Imam Ja’far al-Ṣadiq (peace be upon him) said:
و صُبَّ الماءَ البارِدَ عَلي قَدَميكَ إذا خَرَجتَ (من الحمام) فَإنَّهُ يَسِلُّ الدّاءَ مِن جَسَدِكَ
“When you leave the bath, pour cold water on your feet, for it removes sickness from your body. ”
Amāli by Sheikh al-Ṣadūq, Page 445
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said:
فِي الْمِلْحِ شِفاءٌ مِنْ سَبْعينَ داء، ثُمَّ قالَ: لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النّاسُ ما فِي الْمِلْحِ ما تَداوَوا إلاّ بِهِ
“Salt is a cure for seventy diseases. If people knew what is in salt, they would not use anything else for treatment.”
Tanbīh al-Khawāṭir, Page 468
Amīr al-Muʾminīn, Imam Ali, (peace be upon him) said:
لا تَسْتَبِدَّ بِرَأْيِكَ فَمَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأْيِهِ هَلَكَ
“Do not be self-righteous, for whoever is self-righteous perishes. ”
Ghurar al-Ḥikam, Page 443
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said:
تَنَظَّفُوا بِكُلِّ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ، فَإنَّ اللّهَ تَعالی بَنَی الإسْلامَ عَلَی النِّظَافَةِ
“Keep clean to the extent you can, for God Almighty has built Islam on cleanliness.”
Kanz al-Ummal, Volume 6, Page 371
Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said:
مَنْ لَمْ یَمْلِکْ غَضَبَهُ لَمْ یَملِکْ عَقْلَهُ
“Whoever does not control his anger does not possess his intellect. ”
Al-Kāfi, Volume 2, Page 303
Imam Musa al-Kadhim (peace be upon him) said:
لَو أنَّ النّاسَ قَصَدُوا فِی المَطْعَمِ لَاسْتَقامَتْ أبْدانُهُمْ
“If people were moderate in their eating, their bodies would remain healthy. ”
Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 66, Page 334
Imam Ja’far al-Ṣadiq (peace be upon him) said:
إیّاکُمْ وَالخُصُومَةَ فَإنَّهَا تَشْغَلُ القَلْبَ وَتُورِثُ النِّفاقَ وَتَکْسِبُ الصَّغائِنَ
“Beware of hostility and enmity, for it preoccupies the heart, leads to hypocrisy, and causes hatred. ”
Al-Kāfi, Volume 2, Page 301
Imam Reza (a):
مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ لَا یَشْتَكِیَ مَثَانَتَهُ فَلَا یَحْبِسِ الْبَوْلَ وَ لَوْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ دَابَّتِه؛
“Whoever wants to avoid complaints about their bladder should not hold their urine, even if they are riding on their mount.”
Ṭibb Al-Reza: 35
The Messenger of Allah (s):
تَجَنَّبِ الدَّوَاءَ مَا احْتَمَلَ بَدَنُكَ الدَّاءَ فَإِذَا لَمْ یَحْتَمِلِ الدَّاءَ فَالدَّوَاء؛
“Avoid medication as long as your body can tolerate the pain, but when it cannot, then use medication.”
Makarem Al-Akhlaq: 362
Amīr al-Muʾminīn (peace be upon him):
خالِطُوا النّاسَ مُخالَطَةً إنْ مِتُّمْ مَعَها بَکَوْا عَلَیکُم، وإنْ عِشْتُم حَنُّوا إلَیکُم.
“Treat people in such a way that if you die, they will weep for you, and if you live, they will yearn for you.”
Nahj al-Balāghah, Hikmah 10