Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Keeping a Secret

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Secrets/Concealment 14 Intellect/Reason 1 Wisdom 1 Love 1 Trustworthiness (Amanah) 1 The Unseen (Ghayb) 1

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hadith 3664
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever keeps his own secrets has control in his own hands.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَتَمَ سِرَّهُ كانَتِ الخِيَرَةُ بيَدِهِ.
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hadith 3665
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Victory comes about through determination, and determination comes about through carefully weighing up one's ideas, and ideas are formed through guarding secrets.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الظَّفَرُ بِالحَزمِ ، والحَزمُ بِإجالَةِ الرَّأيِ ، والرَّأيُ بِتَحصِينِ الأسرارِ.
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentIntellect/Reason
hadith 3666
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your secret is your prisoner which, if let loose, will make you its prisoner.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): سِرُّكَ أسِيرُكَ فإن أفشَيتَهُ صِرتَ أسِيرَهُ.
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hadith 3667
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The bosom of the wise man is the strongbox guarding his secret.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): صَدرُ العاقِلِ صُندوقُ سِرِّهِ.
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentWisdom
hadith 3668
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The more the keepers of secrets increase, the more the divulgers of secrets increase.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كُلَّما كَثُرَ خُزّانُ الأسرارِ كَثُرَ ضُيّاعُها.
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hadith 3669
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Shower all your love on your friend but do not shower all your trust on him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اُبْذُلْ لِصَدِيقِكَ كُلَّ المَوَدَّةِ ولا تَبذُلْ لَهُ كُلَّ الطُّمَأنِينَةِ.
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentLove
hadith 3670
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most successful of matters is the one that is kept confidential.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أنجَحُ الاُمورِ ما أحاطَ بهِ الكِتمانُ.
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hadith 3671
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not entrust your secret, except to someone who has your absolute trust.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تُودِعْ سِرَّكَ إلّا عِندَ كُلِّ ثِقَةٍ .
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentTrustworthiness (Amanah)
hadith 3672
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It does not matter if your secret is unknown.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا بَأسَ بأن لا يُعلَمَ سِرُّكَ .
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hadith 3673
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who is unable to keep his own secret will be unable to keep anyone else's.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن ضَعُفَ عَن حِفظِ سِرِّهِ لَم يَقْوَ لِسِرِّ غَيرِهِ .
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hadith 3674
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Divulging a secret is a breakdown [of trust].
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إفشاءُ السِّرِّ سُقوطٌ .
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hadith 3675
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Your secret is of your own blood, so never let it flow from other than your own veins.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): سِرُّكَ مِن دَمِكَ فلا يَجرِيَنَّ مِن غَيرِ أوداجِكَ.
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hadith 3676
Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'A believer is not a believer unless he possesses three qualities within him: one quality characteristic of his Lord, one quality from His Prophet, and one quality from His vicegerent. The quality that is characteristic of his Lord is guarding a secret, for verily Allah has said, "
Knower of the Unseen, He does not disclose His Unseen to anyone, except to an apostle He approves of" Quran 72:26.
الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَكونُ المؤمنُ مؤمناً حتّى يَكونَ فيهِ ثلاثُ خِصالٍ: سُنَّةٌ مِن رَبِّهِ ، وسُنَّةٌ مِن نَبِيِّهِ ، وسُنَّةٌ مِن وَلِيِّهِ ، فالسُّنَّةُ مِن رَبِّهِ كِتمانُ سِرِّهِ ، قالَ اللّهُ عزّوجلّ: «عالِمُ الغَيْبِ فلا يُظْهِرُ عَلى غَيْبِهِ أَحَداً * إلّا مَنِ ارْتَضى مِن رسولٍ».
Tags Secrets/ConcealmentThe Unseen (Ghayb)
hadith 3677
Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, 'Exposing something before it has become consolidated will ruin it.
الإمامُ الجوادُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إظهارُ الشَّيءِ قبلَ أن يَستَحكِمَ مَفسَدَةٌ لَهُ.
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