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

Religion is the more honourable of the two lineages.

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

Religion and good manners are a result of intelligence.

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

The foundation of religion is returning trusts [to their owners] and fulfilling pledges.

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

Know that the beginning of religion is submission and its end is sincere devotion.

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

Indeed the codes of religion are one and its ways are straight, so the one who follows it arrives [at the destination] and gains [success], and the one who stands away from it strays and regrets.

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

Where are the different paths taking you?

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

Where is the darkness misleading you and [how are] the falsehoods deceiving you?

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

Where are your minds straying and your souls deviating [to]? Do you seek to substitute facts for lies and exchange truth for falsehood?

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

The greatest felicity is [in] the uprightness of religion.

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

Little religion is better than plenty of worldly possession.

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

The most religious of all people is one whose religiosity is not corrupted by [lustful] desire.

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

The best religion is cutting short [false] aspirations, and the highest worship is being sincere in your action.

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

Verily Allah, the Glorified, grants this world to [both] the one whom He loves and the one whom He does not love, but He grants religion only to the one whom He loves.

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

Verily Allah, the Most High, does not give the religion except to His chosen ones and the elite from among His creation.

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

Indeed the best religion is loving for the sake of Allah, hating for the sake of Allah, taking for the sake of Allah and giving for the sake of Allah, the Glorified.

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

Indeed the religion [of Islam] is like a tree, its roots are certitude in Allah and its fruits are befriending for the sake of Allah and having enmity for the sake of Allah, the Glorified.

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

Verily Allah, the Glorified, has illuminated the path of truth and has clarified its ways, so [there is] either inescapable wretchedness or eternal felicity.

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

Religion safeguards.

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

Religion exalts, this world humiliates.

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

Religion is [the path to] joy.

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

Religion is light, certitude is joy.

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

Religion is the greatest pursuit.

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

Religion is the strongest pillar.

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

The Sharf'ah is [for] disciplining the self.

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

The Sharf'ah is for the benefit [and reformation] of mankind.

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

Religion is a treasure and knowledge is a guide [to it].

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

Religion is a tree whose roots are submission and contentment.

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

Religion deters [one] from the unlawful.

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

Religion is not reformed except by the intellect.

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

If you make your religion follow your worldly desires, you will have destroyed your religion and your [life in this] world, and you will be among the losers in the Hereafter.

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

The fruit of religion is trustworthiness.

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

The fruit of religion is strong conviction.

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

Three things are the disgrace of religion: lewdness, treachery and betrayal [of trust].

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

Three things are the consolidators of religion: chastity, piety and modesty.

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

Three things are the perfection of religion: sincerity, certitude and contentment.

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

The steadfastness of religion is through the strength of conviction.

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

The consolidation of religion is in sincerity of action, cutting short [false] aspirations, doing good to others and refraining from ugly deeds.

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

The beauty of religion is piety.

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

The excellence of [one's adherence to] religion stems from the strength of [one's] certitude.

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

Preserving the faith is the fruit of cognizance and the peak of wisdom.

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

Safeguard the religion through [the means of] this world and do not safeguard this world through the religion.

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

The best course of religion is piety.

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

The sign of a servant's faith is his piety.

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

Defend the religious laws, protect the borders of the Muslim lands and safeguard your religion and your trust through your impartiality towards yourself and acting justly among your subjects.

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

The cornerstone of religion is acquiring good deeds.

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

The adornment of religion is intelligence.

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

The adornment of religion is patience and contentment.

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

The cause of piety is soundness of faith.

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

The uprightness of religion is through virtuous piety and certitude.

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

The safety of religion is in seclusion from the people.

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

The safety of [one's] religion and worldly life is in being amicable with the people.

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

Six things are used to test the faith of a man: the strength of his religion, the truth of his conviction, the intensity of his piety, his overcoming vain desires, the paucity of his [worldly] inclinations and his being moderate in what he seeks.

