Islam Guidance

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181. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The fruit of carelessness is regret, whereas the fruit of determination is safety.

182. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Preferring silence over articulating wisdom produces nothing good; likewise is to speak out of ignorance.

183. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: No two cases vary from each other except that one of them is falsehood.

184. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Never have I ever doubted the truth whenever it was shown to me.

185. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Never have I told a lie, nor was I ever called a liar. Never did I ever stray, nor could any use me to cause others to stray.

186. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The oppressor who starts the oppression will tomorrow bite his hand (in regret).

187. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Departure (from this world) is nigh.

188. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: One who openly opposes what is right perishes.

189. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: One who is not saved by patience will be finished by impatience.

190. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: How strange! Should caliphate be obtained through friends and relatives?!

Al-Shareef al-Razi, for whom verses of poetry are narrated, has said a couple of lines the gist of which is as follows:

If you through shura took charge of them,
How so since those whose advice is to be sought were absent?!
And if you through kinsfolk argued with the opponent,
Others are more worthy of and nearer than you to the Prophet.

191. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: One in this life is a target of death, a loot to calamities. With every sip there is hardship, with every morsel there is pain. Whenever a servant of Allah receives a blessing, he bids farewell to another. Whenever he welcomes a new day, he bids farewell for its sake to another. This is so because we are assistants of the fates: Every breath we draw is a target of death; so, how can we hope to last since this night and this day never raise anything in honor except that they are more swift in destroying what they build and scatter what they gather?

192. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: O son of Adam! Anything you earn beyond your need is stored for others.

193. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: Hearts have desires, coming or going; so, approach your hearts according to their desires and approaches, for if you force the heart, you will blind it.

194. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: What shall I satisfy my anger when I am enraged? Is it when I am unable to seek revenge, so it will be said to me: “Why did you not have patience?” Or should I do it when I am able, so it will be said to me: “Why did you not forgive?”!

195. Passing by some garbage, Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: This is some people were too miser to give others.
In another narrative, he is reported as having said, “This is what you used to compete with each other for!”

196. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: None of your wealth was wasted so long as it provided you with admonishment.

197. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: These hearts wear out just as bodies wear out; so, seek for them beautiful pieces of wisdom.

198. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him, having heard the Kharijites say, “There is no government except Allah’s”, said: “A true statement intended to reap falsehood.”

199. Describing the mobs, Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: They are the ones who overwhelm when they gather and who are known when they disperse.
It is said that he, peace be upon him, rather said: “They are the ones who do harm when they gather and they do good when they disperse.” The Imam (p.b.u.h.) was asked, “When understand their mischief when they gather, but what is the benefit when they disperse?” The Imam (p.b.u.h.) said, “Each one of them returns to his profession, so people benefit from them, such as the builder returning to build, the weaver returns to his craft and the baker returns to his bakery, and so on.”

200. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following when a criminal was brought to him escorted by mobs: There is no welcome for you here, O faces that are not seen except when a bad deed is committed.

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