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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Tuhaf Al-uqul ( the Masterpieces of the Mind ) Another Brief Commandment of the Prophet For Imam Ali O Ali, a faithful believer must enjoy three characteristics: they are fasting, offering prayers, and almsgiving. Likewise, the false believer enjoys three characteristics: he flatters slavishly when he witnesses (a situation), backbites, and rejoices over the others' misfortunes.
The unjust people must enjoy three characteristics: they dominate him who is less powerful than they are by means of their powers, they dominate him who is more powerful than they are by means of acts of disobedience (to God), and they support the oppressors. The showy has three characteristics: he activates among people, he becomes lazy when he is alone, and he desires to be praised in all states.
The hypocrite has three characteristics: he lies in speech, breaches his trusts, and breaks his promise. The indolent has three characteristics: he slackens until he neglects, neglects until he wastes, and wastes until he commits a sin. The intelligent ones should always be active except in three situations; in seeking the worldly earnings, stepping for a reward, and gaining a legal pleasure.
O Ali, no poverty is harsher than ignorance, no fortune is more useful than the mind, no loneliness is gloomier than self-esteem, no activity like moderation, no piety like abstinence, and no ancestry like good mannerism. Untruth is the epidemic of speech, oblivion is the epidemic of knowledge, reminding (others of your favors) reproachfully is the epidemic of leniency.
O Ali, whenever your sight falls on the new moon, you should say 'Allahu Akbar' three times, and say: 'All praise be to God Who created you and me and made you on various stages and made you a sign for all peoples.' O Ali, whenever you look in a mirror, you should say 'Allahu Akbar' three times, and say: O Allah, Better my morals in the same way You bettered my creation.
O Ali, whenever you a matter frightens you, you should say: O Allah, (I implore to You) by the right of Mohammed and Mohammed's family, relieve my fear. Ali (peace be upon him) said: I asked, "O God's messenger, what are the words that are intended in God's saying: Then Adam received (some) words from his Lord? The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) answered: O Ali, God brought down Adam (from Paradise) in India, Eve in Jeddah , the snake in Isfahan , and the Shaitan in Maysan.