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Hadiths
2,260 total
Nahj al-Balagha 181
Another version : When Amīr al-mu’minīn heard the cry of the Khārijites on the said verdict he said : I am expecting the…
Nahj al-Balagha 182
As for good government the pious man performs good acts in it, while in a bad government the wicked person enjoys till h…
Nahj al-Balagha 183
In condemnation of treason
Nahj al-Balagha 184
O people! Surely fulfilment of pledge is the twin of truth. I do not know a better shield (against the assaults of sin) …
Nahj al-Balagha 185
About heart’s desires and extended hopes
Nahj al-Balagha 186
O people what I fear most about you are two things — acting according to desires and extending of hopes. As regards acti…
Nahj al-Balagha 187
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍi says: “al-ḥadhdhā’” means rapid but some people have read it “jadhdhā’”. According to this version the…
Nahj al-Balagha 188
After Amīr al-mu’minīn had sent Jarīr ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Bajalī to Mu‘āwiyah (for securing his allegiance) some of his com…
Nahj al-Balagha 189
My preparation for war with the people of Syria (ash-Sham) while Jarīr ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Bajalī is still there would be c…
Nahj al-Balagha 190
I have observed this matter thoroughly from all sides but I do find any way except war or heresy. Certainly, there was o…
Nahj al-Balagha 191
When Maṣqalah [1] ibn Hubayrah ash-Shaybāni fled to Mu‘āwiyah because he had purchased some prisoners of Banū Nājiyah fr…
Nahj al-Balagha 192
Allah may be bad to Maṣqalah. He acted like the noble but fled away like a slave. Before his admirer could speak (about …
Nahj al-Balagha 193
About Allāh’s greatness and lowliness of this world
Nahj al-Balagha 194
Praise is due to Allāh from Whose mercy no one loses hope, from Whose bounty no one is deprived, from Whose forgiveness …
Nahj al-Balagha 195
This world is a place for which destruction is ordained and for its inhabitants departure from here is destined. It is s…
Nahj al-Balagha 196
When Amīr al-mu’minīn decided to march towards Syria (ash-Shām) he spoke these word :
Nahj al-Balagha 197
My Allāh, I seek Thy protection from the hardships of journey, from the grief of returning and from the scene of devasta…
Nahj al-Balagha 198
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: The earlier part of this sermon is related from the Prophet but Amīr al-mu’minīn has completed i…
Nahj al-Balagha 199
About calamities befalling Kūfah
Nahj al-Balagha 200
O Kūfah, as though I see you being drawn like the tanned leather of ‘Ukaẓi [1] in the market, you are being scraped by c…