Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Death

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hadith 9458
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death clings to you more closely than your own shadows and has greater authority over you than [you have over] yourselves.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ اَلْزَمُ لَكُمْ مِنْ ظِلِّكُمْ وَ أمْلَكُ بِكُمْ (أمْلَكُكُمْ) مِنْ أنْفُسِكُمْ
Tags Death
hadith 9459
Imam Ali (AS) said, Continuously remember death and remember what you will face after death; and never wish for death except after being sure that you have fulfilled the condition for security [in the Hereafter].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أَدِمْ ذِكْرَ المَوْتِ وَ ذِكْرَ ما تَقْدِمُ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ المَوْتِ وَ لاتَتَمَنَّ المَوْتَ إلاّ بِشَرط وَثيق
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplication
hadith 9460
Imam Ali (AS) said, Increase your remembrance of death and of the place you have to go suddenly and return to after death, until it comes to you while you are on your guard against it and have prepared yourself for it, and let it not come over you suddenly thereby taking you by surprise.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْثِرْ ذِكْرَ المَوْتِ وَما تَهْجِمُ عَلَيْهِ وَ تُفْضي إلَيْهِ بَعْدَ المَوْتِ حَتّى يَأتِيَكَ وَقَدْ أخَذْتَ لَهُ حِذْرَكَوَ شَدَدْتَ لَهُ أزْرَكَ وَ لايَأتِيَكَ بَغْتَةً فَيَبْهَرَكَ
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplication
hadith 9461
Imam Ali (AS) said, Prepare yourselves for death for indeed it overshadows you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِسْتَعِدُّوا لِلْمَوْتِ فَقَدْ أظَلَّكُمْ (أطَلَّكُمْ)
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hadith 9462
Imam Ali (AS) said, Let your ears hear the call of death before it calls you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْمِعُوا دَعْوَةَ المَوْتِ آذانَكُمْ قَبْلَ أنْ يُدْعى بِكُمْ
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hadith 9463
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remember the destroyer of pleasures and the spoiler of lustful desires and the caller towards separation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اُذْكُرُوا هادِمَ اللَّذّاتِ وَ مُنَغِّصَ الشَّهَواتِ وَ داعِيَ الشَّتاتِ
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplication
hadith 9464
Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of death and be adequately prepared for it, [for by this] you will be happy in your place of [final] return.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِحْذَرِ المَوْتَ وَ أحْسِنْ لَهُ الإسْتِعْدادَ تَسْعَدْ بِمُنْقَلَبِكَ
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hadith 9465
Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of insufficient provisions and increase your preparations for your departure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إحْذَرْ قِلَّةَ الزّادِ وَ أكْثِرْ مِنَ الاِسْتِعْدادِ لِرِحْلَتِكَ
Tags DeathGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 9466
Imam Ali (AS) said, Is there nobody who is ready to meet his Lord before his soul leaves [his body]?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألا مُسْتَعِدٌّ لِلِقاءِ رَبِّهِ قَبْلَ زُهُوقِ نَفْسِهِ
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hadith 9467
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best gift for a believer is death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ تُحْفَةِ المُؤْمِنِ المَوْتُ
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hadith 9468
Imam Ali (AS) said, More severe than death is that which one seeks to be freed from through death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشَدُّ مِنَ المَوْتِ ما يُتَمَنَّى الخِلاصُ مِنْهُ بِالمَوْتِ
Tags Death
hadith 9469
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily one who walks on the face of the earth will surely end up inside it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ مَنْ مَشى عَلى ظَهْرِ الأرْضِ لَصائِرٌ إلى بَطْنِها
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hadith 9470
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily it behoves you to prepare for the matter about the timing of whose sudden occurrence you have no knowledge of before it overcomes you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أمْراً لاتَعْلَمُ مَتى يَفْجَأُكَ يَنْبَغي أنْ تَسْتَعِدَّ لَهُ قَبْلَ أنْ يَغْشاكَ
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hadith 9471
