Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Justice and the Just

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hadith 6112
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the better of the two policies.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ أفْضَلُ السِّياسَتَيْنِ
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hadith 6113
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the cornerstone of faith and the accumulator of benevolence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ رَأسُ الإيمانِ وَ جَمّاعُ الإحْسانِ
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hadith 6114
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the mainstay of the populace and the splendour of the rulers.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْعَدْلُ قِوامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ وَ جَمالُ الوُلاةِ
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hadith 6115
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice means that you act equitably when you are oppressed, and kindness means that when you gain authority, you forgive.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ أنَّكَ إذا ظُلِمْتَ أنْصَفْتَ وَ الفَضْلُ أنَّكَ إذا قَدَرْتَ عَفَوْتَ
Tags JusticeForgiveness
hadith 6116
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be just and you will rule.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِعْدِلْ تَحْكُمْ
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hadith 6117
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be just and you will rule.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِعْدِلْ تَمْلِكَ
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hadith 6118
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be just and your power will last.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِعْدِلْ تَدُمْ لَكَ القُدْرَةُ
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hadith 6119
Imam Ali (AS) said, Have recourse to justice with good intention for the populace, reduced covetousness and increased piety.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِسْتَعِنْ عَلَى العَدْلِ بِحُسْنِ النِّيَّةِ فِي الرَّعيَّةِ وَ قِلَّةِ الطَّمَعِ وَ كَثْرَةِ الوَرَعِ
Tags JusticeGovernanceIntentionGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 6120
Imam Ali (AS) said, The loftiest of endowments is justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْنَى المَواهِبِ العَدْلُ
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hadith 6121
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best [form of] justice is assisting the oppressed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْسَنُ العَدْلِ نُصْرَةُ المَظْلُومِ
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hadith 6122
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most just of all people is he who is equitable to the one who has oppressed him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْدَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ أنْصَفَ مَنْ ظَلَمَهُ
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hadith 6123
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily being fair in [your] ruling and eschewing oppression are part of justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ مِنَ العَدْلِ أنْ تُنْصِفَ فِي الحُكْمِ وَ تَجْتَنِبَ الظُّلْمَةَ
Tags JusticeOppressionTestimony and Judgment
hadith 6124
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed justice is the scale of Allah, the Glorified, which He has placed among the creation and installed for the establishment of truth; so do not oppose Him in His scale and do not contradict Him in His authority.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ العَدْلَ ميزانُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ الَّذي وَضَعَهُ فِي الخَلْقِ وَ نَصَبَهُ لإقامَةِ الحَقِّ فَلا تُخالِفْهُ في ميزانِهِ وَ لاتُعارِضْهُ في سُلْطانِهِ
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hadith 6125
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Glorified, has enjoined justice and benevolence and has forbidden indecency and injustice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ أمَرَ بِالعَدْلِ وَ الإحْسانِ وَ نَهى عَنِ الفَحْشاءِ والظُّلْمِ
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hadith 6126
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is brings harmony while oppression causes deviation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ مَأْلُوفٌ اَلجَوْرُ عَسُوفٌ
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hadith 6127
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the soul of testimony.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلقِسْطُ رُوحُ الشَّهادَةِ
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hadith 6128
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the life of decrees.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ حَياةُ الأحْكامِ
Tags JusticeTestimony and Judgment
hadith 6129
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the best testimony.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلقِسْطُ خَيْرُ الشَّهادَةِ
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hadith 6130
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice reforms the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْعَدْلُ يُصْلِحُ البَريَّةَ
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hadith 6131
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is a merit for the ruler.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ فَضيلَةُ السُّلْطانِ
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hadith 6132
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the greatest of riches.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ أغْنَى الغَناءِ
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hadith 6133
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is equity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ إنْصافٌ
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hadith 6134
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is a foundation [for a healthy society]; oppression is destruction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ مِلاكٌ اَلجَوْرُ هَلاكٌ
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hadith 6135
Imam Ali (AS) said, The just [ruler] is a custodian who awaits one of the two rewards (or the better of the two rewards).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعادِلُ راع يَنْتَظِرُ أحَدَ الجَزائَيْنِ (أحْسَنَ الجزاعين)
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hadith 6136
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most just among the creation is one who judges best according to the truth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْدَلُ الخَلْقِ أقْصاهُمْ بِالحَقِّ
Tags JusticeTestimony and Judgment
hadith 6137
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most just of all people is he who is equitable despite having power, and the one who has the greatest clemency is he who is clement despite having authority.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْدَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ أنْصَفَ عَنْ قُوَّة وَ أعْظَمُهُمْ حِلْماً مَنْ حَلُمَ عَنْ قُدْرَة
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hadith 6138
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through justice, bounties are multiplied.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالعَدْلِ تَتَضاعَفُ البَرَكاتُ
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hadith 6139
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through justice, the populace is reformed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالعَدْلِ تَصْلُحُ الرَّعِيَةُ
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hadith 6140
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, made justice a mainstay for mankind, a purification from oppressions and vices, and as an opening for [the spreading of] Islam.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جَعَلَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ العَدْلَ قِواماً لِلأنامِ وَ تَنْزيهاً مِنَ المَظالِمِ وَ الآثامِ وَ تَسْنِيَةً لِلإسْلامِ
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hadith 6141
Imam Ali (AS) said, Virtuous justice is [the cause of] organization [and harmony] among the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُسْنُ العَدْلِ نِظامُ البَريَّةِ
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hadith 6142
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of policies is justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيْرُ السِّياساتِ العَدْلُ
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hadith 6143
Imam Ali (AS) said, How can one who is unjust to himself be just with others?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَيْفَ يَعْدِلُ في غَيْرِهِ مَنْ يَظْلِمُ نَفْسَهُ ؟!
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hadith 6144
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice suffices as a means of governance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالعَدْلِ سائِساً
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hadith 6145
Imam Ali (AS) said, Let your riding mount be justice, for one who rides on it gains mastery.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِيَكُنْ مَرْكَبُكَ العَدْلَ فَمَنْ رَكِبَهُ مَلَكَ
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hadith 6146
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice can never be achieved until injustice falters [and comes to an end].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَنْ يُتَمَكَّنَ العَدْلُ حَتّى يَزِلَّ البَخْسُ
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hadith 6147
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is not from justice to judge a reliable person by conjecture [instead of accepting his testimony].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ مِنَ العَدْلِ القَضاءُ عَلَى الثِّقَةِ بِالظَّنِّ
Tags JusticeTestimony and Judgment
hadith 6148
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is just gains [and strengthens his] power [and authority].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَدَلَ تَمَكَّنَ
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hadith 6149
Imam Ali (AS) said, The ruling of one who is just gets acted upon.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَدَلَ نَفَذَ حُكْمُهُ
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hadith 6150
Imam Ali (AS) said, The status of one who is just becomes great.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَدَلَ عَظُمَ قَدْرُهُ
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hadith 6151
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose justice increases, his days are praised.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَثُرَ عَدْلُهُ حُمِدَتْ أيّامُهُ
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hadith 6152
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah unfolds His mercy upon one who acts justly in the lands.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَدَلَ فِي البِلادِ نَشَرَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ الرَّحْمَةَ
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hadith 6153
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose deed done in private matches what he does openly and whose actions are consistent with his speech, then he is the one who has fulfilled the trust and whose justice has been established.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ طابَقَ سِرُّهُ عَلانِيَتَهُ وَ وافَقَ فِعْلُهُ مَقالَتَهُ فَهُوَ الَّذي أدَّى الأمانَةَ وَ تَحَقَّقَتْ عَدالَتُهُ
Tags JusticeTrustworthiness (Amanah)
hadith 6154
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever acts justly, Allah fortifies his kingdom.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَمِلَ بِالعَدْلِ حَصَّنَ اللّهُ مُلْكَهُ
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hadith 6155
Imam Ali (AS) said, Take with justice but give with munificence; you will possess two virtues.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خُذْ بِالعَدْلِ وَ أعْطِ بِالفَضْلِ تَحُزِ المَنْقَبَتَيْنِ
Tags JusticeGenerosity
hadith 6156
Imam Ali (AS) said, The policy of justice comprises of three things: judiciousness in leniency, fairness in investigation and moderation in munificence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سِياسَةُ العَدْلِ ثَلاثٌ: لينٌ في حَزْم وَ اسْتِقْصاءٌ في عَدْل وَ إفْضالٌ في قَصْد
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hadith 6157
