Factors that Elicit Honor

O David, verily … I have placed Honor in My obedience whilst they seek it in servitude to the ruler and do not find it therefore.

Luqman (AS) said to his son, exhorting him, ‘If you want to attract Honor in this world, then cut off your greed of drawing advantage from what other people have in their possession; for verily the prophets and the veracious ones achieved what they did by cutting off their greed.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no Honor higher than piety.

Imam Ali (AS) said in his intimate supplication, ‘My God, it is Honor enough for me that I am Your servant, and it is a source of pride for me that You are my Lord.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Know that verily the one who treats people fairly in spite of himself is only increased by Allah in Honor.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be content and you will attain Honor.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Giving up all hope of benefit from what people possess is an Honor for a believer in his religion.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There are three things through which Allah only increases the Muslim in Honor: his pardon of one who has wronged him, his giving one who has deprived him, and his reconciliation with one who has cut him off.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who wishes for Honor without noble lineage, wealth without riches and dignity without rulership should remove himself from the disgrace of Allahs disobedience to the Honor of His obedience.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Every single servant who swallows his anger is increased in Honor by Allah, Mighty and Exalted, in this world and in the Hereafter.

Imam al-Aaskari (AS) said, ‘No sooner does an Honorable man abandon the truth than he is abased, and no sooner does a disgraced man adopt it than he is Honored.