Righteous Sayings of Ali and Abu Bakr...8th century rulers of the Islamic world

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 Sayings of Ali
His Sayings
 

Ali was an embodiment of knowledge and wisdom. Some of the sayings of Ali that breathe wisdom and have attained the dimensions of aphorisms are on record. Some of these are quoted hereunder:

 Fear God and you will have no cause to fear any one.   
 Resignation to the Will of God is the cure of the disease of the heart.   
 The word of God is the medicine of the heart.   
 Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.   
 The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.   
 Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world.   
 Opportunity is swift of flight but slow to return.   
 Pride, cowardice, and miserliness are bad for me but good for women.   
 The most happy is he to whom God has given a good wife.   
 He who knows himself knows God.   
 Do not soil your conscience for anything but heaven   
 The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.   
 To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights.   
 The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self.   
 Wealth and greed are the roots of all evils.   
 Riches without faith are the greatest poverty.   
 A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.   
 Knowledge enlivens the soul.   
 The learned lives, although he dies.   
 The sum total of excellence is knowledge.   
 To respect the learned is to respect God.   
 Generosity hides shortcomings.   
 The wealth of a miser is as useless as a pebble.   
 Desire is one's most inveterate enemy.   
 Those who walk on the surface of the earth shall one day be interred in it.   
 Every breath of man brings him nearer to death.   
 People are asleep as long as they are alive, they are awakened when they die.   
 Patience is the fruit of faith.   
 Virtue never dies.   
 A man's glory from his virtue is greater than the glory of his pedigree.   
 No shelter is safer than piety.   
 A man's behavior is the index of his mind.   
 Courtesy costs nothing but buys everything.   
 Clemency graces power.   
 Jealousy devours virtue as fire devours fuel   
 He that lends a listening ear to reproach is one of those that deserve reproach.   
 Forgiveness is she crown of greatness.   
 Carnal appetites are nets spread by the devil.   
 Every arrow does not hit the mark, nor every prayer granted.   
 Ostentatiousness spoils prayers.   
 Fear none but your sins.   
 He who praises you murders you.   
 A man who praises himself displays his deficiency of intellect.   
 Honor your parents and your sons will honor you.   
 A man is hid under his tongue.   
 The tongue of a wise man lies behind his heart.   
 The tongue pierces deeper than the spear.   
 He who purifies his heart from doubt is a believer.   
 The opinion of a wise man is an oracle.   
 To seek counsel is to go to the fountain of guidance.   
 Association with a fool is tyrannical to the soul.   
 God hastens the fall of tyrants.   
 Tyranny leads to moral cowardice.   
 A tyrant's success is his moral defeat.   
 It is better to die than to beg.   
 When a man begs he loses his faith.   
 Hajj is the Jihad of every believer in faith.   
 A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.   
 Silence is the best reply to a fool.   
 The best speech is one that is short and reasonable.   
 Speech is like a medicine, a small dose of which cures but an excess of which kills.   
 He that has no courage has no religion.   
 His grief is long whose hope is short.   
 The right of freedom of speech consists in speaking the truth.   
 Repentance washes away sins.   
 Folly is an incurable disease.   
 To assist the wrong is to oppress the right.   
 Sinning is a disease, repentance is its medicine, and abstinence from it a sure cure.   
 Sorrow makes a man old before his time.   
 Pride impedes progress and mars greatness.   
 To forgive is the crown of greatness.   
 He who understands humanity seeks solitude.   
 Right is the best argument.   
 Misrepresentation spoils narration.   
 As a man's wisdom increases, so his desire to speak decreases.   
 He who seeks to do justice with men, let him desire for them what he desires for himself.   
 The greatest sin is the sin that the sinner considers to be ordinary.   
 Contentment is the asset which is never exhausted.   
 Governments are a trial for men.   
 He who fights against the truth, the truth will defeat him.   
 Finding fault in others is one's greatest fault.   
 Haste is a species of madness.   
 Greed is perpetual enslavement.   
 He who does not know his own worth is doomed to destruction.   
 The best investment is one with which duties are performed.   
 Anger is a fire kindled, he who restrains anger extinguishes the fire; he who gives vent to it is the first to be consumed by such fire.   
 Jihad is the highway of prosperity.   
 None is more solitary than a miser.   
 Knowledge is the ornament of the rich, and the riches of the poor.   
 Knowledge is the sum total of excellence.   
 He who teaches you a letter binds you with a fetter of gratitude.   
 As long as we do not hope, we do not fret.   
 He who indulges in jokes and loose fall, loses a part of his wisdom.   
 Truth is bitter, but its result is sweet; falsehood appears to be sweet but it is poisonous in its effect.   
 Miserliness is the root of many evils.   
 Knowledge and practice are twins, and both go together. There is no knowledge without practice, and no practice without knowledge.   
 He who dissembles plays with his honor.   
 When God wants to humiliate a person He deprives him of knowledge.   
 When your power increases, decrease your desires accordingly.   
 He who listens to a backbiter loses a friend.   
 It is no justice to decide a case on mere conjecture.   
 He who does not know his own worth is deemed to ignominy.   
 He who practices thrift would never be in want.   
 He who does not know should not be ashamed to learn.   
 Patience is to faith, what head is to the body. When patience goes, faith goes, when head goes, the body goes.   
 The grace of God is the best guide.   
 A good disposition is the best companion.   
 Wisdom is the best friend.   
 Good breeding is the best inheritance.   
 There is nothing more hateful than pride.   
 Be among men like bee among birds.   
 Mix with the people with your tongue, but be separate from them in your deeds.   
 Be generous but do not be a spendthrift.   
 Do not run after the world, let the world run after you.   
 A wise man is he who does not despair of the bounty and mercy of God.   
 He who is aware of his own faults is oblivious of the faults of others.   
 What the eye sees the heart preserves.   
 The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.   
 Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive.   
 Do not have too many irons in the fire; concentrate on one thing at a time.   
 What you do not like for your self, do not like it for others.   
 Contentment is the treasure which is never exhausted.   
 The advice of old men is dearer than the bravery of young men.   
 That knowledge is superficial which is merely on the tongue. That knowledge is real which demonstrates itself in your practice.   
 Waste of time is one's greatest loss.   
 He who knows to keep his secret knows the way to success.   
 Foresight is the way to safety.   
 No relationship is stronger than the relationship that exists between man and God.   
 Enlighten the heart with prayers.   
 Strengthen your heart with faith.   
 Suppress all lust with piety.   
 Do not sell the Hereafter for the world.   
 Do not speak in a state of ignorance.   
 Refrain from unnecessary talk.   
 Do not tread the path from which you can apprehend the danger of running astray.   
 In the affairs of God, do not be afraid of the accusations of the evil mongers.   
 In all that you do seek the protection of God.   
 Do not covet what is undesirable.   
 If you seek the truth neither stray from the right path, nor be assailed by doubts.   
 Do not become a slave of your desires.   
 That wealth is no wealth which brings dishonor.   
 Whatever harm accrues of silence can be remedied but whatever harm is done because of speech cannot be remedied.   
 It is better to restrain your desires than to stretch your hand before others.   
 A little that is earned because of honest labor is better than a larger amount gained through dishonest means.   
 Guard well your secret.   
 He who seeks more than what is necessary indulges in error.   
 To oppress the weak is the worst tyranny.   
 Do not bank on false hopes for that is the capital of the dead.   
 A wise man takes a lesson even from a minor lapse.   
 Overpower desires and suspicions by patience and faith.   
 He who does not take the middle course strays.   
 A stranger is he who has no friends.   
 When hopes are frustrated despair becomes the way of life.   
 He who trusts the world, the world betrays him
 

