Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Silence

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hadith 5345
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence covers you with dignity and suffices as your provision for seeking pardon.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الصَّمْتُ يُكْسِيكَ الوَقارَ وَ يَكْفِيكَ مَؤُنَةَ الاِعتِذارِ
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hadith 5346
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be silent and you will remain safe.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أُصْمُتْ تَسْلَمْ
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hadith 5347
Imam Ali (AS) said, Espouse silence and your thoughts will remain hidden (or will become illuminated).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِلْزَمِ الصَّمْتَ يَسْتُرْ (يَسْتَنِرْ) فِكْرُكَ
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hadith 5348
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remain silent in your lifetime and your affair will become lofty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أُصْمُتْ دَهْرَكَ يَجِلَّ أمْرُك
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hadith 5349
Imam Ali (AS) said, Espouse silence, for the least of its benefits is safety.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِلْزَمِ الصَّمْتَ فَأدْني نَفْعِهِ السَّلامَةُ
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hadith 5350
Imam Ali (AS) said, Espouse silence and you will be accompanied by safety and security; espouse contentment and you will be accompanied by prosperity and honour.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِلْزَمِ الصَّمْتَ يَلْزَمْكَ النَّجاةُ وَ السَّلامَةُ وَالْزَمِ الرِّضا يَلْزَمْكَ الغَناءُ وَالكَرامَةُ
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hadith 5351
Imam Ali (AS) said, Espouse silence and be patient with contentment for the little provision [that you have], [and as a result] you will become great (or your will overcome) in your world and will become great in your Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِلْزَمِ السُّكُوتَ وَ اصْبِرْ عَلى القَناعَةِ بِأيْسَرِ القُوتِ تَعِزَّ(تَغِزَّ) في دُنْياكَ وَ تَعِزَّ في أُخْريكَ
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hadith 5352
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best silence is that which prevents [one] from error.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْسَنُ الصَّمْتِ ماكانَ عَنِ الزَّلَلِ
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hadith 5353
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remaining silent when speech is inappropriate is more praiseworthy than eloquence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْمَدُ مِنَ البَلاغَةِ الصَّمْتُ حينَ لايَنْبَغِي الكَلامُ
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hadith 5354
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is dignity and idle talk is disgrace.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ وَقارٌ اَلهَذْرُ عارٌ
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hadith 5355
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is a means of deliverance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ مَنْجاةٌ
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hadith 5356
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is the garden of contemplation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ رَوْضَةُ الفِكْرِ
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hadith 5357
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is the sign of forbearance [and judiciousness].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ آيَةُ الحِلْمِ
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hadith 5358
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is dignity and safety.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ وَقارٌ وَ سَلامَةٌ
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hadith 5359
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence without contemplation is dumbness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ بِغَيْرِ تَفَكُّر خَرَسٌ
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hadith 5360
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is the sign of nobility and the fruit of intelligence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ آيَةُ النُّبْلِ وَ ثَمَرَةُ العَقْلِ
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hadith 5361
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence is the adornment of knowledge and the symbol of forbearance [and judiciousness].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلصَّمْتُ زَيْنُ العِلْمِ وَ عُنْوانُ الحِلْمِ
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hadith 5362
Imam Ali (AS) said, If there is eloquence in speech, then in silence there is safety from blunder.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ كانَ فِي الكَلامِ البَلاغَةُ فَفِي الصَّمْتِ السَّلامَةُ مِنَ العِثارِ
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hadith 5363
Imam Ali (AS) said, Only the one who is capable of giving a reply [but does not do so] can be called ‘silent; otherwise ‘inarticulate is more appropriate a description.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّما يَسْتَحِقُّ إسْمَ الصَّمْتِ المُضْطَلِعُ بِالإجابَةِ وَإلاّ فَالعَيُّ بِهِ أَوْلى
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hadith 5364
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you speak a word, it controls you but when you withhold it, you control it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا تَكَلَّمْتَ بِالكَلِمَةِ مَلَكَتْكَ وَ إذا أمْسَكْتَها مَلَكْتَها
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hadith 5365
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through silence, reverence increases.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالصَّمْتِ يَكْثُرُ الوَقارُ
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hadith 5366
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes silence is more eloquent than speech.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ سُكُوت أبْلَغُ مِنْ كَلام
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hadith 5367
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cause of safety is silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبَبُ السَّلامَةِ الصَّمْتُ
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hadith 5368
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence that is results in your safety is better than speech that is results in your reproach.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَمْتٌ يُعْقِبُكَ السَّلامَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ نُطْق يُعْقِبُكَ المَلامَةَ
