Imam Ali bin Abi Talib quotes

“The worst of our faults is our interest in other people’s faults.

“Mention what you will of the greatness of Allāh, but Allāh is greater than anything you say. And mention what you will of the Fire, but it is more severe than anything you say. And mention what you will of Paradise, but it is better than anything you say.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“The value of every person is found in what he is best at.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“You [Abu Bakr as-Siddiq] were the first of the people to accept Islaam, and the most sincere of them in Eeman (faith). You were the best of them as a companion, and the most like the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in both guidance and humility, and the most generous of them to him. You succeeded him in the Religion well when the people left Islaam, and you held firm to the methodology of the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). You were like a mountain that was not moved by the storm nor crushed by the quake. You are modest with yourself, and great with Allaah. And the closest people to you are the most obedient to Allaah, and the most pious. May Allaah make you join the company of his Messenger, and may He not deprive us of your reward. And may He not lead us astray after you.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“‎Nothing hurts a good soul and the kind heart more than to live amongst people who can’t understand it.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“O ‘Umar! You have not left behind you a person whose deeds I like to imitate and meet Allah with more than I like your deeds. By Allah! I always thought that Allah would keep you with your two companions, for very often I used to hear the Prophet saying, ‘I, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar went (somewhere); I, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar entered (somewhere); and I, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar went out.”’

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Ali (radiAllaahu anhu) was asked, “Will you not appoint a successor?”

He said, ”No rather, I shall leave you just as Allaah’s Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) left you. If Allaah has decreed good for you then He will bring you together to select the best of you just as He made you choose the best of you after Allaah’s Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).”

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Allah does not inspire seeking forgiveness in any servant He wishes to punish.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Knowledge is preserved in the hearts, yet, if it is acted upon, it will carry its bearer, otherwise when merely memorized, knowledge remains vulnerable.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“A calamity does not descent except due to a sin, and it is not lifted except with repentance.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Your nafs [the ego, the self] is your battlefield, therefore if you prevail over it, you will have more power over the nafs of others, and if you lose in it you will have less power over the nafs of others, therefore first try fighting it.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“I fear for you two things: Putting all of your hopes in dunya [worldly life], and following your desires, for putting your hopes in dunya makes you forget about the akhirah [the Hereafter], and following your desires blocks the way of justice.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“O writer! An angel watches over all you write.
Make your writing meaningful for it will eventually return to you and you will be questioned about what you wrote.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Detachment [from Dunya] is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Hate your worst enemy with a little less passion - he might be your best friend one day.

Yasir Qadhi

“One who gives a little is given a lot.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib quotes

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