✦⋆· said,"Verily Allah, exalted be His praise, says: 'By My Might and Exaltedness, I have not created any creature more beloved to Me than My believing servant."

● "The believer is dearer to Allah than His closest angels."

● "The similitude of the believers in their mutual love, affection and compassion for one another is as one body - if a single limb ails then the rest of the body suffers in insomnia and fever."

● "The believers' blood is coequal, and they are one hand against others, the most inferior among them is empowered by their protection [of him]."

● "The believer is he whom people trust with their blood and their property."

● "The believer likes others and is well-liked by them, and there is no good to be found in one who does not get along with others and whom people do not get along with. The best of people is the most useful from among them."

● "He whose good deed pleases him and whose sin upsets him is indeed a believer."

● The Prophet (saw) said, describing the believer, '"He is] subtle in his movements, sweet to look at... he seeks out the loftiest of matters, and has the most outstanding moral ethics... he is not prejudiced against he whom he does not like, nor biased in favour of one he loves... he is hardly a burden, and instead is very helpful... he perfects his actions as if he is being watched, lowers his gaze, is liberal in his giving, and never turns away a beggar... he considers his words carefully and guards his tongue... he neither accepts falsehood from a friend, nor rejects the truth from an enemy... he only learns in order that he might know, and he only seeks to know in order that he may act... When he travels with worldly people, he is the smartest of them, and when he travels with the people of the Hereafter, he is the most pious from among them."

● The Prophet (saw) said, exclaiming, "When will I see my brothers?!" to which they replied, "Are we not your brothers?" He said, "No, you are my companions. My brothers are those who believe in me without having seen me, and I am filled with longing for them."

✦⋆· said, "The best of believers in terms of faith is he whose giving and withholding, and whose displeasure and pleasure are solely for Allah."

● "He has not kept His earth free of a knowledgeable man whom all of creation need, who is well-versed with the means of salvation. Such [people] are very few in number, and Allah has expounded this among the communities of the Prophets, and made them the example for those to come after them, when He said concerning the people of Noah: "And none believed with him except a few."

● "The believer is he who protects his religion by putting his world at stake, whereas the impudent one is he who protects his worldly affairs by putting his religion at stake."

● "The believer is gullible and kind, secure from his own lower self, yet wary and distressed [on account of it]."

● "The believer is grateful in times of prosperity, patient during tribulation, and fearful in times of ease."

● "The believer is such that his joy is evident on his face whereas his sorrow is in his heart. His chest is at its widest [i.e. biggest heart] but his ego is at its lowest. He despises high rank and shuns reputation. His grief is long-lasting and his ambition is lofty. His silence is much and his time occupied. He is grateful, extremely patient, and immersed in deep thought. He is thrifty with his needs. He is good-natured and mild-tempered. His soul is firmer than steel whilst he [i.e. his ego] remains lower than a slave."

✦⋆· said, "The believer is silent in order that he remains safe, and speaks [only] in order to benefit."

● "The signs of a believer are five: piety [even] when in seclusion, giving charity in spite of lack, patience in the face of calamity, clemency when angered, and truthfulness in spite of fear."

✦⋆· said, "The believer is harder than a mountain, for the mountain is dispensable whereas nothing can separate the believer from his religion."

✦⋆· said, "The believer is more sanctified than the Kaaba."

● "The believer is a great helper, and a very light burden. He is good at economising for his livelihood, and is never stung twice [i.e. never makes the same mistake again]."

● "The believer possesses strength in his religion, prudence in his leniency, faith in conviction, an avid desire for religious understanding, activity in [matters pertaining to] guidance... and prayer during times of preoccupation."

● "The believer is he whose earnings are pure, whose character is beautiful, whose conscience is clean, who gives away whatever is surplus from his wealth, and guards whatever is surplus from his wealth, and guards whatever is surplus from his speech."

● "Verily the believer is stronger than pieces of iron, for when a piece of iron enters the fire it changes, whereas the believer, were he to be killed then resurrected and then killed again, his heart would never change."

● "The believer is he whom all things fear, and that is because he is empowered by the religion of Allah, and does not fear anything. This is the sign of every believer."

● "Everything is in awe of the believer including the reptiles and predators of the earth and the birds in the sky."

● Imam Sadiq (as), when he was asked, "How does a believer know that he is indeed a believer?", replied, "Through submission to Allah and satisfaction with whatever joy or [source of] annoyance comes his way."

✦⋆· said, "The believer is not a believer until he possesses three qualities: a practice [characteristic] of his Lord, a practice of his Prophet (saw), and a practice of his Imam (as). As for the practice of his Lord, it is to conceal secrets; the practice of his Prophet (saw) is amicableness towards people; and the practice of his Imam (as) is patience in both times of ease and difficulty."

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Having trust in Allah, being content with what Allah wants for you and leaving everything to Allah (swt), are signs of certainty.

Faith is one degree higher than Islam, God-wariness (Taqwa) is one degree higher than Faith and certainty is one degree higher than Taqwa.

Certainty towards Allah (swt) as your creator. Thus working hard so that Allah be please with you.

Certainty towards death. Therefore, you think far ahead and are ready. Not someone heedless knowing that death can occur to you at any moment.

Certainty towards Resurrection Day. As a result, you are afraid of ignominy.

Certainty towards Paradise which means you're excited for it.

Certainty towards Hell fire. Therefore, you work hard to be safe from it.

Certainty towards having your deeds checked & calculated in Judgement Day. Therefore, you check your deeds and pay attention to what good or bad you have done.