Hadith

Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib [a]

1968 sayings · page 36 of 50

1. The most courageous of people is the most generous of them.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2899; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink

2. The most courageous of people is he who conquers his rashness with clemency.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, 3357; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 225 · permalink

3. The strongest of people is the one with the greatest authority over his own self.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3188; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 225 · permalink

4. The bane of courage is losing one's judiciousness

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3938; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 225 · permalink

5. By the One whose Hearing encompasses all voices, no sooner does one fill somebody else's heart with happiness than Allah creates a special grace for him from that very happiness, such that when he is faced with a calamity, he is able to pass over it like water flows over a slope, until he chases it away as wild camels are chased away.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 257; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 395 · permalink

6. Haste causes stumbling

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 432; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 399 · permalink

7. Mistakes happen frequently [when work is done] with haste.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 974; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 399 · permalink

8. Deliberateness is recommended in everything except when embarking on opportunities for good-doing.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1937; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 399 · permalink

9. The bane of talking is lying.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3957; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 136 · permalink

10. The hoarder is deprived of his bounty.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 465; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 407 · permalink

11. The miserly hoarder gathers for those who will not thank him, and will come to Him who will not excuse him.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1842; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 407 · permalink

12. Anyone honored by other than Allah is actually disgraced.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 10, no. 67; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 408 · permalink

13. Know that the one who does not abase himself in front of Allah has no honor, and that the one who does not humble himself before Allah has no elevation.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 366; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 408 · permalink

14. There is no honor like clemency.

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 113; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 408 · permalink

15. O Allah please do not make me require a need from bad people from among Your creation, and whatever You make me need, let it be from those with the most beautiful [happiest] faces, who are the most open-handed, have the most eloquent tongues and the least likely to remind me of their favour

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 56, no. 111; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 630 · permalink

16. Negligence is deviation [from the straight path].

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 196; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 631 · permalink

17. Pitiable indeed is every negligent person that his whole life can be used as evidence against him and that his days lead him to wretchedness!

    Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 64; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 631 · permalink

18. So come to your senses, O listener, from your intoxication, wake up from your neglect, and reduce your hasty activity.

    Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 153; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 631 · permalink

19. O people who are not neglected [by Allah] and yet who neglect that which will be taken to account from them - how is it that I see you moving away from Allah and longing for others?!

    Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 175; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 632 · permalink

20. How many a negligent person weaves himself a garment in order that he might wear it whilst in reality it is his burial shroud, and who builds himself a house in which he may live but which is in fact his grave

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 401, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 632 · permalink

21. Through constant remembrance of Allah is negligence dispelled

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4269; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 632 · permalink

22. He who prolongs his negligence hastens his own destruction

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8318; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 633 · permalink

23. Imam Ali (AS), with regards to the Qur'anic verse: "And we desired to show favour to those who were abased " said, 'This refers to the progeny of Muhammad. Allah will send them their rightly guided Saviour [the Mahdi] after their struggle, and he will raise their status and abase their enemy

    Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 4, p. 110; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 67 · permalink

24. The term 'weak' cannot be applied to those whom the divine proof has reached, whose ears have heard it and whose hearts have heeded it

    Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 189; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 67 · permalink

25. A good action is an ever-remaining store and a pure yield.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6545; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 351 · permalink

26. Accountability [for one's actions] will come before the punishment, and the reward will come after the account

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 380; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 68 · permalink

27. Restrict your lower selves by holding them accountable and control them by opposing them

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6794; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 69 · permalink

28. He who takes account of his soul will understand his defects and know his sins. He will repent for the sins and amend the defects.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8927; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 69 · permalink

29. He who takes account of his self profits, he who neglects it is at a loss, and he who fears will be safe

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 73, no. 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 69 · permalink

30. He who takes account of his self prospers

    Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 12, p. 154, no. 13761; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 70 · permalink

31. Whoever utters the name of Allah on some food that he eats will never be asked [to account for] the bounty of that food.

    Amali al-Saduq, p. 246, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 70 · permalink

32. The tears in the eyes and the fear in the hearts are part of the mercy of Allah, exalted be His remembrance. When you find them, seize the opportunity for making supplications

    Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 96, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 · permalink

33. Weeping out of fear of Allah is the key to [His] mercy.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2051; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 · permalink

34. Weeping out of fear of Allah illuminates the heart and shields against returning to the sin.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2016; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 · permalink

35. Love is purified through cultivating friendship for the sake of Allah.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6191; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 150 · permalink

36. Tears only dry up as a result of the hardness of the hearts; and the hearts only harden as a result of an abundance of sins.

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 354, no. 60; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 · permalink

37. Wisdom is the garden of the intelligent ones and the amusement of the noble.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1715; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 · permalink

38. Wisdom is a tree that grows in the heart and produces fruit on the tongue.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1992; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 · permalink

39. The one who is known for [his] wisdom is regarded by the eyes with dignity and awe.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 97; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 · permalink

40. Wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so seek it even from the polytheist for you will be more deserving and worthier of it [than him].

    Amali al-Tusi, p. 625, no. 1290; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 · permalink

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