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

A believer is very truthful in [his] speech and generous in [his] benevolence.

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

A believer is [always] alert, waiting for one of the two boons [of this world or the Hereafter].

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

A believer is chaste, contented, free from sin and pious.

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

believer is one whose love is for [the sake of] Allah, whose hate is for Allah, whose taking is for Allah and whose leaving is for Allah.

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

A believer is thankful in [times of] comfort, patient in tribulation and fearful in affluence.

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

A believer is moderate in [times of] affluence, [and] keeps away from the [pleasures of this] world.

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

A believer is [always] between blessing and wrongdoing, [and] nothing reforms these two except thankfulness and repentance.

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

believer is dignified, honourable, self-reliant, cautious and sorrowful.

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

believer constantly remembers [Allah], frequently contemplates, is thankful for blessings and patient in the face of tribulation.

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

A believer is modest, independent, certain and pious.

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

When a believer is asked [for help], he helps, and when he asks [other for help], he is lenient [and does not overburden them].

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

A believer is wary of his sins, always fearing chastisement and hoping for the mercy of his Lord.

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

To a believer, this world is his arena, action is his endeavour, death is his gift and Paradise is his prize.

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

A believer is one who has purified his heart of vileness.

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

A believer is one whose affair is near, whose sorrow is distant, whose silence is much and whose actions are sincere.

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

A believer is eager in [his] obedience [to Allah] and refrains from what is forbidden.

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

The soul of a believer is firmer than a hard rock while he is [himself] humbler than a slave.

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

When a believer observes, he takes lesson; and when he is quiet, he contemplates; and when he speaks, he remembers [Allah]; and when he is given, he is grateful; and when he undergoes hardship, he is patient.

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

When a believer is admonished, he restrains himself; and when he is warned, he becomes cautious; and when he is shown an example, he learns [from it]; and when he is reminded, he remembers; and when he is oppressed, he forgives.

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

The persistence of a believer is [in] his renunciation [of worldly pleasures], his interest is [in] his religiosity, his dignity is [in] his contentment and his striving is for his Hereafter. His good deeds are many, his status is elevated and he has managed [to gain] his freedom and salvation.

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

A believer looks at this world with eyes that derive lesson, and consumes from it only what is necessary, and hears in it with ears of hatred and enmity [towards it].

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

The believers blame themselves and are fearful of their past mistakes; they detest this world, eagerly yearn for the Hereafter and hasten towards [acts of] obedience.

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

A believer is one who bears with the harm that people inflict [on him] but nobody is ever harmed by him.

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

The believer is one who safeguards his Hereafter by [sacrificing] his world, while the vicious is one who safeguards his world by [sacrificing] his Hereafter.

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

A believer is faithful to himself and struggles against his vain desires and feelings.

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

Be careful of the opinions of believers, for Allah, the Glorified, effectuates the truth through their tongues.

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

The most honourable of believers is the most sagacious of them.

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

The best of believers in terms of belief is the one whose taking, giving, anger and pleasure are all for [the sake of] Allah.

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

Believers are indeed compassionate.10

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

Verily believers are afraid [of displeasing Allah].

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

Indeed the cheerfulness of a believer is in his face, his strength is in his religion and his sorrow is in his heart.

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

Verily a believer feels ashamed if an act which goes against his faith is committed by him.

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

The goal of a believer is Paradise.

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

The needlessness of a believer is through [his reliance on] Allah, the Glorified.

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

He (the believer) has enlivened his intellect, killed his lust, obeyed his Lord and disobeyed his lower-self.

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

How many a believer has succeeded through patience and thinking positively.

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

Be a pious, contented and modest believer.

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

A believer has a perfect intellect, a pleasing leniency, an inclination towards good deeds and an aversion towards bad deeds.

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

A believer has three times: a time for whispering to his Lord, a time for assessing himself (or in another narration: a time for making arrangements for his livelihood) and a time when he freely enjoys himself with what is lawful and pleasant.

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

The faith of a believer is not perfected until he deems comfort to be a trial and affliction to be a blessing.

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

A believer is never found to be envious, malevolent or miserly.

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

A believer is never anything other than forbearing and merciful.

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

It behoves a believer to feel ashamed if the thought of disobedience crosses his mind.

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

It behoves a believer to remain obedient and to cover himself with piety and contentment.

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

A believer is tested with affliction just like the purity of gold and silver is tested with fire.

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

There are three signs of a believer: truthfulness, certitude and [having] short hopes.

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

A believer is never found to be anything but content.

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

He who is not concerned about improving his Hereafter is not a believer.

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

If I were to strike the nose of a believer to make him hate me he would still not hate me, and if I were to bestow the whole world to a hypocrite to make him love me he would still not love me.

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

One who believes is safe.

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

One who believes increases his certitude.

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

One who believes in Allah seeks [help and] protection from Him.

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

A believer has not [truly] believed until he comprehends.

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

The example of a believer is like that of citronella, both its taste and its fragrance are pleasant.

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

One who purifies his faith is guided.

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

The concern of a believer is for his Hereafter, and all his efforts are for his place of [final] return.

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

A believer is never satiated while his brother is hungry.

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

A believer never falls short of forbearance and never gets anxious when faced with difficulty.

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

A man does not become a [true] believer until he is no longer concerned about what [food] will end his pangs of hunger and which of his two attires he will wear.

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

The cheerfulness of a believer is in his face and his sorrow is in his heart. He has the broadest chest (i.e. has great patience, knowledge and virtue) and is most humble in spirit. He hates high position and dislikes renown. His grief is long, his sorrow is distant, his silence is much and his time is occupied. He is grateful and patient, submerged in his thoughts [about the Hereafter], sparing in his friendship, easy going and of soft temperament. He is firmer than a hard rock but humbler than a slave.

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

The beauty of a believer's face is from the special favour of Allah on him.

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

Verily the certitude of a believer is seen in his actions and the doubt of a hypocrite is seen in his actions.

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

A believer is sagacious and intelligent.

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

A believer is free from perversion and dissension.

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

A believer is penitent, repentant and remorseful.

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

The nature of a believer is [being] sincere and his trait is suppressing anger.

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

The believers are such that their good deeds are expected and people are safe from their evil.

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

The fear of a believer is in his heart and his repentance is in his admission.

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

Three things are adornments for believers: fear of Allah, truthful speech and returning trusts [to their rightful owners].

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

The beauty of a believer is his piety.

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

The joy of a believer is in the obedience of his Lord, and his sorrow is due to his sin.

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

The integrity of a believer is in his keeping away from what is forbidden and hastening towards virtues.

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

A believer is easy going, polite, approachable and reliable.

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

A believer makes few mistakes and does plenty of work.

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

The demeanour of a believer is characterized by moderation and his conduct is upright.

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

A believer loathes idle play and likes to work hard.

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

When the soul of a believer ascends to the heavens, the angels are amazed and say: It is incredible how he was saved from a place where the best of us got corrupted.

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

A believer is sorrowful in his thoughts [about himself], sparing in his friendship.

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

A believer has a mild disposition and is easy going.

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

A believer does not oppress [anyone] and eschews sin.

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

A believer is fair to the one who is unfair to him.

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

A believer is affectionate, endearing and compassionate.

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

Indeed believers are approachable and soft-hearted.

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

Believers are indeed virtuous.

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

Indeed believers are fearful [of Allah].

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

A believer is [gauged] by his actions.

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

Believers possess more intelligence [than others].

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Hadith

Ethics Virtues THE BELIEVER