# The Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 22, 2026* **40 hadith** --- ## Hadith #1 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih The report is not like witnessing. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-1/)* --- ## Hadith #2 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih War is deception. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-2/)* --- ## Hadith #3 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan A Muslim is a mirror of the Muslim. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-3/)* --- ## Hadith #4 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan Someone whose advice is sought is in a position of trust. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-4/)* --- ## Hadith #5 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih The person guiding (someone) to do a good deed, is like the one performing the good deed. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-5/)* --- ## Hadith #6 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if Seek help for any needs discreetly. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-6/)* --- ## Hadith #7 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih Protect yourself from the fire even with a part of a date. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-7/)* --- ## Hadith #8 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih The world is the believer’s prison and the disbeliever’s paradise. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-8/)* --- ## Hadith #9 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih Modesty is entirely good. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-9/)* --- ## Hadith #10 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if The word of the believer is like seizing of the hand. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-10/)* --- ## Hadith #11 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih It is unlawful for a believer to sever relations with his brother for more than three days. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-11/)* --- ## Hadith #12 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih He is not one of us who cheats us. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-12/)* --- ## Hadith #13 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if A little that suffices is better than an abundance that distracts. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-13/)* --- ## Hadith #14 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan Someone who takes back his gift is like someone who eats his vomit. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-14/)* --- ## Hadith #15 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if Affliction comes from (loose) talk. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-15/)* --- ## Hadith #16 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if People are like the teeth of a comb. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-16/)* --- ## Hadith #17 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih Richness lies in the richness of the soul. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-17/)* --- ## Hadith #18 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih The felicitous person takes lessons from (the actions of) others. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-18/)* --- ## Hadith #19 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan Indeed, in poetry there is wisdom and in eloquence there is magic. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-19/)* --- ## Hadith #20 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if The king’s pardon preserves the kingdom. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-20/)* --- ## Hadith #21 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih A man will be with whom he loves. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-21/)* --- ## Hadith #22 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Not traced to canonical sources A man who knows his worth will not be ruined. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-22/)* --- ## Hadith #23 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih The child belongs to the bed and stoning is for the adulterer. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-23/)* --- ## Hadith #24 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan The upper hand is superior to the lower hand. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-24/)* --- ## Hadith #25 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan He does not thank Allah who does not thank people. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-25/)* --- ## Hadith #26 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if Your love of something can blind and deafen (you). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-26/)* --- ## Hadith #27 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if Hearts are predisposed to love someone who does them good and detest someone who does them harm. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-27/)* --- ## Hadith #28 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if One who repents from sin is like someone without sin. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-28/)* --- ## Hadith #29 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan The person who actually witnesses an (event) sees that which one who is absent does not. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-29/)* --- ## Hadith #30 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan If the nobleman of a people comes to you, honour him. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-30/)* --- ## Hadith #31 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if False oaths lay waste to home (lands). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-31/)* --- ## Hadith #32 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih Whoever is killed attempting to save his property is a martyr. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-32/)* --- ## Hadith #33 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih Actions are through intentions. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-33/)* --- ## Hadith #34 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if The leader of a people is their servant. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-34/)* --- ## Hadith #35 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Unknown The best of affairs is that which is balanced. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-35/)* --- ## Hadith #36 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan O Allah, bless my nation in its early rising on Thursdays! *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-36/)* --- ## Hadith #37 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if Poverty can almost turn into disbelief. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-37/)* --- ## Hadith #38 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Sahih Travelling is a portion of punishment. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-38/)* --- ## Hadith #39 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Da'if The best of provision is God-Consciousness (taqwa). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-39/)* --- ## Hadith #40 **Narrator(s):** Ali ibn Abi Talib | **Grade:** Hasan Meetings are under trust. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-shah-waliullah-40/)* ---