Wisdom
34 sayings
Verily the noblest speech is the remembrance of Allah and the fountainhead of wisdom is His obedience.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 394, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 993 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The fountainhead of wisdom is to be bound to the truth and to obey the one on [the path of] the truth.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5258; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 993 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Conquer your vain desire and your wisdom will be perfected.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2272; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no wisdom except through inerrancy.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10916; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 link
Whoever abstains from worldly pleasures, Allah will establish wisdom in his heart and make it flow from his tongue.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 128, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 link
The heart bears wisdom when the stomach is empty, and the heart throws out wisdom when the stomach is full.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 119; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Vain desire and wisdom do not come together.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10573; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 link
Anger is a destroyer of the wise man's heart, whoever cannot control his anger cannot control his intellect.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 255, no. 129; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 994 link
Verily a seed grows in soft ground and does not grow on stone, in the same way that wisdom thrives in the heart of the humble and does not thrive in the heart of the proud and haughty , because Allah has made humbleness the instrument of the intellect.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 312, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 995 link
Wisdom does not avail an immoral character.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 370, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 995 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever has wisdom established [in his heart] for him, becomes one who adheres to admonition.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8706; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 995 link
Much contemplation on [matters of] wisdom causes the intellect to flourish.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 247, no. 73; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 995 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily the wise men lost wisdom when they deposited it with those who were unworthy of it.
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 160, no. 176; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 995 link
Do not grant the ignorant ones wisdom for they will not do justice to it, and do not deprive it to those who are worthy of it for you will do injustice to them.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 303, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 995 link
Verily wisdom is inner knowledge and deep understanding of religion, for the one who understands among you is truly the wise man.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 251, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 993 link
Luqman was asked, what is the crux of your wisdom?' He said, 'I do not ask about that which I know already and I do not burden myself with that which does not concern me.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 13, p. 417, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 993 link
The wise man is almost a prophet.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44123; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 991 link
The fountainhead of wisdom is the fear of Allah.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5873; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 993 link
God-willing, a wise person will end up in Paradise.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 40 link
A wise person is religious and a religious person will enter Paradise.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 40 link
Verily moderation is the fountainhead of wisdom.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5444; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 993 link
Verily wisdom is the light of every heart.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 14, p. 317, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 link
Luqman Al Hakeem (a.s.) said [advising his son], 'My son, learn wisdom and you will become noble, for verily wisdom directs towards religion, it honours the slave with freedom, it raises the poor above the rich and it precedes the young over the old.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 13, p. 432, no. 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 link
A word of wisdom that the believer hears is better than the worship of one year.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 172, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
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 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
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 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
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 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
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 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so take wisdom even from the people of hypocrisy.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 80; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 991 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The one who seeks fulfilment of his need from an unwise person is [himself] not a wise person.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2092; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 992 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A person who does not deal amicably with someone for whom amicableness is the only option is not a wise man.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 218; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 992 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The opening of wisdom is abandoning the [illicit] pleasures, and the peak of it is to detest the transient things.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3054; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 992 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
From among [the matters of] wisdom is to avoid dispute with one who is above you, to not disesteem anyone other than yourself, to not undertake a task which is outside of your capability, to not have your tongue contradict your heart and neither your word [contradict] your action, to not speak of that which you do not know, and to not abandon a matter as it approaches only to pursue it as it retreats.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9450; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 992 link
Im?m Muhammad ibn 'Al? al-Baqir (a.s.), when he was asked by Abu Basir regarding the words of Allah's verse, "and he who is given wisdom " said, 'It [wisdom] is obedience to Allah and true knowledge of the Imm.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 251, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 992 link
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