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily this matter has not started with you nor will it end with you, for this companion of yours travels, so consider him to have gone on one of his travels, and if he comes back to you [then so be it], otherwise you are [all] going towards him [and will meet him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ هذا الأمْرَ لَيْسَ بِكُمْ بَدَأَ وَ لا إلَيْكُمُ انْتَهى وَ قَدْ كانَ صاحِبُكُمْ هذا يُسافِرُ فَعُدُّوهُ في بَعْضِ سَفَراتِهِ فَإنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ إلاّ قَدِمْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ
Tags Death
hadith 9472
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the one who approaches, bringing with him [either everlasting] felicity or wretchedness, is deserving of the best preparation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ قادِماً يَقْدَمُ بِالفَوْزِ أوِ الشِّقْوَةِ لَمُسْتَحِقٌّ لأفْضَلِ العُدَّةِ
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hadith 9473
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed the absent one who is driven forward by the [succession of the] new night and day, is indeed worthy of a quick return.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ غائِباً يَحْدُوهُ الجَديدانِ اَللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهارُ لَحَرِيٌّ بِسُرْعَةِ الأوْبَةِ
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hadith 9474
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily in front of you there is a path that covers a long distance, and severe hardships, and you cannot do without good exploration and acquiring the necessary amount of provisions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أمامَكَ طَريقاً ذا مَسافَة بَعيدَة وَ مَشَقَّة شَديدَة وَ لاغِنى بِكَ مِنْ حُسْنِ الاِرْتيادِ وَ قَدْرِ بَلاغِكَ مِنَ الزّادِ
Tags DeathGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 9475
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily our statement: “Indeed we belong to Allah” is an affirmation we make to ourselves that we are owned and our statement: “Indeed we will return to Him” is an affirmation to ourselves that we will die.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ قَوْلَنا «إنّا لِلّهِ » إقْرارٌ عَلى أنْفُسِنا بِالمِلْكِ وَ قَوْلَنا « إنّا إلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ » إقْرارٌ عَلى أنْفُسِنا بِالهُلْكِ
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplication
hadith 9476
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily before you is an arduous mountain-pass [that is difficult to traverse] where the one with a light burden will be in a better condition than the one with a heavy burden and the one who has to go through it slowly will be worse off than the one who can pass through swiftly. Indeed its place of descent for you inevitably leads either to Paradise or hellfire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أمامَكَ عَقَبَةً كَؤُوداً المُخِفُّ فيها أحْسَنُ حالاً مِنَ المُثْقِلِ وَالمُبْطِيُ عَلَيْها أقْبَحُ أمْراً مِنَ المُسْرِعِ إنَّ مَهْبِطَها بِكَ لامَحالَةَ عَلى جَنَّة أوْ نار
Tags DeathParadiseHellfire
hadith 9477
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily this death is a swift seeker - neither does the steadfast escape it nor does the fleer frustrate it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ هذا المَوْتَ لَطالِبٌ حَثيثٌ لايَفُوتُهُ المُقيمُ وَ لا يُعْجِزُهُ مَنْ هَرَبَ
Tags Death
hadith 9478
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily death is a relief for the one who was a slave to his lust and a prisoner of his vain desire, because the more his life lengthened the more his sins would increase and his offenses against his soul would become worse.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ فِي المَوْتِ لَراحَةٌ لِمَنْ كانَ عَبْدَ شَهْوَتِهِ وَ أسْيرَ أهْوِيَتِهِ لأنَّهُ كُلَّما طالَتْ حَياتُهُ كَثُرَتْ سَيِّئاتُهُ وَ عَظُمَتْ عَلى نَفْسِهِ جِناياتُهُ
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hadith 9479
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily death has agonies that are more terrible than can ever be described or comprehended by the intellects of the people of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ لِلْمَوْتِ لَغَمَرات هِيَ أفْظَعُ مِنْ أنْ تُسْتَغْرَقَ بِصِفَة أوْ تَعْتَدِلَ عَلى عُقُولِ أهْلِ الدُّنْيا
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hadith 9480
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily death has been tied to your forelocks whilst this world coils behind you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ المَوْتَ لَمَعْقُودٌ بِنَواصيكُمْ وَ الدُّنْيا تُطْوى مِنْ خَلْفِكُمْ
Tags DeathWealth/Materialism
hadith 9481
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily death is a visitor who is not loved, a killer who is not held accountable and an invincible adversary.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ المَوْتَ لَزائِرٌ غَيْرُ مَحْبُوب وَ واتِرٌ (وَ واثِرٌ) غَيْرُ مَطْلُوب وَ قِرْنٌ غَيْرُ مَغْلُوب