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Greatness
About greatness, Abu Bakr said:
   Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.
   There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
Good actions
About good actions, Abu Bakr said:
   Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.
   Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
   If you expect the blessings of God, be good to His people.
   Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
Death
About death, he said:
   Have an earnestness for death and you will have life.
   Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.
Knowledge
About knowledge, he said:
   The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.
   Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.
   Knowledge is the life of the mind.
   When a noble man learns knowledge he becomes humble, [whereas] when an ignoble person gains knowledge, he [becomes]  conceited.
   When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly. [But] when knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
Advice
In the matter of advice, he said:
   When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.
   When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
   If anybody seeks your advice, offer right and sincere advice.
   He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.
Kindness
About kindness he said:
   If you expect the blessings of God, [then] be kind to His people.
   He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with  people with kindness.
   He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.
Self-control
About self-control he said, "If you want to control other people, first control yourself."
Patience and confidence
With regard to patience and confidence, he said: "Patience is half [the] faith, and confidence is full faith."
Society of evil persons
About the society of evil persons he held, "Solitude is better than the society of evil persons."
Honesty
About honesty he said, "The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty."
Treatment of Muslims
About the treatment of Muslims he said, "Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God."
Help and co-operation
About help and co-operation, he said:
   God blesses him who helps his brother.
   Co-operate with one another, and do not bare grudges of jealousy.
  Muslims should live like brothers.
   God helps those who fear Him'.
   Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
Jihad
About "Jihad", he said:
   The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
   Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.
   To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad.
Intentions
With regard to intentions, he said, "Intentions count in your actions".
Sadaqah [charity]
In the matter of the offering of "Sadaqah" he said, "When you offer any Sadaqah to a beggar, do it with humility and respect, for what you are
offering is an offer to Allah".
Mosques
With regard to mosques he said: "He who builds a mosque in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise."
Way of life
About the way of life he said, "Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path".
Prayers
With regard to prayers, he said, "He who prays  five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone."
Neighbours
About neighbours, he said, "You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people".
Appearance of things
About the outward appearance of things he said:
   Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
Love of God
About the love of God, and the love of the world, he said, "He who [has a taste for the] love of God can have no taste for the love of the world".
Becoming a Muslim
About becoming a Muslim, he said, "He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest".
Falsehood
About falsehood, he said "He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him".
Boasting
About boasting, he said, "He who boasts lowers himself".
Pride
About pride he said, "Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but but pride in the case of a poor man is worse".\
Elation
In the matter of elation, he said, "Do not get elated at any victory, for all such victory is subject to the will of God."
Avoidance of complaints
With regard to the avoidance of complaint he said, "He who avoids complaint invites happiness."
Attraction of the things of the world
About the attraction of the things of the  world, he said, "If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse."
He also said, "O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out".
Justice
About justice, he said: "In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes".
Deception and faithlessness
About deception and faithlessness he said, "Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy."
Measuring
About the use of [a] measure he said, "Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing".
Sin
About Sin, he said:
(1) It is good to repent from sin; [but] it is better to avoid [it].
(2) It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.
Evil
About evil he said "Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."
Dyeing [the] hair
In the case of hair dyeing he said, "Youth is not restored by the dyeing of your hair".
Early rising
About rising early, he said, "It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you."
Piety
About Piety he said: Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.
Truth and falsehood
About truth and falsehood he said, "Truth is a trust, [whereas] falsehood [is] treason."
Vain desires
About vain desires, he said, "Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger."
The best
Abu Bakr prayed, "O Lord, render the best of my life [at] its close, the best of my deeds as the last, and the best of my days the day of Your meeting." "O God verily I ask of You that which may be the best for me in the end. O God vouchsafe that the last good that You bestow upon me, is Your
approbation."
Deadly things
Abu Bakr said, "The most deadly of things are the two that are red, gold and saffron."
Reward of the believer
Abu Bakr said, "The true believer is rewarded in every thing, even in affliction."
Life of the world
About the life of the world, Abu Bakr said, "Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest. "
Condolence
While condoling the death of a [fellow]companion, Abu Bakr said to the bereaved family: "There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear than [than] that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened. "
Prayer for a dead man
When praying for a dead man. Abu Bakr said: "O God his people and his goods and his kindred have forsaken this servant of Yours. His sin was grievous, but You are Merciful and Compassionate."

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Similes of Ali
Similes of Ali
Ali had the peculiar skill to explain things by giving appropriate similes. In his various addresses and sermons we come across many instances of the brilliance of his expression in bringing home the truth through interesting examples. 

 

The world
He likened the world to a serpent which was outwardly very soft skinned but poisonous from within.

 

Falsehood
Ali held that like toe feathers of a peacock, falsehood might look very attractive, but was as ugly as the feet of the peacock. Falsehood has no legs to stand upon. 

 

The unbelievers
Ali compared the unbelievers to a bat which can see when it is dark, but which is blind and cannot see anything when it is daylight. 

 

The tree and the fruit
When after the death of the Holy Prophet, the Quraish based their claim to the caliphate on the ground that they belonged to the same tree as the Holy Prophet, Ali said, "It is strange that they look to the tree, but neglect its fruit". 

 

The people of Basra
When the people of Basra who had originally taken the oath of allegiance to him, but later chose to fight against him, Ali said that these people were near the water but far from the sky. 

 

People of the age of ignorance
Referring to the people of the age of ignorance in the pre-Islamic era, Ali said that they were like an egg which is broken in the nest. 

 

The people of Kufa
Addressing the people of Kufa, Ali said: "When I invite you to fight, your eyes begin to move in your sockets as if you are in the agony of death. You are like the camels whose herdsmen have disappeared, and when these animals are collected on one side, they scatter on the other side". 

 

Mughira b Shu'aba
Mughira was regarded by the Quraish as a wise man. When Mughira favored Muawiyah, Ali said, "Mughira has profited from Islam only to the extent seeking worldly end. He is oblivious of the Hereafter". 

 

The people who run after the world
About the people who run after the world, Ali said: "Those people who run after the world are like beasts who fall at one another, with the strong oppressing the week. 

 

The people who are not deceived by the world
About the people who are not deceived by the world Ali said, "Those who have understood the deceptive character of the world do not feel distressed on death. They are like the people who migrate from a famine-struck land to a land of plenty." 

