Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Root of Self-Restraint

Volume 1 4 narrations
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Chastity/Modesty 4 Contentment (Qana'ah) 2 Ghayrah 1 Intellect/Reason 1

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hadith 3724
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The root of self-restraint is contentment, and its fruit is fewer sorrows.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أصلُ العَفافِ القَناعَةُ، وثَمَرَتُها قِلَّةُ الأحزانِ.
Tags Chastity/ModestyContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 3725
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Satisfaction with one s lot leads to self-restraint.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الرِّضا بِالكَفافِ يُؤَدّي إلَى العَفافِ.
Tags Chastity/ModestyContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 3726
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is proportionate to his ambition … and his chastity is in proportion with his sense of self-worth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قَدرُ الرَّجُلِ عَلى قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ ... وعِفَّتُهُ عَلى قَدرِ غَيرَتِهِ .
Tags Chastity/ModestyGhayrah
hadith 3727
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who uses his intellect restrains himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن عَقَلَ عَفَّ .
Tags Chastity/ModestyIntellect/Reason