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Imam Ali (AS) said, What a good backing [and support] consultation is!

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no better support than good counsel.

Imam Ali (AS) said, How good a support consultation is!

Imam Ali (AS) said, Longing [for Allah] is the intimate companion of the Gnostics.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Longing [for Allah] is the sincerest friend of the gnostics.

Imam Ali (AS) said, The truthful one is honoured and dignified.

Imam Ali (AS) said, For every oppressor there is a reprisal.

Thus, we are superior firstly because of kinship and secondly because of obedience. When at Saqīfah (of Banū Sā‘idah) the muhājirūn contended kinship with the Messenger of Allah (S) against the anṣār, they scored over them. If that success was based on kinship then the right would be ours better than yours. Otherwise, the anṣar’s contention stands.

Hadith.878 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who gives the adhan (call to prayer) while walking, while not in a state of ritual purity, or while riding an animal. The Imam said: "Yes, it is permissible if the one giving the testimony of faith (in the adhan) faces the Qiblah; there is no issue."

Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Know that even if a servant was devoid of shrewdness and was feeble in his schemes, it would not reduce the amount of sustenance that Allah has apportioned for him, and even if a servant were to be skilfully shrewd and crafty, it would not do anything to increase the sustenance that Allah has apportioned for him.

Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Exalted, made an appraisal of the world and (from it) chose us, and He chose for us followers who would help us, be happy in our happiness and sad in our sadness, and give up their lives and wealth for our sake – they are ones who are (considered to be) from us and unto us, and they will be with us in the gardens (of Paradise).

435. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: It is not that Allāh, to Whom belongs Might and Majesty, may keep the door of gratitude open for a person and close the door of plenty upon him, or to open the door of prayer to a person and close the door of acceptance upon him, or to open the door of repentance on a person and close the door of forgiveness upon him.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The number of droplets of water, or of stars in the sky, or of gusts of wind in the air are not unknown to Him, and neither is the crawling of ants on rocks, nor the settling place of tiny particles in the darkness of the night. He knows the spots where leaves fall and the subtle movement of the pupils of the eyes.

Endurance again has four aspects: eagerness, fear, abstention (from the world) and anticipation (of death). So, whoever is eager for Paradise will ignore the passions; whoever fears the Fire (of Hell) will refrain from prohibited acts; whoever abstains from the world takes hardships lightly; and whoever anticipates death will hasten towards good deeds.

Those companions of Muḥammad - the peace and blessing of Allāh be upon him and his descendants - who were the custodians (of divine messages) know that I never disobeyed Allāh or His Messenger [1] - the peace and blessing of Allāh be upon him and his descendants - at all, and by virtue of the courage [2] with which Allāh honoured me I supported him with my life on occasions when even the brave turned away and feet remained behind (instead of proceeding forward).

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Put the armoured man forward and keep the unarmoured one behind. Grit your teeth because this will make the swords skip off the skull, and dodge on the sides of the spears for it changes the direction of their blades. Close the eyes because it strengthens the spirit and gives peace to the heart. Kill the voices because this will keep off spiritlessness.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said to one of his companions, ‘Verily we are very patient and our Shiaa are even more patient than us. His companion asked, ‘May I be your ransom, how can your Shiaa be more patient than yourselves? He replied, ‘Because we are patient alongside our knowledge [of everything], whereas our Shiaa are patient in spite of not knowing.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘When the Prophet (SAWA) was faced with a situation that pleased him, he used to say, ‘Praise be to Allah for this bounty, and when he was faced with a situation that made him sorrowful, he used to say, ‘Praise be to Allah in every situation.

Imam Ali (AS) said, mentioning the virtue of the honourable Prophet (SAWA), ‘He [Allah] sent him while the people were straying in perplexity, and engaged in corruption… He (SAWA) advised extensively and kept on the [right] path, and called for wisdom and gentle exhortation.

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the eggs that I may find in the wilderness. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not eat whatever has its both ends of the same shape and eat that which has the ends of different shapes.’”