Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Muhammad (S) and His Progeny

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hadith 2447
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be pleased with Muhammad (s) as your guide [and role model] and as the one who will lead you to salvation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِرْضَ بِمُحَمَّد صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم رائِداً وَ إلَى النَّجاةِ قائِداً
Tags Prophet Muhammad
hadith 2448
Imam Ali (AS) said, Follow the guidance of your Prophet for it is the truest guidance, and emulate his practices for they are the most exemplary practices.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِقْتَدُوا بِهُدى نَبِيِّكُمْ فَإنَّهُ أصْدَقُ الهُدى وَ اسْتَنُّوا بِسُنَّتِهِ فَإنَّها أهْدىَ السُّنَنِ
Tags Prophet Muhammad
hadith 2449
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be cautious of exceeding the limits with regards to us; say that we are servants of our Lord, and then you may believe anything you wish about our merits.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكُمْ وَ الْغُلُوَّ فينا، قُولُوا: إنّا مَرْبُوبُونَ وَ اْعْتَقِدُوا في فَضْلِنا ما شِئْتُمْ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2450
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed we, the household [of the Prophet], are the doors of wisdom, the lights that dispel darkness and the illumination of the nations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألا وَإنّا أهْلَ البَيْتِ أبْوابُ الحِكَمِ وَ أنْوارُ الظُّلَمِ وَ ضِياءُ الأُمَمِ
Tags Ahl al-BaytWisdom
hadith 2451
Imam Ali (AS) said, Where are you wandering and where are you coming from and where are you straying to and what are you bewildered by while you have among you the progeny of your Prophet – they who are the guides towards right and speakers of truth?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أيْنَ تَتِيهُونَ وَ مِنْ أيْنَ تُؤْتَوْنَ وَ أنّى تُؤْفَكُونَ وَ عَلامَ تعْمَهُونَ وَبَيْنَكُمْ عِتْرَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَهُمْ أزِمَّةُ الصِّدْقِ وَ ألْسِنَةُ الْحَقِّ ؟
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2452
Imam Ali (AS) said, Where are those who allege that they are firmly grounded in knowledge apart from us, while they lie and transgress against us, and harbour jealousy towards us because Allah, the Glorified, elevated us and lowered them, gave us and deprived them, put us in [His proximity] and expelled them; it is through us that guidance is granted and the blindness [of ignorance] is removed, not though them!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أيْنَ الَّذينَ زَعَمُوا أنَّهُمُ الرّاسِخُونَ فِي العِلْمِ دُونَنا كِذْباً وَ بَغْياً عَلَيْنا وَحَسَداً لَنا أنْ رَفَعَنا اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ وَ وَضَعَهُمْ وَ أعْطانا وَ حَرَمَهُمْ وَ أدْخَلَنا وَأخْرَجَهُمْ بِنا يُسْتَعْطَي الهُدى وَيُسْتَجْلَي العَمى لا بِهِمْ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2453
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most virtuous of good deeds is loving us and the most despicable of evil deeds is hating us.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْسَنُ الحَسَناتِ حُبُّنا وَ أسْوَءُ السَّيِّئاتِ بُغْضُنا
Tags Ahl al-BaytLove
hadith 2454
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most fortunate of all people is one who knows our merits, seeks nearness to Allah through us, is sincere in his love for us, acts on that which we have entrusted to him and keeps away from that which we have forbidden, for this person is from us and he will be with us in the Eternal Abode.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْعَدُ النّاسِ مَنْ عَرَفَ فَضْلَنا وَ تَقَرَّبَ إلَى اللّهِ بِنا وَ أخْلَصَ حُبَّنا وَعَمِلَ بِما إلَيْهِ نَدَبْنا وَ انْتَهى عَمّا عَنْهُ نَهَيْنا فَذاكَ مِنّا وَ هُوَ فِي دارِ الْمُقامَةِ مَعَنا
Tags Ahl al-BaytLove
hadith 2455
Imam Ali (AS) said, The nearest of people to us is one who loyally supports us and has enmity for our enemies.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أوْلَى النّاسِ بِنا مَنْ والانا وَ عادا مَنْ عادانا
Tags WilayahEnemies/Hostility
hadith 2456
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed, for [the proclamation:] ‘There is none worthy of worship but Allah there are some conditions, and verily I and my progeny are from its conditions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ لِلاإلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ شُرُوطاً وَإنّي وَ ذُرِّيَتي مِنْ شُرُوطِها
Tags Wilayah
hadith 2457
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily, the beggar is a messenger of Allah, so one who gives to him gives to Allah and one who withholds from him, withholds from Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الْمِسْكِينَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ فَمَنْ أعْطاهُ فَقَدْ أعْطَى اللّهَ وَمَنْ مَنَعَهُ فَقَدْ مَنَعَ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags The Poor and NeedySpending in God's Path
hadith 2458
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily our affair is difficult and arduous, none can bear it except the servant whose heart Allah has tested for [and filled with] faith, and nothing preserves our words except the faithful hearts and discerning minds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أمْرَنا صَعْبٌ مُسْتَصْعَبٌ لايَحْتَمِلُهُ إلاّ عَبْدٌ امْتَحَنَ اللّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلاْيمانِ وَلايَعِي حَدِيثَنا إلاّ صُدُورٌ أمِينَةٌ وَ أحْلامٌ رَزِينَةٌ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2459
Imam Ali (AS) said, To us return the ones who exceed the bounds and the ones who lag behind [come forward to] meet up with us.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إلَيْنا يَرْجِعُ الغالِي وَ بِنا يَلْحَقُ التّالِي
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2460