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hadith 9482
Imam Ali (AS) said, Departure [from this world] is imminent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الرَّحيلُ وَشيكٌ
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hadith 9483
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is soothing.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ مُريحٌ
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hadith 9484
Imam Ali (AS) said, The matter is near.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلأمْرُ قَريبٌ
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hadith 9485
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is expiration [and loss of opportunity].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ فَوْتٌ
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hadith 9486
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is a heedless watchman (or friend).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ رَقيبٌ (رَفيقٌ) غافِلٌ
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hadith 9487
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is the gate of the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ بابُ الاخِرَةِ
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hadith 9488
Imam Ali (AS) said, White hair [of old age] is a messenger of death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَشيبُ رَسُولُ المَوْتِ
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hadith 9489
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is the first justice of the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ أوَّلُ عَدْلِ الاخِرَةِ
Tags DeathJustice
hadith 9490
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is preferable to vileness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَنِيَّةُ وَ لاالدَّنِيَّةُ
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hadith 9491
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is separation from the transient abode and a journey to the everlasting abode.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ مُفارَقَةُ دارِ الفَناءِ وَ ارْتِحالٌ إلى دارِ البَقاءِ
Tags DeathAsceticism
hadith 9492
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily you are on the run from the death whose fleer is not saved and must eventually meet it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكَ طَريدُ المَوْتِ الَّذي لايَنْجُو هارِبُهُ وَ لابُدَّ أنَّهُ مُدْرِكُهُ
Tags Death
hadith 9493
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily behind you is a swift seeker in the form of death, so do not be negligent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ وَرائَكَ طالِباً حَثيثاً مِنَ المَوْتِ فَلا تَغْفُلْ
Tags DeathHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 9494
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily you are all running away from the death which will take you if you remain steadfast [to resist it] and will catch up with you if you [try to] flee.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكُمْ طُرَداءُ المَوْتِ الَّذي إنْ أقَمْتُمْ أخَذَكُمْ وَ إنْ فَرَرْتُمْ مِنْهُ أدْرَكَكُمْ
Tags Death
hadith 9495
Imam Ali (AS) said, When death arrives, hopes are exposed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا حَضَرَتِ المَنِيَّةُ افْتَضَحَتِ الأُمْنِيَّةُ
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hadith 9496
Imam Ali (AS) said, When one cannot remain secure from the onslaught of death, then not being prepared for it is incompetence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا كانَ هُجُومُ المَوْتِ لايُؤمَنُ فَمِنَ العَجْزِ تَرْكُ التَّأَهُّبِ لَهُ
Tags Death
hadith 9497
Imam Ali (AS) said, Deaths cut off hopes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَنايا تَقْطَعُ الآمالَ
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hadith 9498
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you are moving away [from this world] and death is moving towards you, then how quickly you will meet each other!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا كُنْتَ في إدْبار وَ المَوْتُ في إقْبال فَما أسْرَعَ المُلْتَقى
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hadith 9499
Imam Ali (AS) said, When the bringer of the news of death comes frequently to you, he will [soon also] announce your death to others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا كَثُرَ النّاعي إلَيْكَ قامَ النّاعي بِكَ
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hadith 9500
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who does not prepare for death and take benefit of respite is negligent of the onslaught of death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تارِكُ التَّأَهُّبِ لِلْمَوْتِ وَ اغْتِنامِ المَهَلِ غافِلٌ عَنْ هُجُومِ الأجَلِ
