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40 Hadith Shah Waliullah — Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi

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حُبُّكَ الشَّيْءَ یُعْمِيْ وَ یُصِمُّ

Your love of something can blind and deafen (you).

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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.

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الْتَّائِبُ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ کَمَنْ لَا ذَنْبَ لَهُ

One who repents from sin is like someone without sin.

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الشَّاهِدُ یَرَی مَا لَا یَرَاهُ الْغَائِبُ

The person who actually witnesses an (event) sees that which one who is absent does not.

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اِذا جَاءَکُمْ کَرِیْمُ قَوْمٍ فَاَکْرِمُوهُ

If the nobleman of a people comes to you, honour him.

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الْیَمِینُ الْفَاجِرَةُ تَدَعُ الدِّیَارَ الْبَلَاقِعَ

False oaths lay waste to home (lands).

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مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِیْدٌ

Whoever is killed attempting to save his property is a martyr.

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الْاَعْمَالُ بِالنِّیَّةِ

Actions are through intentions.

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سَیِّدُ الْقَوْمِ خَادِمُهُمْ

The leader of a people is their servant.

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خَیْرُ الْأُمُوْرِ أَوْسَطُهَا

The best of affairs is that which is balanced.

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اَللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِیْ أُمَّتِیْ فِی بُکُوْرِهَا یَوْمَ الْخَمِیْسِ

O Allah, bless my nation in its early rising on Thursdays!

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کَادَ الْفَقْرُ أَنْ یَکُوْنَ کُفْرًا

Poverty can almost turn into disbelief.

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الْسَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ

Travelling is a portion of punishment.

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خَیْرُ زَّادِ الْتَّقْوَی

The best of provision is God-Consciousness (taqwa).

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الْمَجَالِسُ بِالْاَمَانَةِ

Meetings are under trust.

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