In this happy occassion of birth date of Imam Ali (as) the First Khalifah (successor) of Islam after the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saww), let us share some of his wise sayings.
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When few blessings comes your way , do not drive them away through thanklessness.
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How wonderful is a man that speaks with fat, talks with a piece of flesh, hears with a bone and breathes through a hole.
- O' son of Adam when you see that Allah is bestowing His favours on you while you are disobeying Him, you should fear Him.
- Keep walking in your sickness till you can.
- Woman is like a scorpion whose grip is sweet.
- Whoever gives up saying "I do not know" meets destruction.
- What a difference there is between two kinds of actions- an act whose pleasure passes away but it (ill) consequence remains and the act whose hardship passes away but its reward stays.
- Knowledge is inheritence of Prophets while wealth is inheritence of Firauns (Pharohs).
- Wealth requires to be protected, while knowledge protects its owner.
- Refraining from sin is easier than Repentance.
- Do not obey him who disobeys the Creator.
- The tool of leadership is forbearance.
- There is no good in keeping silent in wisdom, just as there is no good in proposing ignorance.
Consequences of Sins
THE SERMON OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD AT GHADIR KHUM
