Source & Attribution
Hadiths
2,260 total
Nahj al-Balagha 201
Delivered at the time of marching towards Syria.
Nahj al-Balagha 202
Praise is due to Allāh when night spreads and darkens, and praise be to Allāh whenever the star shines and sets. And pra…
Nahj al-Balagha 203
Well, I have sent forward my vanguard [1] and have ordered them to remain in camp on this bank of the River till my orde…
Nahj al-Balagha 204
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Here by “milṭāṭ” Amīr al-mu’minīn has meant the direction where he had ordered the men to camp a…
Nahj al-Balagha 205
About Allāh’s greatness and sublimity
Nahj al-Balagha 206
Praise be to Allāh Who lies inside all hidden things, and towards Whom all open things guide. He cannot be seen by the e…
Nahj al-Balagha 207
Admixture of right and wrong
Nahj al-Balagha 208
The basis of the occurrence of evils are those desires which are acted upon and the orders that are innovated. They are …
Nahj al-Balagha 209
When in Ṣiffīn the men of Mu‘āwiyah overpowered the men of Amīr al-mu’minīn and occupied the bank of River Euphrates and…
Nahj al-Balagha 210
They [1] are asking you morsels of battle. So either you remain in ignominy and the lowest position or drench your sword…
Nahj al-Balagha 211
(This sermon has already appeared earlier but due to the difference between the two versions we have quoted it again her…
Nahj al-Balagha 212
Beware, the world is wrapping itself up and has announced its departure. Its known things have become strangers and it i…
Nahj al-Balagha 213
By Allāh, if you cry like the she-camel that has lost its young one, call out like the cooing of pigeons, make noise lik…
Nahj al-Balagha 214
By Allāh, if your hearts melt down thoroughly and your eyes shed tears of blood either in hope for Him or for fear from …
Nahj al-Balagha 215
On the description of the Day of Sacrifice (Id al-Aḍḥa) and the qualities of the animal for sacrifice
Nahj al-Balagha 216
For an animal to be fully fit for sacrifice it is necessary that both its ears should be raised upwards and its eyes sho…
Nahj al-Balagha 217
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Here place of sacrifice means place of slaughter.
Nahj al-Balagha 218
On the swearing of allegiance
Nahj al-Balagha 219
They leapt upon me as the camels leap upon each other on their arrival for drinking water, having been let loose after u…
Nahj al-Balagha 220
When Amīr al-mu’minīn’s men showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight in Ṣiffīn, he said: