الكَريمُ The Noble One

7ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنّ اللّه‏َ تَعالى كريمٌ يُحِبُّ الكَرَمَ.

7– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah, most High is Generous and He loves the generous.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 15991]
 

8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكريمُ مَن أكرَمَ عَن ذُلِّ النّارِ وَجهَهُ .

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A noble person is he who honours his face from the humiliation of the fire.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 82, no. 82]
 

9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكريمُ يَتَغافَلُ ويَنخَدِعُ.

9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A generous person becomes inattentive and is thus tricked.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 446]
 

10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكريمُ إذا وَعَدَ وَفى، وإذا تَوَعَّدَ عَفا.

10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When a noble person makes a promise he fulfils it, and when he threatens [to punish], he forgives [instead].’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1528]
 

11ـ الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ الكريمَ يَبتَهِجُ بفَضلِهِ، واللَّئيمَ يَفتَخِرُ بمُلكِهِ .

11– Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘A noble person is pleased on account of his virtue, whereas a vile person is proud of what he owns.’[al-Durra al-Bahira, p. 27]