The Sayings And Preaching of Al-Imam Ali (p.b.u.h)
Hadith n. 264
264. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Do good with the bereaved ones of others so that good is done to your bereaved ones also.
Hadith n. 265
265. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: When the utterance of the wise is to the point it serves as a cure, but if it is wrong it proves like an illness. 68
Hadith n. 266
266. Someone asked Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, to define faith for him, so he said: Come to me tomorrow so that I enlighten you in the presence of all the people, so that if you forget what I say others might retain it, because an utterance is like a fluttering prey which may be grappled with by someone but missed by others.
As-Sayyid ar-Radi says: We have already stated in the earlier chapter what Amir al-mu’minin replied to this man, namely his saying (no.31) “Faith stands on four supports.”
Hadith n. 267
267. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: O son of Adam, do not inflict the worry of the day that has not yet come on the day which has already come, because if that day be in your life Allah will bestow its livelihood also.
Hadith n. 268
268. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Have love for your friend up to a limit, for it is possible that he may turn into your enemy some day; and hate your enemy up to a limit for it is possible that he may turn into your friend some day.
Hadith n. 269
269. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: There are two kinds of workers in the world. One is a person who works in this world for this world and his work of this world keeps him unmindful of the next world. He is afraid of destitution for those he will leave behind but feels himself safe about it. So, he spends his life after the good of others. The other is one who works in this world for what is to come hereafter, and he secures his share of this world without effort. Thus, he gets both the benefits together and becomes the owner of both the houses together. In this way, he is prestigious before Allah. If he asks Allah anything He does not deny him.
Hadith n. 270
270. It is related that during the days of (Caliph) ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, the question of the excess of the ornaments of the Ka’bah was mentioned to him and some people suggested: If you prepare with it an army of Muslims that will be a matter of great reward; and what would the Ka’bah do with the ornaments? ‘Umar thought of doing so but asked Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, who said:
When the Qur’an was descended on the Prophet, peace be upon him and his descendants, there were four kinds of property. One, the property of Muslim individuals which he distributed among the successors according to fixed shares. Second, the tax (fay’) which he distributed to those for whom it was meant. Third, the one-fifth (khums) levy for which Allah had fixed the ways of disposal. Fourth, amounts of charity (sadaqat) whose disposal was also fixed by Allah. The ornaments of Ka’bah did exist in those days but Allah left them as they were, but did not leave them by omission, nor were they unknown to Him. Therefore, you retain them where Allah and His Prophet placed them.
Thereupon, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said: If you had not been here we would have been humiliated; and he left the ornaments as they were. 69
Source: https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-2-letters-and-sayings
