Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi

The report is not like witnessing

War is deception

A Muslim is a mirror of the Muslim

Someone whose advice is sought is in a position of trust

The person guiding (someone) to do a good deed, is like the one performing the good deed

Seek help for any needs discreetly

Protect yourself from the fire even with a part of a date

The world is the believer’s prison and the disbeliever’s paradise

Modesty is entirely good

The word of the believer is like seizing of the hand

It is unlawful for a believer to sever relations with his brother for more than three days

He is not one of us who cheats us

A little that suffices is better than an abundance that distracts

Someone who takes back his gift is like someone who eats his vomit

Affliction comes from (loose) talk

People are like the teeth of a comb

Richness lies in the richness of the soul

The felicitous person takes lessons from (the actions of) others

Indeed, in poetry there is wisdom and in eloquence there is magic

The king’s pardon preserves the kingdom