‘Hippocrates says that he is more hopeful about a ship encircled by a fierce storm and violent winds which has been knocked away from its course by the sea waves into rocky waters, than about an enraged person. Because, in such conditions, the sailors may somehow manage to save the ship by means of clever…
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Like it is prohibited to seek the counsel of the unjust…
Like it is prohibited to seek the counsel of the unjust ruler even if one is on the right; in the same way it is not allowed to seek religious advice from the scholars who pursue material wealth and worldly honour. It is Haram to refer to them. SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB…
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There is the famous letter of Imam Ali (A) to…
There is the famous letter of Imam Ali (A) to Imam Hasan (A) which is a letter of advice, “To the extent possible, keep your wife or wives away from mixing with others. Nothing protects a woman better than the home.” The tradition contains the word Ihtijab. It means, to be hidden by a curtain;…
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Whoever fears being tested should follow…
Whoever fears being tested should follow this advice of Imam Ali (A), “If you fear something, throw yourself into it, because your fear is greater than the action itself.” [Nahj al-Balaghah, wisdom no. 175] After starting that action, you will see it wasn’t as frightening as you had thought. Once you have entered into the…
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After death and in the purgatory (barzakh)…
After death and in the purgatory (barzakh), the possessor of this evil experiences a dreadful loneliness, which is incomparable and unimaginable; in an advice given by the Prophet (S) before his death to Imam ‘Ali (A). he says: No loneliness can be compared in dreadfulness to the one, which is the result of ‘ujb. SOURCE:…
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