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

The pinnacle of religion is patience, certitude and struggling against vain desires.

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

There are six fundamentals of faith: sincerity of conviction, giving advice [and guidance] to [fellow] Muslims, establishing the prayer, paying the zakat [alms-tax], performing the Hajj [pilgrimage] and renouncing the pleasures of this world.

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

The rectitude of religion is [through] piety.

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

The rectitude of religion is through strong conviction.

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

Make religion the fortress of your state and [make] gratitude the protection of your blessings, for every state that is surrounded by religion will not be defeated and every blessing that is protected by gratitude will not be taken away.

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

Make religion the shield of your life and piety the preparation for your death.

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

A person's preservation [of himself from sin] is to the extent of his religiousness.

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

Safeguard your religion through your worldly life and you will gain both of them, and do not safeguard your worldly life through your religion thereby losing both of them.

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

Safeguard the faith through [the life of] this world and it will save you, and do not safeguard [the life of] this world through the faith otherwise it will destroy you.

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

Blessed is he who acts upon the teachings of religion and follows the footsteps of the Prophets.

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

You must cling to religion, piety and certitude, for these are the best of virtues and through them the lofty stations are attained.

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

One's religiousness is proportionate to his intellect.

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

The height of religion is faith [and conviction].

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

The height of religion is satisfaction [with the decree of Allah].

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

The height of religion is enjoining good, forbidding evil and upholding the boundaries [of Islamic law].

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

The one who lacks religion falls into disbelief and misguidance.

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

This world is the corruptor of religion.

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

The basis of religious law is enjoining good, forbidding evil and upholding the boundaries [of Islamic law].

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

Just as a body and its shadow do not separate, so too religion and success do not separate.

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

For every religion there is a character and the character of faith is kindness.

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

One who becomes religious fortifies himself.

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

One who is stingy with his religion [and does not give it up for the sake of this world] becomes exalted.

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

He who has no religion has no magnanimity.

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

One who becomes learned in religion increases [his prosperity].

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

One whose religiousness is sound, his trustworthiness is stronger.

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

One who corrupts his faith corrupts his Hereafter.

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

One who is endowed with religion is endowed with the good of this world and the Hereafter.

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

One who considers his religion to be precious, [the hardship of] this world becomes easy for him [to bear].

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

One whose faith is strong is certain about the reward [he will get for his good actions] and is satisfied with whatever has been decreed [for him by Allah].

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

One who has no religion has no salvation.

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

One whose observance of religion is thorough, his position in the Hereafter will be exalted.

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

One who is careless in his religion becomes lowly and one who fights with the truth, is forced to yield [to it].

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

Whoever takes the religion of Allah as idle sport and play, Allah, the Glorified, will put him into the fire for eternity.

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

One who is cautious [and concerned] about this religion is safe from destruction.

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

Nothing undermines religion like abandoning the upholding of Allah's religion and neglecting the obligatory [actions].

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

The basis of religion is piety.

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

The basis of religion is opposing vain desires.

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

What a good companion religion is!

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

Keep your religions unsullied by uncertainties and safeguard yourselves from situations of destructive doubts.

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

The structure of religion is [based on] opposing vain desires and keeping away from [the unlawful pleasures of] this world.

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

The structure of religion is [based on] two qualities: your impartiality towards yourself and supporting your brethren.

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

Guided is the one who puts on the garment of religion.

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

In describing the religion of Islam [he ('a) said]: It is the brightest of all paths, the clearest [and most illuminated] of all passages; it is an elevated land, [with] a lofty peak.

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

Guard your religion by seeking help from Allah.

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

Do not be neglectful of your religion and eager for your world by seeking more of that which will not last for you and less of that which will last for you, for this will lead you to severe chastisement [in the Hereafter].

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

Religion does not remain safe with avarice.

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

Religion does not surrender the one who takes refuge in it.

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

The religiousness of a man is deduced by the virtue of his God-wariness and the truth of his piety.

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