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Exalted, made an appraisal of the world and (from it) chose us, and He chose for us followers who would help us, be happy in our happiness and sad in our sadness, and give up their lives and wealth for our sake – they are ones who are (considered to be) from us and unto us, and they will be with us in the gardens (of Paradise).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللّهَ تَعالى أطْلَعَ عَلَى الأرْضِ فَاخْتارَنا وَ اخْتارَ لَنا شِيعَةً يَنْصُرُونَنا وَيَفْرَحُونَ لِفَرَحِنا وَ يَحزَنُونَ لِحُزْنِنا وَ يَبْذُلُونَ أنْفُسَهُمْ وَ أمْوالَهُمْ فِينا فَأُولئِكَ مِنّا وَ إلَيْنا وَهُمْ مَعَنا فِي الْجِنانِ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2461
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily our affair is difficult and arduous, rough and harsh, secret, hidden and veiled, none have access to it except the favoured angel, the appointed prophet or the believer whose heart Allah, the Glorified, has tested for faith.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أمْرَنا صَعْبٌ مُسْتَصْعَبٌ خَشِنٌ مُخْشَوْشِنٌ سِرٌ مُسْتَسِرٌّ مُقَنِّعٌ لا يَحْمِلُهُ إلاّ مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ أوْ نَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ أوْ مُؤْمِنٌ إمْتَحَنَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلإيمانِ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2462
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed here (and he pointed towards his chest) there is great knowledge; if only I could get someone who would bear it. Yes, I do find some who can understand but cannot be relied upon and would use the tools of religion for worldly gain or would dominate the people through the favours of Allah over His servants and through His authority over His friends; or [I find] one who is submissive to those who bear the truth but has no insight or intelligence, misgivings pierce into his heart at the first instance of doubt.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ هيهُنا« وَ أشارَ بِيَدِهِ إلى صَدْرِهِ» لَعِلْماً جَمّاً لَوْ أصَبْتُ لَهُ حَمَلَةً بَلى أُصِيبُ لَقِناً غَيْرَ مَأْمُون عَلَيْهِ مُسْتَعْمِلاً آلَةَ الدّينِ لِلدُّنيا أوْ مُسْتَظْهِراً بِنِعَمِ اللّهِ عَلى عِبادِهِ وَ بِحُجَجِهِ عَلى أوْلِيائِهِ أوْْ مُنْقاداً لِحَمَلَةِ الحَقِّ لا بَصِيرَةَ لَهُ في إحْنائِهِ يَنْقَدِحُ الشَّكُّ في قَلْبِهِ لأوَّلِ عارِض مِنْ شُبْهَة
Tags Imam AliAhl al-Bayt
hadith 2463
Imam Ali (AS) said, The People of Remembrance (or followers of the Quran) are the People of Allah and His favoured ones.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أهْلُ الذِّكْرِ (القُرْآنِ) أهْلُ اللّهِ وَ خاصَّتُهُ (حامَّتُهُ)
Tags Qur'an
hadith 2464
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am the allotter of hellfire, the treasurer of the gardens [of Paradise], the owner of the pond [of Kawthar] and the holder of the Elevations, and there is no Imam from among us, the household [of the Prophet], except that he knows those who are his sincere friends [and followers], and this is the meaning of the words of the Most High: ‘You are only a warner, and there is a guide for every people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا قَسيمُ النّارِ وَ خازِنُ الجِنانِ وَ صاحِبُ الحَوْضِ وَ صاحِبُ الأعْرافِ وَ لَيْسَ مِنّا أهْلَ البَيْتِ إمامٌ إلاّ وَ هُوَ عارِفٌ (عالِمٌ) بِأهْلِ وِلايَتِهِ وَذلِكَ لِقَوْلِ اللّهِ تَعالى: إنَّما أنْتَ مُنْذِرٌ وَ لِكُلِّ قَوْم هاد
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytHellfireParadise
hadith 2465
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am the brother of the Prophet of Allah, the first to accept Islam, the breaker of the idols, the warrior against the disbelievers and the vanquisher of adversaries.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا صِنْوُ رَسُولِ اللّهِ وَ السّابِقُ إلَى الإسْلامِ وَ كاسِرُ الأصْنامِ وَمُجاهِدُ الكُفّارِ وَ قامِعُ الأضْدادِ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytProphet Muhammad
hadith 2466
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am the one who turn this world over on its face, gauges it according to its true value and drives it back on its heels.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا كابُّ الدُّنْيا لِوَجْهِها وَ قادِرُها بِقَدْرِها وَ رادُّها عَلى عَقِبِها
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytAsceticism
hadith 2467
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am the leader (ya‘sūb ) of the believers and wealth is the leader of the wicked.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا يَعْسُوبُ المُؤْمِنينَ وَ المالُ يَعْسُوبُ الفُجّارِ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytWealth/Materialism
hadith 2468
Imam Ali (AS) said, I will be with the Prophet of Allah, the blessings of Allah be upon him, and with me will be my progeny at the pond (so act upon our words and emulate our actions as we will vie at the pond [of Kawthar]), and we will verily drive away our enemies from it and let our close friends drink from it, and whoever takes a drink from it will never be thirsty after that again.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صَلَواتُ اللّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَعي عِتْرَتي عَلَى الحَوْضِ (فَلْيَأْخُذْ آخِذُكُمْْ بِقَولِنا وَ لْيَعْمَلْ بِعَمَلِنا إنّا لَنُنافِسُ عَلَى الحَوْضِ) وَ إنّا لَنَذُودُ عَنْهُ أعْدائَنا وَ نَسْقي مِنْهُ أوْلِياءَنا فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ شَرْبَةً لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَها أبَداً
Tags Imam AliAhl al-Bayt
hadith 2469
Imam Ali (AS) said, I put the chests of the Arab [warriors] on the ground and broke the backs (or the protruding horns) of the tribes of Rabī‘ah and Muḍar.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا وَضَعْتُ بِكَلْكَلِ (بِكَلاكِلِ) العَرَبِ وَ كَسَرْتُ نَواجِمَ (قُرُونَ) رَبِيعَةَ وَ مُضَرَ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytWarfare/Jihad
hadith 2470
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am a witness for you [if you follow me] and a plaintiff against you [if you disobey me] on the Day of Judgment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا شاهِدٌ لَكُمْ وَ حَجيجٌ يَوْمَ القِيمَةِ عَلَيْكُمْ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytDay of Judgment
