Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Vain Desire

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hadith 10858
Imam Ali (AS) said, Overcome your vain desires and flee from them, for indeed if they capture you they will take you into the farthest depths of destruction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِغْلِبُوا أهْوائَكُمْ وَ هارِبُوها فَإنَّها إنْ تُقَيِّدْكُمْ تُورِدْكُمْ مِنَ الهَلَكَةِ أبْعَدَ غايَة
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hadith 10859
Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of allowing vain desire to gain control over you for indeed its beginning is temptation and its end is tribulation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكُمْ وَ تَمَكُّنَ الهَوى مِنْكُمْ فَإنَّ أوَّلَهُ فِتْنَةٌ وَ آخِرَهُ مِحْنَةٌ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10860
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed, the thing I fear most for you is [the result of your] following vain desires and having lengthy aspirations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلا وَ إنَّ أخْوَفَ ما أخافُ عَلَيْكُمْ اِتِّباعُ الهَوى وَ طُولُ الأمَلِ
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hadith 10861
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire destroys.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى يُرْدي
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hadith 10862
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desires are passions of youth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى صَبْوَةٌ
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hadith 10863
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the enemy of reason.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى عَدُوُّ العَقْلِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10864
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the bane of the intellects.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى آفَةُ الألْبابِ
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hadith 10865
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is an obeyed enemy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى عَدُوٌّ مَتْبُوعٌ
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hadith 10866
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily if you follow your vain desire, it will make you deaf and blind, ruin your place of [final] return and destroy you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكَ إنْ أطَعْتَ هَواكَ أصَمَّكَ وَ أعْماكَ وَ أفْسَدَ مُنْقَلَبَكَ وَأرْداكَ
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hadith 10867
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily if you allow vain desire rule over you, it will deafen you, blind you and destroy you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكُمْ إنْ أمَّرْتُمْ عَلَيْكُمُ الهَوى أصَمَّكُمْ وَ أعْماكُمْ وَأرْداكُمْ
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hadith 10868
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of the intellect is vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ العَقْلِ اَلْهَوى
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hadith 10869
Imam Ali (AS) said, When your vain desires overcome you, they drag you into places of destruction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أهْوائُكُمْ أوْرَدَتْكُمْ مَوارِدَ الهَلَكَةِ
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hadith 10870
Imam Ali (AS) said, Oppose vain desire and you will be safe; turn away from this world and you will benefit.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خالِفِ الهَوى تَسْلَمْ وَ أعْرِضْ عَنِ الدُّنْيا تَغْنَمْ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Asceticism
hadith 10871
Imam Ali (AS) said, May Allah have mercy upon the person who fights his vain desire and breaks loose from the entanglements of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَحِمَ اللّهُ امْرَءاً غالَبَ الهَوى وَ أفْلَتَ مِنْ حَبائِلِ الدُّنْيا
Tags Soul (Nafs)Asceticism
hadith 10872
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cornerstone of religion is opposing vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَأْسُ الدّينِ مُخالَفَةُ الهَوى
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hadith 10873
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cornerstone of reason is struggling against vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَأْسُ العَقْلِ مُجاهَدَةُ الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10874
Imam Ali (AS) said, Deterring [the self from] vain desire is a trait of the intelligent ones.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَدْعُ الهَوى شيمَةُ العُقَلاءِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10875
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cause of corruption of the intellect is vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبَبُ فَسادِ العَقْلِ اَلهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10876
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cause of corruption of faith is vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبَبُ فَسادِ الدّينِ اَلْهَوى
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hadith 10877
Imam Ali (AS) said, Counter vain desire with the reason.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ضادُّوا الهَوى بِالعَقْلِ
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hadith 10878
Imam Ali (AS) said, Blessed is the one who endures [the temptations of] his vain desire, rejects his [false] aspiration, hits the target and acquires recompense.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طُوبى لِمَنْ كابَدَ هَواهُ وَ كَذَّبَ مُناهُ وَرَمى غَرَضاً وَ أحْرَزَ عِوَضاً
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hadith 10879
Imam Ali (AS) said, Yielding to vain desire corrupts the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طاعَةُ الهَوى تُفْسِدُ العَقْلَ
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hadith 10880
Imam Ali (AS) said, Submitting to vain desire causes ruin.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طاعَةُ الهَوى تُرْدي
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hadith 10881
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is victorious over the one who is led by his lust.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ظَفِرَ الهَوى بِمَنِ انْقادَ لِشَهْوَتِهِ
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hadith 10882
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who overcomes his vain desire is victorious in attaining the Paradise of the [everlasting] Abode.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ظَفِرَ بِجَنَّةِ المَأْوى مَنْ غَلَبَ الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Paradise
hadith 10883
Imam Ali (AS) said, The delusions of vain desire beguile.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غُرُورُ الهَوى يَخْدَعُ
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hadith 10884
Imam Ali (AS) said, Being overcome by vain desire corrupts [ones] faith and reason.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غَلَبَةُ الهَوى تُفْسِدُ الدّينَ وَالعَقْلَ
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hadith 10885
Imam Ali (AS) said, Combat vain desire just as an adversary would combat his adversary, and battle it the way an enemy would battle his enemy, [if successful] you may gain mastery over it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غالِبِ الهَوى مُغالَبَةَ الخَصْمِ خَصْمَهُ وَ حارِبْهُ مُحارَبَةَ العَدُوِّ عَدُوَّهُ لَعَلَّكَ تَمْلِكْهُ
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hadith 10886
Imam Ali (AS) said, In succumbing to vain desire there is every [form of] deviation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في طاعَةِ الهَوى كُلُّ الغَوايَةِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10887
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who overcomes his vain desire and controls the urges of his [carnal] soul is successful.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : فازَ مَنْ غَلَبَ هَواهُ وَ مَلَكَ دَواعِيَ نَفْسِهِ
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hadith 10888
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed the one who is deceived by the temptations of [his] vain desire has gone astray.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَدْ ضَلَّ مَنِ انْخَدَعَ لِدَواعِى الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10889
Imam Ali (AS) said, Combat your vain desire with your intellect and you will acquire right guidance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قاتِلْ هَواكَ بِعَقْلِكَ تَمْلِكْ رُشْدَكَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10890
Imam Ali (AS) said, Combat your vain desire with your knowledge and your anger with your forbearance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قاتِلْ هَواكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَ غَضَبَكَ بِحِلْمِكَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Anger
hadith 10891
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be a conqueror of your vain desire and a seeker of your salvation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ لِهَواكَ غالِباً وَ لِنَجاتِكَ طالِباً
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hadith 10892
Imam Ali (AS) said, If vain desire were to be lifted, the insincere person would despise [and feel ashamed of] his [own] action.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوِ ارْتَفَعَ الهَوى لأَنِفَ غَيْرُ المُخْلصِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Sincerity
hadith 10893
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is controlled by his vain desire goes astray.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ مَلَكَهُ هَواهُ ضَلَّ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10894
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever yields to his vain desire is destroyed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أطاعَ هَواهُ هَلَكَ
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hadith 10895
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever overcomes his vain desire is honoured.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ يَغْلِبُ هَواهُ يَعِزَّ
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hadith 10896
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever controls his vain desire acquires intelligence [and wisdom].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ مَلَكَ هَواهُ مَلَكَ النُّهى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10897
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever agrees with his vain desire opposes his rectitude [and reason].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ وافَقَ هَواهُ خالَفَ رُشْدَهُ
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hadith 10898
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose vain desire is strong, his resolve becomes weak.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ قَوِيَ هَواهُ ضَعُفَ عَزْمُهُ
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hadith 10899
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever embarks on his vain desire slips.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَكِبَ هَواهُ زَلَّ
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hadith 10900
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever follows his vain desire destroys himself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ أرْدى نَفْسَهُ
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hadith 10901
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever opposes his vain desire has followed [the path of] knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ خالَفَ هَواهُ أطاعَ الْعِلْمَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Wisdom
hadith 10902
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who proceeds with vain desire falls into destruction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ جَرى مَعَ الهَوى عَثَرَ بِالرَّدى
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hadith 10903
Imam Ali (AS) said, With vain desire there is no [reason and] intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاعَقْلَ مَعَ هَوىً
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10904
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever embarks on vain desire is afflicted by blindness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَكِبَ الهَوى أدْرَكَ العَمى
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hadith 10905
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no faith with vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لادينَ مَعَ هَوىً
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hadith 10906
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever yields to his vain desire has sold his Hereafter for his worldly life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أطاعَ هَواهُ باعَ آخِرَتَهُ بِدُنْياهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Wealth/Materialism
hadith 10907
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose vain desire overpowers his intellect is overcome by disgrace.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ غَلَبَ هَواهُ عَلى عَقْلِهِ ظَهَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ الفَضائِحُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10908
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever wishes to attain lofty stations should overcome his vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أحَبَّ نَيْلَ الدَّرَجاتِ العُلى فَلْيَغْلِبِ الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10909
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is controlled by vain desire does not accept the advice of any sincere adviser.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ مَلَكَهُ الهَوى لَمْ يَقْبَلْ مِنْ نَصُوح نُصُحاً
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10910
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose actions are free from vain desire, his effect [and result] is good in every matter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَرِيَ عَنِ الهَوى عَمَلُهُ حَسُنَ أثَرُهُ في كُلِّ أمْر
Tags Soul (Nafs)Good Deeds
hadith 10911
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever follows his vain desire, it blinds him, deafens him, humiliates him and misguides him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ أعْماهُ وَ أصَمَّهُ وَ أذَلَّهُ وَ أضَلَّهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10912
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever is led by his vain desire, Satan prevails upon him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اسْتَقادَهُ هَواهُ اِسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْطانُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Satan/Iblis
hadith 10913
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever looks with the eye of his vain desire falls into temptation and wrongdoing, and deviates and turns away from the clear open path.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ نَظَرَ بِعَيْنِ هَواهُ اِفْتَتَنَ وَ جارَ وَ عَنْ نَهْجِ السَّبيلِ زاغَ وَحارَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10914
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing opposes reason like vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما ضادَّ العَقْلَ كَالهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10915
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing destroys religion like vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أهْلَكَ الدّينَ كَالهَوى
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hadith 10916
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a riding mount that throws down its rider.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَرْكَبُ الهَوى مَرْكَبٌ مُرْد
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10917
Imam Ali (AS) said, Opposing vain desire is a cure for the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُخالَفَةُ الهَوى شِفاءُ العَقْلِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10918
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who is overpowered by vain desire is always wretched and forever enslaved.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَغْلُوبُ الهَوى دائِمُ الشَّقاءِ مُؤَبَّدُ الرِّقِّ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10919
Imam Ali (AS) said, He is drawing in large buckets [from the well] of his vain desire and exerting a lot of efforts for his worldly life.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ماتِحاً في عَرْبِ هَواهُ كادِحاً سَعْياً لِدُنْياهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Wealth/Materialism
hadith 10920
Imam Ali (AS) said, Following vain desire is indeed a good aide to Satan.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ عَوْنُ الشَّيْطانِ اِتِّباعُ الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Satan/Iblis
hadith 10921
Imam Ali (AS) said, Ruined is the one who is led astray by vain desire and pulled by Satan towards the path of blindness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلَكَ مَنْ أضَلَّهُ الهَوى وَ اسْتَقادَهُ الشَّيْطانُ إلى سَبيلِ العَمى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Satan/IblisGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 10922
Imam Ali (AS) said, Your vain desire is a greater enemy towards you than all [other] enemies, so overpower it otherwise it will destroy you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَواكَ أعْدى عَلَيْكَ مِنْ كُلِّ عَدُوّ فَأغْلِبْهُ وَ إلاّ أهْلَكَكَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Enemies/Hostility
hadith 10923
Imam Ali (AS) said, Never let your vain desire relegate your knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايُبْعِدَنَّ هَواكَ عِلْمَكَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10924
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not follow [your] vain desire, for whoever follows his vain desire becomes disconcerted.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَتَّبِعِ الهَوى فَمَنْ تَبِعَ هَواهُ اِرْتَبَكَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10925
