| If it were so, there would have been no question of reward or chastisement and there would have been no sense in Allah's promises or warnings | Therefore, make use of good opportunities |
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| Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said to one of his companions during his sickness: May Allah make your illness a means for writing off your sins, because there is no reward for sickness but that it erases sins and makes them fall like dried leaves | Sahl ibn Hunayf al-Ansari died at Kufah after his return from the battle of Siffin and he was very much loved by Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him |
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Fulfilment of others' needs becomes a lasting virtue in three ways:-- regarding it small so that it attains bigness, concealing it so that it may manifest itself, and doing it quickly so that it becomes pleasant.
10| The person who teaches and instructs his own self is more entitled to esteem then he who teaches and instructs others | Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The worth of a man is according to his courage, his truthfulness is according to his balance of temper, his valour is according to his self-respect and his chasteness is according to his sense of shame |
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| Once Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, was proceeding towards Syria when the countrymen of a1-Anbar met him | Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Whoever prolongs his desire ruins his actions |