Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Forbearance

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hadith 2384
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is one of the two excellent traits.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ أحَدُ المَنْقِبَتَيْنِ
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hadith 2385
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance during intense rage protects [one] from the wrath of the Almighty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ عِنْدَ شِدَّةِ الْغَضَبِ يُؤْمِنُ غَضَبَ الْجَبّارِ
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hadith 2386
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance puts out the fire of rage and acrimoniousness stokes it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ يُطْفِيءُ نارَ الْغَضَبِ وَ الْحِدَّةُ تُؤَجِّجُ إحْراقَهُ
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hadith 2387
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be forbearing and you will be honoured.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أُحْلُمْ تُكْرَمْ
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hadith 2388
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be forbearing and you will be respected.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أُحْلُمْ تُوَقَّرْ
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hadith 2389
Imam Ali (AS) said, Bear [the actions of others] with patience, otherwise you will never be pleased.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أَغْضِ عَلَى الْقَذى وَ إلاّ لَمْ تَرْضَ أبَداً
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hadith 2390
Imam Ali (AS) said, Veil [your] anger with forbearance and ignore misconceptions with understanding.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : احْتَجِبْ عَنِ الغَضَبِ بِالْحِلْمِ وَ غُضَّ عَنِ الوَهْمِ بِالْفَهْمِ
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hadith 2391
Imam Ali (AS) said, The strongest of all people is the one who overcomes his anger with his forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْوىَ النّاسِ مَنْ قَوِيَ عَلى غَضَبِهِ بِحِلْمِهِ
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hadith 2392
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best forbearance is suppressing anger and exercising self-restraint despite having power [to exact revenge].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ الحِلْمِ كَظْمُ الغَيْظِ وَ مِلْكُ النَّفْسِ مَعَ القُدْرَةِ
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hadith 2393
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most courageous of people is the one who defeats ignorance with forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشْجَعُ النّاسِ مَنْ غَلَبَ الجَهْلَ بِالحِلْمِ
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hadith 2394
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the best of characteristics of men is forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أفْضَلَ أخْلاقِ الرِّجالِ الحِلْمُ
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hadith 2395
Imam Ali (AS) said, Delaying punishment is from the perfection of forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ كَمالِ الحِلْمِ تَأْخِيرُ العُقُوبَةِ
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hadith 2396
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is [like] a tribe [as it protects those who belong to it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ عَشِيرَةٌ
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hadith 2397
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the ornament of [ones] character.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ زَيْنُ الْخُلْقِ
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hadith 2398
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the symbol of excellence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ عُنْوانُ الفَضْلِ
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hadith 2399
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the cornerstone of [good] leadership.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ رَأْسُ الرِّياسَةِ
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hadith 2400
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the fruit of knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ ثَمَرَةُ العِلْمِ
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hadith 2401
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is a means of silencing the foolish.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ فِدامُ السَّفِيهِ
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hadith 2402
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the embellishment of knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ زينَةُ الْعِلْمِ
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hadith 2403
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the perfection of intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ تَمامُ الْعَقْلِ
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hadith 2404
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance (or wisdom) is light, [and] its essence is the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ (الحِكْمَةُ) نُورٌ جَوْهَرُهُ (جَوْهَرتُهُ) العَقْلُ
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hadith 2405
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the ornament of knowledge and the cause of peace.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ حِلْيَةُ العِلْمِ وَ عِلَّةُ السِّلْمِ
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hadith 2406
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is the system by which the affairs of a believer are organized.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحِلْمُ نِظامُ أمْرِ المُؤْمِنِ
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hadith 2407
Imam Ali (AS) said, If in anger there is revenge, then in forbearance there is the reward of the virtuous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ كانَ فِي الغَضَبِ الإنْتِصارُ فَفِي الْحِلْمِ ثَوابُ الأبْرارِ
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hadith 2408
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily forbearance is only suppression of anger and self-restraint.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما الحِلْمُ كَظْمُ الغَيْظِ وَ مِلْكُ النَّفْسِ
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hadith 2409
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of forbearance is humiliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ الحِلْمِ الذُّلُّ
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hadith 2410
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you are forbearing with a foolish person, you sadden him; so increase his sorrow by your forbearance towards him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ السَّفِيهِ غَمَمْتَهُ فَزِدْهُ غَمّاً بِحِلْمِكَ عَنْهُ
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hadith 2411
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you are forbearing with an ignorant person, you have given him the best reply.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ الجاهِلِ فَقَدْ أوْسَعْتَهُ جَواباً
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hadith 2412
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you hear something hateful that troubles you, then lower your head, taking no notice of it, and it will pass you by.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْمَكْرُوهِ ما يُؤْذيكَ فَتَطَأْطَأْ لَهُ يُخْطِكَ
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hadith 2413
