Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Causes of Downfall and Ruin

Volume 1 4 narrations
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Trials and Afflictions 2 Anger 1 Women 1 Betrayal/Treachery 1 Governance 1

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hadith 10832
Imam Ali (AS) said, Three things cause [ones] ruin: obedience to women, yielding to rage and submitting to lustful desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثٌ مُهْلِكاتٌ: طاعَةُ النِّساءِ وَ طاعَةُ الغَضَبِ وَ طاعَةُ الشَّهْوَةِ
Tags AngerWomen
hadith 10833
Imam Ali (AS) said, Three things cause ruin: boldness in front of the ruler, trusting a disloyal person and tasting poison as an experiment [to see how effective it is!].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثَةٌ مُهْلِكَةٌ: اَلجُرْأَةُ عَلَى السُّلْطانِ وَ ائْتِمانُ الخَوّانِ وَ شُرْبُ السَّمِ لِلتَّجْرِبَةِ
Tags Betrayal/TreacheryGovernance
hadith 10834
Imam Ali (AS) said, Three things break ones spirit and cause downfall: poverty after wealth, humiliation after dignity and loss of loved ones.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثٌ هُنَّ المُحْرِقاتُ المُوبِقاتُ: فَقْرٌ بَعْدَ غِنىً وَ ذُلٌّ بَعْدَ عِزّ وَ فَقْدُ الأحِبَّةِ
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hadith 10835
Imam Ali (AS) said, Three things weaken ones spirit: loss of loved ones, poverty in a strange land and unending hardship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثٌ يَهْدُونَ القُوى: فَقْدُ الأحِبَّةِ وَ الفَقْرُ فِي الغُرْبَةِ وَ دَوامُ الشِّدَّةِ
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