Ghurar al-Ḥikam

People

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hadith 10220
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are like writings on a scroll [of parchment], whenever part of it is rolled up, another part of it is unrolled.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ كَصُوَر فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ (صَحيفَة) كُلَّما طُوِيَ بَعْضُها نُشِرَ بَعْضُها
Tags Community/Ummah
hadith 10221
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are children of this world, and a child is naturally inclined to love its mother.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ أبْناءُ الدُّنيا وَ الوَلَدُ مَطْبُوعٌ عَلى حُبِّ أُمِّهِ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismLove
hadith 10222
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are divided into two types of seekers, and each seeker is also sought after; so whoever seeks this world is sought after by death until it takes him out from it, and whoever seeks the Hereafter is sought after by this world, until he gets his sustenance from it in full.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ طالِبانِ: طالِبٌ وَ مَطْلُوبٌ فَمَنْ طَلَبَ الدُّنيا طَلَبَهُ الْمَوْتُ حَتّى يُخْرِجَهُ عَنْها وَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الآخِرَةَ طَلَبَتْهُ الدُّنيا حَتّى يَسْتَوْفِيَ رِزْقَهُ مِنْها
Tags Wealth/MaterialismDeath
hadith 10223
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are of three types: the godly scholar, the student who is on the path of salvation and the uncultivated rabble who run after every caller, neither seeking light from the effulgence of knowledge nor taking recourse to any strong support.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ ثَلاثَةٌ: فَعالِمٌ رَبّانيٌّ وَ مُتَعَلِّمٌ عَلى سَبِيلِ نَجاة وَ هِمَجٌ رِعاعٌ أتْباعُ كُلِّ ناعِق لَمْ يَسْتَضِيْئُوا بِنُورِ العِلْمِ وَ لَمْ يَلْجَئُوا إلى رُكْن وَثيق
Tags Community/UmmahGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 10224
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are like trees, their drink is one but their fruits are different.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ كَالشَّجَرِ شَرابُهُ واحِدٌ وَ ثَمَرُهُ مُخْتَلِفٌ
Tags Parables/Examples (Amthal)Community/Ummah
hadith 10225
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are made deficient and flawed, except those whom Allah, the Glorified, protects. The questioner among them aims to embarrass and confuse while the answerer creates trouble. It is not long until the one who has the best views among them is turned away from his good opinion by pleasure or displeasure, and at any moment the most strong-willed among them will get affected by a single glance or transformed by a single expression.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ مَنْقُوصُونَ مَدْخُولُونَ إلاّ مَنْ عَصَمَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ سائِلُهُمْ مُتَعَنِّتٌ وَ مُجيبُهُمْ مُتَكَلِّفٌ يَكادُ أفْضَلُهُمْ رَأْياً أنْ يَرُدَّهُ عَنْ فَضْلِ رَأيِهِ الرِّضى وَالسَّخَطُ وَ يَكادُ أصْلَبُهُمْ عُوداً تَنْكَأُهُ اللَّحظَةُ وَ تَسْتَحِيلُهُ الكَلِمَةُ الْواحِدَةُ
Tags Community/Ummah
hadith 10226
Imam Ali (AS) said, The people who work in this world are of two types: one works in this world for this world; his world has indeed distracted him from his Hereafter. He fears poverty for those whom he will leave behind but feels safe from it himself; so he spends his entire life for the benefit of others. The other one works in this world for that which is to come after it, so that which is [allotted] for him comes to him without [extra] work. Thus he acquires both the shares together and gains possession of both the abodes collectively.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ فِي الدُّنيا عاملانِ: عاملٌ فِي الدُّنيا لِلدُّنيا قَدْ شَغَلَتْهُ دُنْياهُ عَنْ آخِرَتِهِ يَخْشى عَلى مَنْ يُخَلِّفُ الْفَقْرَ وَ يَأمَنُهُ عَلى نَفْسِهِ فَيُفْنِي عُمْرَهُ في مَنْفَعةِ غَيْرِهِ وَ عامِلٌ فِي الدُّنيا لِما بَعْدَها فَجائَهُ الَّذي لَهُ بِغَيْرِ عَمَل فَأحْرَزَ الْحَظَّيْنِ مَعاً وَ مَلَكَ الدّارَيْنِ جَميعاً
Tags Wealth/MaterialismGood Deeds
hadith 10227
Imam Ali (AS) said, Out of fear of humiliation, people are hastening [towards] humiliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ مِنْ خَوْفِ الذُّلِّ مُتَعَجِّلُوا الذُّلِّ
Tags Community/Ummah
hadith 10228
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of people are those who benefit others the most.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ أنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنّاسِ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 10229
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most felicitous person is the intelligent believer.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْعَدُ النّاسِ اَلعاقِلُ المُؤمِنُ
Tags Intellect/Reason
hadith 10230
