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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is one of the two rewards.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude for blessings is a recompense for its past and a source of its [increase in the] future.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude has greater value than a good action because the gratitude lasts while the good action comes to an end.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be grateful and you will increase.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Continue being grateful and the blessing upon you will continue.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Occupy yourself in being grateful for the blessing rather than being delighted by it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Look frequently at those over whom you have been given superiority, for verily this is one of the gates [and means] of gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be grateful to the one who favours you and favour the one who is grateful to you, for indeed there is no end to favours when they are appreciated and there is no continuation for them when they are unappreciated.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Let the recompense for the blessing which has come upon you be the showing of goodness to one who wrongs you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be good neighbours to the blessings of religion and this world by showing gratitude to the one who guides you to them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Take advantage of gratitude, for the least of its benefits is increment [of blessings].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best thing that spoken loudly [in order that others may hear] is the gratitude that is publicized.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best gratitude for blessings is favouring others with them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most deserving of those to whom you do good is the one who does not disregard your good turn.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most deserving of your gratitude is the one who does not prevent you from acquiring more.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The first thing that is incumbent upon you with regards to Allah, the Glorified, is being grateful for His blessings and seeking His pleasure.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most effective thing that makes a blessing last longer is gratitude and the greatest thing by which tribulations are overcome is patience.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most deserving of people for an increase in blessing is the most grateful of them for what he has been granted of it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most beloved of people to Allah, the Glorified, is the one who deals gratefully with the blessings that have been bestowed upon him and the most hated of them to Him is the one who deals ungratefully with His blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

No one acquires gratitude except by giving [generously] from his wealth.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily in every blessing there is a right of gratitude to Allah, the Most High, so whoever fulfils it, He increases it for him and whoever does not do so risks losing his blessing.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily the servant is [always] between blessing and sin, [and] nothing rectifies [or improves] them except repentance and gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is [a means of] increment.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is obligatory.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is advantageous.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude causes blessings to flow forth abundantly.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is an embellishment for blessing[s].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is the fortress of blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing [one's] affluence is from [the ways of showing] gratitude.61

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is the interpreter of intention and the tongue of [one's inner] conscience.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is the embellishment of comfort and the fortification of blessing.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is obligatory upon the people of blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

If Allah bestows you with a blessing then show gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily it behoves those who have been protected [from sins] and have been favoured with safety [from misdeeds] to take pity on sinners and other disobedient people; and to make the gratitude for their good state prevail over them and act as a barrier for them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When you are given, show gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When you do good to others with a blessing [that you have been bestowed with], then you have shown gratitude for it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When the edges of blessings reach you, then do not repel their peaks by lack of gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Through gratitude, blessing lasts.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Through gratitude, more is obtained.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The fruit of gratitude is increase in blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing gratitude leads to increment.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best gratitude is that which warrants increase.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Constant gratitude is the symbol of obtaining increment.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Increased gratitude and keeping ties with near relatives increases sustenance and prolongs [one's] life.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The cause of increment is gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing gratitude to your Lord is [done] through prolonged praise.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gratitude of one who is above you is through true friendship and loyalty.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gratitude of your equal is through good brotherhood.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gratitude of one who is under you is through generous bestowal.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing gratitude for blessings is a protection from adversities.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude to the Almighty brings forth abundant blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing gratitude for blessings results in its increase and leads to its renewal.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude for blessing is a safeguard from its alteration and a guarantee of its sustentation.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gratitude of a believer is manifested in his action.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gratitude of a hypocrite does not surpass his tongue.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude for a past blessing results in the coming of renewed blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing gratitude for blessings multiplies and increases them.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Showing gratitude for blessings leads to its increase and showing ingratitude for it is evidence of its reduction.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude for blessing is a safeguard from the coming of adversity.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The gratitude of a scholar for his knowledge is [in] his acting upon it and his sharing it with the one who deserves it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Your gratitude to the one who is pleased with you increases [his] approval and loyalty (or preservation) towards you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Your gratitude to the one who is angry with you leads to reconciliation and his having a favourable disposition towards you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

He ('a) said to a man whom he was congratulating for the birth of his son: You have occasion to be grateful to Allah, the Giver, and be blessed in the gift that you have been bestowed with. May he come of age and may you be blessed with his devotion.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

He who praises his benefactor and mentions him with goodness [and appreciation] has shown gratitude for [his] kindness.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

You must give thanks [both] in ease and adversity.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

You must be constantly grateful and ever patient, for these two [qualities] increase blessing and remove tribulations.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

In gratitude for blessings lies their continuity.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

In gratitude there is increase.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Lack of gratitude removes the desire to do good deeds.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Bind the approaching blessings with gratitude, for not everything that escapers comes back.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Gratitude is sufficient for increase.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The guarantor of increase is gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be occupied by gratitude for your good state and [your] safety from that which has afflicted others.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

None is capable of fortifying blessings the way [showing] gratitude for them does.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

If Allah, the Glorified, had not made a promise [to punish those who are disobedient], it would have still been obligatory not to disobey Him out of gratitude for His blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who shows gratitude deserves more.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever shows gratitude, his blessing lasts [longer].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One whose gratitude increases, his blessings multiply.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who is inspired to show gratitude will not be deprived of increase.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not show gratitude for a blessing is punished by its cessation.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who continues showing gratitude makes the goodness [and blessing] last.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who is bestowed with a blessing and gives thanks for it is like the one who is tried with difficulties and bears them patiently.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who shows gratitude for [and act of] kindness has indeed fulfilled its right.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When someone thanks you without [your having done him] a good turn, then do not consider yourself safe from his censure without any breach.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever thanks the one who favours him has indeed recompensed him.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not show gratitude for favours should be counted [as being] from the livestock [rather than being human].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who shows gratitude without any favour, censures without any wrongdoing.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever makes the effort to show concern for you, then make the effort to show him your gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who guards (or mixes) blessings with gratitude is surrounded by more [blessings].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not begird [his] blessings by being grateful for them has indeed exposed them to cessation.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever thanks Allah, He increases [the blessings] for him.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who feels grateful for blessings in his heart deserves increase [even] before he manifests [the gratitude] on his tongue.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One whose gratitude increases, his goodness [and blessing] increases.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One whose gratitude diminishes, his goodness [and blessing] comes to an end.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who is granted a blessing has indeed been enslaved by it until he is freed by his show of gratitude for it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who thanks Allah, the Glorified, has to give thanks twice as it was He who enabled him to give thanks [in the first place] and that is the gratitude for being thankful.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who shows gratitude to you for your kindness (or the kindness of someone else) has [actually] requested you [for something].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not show gratitude for blessing is deprived of more [blessings].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Nothing fortifies blessings like gratitude.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Nothing shows gratitude for favours like bestowing them on others.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Allah, the Glorified, does not open the door of gratitude for anyone and then close the door of increase [in blessings].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

With gratitude blessings last [longer].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not forget to show your gratitude when you receive blessings.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be a thankful servant in times of ease and a patient servant in times of adversity.

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Hadith

Ethics Good Manners GRATITUDE AND THE GRATEFUL