Sayings of Imam Ali Naqi (AS)

1.      The Imam following me is my son Hasan. After Hasan his son is the Qa'im who will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it is filled with injustice and tyranny .

2.      Do not expect honesty and purity of intention from someone who has suffered from your malice; do not expect loyalty from one to whom you have been disloyal; do not expect goodwill from someone whom you regard with ill-will: his heart towards you is the same as your heart towards him.

3.      The one who thinks he is obliged to commit sin has attributed the responsibility of his sin towards Allah and has accused Him of cruelty and excess upon His servants.

4.      Whosoever has the fear of Allah, people fear him and the one who obeys Allah, people obey him.

5.      Compensate and remind yourself of regrets and envoys of dissipations by giving priority and preference to farsightedness, resolution, and sound judgment.

6.      Jealousy is the cause of erosion of good deeds and the attracter of chastisement.

7.      The torturing and teasing of parents is followed by shortage (of sustenance) and being driven towards belittlement and humiliation.

8.      Wrath and anger is the key to difficulties and hardships but (at the same time) it is better than nursing grudge (malice).

9.      Mind the time when you would be lying before your family members and there would be no physician to stop (death) and no friend to benefit you.

10.  The one who performs a deed and his heart does not believe in that deed, Allah will not accept any of his practices, but that it be along with the sincerity of intention.

11.  The one who considers himself to be safe from the planning of Allah and his painful chastisement and wrath commits arrogance till His divine will catches hold of him. And His ordinance gets implemented.

12.  Wealth (means) the scarcity of your aspirations and longings and getting contented with what could be sufficient for you.

13.  To be enraged and angry with somebody who is under your hand is reprehensible and blamable.

14.  Beware of jealousy for its effect will appear upon you and it shall not effect your enemy.

15.  Wisdom does not have effect upon the perverse and corrupt natures.

16.  Talking nonsense and futile things is the enjoyment and pleasure of foolish and insane ones, and the activity of ignorant ones.

17.  Self-conceit stops and restrains from seeking knowledge and becomes the cause of (people’s) despise, scorn, and ignorance.

18.  There is no security from the evil of the one who is disregarded and humiliated in his own eyes.

19.  The world is a market, a community reaps benefit in it and there is another one, which faces loss.

20.  Poverty and adversity is the cause of getting the soul’s rebellion and revolt and the gravity of dismay.

21.  Waking up in the night makes the sleep sweeter and hunger increases the nicety and decency of food.

22.  Imam addressing to caliph Mutawakil:
1.They made the lofty and high peaks their residence and permanently stationed armed guards to watch that, but none of those could stop the death from approaching them.

23.  2.Finally and consequently after all that grandeur, they were dragged from their grand palaces into the ditches of graves, and how unfortunately they fell into those bad steeps.

24.  3.After the burial the voice of the caller of Allah raised, saying: Where did those decorations, crowns, ostentation go?

25.  4.At the time of their being questioned the grave answers eloquently, "These are the faces which are presently the attacking spot of the worms and insects."

26.  Doing 6 things without doing the other 6 things is self-mockery.

27.  Asking forgiveness from Allah verbally without repenting with the heart.

28.  Asking for Allah's help without undertaking any effort.

29.  Making a firm resolution to do something without taking due precautions.

30.  Beseeching deliverance from hell fire without refraining from lusts.

31.  “A believer has two wings, namely the wing of hope and the wing of fear.”

