The Praise of Possessiveness

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily possessiveness is part of faith.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘My father Abraham [i.e. the prophet] was very possessive [i.e. guarding of his own self-worth] and I am even more possessive than him. Allah abases the one who has no sense of self-worth from among the believers.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, most High, is possessive, and verily the believer is possessive. Allah is possessive over a believer when he approaches that which Allah has prohibited him from.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the fragrance of Paradise can be smelt from a distance of five hundred years, but neither the one who is insolent towards his parents not the cuckold will ever smell it. When asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah, what is a cuckold? he replied, ‘It is one whose wife commits adultery with his knowledge of it.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is in proportion to his ambition … his courage is in proportion to his self-esteem, and his chastity is in proportion to his possessiveness [i.e. over his own wife].

Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man who is possessive [over his own wife] will never commit adultery.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah is possessive over the believer, so let him who is not possessive become possessive [through a sense of self-worth], for verily he has a degenerative heart.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, is very possessive and loves every possessive one, and as a result of His possessiveness [over His servants], he has prohibited indecent acts, both those done in public as well as those done in secret.