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1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العادَةُ طَبعٌ ثانٍ. |
| 1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Habit is second nature.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 702] |
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2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لِلعادَةِ عَلى كُلِّ إنسانٍ سُلطانٌ. |
| 2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A habit holds every man under its authority.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7327] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): غَيرُ مُدرِكِ الدَّرَجاتِ مَن أطاعَ العاداتِ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who obeys habits does not attain high levels.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6409] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لِسانُكَ يَستَدعيكَ ما عَوَّدتَهَ، ونَفسُكَ تَقتَضيكَ ما ألِفتَهُ. |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your tongue will urge you to whatever you have accustomed it [to say], and your inner self will require you to do whatever you have made it fond of.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7634] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تُسرِعَنَّ إلَى الغَضَبِ فيَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيكَ بِالعادَةِ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not hasten to resort to anger lest it prevail over you by becoming a habit.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10288] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في وَصِيَّتِه لاِبنِه الحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ: إنَّما قَلبُ الحَدَثِ كالأرضِ الخالِيَةِ ما اُلقِيَ فيها مِن شَيءٍ قَبِلَتهُ، فبادَرتُكَ بِالأدَبِ قَبلَ أن يَقسُوَ قَلبُكَ، ويَشتَغِلَ لُبُّكَ. |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said in his will to his son, al-Hasan (AS), ‘Verily the heart of a young person is like the untilled earth, which accepts whatever is placed therein. I, therefore, urge you to hasten to self-discipline before your heart hardens, and your mind becomes preoccupied.’ [Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31] |
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7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا اُتِيَ بِفالوذَجٍ فوُضِعَ قُدّامَهُ ـ: إنَّكَ طَيِّبُ الرّيحِ حَسَنُ اللَّونِ طَيِّبُ الطَّعمِ، ولكن أكرَهُ أن اُعَوِّدَ نَفسي ما لَم تَعتَدْ . |
| 7– Imam Ali (AS), was once offered a sweetmeat called faludhaj, so he placed it in front of him, saying, ‘Verily you have a fragrant smell, are of a beautiful colour, and taste delicious, but I hate to habituate my soul [to anything] since it has not yet formed any habits.’ [Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 36549] |
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8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): عَوِّدْ نَفسَكَ فِعلَ المَكارِمِ، وتَحَمَّلْ أعباءَ المَغارِمِ، تَشرُفْ نَفسُكَ، وتُعمَرْ آخِرَتُكَ، ويَكثُرْ حامِدوكَ. |
| 8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Habituate yourself to performing noble actions and to bear the burdensome consequences [of your actions], and your soul will be elevated as a result, your Hereafter will flourish, and your admirers will increase.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6232] |
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9ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العاداتُ قاهِراتٌ، فَمَنِ اعتادَ شَيئا في سِرِّهِ وخَلَواتِهِ، فَضَحَهُ في عَلانِيَتِهِ وعِندَ المَلاَءِ. |
| 9– Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, ‘Habits are overpowering, for he who forms a habit to something in secret and during his free times is plagued by them in public and when occupied.’ [Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 113] |
