Wise sayings of Ali ibn Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

Ali ibn Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was the fourth righteous caliph. He was born into a large family, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took him under his guardianship (being his relative). Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was born in the Kaaba and raised in the family of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He was the first child to accept Islam. He always accompanied the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), with the exception of the trip to Tabuk, when he was left with those who needed help and protection. He was ready to sacrifice his own life to save the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he covered himself with the cloak of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and stayed in his bed on the day of the assassination attempt. Thanks to his courage and perseverance, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, had more time to save themselves. In the second year of the Hijra, Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, married the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Fatima. Together they lived a life of righteousness, generosity and mercy to others worthy of emulation.

Some of Ali's wise sayings:

“Give peace and rest to your souls through wise, thought-provoking words. For just as the body gets tired and weak, so does the soul get tired.”

“There is no use in prayer if it is not performed in a state of approaching the Creator; in fasting, performed without caution against empty actions and sins of the tongue; in reading the Koran - without thinking; in knowledge that is not established in the heart; in property that is not donated to help people in need; in brotherhood that does not manifest itself in difficult moments; in benefits for which gratitude has not been given to Allah; in a dua pronounced insincerely"

“People are hostile to what they don’t know”

“The ignorant will not be asked why they did not know before the learned answer the question: “Why did they not teach?”

“Good manners and humanity in religion are the fruits of sound reason”

“Whoever is truly smart is short and laconic in speech”

“It is better to remain silent until asked than to speak until asked to remain silent.”

“Don’t even think about responding to low words. For the one who utters them has a lot in store, and to your answer he will respond in kind again.”

“Talk to people in a language they can understand”

“The hunchback’s shadow is crooked”

“If you want to make friends with a person, then first keep some distance from him. If he treats you normally, then continue the friendship, and if not, then abandon it.”

“A mumin’s smile is on his face, and sadness is in his heart.”

“To be able to achieve all possible benefits means to die as a Muslim”

“What can the son of Adam boast about? Its beginning is in a drop of liquid, its end is in being eaten by worms. Just as he cannot create even the means of his existence, he cannot save himself from death.”

“Moments are steps towards death”

“He who exaggerates small misfortunes is subjected to great misfortunes by the Almighty.”

“The price of a person is directly proportional to the content and purpose of his desires and aspirations”

“Fate finds even those who do not seek it”

“There is no other price for your souls than heaven. And if this is so, then sell your souls in exchange for heaven."

“The righteous are people who understand the inner essence of this world, while others see only its obvious, visible side”

“A slave’s faith in Allah will not be complete until he trusts more in what Allah has than in what is in his own hands.”

Asya Gagieva

Biography of Ali

The date of birth of the 4th Righteous Caliph is approximately 599 (according to Miladi). According to some sources, he was born inside the Kaaba, which is an extraordinary event, since history knows no other such case. Ali's father - Abu Talib - was the brother of the father of the Final Messenger of the Almighty (s.g.w.) - Abdullah

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After Muhammad (s.g.w.) lost his parents, he was brought up in the family of Abu Talib. When he married Khadija
(r.a.), Ali (r.a.) had already begun to be brought up in their family.

Ali is the first child to convert to Islam. He did this at the age of ten. In this regard, some sources call him the first man who believed in the mission of Muhammad (s.g.w.). However, there are certain disagreements on this issue - some give the palm to Zaid ibn Harith (ra), others talk about Abu Bakr (ra).

Regarding the legacy of Ali (ra), Muslims, unfortunately, do not have a common opinion. Disputes about its role in the formation of Islam and the development of the Ummah after the death of the Prophet (s.a.w.) spilled over into a large-scale religious and political conflict, the manifestations of which can be observed with renewed vigor at the present time.

Virtues of the Fourth Righteous Caliph

decided to sacrifice himself to save his cousin

and went to bed in his place. Fortunately, he managed to escape death, but the very fact of such an action speaks of the degree of respect that Ali (r.a.) showed to the Messenger of the Most High (s.g.w.).