Tags DeathHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 9501
Imam Ali (AS) said, Begin your journey for you have been pushed forward and prepare for death for it has overshadowed you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَرَحَّلُوا فَقَدْ جُدَّ بِكُمْ وَ اسْتَعِدُّوا لِلْمَوْتِ فَقَدْ أظَلَّكُمْ
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hadith 9502
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remembrance of death makes the means [and comforts] of this world seem trivial.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ذِكْرُ المَوْتِ يُهَوِّنُ أسْبابَ الدُّنْيا
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplicationAsceticism
hadith 9503
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes the choker (or drinker) is choked by water [and dies] before quenching his thirst.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّما شَرِقَ شارِقٌ (شارِبٌ) بِالماءِ قَبْلَ رَيِّهِ
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hadith 9504
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is the cause of loss.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبَبُ الفَوْتِ المَوْتُ
Tags Death
hadith 9505
Imam Ali (AS) said, Fill yourselves with desire for the bounties of Paradise, [and] you will love death and loathe [this worldly] life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَوِّقُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ إلى نَعيمِ الجَنَّةِ تُحِبُّوا المَوْتَ وَ تَمْقُتُوا الحَياةَ
Tags DeathParadise
hadith 9506
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am amazed at the one who forgets death while he sees others dying [around him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ نَسِيَ المَوْتَ وَ هُوَ يَرى مَنْ يَمُوتُ
Tags DeathHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 9507
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am amazed at the person who sees his body and his lifespan decreasing every day and still does not make preparations for death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَرى أنَّهُ يُنْقَصُ كُلَّ يَوْم في نَفْسِهِ وَ عُمْرِهِ وَ هُوَ لايَتَأَهَّبُ لِلْمَوْتِ
Tags DeathHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 9508
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am amazed at the one who fears the ambush [of death] and still does not desist.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ خافَ البَياتَ فَلَمْ يَكُفَّ
Tags DeathHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 9509
Imam Ali (AS) said, The end of death is loss.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايَةُ المَوْتِ الفَوْتُ
Tags Death
hadith 9510
Imam Ali (AS) said, The absent death is more deserving of being awaited and is closer in its approach [than any other traveller whose return is expected].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غائِبُ المَوْتِ أحَقُّ مُنْتَظَر وَ أقْرَبُ قادِم
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hadith 9511
Imam Ali (AS) said, In death there is [either] delight or regret.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي المَوْتِ غِبْطَةٌ أوْ نِدامَةٌ
Tags DeathRegret
hadith 9512
Imam Ali (AS) said, In every soul there is death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في كُلِّ نَفْس مَوْتٌ
Tags DeathSoul (Nafs)
hadith 9513
Imam Ali (AS) said, In death there is comfort for the felicitous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي المَوْتِ راحَةُ السُّعَداءِ
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hadith 9514
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death may [at times] be hastened.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ تُعاجِلُ المَنِيَّةُ
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hadith 9515
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every expected thing [eventually] arrives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ مُتَوَقَّع آت
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hadith 9516
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every comer is near.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ آت قَريبٌ
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hadith 9517
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every near one is close by.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ قَريب دان
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hadith 9518
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every person will meet his death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ امْرِء لاق حِمامَهُ
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hadith 9519
Imam Ali (AS) said, How can one who is sought by death remain safe?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَيْفَ يَسْلَمُ مَنِ المَوْتُ طالِبُهُ ؟!