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hadith 5369
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence that covers you with honour is better than speech that earns you regret.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَمْتٌ يَكْسُوكَ الكِرامَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ قَوْل يُكْسِبُكَ النَّدامَةَ
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hadith 5370
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence that earns you reverence is better than words that drape you with disgrace.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَمْتٌ يُكْسِبُكَ الوَقارَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَلام يَكْسُوكَ العارَ
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hadith 5371
Imam Ali (AS) said, Silence, the result of which is praised, is better than speech whose consequence is dispraised.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَمْتٌ تُحْمَدُ عاقِبَتُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَلام تَذُمُّ مَغَبَّتُهُ
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hadith 5372
Imam Ali (AS) said, Your remaining silent until you are requested to speak is better than your speaking until you are requested to become silent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَمْتُكَ حَتّى تُسْتَنْطَقَ أجْمَلُ مِنْ نُطْقِكَ حَتّى تُسْكَتَ
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hadith 5373
Imam Ali (AS) said, The silence of the ignorant person is his covering.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَمْتُ الجاهِلِ سِتْرُهُ
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hadith 5374
Imam Ali (AS) said, Blessed is the one who remains silent except from the remembrance of Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طُوبى لِمَنْ صَمَتَ إلاّ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللّهِ
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hadith 5375
Imam Ali (AS) said, Cling to silence, for it keeps you safe and saves you from regret.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَيْكَ بِلُزُومِ الصَّمْتِ فَإنَّهُ يُلْزِمُكَ السَّلامَةَ وَ يُؤْمِنُكَ النَّدامَةَ
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hadith 5376
Imam Ali (AS) said, The veil of wrongdoing is silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غِطاءُ المَساوي الصَّمْتُ
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hadith 5377
Imam Ali (AS) said, Increased silence earns you reverence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثْرَةُ الصَّمْتِ تُكْسِبُكَ الوَقارَ
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hadith 5378
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be a person of much silence without being inarticulate, for indeed silence is the embellishment of the scholar and the cloak [that hides the ignorance] of the ignorant.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ صَمُوتاً مِنْ غَيْرِ عَيّ فَإنَّ الصَّمْتَ زينَةُ العالِمِ وَسِتْرُ الجاهِلِ
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hadith 5379
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who maintains silence is safe from reproach.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَزِمَ الصَّمْتَ أمِنَ المَلامَةَ
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hadith 5380
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who maintains silence is safe from aversion [and hatred of others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَزِمَ الصَّمْتَ أمِنَ المَقْتَ
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hadith 5381
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever restrains himself from excessive speech, the people bear witness to his intelligence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أمْسَكَ عَنْ فُضُولِ المَقالِ شَهِدَتْ بِعَقْلِهِ الرِّجالُ
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hadith 5382
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who remains silent is safe.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ صَمَتَ سَلِمَ
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hadith 5383
Imam Ali (AS) said, How good a companion of forbearance silence is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ قَرينُ الحِلْمِ الصَّمْتُ
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hadith 5384
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no forbearance like silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاحِلْمَ كَالصَّمْتِ
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hadith 5385
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no worship like silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاعِبادَةَ كَالصَّمْتِ
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hadith 5386
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no reverence like silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاوَقارَ كالصَّمْتِ
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hadith 5387
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no guardian that is more protective than silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا حافِظَ أحْفَظُ مِنَ الصَّمْتِ
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hadith 5388
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no treasurer [and protector of secrets] better than silence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا خازِنَ أفْضَلُ مِنَ الصَّمْتِ
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hadith 5389
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no benefit in remaining silent from wisdom just as there is no good in speaking falsehood.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاخَيْرَ فِي الصَّمْتِ عَنِ الحِكْمَةِ كَما أنَّهُ لاخَيْرَ فِي القَوْلِ بِالباطِلِ
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hadith 5390
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no good in remaining silent from the truth just as there is no benefit in speech with ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا خَيْرَ فِي السُّكُوتِ عَنِ الحَقِّ كَما أنَّهُ لاخَيْرَ فِي القَوْلِ بِالجَهْلِ
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hadith 5391
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who remains safe by being silent is like the one who derives benefit by speaking.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ سَكَتَ فَسَلِمَ كَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ فَغَنِمَ
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