Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Hopes and Aspirations

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hadith 616
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hope is like a mirage, it deceives the one who sees it and disheartens the one who looks forward to it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأملُ كالسَّرابِ يُغِرُّ مَنْ رَاهُ وَ يُخْلِفُ مَنْ رَجاهُ
Tags Heedlessness/NegligenceAsceticism
hadith 618
Imam Ali (AS) said, Belie hope and do not trust it, for it is a deception and he who possesses it is deceived.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكذِبِ الأمَلَ وَلا تَثِقْ بِهِ فَإنَّهُ غُرُورٌ وَ صاحِبُهُ مَغْرُورٌ
Tags Heedlessness/NegligenceAsceticism
hadith 631
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reduce your hopes, fear the suddenness of death and hasten towards performing good deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَصِّرُوا الأمَلَ وَ خافُوا بَغْتَةَ الأجَلِ وَ بادِرُوا صالِحَ العَمَلِ
Tags DeathGood DeedsAsceticism
hadith 632
Imam Ali (AS) said, Decrease your hopes and your actions will become sincere.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَلِّلِ الآمالَ تَخْلُصْ لَكَ الأعمالُ
Tags SincerityAsceticism
hadith 633
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reduce your hopes, for your death is indeed near!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَصِّرْ أمَلَكَ فَما أقْرَبَ أجَلَكَ
Tags DeathAsceticism
hadith 634
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reduce [your] hopes, for verily life is short; and perform good actions, for verily little of it is plenty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَصِّرِ الأمَلَ فَإنَّ العُمْرَ قَصيرٌ وَ افْعَلِ الخَيرَ فَإنَّ يَسيَرهُ كَثيرٌ
Tags Good DeedsAsceticism
hadith 635
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reduce [your] hopes, hasten towards [good] deeds and fear the suddenness of death, as the return of lifetime cannot be hoped for like the return of livelihood. Whatever is missed from livelihood today may be hoped for tomorrow with increase, but whatever is lost from ones lifetime yesterday, its return cannot be hoped for today.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَصِّرُوا الأمَلَ وَبادِرُوا العَمَلَ وَخافُوا بَغْتَةَ الأجلِ فَإنَّهُ لَنْ يُرجى مِنْ رَجْعَةِ العُمْرِ ما يُرجى مِنْ رَجْعَةِ الرِّزقِ ما فاتَ اليَوْمُ مِنَ الرِّزقِ يُرجى غَداً زيادَتُهُ وَ ما فاتَ أمْسِ مِنَ العُمرِ لَمْ تُرْجَ اليَومَ رَجْعَتُهُ
Tags DeathGood DeedsAsceticism
hadith 647
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hope is a cheater, deceiver, and harmer.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأملُ خادِعٌ غارٌّ ضارٌّ
Tags Asceticism
hadith 648
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hope corrupts [ones] actions and wastes [ones] lifetime.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأملُ يُفْسِدُ العَمَلَ وَ يُفنِي الأجَلَ
Tags AsceticismDeath
hadith 649
Imam Ali (AS) said, Aspirations blind the eyes of insight.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأمانيُّ تُعْمي عُيُونَ البَصائِرِ
Tags AsceticismIntellect/Reason
hadith 650
Imam Ali (AS) said, Aspirations beguile you, and in the presence of reality, they abandon you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأمانيُّ تَخْدَعُكَ وَ عِنْدَ الحَقائقِ تَدَعُكَ
Tags Asceticism
hadith 651
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily I am fighting against my hopes and waiting for my death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي مُحاربُ أمَلي ومُنْتَظِرُ أجَلي
Tags DeathAsceticism
hadith 675
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most beneficial cure is abandoning [false] aspirations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنْفَعُ الدَّواءِ تَرْكُ المُنى
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hadith 722
Imam Ali (AS) said, Blessed is he who belies his aspirations and sacrifices his world in order to build his Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طُوبى لِمَنْ كَذَّبَ مُناهُ وَ أخْرَبَ دُنياهُ لِعِمارَةِ اُخْراهُ
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