hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, He manifests the traits of the virtuous yet secretly performs the actions of the wicked. He hates death because of his numerous sins yet does not abandon them in his lifetime. He expedites sins but delays repentance. He loves the righteous ones but does not follow their actions. He hates the sinful yet he is one of them. He says: ‘Why should I act and become weary, instead I will sit and aspire. He always hastens towards what perishes and leaves aside that which remains. He is incapable of being thankful for what he is given yet always seeks more in what remains. He guides others to the right but deceives himself. He forbids the people from that which he does not forbid himself from and enjoins them to perform that which he does not perform. He takes upon himself more responsibility from people than what is required yet he neglects from his own soul what is more important [and necessary]. He commands the people but does not follow the commandments [himself] and he warns them but does not heed the warnings. He hopes for the reward of an act which he has not performed and feels secure from the punishment of an act which is undoubtedly a sin. He attracts the attention of people through his religiousness yet he conceals within himself the opposite of what he displays. He knows the right that he has on others but does not recognize the right that others have on him. He fears for others more than [he fears about] his sins and hopes for himself more than [he deserves by] his actions. For big things he puts his hope in Allah but for small things he puts his hope in the people, so he gives the servant that which he does not give the Lord. He fears the servants with regards to [the commandments of] his Lord yet does not fear his Lord with regards to the servants.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يُظْهِرُ شيمَةَ المُحْسِنينَ وَ يُبْطِنُ عَمَلَ المُسيئينَ يَكْرَهُ المَوْتَ لِكَثْرَةِ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ لا يَتْرُكُها في حَياتِهِ يُسْلِفُ الذَّنْبَ وَ يُسَوِّفُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ يُحِبُّ الصّالِحينَ وَ لايَعْمَلُ أعْمالَهُمْ وَ يُبْغِضُ المُسيئينَ وَ هُوَ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ لِمَ أعْمَلُ فَأَتَعَنّى بَلْ أجْلِسُ فَأَتَمَنّى يُبادِرُ دائِباً ما يَفْنى وَ يَدَعُ ما يَبْقى يَعْجِزُ عَنْ شُكْرِ ما أُوتيَ وَيَبْتَغِى الزِّيادَةَ فيما بَقِيَ يُرشِدُ غَيْرَهُ وَ يُغْوي نَفْسَهُ وَيَنْهَى النّاسَ بِما لايَنْتَهي و يَأمُرُهُمْ بِما لا يَأتي يَتَكَلَّفُ مِنَ النّاسِ ما لَم يُؤْمَرْ وَ يُضَيِّعُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ما هُوَ أكْثَرُ يَأمُرُ النّاسَ وَ لايَأْتَمِرُ وَ يُحَذِّرُهُمْ وَ لايَحذَرُ يَرْجُو ثَوابَ ما لَمْ يَعْمَلْ وَ يَأمَنُ عِقابَ جُرْم مُتَيَقِّن يَسْتَميلُ وُجُوهَ النّاسِ بِتَدَيُّنِهِ وَ يُبْطِنُ ضِدَّ ما يُعْلِنُ يَعْرِفُ لِنَفْسِهِ عَلى غَيْرِه وَ لايَعْرِفُ عَلَيْها لِغَيْرِهِ يَخافُ عَلى غَيْرِهِ بِأكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَيَرْجُو لِنَفْسِهِ أكْثَرَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ يَرْجُوا اللّهَ فِي الكَبيرِ وَ يَرْجُو العِبادَ فِي الصَّغيرِ فَيُعْطِى العَبْدَ ما لايُعْطِى الرَبَّ يَخافُ العَبيدَ فِي الرَّبِّ وَ لايَخافُ فِي العَبيدِ الرَّبَّ