Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Sagacious

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hadith 8853
Imam Ali (AS) said, The foundation of a sagacious person is his intellect, his magnanimity is his character and his religion is his distinction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ أصْلُهُ عَقْلُهُ وَ مُرُوءَتُهُ خُلْقُهُ وَ دينُهُ حَسَبُهُ
Tags Intellect/Reason
hadith 8854
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one whose today is better than his yesterday and [one who] keeps blame away from himself [by not doing anything blameworthy].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ كانَ يَوْمُهُ خَيْراً مِنْ أمْسِهِ وَعَقَلَ الذَمَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ
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hadith 8855
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one who enlivens his virtues and kills off his vices by subduing his lust and his vain desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ أحْيا فَضائِلَهُ وَ أماتَ رَذائِلَهُ بِقَمْعِهِ شَهْوَتَهُ وَهَواهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Wisdom
hadith 8856
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one who is inattentive towards others while expecting much from [and constantly judging] himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ كانَ غافِلاً عَنْ غَيْرِهِ وَ لِنَفْسِهِ كَثيرِ التَّقاضي
Tags Soul (Nafs)Wisdom
hadith 8857
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one who controls the reins of his lustful desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ مَلَكَ عِنانَ شَهْوَتِهِ
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hadith 8858
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one who dons the garment of modesty and the armour of forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ تَجَلْبَبَ الحَياءَ وَ ادَّرَعَ الحِلْمَ
Tags ModestyWisdom
hadith 8859
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most sagacious person of all is one who loathes this world, cuts off his hope and aspiration from it, and turns his desire and expectation away from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْيَسُ الأكْياسِ مَنْ مَقَتَ دُنْياهُ وَ قَطَعَ مِنْها أمَلَهُ وَ مُناهُ وَ صَرَفَ عَنْها طَمَعَهُ وَرَجاهُ
Tags AsceticismWisdom
hadith 8860
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the sagacious people are those who have loathing for this world and lower their eyes from its splendour; they turn their hearts away from it and yearn passionately for the everlasting abode.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الأكْياسَ هُمُ الَّذينَ لِلدُّنْيا مَقَتُوا وَ أعْيُنَهُمْ عَنْ زَهْرَتِها أغْمَضُوا
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hadith 8861
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the sagacious person is one who restrains his lustful desire and subdues his outburst in times of anger by quelling it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الكَيِّسَ مَنْ كانَ لِشَهْوَتِهِ مانِعاً وَ لِنَزْوَتِهِ عِنْدَ الحَفيظَةِ واقِماً قامِعاً
Tags AngerWisdom
hadith 8862
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious persons friend is truth and his enemy is falsehood.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ صَديقُهُ الحَقُّ وَ عَدُوُّهُ الباطِلُ
Tags TruthfulnessWisdom
hadith 8863
Imam Ali (AS) said, Only he is sagacious who seeks forgiveness when he does wrong and regrets when he commits a sin.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّمَا الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ إذا أساءَ اِسْتَغْفَرَ وَ إذا أذْنَبَ نَدِمَ
Tags RepentanceRegret
hadith 8864
Imam Ali (AS) said, For the sagacious person there is admonition in everything.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِلْكَيِّسِ في كُلِّ شَيْء إتِّعاظٌ
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hadith 8865
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sagacity is [in] fearing Allah, the Glorified, eschewing the forbidden and improving ones Hereafter [through good deeds].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ تَقْوَى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَجَنُّبُ المَحارِمِ وَ إصْلاحُ المَعادِ
Tags God-consciousness/PietyWisdom
hadith 8866
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most sagacious among you is the most pious among you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْيَسُكُمْ أوْرَعُكُمْ
Tags God-consciousness/Piety
hadith 8867
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest sagacity is God-wariness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَكْيَسُ الكَيْسِ التَّقْوى
Tags God-consciousness/Piety
hadith 8868
Imam Ali (AS) said, The determination and effort of the sagacious one is for the improvement of his Hereafter and for acquiring more provisions [for it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَزيمَةُ الكَيِّسِ وَ جِدُّهُ لإصْلاحِ المَعادِ وَ الاِسْتِكْثارِ مِنَ الزّادِ
Tags Good DeedsWisdom
hadith 8869
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one who shortens his hopes.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ قَصَّرَ آمالَهُ
Tags AsceticismWisdom
hadith 8870
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sagacious person is one who knows himself and is sincere in his actions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ وَ أخْلَصَ أعْمالَهُ
Tags SinceritySoul (Nafs)
hadith 8871
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to recognize his own flaws.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَعْرِفَ مَعائِبَهُ
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hadith 8872
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to remain moderate in his goals and reasonable in his quests.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَقْتَصِدَ في مَآرِبِهِ وَ يُجْمِلَ في مَطالِبِهِ
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hadith 8873
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to overcome his vain desire and possess intelligence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَغْلِبَ الهَوى وَ يَمْلِكَ النُّهى
Tags WisdomIntellect/Reason
hadith 8874
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to discover his own flaws [instead of dwelling on the flaws of others] and be moderate in what he seeks.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَقِفَ عَلى مَعائِبِهِ وَ يَقْتَصِدَ في مَطالِبِهِ
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