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saying - 301 to 320


301. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following to express his condolences to al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays about (the death of) his son: O Ash‘ath! If you grieve over your son, certainly it is the consequence of the blood relationship; but if you endure, then Allah provides recompense for every affliction. O Ash‘ath! If you endure even then, matters will move on as ordained by Allah. But in that case, you will deserve to be rewarded, while if you lose patience, matters will again move as ordained by Allah. But in this case, you will be bearing the burden (of your sins). O Ash‘ath! Your son (when he lived) gave you happiness while, at the same time, he was a trial and a hardship and (when he died) he caused you to grieve while, at the same time, he has proved to be a source of reward and mercy for you.

302. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following at the grave of the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) at the time of his burial: Certainly endurance is good except about you. Fretting is bad except over you. And the affliction about you is great while every other affliction before or after it is small.

303. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Do not associate with a fool because he will beautify his actions before you and wish that you, too, be like him.

304. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him was asked about the distance between the East and the West when he replied as follows: A day’s trip for the sun.

305. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Your friends are three and your enemies are (also) three. Your friends are: your friend, your friend’s friend and your enemy’s enemy. And your enemies are: your enemy, your friend’s enemy and your enemy’s friend.

306. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him saw a man busy against his enemy with what was harmful to his own self as well, so he said: You are like one who pierces a spear through himself in order to kill the person sitting behind him.

307. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: How many are the objectives of lessons, but how few are those who take lessons!

308. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Whoever goes too far in quarreling is a sinner, but if one falls short in it, one is oppressed, and it is difficult for a quarreling person to fear Allah.

309. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: I am not worried about a fault after which I get time to offer prayers in two units (rek‘as) and beg safety from the wrath of Allah.

310. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him was asked once: “How will Allah conduct the accounting of all persons despite their large number?” He replied: “Just as He provides them livelihood despite their large number.” Then it was said to Him: “How will He conduct their accounting without their seeing Him?” He replied: “Just as He provides them with livelihood although they do not see Him.”

311. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Your messenger is the interpreter of your intelligence while your letter is more eloquent in expressing your true self.

312. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him sāid: The person who is afflicted with hardship is not in a greater need for praying than the one who has been spared affliction but is not immune to it.

313. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: People are the progeny of the world and none can be blamed for loving the mother.

314. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The destitute person is a messenger of Allah. Whoever denies him denies Allah, and whoever gives him gives Allah.

315. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: A self-respecting man never commits adultery.

316. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The fixed limit of life is enough to remain watchful.

317. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: A man can sleep over the death of his child but cannot sleep over the loss of his property.

Sayyid ar-Razi says: “This statement means that a man remains patient about the death of his children but does not do so at the loss of his property.”

318. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Mutual affection between fathers creates a relationship between the sons. Relationship is more in need of affection than affection is for a relationship.

319. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Be afraid of the thoughts of believers because Allah, the most Exalted One, has placed the truth on their tongues.

320. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The belief of a person cannot be regarded as true unless his trust in what is with Allah is more than his trust in what he himself has.

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