It appears that the reason behind our having fallen behind is in our neglecting Mustahabbaat! Scholars of the past were committed to Mustahabbaat, such as Ziarah, Du’a, recitation of the Qur'an, offering prayers on time, and avoiding the Makruhaat, such as sleeping before sunrise. ...

One of the other responsibilities, along with all the other struggles, is to recite the Qur'an in its proper manner (i.e. in the way it is worthy to be read), such that we learn something new in every recitation. We must also benefit from each of our prayers more than before, rather than just repeat...

They are the Mustahab deeds that get man to a (spiritual) stage! ...

Not carrying out good acts such as giving alms and building charity organizations, mosques, Hussainiyas, baths, schools and hospitals and …, which people are deprived of nowadays, is not due to lack of money; rather, it is out of the lack of divine blessings. ...

Grief, sorrow, and crying are acts of the heart, so much so that crying and tears are signs of the acceptance of the Witr prayers.[The last Rak'ah of Night prayers] ...

It is good that man has his name written in every noble act and take part in it, for he does not know which one will be accepted and which one rejected on the Day of Judgment! ...

Man must think about ways of carrying out good acts, and this should bring about initiatives helpful for reaching the goal. ...

It is as though those who perform night prayers have overtaken secretly. ...

Weeping on the afflictions of Ahl al-Bayt, and especially Imam Hussain, peace be upon them, may be of the Mustahabbat better than which there is no other mustahab. ‘Crying out of fear of God’ is the same; it might not be superior to it. ...