32.  Asking Allah for paradise without enduring related hardships.

33.  Remembering Allah without anticipating to encounter him.

34. In the year 262 AH/877 CE Ahmad b. Ibrahim came to see Hakima Khatun, the daughter of Imam Jawad. He spoke to her from behind the curtain and asked her about her beliefs. She introduced her Imams and mentioned Muhammad b. Hasan as her last Imam. Ahmad said: "Were you yourself witness to the matter (of his birth) or are you saying this on the basis of what you have heard?" She replied saying that the matter was according to what Imam Hasan 'Askari had written to his mother. So Ahmad went on to inquire as to whom the Shi'a should follow in that matter. Hakima said that they should follow Imam Hasan 'Askari's mother. Ahmad objected saying: "In this will of testament should we follow one woman?" Hakima responded that actually Imam Hasan 'Askari was following his forefather, Imam 'Ali b. Husayn in this matter. Imam Husayn had made his sister Zaynab his legatee and the knowledge that was possessed by 'Ali b. Husyan was ascribed to Zaynab. Imam Husyan had done that, added Hakima, so that the matter about the Imamate of 'Ali b. Husayn would remain secret. Then she said: "You are the people who know the traditions. Have not you been informed that the inheritance belonging to the ninth among the descendants of Husayn will be distributed while he is alive?"As you can see, in this report Hakima has not responded to the inquiry about the last Imam's birth directly. In fact, she has attributed the story to Imam Hasan 'Askari's mother. It is also likely that out of fear for revealing the true state of affairs to the reporter she employed 'prudential concealment' (taqiyya). Or, she simply wanted to present the report in a manner that would generate bewilderment. However, the same Hakima in another place relates the event that led to the marriage of Imam Hasan 'Askari with Narjis Khatun and the birth of the Mahdi, to which she was herself a witness, in great detail. She ends this account with the following statement: "I now see my master (i.e., the twelfth Imam) regularly and talk to him
35. Mutawakkil knew of the progress Imam had made in Madina in 14 years of spreading knowledge. In fact he himself had to ask Imam when the Caesar of Rome wrote to him (Mutawakkil) to ask him:
    "I have heard that there is a chapter of a divinely revealed book which does not contain the letters ( t d k S X ) and if this chapter is recited it grants the reciter paradise! I would like to know which chapter and in which book and why these letters are not present".
    Mutawakkil's 'Ulema' were confused and eventually Mutawakkil turned to Imam. Imam told him that the chapter was Suratul Fatiha in the Qur'an and the above letters were not present because it was a chapter of mercy and each of the above letters represented words of Adhab (punishment) or Ghadhab (anger of Allah).
    e.g.*- jaheem (hell), *- khusr (loss), *- zaqqum (fruit of Jahannam)
36. Hasan ibn Jiham says: ‘I saw Hadrat Abu al-Hasan (AS) who had dyed his hair. I asked if indeed
    he had dyed his hair’. He stated: ‘Yes, adornment of man (for the sake of hi wife) helps her
    keep her chastity. Women who deviate from the path of chastity do so due to the carelessness and
    faultsof their husbands.’ Hadrat Abu al-Hasan then stated: ‘Do you like to see your wife untidy?
    ’ I replied: .No.’ He then added: ‘She thinks just as you do’
37. Bakr ibn Saleh said: ‘I wrote a letter to Hadrat Abu Hasan (AS) saying that I had been taking
    measures against having a child for five years, because I wife had been reluctant to have one,
    and that she was lack of money would make it difficult for us to bring up child.’
    I asked Hadrat Abu al-Hasan his opinion on thi matter. He replied: ‘Do not prevent having a
    child, because the Almighty Allah would provide him sustenance’.
38. Once when Imam Hasan Al-Askary (A.S.) was a young child he fell into a well near their house. His father Imam Ali An-Naqi (A.S.) was praying and didn't even notice the commotion around him of the ladies crying. When he finished praying and asked what had happened, he was told. He went towards the well. The water rose and all saw the 11th Imam sitting peacefully on the water and playing.
39. Humbleness is treating the people the way you like to be treated (Mahajah Al-Bayda , Vol. S , P. 225)
40. God has some areas where he likes to be supplicated in and the prayer of the supplicator is accepted ; the Hussain's (P) sanstuary is one of these (Tohaf Al-Okool , P. 510)
41. Whoever feared God , people fear him whoever obeyed God is obeyed ( by others ) ; whoever obeyed God didn't care for creature's wrath ; and whoever made God angry ( with him ) should have certitude that he will meet the creature's wrath (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 510)
42. The one who doesn't eat meat for forty days , and the one who eats meat for successive forty days get ill-humoured (Behar Al-anwar , Vol. 56 , P. 326)
