Women should not leave their husbands' houses before they...

Women should not leave their husbands' houses before they obtain their permissions; lest, Allah, Gabriel, and Michael -the angles- will curse them. They should also avoid giving anything of their husbands' houses before they obtain their permission and avoid passing a single night while their husbands are angry at them even the husbands were the wrong. يا عليّ، الإسلام عريان ولباسه الحياء، وزينته الوقار، ومروّته العمل الصالح، وعماده الورع. ولكلّ شيء أساس، وأساس الإسلام حبّنا أهل البيت.

يا عليّ، سوء الخلق شؤم، وطاعة المرأة ندامة. يا عليّ، إن كان الشؤم في شيء ففي لسان المرأة. يا عليّ، نجا المخفّون وهلك المثقلون. يا عليّ، من كذب عليَّ متعمّداً فليتبوّأ مقعده من النار. يا عليّ، ثلاث يزدن في الحفظ، ويذهبن البلغم: اللبان والسواك وقراءة القرآن. O Ali, Islam is naked; pudency is its dress, gravity is its ornament, righteous deed is its personality, and piety is its support. Everything has its basis; the basis of Islam is to cherish us-the Prophet's household.

O Ali, bad mannerism is evil omen and the compliance with women is regret. O Ali, if evil omen is found in something, it will definitely be found in women's tongues. O Ali, the light will be saved while the heavy will lose. O Ali, he who forges lies against me intentionally should find himself a place in Hell. O Ali, three things better the memory and remove the phlegm: chewing gum, cleaning the teeth (with a special stick called 'miswak'), and reciting the Quran.

يا عليّ، السواك من السنّة، ومطهّر للفم، ويجلو البصر، ويرضي الرحمن، ويبيّض الأسنان، ويذهب بالحفر، ويشدّ اللثّة، ويشهّي الطعام، ويذهب بالبلغم، ويزيد في الحفظ، ويزاد الحسنات، وتفرح به الملائكة. يا عليّ، النوم أربعة: نوم الأنبياء عليهم السلام على أقفيتهم، ونوم المؤمنين على أيمانهم، ونوم الكفّار والمنافقين على أيسارهم، ونوم الشياطين على وجوههم. يا عليّ، ما بعث الله عزّ وجلّ نبيّاً إلاّ وجعل ذرّيّته من صلبه، وجعل ذرّيّتي من صلبك، ولولاك ما كانت لي ذرّيّة.

O Ali, cleaning the teeth (with a special stick called 'miswak') is a recommendable practice, for it purifies the mouth, betters the sight, satisfies the Lord, whitens the teeth, removes the bad smell of mouth, strengthens the gums, stimulates the appetite, removes the phlegm, betters the memory, doubles the advantages, and makes the angels happy.

O Ali, sleep is of four categories: the sleep of the prophets is on their backs, the sleep of the faithful believers is on their right sides, the sleep of the atheists and the hypocrites is on their left sides, and the sleep on the devils is on their faces.

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