Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Night and Day

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hadith 9145
Imam Ali (AS) said, The night and day are pursuing their courses in covering those who remain and wiping out the traces of those who have passed away.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهارُ دائِبانِ في طَيِّ الباقينَ وَ مَحْوِ آثارِ الماضينَ
Tags Death
hadith 9146
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily your night and day are not enough to meet all your needs, so divide them between your work and your relaxation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ لَيْلَكَ وَ نَهارَكَ لايَسْتَوْعِبانِ لِجَميعِ حاجاتِكَ فَاقْسِمْها (فَاقْسِمْهُما) بَيْنَ عَمَلِكَ وَ راحَتِكَ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 9147
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the night and day are working in you [by making you older] so work in them, and they are taking from you so take from them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهارَ يَعْمَلانِ فيكَ فَاعْمَلْ فيهما وَ يَأْخُذانِ مِنْكَ فَخُذْ مِنْهُما
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hadith 9148
Imam Ali (AS) said, The succession of the night and day is the hiding place of calamities and the herald of separation [from loved ones].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُرُورُ اللَّيلِ وَ النَّهارِ مَكْمَنُ الآفاتِ وَ داعِى الشَّتاتِ
Tags Trials and Afflictions
hadith 9149
Imam Ali (AS) said, The succession of days are [like] dreams, their pleasures are [causes of] agonies and their gifts are [fraught with] evanescence and maladies.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُرُورُ الأيّامِ أحْلامٌ وَ لَذّاتُها آلامٌ وَ مَواهِبُها فَناءٌ وَ أسْقامٌ
Tags Asceticism
hadith 9150
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose nights and days pass him by is made old by them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَطَفَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهارُ أبْلَياهُ
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hadith 9151
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose nights and days pass him by is chastised and afflicted, and brought closer to his death by them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَطَفَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهارُ أدَّباهُ وَ أبْلَياهُ وَ إلَى المَنايا أدْنَياهُ
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hadith 9152
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily one whose riding mount is the night and day is carried [forward] by it even when he is stationary, and he traverses the distance even if he is settled in one place.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ مَنْ كانَ مَطِيَّتَهُ اللَّيلُ وَ النَّهارُ فَإنَّهُ يُسارُ بِهِ وَ إنْ كانَ واقِفاً وَيَقْطَعُ المَسافَةَ وَ إنْ كانَ مُقيماً وادِعاً
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