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9 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hadith

Time

12 sayings

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

    The worth of a man with regards to his perception of things is his knowledge of [the workings of] time

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 80, no. 66; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 940 link

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

    The man who best understands time is he who is not taken aback by its proceedings.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3252; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 940 link

  3. Imam Sadiq (as.) said

    He who knows [the workings of] his time is never overwhelmed by its obscurities

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 356; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 940 link

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

    He who places his trust in time has gone mad

    Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 54, no. 204; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 940 link

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

    Whoever trusts time is betrayed by it, and whoever holds it in high esteem is abased by it

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8028; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 940 link

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

    Whoever trusts time is betrayed by it, whoever attaches great importance to it is abased by it, whoever is angry with time, it spites him even more, and whoever takes refuge with time is forsaken by it. Not everyone who throws hits the target. When the sultan changes so does the time

    Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 213, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 940 link

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

    Time betrays the one who believes he possesses time, and it does not seek to please the one who blames it

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2093; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 941 link

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

    Whoever preoccupies himself with time is occupied by it in turn.

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7890; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 941 link

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

    He who blames time will find no end to his frustration.

    Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 53, no. 204; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 941 link

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

    Whoever resists time is spited by it even more, and whoever surrenders to it is not safe either

    Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9054; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 941 link

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

    Whoever contends with time is thwarted, and whoever is resentful towards it ends up getting angry himself.

    Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 85; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 941 link

  12. Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said

    Al-Rayyan b. al-Salt narrated that Imam al-Rida (AS) recited some verses he had composed for `Aabd al-Muttalib:

    Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 177, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 942 link

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