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hadith 9520
Imam Ali (AS) said, How can you forget death while its signs are [constantly] reminding you [of it]?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَيْفَ تَنْسَى المَوْتَ وَ آثارُهُ تُذَكِّرُكَ
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplicationHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 9521
Imam Ali (AS) said, For every rising one there is a setting.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ ناجِم أُفُولٌ
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hadith 9522
Imam Ali (AS) said, For every [being with a] soul there is death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ نَفْس حِمامٌ
Tags DeathSoul (Nafs)
hadith 9523
Imam Ali (AS) said, For every living thing there is death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ حَيّ مَوْتٌ
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hadith 9524
Imam Ali (AS) said, For all [beings with] souls there is death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِلنُّفُوسِ حِمامٌ
Tags Death
hadith 9525
Imam Ali (AS) said, The affluent person will never be saved from death because of his abundant wealth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يَنْجُوَ مِنَ المَوْتِ غَنِيٌّ لِكَثْرَةِ مالِهِ
Tags DeathWealth/Materialism
hadith 9526
Imam Ali (AS) said, The poor person will never be saved from death because of his poverty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يَسْلَمَ مِنَ المَوْتِ فَقيرٌ لإقْلالِهِ
Tags DeathThe Poor and Needy
hadith 9527
Imam Ali (AS) said, If death could be bought, the affluent would have surely bought it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ أنَّ المَوْتَ يُشْتَرى لأشْتَراهُ الأغْنِياءُ
Tags DeathWealth/Materialism
hadith 9528
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who dies, passes away.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ماتَ فاتَ
Tags Death
hadith 9529
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is certain of the [eventual] departure [from this world] prepares for the journey.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أيْقَنَ بِالنُّقْلَةِ تَأهَّبَ لِلْرَّحِيلِ
Tags DeathCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 9530
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who sees death with the eyes of his certitude, sees it nearby.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَأَى المَوْتَ بِعَيْنِ يَقينِهِ رَاهُ قَريباً
Tags DeathCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 9531
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who sees death with the eyes of his hope, sees it far away.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَأَى الْمَوْتَ بِعَيْنِ أمَلِهِ رَاهُ بَعيداً
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hadith 9532
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who remembers death forgets his aspirations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ذَكَرَ المَنِيَّةَ نَسِيَ الأُمْنِيَّةَ
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplication
hadith 9533
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who recalls the distance of his journey, prepares [for it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَذَكَّرَ بُعْدَ السَّفَرِ اِسْتَعَدَّ
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hadith 9534
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who frequently remembers death is saved from the deceptions of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أكْثَرَ ذِكْرَ المَوْتِ نَجا مِنْ خِداعِ الدُّنْيا
Tags DeathRemembranceSupplicationAsceticism
hadith 9535
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is missed by the arrow of death is fettered by old age.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أخْطَأَهُ سَهْمُ المَنِيَّةُ قَيَّدَهُ الهِرَمُ
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hadith 9536
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who anticipates death hastens towards good deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَرَقَّبَ المَوْتَ سارَعَ إلَى الْخَيْراتِ
Tags DeathGood Deeds
hadith 9537
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who visualizes death before his very own eyes, the affairs of this world become easy [and trivial] for him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ صَوَّرَ المَوْتَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ هانَ أمْرُ الدُّنْيا عَلَيْهِ
Tags DeathAsceticism
hadith 9538
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who frequently remembers death is pleased with whatever suffices him of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أكْثَرَ ذِكْرَ المَوْتِ رَضِيَ مِنَ الدُّنْيا بِالكَفافِ
Tags DeathContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 9539
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever frequently remembers death, his desire in [the pleasures of] this world is reduced.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أكْثَرَ مِنْ ذِكْرِ المَوْتِ قَلَّتْ فِي الدُّنْيا رَغْبَتُهُ
Tags DeathAsceticism
hadith 9540
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever frequently remembers death is satisfied with the little he possesses of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ذَكَرَ المَوْتَ رَضِيَ مِنَ الدُّنْيا بِاليَسيرِ
Tags DeathContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 9541
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever has [the angel of] death given charge over him, is overrun and annihilated by it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ وُكِّلَ بِهِ المَوْتُ إجتاحَهُ وَ أفْناهُ
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hadith 9542
