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

- Mizan al-Hikmah

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.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

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.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

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.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

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.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

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

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

If I were to strike the nose of a believer to make him hate me he would still not hate me, and if I were to bestow the whole world to a hypocrite to make him love me he would still not love me.

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The Prophet (SAWA) said, "As soon as the month of Ramazan sets in, the gates of Hell are locked up, the gates of Paradise are opened, and the devils are bound up.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

The most wretched person is one who is overcome by his vain desire so his worldly life gains mastery over him and he corrupts his Hereafter.

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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He whoever sits with those who revile at God’s disciples is disobeying God.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

Imam Ali (AS) said:

The verdict [of Allah] is precise and His knowledge is absolute.

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