Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Hardships

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hadith 5392
Imam Ali (AS) said, The severest of hardships is [having] evil offspring.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشَدُّ المَصائِبِ سُوءُ الخَلَفِ
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hadith 5393
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hardships are the key to reward.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَصائِبُ مِفْتاحُ الأجْرِ
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hadith 5394
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reward with Allah, the Glorified, is to the extent of the hardship undergone.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلثَّوابُ عِنْدَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَعالى عَلى قَدْرِ المُصابِ
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hadith 5395
Imam Ali (AS) said, The hardship of [lacking] patience is the greatest of hardships.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمُصيبَةُ بِالصَّبْرِ أعْظَمُ المَصائِبِ
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hadith 5396
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hardships are divided equally among the creatures.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَصائِبُ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ مَقْسُومَةٌ بَيْنَ البَريَّةِ
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hadith 5397
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hardship in religion is the greatest of hardships.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمُصيبَةُ بِالدّينِ أعْظَمُ المَصائِبِ
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hadith 5398
Imam Ali (AS) said, The reward for [bearing] hardship is greater than the extent of the hardship [itself].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلثَّوابُ عَلَى المُصيبَةِ أعْظَمُ مِنْ قَدْرِ المُصِيبَةِ
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hadith 5399
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed you are the target of calamities and the object of sicknesses.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكُمْ هَدَفُ النَّوائِبِ وَ دَريئَةُ الأسْقامِ
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hadith 5400
Imam Ali (AS) said, At times, tribulation may abase [a person].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ تُذِلُّ الرَّزِيَّةُ
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hadith 5401
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you see that Allah, the Glorified, is continuously testing you [with hardships], then [know that] He has woken you [from your slumber of negligence].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا رَأيْتَ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ يُتابِعُ عَلَيْكَ البَلاءَ فَقَدْ أيْقَظَكَ
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hadith 5402
Imam Ali (AS) said, When hardships distance themselves, solace draws near.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا تَباعَدَتِ المُصيبَةُ قَرُبَتِ السَّلْوَةُ
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hadith 5403
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you see your Lord continually testing you [with hardships] then be grateful to Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا رَأيْتَ رَبَّكَ يُوالي عَلَيْكَ البَلاءَ فَاشْكُرْهُ
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hadith 5404
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you fear the difficulty of an affair then be firm against it, it will yield to you; and deceive time about its calamities, it will become easy for you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا خِفْتَ صُعُوبَةَ أمْر فَاصْعُبْ لَهُ يَذِلُّ لَكَ وَ خادِعِ الزَّمانَ عَنْ أحْداثِهِ تَهُنْ عَلَيْكَ
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hadith 5405
Imam Ali (AS) said, When tribulations come to you then sit and accept them, for indeed your standing up and confronting them will only aggravate them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا أتَتْكَ المِحَنُ فَاقْعُدْ لَها فَإنَّ قِيامَكَ فيها زِيادَةٌ لَها
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hadith 5406
Imam Ali (AS) said, When adversity takes you by surprise, then seek refuge in patience and in seeking assistance [from Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا فاجاكَ البَلاءُ فَتَحَصَّنْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الاِسْتِظْهارِ
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hadith 5407
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through discomforts, Paradise is attained.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالمَكارِهِ تُنالُ الجَنَّةُ
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hadith 5408
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through calamities, happiness is spoiled.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالفَجايِعِ يَتَنَغَّصُ السُّرُورُ
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hadith 5409
Imam Ali (AS) said, The harm that one faces in calamity is to the extent of [the loftiness of] ones rank.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِقَدْرِ عُلُوِّ الرَّفْعَةِ تَكُونُ نِكايَةُ الوَقْعَةِ
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hadith 5410
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is with great difficulty that lofty ranks and perpetual bliss are attained.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالتَّعَبِ الشَّديدِ تُدْرَكُ الدَّرَجاتُ الرَّفيعَةُ وَ الرَّاحَةُ الدَّائِمَةُ
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hadith 5411
Imam Ali (AS) said, The trial of a man is proportionate to his faith and religion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بَلاءُ الرَّجُلِ عَلى قَدْرِ إيمانِهِ وَدينِهِ
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hadith 5412
Imam Ali (AS) said, The tribulation of a man is in his submission to avarice and [false] and hope.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بَلاءُ الرَّجُلِ في طاعَةِ الطَّمَعِ والأمَلِ
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hadith 5413
Imam Ali (AS) said, Reward descends in proportion to the hardship [that one bears].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَنْزِلُ المَثُوبَةُ عَلى قَدْرِ المُصيبَةِ
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hadith 5414
Imam Ali (AS) said, Three things are from the greatest tribulations: a very large family, an overwhelming loan and unrelenting sickness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثٌ مِنْ أعْظَمِ البَلاءِ: كَثْرَةُ العائِلَةِ وَ غَلَبَةُ الدَّيْنِ وَ دَوامُ المَرَضِ
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hadith 5415
Imam Ali (AS) said, The reward for hardship is proportionate to the patience exhibited in it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَوابُ المُصيبَةِ عَلى قَدْرِ الصَّبْرِ عَلَيْها
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hadith 5416
Imam Ali (AS) said, Continual strife is from the greatest tribulations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : دَوامُ الفِتَنِ مِنْ أعْظَمِ المِحَنِ
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hadith 5417
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes you may be the cause of your own misfortune.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّما دُهيتَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ
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hadith 5418
Imam Ali (AS) said, To the extent of the hardship, there is reward.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلى قَدْرِ المُصيبَةِ تَكُونُ المَثُوبَةُ
