Source & Attribution
Hadiths
2,260 total
Nahj al-Balagha 1081
[The characteristics of the virtuous whose guidance must be followed :] Know that, certainly, those creatures of Allāh w…
Nahj al-Balagha 1082
Therefore, man should secure honour by adopting these qualities. He should fear the day of Doom before it arrives, and h…
Nahj al-Balagha 1083
Blessed be he who possesses a virtuous heart, obeys one who guides him, keeps away from one who takes him to ruin, catch…
Nahj al-Balagha 1084
A prayer which Amīr al-mu’minīn often recited
Nahj al-Balagha 1085
Praise be to Allāh Who made me such that I have not died nor am I sick, nor have my veins been infected with disease, no…
Nahj al-Balagha 1086
O my Allāh! I seek Thy protection from becoming destitute despite Thy riches, from being misguided despite Thy guidance,…
Nahj al-Balagha 1087
O my Allāh! Let my spirit be the first of those good objects that Thou takest from me and the first trust out of Thy fav…
Nahj al-Balagha 1088
O my Allāh! We seek Thy protection from turning away from Thy command or revolting against Thy religion, or being led aw…
Nahj al-Balagha 1089
Delivered at the battle of Ṣiffīn
Nahj al-Balagha 1090
So now, Allāh, the Glorified, has, by placing me over your affairs, created my right over you, and you too have a right …
Nahj al-Balagha 1091
[About mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled :] Then, from His rights, He, the Glorified, created certain rights for …
Nahj al-Balagha 1092
If the ruled fulfil the rights of the ruler and the ruler fulfils their rights, then right attains the position of honou…
Nahj al-Balagha 1093
But if the ruled gain sway over the ruler, or the ruler oppresses the ruled, then difference crops up in every word, sig…
Nahj al-Balagha 1094
You should therefore counsel each other (for the fulfilment of your obligations) and co-operate with each other. However…
Nahj al-Balagha 1095
One of Amīr al-mu’minīn’s companions replied to him by a long speech wherein he praised him much and mentioned his own l…
Nahj al-Balagha 1096
If a man in his mind regards Allāh’s glory as being high and believes in his heart that Allāh’s position is sublime, the…
Nahj al-Balagha 1097
I would really hate that it may occur to your mind that I love high praises or to hear eulogies. By the grace of Allāh, …
Nahj al-Balagha 1098
Therefore, do not abstain from saying a truth or pointing out a matter of justice because I do not regard myself above e…
Nahj al-Balagha 1099
About the excesses of the Quraysh
Nahj al-Balagha 1100
O My Allāh! I beseech Thee to take revenge on the Quraysh and those who are assisting them, for they have cut asunder my…