.s) said: The true shabby person is the one who refrains from greeting.
(Tohof ul Uqool; P: 248)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
The Reward of Greeting/ Initiative to greet.
قَالَ الْإِمَامُ الْحسین عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: لِلسَّلَامِ سَبْعُونَ حَسَنَةً تِسْعٌ وَ سِتُّونَ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِ وَ وَاحِدَةٌ لِلرَّادِّ.
Imam Hussain (as) said: There are seventy points for the greeting. Sixty nine are given to the one who greets first and one is given to the one who responds to the greeting.
(Tuhf ul Uqool; P: 248)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
Backbiting.
قَالَ الْإِمَامُ الْحسین عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: لِرَجُلٍ اغْتَابَ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلًا يَا هَذَا كُفَ عَنِ الْغِيبَةِ فَإِنَّهَا إِدَامُ كِلَابِ النَّارِ.
Imam Hussain (a.s) said to a man who backbit another before him: O you, stop back biting, for it is the daily meal of the dogs of hell.
(Tohof ul Uqoul; P: 245)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
Worshipping Allah swt/ Gratitude.
قَالَ الْإِمَامُ الْحسین عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَ قَوْماً عَبَدُوا اللَّهَ رَغْبَةً فَتِلْكَ عِبَادَةُ التُّجَّارِ وَ إِنَّ قَوْماً عَبَدُوا اللَّهَ رَهْبَةً فَتِلْكَ عِبَادَةُ الْعَبِيدِ وَ إِنَّ قَوْماً عَبَدُوا اللَّهَ شُكْراً فَتِلْكَ عِبَادَةُ الْأَحْرَارِ وَ هِيَ أَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ.
Imam Al-Hussaiin (peace be upon him) said: Some people worshipped God for the purpose of gaining His gifts. This is the worship of the merchants. Some worship Him for the purpose of avoiding His punishment. This is the worship of the slaves. Some worship Him as showing gratitude to Him. This is the worship of the genuine ones. It is worshop of a free person and indeed this is the best worship.
(Tuhf ul uqoul; P: 246)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
Oppression.
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا حَضَرَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَیْهِمَا السَّلَامُ الْوَفَاةُ ضَمَّنِي إِلَى صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ أُوصِيكَ بِمَا أَوْصَانِي بِهِ أَبِي عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ وَ بِمَا ذَكَرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْصَاهُ بِهِ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِيَّاكَ وَ ظُلْمَ مَنْ لَا يَجِدُ عَلَيْكَ نَاصِراً إِلَّا اللَّهَ.
It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqar as that he says, when my father Zain al-'Abideen (a.s) was on his deathbed, He put me to his chest, and said: O my Son! I advise you the same which my father had done when his time of martyrdom came near; my father told me that his father Imam Ali (a.s) said in his will “O my son! Do not oppress the person who has no friend or helper besides God”
(Al kaafi; (Islamia); c. 2; p. 331)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Mourning
Signs of being a believer/Imam Hussain as the martyr of tears)
قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَیْهِمَا السَّلَامُ: أَنَا قَتِيلُ الْعَبْرَةِ لَا يَذْكُرُنِي مُؤْمِنٌ إِلَّا اسْتَعْبَرَ.
Imam Hussain as said: I am the one who was killed with tears in his eyes. There is no believer in this world who would remember me but he will cry for me.
(kamil ul ziyaraat; P: 108)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
Betterment of World and hereafter/Will of God.
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَیْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَیْهِمَا السَّلَامُ يَا سَيِّدِي أَخْبِرْنِي بِخَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فَكَتَبَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ طَلَبَ رِضَى اللَّهِ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ أُمُورَ النَّاسِ وَ مَنْ طَلَبَ رِضَى النَّاسِ بِسَخَطِ اللَّهِ وَكَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ وَ السَّلَامُ.
Imam Jaffer E Sadiq says that his father had narrated the hadeeth that one of the people of Kufa wrote the letter to Imam Hussain (as) saying: "O my helper! Let me know the good news about the world and the hereafter,Imam Hussain as replied: In the name of the Allah, who is the most beneficial and the most merciful, Futher (after the wondrous divine revelation) surely, whoever considers God's will in comparison to the wrath of the people, then God is sufficient for him in matters of affairs, and whoever for the pleasure of the people asks for the wrath of God, God gives him to the people (does not support him).
(Al ikhtisas; P: 225)
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
Morning of Imam Hussain (a.s)
قِيلَ لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَیْهِمَا السَّلَامُ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَصْبَحْتُ وَ لِيَ رَبٌ فَوْقِي وَ النَّارُ أَمَامِي وَ الْمَوْتُ يَطْلُبُنِي وَ الْحِسَابُ مُحْدِقٌ بِي وَ أَنَا مُرْتَهَنٌ بِعَمَلِي لَا أَجِدُ مَا أُحِبُّ وَ لَا أَدْفَعُ مَا أَكْرَهُ وَ الْأُمُورُ بِيَدِ غَيْرِي فَإِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَنِي وَ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا عَنِّي فَأَيُّ فَقِيرٍ أَفْقَرُ مِنِّي.
A question was asked from Imam Hussain (a.s): O son of Nabi (s.a.w.w), how have you started morning and the day? Imam (a.s) said: Started my day in that condition that I found God watching me, found hell beside me, found the death near to me, found all my deeds in my surroundings. I couldn’t got what I wanted to, can’t stop myself for the thing which I don’t like and found my affairs on someone else's (God) hands that if wanted to give me punishment or may forgive me. Is there anyone poor more than me?
Man la yahzarhul faqeeh;Vol4;p404
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
love for world
قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ بَنَيْتُ دَاراً أُحِبُ أَنْ تَدْخُلَهَا وَ تَدْعُوَ اللَّهَ فَدَخَلَهَا فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْرَبْتَ دَارَكَ وَ عَمَرْتَ دَارَ غَيْرِكَ غَرَّكَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ مَقَتَكَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاء.
A person asked Imam Hussaiin that I have made a house and want that you inaugurate and pray so Imam (a.s) entered his house and said: "Indeed, you ruined your home, and settled the house for others those who are on the earth, they betrayed you, and those who are on sky (God and Prophets), they were angry with you (got betrayed on one thing and make your heart closer to that and on other side, made God and Prophets angry).
Majmooa waram;Vol1;p70
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Morals
world
قِيلَ لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَیْهِمَا السَّلَامُ مَنْ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ قَدْراً قَالَ مَنْ لَمْ يُبَالِ الدُّنْيَا فِي يَدَيْ مَنْ كَانَت.
A person asked Imam Hussaiin that who has the most value in the world? Imam (a.s) said: "Whoever does not care about that in whose hands the world is."
Majmooa waram;Vol1;p29