Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 2206

355. One of the officers of Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, built a stately house, about which Amīr al-mu’minīn sai…

Nahj al-Balagha 2207

This is silver coins showing forth their faces. Certainly, this house speaks of your riches.

Nahj al-Balagha 2208

358. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: O’ people, let Allāh see you fearing at the time of happiness just as yo…

Nahj al-Balagha 2209

361. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If you have a need from Allāh, the Glorified, then begin by seeking Allā…

Nahj al-Balagha 2210

364. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Do not ask about things which may not happen because you have enough to …

Nahj al-Balagha 2211

368. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Allāh, the Glorified, has laid down reward for obedience to Him and puni…

Nahj al-Balagha 2212

370. It is related that it was seldom that Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, ascended the pulpit and did not utter th…

Nahj al-Balagha 2213

O’ people, fear Allāh for man has not been created for naught so that he may waste himself, nor has he been left uncared…

Nahj al-Balagha 2214

373. Ibn Jarīr aṭ-Ṭabarī has, in his history (vol. 2, p. 1086; also Ibn al-Athīr in his history, vol. 4, p. 478), relate…

Nahj al-Balagha 2215

O’ believers, whoever observes excesses being committed and people being called towards evil and disapproves it with his…

Nahj al-Balagha 2216

376. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Certainly, right is weighty and wholesome while wrong is light and epide…

Nahj al-Balagha 2217

380. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Many a man faces a day after which he finds no day and many a man is in …

Nahj al-Balagha 2218

383. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Fear lest Allāh sees you while committing His sins or misses you when it…

Nahj al-Balagha 2219

385. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: It is (the proof of the) humbleness of the world before Allāh that He is…

Nahj al-Balagha 2220

388. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Beware that destitution is a calamity, but worse than destitution is ail…