English - The Story of Ahikar, Grand Vizier of Assyria.pdf
Ahadith (6 december 2018)
1. Words of Wisdom from Ahl al-Bayt (as)
Prepared by Nafise Nayebluii - 2018
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
2. Imam Ali (AS):
ُة َم ْک ِح ْالُة َّال َضُِن ِم ْؤم ْالُِذخ َفُْک ِح ْالَُة َمَُوُْو َل
ُْن ِمُِل ْه َأاق َِّفالن.
Wisdom is the lost of a believer, so seek to learn it
even through hypocrites.
[Bihar al-Anwar, Vol 1, Page 57]
3. عنهعليهالسالمـا ّم َلَُئلسن َعُِة ّي ِل َأفض
ُِدل َالعأوُِودالجـ:
ُدل َالعُع َض َيَُموراال،ها َع ِواض َمُودوالج
هاج ِخرين ِم،ها ِت َه ِجُدل َوالعُسائس،ٌّعام
ُودوالجُض ِعار،ٌّخاصُدل َفالعماهف َأشر
ماهل َوأفض.
Imam Ali (AS) was once asked which was better, justice or
generosity, to which he replied, ‘Justice puts things in their
rightful place, whereas generosity takes them away from
their course. Justice is a general predominant state, whereas
generosity is a transient characteristics. Justice is therefore
the nobler and better of the two.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 437]
4. Imam Reza (AS):
ن َمَُل َعامَُاس ّالنم َل َف،مه ْم ِل ْظ َي
مه َث َّد َوحم َل َف،مه ْب ِذ ْک َيَُد َع َوومهم َل َف
ُ،مه ْف ِل ْخيوه َفن َّم ِمُْت َلم َکُرمُهت َّو
ُْت َر َه َوظُهت َدال َع.
Whoever does not oppress people in connection
with them, does not lie to them in his words, and
does not break his promises, thus the chivalry of
such a person is complete and his justice is
obvious.
[Uyun Akhbar Ar-Ridha, Volume 2, Page 30]
5. Imam Ali (AS):
و ََا ّنکالورج َنُة َّن َجوالی َخش َنُنارا
والُوابا َثوالُقابا ِعَُکان َلَُنب َيي ِغ
نا َلأنَُب ِطالنُِم ِکار َم ِب؛ ِاألخالق
ها َّفإنا ّممُلد َتعلیُِبيل َسَُّالنُِجاح.
Even if we do not have hope of Paradise, fear of
Fire, and waiting for reward or punishment, it is
proper to follow the moral characters, for these
are of things that show the way of success.
[Mustadrak al- wasail, vol 11, P 193]