ما يَمنَعُ التَّقوى What Hinders Godwariness

28ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): حَرامٌ علىكُلِّ قَلبٍ مُتَوَلِّهٍ بِالدُّنيا أن تَسكُنَهُ التَّقوى .

28– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘It is forbidden for every heart that is infatuated with the world to have Godwariness reside therein.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4904]
 

29ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): واللّه‏ِ، ما أرى عَبدا يَتَّقي تَقوىً تَنفَعُهُ حتّى يَخزِنَ لِسانَهُ .

29– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘By Allah I cannot see a servant ever having Godwariness that will benefit him unless he guards his tongue.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 176]
 

30ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَستَطيعُ أن يَتَّقِيَ اللّه‏َ مَن خاصَمَ .

30– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘One who disputes cannot be wary of Allah.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 298]
 

31ـ الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن لَم يَتَّقِ وُجوهَ النّاسِ لَم يَتَّقِ اللّه‏َ.

31– Imam al-`Aaskari (AS) said, ‘He who is not wary before people does not have wariness of Allah.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 377, no. 3]