Blessed is the person who keeps the next life in mind,
acts to be able to render his account, remains contended with what suffices him
and remains pleased with Allah.
Even if I strike the nose of a believer with my sword, so
he may hate me, he will not hate me, and even if I pile all the wealth of the world
before a hypocrite (Muslim) so he may love me, he will not love me. Because the
Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) has said, “O Ali! A believer will never hate you
and a hypocrite (Muslim) will never love you.”
The sin that displeases you is better in the view of
Allah than the virtue that makes you pride.
The worth of a man is according to his courage, his
truthfulness is according to his balance of temper, his valor is according to
his self-respect and his chastity is according to his sense of shame.
Victory is with determination; determination is pondering
over thoughts and thoughts are formed by guarding secrets.
Beware of the might of a noble person when he is hungry
and of an ignoble one when his belly is full.
So long as your status is good, your defects will remain
covered.
The most capable of pardoning is one who is the ablest to
punish.
Generosity is that which is by one’s own initiative
because giving on being asked is either because one’s own esteem or to avoid
rebuke. Do not feel ashamed of giving little because refusal is even less than
that.
There is no wealth like wisdom, no destitution like
ignorance, no inheritance like refinement and no support like consultation.
Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you,
and patience regarding what you covet (long to possess).
With wealth, a strange land is your homeland, while with
destitution, even a homeland is a strange land.
Wealth is the substance of passions.
One who warns you is like one who gives you glad tidings
(of safety)
The tongue is a beast; when it is let loose, it devours
(destroys).
If you are met with a greeting (Salaam), give a better
greeting in return. If a helping hand is extended to you, do a better favor in
return, although the credit will remain with the one who was the first.
One who intercedes is like
the wing of one who seeks (intercession)
The people of the world are like travelers who are being
carried away as they are asleep.
To miss what one needs is easier than to beg the wrong
person.
You will not find an ignorant person but at one extreme: exaggerating
or neglecting.
As intelligence increases, speech decreases.
Each breath taken by a man is a step towards his death.
Wisdom is the believer’s pursuit; therefore, attain
wisdom even if it may be from the people of hypocrisy.
Whoever abandons saying ‘I do not know’ meets his
destruction.
I love the opinion of an old man more than the
determination of a young man.
The perfect jurist of Islam is whoever does not let
people lose hope of the mercy of Allah, does not make him despondent of Allah’s
kindness and does not make them feel safe from Allah’s punishment.
The hearts become bored as bodies become bored; so, look
for beautiful wise sayings for them.
Source: Peak of Eloquence translated by Yasin T.
al-Jibouri
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