hadith 2471
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am your inviter towards the obedience of your Lord, your mentor to performing your religious obligations and your guide to that which will save you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا داعِيكُمْ إلى طاعَةِ رَبِّكُمْ وَ مُرْشِدُكُمْ إلى فَرائِضِ دِينِكُمْ وَدَليلُكُمْ إلى ما يُنْجِيكُمْ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-Bayt
hadith 2472
Imam Ali (AS) said, My household and I are the [means of] security for the people of earth just as the stars are the [means of] security for the people of the heavens.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا وَ أهْلُ بَيْتي أمانٌ لأهْلِ الأرْضِ كَما أنَّ النُّجُومَ أمانٌ لاِهْلِ السَّماءِ
Tags Ahl al-BaytSecurity/Safety
hadith 2473
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am the representative of the Prophet of Allah among you, and the one who will keep you within the boundaries of your religion, and the one who calls you towards the Garden of the Abode.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أنَا خَلِيفَةُ رَسُولِ اللّهِ فيكُمْ وَ مُقِيمُكُمْ عَلى حُدُودِ دينِكُمْ وَ داعِيكُمْ إلى جَنَّةِ المَأْوى
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytProphet Muhammad
hadith 2474
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily I am standing on a manifest proof from my Lord, insight in my religion and certitude in my affair.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي لَعَلى بَيِّنَة مِنْ رَبّي وَ بَصيرَة مِنْ دِيني وَ يَقين مِنْ أمْرِي
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 2475
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily I am on the highway of truth and they are surely on the erroneous path of falsehood.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي لَعَلى جادَّةِ الحَقِّ وَ إنَّهُمْ لَعَلى مَزَلَّةِ الباطِلِ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 2476
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily it is for the establishment of the proofs of Allah that I argue and it is in order to support His religion that I struggle and fight.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي لَعَلى إقامَةِ حُجَجِ اللّهِ أُقاوِلُ وَعلى نُصْرَةِ دِينِهِ أُجاهِدُ وَأُقاتِلُ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytWarfare/Jihad
hadith 2477
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed I raise myself such that there should be no need that my generosity cannot encompass, nor any ignorance that cannot be encompassed by my forbearance, nor any wrongdoing that my forgiveness cannot encompass, nor should there be a time that is longer than my time [spent in worship and righteous actions].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي لأرْفَعُ نَفْسي أنْ تَكُونَ حاجَةٌ لا يَسَعُها جُودي أوْ جَهْلٌ لايَسَعُهُ حِلْمي أوْ ذَنْبٌ لايَسَعُهُ عَفْوِي أوْ أنْ يَكُونَ زَمانٌ أطْوَلَ مِنْ زَمانِي
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytGenerosityForgiveness
hadith 2478
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whenever I would ask the Prophet of Allah (s), he would give to me and when I was silent and did not ask, he would be the one to initiate [the matter] with me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي كُنْتُ إذا سَئَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم أعْطانِي وَ إذا سَكَتُّ عَنْ مَسْألَتِهِ إبْتَدَأَني
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytProphet Muhammad
hadith 2479
Imam Ali (AS) said, The example of my presence among you is only like a lamp in the darkness, he who enters upon it receives its light.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما مَثَلي بَيْنَكُمْ كَالسِّراجِ فِيِ الظُّلْمَةِ يَسْتَضِيءُ بِها مَنْ وَلَجَها
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytLight and Darkness (Nur)
hadith 2480
Imam Ali (AS) said, Certainly the Imams are the [only] vicegerents of Allah over His creation and the ones who explain His servants about Him; and none will enter Paradise except the one who recognizes them and is recognized by them and none will enter the hellfire except the one who rejects them and is rejected by them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّما الأئِمَّةُ قُوّامُ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ وَ عُرَفاؤُهُ عَلى عِبادِهِ وَ لا يَدْخُلُ الجَنَّةَ إلاّ مَنْ عَرَفَهُمْ وَ عَرَفُوهُ وَ لا يَدْخُلُ النّارَ إلاّ مَنْ أنْكَرَهُمْ وَأنْكَرُوهُ
Tags The Twelve ImamsParadise
hadith 2481
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed the protectors of the religion of Allah are the only ones who establish the religion, support it, surround it from all sides and protect it for the servants of Allah and safeguard it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما المُسْتَحْفَظُونَ لِديْنِ اللّهِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ أقامُوا الدّينَ وَ نَصَرُوهُ وَحاطُوهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ جَوانِبِهِ وَحَفِظُوهُ على عِبادِ اللّهِ وَ رَعَوْهُ
Tags The Twelve Imams
hadith 2482
Imam Ali (AS) said, (In remembrance of the Prophet of Allah (s), he said): He conveyed [the message] from his Lord completely, such that nobody remained with any excuse [for not having accepted the message], he counselled his people as a warner and called [them] towards Paradise as a bringer of glad tidings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : (في ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم) بَلَّغَ عَنْ رَبِّهِ مُعْذِراً وَ نَصَحَ لاُِمَّتِهِ مُنْذِراً وَدَعا إلَى الجَنَّةِ مُبَشِّراً
Tags Prophet Muhammad
hadith 2483
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through us you were guided in the darkness, and by us you ascended the peaks [of knowledge and faith], and by way of us did you break through the pitch-black night [into the light of day].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِنَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ (في) الظُّلَماءِ وَ بِنا تَسَنَّمْتُمُ العَلْياءَ وَ بِنَا انْفَجَرْتُمْ عَنِ السِّرارِ