2. The mercy of the worlds Muhammad (s.g.w.) raised Ali (r.a.)

. There were family ties between them along several lines at once. On the one hand, they were each other's cousins. On the other hand, Ali (ra) married the daughter of the Prophet (s.a.w.) - Fatima. In addition, the Final Messenger of God (s.g.v.) often emphasized the level of knowledge of Ali (r.a.) on religious issues, his ability to understand the deepest and, accordingly, difficult problems of religion.

3. In the collection of hadiths of Imam Muslim

You can find a saying in which the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
compares Ali (r.a.) with Harun
(a.s.), who was the viceroy of
Musa
(a.s.).
The significant difference here is that Muhammad (s.g.w.) is the Final Messenger, after which the teachings of the Almighty will no longer be subject to correction through a new prophetic mission. This hadith is often used by Shiites to justify their vision of Ali (r.a.) as the heir of Muhammad (s.g.w.) and the main contender for the post of caliph. Some Shiites take a very radical position and reject the right of the three righteous caliphs who preceded Ali (ra) to occupy the post of head of state of Muslims. However, most Islamic theologians do not agree with this position. They note that Harun (a.s.) was the viceroy of Musa (a.s.) during his lifetime. If we follow this logic, then the right to the caliphate should be possessed to a greater extent by Abdullah ibn Maktoum
, whom the Prophet Muhammad (s.g.w.) often left in his place as governor in Medina. It is also noteworthy that Harun (a.s.) died before Musa (a.s.). That is, in this case, it is impossible to build a direct analogy with Ali (r.a.) and Muhammad (s.g.v.).

4. In the collection of hadiths of Imam al-Albani

“Mishkat al-Masabih” contains a hadith where the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) says the following words: “He whose patron I was will also enjoy protection from Ali. O Supreme Lord, be a friend to him who is a friend of Ali, and an enemy to him who is at enmity with Ali.” Shiites also tend to interpret this saying in favor of the opinion that it was Ali (ra) who should have become the first righteous caliph, without giving way to either Abu Bakr, Umar, or Uthman (may the Almighty be pleased with them!). This very pretentious statement can be answered with the following arguments. Firstly, the word “patron” does not in any way imply a degree of superiority. Secondly, the hadith talks about patronage in two worlds at once. If this is so, then the Prophet Muhammad (s.g.w.) should have shared power with Ali (r.a.) already during his lifetime, but this, as we know, did not happen. Thirdly, this hadith cannot be unambiguously interpreted within the framework of power relations, because it uses the word “friend”, which must be considered in the context of moral relations. If the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds (s.g.v.) meant patronage in the political sense of the word, then what prevented him from directly pointing out this?

5. Ali (r.a.) was among those ten Muslims to whom the Paradise abode was promised during his lifetime (according to the hadiths of Ahmad, Tirmidhi, and ibn Majah).

Death of Ali

Ali ibn Abu Talib (r.a.) died at the age of 63, the victim of an attack by the Kharijite Abdurrahman ibn Muljim

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This happened on Friday, the 21st day of the month of Ramadan. At the time of the murder, the fourth righteous caliph of Islam was busy waking up Muslims for morning prayer. He was buried in the city of An-Najaf (the Muslim cemetery of this city is shown in the photo)
, which is located on the territory of modern Iraq. Currently, on the site of his grave there is a mosque named after Ali (r.a.) himself. His reign lasted 4 years.

Acceptance of Islam

After Khadija accepted Islam, Ali found the couple praying and asked what they were doing. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ spoke about the religion of Allah, which he had chosen for himself, and called on Ali to stop believing in al-Lat and al-Uzza and believe in Allah Almighty. But Ali said that this was new to him and he wanted to consult first. However, it was important for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to keep Islam a secret before he ﷺ announced it. And he ﷺ told Ali not to tell anyone about Islam unless he accepted it. The next morning Ali said that he decided to convert to Islam and did it secretly from his father.

