Imam Ali (AS) said:

The highest degree of faith is befriending for the sake of Allah, having enmity for the sake of Allah, spending on each other for the sake of Allah and establishing ties with each other for the sake of Allah, the Glorified.

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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint is the adornment of poverty.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Change your grey hair [by dyeing it] and do not resemble the Jews.

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Whoever is good to his parents, his child will be good to him.

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Imam al-‘Askari (AS) said, ‘The faithful believer is a blessing for the believers and a claim against he disbelievers.’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

One who is enticed by lustful desires permits his soul to be a target of calamities.

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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Teach your children to pray, and take them to account for it when they reach puberty.’Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6305

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Verily the renunciation of a tyrant's reign is to the extent of the desire for the reign of a just ruler.

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Allah (azwj) said, ‘O Moses, How can things hide from Me when I am their only Originator?’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Adorn yourself with generosity and piety, for these two are the embellishments of faith and the most honourable of your traits.

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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Salutation is voluntary while responding is obligatory.’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

The friendship of the people who care for the Hereafter lasts as long as its motive [of pleasing Allah] lasts.

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Allah, the Glorified, has not created you in vain, and has not abandoned you to wander aimlessly, and He has not left you alone in misguidance and blindness.

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The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The filthy ones perish.’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Poverty is beneficial for the believer, and gives him comfort from the jealousy of the neighbours, the flattery of the brothers and the domination of the ruler.

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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The individual who is cured and thanks God will be rewarded as same as the diseased one who is steadfast against that disease.’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Whoever complains of his distress to [anyone] other than a believer, it is as if he has complained against Allah, the Glorified.

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The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah said, ‘No sooner do I look into a servant’s heart and find that he has sincere love for My sole obedience and he seeks My pleasure than I take charge of his plans and affairs.’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Accustom your tongue to polite speech and you will remain safe from reproach.

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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Flee from a verdict the way you would flee from a lion, and do not let your neck be a bridge for others.’

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Gratitude for a past blessing results in the coming of renewed blessings.

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