Imam Ali (AS) said, Two things are such that their reward cannot be weighed: forgiveness and justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : شَيْئانِ لايُوزَنُ ثَوابُهُما: العَفْوُ وَ العَدْلُ
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hadith 6158
Imam Ali (AS) said, The uprightness [and betterment] of the populace is [achieved through] justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَلاحُ الرَّعِيَّةِ العَدْلُ
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hadith 6159
Imam Ali (AS) said, You must be just with [both] friend and foe, and moderate in [both] poverty and wealth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَليْكَ بِالعَدْلِ في الصَّديقِ وَ العَدُوِّ وَ القَصْدِ فِي الفَقْرِ وَالغِنى
Tags JusticeEnemies/Hostility
hadith 6160
Imam Ali (AS) said, The pinnacle of justice is for a person to be just with himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايَةُ العَدْلِ أنْ يَعْدِلَ المَرْءُ في نَفْسِهِ
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hadith 6161
Imam Ali (AS) said, In justice there is benevolence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي العَدْلِ الإحْسانُ
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hadith 6162
Imam Ali (AS) said, In justice there is betterment of the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي العَدْلِ صَلاحُ البَرِيَّةِ
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hadith 6163
Imam Ali (AS) said, Following the way of Allah and the stability of nations lies in justice
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي العَدْلِ الاِقْتِداءُ بِسُنَّةِ اللّهِ وَ ثَباتُ الدُّوَلِ
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hadith 6164
Imam Ali (AS) said, In justice there is comfort; and one for whom justice is beleaguering, then oppression will be more beleaguering [and difficult] for him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فِي العَدْلِ سَعَةٌ وَ مَنْ ضاقَ عَلَيْهِ العَدْلُ فَالجَوْرُ عَلَيْهِ أضْيَقُ
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hadith 6165
Imam Ali (AS) said, From the exigencies of justice is the forbidding of oppression.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ لَوازِمِ العَدْلِ اَلتَّناهي عَنِ الظُّلْمِ
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hadith 6166
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing brings prosperity to the lands like justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما عُمِرَتِ البُلْدانُ بِمِثْلِ العَدْلِ
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hadith 6167
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not let the weak lose hope in your justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تُؤْيِسِ الضُّعَفاءَ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ
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hadith 6168
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no justice better than returning the right of the oppressed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاعَدْلَ أفْضَلُ مِنْ رَدِّ المَظالِمِ
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hadith 6169
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ حَياةٌ
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hadith 6170
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the best judgment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ خَيْرُ الحُكْمِ
Tags JusticeTestimony and Judgment
hadith 6171
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is [a means of attaining]) success and dignity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ فَوْزٌ وَ كَرامَةٌ (مكانَةٌ)
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hadith 6172
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the mainstay of the populace (or of the creation).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ قِوامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ (البَرِيَّةِ)
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hadith 6173
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is a merit of the sultan.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : العَدْلُ فَضيلَةُ السُّلْطانِ
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hadith 6174
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the system of leadership.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ نِظامُ الإمْرَةِ
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hadith 6175
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the strongest foundation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ أقْوى أساس
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hadith 6176
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the best trait.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ أفْضَلُ سَجِيَّة
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hadith 6177
Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice relieves the one who acts upon it from being shackled by the rights of others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَدْلُ يُريحُ العامِلَ بِهِ مِنْ تَقَلُّدِ المَظالِمِ
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hadith 6178
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of justice is the powerful tyrant.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ العَدْلِ اَلظّالِمُ القادِرُ
Tags JusticeOppression
hadith 6179
Imam Ali (AS) said, When your judgment is applied upon yourself [thereby showing your justice], the souls of [other] people summon each other towards your justice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا نَفَذَ حُكْمُكَ في نَفْسِكَ تَداعَتْ أنْفُسُ النّاسِ إلى عَدْلِكَ
Tags JusticeGovernance
hadith 6180
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of the just [ones] is lack of piety.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ العُدُولِ قِلَّةُ الوَرَعِ
Tags JusticeGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 6181
Imam Ali (AS) said, The coming to power of the just is from the necessities.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : دَوْلَةُ العادِلِ مِنَ الواجِباتِ
Tags JusticeGovernance
hadith 6182
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a just person is an oppressor.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ عادِل جائِر
Tags JusticeOppression