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most excellent person is the generous one who possesses certitude.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ اَلسَّخِيُّ المُوقِنُ
Tags GenerosityCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 10231
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best people in fulfilling the rights of others are the best in their [following of] Islam.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْسَنُ النّاسِ ذِماماً أحْسَنُهُمْ إسْلاماً
Tags Rights
hadith 10232
Imam Ali (AS) said, The loftiest of people is the one who humbles himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أجَلُّ النّاسِ مَنْ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ
Tags Humility
hadith 10233
Imam Ali (AS) said, The strongest person is one who gains an upper hand over his [carnal] soul.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْوَى النّاسِ مَنْ قَوِيَ عَلى نَفْسِهِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10234
Imam Ali (AS) said, The strongest person is one who overpowers his vain desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْوَى النّاسِ مَنْ غَلَبَ هَواهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10235
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most sagacious person is one who rejects [the pleasures of] his worldly life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْيَسُ النّاسِ مَنْ رَفَضَ دُنْياهُ
Tags Asceticism
hadith 10236
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person who makes the most profit is one who buys the Hereafter with this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أرْبَحُ النّاسِ مَنِ اشْتَرى بِالدُّنيا اَلآخِرَةَ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismAsceticism
hadith 10237
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person who suffers the greatest loss is one who settles for this world in exchange for the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أخْسَرُ النّاسِ مَنْ رَضِيَ الدُّنيا عِوَضاً عَنِ الآخِرَةِ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 10238
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one whose own faults distract him from the faults of others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ شَغَلَتْهُ مَعايِبُهُ عَنْ عُيُوبِ النّاسِ
Tags Backbiting/Slander
hadith 10239
Imam Ali (AS) said, The people who are most felicitous are those who are least interested this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ النّاسِ سَعادَةً أكْثَرُهُمْ زَهادَةً
Tags Asceticism
hadith 10240
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one whose soul is pure and who is indifferent towards this world despite being wealthy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ تَنَزَّهَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَ زَهَدَ عَنْ غُنْيَة
Tags AsceticismSoul (Nafs)
hadith 10241
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most enviable person is the one who rushes to perform good deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أغْبَطُ النّاسِ الْمُسارِعُ إلَى الْخَيْراتِ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 10242
Imam Ali (AS) said, Of all the people, the most deserving of compassion are: the scholar upon whom an ignorant person passes judgment, the noble person who is dominated by a vile person and the virtuous person who is under the command of a vicious person.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحَقُّ النّاسِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ عالِمٌ يَجْرِي عَلَيْهِ حُكْمُ جاهِل وَ كَريمٌ يَسْتَوْلِي عَلَيْهِ لَئِيمٌ وَ بَرٌّ تَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِ فاجِرٌ
Tags Mercy
hadith 10243
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best people in this world are the generous ones, and in the Hereafter, the God-wary.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ فِي الدُّنيا اَلأسْخِياءُ وَ فِي الآخِرَةِ اَلأتْقِياءُ
Tags GenerosityGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 10244
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person in the worst condition is one whose material wealth is cut off but his habit [of spending] remains.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْوَءُ النّاسِ حالاً مَنِ انْقَطَعَتْ مادَّتُهُ وَ بَقِيَتْ عادَتُهُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 10245
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person who has the weariest heart is one whose endeavour is great and whose magnanimity is abundant, yet his [financial ability and] resources are minimal.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أتْعَبُ النّاسِ قَلْباً مَنْ عَلَتْ هِمَّتُهُ وَ كَثُرَتْ مُرُوئَتُهُ وَقَلَّتْ مَقْدُرَتُهُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 10246
