32ـ لايَقُولَنَّ أحَدُكُمْ إنَّ أحَداً أولى بِفِعْلِ...

32ـ لايَقُولَنَّ أحَدُكُمْ إنَّ أحَداً أولى بِفِعْلِ الخَيْرِ مِنّي فَيَكونَ واللّهِ كَذلِكَ، إنَّ لِلْخَيرِ والشَّـرِّ أهْلاً فَمَهْما تَرَكْتُمُوهُ كَفاكُمُوهُ أهْلُهُ. That which you send forth of good deeds is [preserved] with the One who does not diminish [its] reward and that which you commit from evil actions is [preserved] with the One who is not incapable of [meting out] punishment.

33ـ ما قَدَّمْتَهُ مِنْ خَير فَعِندَ مَنْ لا يَبْخَسُ الثَّوابَ، ومَا ارْتَكَبْتَهُ مِنْ شَرّ فَعِندَ مَنْ لا يُعْجِزُهُ العِقابُ. The essential prerequisite of good action is taking the initiative in [performing] it. 34ـ مِلاكُ الخَيْرِ مُبادَرَتُهُ. The basis of every good deed is obedience to Allah, the Glorified. 35ـ مِلاكُ كُلِّ خَيْر طاعَةُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ. The key to goodness is renouncing evil. 36ـ مِفْتاحُ الخَيْرِ التَّبَـرّي مِنَ الشَّـرِّ.

An evil [action] that does not last is better than a good [deed] that does not last. 37ـ شَرٌّ لايَدُومُ خَيْرٌ مِن خَيْر لا يَدُومُ. The one who seeks goodness through evil action, his mind and senses are corrupt. 38ـ طالِبُ الخَيْرِ بِعَمَلِ الشَّـرِّ فاسِدُ العَقْلِ والحِسِّ. He who seeks good will triumph by it. 39ـ ظَفَرَ بِالخَيْرِ مَنْ طَلَبَهُ. The determination to do good extinguishes the fire of evil. 40ـ عَزيمَةُ الخَيرِ تُطْفِىءُ نارَ الشَّـرِّ.

The planter of the tree of good reaps the sweetest fruit. 41ـ غارِسُ شَجَرةِ الخَيْرِ تَجْتَنيها أحْلى ثَمَرَة. You will never realize good until you renounce evil. 42ـ لَنْ تَتَحَقَّقَ الخَيرَ حتّى تَتَبَـرَّأ مِنَ الشَّـرِّ. There is nothing better than [a] good [deed] except its reward. 43ـ لَيْسَ بِخَير مِنَ الخَيرِ إلاَّ ثَوابُهُ. Goodness is not in having more wealth and children, rather goodness is only in possessing more knowledge and greater forbearance.

44ـ لَيْسَ الخَيـْرُ أن يَكْثُرَ مالُكَ ووَلَدُكَ، إنَّما الخَيْرُ أنْ يَكْثُرَ عِلْمُكَ، وَيَعْظُمَ حِلْمُكَ. One who advances good, gains. 45ـ مَنْ قَدَّمَ الخَيرَ غَنِمَ. The doer of [a] good [deed] is better than it. 46ـ فاعِلُ الخَيرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ. The good action is a lasting store and a pure fruitage. 47ـ فِعْلُ الخَيْرِ ذَخيرَةٌ باقِيَةٌ، وثَمَرَةٌ زاكِيَةٌ.

Send forth good actions and you will gain [in the Hereafter]; purify your actions [by performing them sincerely for Allah] and you will be felicitous. 48ـ قَدِّمُوا خَيراً تَغْنَمُوا، وأخْلِصُوا أعْمالَكُمْ تَسْعَدُوا. Indeed, being a follower in good is [much] better for you than being a leader in evil.