Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 1887

322. When Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, returned to Kūfah from Ṣiffīn he passed by the residences of the Shibāmit…

Nahj al-Balagha 1888

Ḥarb began to walk with him while Amīr al-mu’minīn was on horseback, so Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said to him…

Nahj al-Balagha 1889

324. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Beware of disobeying Allāh in solitude, because the witness (of that sit…

Nahj al-Balagha 1890

325. When the news of killing of Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr [1] reached Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, he said: Our gri…

Nahj al-Balagha 1891

327. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He whom sin overpowers is not victorious, and he who secures victory by …

Nahj al-Balagha 1892

329. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Not to be in need of putting forth an excuse is better than putting fort…

Nahj al-Balagha 1893

330. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The least right of Allāh on you is that you should not make use of His f…

Nahj al-Balagha 1894

332. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The sovereign is the watchman of Allāh on earth.

Nahj al-Balagha 1895

333. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said describing a believer: A believer has a cheerful face, a sorrowful heart,…

Nahj al-Balagha 1896

334. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If a man happens to see the end of (his) life and his final fate, he wil…

Nahj al-Balagha 1897

336. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The person who is approached with a request is free until he promises.

Nahj al-Balagha 1898

337. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who prays but does not exert effort is like the one who shoots withou…

Nahj al-Balagha 1899

339. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Correctness of decision goes together with power. The one emerges with t…

Nahj al-Balagha 1900

341. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The day of justice will be severer on the oppressor than the day of oppr…