Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Matters

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hadith 561
Imam Ali (AS) said, Matters come to pass by divine decree, not by [the] planning [of human beings].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلاُمُورُ بالتَّقديرِ لا بِالتَّدبيرِ
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hadith 562
Imam Ali (AS) said, Deduce that which has not happened from that which has transpired, for matters are similar.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِستَدِلَّ على ما لَمْ يَكنْ بِما كانَ فإنَّ الاُمُورَ أشباهٌ
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hadith 563
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most successful matters are those that have been shrouded in secrecy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنجَحُ الأُمُورِما أحاطَ بِهِ الكِتْمانُ
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hadith 564
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed when matters are similar, the latter is judged by the former.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الأُمورَ إذا تَشابَهَتْ اُعْتُبِرَ آخِرُها بِأوَّلِها
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hadith 565
Imam Ali (AS) said, Matters are [perfected] through experience [and trial].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الأُمُورُ بِالتَّجرِبَةِ
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hadith 566
Imam Ali (AS) said, Matters are similar [to one another].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الأُمُورُ أشباهٌ
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hadith 567
Imam Ali (AS) said, Matters are subservient to destiny until death (or injustice) enters the plan.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَذِلُّ الأُمُورُ لِلْمَقاديرِ حتّى يَكُونَ الحَتْفُ (الحِيْفُ) في التَّدبيرِ
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hadith 568
Imam Ali (AS) said, Seek in your work the course by which your excuse may be credible, your evidence may be established and your integrity may be restored.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَحَرَّ مِنْ أمْرِكَ مايَقُومُ بِهِ عُذرُكَ وَ تَثْبُتُ بِهِ حُجَّتُكَ وَ يَفيءُ إلَيْكَ بِرُشْدِكَ
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hadith 569
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best matters are those which give rise to certitude.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأُمُورِ ما أسْفَرَ عنِ اليَقينِ
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hadith 570
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best matters are those which lead to deliverance [from hellfire].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأُمُورِ ما أدّى إلَى الخَلاصِ
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hadith 571
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best matters are those which are free from cupidity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأُمُورِ ما عَرى عَنِ الطَّمَعِ
Tags Greed/Stinginess
hadith 572
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best matters are those that reveal the truth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأُمُورِ ما أسْفَرَ عَنِ الحقِّ
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hadith 573
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best matters are those that are easy to initiate, end well and give praiseworthy results.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيرُ الأُمُورِ ما سَهُلَتْ مَباديهِ وَ حَسُنَتْ خَواتِمُهُ وَ حُمِدَتْ عَواقِبُهُ
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hadith 574
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best matters are those that give the quickest benefit and the most praiseworthy results.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ الأُمُورِ أعْجَلُها عائدَةً وَ أحْمَدُها عاقبَةً
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hadith 575
Imam Ali (AS) said, Take of your matter that which makes your excuse credible and establishes your proof.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خُذْ مِنْ أمْرِكَ ما يَقُومُ بِهِ عُذْرُكَ وَ تَثْبُتُ بِهِ حُجَتُك
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hadith 576
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes matters look grim (or inescapable).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّما تَجَهَّمَتِ (تَحَتَّمَتِ) الأُمورُ
hadith 577
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst matters are those that are the most dubious.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ الأُمورِ أكثَرُها شَكاًّ
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hadith 578
Imam Ali (AS) said, Blessed is he who is not unaware of the similarity between matters.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طُوبى لِمَنْ لَمْ تَغُمَّ عَلَيْهِ مُشْتَبَهاتُ الأُمورِ
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hadith 579
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes matters become prevalent (or obscure).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ تَعُمُّ(تُغَمُّ) الأُمورُ
hadith 580
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who suffers the severity of matters is destroyed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كابَدَ الأُمورَ هَلَكَ
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hadith 581
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who suffers the severity of matters, perishes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كابَدَ الأُمُورَ عَطِبَ
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hadith 582
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who neglects his [own] affairs is negligent in all matters.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ضَيَّعَ أمْرَهُ ضَيَّعَ كُلَّ أمْر
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hadith 583
Imam Ali (AS) said, The gauge of [successful] matters is [in] their good endings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِلاكُ الأُمورِ حُسنُ الخَواتِمِ
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hadith 584
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who does not safeguard his affairs is destroyed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلَكَ مَنْ لَمْ يُحرِزْ أمْرَهُ
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hadith 585
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not embark on any matter until you have knowledge of it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتُقْدِمَنَّ على أمْر حتّى تُخْبِرَهُ
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hadith 586
Imam Ali (AS) said, Make [matters] easy and not arduous; make [them] light and not strenuous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسِّرُوا وَلا تُعَسِّرُوا وَ خَفِّفُوا وَ لا تُثَقِّلُوا
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hadith 587
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every matter has an outcome.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ أمْر مَآلٌ
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hadith 588
Imam Ali (AS) said, What has not [yet] happened can be deduced from what has transpired.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلى مالَمْ يَكُنْ بِما قَد كانَ
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hadith 589
Imam Ali (AS) said, Let the most beloved matters to you be the most universal in justice and the most equitable with [regards to the] rights [of others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِيَكُنْ أحَبُّ الأُمورِ إلَيكَ أعَمَّها في العَدْلِ و أقسَطَها بِالحقِّ
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hadith 590
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be wary of every matter that degrades the one who performs it when it becomes apparent, and abases him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إحذَرْ كُلَّ أمْر إذا ظَهَرَ أزرى بفاعِلِهِ و حَقَّرَهُ
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hadith 591
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be wary of every matter that ruins the Hereafter and improves the worldly life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إحذَرْ كُلَّ أمْر يُفْسِدُ الآجِلَةَ وَ يُصْلِحُ الدَّانيةَ
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