The Sayings And Preaching of Al-Imam Ali (p.b.u.h)

Hadith n. 336

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

Hadith n. 337

337. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: He who prays but does not exert effort is like the one who shoots without a bow-string.

Hadith n. 338

338. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Knowledge is of two kinds – that which is absorbed and that which is just heard. The one that is heard does not give benefit unless it is absorbed.

Hadith n. 339

339. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Correctness of decision goes together with power. The one emerges with the other’s emergence and disappears when the other disappears. 85

Hadith n. 340

340. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: The beauty of destitution is chastity and the beauty of riches is gratefulness.

Hadith n. 341

341. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: The day of justice will be severer on the oppressor than the day of oppression on the oppressed.

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