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person living in the most straitened circumstances is one whose desire is much, whose endeavour is great and whose provisions are plenty but his support is less.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أضْيَقُ النّاسِ حالاً مَن كَثُرَتْ شَهْوَتُهُ وَ كَبُرَتْ هِمَّتُهُ وَ زادَتْ مَؤُنَتُهُ وَقَلَّتْ مَعُونَتُهُ
Tags Wealth/Materialism
hadith 10247
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who resists his vain desires and better than him is he who rejects [the pleasures of] his worldly life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ عَصى هَواهُ وَ أفْضَلُ مِنْهُ مَنْ رَفَضَ دُنْياهُ
Tags AsceticismSoul (Nafs)
hadith 10248
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most wretched person is one who is overcome by his vain desire so his worldly life gains mastery over him and he corrupts his Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشْقَى النّاسِ مَنْ غَلَبَهُ هَواهُ فَمَلَكَتْهُ دُنْياهُ وَ أفْسَدَ أُخْراهُ
Tags Wealth/MaterialismSoul (Nafs)
hadith 10249
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily people are only either scholars or seekers of knowledge, all others are rabble.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما النّاسُ عالِمٌ وَ مُتَعَلِّمٌ وَماسِواهُما فَهَمَجٌ
Tags Community/Ummah
hadith 10250
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed the elite among the people are only those who have admirable intellects, honourable ambitions and are possessors of nobility.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما سَراةُ النّاسِ أُولُوا الأحْلامِ الرَّغِيبَةِ وَ الهِمَمِ الشَّريفَةِ وَ ذَوُو النُّبْلِ
Tags Intellect/Reason
hadith 10251
Imam Ali (AS) said, Let the person who enjoys your favour the most be he who is most protective of the weak and acts most in accordance with the truth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِيَكُنْ أحْظَي النّاسِ مِنْكَ أحْوَطُهُمْ عَلَى الضُّعَفاءِ وَ أعْمَلُهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ
Tags GovernanceJustice
hadith 10252
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is he who shows forbearance if he is angered, forgives if he is oppressed, and does good [in return] if is wronged.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ إنْ أُغْضِبَ حَلُمَ وَ إنْ ظُلِمَ غَفَرَ وَ إنْ أُسِيءَ إلَيْهِ أحْسَنَ
Tags ForgivenessAnger
hadith 10253
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who benefits the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ نَفَعَ النَّاسَ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 10254
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is he who bears the responsibility of providing for the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ تَحَمَّلَ مَؤُنَةَ النّاسِ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 10255
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of people are the most pious amongst them and the worst of them are most immoral amongst them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ أوْرَعُهُمْ وَ شَرُّهُمْ أفْجَرُهُمْ
Tags God-consciousness/Piety
hadith 10256
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who shows gratitude when he is given, remains patient when he is tested [with tribulations], and forgives when he is wronged.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ إذا أُعْطِيَ شَكَرَ وَإذَا ابْتُلِيَ صَبَرَ وَ إذا ظُلِمَ غَفَرَ
Tags GratitudePatienceForgiveness
hadith 10257
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who removes greed from his heart and resists his vain desires in obedience to his Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ أخْرَجَ الحِرْصَ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ وَ عَصى هَواهُ في طاعَةِ رِبِّهِ
Tags Greed/StinginessSoul (Nafs)
hadith 10258
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who purifies his soul from lustful desires, quells his anger and pleases his Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ طَهَّرَ مِنَ الشَّهَواتِ نَفْسَهُ وَ قَمَعَ غَضَبَهُ وَ أرْضى رَبَّهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Anger
hadith 10259
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who is generous and thankful in times of prosperity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ كانَ في يُسْرِهِ سَخِيّاً شَكُوراً
Tags GenerosityGratitude
hadith 10260
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who is altruistic and patient in times of hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ كانَ في عُسْرِهِ مُؤْثِراً صَبُوراً
Tags PatienceGenerosity
hadith 10261
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one whose soul is uninterested in worldly pleasures, whose desire is less, whose lust is dead, whose faith is pure and whose certitude is true.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ زَهَدَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَقَلَّتْ رَغْبَتُهُ وماتَتْ شَهْوَتُهُ وَخَلَصَ إيمانُهُ وَ صَدَقَ إيقانُهُ
Tags AsceticismCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 10262