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is sought by death cannot be saved from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما يَنْجُو مِنَ الْمَوتِ مَنْ طَلَبَهُ
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hadith 9543
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who counts tomorrow as part of his lifetime has not recognized the reality of death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أنْزَلَ المَوْتَ مَنْزِلَهُ مَنْ عَدَّ غَداً مِنْ أجَلِهِ
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hadith 9544
Imam Ali (AS) said, How beneficial death is for the one who has filled his heart with faith and God-wariness!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أنْفَعَ المَوْتَ لِمَنْ أشْعَرَ الإيمانَ وَ التَّقْوى قَلْبَهُ
Tags DeathGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 9545
Imam Ali (AS) said, The deaths of this world are easier to bear than the deaths [and chastisements] of the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَوْتاتُ الدُّنيا أهْوَنُ مِنْ مَوْتاتِ الآخِرَةِ
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hadith 9546
Imam Ali (AS) said, We are the helpers of death and our lives are targets of mortality, so how can we expect to live forever while the night and day do not elevate anything in status but that they quickly destroyed that which they have built and separated that which they have brought together.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَحْنُ أعْوانُ المَنُونِ وَ أنْفُسُنا نَصْبُ الحُتُوفِ فَمِنْ أيْنَ نَرْجُو البَقاءَ وَ هذا اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهارُ لَمْ يَرْفَعا مِنْ شَيْء شَرَفاً إلاّ أسْرَعَا الْكَرَّةَ في هَدْمِ ما بَنَيا وَ تَفْريقِ ما جَمَعا
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hadith 9547
Imam Ali (AS) said, Are the people who have been given time to live [in this world] awaiting anything but the time of death, while the hour is close and the journey is at hand?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلْ (وَ أهْلُ مُدَّةِ البَقاءِ) يَنْتَظِرُ أهْلُ مُدَّةِ البَقاءِ إلاّ آوِنَةَ الفَناءِ مَعَ قُرْبِ الزَّوالِ وَ أُزُوفِ الاِنْتِقالِ
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hadith 9548
Imam Ali (AS) said, Can the near ones repel [death] from you, or can the wailing [of the women and children] be of any benefit to you?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلْ يَدْفَعُ عَنْكُمْ الأقارِبُ أوْ تَنْفَعُكُمُ النَّواحِبُ
Tags DeathRelatives/Kinship
hadith 9549
Imam Ali (AS) said, Far be it for death to lose the one whom it seeks or for the one who flees it to get saved [from it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَيْهاتَ أنْ يَفُوتَ المَوْتَ مَنْ طَلَبَ أوْ يَنْجُوَ مِنْهُ مَنْ هَرَبَ
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hadith 9550
Imam Ali (AS) said, The arrival of death cuts off action and exposes [false] hopes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وافِدُ المَوْتِ يَقْطَعُ العَمَلَ وَ يَفْضَحُ الأمَلَ
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hadith 9551
Imam Ali (AS) said, The arrival of death expunges respite, brings the appointed time closer and dashes [ones] hope.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وافِدُ المَوْتِ يُبيدُ المَهَلَ وَ يُدْنِي الأجَلَ وَ يُقْعِدُ الأمَلَ
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hadith 9552
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no soother like death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لامُريحَ كَالمَوْتِ
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hadith 9553
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death does not desist from extermination [and will annihilate all].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَرْعَوِى الْمَنِيَّةُ اخْتِراماً
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hadith 9554
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is none whose arrival is nearer than death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاقادِمَ أقْرَبُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ
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hadith 9555
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no absent one that approaches quicker than death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاغائِبَ أقْدَمُ مِنَ المَوْتِ
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hadith 9556
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no blame on the one who flees from his death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لالَوْمَ لِهارِب مِنْ حَتْفِهِ
Tags Death
hadith 9557
Imam Ali (AS) said, Destiny holds sway over the expectations [and plans of man] until death occurs in the [execution of his own] plans.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَغْلِبُ (تَذِلُّ الأُمُورُ لِلْمَقاديرِ) المِقْدارُ عَلَى التَّقْديرِ حَتّى يَكُونَ الحَتْفُ فِي التَّدْبيرِ
Tags DeathDivine Decree
hadith 9558
Imam Ali (AS) said, It behoves the one who knows about the quickness of his departure to be well prepared for the move.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَنْبَغي لِمَنْ عَرَفَ سُرْعَةَ رِحْلَتِهِ أنْ يُحْسِنَ التَّأَهُّبَ لِنُقْلَتِهِ
Tags Death
hadith 9559
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death is preferable to the shame of disgrace.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْمَوْتُ وَ لا ابْتِذالُ الخِزْيَةِ
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hadith 9560
Imam Ali (AS) said, Death comes to every living thing.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَوْتُ يَأْتي عَلى كُلِّ حَىّ
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