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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Masterpieces of Rhetoric Methood (nahj Al-balagha) A Group of Imam’s Wonderful Proverbs If a person has a good idea about you proove his idea to be true. Do not regard an expression uttered by a person as evil if you can find it capable of bearing a good intention. The worst man is one who does not trust in any person due to his evil intention, and noone trusts him due to his bad action. It is no just to pass a verdict by relying on probability.

Evil intention diseases hearts, accuses the faithful, isolates the friendly, and change brother’s affection. The fighter in the way of Allah who gets martyred would not get a greater reward than he who remains chaste despite means. It is possible that a chaste person almost one of the angels. Forgiveness is the alms tax of victory. The most entitled to pardoning is he who is the most powerful to punish. Hide the blemish of your brother, and forgive your friend’s slips.

You have to be true in all of your concern. No vice is worse than lie. The liar fears himself while he is safe. The evidenc of faith is that you prefer truth even when it harms you to falsehood when it benefits you. Be on your guard against lie. A truthful person is on the height of salvation and dignity, while the liar is on the edge of a falling down and degredation.

The liar and the dead are equal, because the preferance of the living to the dead is confidence in him, then if his speech is not trusted his life becomes fatile. If you are truthful we will reward you, but if you are a liar we will punish you. Lie is not useful in seriousness and in joking; even that anyone of you promises his child and then he does not keep it; falsehood leads to corruption. The best speech is that which actions certify it.

Whoever lacks truthfulness in his speech is afflicted in the noblest of his morals. The strict sword in the hands of the brave is not more glorious than truthfulness. The worst truthfulness is man’s praise of himself. My conscience for what I say is mortgaged. Adhere to contracts by their fulfillement. Do not betray your commitment, do not overrule your pledge, and do not deceive your enemy.

Fulfil your agreement (when it is due): be just in taking deci-sions; and do not vie in boasting with one another for fathers.