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

Obey [Allah] and you will benefit.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

Obey [Allah] and you will gain.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

Obey Allah in all you affairs, for indeed obedience to Allah is superior to everything; and espouse piety.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

Obey Allah, the Glorified, in every situation, and do not empty your heart of His fear and His hope even for a split second, and always seek forgiveness [from Him].

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

Obey the one who is above you and the one who is under you will obey you; rectify your inner self and Allah will rectify your outer state.

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

Obey Allah in accordance with what His Prophets have commanded you.

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

Respond to the calls of the Prophets of Allah and submit yourselves to their commands and be obedient to them, [as a result] you will be included in their intercession.

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

Beware of being missed by your Lord in His worship, or being seen by Him in His disobedience thereby making Him displeased with you.

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

Achievement of goodness is through maintaining obedience.

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

Obedience and virtuous actions are the two profitable trades.

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

The best [act of] obedience is turning away from [worldly] pleasures.

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

The best [act of] obedience is renunciation of worldly pleasures.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

The one who is the most sincere well-wisher for himself is he who is most obedient to his Lord.

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

The best obedience is relinquishing the [worldly] pleasures.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

The most beloved of servants to Allah is the most obedient of them to Him.

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

The most deserving of Allah's mercy among the people are those who are most steadfast in His obedience.

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

The most deserving of obedience is one from whom you cannot find any escape and the one whom you cannot turn down.

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

The most deserving of [obedience from] those whom you obey is the one who orders you to [maintain] piety and forbids you from [following] vain desires.

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

Verily the true friend of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, is one who obeys Allah even if his close relatives distance themselves from him [because of it].

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

Verily Allah, the Glorified, has made obedience an advantage for the sagacious when the incapable ones fall short.

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

Obedience saves and disobedience destroys.

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

Obedience is compliance.

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

Obedience is the most protective of accoutrements.

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

Obedience is the prize (or endeavour) of the sagacious.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

Obedience [to Allah] is a profitable trade.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

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

Obedience is the longest lasting prestige.

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

Obedience is the prestige of the underprivileged.

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

Obedience brings forth [divine] reward.

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

Obedience is a mark of respect to the Imamate.

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

Obedience extinguishes the anger of the Lord.

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

He who adorns himself with obedience possesses honour.

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

Obedience to Allah is the strongest means [of attaining success in both worlds].

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

Obedience is the most protective (or most reliable) safeguard.

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

Verily I do not urge you to any obedience but that I practice it before you, and I do not forbid you from any disobedience except that I desist from it before you.

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

Verily if you obey Allah, He will save you and make your [final] abode good.

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

When acts of obedience diminish, wrongdoings increase.

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

Through obedience one draws nearer [to Allah].

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

Through obedience there is success.

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

By obedience Paradise is brought closer for the pious.

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

By [their] virtuous obedience, the righteous ones are known.

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

Seek intercession through the obedience of Allah and you will succeed.

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

Hold on to the obedience of Allah and He will bring your nearer [to Himself].

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

The fruit of obedience is Paradise.

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

The reward of Allah is for those who obey Him and His punishment is for those who disobey Him.

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

Devote yourself assiduously to obedience and rush towards performing righteous deeds, keep away from evil acts and make haste towards good acts, and keep away from doing what is forbidden.

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

Stop following [the path of] aggression and obduracy, and follow the path of obedience and submission [to Allah], [by this] you will be happy in the Hereafter.

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

Whoever embarks on [the ship of] obedience [to Allah], his port of call is Paradise.

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

Rush towards acts of obedience and race towards doing righteous actions, but if you fall short, then be careful not to fall short in performing that which is obligatory.

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

Blessed is the one who observes obedience to his Lord.

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

Blessed is the one who follows praiseworthy piety and opposes dispraised vain desires.

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

Blessed is he who follows the course of peace by the sight of the one who shows him the way and by obeying the guide who instructs him.

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

Blessed is the one who is successful in his obedience [to Allah], has a good character and safeguards the affair of his Hereafter.

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

Obedience to Allah, the Glorified, is not attained except by the one who strives [for it] and spares no effort [in attaining it].

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

Obedience to Allah is the key to [every] right action and the rectification of [every] corruption (or of the Hereafter).

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

Obedience to Allah, the Glorified, is the highest pillar and the strongest accoutrement.

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

The shade of Allah, the Glorified, in the Hereafter is spread out for the one who obeys Him in this world.

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

You must obey the One whom you cannot be excused for being ignorant about.

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

You must show obedience to Allah, the Glorified, for indeed obedience to Allah is superior to everything.

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

You must obey the one who commands you to religion [and the obedience of Allah] for verily he is guiding you and saving you [from chastisement in the Hereafter].

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

Obedience is proportionate to [one's] intellect.

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

In obedience [to Allah] there are treasures of benefit.

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

The excellence of obedience makes one attain lofty stations.

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

And obedience [to the Imam was made obligatory] as a respect for the Imamate.

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

If Allah, the Glorified, had not given incentives for His worship, it would have still been obligatory to worship Him out of hope for His mercy.

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

One who obeys Allah, has sought [His] assistance (or has seen the truth).

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

Whoever seeks closeness to Allah through obedience, He grants him good gifts.

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

One who follows the path of obedience to Allah attains something greater [than what he would get by following other paths].

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

Whoever takes the obedience of Allah as his merchandise, profits come to him without any trade.

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

One who does not commence with sincere intention in his obedience [and worship] is not successful in gaining rewards.

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

One whose obedience increases, his honour increases.

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

From the best of deeds is acquiring [and performing] acts of obedience [and worship].

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

No adorner can adorn himself with anything better than obedience to Allah.

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

No commandment of Allah, the Glorified, that must be obeyed, comes but that it seems unpleasant [to the carnal soul].

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

Espousing obedience [to Allah] is the best accoutrement [for the Hereafter].

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

How good a means [of attainting closeness to Allah] obedience is!

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

He who has been granted success in obeying [and worshipping Allah] has [truly] gained success.

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

Guided is the one who obeys his Lord and fears his sins.

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

Protect yourselves from the chastisement of Allah by hastening towards obedience to Allah.

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

Do not apologize for an affair in which you have obeyed Allah, the Glorified, for this suffices as a [commendable] virtue.

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

There is no honour like obedience [to Allah].

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

There is no obedience to the creation in disobedience to the Creator.66

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

Every obedient one is honoured.

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

Be obedient to Allah, the Glorified, and delight in His remembrance, and when you are in a state of turning away from Him, picture Him approaching you. He is calling you to His forgiveness and covering you with His kindness.

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

One who obeys his Lord gains authority.

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

One who obeys his Lord gains success.

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

Whoever obeys Allah, his affair becomes lofty.

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

Whoever obeys Allah, his affair becomes elevated.

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

One who obeys Allah will never become wretched.

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

One who obeys Allah, the Glorified, becomes powerful and strong.

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

Whoever obeys Allah, the Glorified, his support becomes powerful.

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

One who obeys Allah, the Glorified, is not harmed by the resentful from among the people.

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

Whoever obeys Allah, He chooses him [to be among those who are close to Him].

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