Imam Ali quotes in Morals and General Words of Wisdom

Imam Ali quotes in Morals and General Words of Wisdom

1- “The slanderer and the one who spreads it are equal in guilt.”

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad by Al Bukhari (324)

2- “The speakers of falsehood and the one who extends its rope it are equal in guilt.”

Al Mawsu’at Ibn Abi Al Dunya 7/172

3- “Do not be hasty exposers of secrets, for you will face a harsh test and a lengthy heavy trial that will cause you to frown.”

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad by Al Bukhari (327)

4- “Be among the people like the bees among birds. All birds consider it as deficient in strength. If birds knew the blessing it carried they wouldn’t do so. Socialize with men with your tongues and bodies, and separate from them with your deeds and hearts. The man earns what is his and he shall be gathered in the Day of Judgment with those he loves.”

Al-Sunan Al-Darami (320)

5- “The mind is in the heart, the mercy is in the liver, the tenderness is in the spleen, and the soul is in the lungs.”

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad by Al-Bukhari (547)

6- Ali bin Abi Talib used to say whenever he was called to funeral prayers, “We are but those that stand; what prays upon the deceased are his deeds.”

Al-Musannaf by Ibn Abi Shaybah (11222)