Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Intellect s Adversary

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Intellect/Reason 5 Alcohol 1 Remembrance 1 Supplication 1

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hadith 2035
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The caprice is the intellect's adversary.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الهَوى عَدُوُّ العَقلِ.
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hadith 2036
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Many a slavish mind is subservient to an overpowering caprice!
الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كَم مِن عَقلٍ أسيرٍ تَحتَ هَوى أميرٍ!
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hadith 2037
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah has imposed … the abandonment of drinking alcohol in order to safeguard the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): فَرَضَ اللّهُ... تَركَ شُربِ الخَمرِ تَحصيناً لِلعَقلِ .
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hadith 2038
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Know that entertaining high hopes distracts the intellect and causes one to forget their remembrance [of Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِعلَموا أنَّ الأمَلَ يُسهي العَقلَ ، ويُنسي الذِّكرَ .
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hadith 2039
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The caprice is awake while the intellect is asleep.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الهَوى يَقظانٌ والعَقلُ نائمٌ.
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