Hadith

Doubt

14 sayings

1. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Doubt is the product of ignorance.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 725; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

2. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Whoever is insolent with regards to Allah's command becomes prone to doubting, and whoever doubts, Allah, Most Sublime over him, disgraces him with His authority, and belittles him with His Might just as he had shown contempt for His command.

   Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 1, no. 373; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

3. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Do not give in to misgivings lest you start to doubt, and do not doubt lest you disbelieve, and do not allow yourselves to become emboldened [against Allah] lest you fall into self-deception.

   Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 54, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

4. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Doubt thwarts faith.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 723; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

5. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Doubt extinguishes the light of the heart.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1242; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

6. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   The consequence of doubt is confusion.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4619; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

7. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   Doubts are dispelled through repetition of one's thought processes

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4271; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 254 link

8. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   How I wonder at the one who entertains doubts about Allah whilst beholding the very creation of Allah.

   Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 126; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 255 link

9. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

   A sincere person does not entertain misgivings and a person convinced [of his faith] does not doubt.

   Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9532; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 255 link

10. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

    There are four aspects to doubt: unreasonable debating [born out of a desire to doubt everything], fear, wavering and undue submission. The one who always resorts to unreasonable debating never again sees the light after darkness. The one who is afraid of what befalls him [doubting as a result] is always turning back on his heels. The one who wavers between his misgivings is trampled by Satan underfoot, and the one who succumbs to the perils of this world and the next is destroyed in them both.

    Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 255 link

11. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

    You must adhere to conviction and keep away from doubt, for there is nothing more detrimental to a man's faith than for doubt to overpower his conviction.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6146; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 253 link

12. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

    I have never doubted the truth since I have been shown it.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9482; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 253 link

13. Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said

    Verily I am absolutely convinced about my Lord, and do not entertain any obscurity in my religion.

    Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 253 link

14. Imam Sadiq (as.) said

    with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity from you "[ Qur'an 33:33], said, 'Impurity is doubt, and by Allah, we never doubt in our Lord.'

    al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 288, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 253 link

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