 

Ali's complaint against the Umayyads
During the caliphate of Othman, Ali had a complaint that the Umayyads were withholding from him what was due to him. He said, "The Umayyads are withholding what is due to me as the camel man, when milking the she camel, withholds the milk from the young one of the camel." 

 

Falsehood of Muawiyah
Referring to the falsehood of Muawiyah, Ali said, that falsehood had appeared in his cave as the horns on the head of a young goat. 

 

Shedding of Sins through prayer
In a sermon Ali said that through prayer the sins of a man are shed as a tree sheds its leaves.

 

Cleanliness and prayers
In another sermon, Ali said: "Prayer is like a hot spring of water which flows at your door, and provides you the wherewithal for cleanliness." 

 

Crumbs after the meals
In a sermon, Ali said that the world had run its cause, and nothing had been left of it except the crumbs after the meals. 

 

Heart of the people
In an address, Ali compared the people who did not respond to his call to a camel who ran away from the herd shrieking with the pain of a stomachache.

 

Ignorant persons
In a sermon Ali prayed for the heart of the people to melt at the mention of the Word of God as salt dissolves in the water. 

 

Ashas b Qais
Ali said that among his companions Ashas b Qais was what Abdullah b Abi Sahi was in the time of the Holy Prophet.

 

Patience and faith
Ali held that patience and faith bear the same relation as in the case of a human being the head bears to the body. There can be no body without a head, and there can be no faith without patience.

 

Disease and sins
Ali held that disease sheds sins as the trees shed the dead leaves. 

 

Death of the virtuous
Ali compared the death of the virtuous to the migration journey of the people from a famine-struck land to a land of plenty.

 

Days of life
Ali held that the days of life pass as the passing of clouds on the sky.

 

Devotion to the world
Ali held that those who are devoted to the world are like barking dogs and ferocious animals that fall at one another, and the strong devour the weak.

 

Seekers of the world
Ali compared the men seeking the world to camels which are let loose and which roam about causing mischief.

 

Virtue of silence
Ali advocated the virtue of silence by advancing the simile that water can be preserved in a water skin only when its mouth is tied.

 

Thirsty camels on a water pond
When the people flocked to him and urged him to accept their allegiance, Ali compared them to thirsty camels that flock to the water pond when their strings are untied.

 

The caliphate of Umar
When Abu Bakr died, and still ignoring his claims, Umar became the Caliph. Ali held that the second Caliph was like a person riding a camel whose rein if tightened would injure the camel, and if loosened would endanger the rider.

 

Umayyad use of the Baitul Mal
Referring to the appropriation of the funds of the Baitul Mal by the Umayyads for personal ends during the caliphate of Othman, Ali held that they ate away the public funds, as the camel eats away the grass.

 

Withholding the milk of the she camel from its young one
Ali had the complaint that during the caliphate of Othman, the Umayyads withheld from him what was his right line the camelman who, while milking the she camel, withholds its milk from its young one.

 

Handle of the grinding stone
When Abu Bakr became the Caliph, Ali held that Abu Bakr had assumed the mantle of the caliphate forcibly while he knew that he (Ali) was as essential for the caliphate as the handle is necessary for moving the grinding stone.

 

The simile of a sinner
Ali held that a sinner is like a person riding on an animal over which he has no control, and which is running fast to hurl him into precipice.

 

Drops of rain
Ali held that the injunctions of God descend like the drops of rain.

 

The summer clouds
When the people of Kufa did not respond to the call of Ali to rise to meet the challenge of Muawiyah, Ali said that he longed for warriors who in their action and speed should be like the summer clouds.

 

Goat and the lion
Addressing the people of Kufa, Ali said, "I want you to tread the path of the truth, but you run from it as the goat runs away on hearing the roar of a lion."

 

Taking the thorn out of the foot with a thorn
On another occasion Ali said that the people of Kufa were like a person who picked out the thorn from his foot with a thorn.

 

Solution of the salt in water
With reference to the people of Kufa, Ali prayed: "O God melt their hearts as the salt is dissolved in the water."

 

Bull with crooked horns
When Talha defected after taking the oath of allegiance to him, Ali likened Talha to a bull with crooked horns.

 

Shaking of Plants
Referring to the piety of the companions of the Holy Prophet, Ali said that they shuddered at the mention of the hereafter as the plants shake when a strong wind blow.

 

Pregnant women separated from the child
Addressing the people of Kufa, Ali said that they were not dependable and they were likely to leave him, as the pregnant women on childbirth is separated from the child bred in her womb.

 

Household of the Holy Prophet
Ali said that the simple of the household of the Holy Prophet was like stars which of one star sets another star rises.

 

Foaming waves of the Holy Prophet
While addressing Othman, Ali said that treason was likely to wage like the foaming waves of the sea.

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