ما هُوَ أفضَلُ مِنَ الخَيرِ What is Better Than Goodness

39ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيسَ بخَيرٍ مِنَ الخَيرِ إلّا ثَوابُهُ.

39– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is nothing better than goodness except its own reward.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7487]
 

40ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْسنُ مِن الصِّدقِ قائلُهُ ، وخَيرٌ مِن الخَيرِ فاعِلُهُ.

40– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Better than truthfulness is the one who practices it, and better than good is its doer.’[Amali al-Tusi, p. 223, no. 385]
 

41ـ الإمامُ الهاديُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيرٌ مِن الخَيرِ فاعِلُهُ ، وأجمَلُ مِن الجَميلِ قائلُهُ، وأرجَحُ مِن العِلمِ حامِلُهُ.

41– Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘Better than good is its doer, more beautiful than beautiful words is the one who says them and weightier than knowledge is the one who carries it.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 370, no. 4]