Hadith n. 443
443. When the news of the death of (Malik) al-Ashtar (may Allah have mercy on him), reached Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, he said: Malik, what a man Malik was! By Allah, if he had been a mountain he would have been a great one (find), and if he had been a stone he would have been hard; no horseman could have reached it and no bird could have flown over it.
Sayyid ar-Razi says: “Find” means a lonely mountain (rising in height above the others in the range).
Hadith n. 444
444. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: A little that lasts is better than much that brings grief.
Hadith n. 445
445. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: If a man possesses a revealing quality wait and see his other qualities. 93
Hadith n. 446
446. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said to Ghalib ibn Sa’sa’ah, father of Farazdaq (famous Arabic poet) during a conversation between them: What about the large number of your camels? The man replied: They have been swept away by (discharging of) obligations, O Amir al-mu’minin! Whereupon Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: That is the most praiseworthy way of (losing) them.
Hadith n. 447
447. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Whoever trades without knowing the rules of religious law will be involved in usury.
Hadith n. 448
448. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Whoever regards small distresses as big, Allah involves him in big ones.
Hadith n. 449
449. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Whoever maintains his own respect in view, his desires appear light to him.
Hadith n. 450
450. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Whenever a man cuts a joke he separates away a bit from his wit.
