Excerpted Sayings of Imam Zayn al-Abidin
- If you are content with what is difficult for you of Allah’s decree, you are in the highest station of certainty.
- The world is insignificant if you value your own soul.
- Do you know when you are in the gravest of danger? It is when you don’t see the world as a danger to your soul.
- If you receive with humility what has been apportioned to you by Allah, you will be among the wealthiest of people.
- Be conscious of lying, whether small or great, in every serious and trivial situation, for if you lie about small matters, you will find the audacity to lie about great matters.
- All goodness is in the care for your soul.
- O my son, stay away from five types. Never befriend a liar for they are like a mirage, making what is far appear near and what is near appear far. Never befriend one who is corrupt for they will sell you out for a mere morsel. Never befriend the miserly for they will abandon you at the time of your greatest need. Never befriend a fool, for they will try to benefit you but will cause you harm. Never befriend one who severs the ties of the womb for they are cursed in Allah’s book.
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