٤٤١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْوِلَايَاتُ مَضَامِيرُ الرِّجَالِ.
441. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Governing power is the proving ground for people.
Nahj al-Balāgha
The Peak of Eloquence
Sayings
Leadership as the test of character
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Enduring little surpasses fleeting abundance
٤٤٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): قَلِيلٌ مَدُومٌ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ مَمْلُولٍ مِنْهُ.
444. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A little that lasts is better than much that brings grief.
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Ignorance of religious law leads to usury
٤٤٧. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنِ اتَّجَرَ بِغَيْرِ فِقْهٍ فَقَدِ ارْتَطَمَ فِي الرِّبَا.
447. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever trades without knowing the rules of religious law will be involved in usury.
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Diminishing wit through excessive joking
۴۵۰. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَا مَزَحَ امْرُؤٌ مَزْحَةً إِلَّا مَجَّ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ مَجَّةً.
450. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whenever a man cuts a joke he separates away a bit from his wit.
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Amīr al-mu’minīn on az-Zubayr's allegiance and his son's betrayal
٤٥٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَا زَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ رَجُلاً مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى نَشَأَ ابْنُهُ الْمَشْؤُومُ عَبْدُ اللهِ.
453. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: az-Zubayr remained a man from our house till his wretched son ‘Abdullāh came forth. [1]
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Amīr al-mu’minīn's view on the greatest poet
٤٥٥. وَسُئِلَ (عليه السلام) : مَنْ أَشْعَرُ الشُّعَرَاءِ؟ فقال (عليه السلام) :
455. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked about the greatest poet and he said:
إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ لَمْ يَجْرُوا فِي حَلبةٍ تُعْرَفُ الْغَايَةُ عِنْدَ قَصَبَتِهَا فَإِنْ كَانَ وَلَا بُدَّ فَالْمَلِكُ الضِّلِّيلُ.
The whole group of them did not proceed on the same lines in such a way that we can know the height of their glory; but if it has to be done then it is the “al-Mālik aḍ-ḍillīl” (the mislead king).
قال السيد الرضي: يريد امرأ القيس
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says : Amīr al-mu’minīn means Imriu’l-Qays. [1]
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Preferring truth over falsehood despite consequences
٤٥٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): (عَلَامَةُ) الْإِيمَانُ أَنْ تُؤثِرَ الصِّدْقَ حَيْثُ يَضُرُّكَ عَلَى الْكَذِبِ حَيْثُ يَنْفَعُكَ، وَأَلَّا يَكُونَ فِي حَديِثِكَ فَضْلٌ عَنْ عِلْمِكَ وَأَنْ تَتَّقِيَ اللهَ فِي حَدِيثِ غَيْرِكَ.
458. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Belief means that you should prefer truth (even) when it harms you rather than falsehood (even) when it benefits you; that your words should not be more than your action and that you should fear Allāh when speaking about others.
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Backbiting as the weapon of the powerless
٤٦١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْغِيبَةُ جُهْدُ الْعَاجزِ.
461. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Backbiting is the tool of the helpless.
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