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saying - 401 to 420



401. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Abstain from the world so that Allah may show you its real evils, and do not be neglectful because (in any case) you will not be neglected.

402. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Speak so that you may be known, since man is hidden under his tongue.

403. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Take of the favors of the world whatever comes to you and keep away from what keeps away from you. If you cannot do so, be moderate in your pursuits.

404. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Many an expression is more effective than an onslaught.

405. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Every small thing that is contented upon suffices.

406. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Let it be death but not humiliation. Let it be little but not through others. Whoever does not get while sitting will not get by standing either. The world has two days: one for you and the other against you. When the day is for you, do not feel proud, but when it is against you, endure it.

407. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The best scent is musk, its weight is light while its smell is sweet.

408. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Put off boasting, give up self-conceit and remember your grave.

409. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The child has a right on the father while the father, too, has a right on the child. The right of the father on the child is that the latter should obey the former in every matter save in committing sins against Allah, the Glorified One, while the right of the child on the father is that the latter should give the first a beautiful name, provide him with good training and teach him the Qur’an.

410. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Evil effect of sight is right, charm is right, sorcery is right, and fa’l (auguring good) is right, while tayrah (auguring evil) is not right, and spreading of a disease from one to the other is not right. Scent gives pleasure, honey gives pleasure, riding gives pleasure and looking at greenery gives pleasure.

411. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Nearness with people in their manners brings about safety from their evil.

412. Someone uttered an expression above his status. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: You have started flying soon after growing feathers and commenced grumbling before attaining youth.

Sayyid ar-Razi says: Here, “shakir” [in the original Arabic text] means the first feathers that grow on a bird before it is strong enough to fly. And “saqb” means the young camel who does not grumble unless it becomes mature.

413. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Whoever hankers after contraries gets no means of success.

414. On being asked about the meaning of the expression: “la hawla wala quwwata illa billah” (there is no strength nor power except through Allah), Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: We are not masters of anything along with Allah, and we are not masters of anything save what He makes us masters of. So, when He makes us masters of anything of which He is a superior Lord over us, He also assigns some duties to us. And when He takes it away, He takes away those duties as well.

415. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him heard ‘Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah have mercy on him) conversing with al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah and said: Leave him alone, O ‘Ammar, for he has entered religion only to the extent of his deriving advantage of the world, and he has willfully involved himself in misgivings in order to adopt them as cover for his shortcomings.

416. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: It is good for the rich to show humility before the poor to seek rewards from Allah, but better than that is the pride of the poor towards the rich with trust in Allah.

417. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Allah does not grant wisdom to a person except that some day He will save him from ruin with its help.

418. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Whoever clashes with the truth will be knocked down by it.

419. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The heart is the book of the eye.

420. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Fear of Allah is the chief trait of the human character.

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