Nahj al-Balaghah — sermons, letters and sayings

Nahj al-Balaghah

The sermons, letters and sayings attributed to Imam Ali, read from the published Shia library edition with the Arabic and the published English translation side by side.

Sermons1191 Letters450 Sayings619

Topical chapters

Amīr al-mu’minīn's wisdom on knowledge and virtue 11 True meaning of istighfār in Islam 9 Four pillars of faith and unbelief 8 Believer's anger leads to separation 6 Hypocrisy and spiritual negligence in religious practice 5 Contentment as inexhaustible wealth 4 Amir al-mu'minīn's nocturnal reflections on asceticism 4 Discerning right from wrong in leadership 4 Endurance and divine recompense in grief 4 Divine sustenance and accountability parallels 4 Self-reflection and contentment in Islamic teachings 4 Ali's counsel on restraining lustful gazes 4 Critique of worldliness and its transient nature 3 Ali's lament over his people's disobedience 3 Caliph 'Umar's deliberation on Ka'bah ornaments 3 Exemplary virtues of a devout brother-in-faith 3

Numbers below are this edition's record sequence. Short sayings and long sermons are both split into records, so a sequence number is not the printed sermon, letter or saying number.

Sayings · Contentment as inexhaustible wealth

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Sayings · Contentment as inexhaustible wealth#71
٥٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْقَنَاعَةُ مَالٌ لَا يَنْفَدُ.
57. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Contentment is wealth that does not diminish. [1]
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Sayings · Contentment as inexhaustible wealth#72
قال السيد الرضي: وقد روي هذا الكلام عن النبي صلي الله عليه وآله وسلم.
As-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: This saying has also been related from the Prophet, may Allāh bless him and his descendants.
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Sayings · Contentment as inexhaustible wealth#606
٤٧٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْقَنَاعَةُ مَالٌ لَا يَنْفَدُ.
475. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Contentment is a wealth that does not exhaust.
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Sayings · Contentment as inexhaustible wealth#607
قال السيد الرضي: وقد رَوى بعضُهم هذا الكلام عن النبی (صلى الله علیه وآله).
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Some people have related that this is the saying of the Messenger of Allāh, peace be upon him and his descendants.
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