Tags Ahl al-BaytLight and Darkness (Nur)
hadith 2484
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through us Allah opens and through us Allah seals, through us Allah effaces and confirms whatever He wills, through us Allah removes the time of difficulty [or intense thirst and drought] and through us Allah sends down rain; so let not the Deceiver deceive you concerning Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِنا فَتَحَ اللّهُ وَبِنا يَخْتِمُ وَبِنا يَمْحُو ما يَشاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَ بِنا يَدْفَعُ اللّهُ الزَّمانَ الكَلِبَ وَ بِنا يُنَزِّلُُ اللّهُ الْغَيْثَ فَلا يَغُرَنَّكُمْ بِاللّهِ الْغَرُورِ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2485
Imam Ali (AS) said, Mingle with the people through that which they recognize and leave them in that which they reject, and do not burden them [by compelling them] to follow yourselves and us, for indeed our affair is difficult and arduous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خالِطُوا النّاسَ بِما يَعْرِفُونَ وَ دَعُوهُمْ مِمّا يُنْكِرُونَ وَ لاتُحَمِّلُوهُمْ عَلى أنْفُسِكُمْ وَ عَلَيْنا فَإنَّ أمْرَنا صَعْبٌ مُسْتَصْعَبٌ
Tags EtiquetteAhl al-Bayt
hadith 2486
Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about the Prophet of Allah (s): He left this world hungry but entered the next world in soundness. He did not lay one brick upon another [to make a house for himself] until he passed away and responded to the caller of his Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ قالَ ـ عَلَيهِ السّلامُ ـ في ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم: خَرَجَ مِنَ الدُّنْيا خَمِيصاً وَوَرَدَ الآخِرَةَ سَلِيماً لَمْ يَضَعْ حَجَراً عَلى حَجَر حَتّى مَضى لِسَبِيلِهِ وَ أجابَ داعِيَ رَبِّهِ
Tags Prophet MuhammadAsceticism
hadith 2487
Imam Ali (AS) said, The caller is calling and the guardian is watching over you, so respond to the caller and follow the guardian.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : داع دَعا وَ راع رَعا فَاسْتَجيبُوا لِلدَّاعي وَ اتَّبِعُوا الرّاعي
Tags Wilayah
hadith 2488
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ask me [about what you need to know] before you lose me, for verily I am more aware of the ways of the heavens than you are of the ways of the earth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَلُوني قَبْلَ أنْ تَفْقِدُوني فَإنّي بِطُرُقِ السَّماءِ أخْبَرُ (أعْلَمُ) مِنْكُمْ بِطُرُقِ الأرْضِ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-Bayt
hadith 2489
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ask me before you lose me, for by Allah, there is no verse in the Quran but that I know about whom it was revealed and where it was revealed, in the plains or on the mountains, and indeed my Lord has gifted me with an intelligent heart and an eloquent tongue.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَلُوني قَبْلَ أنْ تَفْقِدُوني فَوَ اللّهِ ما في القُرآنِ آيَةٌ إلاّ وَ أنَا أعْلَمُ فِيمَنْ نَزَلَتْ وَ أيْنَ نَزَلَتْ في سَهْل أوْ في جَبَل وَ إنَّ رَبِّي وَهَبَ لِي قَلْباً عَقُولاً وَلِساناً ناطِقاً
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytQur'an
hadith 2490
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remembering the Prophet of Allah (s), he (‘a) said: His practice was moderation, his action was right guidance, his speech was distinguishing [of truth from falsehood], his judgment was just, his words were articulate and his silence was the most eloquent speech.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَقالَ ـ عَلَيْه السّلامُ ـ في ذِكْرِ رَسُوْلِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم: سُنَّتُهُ القَصْدُ وَفِعْلُهُ الرُّشْدُ وَقَوْلُهُ الْفَصْلُ وَ حُكْمُهُ الْعَدْلُ كَلامُهُ بَيانٌ وَ صَمْتُهُ أفْصَحُ لِسان
Tags Prophet Muhammad
hadith 2491
Imam Ali (AS) said, Attach yourselves to the one who is between you and Allah, [and] you will be felicitous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلُوا الَّذي بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَ اللّهِ تَسْعَدُوا
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 2492
Imam Ali (AS) said, Establish your bond with the one who is between you and Allah, [and] you will be felicitous in your final place of return [in the Hereafter].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلِ الَّذي بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ اللّهِ تَسْعَدْ بِمُنْقَلَبِكَ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 2493
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remembering the Prophet of Allah (s) he said: [He was] a physician who moved about with his remedies, having readied his salves and warmed his instruments. He used these whenever needed for curing blind hearts, deaf ears and dumb tongues. He would take his cures to the places of negligence and sites of perplexity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وقالَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السّلام ـ في ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم: طَبِيبٌ دَوّارٌ بِطِبِّهِ قَدْ أحْكَمَ مَراهِمَهُ وَ أحْمى مَواسِمَهُ يَضَعُ ذلِكَ حَيْثُ الحاجَةِ إلَيْهِ مِنْ قُلُوبِ عُمْي وَآذان صُمّ وَ اَلْسِنَة بُكْم يَتَتَبَّعُ (مُتَّبِعٌ) بِدَوائِهِ مَواضِعَ الغَفْلَةِ وَ مَواطِنَ الحَيْرَةِ
Tags Prophet MuhammadHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 2494
Imam Ali (AS) said, You should love of the progeny of your Prophet, for this is the right of Allah over you and this will obligate your right upon Allah. Do you not see that Allah has said ‘Say, I do not ask you any reward for it except love of (my) near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَيْكُمْ بِحُبِّ آلِ نَبِيِّكُمْ فَإنَّهُ حَقُّ اللّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ المُوجِبُ عَلَى اللّهِ حَقَّكُمْ ألا تَرَوْنَ إلى قَوْلِ اللّهِ تَعالى «قُلْ لاأسْألُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أجْراً إلاّ المَوَدَّةَ فِي القُرْبى»
Tags Ahl al-BaytLove
hadith 2495