Imam Ali (AS) said, When forbearance brings about corruption [and defiance in the enemy], forgiveness becomes a weakness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا كانَ الْحِلْمُ مَفْسَدةً كانَ العَفْوُ مَعْجَزَةً
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hadith 2414
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through forbearance, supporters increase.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالحِلْمِ تَكْثُرُ الأنْصارُ
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hadith 2415
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is through suppression [of anger] that forbearance comes about.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالْكَظْمِ يَكُونُ الْحِلْمُ
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hadith 2416
Imam Ali (AS) said, Gulping down the agonies of forbearance extinguishes the fire of anger.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَجَرُّعُ غُصَصِ الحِلْمِ يُطْفِيءُ نارَ الغَضَبِ
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hadith 2417
Imam Ali (AS) said, Gulp down the agonies, for indeed I have not seen any drink that is sweeter than this in outcome, nor more tasteful in effect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَجَرَّعِ الغُصَصَ فَإنّي لَمْ أرَ جُرْعَةً أحْلى مِنْها عاقِبَةً وَلا ألَذَّ مَغَبَّةً
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hadith 2418
Imam Ali (AS) said, Gulp down the pains of forbearance, for indeed it is the cornerstone of wisdom and the fruit of knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَجَرَّعْ مَضَضَ الحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ رَأْسُ الحِكْمَةِ وَ ثَمَرةُ العِلْمِ
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hadith 2419
Imam Ali (AS) said, The fruit of forbearance is kindness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمَرَةُ الحِلْمِ الرِّفْقُ
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hadith 2420
Imam Ali (AS) said, Virtuous forbearance is a sign of abundant knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُسْنُ الحِلْمِ دَليلُ وُفُورِ العِلْمِ
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hadith 2421
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best forbearance is accustoming yourself to act with forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الحِلْمِ اَلتَّحَلُّمُ
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hadith 2422
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cornerstone of knowledge is forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَأْسُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ
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hadith 2423
Imam Ali (AS) said, The alms-tax of forbearance is bearing patiently [with the bad behaviour of the people].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زَكوةُ الحِلْمِ الإحْتِمالُ
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hadith 2424
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cause of reverence is forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبَبُ الوَقارِ اَلْحِلْمُ
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hadith 2425
Imam Ali (AS) said, Espouse forbearance for verily it is the fruit of knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَيْكَ بِالحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ ثَمَرَةُ العِلْمِ
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hadith 2426
Imam Ali (AS) said, Espouse forbearance for indeed it is a pleasing characteristic.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَيْكَ بِالحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ خُلُقٌ مَرْضِيٌّ
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hadith 2427
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is when rage and anger prevails that the forbearance of the forbearing is tested.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عِنْدَ غَلَبَةِ الغَيْظِ وَ الْغَضَبِ يُخْتَبَرُ حِلْمُ الْحُلَماءِ
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hadith 2428
Imam Ali (AS) said, The strength [required] for forbearance in times of anger is greater than the strength [needed] for vengeance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قُوَّةُ الحِلْمِ عِنْدَ الغَضَبِ أفْضَلُ مِنَ القُوَّةِ عَلَى الإنْتِقامِ
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hadith 2429
Imam Ali (AS) said, Forbearance is sufficient as veneration.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالحِلْمِ وَقاراً
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hadith 2431
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best vizier of knowledge is forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ وَزِيرُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ
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hadith 2432
Imam Ali (AS) said, The dignity of forbearance is the adornment of knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَقارُ الحِلْمِ زِينَةُ العِلْمِ
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hadith 2433
Imam Ali (AS) said, I found forbearance and tolerance more helpful to me than courageous men.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَجَدْتُ الحِلْمَ وَ الإحْتِمالَ أنْصَرَ لي مِنْ شُجْعانِِ الرِّجالِ
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hadith 2434
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not disgrace yourselves in order to alleviate your anger, and if an ignorant person acts ignorantly towards you then let your forbearance prevail over him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَفْضَحُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ لِتَشْفُوا غَيْظَكُمْ وَ إنْ جَهِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ جاهِلٌ فَلْيَسَعْهُ حِلْمُكُمْ
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hadith 2435
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no virtue like forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لافَضِيلَةَ كَالْحِلْمِ
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hadith 2436
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no supporter like forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاظَهِيرَ كَالْحِلْمِ
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hadith 2437
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no forbearance like feigning inattention [and pretending not to have noticed].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاحِلْمَ كَالتَّغافُلِ
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hadith 2438
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no dignity loftier than forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاعِزَّ أرْفَعُ مِنَ الحِلْمِ
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hadith 2439
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no honour higher than forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاشَرَفَ أعْلى مِنَ الحِلْمِ
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hadith 2440
Imam Ali (AS) said, No one shows forbearance towards the foolish except the intelligent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا يَحْلُمُ عَنِ السَّفيهِ إلاّ العاقِلُ
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hadith 2441
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who has no forbearance has no knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاعِلْمَ لِمَنْ لاحِلْمَ لَهُ
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hadith 2442
Imam Ali (AS) said, The forbearance of a person is evinced from his abundant tolerance, and his nobility [is evinced] from his abundant benefactions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلى حِلْمِ الرَّجُلِ بِكَثْرَةِ احْتِمالِهِ وَ عَلى نُبْلِهِ بِكَثْرَةِ إنْعامِهِ
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