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

ID: 63109

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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):

مَنِ اتَّجَرَ بِغَيْرِ فِقْهٍ ارْتَطَمَ فِي الرِّبَا

Imam Ali (as):

Whoever trades without knowing the rules of religious law will be involved in usury.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No555

ID: 63085

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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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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

إِنَّ أَخْسَرَ النَّاسِ صَفْقَةً وَأَخْيَبَهُمْ سَعْياً، رَجُلٌ أَخْلَقَ بَدَنَهُ فِي طَلَبِ آمَالِهِ، وَلَمْ تُسَاعِدْهُ الْمَقَادِيرُ عَلَى إِرَادَتِهِ، فَخَرَجَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بِحَسْرَتِهِ، وَقَدِمَ عَلَى الاْخِرَةِ بِتَبِعَتِهِ

Imam Ali (as):

The biggest loser, the worst failure, is a man who wears down his body to satisfy his desires, but destiny does not side with him—he leaves the world with only remorse and arrives in the hereafter with a burden of sin.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No552

ID: 63071

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ الْحَسَرَاتِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَسْرَةُ رَجُلٍ كَسَبَ مَالاً فِي غَيْرِ طَاعَةِ اللهِ، فَوَرَّثَهُ رَجُلاً فَأنْفَقَهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللهِ سُبْحَانَهُ، فَدَخَلَ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ، وَدَخَلَ الاْوَّلُ بِهِ النَّارَ

Imam Ali (as):

The greatest of regrets on the Day of Resurrection will be the regret of a man who gained wealth through means of disobedience to Allah, which was then inherited by a man who spent it in the obedience of Allah, glory be to Him; thus because of it [i.e. the same wealth] the latter entered Paradise whereas the former entered the Fire.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No552

ID: 63070

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

وَ بَنَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ عُمَّالِهِ بِنَاءً فَخْماً فَقَالَ [عليه السلام] أَطْلَعَتِ الْوَرِقُ رُءُوسَهَا إِنَّ الْبِنَاءَ يَصِفُ لَكَ الْغِنَى

Imam Ali (as):

One of ʿAlī governors built a grand mansion, and ʿAlī said to him in rebuke: Here are silver dirhams displaying their faces! The mansion speaks loudly of your wealth.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No537

ID: 63007

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

لِابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّى أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ الْفَقْرَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّ الْفَقْرَ مَنْقَصَةٌ لِلدِّينِ مَدْهَشَةٌ لِلْعَقْلِ دَاعِيَةٌ لِلْمَقْتِ

Imam Ali (as):

Imam Ali (AS), speaking to his son Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya, said, 'O son, I fear for you because of poverty, so seek refuge in Allah from it, for poverty brings diminishment in one's faith, confusion to the intellect and is a motive for hatred.'

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No531

ID: 62981

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

صَاحِبُ السُّلْطَانِ كَرَاكِبِ الْأَسَدِ يُغْبَطُ بِمَوْقِعِهِ وَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَوْضِعِهِ

Imam Ali (as):

The one who associates with the ruler is like one who rides a lion - he is envied for his [high] position, and yet only he best knows his [unstable] situation.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No521

ID: 62935

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