Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib [a]

1968 sayings · page 1 of 50

"If cheaters would not have been hellish, I would have been the greatest fraudster of the Arabs."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 340 link
"If I hadn't heard the words of the Holy Prophet: 'Indeed, cheating, deception and fraud lead to Hell', I would have been the greatest fraudster of the Arabs."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 340 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "One of the greatest sins is to usurp the wealth of a believer unlawfully."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "One who oppresses people, fears retaliation."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
The doer of evil is worse than the evil itself.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 32; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link
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"
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 2, p. 358, no. 90; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 302 link
The best of believers is the one who is best at dedicating himself, his family and his wealth [for Allah].
Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 18, p. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 303 link
The best of believers in terms of faith is he whose giving and withholding, and whose displeasure and pleasure are solely for Allah.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3278; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 303 link
Falsehood is a deceiving deluder.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 549; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 304 link
I will rip falsehood open, until the truth emerges from its belly
Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 2, p. 185; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 304 link
Truth is the road to Paradise, and falsehood is the road to Hell; and on each road there is a caller [calling to it].
Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 3, p. 291; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 304 link
He who supports falsehood oppresses the truth.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6041; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 304 link
Verily, there is nothing between truth and falsehood but a span of four fingers Falsehood is to say, 'I heard,' while the truth is to say, 'I saw.
Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 3, p. 240; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 305 link
Even if falsehood was isolated from being mixed with the truth, it would not be indefinable by those who aspire it; and even if the truth was free from being disguised as falsehood, the tongues of its opponents would still be silenced; but it is often made by taking a little from one and a little from the other.
Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha by Abi al-Hadid, v. 3, p. 240; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 305 link
Many an innovation was glossed with verses from the Book of Allah, just as the copper dirham is plated with silver coating.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6969; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 305 link
Paradise has eight doors: a door through which the prophets and the truthful ones will enter, a door through which the martyrs and the righteous will enter, five doors through which our shi`a and our lovers will enter , a door through which the rest of the Muslims will enter, that is, those that bear witness to 'There is no god but Allah' and who do not bear an atom's weight of enmity towards us, the ahl al-bayt
al-Khisal, p. 408, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 670 link
There are degrees differing in excellence, and various stations
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 85; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 670 link
The people of Paradise will gaze upon the stations of our shi`a just as one of you gazes at the stars on the horizons of the sky
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3514; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 670 link
The people of Paradise will be the believers who are lenient and of soft temperament
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3400; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 672 link
He who rebukes [someone for] a sin cannot pardon it
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9567; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 675 link
When you are empowered to vanquish your enemy, let your pardon of him act as thanks for having been given power over him
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 675 link
Pardon is the zakat of triumph
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 211; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 675 link
The root of sincerity is despairing of obtaining what is in the hands of men
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3088; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 link
The one who purifies his intention distances himself from base qualities
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8447; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 859 link
Sins are a disease the medicine of which is to seek forgiveness, and the cure lies in never committing them again
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1890; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 860 link
O man, what has emboldened you to commit sins, and what has deceived you about your Lord, and what has rendered you so complacent about the destruction of your soul!?
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 223; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 860 link
How I wonder at people who keep away from certain types of food for fear of harm to themselves, and yet do not keep away from sins for fear of the Fire!?
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 204; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 860 link
Even if Allah had not fixed punishments and threats for acts of disobedience to Him, we would still be obliged not to disobey Him, simply by way of gratitude to Him for His bounties.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 290; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 860 link
Refraining from committing evil deeds is better than performing good deeds
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1522; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 860 link
Openly and candidly disobeying Allah glory be to Him hastens His wrath.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9811; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 861 link
The worst and gravest of sins is that which its perpetrator takes lightly.
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 364, no. 96; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 861 link
The worst of sins in the sight of Allah is the sin which its perpetrator commits persistently
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3131; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 861 link
Be on your guard against committing acts of disobedience to Allah in secret, for verily the Witness is the Judge Himself
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78,p. 70, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 863 link
The worst of sins in the sight of Allah is the sin which its perpetrator deems insignificant
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3141; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 863 link
People are hostile towards that which they are ignorant of.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sayings 172 and 438; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 270 link
That good whose end consequence is the Fire is not good, and that hardship whose end consequence is Paradise is not bad. Every bliss other than Paradise is inferior, and every calamity other than the Fire itself is a comfort.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 387; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 270 link
Allah, Glorified be He, has sent down a guiding Book wherein He has explained good and evil, so adopt the course of good so that you be rightly guided, and turn away from the direction of evil so that you remain focused on the right way.'
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 167; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link
There is nothing worse than an evil deed except for its own punishment, and there is nothing better than a good deed except for its own reward.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 114; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 271 link
By abandoning patience man converts his halaal sustenance into haraam. Though he does not receive more than what is in his destiny
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fifth Greater Sin ,page 167; Lailail-Akhbaar link
: "There are three types of talking: remembering Allah; silence; and what leads one to do wrong acts."
Mishkat ul-Anwar, Section 1 on Faith, Islam & Related Issues, Chapter 15 On Remembrance, Hadees 279 link

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