43. Verily , God can not be described with any thing other than what he has described him-self with , how can he be described , the one whom members are unable to understand imaginations to perceive and eyes to observe . He with all his closeness is for and with all his remoteness in near. He created the how without himself having any how . he created the place without himself having any place ; he is tree from how and where , the single , the one , his glory is great and his names are pure (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 510)
44. Whoever was firm and persistance in the way of obedience to God , the afflictions of this world are easy for him even if cut in to pieces (Tohaf Al- okool , P. 511)
45. If I said that the one who leavs precautionary concealment is as the one who leavs praying , I have said the truth (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 511)
46. The thanking person is more happy for thanking than for the blessing causing the thanking , bacause the blessing is the article of this world ( while ) thanking is the blessing of this world and the hereafter (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
47. God made this world the inn for examination the hereafter the inn for reckoning , the afflictions of this world the means for the hereafter's reward and the hereafter's reward the compensation for this world's affliction
    (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
48. It is likely that a meek oppressor is forgiven by his meekness and the rightful fool is likely to extinguish the light of his rightness by his follness (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
49. Don't be secured from the evil of the one who is disrespectful to himself (Tohaf Al-okool , P. 512)
50. If all people chose a path to walk on , I would go to the path of the one who sincerely worships only : God
    (Behar Al-anwar , Vol. 78 , P. 245)
51. Envy destroys good-deeds (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
52. Arrogance causes enmity (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
53. Poverty is the self's greed and increased despain (Behar Al-anwar , Vol. 78 , P. 368)
54. Greed is the most unrecommendable character and moral (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
55. Greed is an inadmissable trait (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
56. Imam Hadi (P) said to the one who was exaggerating in praising him : Refrain from this action because increased flattery causes suspicion , and if you trusted your believer brother stop flattering him and ( instead ) show good intention (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 302)
57. At a time where justice is more spread than oppression , suspicion in others is forbidden , unless see evil from somebody ; and if oppression is more than justice , nobody should have good opinion in anybody unless see good from him (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
58. Better than goodness is the good-doer , more beautiful than beauty is its sayer , better than knowledge is it's carrier , worse than evil is it's doer , and more terrifying than horror is its causer (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P.304)
59. Don't expect good heartedness of the one whom you were angry with , loyality of the one whom you were treacherous to or benevolence and advising of the one whom you were suspicious at , bacause the other's hearts to you are like your heart to them (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 305)
60. Anger aat your subordinates is meaness (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
61. Whoever was pleased with himself the ( number of the ) enraged with him increase (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 303)
62. The destinies expose things which you never thought of (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 303)
63. Paren't dissatisfaction cause poverty and lead to humuliation (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 303)
64. People are in this world by their wealth and in the hereafter by their deeds (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
65. Buffoonery is the amusement of the fool and the action of the ignorant (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
66. Remember your dying when close to your family , no doctor can prevent your death and no triend can benefit
    (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P.304)
67. Argumenting and dispute cause the destruction of old triendship , tear off firm relations , and the least it has is striving to overcome each other which is the main reason for seperation (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
68. Wisdom doesn't affect corrupt hearts (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
69. Be good neighbours for the blessings and have hope in their increase by thanksgiving (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 305)
70. Reproof is the key to overburdening ,however ,reproof is better than hatred (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi, P. 304)
71. The ignorant is the captive of his fongue (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)
72. Compensate for the regret for negligence in the previous works by working hard in the future
    (Mesnad Al-Imam Al-Hadi , P. 304)