Clemency
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Clemency is the completion of the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحِلمُ تَمامُ العَقلِ.
Reference:
’[Ghurar al-Hikam, v. 1055]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Clemency arranges the affair of the believer.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحِلمُ نِظامُ أمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ.
Reference:
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1420]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The beauty of a man is his clemency.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جَمالُ الرّجُلِ حِلمُهُ.
Reference:
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4718]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘If you are not of the clement ones then feign clemency for verily few people who imitate a group fail to become one of them.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ لَم تَكُن حَليما فَتَحَلَّمْ ؛ فإنَّهُ قَلَّ مَن تَشبَّهَ بقَومٍ إلّا أوْشَكَ أنْ يكونَ مِنهُم.
Reference:
[Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 207]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The clement one is he who tolerates his brother.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحَليمُ مَنِ احْتَمَلَ إخوانَهُ.
Reference:
’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1111]
Description: Imam Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), ‘A man cannot be a worshipper until he is clement.
الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا يَكونُ الرّجُلُ عابِداً حتّي يكونَ حَليماً.
Reference:
’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 111, no. 1]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘With the profusion of the intellect, clemency flourishes.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِوُفورِ العقلِ يَتَوفّرُ الحِلمُ .
Reference:
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4274]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Incumbent upon you is clemency for verily it is the fruit of knowledge.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : علَيكَ بالحِلمِ ؛ فإنّهُ ثمَرَةُ العِلمِ .
Reference:
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6084]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Clemency and forbearance are two twins that produce great resolution.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحِلمُ والأناةُ تَوْأمانِ يُنْتِجُهما عُلُوُّ الهِمَّةِ.
Reference:
’[Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 460]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘One who is clement has the upper hand.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن حَلُمَ سادَ.
Reference:
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 208, no. 1]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘One who is clement with his enemy is victorious.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن حَلُمَ عن عَدُوِّهِ ظَفِرَ بهِ.
Reference:
[Kanz al-Fawa’id, v. 1, p. 319]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Verily the first recompense from the qualities of the clement person is that the people will assist him against the ignorant one.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ أوّلَ عِوَضِ الحَليمِ مِن خَصْلَتِهِ ، أنّ الناسَ أعْوانُهُ علي الجاهِلِ .
Reference:
[Jami’a al-Akhbar, p. 319, no. 897]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Clemency in the midst of severe anger will protect one from the anger of the Almighty.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحِلمُ عِندَ شِدَّةِ الغَضَبِ يُؤمِنُ غَضَبَ الجَبّارِ .
Reference:
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1776]
Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Clemency suffices as a helper.’
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كفي بالحِلمِ ناصِراً.
Reference:
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 112, no. 6]
Description: Imam al-Hasan (a.s.), when asked about clemency, said, ‘[It is] suppressing one’s anger and controlling oneself.’
الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سُئلَ عنِ الحِلْمِ ـ : كَظْمُ الغَيظِ ومِلْكُ النَّفْسِ.
Reference:
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 102, no. 7402]
Description: Luqman (a.s.) said, ‘The clement person is unknown until he is angered.’
لقمانُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا يُعْرَفُ الحَليمُ إلّا عِندَ الغَضَبِ.
Reference:
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 178, no. 21]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.), when asked about the most clement person, said, ‘The one who does not become enraged.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لمّا سُئلَ عن أحلَمِ النّاسِ ـ : الّذي لا يَغْضَبُ.
Reference:
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 322, no. 4]
Description: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.) said, ‘The man who finds his clemency in the midst of his anger amazes me.’
الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّهُ لَيُعْجِبُني الرّجُلُ أنْ يُدرِكَهُ حِلمُهُ عِندَ غَضَبِهِ.
Reference:
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 112, no. 3]