Imam Ali (AS) said, You must obey your Imams, for they are witnesses over you today and intercessors for you with Allah tomorrow.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَيْكُمْ بِطاعَةِ أئِمَّتِكُمْ فَإنَّهُمُ الشُّهَداءُ عَلَيْكُمُ اليَوْمَ وَ الشُّفَعاءُ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللّهِ غَداً
Tags The Twelve ImamsIntercession (Shafa'a)
hadith 2496
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is the duty of the Imam to teach the people who follow him about the boundaries of Islam and Imān (faith).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَى الإمامِ أنْ يُعَلِّمَ أهْلَ وِلايَتِهِ حُدُودَ الإسْلامِ وَ الإيمانِ
Tags The Twelve Imams
hadith 2497
Imam Ali (AS) said, The [leader and] guide must be truthful to his followers and must employ his intellect; and he must be from those who are inclined to the Hereafter, for it is from there that he came
forth and to it will be his return.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فَلْيَصْدُقْ رائِدٌ أهْلَهُ وَ لْيُحْضِرْ عَقْلَهُ وَ لْيَكُنْ مِنْ أبْناءِ الآخِرَةِ فَمِنْها قَدِمَ وَ إلَيْها يَنْقَلِبُ
Tags Intellect/Reason
hadith 2498
Imam Ali (AS) said, The riser has risen, the dazzler has dazzled, the apparent has appeared and the crooked has been straightened.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ طَلَعَ طالِعٌ وَلَمعَ لامِعٌ وَ لاحَ لائِحٌ وَ اعْتَدَلَ مائِلٌ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2499
Imam Ali (AS) said, He said while remembering the Messenger of Allah (s): He belittled this world, took it lightly and treated it with disdain; he knew that Allah willed to keep it away from him while He bestowed it to others as a trial.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَقالَ وَقالَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السّلام ـ في ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم: قَدْ حَقَّرَ الدُّنيا وَ أهْوَنَ بِها وَهَوَّنَها وَ عَلِمَ أنَّ اللّهَ زَواها عَنْهُ اخْتِياراً وَ بَسَطَها لِغَيْرِهِ اخْتباراً
Tags Prophet MuhammadAsceticism
hadith 2500
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whenever I asked the Messenger of Allah (s), he would give to me and when I held back, he would be the one to initiate [the matter] with me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْتُ إذا سَألْتُ رَسُولَ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم أعْطاني و إذا أمْسَكْتُ ابْتَدَأني
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytProphet Muhammad
hadith 2501
Imam Ali (AS) said, For our hatred there are waves of wrath from Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِبُغْضِنا أمْواجٌ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2502
Imam Ali (AS) said, I have patched this shirt of mine so much that I am now ashamed of [taking it again to] the tailor. Someone asked me: Will you not discard it? I replied: Get away from me! Only at dawn do people speak highly of the [arduous] night journey.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَقَدْ رَقَعْتُ مِدْرَعَتِي هذِهِ حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ راقِعِها فَقالَ لي قائِلٌ ألا تَنْبِذُها ؟ فَقُلتُ لَهُ: أُعْزُبْ عَنِّي عَلَى الصَّباحِ يَحْمَدُ القَوْمُ السُّرى
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytAsceticism
hadith 2503
Imam Ali (AS) said, This world will incline towards us after having been refractory just like the wild camel inclines towards its young.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَتَعْطِفَنَّ عَلَيْنا الدُّنيا بَعْدَ شِماسِها عَطْفَ الضَّرُوسِ عَلى وَلَدِها
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytWealth/Materialism
hadith 2504
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am not, nor have I ever been, intimidated by battle or frightened of being struck [by swords].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَقَدْ كُنْتُ وَ ما أُهَدَّدُ بِالْحَرْبِ وَلا أُرَهَّبُ بِالضَّرْبِ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytWarfare/Jihad
hadith 2505
Imam Ali (AS) said, If the veils were removed, my certitude would not increase.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ كُشِفَ الغِطاءُ مَا ازْدَدْتُ يَقِيناً
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 2506
Imam Ali (AS) said, If my feet were to rest firmly on these slippery areas, I would surely change [many] things.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوِ اسْتَوَتْ قَدَمايَ مِنْ هذِهِ المَداحِضِ لَغَيَّرْتُ أشْياءً
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytGovernance
hadith 2507
Imam Ali (AS) said, If we had done as you did, no pillar of the religion would be left standing and no plant of faith would grow.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ كُنّا نَأْتِي ما تَأْتُونَ (آنَيْتُم) لَما قامَ لِلْدّينِ عَمُودٌ وَ لا اخْضَرَّ لِلإيمانِ عُودٌ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytGood Deeds
hadith 2508
Imam Ali (AS) said, If I wished to inform every man from among you of where he has come from and where he is going to and about all his affairs, I would do so, but I fear that you will take me and abandon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. However, I will convey it to the selected ones who are safe from that [fear]. By the One who sent him with truth and chose him above the creation, I do not speak save the truth. He (the Prophet) has informed me about all this and about the destruction of those who are destroyed and the salvation of those who are saved (and the consequences of this matter [of the caliphate]). He left nothing that I would encounter except that he put it into my ear and informed me about it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ شِئْتُ أنْ أُخْبِرَ كُلَّ رَجُل مِنْكُمْ بِمَخْرَجِهِ وَ مَوْلِجِهِ وَ جَمِيعَ شَأْنِهِ لَفَعَلْتُ لكِنّي أخافُ أنْ تَكْفُرُوا فِيَّ بِرَسُولِ اللّهِ صَلَواتُ اللّهِ وَ سَلامُهُ عَلَيْهِ إلاّ أنّي مُفْضِيهِ إلَى الخاصَّةِ مِمَّنْ يُؤْمَنُ ذلِكَ مِنْهُ وَ الَّذي بَعَثَهُ بِالحَقِّ وَ اصْطَفاهُ عَلَى الخَلْقِ ما أنْطِقُ إلاّ صادِقاً وَ لَقَدْ عَهَدَ إلَيَّ بِذلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ بِمَهْلِكِ مَنْ يَهْلِكُ وَ بِمَنْجا مَنْ يَنْجُو(وَمَآلِِ هذا الأمْرِ) وَما أبْقى شَيْئاً يَمُرُّ عَلى رَأسي إلاّ أفْرَغَهُ في أُذُنَيَّ وََ أفضى بِهِ إلَيَّ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytThe Unseen (Ghayb)Prophet Muhammad
