١٥٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): عَلَيْكُمْ بِطَاعَةِ مَنْ لَا تُعْذَرُونَ بِجَهَالَتِهِ.
156. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: On you lies (the obligation of) obedience to the person about whom you cannot plead the excuse of ignorance. [1]
Nahj al-Balāgha
The Peak of Eloquence
Sayings
Obligation of obedience to the undeniable authority
Sayings
Encouraging virtue through kindness and benevolence
١٥٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): عَاتِبْ أَخَاكَ بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِ، وَارْدُدْ شَرَّهُ بِالْإِنْعَامِ عَلَيْهِ.
158. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Admonish your brother (comrade) by good behaviour towards him, and ward off his evil by favouring him. [1]
Sayings
Authority often leads to partiality
١٦٠. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ مَلَكَ اسْتَأْثَرَ.
160. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever obtains authority (usually) adopts partiality.
Sayings
Self-reliance leads to ruin, consultation fosters wisdom
١٦١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأْيِهِ هَلَكَ، وَمَنْ شَاوَرَ الرِّجَالَ شَارَكَهَا فِي عُقُولِهَا.
161. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who acts solely according to his own opinion gets ruined, and he who consults other people shares in their understanding.
Sayings
Destitution as the ultimate death
١٦٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْفَقْرُ الْمَوْتُ الْأَكْبَرُ.
163. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Destitution is the greatest death.
Sayings
Fulfilling rights of the ungrateful as idolatry
١٦٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ قَضَى حَقَّ مَنْ لَا يَقْضِي حَقَّهُ فَقَدْ عَبَدَهُ.
164. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who fulfils the right of a man who does not fulfil his right, (is as though he) worships him.
Sayings
Blaming rightful claimants versus unjust takers
١٦٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): لَا يُعَابُ الْمَرْءُ بِتَأْخِيرِ حَقِّهِ، إِنَّمَا يُعَابُ مَنْ أَخَذَ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ.
166. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: No person is to be blamed for delay in (securing) his own right but blame lies on him who takes what he is not entitled to.
Sayings
Vanity hinders progress
١٦٧. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْإِعْجَابُ يَمْنَعُ الِازْدِيَادَ.
167. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Vanity prevents progress. [1]
Sayings
Divine guidance illuminates the perceptive
١٦٩. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): قَدْ أَضَاءَ الصُّبْحُ لِذِي عَيْنَيْنِ.
169. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: For the man who has eyes the dawn has already appeared.
Sayings
Avoiding sin is easier than seeking forgiveness
١٧٠. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): تَرْكُ الذَّنْبِ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ طَلَبِ التَّوْبَةِ.
170. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Abstention from sin is easier than seeking forgiveness afterwards. [1]
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