To perform prayers, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ went to the gorges near Mecca and took Ali with him. One day Abu Talib caught them doing this and asked what kind of religion it was. After hearing from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about the righteous path that he had chosen, Abu Talib refused to accept Islam, since he could not abandon the religion of his fathers, but said that nothing would threaten the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as long as he himself, his uncle Abu Talib. He told his son Ali that the religion he had chosen called him only to good, and allowed him to follow the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Reign of Abu Bakr

After Abu Bakr al-Siddiq led the Muslim society, Ali was one of the first to swear allegiance to him along with al-Zubair, although there is another popular opinion. Ali supported Abu Bakr in every possible way during his reign, showed his devotion, and the ruler asked for advice on how best to act in a given situation in order to bring maximum benefit to Muslim society. Evidence of this is what Ali did when Abu Bakr decided to go to Dhu-l-Qassa to personally lead the battle against the apostates. Then Ali stopped his camel and asked him to return and not expose his life to such danger, so as not to leave Medina without leadership.

Life in Medina

When Muhammad ﷺ arrived in Medina, he set about creating an Islamic state: he began building a mosque, established relations between the Ansars and Muhajirs, and then developed the Charter of the Islamic State, based on which he tried to regulate relations between Muslims and pagans, Muslims and Jews of Medina. After the resettlement, Muhammad ﷺ began to prepare an army for the state, which would be responsible for protecting and solving a number of problems of the newly formed society. He ﷺ tried to regulate all spheres of life of this society, focusing on Divine revelations. And all this time Ali accompanied him and helped him in everything, supported him, and learned from him.

Ali ibn Abu Talib is the cousin, son-in-law and sahaba of the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth righteous caliph and the first Shia imam. His full name is Abul-Hasan Ali ibn Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Mutallib ibn Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf al-Qurayshi. He was born on the 13th day of the month of Rajab around the year 600 in Mecca in the family of the head of the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraish tribe, Abu Talib and Fatima bint Assad.

Many sources, especially Shia ones, report that Ali was the only person born in the holy Kaaba. Ali's father, Abu Talib, was the brother of Abdullah, the father of the Prophet Muhammad. After the death of his parents, Muhammad was raised for several years in his uncle's family. In turn, when Abu Talib went bankrupt, and Muhammad’s affairs, on the contrary, went well as a result of his marriage to the richest woman in Arabia, he took Ali in to raise him. When Ali was nine years old, he converted to Islam. So Ali became the first child to convert to Islam. Shia Muslims revere Ali as the First Imam and as a saint, with special ties of closeness to Muhammad, as a righteous man, warrior and leader.

Numerous military feats and miracles are attributed to him. The first battle between Muslims and Quraish took place near the village of Badr, in which Ali was the standard bearer. The battle began with a duel between Utba ibn Rabi'a, his brother Shaiba and son Walid ibn Mughira from the Meccan side and Ali, the uncle of the prophet Hamza and Ubaydah ibn al-Harith from the Muslim side. Ali fought with Walid ibn Mughira and killed him. After this, he and Hamza hurried to the aid of the wounded al-Harith and, having killed his opponent Shaib, carried al-Harith away from the battlefield. The Battle of Badr was the first Muslim victory. For his heroism, Ali received the nickname “Lion of Allah.” When dividing the trophies captured during the battle, Muhammad took for himself the sword zulfiqar, which had previously belonged to the Meccan Munabbih bin Hajjaj. After the death of the prophet, the sword passed to Ali.

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QUOTES:

You are the master of your words until you speak them. When you express it, they are already your masters.

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Remember that pleasures are temporary and consequences are eternal.

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The best wealth is indifference to what others have.

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Anyone who has forgotten the expression “I don’t know” condemns himself to humiliation.

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When the mind reaches perfection, speech loses its verbosity.

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It is better to remain silent until asked than to speak until asked to remain silent.

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When girls reach understanding, it is better to stick to their father's side.

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If a friend is jealous, it means he doesn’t love enough.

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The greatest wealth is the mind. The greatest inheritance is education. The greatest poverty is ignorance.

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Never consult with a coward, for a coward will weaken your resolve, and he will make small and insignificant things seem big and significant in your eyes.