Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Soul and Holding It to Account

Volume 1 275 narrations
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In this chapter filtered by Guidance and Misguidance

hadith 9972
Imam Ali (AS) said, The misguidance of souls is between the impulses of lust and anger.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ضَلالُ النُّفُوسِ بَيْنَ دَواعِي الشَّهْوَةِ وَ الغَضَبِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)AngerGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 10000
Imam Ali (AS) said, The guidance of the soul is in opposing it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في خِلافِ النَّفْسِ رُشْدُها
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10001
Imam Ali (AS) said, The misguidance of the soul is in obedience to it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في طاعَةِ النَّفْسِ غَيُّها
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10081
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who leaves his [carnal] soul free [to do as it wills] will be taken by it to the paths of darkness [and evil].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَخَّصَ لِنَفْسِهِ ذَهَبَتْ بِهِ في مَذاهِبِ الظُّلْمَةِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10086
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who does not know himself is distanced from the path of salvation and stumbles in misguidance and ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ نَفْسَهُ بَعُدَ عَنْ سَبيلِ النَّجاةِ وَ خَبَطَ فيِ الضَّلالِ وَالجَهالاتِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10118
Imam Ali (AS) said, The ardent desire of the soul for [forbidden] pleasures misguides and destroys.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وُلُوعُ النَّفْسِ بِاللَّذّاتِ يُغْوي وَ يُرْدي
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10125
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not defy your soul when it guides you to the right path.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَعْصِ نَفْسَكَ إذا هِيَ أرْشَدَتْكَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance