Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 1866

295. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Your friends are three and your enemies are (also) three. Your friends a…

Nahj al-Balagha 1867

296. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, saw a man busy against his enemy with what was harmful to himself too, so he s…

Nahj al-Balagha 1868

298. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who goes too far in quarrelling is a sinner, but if one falls short i…

Nahj al-Balagha 1869

300. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked: How Allāh would conduct the accounting of all persons despite their…

Nahj al-Balagha 1870

He replied: Just as He provides them livelihood despite their large number.

Nahj al-Balagha 1871

Then it was said to him: How will He conduct their accounting without their seeing Him.

Nahj al-Balagha 1872

He replied: Just as He provides them livelihood although they do not see Him.

Nahj al-Balagha 1873

302. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The person who is afflicted with hardship is not in greater need of pray…

Nahj al-Balagha 1874

303. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: People are the progeny of the world and no one can be blamed for loving …

Nahj al-Balagha 1875

304. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The destitute is the Messenger of Allāh. Whoever denies him denies Allāh…

Nahj al-Balagha 1876

306. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The fixed limit of life is enough to remain watchful. [1]

Nahj al-Balagha 1877

307. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A man can sleep on the death of his child, but cannot sleep at loss of p…

Nahj al-Balagha 1878

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: It means that a man keeps patience on the death of his children but does not do so on the loss o…

Nahj al-Balagha 1879

309. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Be afraid of the ideas of believers, because Allāh, the Sublime, has put…

Nahj al-Balagha 1880

312. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Sometimes the hearts move forward and sometimes they move backward. When…