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not incline towards your ignorant people (or your ignorance) and do not follow your vain desires, for indeed the one who alights at this stop is on the brink of a collapsing bank.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَرْكَنُوا إلى جُهّالِكُمْ (جِهالَتِكُمْ) وَ لاتَنْقادُوا لأهْوائِكُمْ فَإنَّ النّازِلَ بِهذا المَنْزِلِ عَلى شَفا جُرُف هار
Tags Soul (Nafs)Guidance and Misguidance
hadith 10926
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the greater of the two enemies.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى أعْظَمُ العَدُوَّيْنِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Enemies/Hostility
hadith 10927
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a worshipped deity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى إلهٌ مَعْبُودٌ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Polytheism/Idolatry
hadith 10928
Imam Ali (AS) said, Because of succumbing to vain desire and misguidance, [only a] few will be saved from hellfire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاجُونَ مِنَ النّارِ قَلِيلٌ لِغَلَبَةِ الهَوى وَ الضَّلالِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)HellfireGuidance and Misguidance
hadith 10929
Imam Ali (AS) said, Control your vain desire and be stingy with yourself [by keeping away] from those things that are forbidden for you, for indeed being stingy with oneself is the essence of honour.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِمْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ هَواكَ وَ شُحَّ بِنَفْسِكَ عَمّا لايَحِلُّ لَكَ فَإنَّ الشُّحَّ بِالنَّفْسِ حَقيقَةُ الكَرَمِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Greed/Stinginess
hadith 10930
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be cautious of the vain desire that pulls the souls down, dropping them [to the lowest levels], and causes them to become more distanced from [the place of] success [and prosperity].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِحْذَرُوا هَوىً هَوى بِالأَنْفُسِ هُوِيّاً وَ أبْعَدَها عَنْهُ قَرارَةَ الفَوْزِ قَصِيّاً
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10931
Imam Ali (AS) said, The smallest vain desire can corrupt the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسيرُ الهَوى يُفْسِدُ العَقْلَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10932
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no damage [and loss] greater than [what is brought about by] vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَلَفَ أعْظَمُ مِنَ الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10933
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most destructive thing is vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أهْلَكُ شَيْء الهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10934
Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware of yielding to vain desire, for indeed it leads [one] towards every [form of] tribulation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ طاعَةَ الهَوى فَإنَّهُ يَقُودُ إلى كُلِّ مِحْنَة
Tags Soul (Nafs)Trials and Afflictions
hadith 10935
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of people is one who struggles against his vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ جاهَدَ هَواهُ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10936
Imam Ali (AS) said, The beginning of vain desire is temptation and its end is tribulation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أوَّلُ الهَوى فِتْنَةٌ وَ آخِرُهُ مِحْنَةٌ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Trials and Afflictions
hadith 10937
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the partner of blindness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى شَريكُ العَمى
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10938
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a hidden ailment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى داءٌ دَفينٌ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10939
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a bane of the intellects.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى آفَةُ الألْبابِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10940
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a pernicious associate.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى قَرينٌ مُهْلِكٌ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10941
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the opposite of reason.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى ضِدُّ العَقْلِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Intellect/Reason
hadith 10942
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the foundation of tribulations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى أُسُّ المِحَنِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Trials and Afflictions
hadith 10943
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is the riding mount of temptations.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى مَطِيَّةُ الفِتَنِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10944
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a [cause of ones] fall to the lowest of the low.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى هَوِيٌّ إلى أسْفَلِ سافِلينَ
Tags Soul (Nafs)
hadith 10945
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not be a slave to vain desires and coveted objects.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَكُونُوا عَبيدَ الأهْواءِ وَ المَطامِعِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)Greed/Stinginess
hadith 10946
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no enemy like vain desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاعَدُوَّ كَالهَوى
Tags Soul (Nafs)Enemies/Hostility
hadith 10947
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vain desire is a riding mount of temptation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْهَوى مَطِيَّةُ الْفِتْنَةِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)