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

Piety reforms the faith, protects the soul and adorns magnanimity.

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

Restraining oneself from the forbidden [actions] is from the traits of the intelligent and is the quality of the honourable.

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

Abandoning sins is better than seeking repentance [after sinning].

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

The most authoritative thing is piety.

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

The most beneficial thing is piety.

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

Piety is the best attire.

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

The pious person is one whose soul is pure and whose attributes are noble.

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

Piety is stopping when faced with doubt.

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

Be cautious of [your duty towards] Him just as He has warned you of Himself and fear Him with a fear that would prevent you from [doing] that which causes His wrath.

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

Beware of falling into doubts and being inclined towards lustful desires, for indeed these two lead you towards falling into the forbidden and committing many sins.

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

The best [and most virtuous] thing is piety.

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

The best piety is thinking positively [about others].

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

Keeping away from evil deeds is better than earning [reward through] good deeds.

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

The root of piety is keeping away from sins and refraining from the forbidden.

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

The best [form of] piety is keeping away from lustful desires.

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

He who divests himself of piety has corrupted his faith.

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

The most excellent attire is piety and the best provision is God-wariness.

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

The most pious of people is one who is most free from wants.

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

Verily the most beautiful characteristics are piety and chastity.

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

Piety is eschewal [of the forbidden].

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

Piety is a shield.

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

Piety is the most excellent attire.

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

Piety is the best companion.

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

Piety is nothing but the purification of oneself from sins.

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

Piety is nothing but scrutinizing one's earnings [to ensure lawfulness] and abstaining from worldly pursuits.

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

Lack of contentment is the bane of piety.

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

Through piety there is purification from lowly traits.

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

Through true piety, religion is protected.

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

It is through piety that a believer is purified.

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

The fruit of piety is the uprightness of one's soul and faith.

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

The fruit of being pious is purity [from sins].

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

The indication of a man's piety is his purity [from sins].

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

The proof of good piety is the soul's refrainment from the disgrace of avarice.

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

May Allah have mercy upon the person who refrains from the forbidden, bears the liabilities [of others] and vies in hastening towards the abundant prizes [of the Hereafter].

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

The cornerstone of piety is lowering one's gaze.

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

The cause of integrity of faith is piety.

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

The cause of righteousness of the soul is piety.

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

Two things cannot be matched in weight by any [other] action: virtuous piety and kindness towards the believers.

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

Espouse piety, for it is indeed the best protection.

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

You must espouse piety, for indeed it is a helper of the faith and a trait of the sincere ones.

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

Espouse piety and beware of the deception of avarice, for indeed it is a pasture without herbage.

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

During the presence of lustful desires and pleasures, the piety of the God- wary becomes evident.

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

Piety has been paired with God-wariness.

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

How can one who is possessed by avarice possess piety?

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

Let your piety be true, your striving for the right be intense and your intention be sincere in the trust [you take] and the vow [you make].

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

One who is not reformed by piety is corrupted by avarice.

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

One who is truly pious keeps away from the forbidden actions.

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

Whoever shuns lustful desires has safeguarded his soul.

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

One who lacks piety, his heart is dead.

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

One whose piety increases, his sins decrease.

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

One who adopts piety, his worship becomes good.

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

Whoever divests himself of piety puts on the attire of disgrace.

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

One of the prerequisites of piety is refraining from sins.

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

It is from the most excellent piety that you not do in private what you would be embarrassed to do in public.

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

Eschewing forbidden actions is from the most excellent piety.

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

Nothing reforms the faith like piety.

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

The basis of piety is refraining from the forbidden [actions].

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

With piety, actions bear fruit.

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

Piety is indeed a good companion and avarice is certainly an evil associate.

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

The piety of a man is to the extent of his religiosity.

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

Be pious and you will become pure.

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

The piety that saves is better than the avarice that ruins.

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

The piety that dignifies is better than the avarice that humiliates.

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

The piety of a person frees him from every vileness.

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

The piety of a believer is manifested in his action.

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

The piety of a hypocrite is not manifested but on his tongue.

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

There is no piety like overcoming [one's] lust.

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

There is no purity like piety.

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

There is no piety like eschewing sins.

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

Nothing reforms faith like piety.

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

Piety and avarice do not go together.

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

There is no stronghold more protective than piety.

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

There is no safeguard for the one who has no piety.

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

There is no piety more beneficial than eschewing the forbidden.

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

There is no piety more beneficial than abandoning the forbidden and eschewing sins.

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

There is no action better than [practicing] piety.

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

It pleases me for a person to be righteously pious, free from avarice, abundant in kindness and lacking in [making others feel a sense of] obligation.

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

One of the prerequisites of piety is refraining from sins.

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

Piety is the distinguishing mark of the God-wary.

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

Piety is a shield against evil deeds.

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

Piety is the lamp of success.

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

Piety is an exalter.

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

Piety is the fruit of chastity.

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

Piety is a trait of the learned scholar.

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

Piety is the basis of God-wariness.

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

Piety restrains one from committing acts that are forbidden.

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

Piety is better than the disgrace of avarice.

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

Verily if you adopt piety, you will become free from the filth of evil deeds.

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