The prayers one says must be mixed by love, knowledge and wisdom; unknowingly saying prayers have no value and is worthless. One must say his prayers with love and not reluctantly and unwillingly since Allah Almighty deserves being worshiped.
Modesty is one of the roots of religiosity and it is a state which controls the servants of Allah Almighty before committing sins and also plays a crucial role in curbing the commitment of the wrongful acts. There is a Hadith from Imam Mujtaba (AS) that says: the one who has no religion has no modesty too. (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 111, H6)
one of the places in which Satan (the devil) has spread his pitfall is when a man or a woman is eager to judge between two or more people. In such situations, Satan is so close and his pitfall has already been spread. Satan said to Hazrat Noah: when someone intends to judge between two people, I have laid there in ambush and will take away the fair judgement and will replace it with unfair judgement.
Worship in the first stage must be accompanied by knowledge, that is, he's the creator [of all things], The all-provider, generous and the merciful. That's why he alone deserves our worship and the key to unlock all worldly and otherworldly locks as well as predestinating all affairs is possessed by him.
God does not hold any human being accountable for using the blessings, but for being ungrateful and neglecting the truth.
Metaphorically speaking, if the taste of the sin you have committed does not get bitter- in other words, you still remember and enjoy the pleasure of that sin, it is a sign of keeping distance from Allah Almighty and going astray. Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) says: lack of bitterness of the sins is the effect of ignorance.
Misbah-ul-Shareeah: 30
When it is intellect that rules the roost and mankind's freedom is closely tied with intellect and reasoning, he first utilizes the intellect to decide whether to do something or not. The time he says to do something or not to do it proves his freedom, then the intellect guides and says, if you do this, you are doomed to failure and hell.
Removing Imam Hussein (AS) from the lives of the people, depreciating the Fatwas of the religious authorities, and making the people, especially the young generation cynical about the clergies are among the investments of the enemies, if we are not vigilant, everyone would have a big loss.
God Almighty has a great deal of messages for his servants in the Holy Quran, if one has a cursory but careful and accurate reflection upon these messages, his soul and internal state and his attitude will certainly change, of course a fair and just servant, according to the Lord of universe himself.
A true believer is like a honey bee, producing the sweetest values, keeping his weapon ready for the real enemy.
When there are no major sins and no insistence upon doing the minor sins, people will be safe from heavenly and earthly calamities.
If I say that I have a lot of time ahead and I am young now. I am vim and vigor and i am not going to die any time soon, I will indulge myself in worldly pleasures and then repent. This state is deceiving onself. In fact, it's a devilish state
وأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
and proclaim the bounties of your Lord (to your families and people).
Adh-dhuha(the morning hours)/11
The greatest misfortune mankind can ever go through is dying in ignorance; in another word, sixty and seventy years of his life pass and he still doesn’t understand and finally dies in his ignorance
Imam Hasan Al-Askari(as) said: wrath and anger is the key to any evil and malevolence.
Imam Sadiq (A.S) likens his Culture and Teachings to plumb line and advises us that if you want to have a life devoid of deviation, adjust yourself with the teachings of Ahlulbayt (A.S)
فلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا
Do not let this ephemeral worldly life deceive you and make you arrogant.
Surah FATIR (THE ANGELS)- Verse 5