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hadith 5419
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every time the value of a thing that is competed becomes great, the difficulty of losing it increases.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلَّما عَظُمَ قَدْرُ الشَيْءِ المُنافَسِ عَلَيْهِ عَظُمَتِ الرَّزِيَّةُ لِفَقْدِهِ
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hadith 5420
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who does not prepare himself to confront hardships [with patience and supplication], the hardships befall him [while he is unprepared for them].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يَتَعَرَّضْ لِلنَّوائِبِ تَعَرَّضَتْ لَهُ النَّوائِبُ
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hadith 5421
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who starts complaining about the hardship that has befallen him is actually only complaining against his Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أصْبَحَ يَشْكُو مُصيبَةً نَزَلَتْ بِهِ فَإنَّما يَشْكُو رَبَّهُ
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hadith 5422
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who turns his attention away from this world, hardships become easy for him [to bear].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَهِيَ عَنِ الدُّنيا هانَتْ عَلَيْهِ المَصائِبُ
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hadith 5423
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who hits his hand on his thigh in times of hardship has nullified his reward.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ضَرَبَ يَدَهُ عَلى فَخِذِهِ عِنْدَ مُصيبَة فَقَدْ أحْبَطَ أجْرَهُ
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hadith 5424
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who exaggerates small hardships, Allah tries him with great ones.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَظَّمَ صِغارَ المَصائِبِ اِبْتَلاهُ اللّهُ بِكِبارِها
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hadith 5425
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who faces successive calamities acquires the merit of patience through them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَوالَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَكِباتُ الزَّمانِ أكْسَبَتْهُ فَضيلَةَ الصَّبْرِ
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hadith 5426
Imam Ali (AS) said, One of the greatest hardships for the virtuous is having to socialize with the wicked.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ أعْظَمِ مَصائِبِ الأخْيارِ حاجَتُهُمْ إلى مُداراةِ الأشْرارِ
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hadith 5427
Imam Ali (AS) said, How great is the hardship in this world when accompanied by the severe indigence of tomorrow (i.e. the Hereafter)!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أعْظَمَ المُصيبَةَ فِي الدُّنيا مَعَ عِظَمِ الفاقَةِ غَداً
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hadith 5428
Imam Ali (AS) said, A hardship that befalls others and has reward for you is better than the hardship that befalls you while its reward and recompense is for others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُصيبَةٌ في غَيْرِكَ لَكَ أجْرُها خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُصيبَة بِكَ لِغَيْرِكَ ثَوابُها وَأجْرُها
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hadith 5429
Imam Ali (AS) said, A hardship from which good is expected is better than a blessing for which gratitude is not expressed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُصيبَةٌ يُرْجى خَيْرُها خَيْرٌ مِنْ نِعْمَة لايُؤَدّى شُكْرُها
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hadith 5430
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be happy with tribulation and pleased with affliction [as you will gain great reward for it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ بِالبَلاءِ مَحْبُوراً وَ بِالمَكارِهِ مَسْرُوراً
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hadith 5431
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst of adversities are those in which there is no reckoning [and recompense].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْرَهُ المَكارِهِ فيما لايُحْتَسَبُ
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hadith 5432
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily great reward accompanies great trials; so when Allah, the Glorified, loves a community, He tries them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ عَظيمَ الأجْرِ مُقارِنٌ عَظيمَ البَلاءِ فَإذا أحَبَّ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ قَوْماً اِبْتَلاهُمْ
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hadith 5433
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who exposes himself to affliction puts himself in danger.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : المُتَعَرِّضُ لِلْبَلاءِ مُخاطِرٌ
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hadith 5434
Imam Ali (AS) said, Tribulation follows behind ease [and comfort].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلبَلاءُ رَديفُ الرَّخاءِ
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hadith 5435
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a person is shown sympathy for an affliction that is [actually] his cure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ مَرْحُوم مِنْ بَلاء هُوَ دَواؤُهُ
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hadith 5436
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a person who is afflicted is made stronger by his affliction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ مُبْتَليً مَصْنُوعٌ لَهُ (إلَيهِ) بِالبَلْوى
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hadith 5437
Imam Ali (AS) said, The distress of tribulation [one faces] is proportionate to the blessings [one receives].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلى قَدْرِ النَّعْماءِ يَكُونُ مَضَضُ البَلاءِ
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hadith 5438
Imam Ali (AS) said, Tribulation may come suddenly.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ تُفاجِئُ البَلِيَّةُ
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hadith 5439
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every tribulation other than the fire [of hell] is [a means to] wellbeing.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ بَلاء دُونَ النَّارِ عافِيَةٌ
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hadith 5440
Imam Ali (AS) said, For every heart there is anguish.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ كَبَد حِرْقَةٌ
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hadith 5441
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you are tested, be patient.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا اُبْتُلِيتَ فَاصْبِرْ
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hadith 5442
Imam Ali (AS) said, How many a person is tested with blessings!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ مُبْتَلًى بِالنَّعْماءِ
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hadith 5443
Imam Ali (AS) said, How many a person is blessed through tribulation!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ مُنْعَم عَلَيْهِ بِالبَلاءِ
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hadith 5444
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not consider yourself secure from tribulation in your times of safety and comfort.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَأْمَنْ مِنَ البَلاءِ في أمْنِكَ وَ رَخائِكَ
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