Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Freedom and the Free

Volume 1 6 narrations
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Slavery/Captives 2 Patience 1 Etiquette 1 Oppression 1 Wisdom 1

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hadith 1622
Imam Ali (AS) said, The freeman is free even if hardship befalls him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْحُرُّ حُرٌّ وَ إنْ مَسَّهُ الضُّرُّ
Tags Patience
hadith 1623
Imam Ali (AS) said, Liberty is free of malice and deception.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلحُرِّيَةُ مُنَزَّهَةٌ مِنَ الْغِلِّ وَ الْمَكْرِ
Tags Etiquette
hadith 1624
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes the free man may be treated unjustly.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ يُضامُ الحُرُّ
Tags Oppression
hadith 1625
Imam Ali (AS) said, The free man will never become enslaved until distress is removed from him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يُتَعَبَّدَ الحُرُّ حَتّى يُزالَ عَنْهُ الضُّرُّ
Tags Slavery/Captives
hadith 1626
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no reward for the free except honour [and respect].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ لِلأحْرارِ جَزاءٌ إلاّ الإكْرامُ
hadith 1627
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not be a slave to others while Allah, the Glorified, has made you free, for that which is good is never achieved except by overcoming evil, and ease is never acquired except through difficulty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَكُونَنَّ عَبْدَ غَيْرِكَ وَقَدْ جَعَلَكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ حُرّاً فَما خَيْرُ خَيْر لايُنالُ إلاّ بِشَرّ وَ يُسْر لايُنالُ إلاّ بِعُسْر
Tags Slavery/CaptivesWisdom