hadith 2509
Imam Ali (AS) said, We have a right [to it] if it is given to us, otherwise we ride on the hinds of camels even if the night journey is long.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنا حَقٌّ إنْ أُعْطِيناهُ وَ إلاّ رَكِبْنا أعْجازَ الإبِلِ وَ إنْ طالَ السُّرى
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytRights
hadith 2510
Imam Ali (AS) said, We have the right of obedience and love over the people, and for them [for this] there is a goodly reward from Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنا عَلَى النّاسِ حَقُّ الطّاعَةِ وَ الوِلايَةِ وَ لَهُمْ مِنَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ حُسْنُ الجَزاءِ
Tags Ahl al-BaytWilayahRights
hadith 2511
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever clings to us will join us.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِنا لَحِقَ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2512
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever turns away from us will be annihilated.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنّا مُحِقَ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2513
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who follows our commandments advances.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اتَّبَعَ أمْرَنا سَبَقَ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2514
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who boards other than our ship, drowns.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَكِبَ غَيْرَ سَفينَتِنا غَرِقَ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2515
Imam Ali (AS) said, They (i.e. the Imams) are the trustees of the secrets of the Messenger of Allah (s), the protectors of his mission, the container of his knowledge, the sanctuary of his wisdom, the caverns of his books and the mountains of his religion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ مَوْضِعُ سِرِّ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم وََ حُماةُ أمْرِهِ وَ عَيْبَةُ عِلْمِهِ وَ مَوْئِلُ حُكْمِهِ وَ كُهُوفُ كُتُبِهِ وَ جِبالُ دينِهِ
Tags The Twelve ImamsSecrets/Concealment
hadith 2516
Imam Ali (AS) said, They are the gems of faith and the treasures of the Most Merciful. When they speak, they are truthful and when they remain silent, they are not surpassed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ كَرائِمُ الإيمانِ وَ كُنُوزُ الرَّحْمنِ إنْ قالُوا صَدَقُوا وَ إنْ صَمَتُوا لَمْ يُسْبَقُوا
Tags The Twelve ImamsTruthfulness
hadith 2517
Imam Ali (AS) said, They are the treasures of faith and the sources of virtue; when they judge, they do justice and when they debate, they overcome.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ كُنُوزُ الإيمانِ وَ مَعادِنُ الإحْسانِ إنْ حَكَمُوا عَدَلُوا وَ إنْ حاجُّوا خَصَمُوا
Tags The Twelve ImamsJustice
hadith 2518
Imam Ali (AS) said, They are the foundation of religion and the pillar of certitude; to them return those who have exceeded the limits and those who are behind [come forward to] join them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ أساسُ الدّينِ وَ عِمادُ الْيَقينِ إلَيْهِمْ يَفِيءُ الغالِي وَ بِهِمْ يَلْحَقُ التّالِي
Tags The Twelve ImamsCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 2519
Imam Ali (AS) said, They are the lamps in the darkness, the springs of wisdom, the sources of knowledge and the loci of forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ مَصابِيحُ الظُّلَمِ وَ يَنابِيعُ الحِكَمِ وَ مَعادِنُ العِلْمِ وَ مَواطِنُ الحِلْمِ
Tags The Twelve ImamsWisdomLight and Darkness (Nur)
hadith 2520
Imam Ali (AS) said, They are the life of knowledge and the death of ignorance. Their forbearance (or wisdom) is conveyed to you from their knowledge, their silence from their speech (and their apparent from their hidden); they do not go against the truth (or the religion) nor do they differ in it, for it is among them as a silent speech and a truthful witness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ عَيْشُ العِلْمِ وَ مَوْتُ الجَهْلِ يُخْبِرُكُمْْ حِلْمُهُمْ (حُكْمُهُمْ) عَنْ عِلْمِهِمْ وَ صَمْتُهُمْ عَنْ مَنْطِقِهِمْ (وَظاهِرُهُمْ عَنْ باطِنِهِمْ) لا يُخالِفُونَ الحَقَّ (الدّين) وَ لا يَخْتَلِفُونَ فيهِ فَهُوَ بَيْنَهُمْ صامِتٌ ناطِقٌ وَ شاهِدٌ صادِقٌ
Tags The Twelve Imams
hadith 2521
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not stray from the truth and its people, for verily whoever opts [to follow] other than us, the household [of the Prophet], perishes and loses in [both] this world and the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَزِلُّوا عَنِ الحَقِّ وَ أهْلِهِ فَإنَّهُ مَنِ اسْتَبْدَلَ بِنا أهْلَ البَيْتِ هَلَكَ وَفاتَتْهُ الدُّنْيا وَ الآخِرَةِ
Tags Ahl al-BaytGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 2522
Imam Ali (AS) said, The world is never devoid of an establisher of the proof of Allah, either [as an] apparent and known [person] or [as a] hidden and unknown [person], so that the proof of Allah and His message does not become void.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَخْلُو الأرْضُ مِنْ قائِم لِلّهِ بِحُجَجِهِ (بِحُجَّة) إمّا ظاهِراً مَشْهُوراً وَإمّا باطِناً (خائِفاً) مَغْمُوراً لِئَلاّ تَبْطُلَ حُجَجُ اللّهِ وَ بَيِّناتُهُ
Tags The Twelve Imams
hadith 2523
Imam Ali (AS) said, No one from this nation can be compared to the progeny of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and no one who has benefitted from their blessings (i.e. the blessings of their knowledge and wisdom) will ever be equal to them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا يُقاسُ بِآلِِ مُحَمَّد صَلَواتُ اللّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ هذِهِ الأُمَّةِ أحَدٌ وَلايَسْتَوي (ولا يُسَوّى) بِهِمْ مَنْ جَرَتْ نِعْمَتُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ أبَداً
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2524