Imam Ali (AS) said, The entry of people into [discussion about] a thing is the prelude to its [coming into] existence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَوْضُ النّاسِ فِي الشَّيْءِ مُقَدَّمَةُ الْكائِنِ
hadith 10263
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who deceives others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يَغُشَّ النّاسَ
Tags Betrayal/Treachery
hadith 10264
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who oppresses others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يَظْلِمُ النّاسَ
Tags Oppression
hadith 10265
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who neither accepts excuses nor pardons offences.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْلا يَقْبَلُ العُذْرَ وَلا يُقْيلُ الذَّنْبَ
Tags Forgiveness
hadith 10266
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who considers himself to be the best of them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يَرى أنَّهُ خَيْرُهُمْ
Tags Arrogance/Pride
hadith 10267
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who does not care if people see him doing evil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ لا يُبالي أنْ يَراهُ النّاسُ مُسِيئاً
Tags Modesty
hadith 10268
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who does not give thanks for blessings and does not respect the inviolable boundaries [of others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ لا يَشْكُرُ النِّعْمَةَ وَلا يَرْعَى الحُرْمَةَ
Tags GratitudeRights
hadith 10269
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who slanders his brothers and forgets the favours [done to him by others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ سَعى بِالإخْوانِ وَ نَسِيَ الإحْسانَ
Tags Backbiting/SlanderBrotherhood
hadith 10270
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one from whom good is not expected and from whose evil people do not feel secure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ لا يُرْجى خَيْرُهُ وَلا يُؤْمَنُ شَرُّهُ
Tags Security/Safety
hadith 10271
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who neither keeps the trust [that has been placed in his care] nor does he avoid treachery.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ لا يَعْتَقِدُ الأمانَةَ وَلا يَجْتَنِبُ الخِيانَةَ
Tags Trustworthiness (Amanah)Betrayal/Treachery
hadith 10272
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who neither forgives mistakes nor covers up the faults [of others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ لا يَعْفُو عَنِ الزَّلَّةِ وَ لا يَسْتُرُ العَوْرَةَ
Tags Forgiveness
hadith 10273
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who assists [the oppressor] against the oppressed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يُعِينُ عَلَى المَظْلُومِ
Tags Oppression
hadith 10274
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is he who puts on the armour of vileness and helps the unjust.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنِ ادَّرَعَ اللُّؤْمَ وَ نَصَرَ الظَّلُومَ
Tags Oppression
hadith 10275
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who looks for the faults of others while turning a blind eye to his own faults.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ كانَ مُتَتَبِّعاً لِعُيُوبِ النّاسِ عَمِيّاً لِمَعائِبِهِ(عَنْ مَعائِبِهِ)
Tags Good Company
hadith 10276
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who fears the people with regards to [fulfilling the commandments of] his Lord but does not fear his Lord with regards to the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يَخْشَى النّاسَ في رَبِّهِ وَ لا يَخْشى رَبَّهُ فِي النّاسِ
Tags Fear of God (Khashya)
hadith 10277
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who hopes for calamities to befall on others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يَبْتَغِي الْغَوائِلَ لِلنّاسِ
Tags Corruption/Mischief
hadith 10278
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who does not trust anyone because of his suspicion and who is not trusted by anyone because of his evil actions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ لايَثِقُ بِأحَد لِسُوءِ ظَنِّهِ وَ لا يَثِقُ بِهِ أحَدٌ لِسُوءِ فِعْلِهِ
Tags Trustworthiness (Amanah)
hadith 10279
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one whom people are cautious about out of fear of his evil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ يَتَّقيهِ النّاسُ مَخافَةَ شَرِّهِ
Tags Etiquette
hadith 10280
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is one who repays good with evil while the best of people is one who repays evil with good.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ مَنْ كافى عَلَى الجَمِيلِ بالقَبِيحِ وَ خَيْرُ النّاسِ مَنْ كافى عَلَى القَبِيحِ بِالجَمِيلِ
Tags Good Company
hadith 10281
