Silence "[One who wants to overcome his Nafs] must correct and control his speech. One should avoid not only backbiting and lying, but...

A young man came to Ayatollah Hassan Ali Nakhodaki (ra) and said, "I have three locks in my life and want three keys from you. My first...

Ayatollah Hassan Ali Nakhodaki (rh) says in his will to his son: "If a person worships and does religious devotion for forty days, but...

6) Know that performing Makroohaat is a reason of decline in (spiritual) status of a man and contrary to that performing Mustahibaat...

Ayatollah Hassan Ali Nakhodaki's (ra) 14 point agenda is as follows: 1) Offer your daily prayers at foremost timings. 2) As much as you...

Ayatollah Hassan Ali Nakhodaki (ra) and his esteemed father had dedicated themselves to serving the Ahlulbayt of the Prophet (sawa) and...

One of the caretakers of the Shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Musa Reza (as) met Sheikh Hassan Ali Nakhodaki (ra) on a Thursday night. Sheikh...

"Know that the orbit and standard of our command and method is based on three things: 1) Night Vigils 2) Halal Food 3) Being attentive in...

"If a Salik sees one or two lights that doesn’t mean anything. A salik must focus on fixing his Salat and being attentive to Halal &...

"The reason that I reached this level [of Irfan] is because my mother said: From the time I got pregnant to your birth, every day after...

Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari (ra) once visited Sayyid Hashim Haddad (ra). Sayyid Hashim Haddad (ra) asked him, "Tell me, what do you think...

Staying awake in Bayn-ut-Tuluayn (time between fajr azan and sunrise) is light and a great grace. And if the wayfarer is awake before...

One day Ayatullah Shahabadi (ra) was invited to give a lecture at one of the mosques in Tehran. To save his time and the time of others...

"Waking up at Fajr will suffice for your worldly affairs because by waking up at Fajr, a person is blessed with abundant sustenance,...

"Yes, we know that your heart hurts because of what others say to you. Go in sujood and glorify Allah (swt)." Shaykh Rajab Ali Khayyat (ra)

One day Shaykh Rajab Ali Khayyat (ra) deliberately delayed offering the prayer at foremost timing. After a few minutes, a gentleman came...

Islamic traditions have greatly emphasised performing prayers at their due time. Imam al-Sadiq (a) said: "Superiority of performing...

"It's not an accomplishment for someone to offer Zuhrain and Maghrebain at foremost timings when everyone is awake . Accomplishment is to...