Imam Ali (AS) said, O people! There is no proof of Allah, the Glorified, on His earth greater than our Prophet, Muhammad (s), nor is there any wisdom more manifest than His book, the Glorious Quran and Allah, the Exalted, has not praised anyone from among you except he who holds fast to his rope and follows His prophet; and only he perishes, who perishes when he disobeys Him, goes against His commands and follows his vain desires. This is why the Almighty says ‘… let those who disobey His order beware lest an ordeal should afflict them or a painful chastisement befall them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يا أيُّها النّاسُ إنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلّهِ سُبْحانَهُ حُجَّةٌ في أرْضِهِ أوْكَدُ مِنْ نَبِيِّنا مُحَمَّد صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم وَ لاحِكْمَةٌ أبْلَغُ مِنْ كِتابِهِ القُرآنِ العَظيمِ وَلا مَدَحَ اللّهُ تَعالى مِنْكُمْ إلاّ مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِحَبْلِهِ وَ اقْتَدى بِنَبِيِّهِ وَ إنَّما هَلَكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عِنْدَ ماعَصاهُ وَخالَفَهُ وَ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ فَلِذلِكَ يَقُولُ عَزَّ مِنْ قائِل: فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذينَ يُخالِفُونَ عَنْ أمْرِهِ أنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذابٌ أليمٌ
Tags Prophet MuhammadQur'an
hadith 2525
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who looks with the insight of the wise sees his path of guidance (or goal) and knows its valleys and its peaks.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ناظِرُ قَلْبِ اللَّبِيبِ بِهِ يُبْصِرُ رُشْدَهُ (أمَدَهُ) وَ يَعْرِفُ غَوْرَهُ وَنَجْدَهُ
Tags Intellect/ReasonGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 2526
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the callers to truth, the leaders of creation and the speakers of truth, he who obeys us acquires [success] and he who disobeys us is destroyed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ دُعاةُ الحَقِّ وَ أئِمَّةُ الخَلْقِ وَ اَلْسِنَةُ الصِّدْقِ مَنْ أطاعَنا مَلَكَ وَ مَنْ عَصانا هَلَكَ
Tags The Twelve ImamsTruthfulness
hadith 2527
Imam Ali (AS) said, By Allah! I have never hidden a single word nor have I ever spoken a lie.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ اللّهِ ما كُنْتُ وَشْمَةً وَ لاكَذَبْتُ كِذْبَةً
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytLying/Falsehood
hadith 2528
Imam Ali (AS) said, By Allah! I do not hate the sudden coming of death to me, nor is it an event that I reject. I am but like a traveller who has come to his destination or a seeker who finds what he is looking for.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَاللّهِ ما فَجَعَنِي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ وارِدٌ كَرِهْتُهُ وَ لاطالِعٌ أنْكَرْتُهُ وَ ما كُنْتُ إلاّ كَغارِب (كَقارِب) وَرَدَ أوْ طالِب وَجَدَ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytDeath
hadith 2529
Imam Ali (AS) said, By Allah! If I were to spend a sleepless night on the thorns of al-Sa‘dān or be driven shackled in chains as a prisoner, it would be more acceptable to me than meeting Allah and His Prophet as an oppressor over any [of His] servants, or a usurper of any worldly possessions. And how can I oppress for the sake of the body which is fast moving towards destruction and is going to spend a long time [buried] in the earth?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ اللّهِ لأنْ أبيتَ عَلى حَسَكِ السَّعْدانِ مُسَهَّداً وَ أُجَرَّ فِي الأغْلالِ مُصَفَّداً أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِنْ أنْ ألْقَي اللّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ ظالِماً لِبَعْضِ العِبادِ أوْ غاصِباً لِشَيْء مِنَ الحُطامِ و كَيْفَ أظْلِمُ لِنَفْس يُسْرِعُ إلَى الْبِلى قُفُولُها وَيَطُولُ فِي الثَّرى حُلُولُها
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytOppression
hadith 2530
Imam Ali (AS) said, The devout companions of the Messenger of Allah (s) know that I never disobeyed Allah, the Glorified, or His Prophet for even a moment; and I supported him in situations where the valiant ones retreated and when the feet were slow in moving forward with courage – Allah honoured me with [all] this. I spared no effort in his obedience, may the blessings of Allah be upon him, and I fought his enemies with all my might, and I put my life on the line in order to protect him, and he divulged to me from his knowledge that which he did not divulge to anyone other than me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَ المُسْتَحْفِظُونَ مِنْ أصْحابِ رَسُولِ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم إنَّنِي لَمْ أرُدَّ عَلَى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَ لاعَلى رَسُولِهِ ساعَةً قَطُّ وَ لَقَدْ واسَيْتُهُ بِنَفْسِي فِي المَواطِنِِ الَّتي تَنْكِصُ فيها الأبْطالُ وَ تَتَأَخَّرُ عَنْها الأقْدامُ نَجْدَةً أكْرَمَنِي اللّهُ بِها وَ لَقَدْ بَذَلْتُ في طاعَتِهِ صَلَواتُ اللّهِ عَلَيْهِِ وَ آلِهِ جُهْدِي وَ جاهَدْتُ أعْدائَهُ بِكُلِّ طاقَتِي وَ وَقَيْتُهُ بِنَفْسِي وَ لَقَدْ أفْضى إلَيَّ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ بِما لَمْ يُفْضِ بِهِ إلى أحَد غَيْرِي
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytProphet MuhammadWarfare/Jihad
hadith 2531
Imam Ali (AS) said, Knowledge has led them to real understanding and they have acquired the spirit of conviction. They take easy what the easygoing regard as hard. They are comfortable with that which the ignorant are repelled by. They live in this world with their bodies but their spirits are in the higher realm. They are the vicegerents of Allah on His earth and the callers to His religion. Ah, ah! How I yearn to see them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَجَمَ بِهِمُ الْعِلْمُ عَلى حَقيقَةِ الإيمانِ (الْبَصيرةِ) وَ باشَرُوا رُوحَ اليَقينِ فاَسْتَسْهَلُوا (فَاسْتَلانُوا) مَا اسْتَوْعَرَ المُتْرَفُونَ وَ أنِسُوا بِمَا اسْتَوْحَشَ مِنْهُ الجاهِلُونَ وَ صَحِبُوا الدُّنيا بِأبْدان أرْواحُها مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِالمَحَلِّ الأعْلى أُولئِكَ خُلَفاءُ اللّهِ فِي أرْضِهِ وَ الدُّعاةُ إلى دينِهِ آه آه شَوْقاً إلى رُؤْيَتِهِمْ
