Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Distinguishing Trait of the Free

Volume 1 3 narrations
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Good Temper 1 Modesty 1 Chastity/Modesty 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 Greed/Stinginess 1

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hadith 1349
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Cheerfulness is the distinguishing trait of the free.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الطَّلاقَةُ شِيمَةُ الحُرِّ.
Tags Good Temper
hadith 1350
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truly modesty and chastity are of the traits of faith, and they are the attributes of the free and the distinguishing marks of the righteous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الحَياءَ والعِفَّةَ مِن خَلائقِ الإيمانِ ، وإنّهُما لَسَجِيّةُ الأحْرارِ وشِيمَةُ الأبْرارِ .
Tags ModestyChastity/Modesty
hadith 1351
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The servant of Allah is free so far as he remains content. The free man is a slave as long as he is greedy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : العَبدُ حُرٌّ ما قَنِعَ ، الحُرُّ عَبدٌ ما طَمِعَ.
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Greed/Stinginess