Hadith on Courage
14 sayings
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Courage is might at hand.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 572; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 223 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Courage is a ready victory and an obvious virtue.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1700; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 223 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
If qualities were to be classified, honesty would be with courage, and cowardice with dishonesty.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7597; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 223 · permalink
Im?m Hasan ibn 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) was once asked about courage, to which he replied, 'It is to know when to stand up to one's opponents, and when to be patient in the face of criticism.'
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 226; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 223 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Courage has been created based on three natural characteristics, each of which has an exclusive merit over the rest. They are: self-esteem, dignity [in the face of humiliation], and seeking a good reputation. If they all attain perfection in the courageous man, he is an invincible hero, distinguished for his boldness in his generation. And if some of them are perfected in him more than others, then his courage will far supercede in those particular qualities over the rest.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 236, no. 66; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A man's worth is in proportion to the extent of his ambition, his honesty is in proportion to the extent of his gallantry, and his courage is in proportion to the extent of his dignity [in the face of humiliation].
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A man's courage is in proportion to the extent of his ambition, and his zeal in proportion to the extent of his ardour.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5763; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
[A man's] courage is in proportion to the extent of [his] ardour.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6180; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink
Shall I tell you who is the toughest and strongest from among you?' They replied, 'Yes, O Prophet of Allah, do tell us', so the Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The strongest and toughest of you is he who, when he is happy, his happiness does not lead him to committing a sin or anything wrong, and when he gets angry, his anger does not prevent him from speaking the truth, and when he is empowered in any way, he does not take hold of that which is not lawfully his.
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 366, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most courageous of people is the most generous of them.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2899; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 224 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most courageous of people is he who conquers his rashness with clemency.
Ghurar al-Hikam, 3357; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 225 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
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
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of courage is losing one's judiciousness
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3938; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 225 · permalink
Verily courage has a limit, which when overstepped becomes foolhardiness.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 377, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 225 · permalink