Tags Certainty (Yaqin)Asceticism
hadith 2532
Imam Ali (AS) said, They are the supports of Islam and those entrusted with its protection. Through them the truth is restored in its rightful place and falsehood is removed from its position with its tongue is severed from its root. They have understood religion through reflection and contemplation, not by mere hearsay and [blind following of] what is narrated.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هُمْ دَعائِمُ الإسْلامِ وَ وَلائِجُ الإعْتِصامِ بِهِمْ عادَ الحَقُّ في نِصابِهِ وَانْزاحَ الباطِلُ عَنْ مُقامِهِ وَ انْقَطَعَ لِسانُهُ مِنْ مَنْبَتِهِ عَقَلُوا الدِّينَ عَقْلَ وِعايَة وَرِعايَة لاعَقْلَ سَماع وَ رِوايَة
Tags The Twelve Imams
hadith 2533
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily we are the masters of speech; in us its offshoots (or veins) are fixed and its branches hang over us.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ إنّا لأُمَراءُ الكَلامِ فِينا تَشَبَّثَتْْ (وَ فينا تَنَشَّبَتْ عُرُوقُهُ) فُرُوعُهُ وَعَلَيْنا تَهَدَّلَتْ أغْصانُهُ (غُصُونُهُ)
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2534
Imam Ali (AS) said, The chain of delusion will never be severed until the rising of the [Imam of the] avenger of the age.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ تَنْقَطِعَ سِلْسِلَةُ الهَذَيانِ حَتّى يُدْرَكَ الثّارُ مِنَ الزَّمانِ
Tags Imam Mahdi
hadith 2535
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the door of ‘Ḥiṭṭah which is the door of peace; one who enters it is safe and secure, whereas one who turns away from it is destroyed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ بابُ حِطَّة وَ هُوَ بابُ السّلامِ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ سَلِمَ وَ نَجا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ هَلَكَ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2536
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the middle cushion which is joined by those who remain behind and to which those who have exceeded the limits return.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ النُّمْرُقَةُ الوُسْطى بِها يَلْحَقُ التّالِي وَ إلَيْها يَرْجِعُ الغالِي
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2537
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the trustees of Allah over His servants and the establishers of truth in His lands. Through us the friend [of Allah] is saved and by us the enemy is destroyed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ أُمَناءُ اللّهِ عَلى عِبادِهِ وَ مُقِيمُوا الْحَقِّ في بِلادِهِ بِنا يَنْجُو المُوالِي وَ بِنا يَهْلِكُ المُعادِي
Tags Ahl al-BaytTrustworthiness (Amanah)Wilayah
hadith 2538
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the [family] tree of Prophethood, the station of revelation, the ones upon whom angels descend, the fountains of wisdom and the sources of knowledge. Our helpers and lovers await mercy while our enemies and haters await wrath.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ شَجَرَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ مَحَطُّ الرِّسالَةِ وَ مُخْتَلَفُ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَ يَنابيعُ الْحِكَمِ وَمَعادِنُ الْعِلْمِ ناصِرُنا وَ مُحِبُّنا يَنْتَظِرُ الرَّحْمَةَ وَ عَدُوُّنا وَ مُبْغِضِينا يَنْتَظِرُ السَّطْوَةَ
Tags Ahl al-BaytAngelsWisdom
hadith 2539
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the nearest ones [to the Prophet (s)], the companions, the custodians [of the treasures of Paradise] and the doors [of knowledge and wisdom]; and houses are not entered but through their doors, and whoever enters them without going through their doors is [considered] a thief and is not spared punishment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ الشِّعارُ وَ الأصْحابُ وَ السَّدَنَةُ وَ الأبوابُ وَلا يُؤْتَى البُيُوتُ إلاّ مِنْ أبْوابِها وَ مَنْ أتاها مِنْ غَيْرِ أبْوابِها كانَ سارِقاً لاتَعْدُوهُ العُقُوبَةُ
Tags Ahl al-Bayt
hadith 2540
Imam Ali (AS) said, Far be it! If there was no command of piety, I would have been the most cunning of all the Arabs.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَيْهاتَ لَوْلاَ التُّقى لَكُنْتُ أدْهَى العَرَبِ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 2541
Imam Ali (AS) said, I have never rejected Allah from the time that I came to know Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أنْكَرْتُ اللّهَ تَعالى مُنْذُ عَرَفْتُهُ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytDivine Knowledge
hadith 2542
Imam Ali (AS) said, I have never doubted in the truth since the time it was shown to me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما شَكَكْتُ فِي الحَقِّ مُذْ أُرِيتُهُ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 2543
Imam Ali (AS) said, I have never lied nor have I been accused of lying.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما كَذَبْتُ وَ لاكُذِّبْتُ
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytLying/Falsehood
hadith 2544
Imam Ali (AS) said, I have never strayed [from the right path] nor has anyone gone astray because of me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما ضَلَلْتُ وَ لاضُلَّ بِي
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 2545
Imam Ali (AS) said, No verse [of the Quran] was revealed but that I knew the occasion of its revelation and where it was revealed, [whether] in daytime or night, on a mountain or a plain; and my Lord has gifted me with an intelligent heart and an eloquent tongue.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما نَزَلَتْ آيَةٌ إلاّ وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ فيما نَزَلَتْ وَ أيْنَ نَزَلَتْ في نَهار أوْ لَيْل في جَبَل أوْ سَهْل وَ إنَّ رَبِّي وَهَبَ لِي قَلْباً عَقُولاً وَ لِساناً قَؤُولاً
Tags Imam AliAhl al-BaytQur'an
hadith 2546
Imam Ali (AS) said, We have established the pillar of truth and vanquished the forces of falsehood.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ أقَمْنا عَمُودَ الْحَقِّ وَ هَزَمْنا جُيُوشَ الباطِلِ
Tags Ahl al-BaytWarfare/Jihad