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Golden Sayings & Speeches of Hazrat Imam Hadi Ali Naqi a.s.

1. Allah has lands upon earth He loves it that he is prayed & supplicated in those lands (Karbala) & whosoever prays & supplicates over there He grants it.( The Hayer of Imam Hussian a.s is one of those). [Tuhful Aqool P-482]

2. Abul Hashem al-Jafferi narrates that one day he went to the Imam to see him and to be in his service when the Imam addressed him in Hind (Sanskrit language) and I could not understand a word of it. He took up a pebble lying near his feet and then threw it towards me and said, "Abul Hashem, keep it in your mouth". I took it in my mouth and started sucking it for a while, and when I took leave of the Imam (A.H.S.) I could speak in 73 languages, Hind being one of them! !" [From the book "Mukhtar al-Kharaij wal Jaraih", page 237]

3. There is a narration from Saleh ibn Saeed, who says he was once in the company of the Imam (A.H.S.) and said, "O my Moula, these people want to harass you and extinguish the light of Allah (you) and so they have deliberately lodged you with the poor and the pauper in the Caraven-serai, to belittle you!

4. " The Imam (A.H.S.) said, "O ibn-Sayeed, do not be upset and perturbed; you do not know us truly" and saying this, the Imam pointed out with his hand and said, "Look there", and when I lifted up my gaze, behold! I saw lush green gardens, with Angels and Houris walking gently through them, birds chirping on the branches, gazelles and deer playfully romping around and streams of sweet water rippling by ! I was amazed and dazzled by what I saw. The Imam (A.H.S.) said, "This is from Allah for me". [From the book, Basaaer Ul-Darajaat, page 406]

Seeing this, Imam Ali an-Naqi (A.H.S.) cast a wrathful glance on the pillow on which there was a picture of a lion and upon which this Indian magician was reclining and resting; he slapped on the pillow and addressed the lion, "What are you looking at, eat up this magician"! As if the lion was waiting for a command from the Imam (A.H.S.) that it immediately pounced upon the magician and within a matter of seconds, it ate and gobbled him up and then went back to its original shape of a picture!! All the people gathered there were completely spellbound and a deathly silence prevailed.

The Imam (A.H.S.) got up to go when Mutawakkil came begging for the magician to be restored back to life.

The Imam (A.H.S.) turned around and said, "You shall never get him back, you tried to impose an enemy of Allah upon Allah's friends"; saying this the Imam (A.H.S.) left." [This has been taken from the book Mukhtar al-Kharaij wal Jaraih, p.210.]

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When the son of Ali and Fatima (S.A.H.) walked out coolly, Mutawakkil went to him and sheepishly grinned and said, "O Abul Hassan, I did not mean to harm you but only ascertain what you had told". When the Masoom came near the ladder to climb out, the lions came once again to him and started rubbing their snouts with the helm of his robe; he smiled softly at them and asked them to go back and they all went back to their place.

He then told the gathering to send the woman down into the enclosure to make certain she is from the progeny of the Bibi Fatima (S.A.H.) at which, the woman started shouting and making a hue and cry and said, "I am not what I had claimed to be, do not put me to the lions." She kept weeping and crying and imploring, but Mutawakkil, his pride totally mingled in dust and his power and authority all reduced to ashes, turned a deaf ear to her and she was ultimately thrown into the enclosure and the lions pounced upon her and she was completely eaten away!!

This narration has been recorded in Tabresi's book, A'alaam-ul-Wara and also in the book Ma'aani-ul-Akhbar and has been narrated by Saqar ibn Dalaf of Kharq who says, he went one day to see the Imam-e-Masoom (A.H.S.) who was then imprisoned by Mutawakkil.

Addressing the Imam, he said, "O my Master, my Lord, I have been narrated a saying of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) which I have not understood." The Imam asked him to say the saying, upon which, Saqar relates, "The Holy Prophet said, "Do not have animosity for "DAYS", for they will be enemy to you"! What is the meaning of this saying?"

The Imam (A.H.S.) replied, "DAYS" here refers to US, the Masoomeens! Since the times the Earth and the Sky have been made, Saturday refers to the Holy Prophet, Sunday is an indication to Ameer al-Mo'mineen (A.H.S.), Monday is referring to Hasan and Husain (A.H.S.), Tuesday means Ali s/o Husain, Mohammed s/o Ali, and Ja'far s/o Mohammed (A.H.S.), Wednesday stands for Moosa s/o Ja'far, Ali s/o Moosa, Mohammed s/o Ali and myself (A.H.S.), Thursday is for my son Hasan (A.H.S.) and Friday means my son's son whose followers shall gather with him and he will be the One who will fill the Earth with justice and equality as it will have been filled with tyranny and oppression! This is the meaning of "DAYS"; do not bear grudge and ill-will against them and do not be hostile towards them, for then, they shall be your enemy on the Day of Judgment."

Yahya ibn Akhtam was Chief Justice during the reign of Ma'moon, the Abbasi Caliph who poisoned the eighth Imam Ali al-Reza (A.H.S.); he had some doubts and needed some clarifications for them. He wrote all of them on a piece of paper and asked the Tenth Imam (A.H.S.) to clear them. One of his doubts was regarding Verse 27 from the Chapter Luqman: "And if it were that all the trees in the Earth be pens, and the sees added to seven (more) seas be ink, (yet) will exhaust not the words of Allah ! Verily Allah is All Mighty, All Wise"; ("words" here refer to Creation as well as Legislation, vide Agha Pooya).
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The Imam-e-Masoom (A.H.S.) says, "Those seven springs [that gurgled out during the time of Prophet Noah's (A.H.S.) deluge too,] are , 1) Spring of Kibreet, 2) Spring of Yemen, 3) Spring of Barhoot, 4) Spring of Tabriya, 5) Spring of Hamma, 6) Spring of Africa, and 7) Spring of Baahooran and the "words" here refers to WE Masoomeens whose virtues and greatness cannot be enumerated or can be gauged even if, as the verse expostulates, all the trees become pens and all the oceans together with these seven springs, become ink !!

The Masoom Imam (A.H.S.) declared, "My flesh and blood has never been polluted with wine". He said, "Well, if you do not drink wine, then atleast recite some poetry", to which the Imam replied solemnly, "I remember very few verses". Mutawakkil then forced him to recite some of those verses upon which the Masoom Imam (A.H.S.) recited a few verses, the gyst of which was: "There were some people who were so exalted that spent their nights on mountain-tops, yet those mountain-tops were never of any benefit to them; and after this regal and royal pomp they fell down so low that they reached the abyss of their graves!"
"And what a horrible place it is; when they were buried, there was a Voice announcing,

"Whither has gone thine jewellery and thine crown, thine robes?

Whither have gone those beautiful charming faces for which hung curtains and veils?

And their grave would reply on their behalf,

"Worms and insects are now crawling on their faces; they ate and drank for a long period, and now in return, they are being eaten!"
Hearing these verses, Mutawakkil's tears flowed and he cried so profusely that his beard got wet from his tears, and the entire audience was weeping and crying. He gave the Mosoom Imam (A.H.S.) 4000 Dinars and bade him good-bye with great respect and regard.
There is no security from the evil of the one who is disregarded & humiliated in his own eyes. [Tuhful Aqool P-483]
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The world is market, a community reaps benefit in it & there is an other one which faces loss. [Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-368]
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The one who is pleased with himself: (his own state & condition) those displeased & angry with him shall get abundant in number. [Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-368]
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Poverty & adversity is the cause of getting the soul’s rebellion & revolt & the gravity of dismay. [Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-368]
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Better than the good deed is the one who performs it. And more beautiful than the beauty (of speech) is the sayer of it (decent words). And superior to the knowledge is it’s bearer & carrier. And worse than the evil is it’s attracter. And more horrible than the horror is the one who rides it. (Ayan u Shia Vol-2,(modern print) P-39)
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Allah can not be defined & described except with what He has defined himself. And how can that one (Allah) be defined wits are unable from the perception of whome & the imagination & fancy are short of finding him. And the memories of mind are unable to encompass him & the eyes & vision is unable to sight & surround him. And lack (the strength of) limiting & encompassing him. And the eyes are short of strength & weak from seeing & bounding him. [Tuhful Aqool P-482]
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The one who thinks he is obliged to commit sin has attributed the responsibility of his sin towards Allah & has accused Him of cruelty & excess upon His servants. [Tuhful Aqool P-482]
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Whenever a time comes that the justice overwhelms & over comes cruelty it is prohibited to form negative bad conjecture & opinion about anyone except when one knows it about him. And when ever a time comes that the cruelty & oppression over whelms the (quantum of) justice then one must not have good opinion about the beneficence of a person till such time he knows it(for sure). [Ayan u Shia Vol-2, P-39]
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The person who meets death on the way towards seeking the right & does not reach it, is upon beneficence. And this is the word of Allah where in he says. “The one who comes out of his house as a migrant towards Allah & His prophet then the death finds him (on that way) his reward is upon Allah” . [Tuhful Aqool P-472]
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Who so ever has the fear of Allah, people fear him & the one who obeys Allah, people obey him. [Tuhful Aqool P-472]
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Compensate & remind your self f regrets & envoys of dissipations by giving priority & preference to fore sightedness, resolution & sound judgment. [Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-370]
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Jealousy is the cause of erosion of good deeds & the attracter of chastisement. [Ayan u Shia Vol-2, P-39]
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The torturing & testing of parents is followed by shortage (of sustenance) & being driven towards belittlement & humiliation. [Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-369]
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Wrath & anger is the key to difficulties & hardships but (at the same time) it is better than nursing grudge. (malice). [Ayan u Shia Vol-2, P-39]
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The one who obeys the creator does not have the fear of anger & wrath of the creatures & the one who makes Allah angry & displeased must now that the creatures will (certainly) become angry with him.[Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-367]
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Indeed, both the scholar & the student share the prosperity. [Bihar ul Anwar, Vol-78,P-367]
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Waking up in the night makes the sleep sweeter & hunger increases the nicety & decency of food. (Imam intends to invoke & encourage the people to keep fast & offer prayers.) [Ayan u Shia Vol-2, P-39]
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Mind the time when you would be lying before your family members & there would be no physician to stop it (death) & no friend to benefit you. [Ayan u Shia Vol-2, P-39]
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The one who performs a deed & his heart does not believe in that deed, Allah will not accept any of his practices; but that it be along with the sincerity of intention. [Tuhful Aqool P-473]
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The one who considers himself to be safe from the planning of Allah & his painful chastisement & wrath commits arrogance till His Devine will catches hold of him. And His ordinance gets implemented. [Tuhful Aqool P-483]
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Sustain & prolong the beneficences & benevolences by decent neighborhood with them. And keep seeking the benevolences by thank giving , over those. [Ayan u Shia Vol-2, P-39]
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The one who has a clear cut proof & evidence from Allah the hardships of life become light for him; although, he is cut into pieces & spread out & scattered. [Tuhful Aqool P-83]
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Allah has made the world a place of calamities & the resurrection day the spot of rewards. And He has made the anguishes & calamities of life a media & way to the rewards of justice day. And made the reward f resurrection day are the replacement & compensation for the troubles & anguishes of world (life). [Tuhful Aqool P-483]
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When Allah intends a beneficence & benevolence for His servant he accepts the admonition of those admonishing him. [Tuhful Aqool P-481]
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The silly (insane) rightful is on the verge of extinguishing & putting out the light of his righteousness through his stupidity & unwise ness. [Tuhful Aqool P-483]
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When the Imam arrived. Mutawakkil was at the prime of his drinking party. He ordered the Imam to sit by him. Then he offered a glass of wine to the Imam. Imam refuse and said: "By Allah never has wine entered my body. Excuse me from it."

Mutawakkil accepted and said: "Then sing for us and entertain us with beautiful poems." Imam said: "I am not interested in poetry and I remember only but a little of the poems of other".
Mutawakkil said: "There is no excuse, you must read us some poetry." Imam started: "They made rising mountains their residence. And they always had armed men guarding them. But none could save them from the attack of death. At the end they were descended from those hills and placed in the deeply dug graves with misery and humility. At this time a caller called: Where is all that glory, crowns, and luxury? Where is the face that knew comfort and hid itself behind silk curtains from the gazes of the commoner? The grave disgraced them at end. Those delicate faces are the ground for worms to crawl on. For a long time they sucked, swallowed, drank and ate of the earth. But today they are food for the earth and its pests. " Imam's voice resonated with a deep and effected melody onto the ears of the attendants, and destroyed the high of the wine. Mutawakkil threw his glass away & started crying. Thus was Caliph's party ruined, & the light of truth shun into a disease heart even if it were for a fleeting moment.[1] Bihar-al Anwar v. 2, states of Imam Hadi(as) p. 149
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Humbleness is treating the people the way you like to be treated (Mahajah Al-Bayda , Vol. S , P. 225)
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God has some areas where he likes to be supplicated in and the prayer of the supplicator is accepted ; the Hussain's (P) sanctuary is one of these (Tohaf Al-Okool , P. 510)
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Whoever feared God , people fear him whoever obeyed God is obeyed ( by others ) ; whoever obeyed God didn't care for creature's wrath ; and whoever made God angry ( with him ) should have certitude that he will meet the creature's wrath (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 510)
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The one who doesn't eat meat for forty days , and the one who eats meat for successive forty days get ill-humoured (Behar Al-anwar , Vol. 56 , P. 326)
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Verily , God can not be described with any thing other than what he has described him-self with , how can he be described , the one whom members are unable to understand imaginations to perceive and eyes to observe . He with all his closeness is for and with all his remoteness in near. He created the how without himself having any how . he created the place without himself having any place ; he is tree from how and where , the single , the one , his glory is great and his names are pure (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 510)
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Whoever was firm and persistence in the way of obedience to God , the afflictions of this world are easy for him even if cut in to pieces (Tohaf Al- okool , P. 511)
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If I said that the one who leavs precautionary concealment is as the one who leaves praying , I have said the truth (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 511)
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The thanking person is more happy for thanking than for the blessing causing the thanking , because the blessing is the article of this world ( while ) thanking is the blessing of this world and the hereafter (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
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God made this world the inn for examination the hereafter the inn for reckoning , the afflictions of this world the means for the hereafter's reward and the hereafter's reward the compensation for this world's affliction
(Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
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It is likely that a meek oppressor is forgiven by his meekness and the rightful fool is likely to extinguish the light of his rightness by his fullness (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
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Don't be secured from the evil of the one who is disrespectful to himself (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
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If all people chose a path to walk on , I would go to the path of the one who sincerely worships only : God (Behar Al-anwar , Vol. 78 , P. 245)
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Envy destroys good-deeds (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
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Arrogance causes enmity (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
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Poverty is the self's greed and increased despain (Behar Al-anwar , Vol. 78 , P. 368)
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Greed is the most unrecommendable character and moral (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
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Greed is an inadmissable trait (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
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Imam Hadi (P) said to the one who was exaggerating in praising him : Refrain from this action because increased flattery causes suspicion , and if you trusted your believer brother stop flattering him and ( instead ) show good intention (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
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At a time where justice is more spread than oppression , suspicion in others is forbidden , unless see evil from somebody ; and if oppression is more than justice , nobody should have good opinion in anybody unless see good from him (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Better than goodness is the good-doer , more beautiful than beauty is its sayer , better than knowledge is it's carrier , worse than evil is it's doer , and more terrifying than horror is its causer (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P.304)
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Don't expect good heartedness of the one whom you were angry with , loyalty of the one whom you were treacherous to or benevolence and advising of the one whom you were suspicious at , because the other's hearts to you are like your heart to them (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 305)
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Anger at your subordinates is meanness (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Whoever was pleased with himself the ( number of the ) enraged with him increase (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 303)
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The destinies expose things which you never thought of (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 303)
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Paren't dissatisfaction cause poverty and lead to humuliation (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 303)
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People are in this world by their wealth and in the hereafter by their deeds (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Buffoonery is the amusement of the fool and the action of the ignorant (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Remember your dying when close to your family , no doctor can prevent your death and no triend can benefit (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P.304)
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Argumenting and dispute cause the destruction of old friendship , tear off firm relations , and the least it has is striving to overcome each other which is the main reason for separation (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Wisdom doesn't affect corrupt hearts (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Be good neighbors for the blessings and have hope in their increase by thanksgiving (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 305)
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Reproof is the key to overburdening ,however ,reproof is better than hatred (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi, P. 304)
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The ignorant is the captive of his fongue (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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Compensate for the regret for negligence in the previous works by working hard in the future
(Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
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