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst person is he who has lengthy aspirations and does evil deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَرُّ النّاسِ اَلطَّويلُ الأمَلِ اَلسَّيِّئُ العَمَلِ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 10282
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who knows [the true nature of] the people, isolates himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَرَفَ النّاسَ تَفَرَّدَ
Tags Good Company
hadith 10283
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who wishes ill for the people will not remain safe from affliction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ طَلَبَ لِلنّاسِ الغَوائِلَ لَمْ يَأْمَنِ البَلاءَ
Tags Trials and Afflictions
hadith 10284
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever knows the [true nature of the] people does not rely on them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَرَفَ النّاسَ لَمْ يَعْتَمِدْ عَلَيْهِمْ
Tags Good Company
hadith 10285
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever is ignorant about people has confidence in them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ جَهِلَ النّاسَ اِسْتَنامَ (اِستأْمَنَ) إلَيْهِمْ
Tags Good Company
hadith 10286
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever deals with the people in a beautiful manner, they respond to him in a similar fashion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عامَلَ النّاسَ بِالْجَمِيلِ كافَؤوُهُ بِهِ
Tags Good Company
hadith 10287
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best person is one who deals most gently with others and the most sagacious of them is one who is most persevering on the truth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ أعْمَلُهُمْ بِالرِّفْقِ وَ أكْيَسُهُمْ أصْبَرُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَقِّ
Tags Good CompanyPatience
hadith 10288
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person who has the most hope of reformation is one who hastens to change himself when he learns of his faults.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أرْجَى النّاسِ صَلاحاً مَنْ إذا وَقَفَ عَلى مَساوِيهِ سارَعَ إلَى التَّحَوُّلِ عَنْها
Tags Repentance
hadith 10289
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person who is most concerned about you is the one who is most helpful to you in improving [and reforming] yourself and is most sincere in advising you with regards to your religion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشْفَقُ النّاسِ عَلَيْكَ أعْوَنُهُمْ لَكَ عَلى صَلاحِ نَفْسِكَ وَ أنْصَحُهُمْ لَكَ في دِينِكَ
Tags Good Company
hadith 10290
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the best person in the sight of Allah is one who enlivens his mind, kills off his lust and exerts himself for the betterment of his Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أفْضَلَ النّاسِ عِنْدَ اللّهِ مَنْ أحْيا عَقْلَهُ وَ أماتَ شَهْوَتَهُ وَ أتْعَبَ نَفْسَهُ لِصَلاحِ آخِرَتِهِ
Tags Intellect/ReasonGood Deeds
hadith 10291
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are of two types: the seeker who does not find [what he is looking for] and the finder who is not satisfied [with what he has found].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ رجُلانِ طالبٌ لايَجِدُ وَ واجِدٌ لا يَكْتَفِي
Tags Greed/Stinginess
hadith 10292
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are of two types: the generous one who does not possess [anything to bestow] and the one who possesses [plenty] but does not help others [with it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ رَجُلانِ جَوادٌ لايَجِدُ وَ واجِدٌ لا يُسْعِفُ
Tags GenerosityGreed/Stinginess
hadith 10293
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are only [one of] of two types: the follower of [divine] law or the innovator of an innovation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما النّاسُ رَجُلانِ مُتَّبِعُ شِرْعَة وَمُبْتَدِعُ بِدْعَة
Tags Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10294
Imam Ali (AS) said, It behoves the one who knows the [true nature of] people to be uninterested in that which they possess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ عَرَفَ النّاسَ أنْ يَزْهَدَ فِيما في أيْدِيهِمْ
Tags Asceticism
hadith 10295
Imam Ali (AS) said, People are fine as long as they are dissimilar from one another.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ بِخَيْر ما تَفاوَتُوا
Tags Community/Ummah
hadith 10296
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best-off people in the Hereafter are the poorest of them in this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أغْنَى النّاسِ فِي الآخِرَةِ أفْقَرُهُمْ فِي الدُّنيا
Tags AsceticismThe Poor and Needy
hadith 10297
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most eminent person is one who is humble despite his high standing and who shows humility despite his might.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَجِيهُ النّاسِ مَنْ تَواضَعَ مَعَ رِفْعَة وَ ذَلَّ مَعَ مَنَعَة
Tags Humility