Freedom
7 sayings
There are five attributes such that whoever does not even possess one of them does not have much to admire: loyalty, organisation, modesty, good temper, and the last which brings together all these attribute is freedom.
al-Khisal, p. 284, no. 33; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 339 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O people! Indeed Adam did not beget a bondsman or bondswoman, so all people are free.
Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 1, p. 198; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 339 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Do not ever be a slave to others when Allah, glory be to Him, has made you free
Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 339 link
The free is free in all his states: when he is inflicted by a calamity, he shows patience; when afflictions bear down on him, they do not break him, even though he be taken in captivity or defeated and his prosperity turns into poverty, just like the truthful trustworthy Prophet Joseph - blessings of Allah upon him - whose freedom was not affected even when he was enslaved, defeated and captivated.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 89, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 339 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Cheerfulness is the distinguishing trait of the free.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 467; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 339 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Truly modesty and chastity are of the traits of faith, and they are the attributes of the free and the distinguishing marks of the righteous.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3605; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 339 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The servant of Allah is free so far as he remains content. The free man is a slave as long as he is greedy.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 413; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 340 link
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