ALI Logo ALI
Search Books Updates
Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Self-reflection benefits, neglect harms; fear ensures safety, observation yields wisdom / Hadith 1795
Hadith 1795
Hadith #
1795
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
208
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Self-reflection benefits, neglect harms; fear ensures safety, observation yields wisdom
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
208. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever takes account of his self is benefited, and whoever remains neglectful of it suffers. Whoever fears remains safe; whoever takes instruction (from things around) perceives; and whoever perceives gains understanding, and whoever gains understanding secures knowledge.
٢٠٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ حَاسَبَ نَفْسَهُ رَبِحَ، وَمَنْ غَفَلَ عَنْهَا خَسِرَ، وَمَنْ خَافَ أَمِنَ، وَمَنِ اعْتَبَرَ أَبْصَرَ وَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَهِمَ وَمَنْ فَهِمَ عَلِمَ.
Tags God-consciousness/Piety

Similar narrations

  • Nahj al-Balāgha #2079 73. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever places himself as a leader of the people should commence with educating his own self...
  • Nahj al-Balāgha #1906 349. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who sees his own shortcomings abstains from looking into other’s shortcomings. He who...
All narrations in Self-reflection benefits, neglect harms; fear ensures safety, observation yields wisdom Browse all books Search more hadith
Rewayaat

A project of the Academy for Learning Islam. Search, browse, and study Shi'i narrations in Arabic and English.

Explore
Updates Search Tips API Documentation
Contact
rewayaat.org@gmail.com GitHub Repository Academy of Islam
© 2026 Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.)
Content and translations remain the responsibility of their original sources.