Hadiths Of

الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

وقال عليه السلام لزياد بن أبيه وقد استخلفَهُ لعبد الله بن العباس على فارس وأَعمالها، في كلامٍ طويلٍ كان بينهما، نهاه فيه عن تقدم الخَراج : اسْتَعْمِلِ الْعَدْلَ، وَاحْذَرِ الْعَسْفَ والْحَيْفَ فَإِنَّ الْعَسْفَ يَعُودُ بِالْجَلاَءِ، وَالْحَيْفَ يَدْعُو إِلَى السَّيْفِ

Imam Ali (as):

When Imam Ali, peace be upon him, put Ziyad ibn Abih in place of Abdullah ibn Abbas over Fars (in Persia) and its revenues, he had a long conversation with him in which he prohibited him from collecting the land tax before it came due. Therein, he said: Act on justice and keep aloof from violence and injustice because violence will lead them to forsake their abodes while injustice will prompt them to take up arms.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No559

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

وسئل عليه السلام عن التوحيد والعدل فقال: التَّوْحِيدُ أنْ لا تَتَوَهَّمَهُ وَالْعَدْلُ أَلاَّ تَتَّهِمَهُ

Imam Ali (as):

Imam Ali (AS) was asked about the Unity of Allah and His justice, and he replied: Unity means that you do not subject Him to the limitations of your imagination, and justice means that you do not lay any blame on Him.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No558

ID: 63103

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

وسئل عليه السلام أَيّما أَفضل: العدل، أَو الجود؟ فقال: الْعَدْلُ يَضَعُ الاْمُورَ مَوَاضِعَهَا، والْجُودُ يُخْرِجُهَا عَنْ جِهَتِهَا، وَالْعَدْلُ سَائِسٌ عَامٌّ، وَالْجُودُ عَارضٌ خَاصٌّ، فَالْعَدْلُ أَشْرَفُهُمَا وَأَفْضَلُهُمَا

Imam Ali (as):

ʿAlī was asked, “Which is better, justice or generosity?” he replied: Justice puts things in their rightful place, while generosity takes things out of their proper direction. Justice is a universal motivator, while generosity is a particular caretaker. Thus, justice is nobler and better of the two.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No553

ID: 63077

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

لَا يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ لَا يَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثُ خِصَالٍ رَفِيقٌ بِمَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ رَفِيقٌ فِيمَا يَنْهَى عَنْهُ عَدْلٌ فِيمَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ عَدْلٌ فِيمَا يَنْهَى عَنْهُ عَالِمٌ بِمَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ عَالِمٌ بِمَا يَنْهَى عَنْه .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

Verily the one who enjoins good and prohibits wrong must possess three qualities: he must be gentle in his enjoining of good and his prohibition of wrong, he must be just with regards to what he enjoins and what he prohibits, and he must have sufficient knowledge about what he enjoins and what he prohibits.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol97 P87

ID: 30061

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

أَعْقَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ ذَلَّ لِلْحَقِّ فَأَعْطَاهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ عَزَّ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَمْ يَهُنْ عَنْ إِقَامَتِه .‏

Imam Ali (as):

The most intelligent of people is the one who is submissive towards what is right, and gives the right due from his own self, seeks honor by means of the truth and never gets tired of upholding the truth.

Source: Ghurar al-Ḥikam Vol1 P216

ID: 30025

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

أَعْدَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ أَنْصَفَ مَنْ ظَلَمَهُ ، أَجْوَرُ النَّاسِ مَنْ ظَلَمَ مَنْ أَنْصَفَهُ .

Imam Ali (as):

The most just person is the one who maintains fairness to someone who has wronged him, and the most unjust person is the one who wrongs someone who has been fair to him.

Source: ‘Uyūn al-Ḥikam wal-Mawā’iḍ Vol1 P116 Ghurar al-Ḥikam Vol1 P204

ID: 30024

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

لَا يَكُونَنَّ أَفْضَلُ مَا نِلْتَ مِنْ دُنْيَاكَ بُلُوغَ لَذَّةٍ أَوْ شِفَاءَ غَيْظٍ وَ لْيَكُنْ إِحْيَاءَ حَقٍّ وَ إِمَاتَةَ بَاطِلٍ .

Imam Ali (as):

Let not your greatest achievement in this world be gaining a pleasure or venting your anger, but [let it be] the revival of a right and putting an end to falsehood.

Source: ‘Uyūn al-Ḥikam wal-Mawā’iḍ Vol1 P525 Ghurar al-Ḥikam Vol1 P757

ID: 29968

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الإمام الحسن (عليه السَّلام):

وَ صَاحِبِ النَّاسَ بِمِثْلِ مَا تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُصَاحِبُوكَ بِهِ تَكُنْ عَدْلا.

Imam al-Hasan (as):

Associate with people the same way you would like them to associate with you and you will be considered just.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol75 P112

ID: 29941

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

قَدْ أَلْزَمَ نَفْسَهُ الْعَدْلَ فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ عَدْلِهِ نَفْيَ الْهَوَى عَنْ نَفْسِه .‏

Imam Ali (as):

The most beloved servant of God is the one who... has obligated himself to maintain justice, and the first instance of his justice is negation of base desires from his soul.

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

الْفَضَائِلُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَجْنَاسٍ أَحَدُهَا الْحِكْمَةُ وَ قِوَامُهَا فِي الْفِكْرَةِ وَ الثَّانِي الْعِفَّةُ وَ قِوَامُهَا فِي الشَّهْوَةِ وَ الثَّالِثُ الْقُوَّةُ وَ قِوَامُهَا فِي الْغَضَبِ وَ الرَّابِعُ الْعَدْلُ وَ قِوَامُهُ فِي اعْتِدَالِ قُوَى النَّفْسِ.

Imam Ali (as):

There are four types of merits: the first is wisdom, and its basis is thinking. The second is chastity, and its basis is desire. The third is power, and its basis is anger. The fourth is justice, and its basis is moderation in the faculties of the self.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol75 P81

ID: 29933

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