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