Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Courage and the Courageous

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hadith 4608
Imam Ali (AS) said, Courage is one of the two honours.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الشَّجاعَةُ أحَدُ الْعِزَّيْنِ
Tags Good Temper
hadith 4609
Imam Ali (AS) said, Courage is a ready support and an evident merit.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشَّجاعَةُ نُصْرَةٌ حاضِرَةٌ وَ فَضيلَةٌ ظاهِرةٌ
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hadith 4610
Imam Ali (AS) said, Courage is an embellishment, cowardice is a disgrace.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشَّجاعَةُ زَيْنٌ اَلجُبْنُ شَيْنٌ
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hadith 4611
Imam Ali (AS) said, Courage is present honour, cowardice is evident dishonour.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلشَّجاعَةُ عِزٌّ حاضِرٌ اَلْجُبْنُ ذُلٌّ ظاهِرٌ
Tags Good Temper
hadith 4612
Imam Ali (AS) said, The fruit of courage is a sense of honour.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمَرَةُ الشَّجاعَةِ الْغَيْرَةُ
Tags Ghayrah
hadith 4613
Imam Ali (AS) said, The alms-tax of courage is struggling in the way of Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زَكاةُ الشَّجاعَةِ الْجِهادُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ
Tags Warfare/Jihad
hadith 4614
Imam Ali (AS) said, The courage of a man is proportionate to his ambition, and his sense of honour is equivalent to his zeal.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَجاعَةُ الرَّجُلِ على قَدْرِ هِمَّتِهِ وَ غَيْرَتُهُ على قَدْرِ حَمِيَّتِهِ
Tags Ghayrah
hadith 4615
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is to the extent of [ones] zeal that courage is shown.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلى قَدْرِ الْحَمِيَّةِ تَكُونُ الشَّجاعَةُ
Tags Good Temper
hadith 4616
Imam Ali (AS) said, Fighting while dismounted [in battle] demonstrates the courage of champions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُعالَجَةُ النِّزالِ تُظْهِرُ شَجاعَةَ الأبْطالِ
Tags Warfare/Jihad
hadith 4617
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of courage is loss of resolve.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ الشُّجاعِ إضاعَةُ الْحَزْمِ
Tags Wisdom