Hadith

Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib [a]

1968 sayings · page 20 of 50

1. A Qadiri who does exaggeration has lost his faith.

   Iqbal al-A`amal, page 270 · permalink

2. Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "Magians were present in every Ummah and the Magians of this Ummah are the Qadiriya."

   Iqbal al-A`amal, page 270 · permalink

3. There are two things the reward for which is beyond measure: pardon and justice.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5769; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 801 · permalink

4. If it comes across riches, freedom from need makes it rebellious. If calamity befalls it, it is humbled by anguish

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 108; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 802 · permalink

5. The greatest reward is the reward [dealt] by fairness

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3387; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 801 · permalink

6. There is no treasure more precious than contentment.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 371; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 803 · permalink

7. There is no wealth like the intellect

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 54; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 803 · permalink

8. He who is needless of all but Allah is himself needed by people.

   Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 3, p. 137; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 804 · permalink

9. The greatest of riches is to despair of [obtaining] what other people possess.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 342; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 804 · permalink

10. Verily the most affluent of riches is intellect, and the worst poverty is stupidity.

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 38; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 804 · permalink

11. The key to affluence is conviction.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 9, no. 65; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 805 · permalink

12. One cannot be rich unless one has self-restraint

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 8, no. 64; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 805 · permalink

13. He who wakes up in the morning concerned about his Hereafter is enriched without the need for riches, finds solace without the need for family, and is honoured without the need for a clan

    Amali al-Tusi, p. 580, no. 1198; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 805 · permalink

14. Verily Allah, Glory be to Him, allotted the food provisions of the poor within the wealth of the rich, so no poor man goes hungry except as a result of what a rich man has denied him, and Allah, most High, will question him about that

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 328; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 806 · permalink

15. There is no burden greater than the burden that a rich person carries for depriving the needy.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10738; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 806 · permalink

16. Thinking instigates goodness and action upon it

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 55, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 937 · permalink

17. Certainly, those who are given an increase in wealth and property by Allah, should not think anything but that it is Istedraaj. They should not be fearless (of Allah's plan). Because calm precedes storm.

    Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 111; Behaarul Anwaar · permalink

18. Suppose, My Lord! My Master! My Cherisher! I am able to endure your punishment, how can I endure separation from Thee. Suppose I am able to endure the heat of Thy fire, how can I endure not gazing upon Thy generosity.

    Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 113; Dua-e-Kumail · permalink

19. Try to the best of your ability not to displease your Lord by pleasing any of His creatures, for verily Allah can easily substitute a servant for another, but the servant has recourse to no other substitute for Allah.

    Amali al-Tusi, p. 29, no. 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 · permalink

20. The inner knowledge of the self is the most beneficial of all such knowledge.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9865; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 434 · permalink

21. The one who attains knowledge of his own self has obtained the greatest victory indeed.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9965; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 434 · permalink

22. How can one who is ignorant of his own self expect to know others?!

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6998; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 434 · permalink

23. He who gains inner knowledge of his self combats it, and he who remains ignorant of his self, neglects it.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, nos. 7855-7856; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 434 · permalink

24. He who attains inner knowledge of Allah leads a life of unity [reflecting Allah's Divine Unity]; he who attains inner knowledge of his self strips himself [of all that hinders its progress]; he who attains inner knowledge about this world abstains from it; and he who attains inner knowledge about people prefers solitude.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, nos. 7829-7832; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 435 · permalink

25. The person who knows his self the best is he who fears his Lord the most.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3126; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 435 · permalink

26. The world is the ground of ruin for the intellects.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 921; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 999 · permalink

27. The world is a plantation of evil.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 401; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 999 · permalink

28. The world lowers and abases [mankind].

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 999 · permalink

29. By my life, never will I compromise with or be slack when fighting anyone who opposes the truth or one who has fallen into transgression

    Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 695 · permalink

30. 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].

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 699 · permalink

31. A man who is possessive [over his own wife] will never commit adultery

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 305; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 700 · permalink

32. 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

    al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 204, 455; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 700 · permalink

33. Beware of being overpossessive [of your wife] in a situation that does not necessitate it, for verily that will lead a wife of sound character from among them to become weak. Rather judge them carefully so that when you see a fault, you hasten your reproach of it, both major and minor [faults].

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 214, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 700 · permalink

34. A woman's overpossessiveness is [tantamount to] infidelity, whereas a man's overpossessiveness is [part of his] faith

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 124; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 701 · permalink

35. Poverty is the greater death.

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 319; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 702 · permalink

36. Poverty silences the sagacious from his proof, and a poor person is a foreigner in his own country

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 702 · permalink

37. Do not sit at a table on which wine is served, for a man does not know when he is overcome

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 10, p. 98, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 874 · permalink

38. Never sit in the [middle of the] roads.

    Amali al-Tusi, p. 8, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 874 · permalink

39. He who believes in Allah and the Last Day must not sit in a suspicious place

    al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 378, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 874 · permalink

40. Good manners may substitute for [noble] lineage.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 68, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 364 · permalink

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