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12ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ـ وقد سَألَهُ رجُلٌ: اُحِبُّ أن أكُونَ أكرَمَ النّاسِ ـ: لا تَشكُوَنَّ اللّهَ إلَى الخَلقِ تَكُنْ أكرَمَ النّاسِ . |
| 12– The Prophet (SAWA), when a person asked him, ‘I would like to be the most noble of people, replied, ‘Do not complain about Allah to people and you will be the most noble of people.’[Kanz al- ‘Ummal, no. 44154] |
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13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): النَّصيحَةُ مِن أخلاقِ الكِرامِ، الغِشُّ مِن أخلاقِ اللِّئامِ. |
| 13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Giving advice is of the morals of the noble, whereas cheating is of the morals of the vile.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1298-1299] |
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14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): المُبادَرَةُ إلَى العَفوِ مِن أخلاقِ الكِرامِ، المُبادَرَةُ إلَى الانتِقامِ مِن شِيَمِ اللِّئامِ. |
| 14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Rushing to forgive is of the morals of the generous, and rushing to take revenge is the habit of the vile.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1566-1567] |
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15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لِلكِرامِ فَضيلَةُ المُبادَرَةِ إلى فِعلِ المَعروفِ وإسداءِ الصَّنائعِ. |
| 15- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Noble people possess the merit of initiating good deeds and completing productions.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7353] |
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16ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): سُنَّةُ الكِرامِ الجُودُ . |
| 16– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The habitual practice of the generous is munificence.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5558] |
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17ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): عُقوبَةُ الكِرامِ أحسَنُ مِن عَفوِ اللِّئام. |
| 17– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Punishing noble people is better than forgiving the vile.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6324] |
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18ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أولَى الناسِ بِالكَرَمِ مَن عُرِفَت بهِ الكِرام . |
| 18– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The people worthiest of generosity are those through whom generosity itself is recognised.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 436] |
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19ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن لم يُجازِ الإساءَةَ بالإحسانِ فليسَ مِن الكِرامِ. |
| 19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who does not repay bad with good is not of the noble.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8958] |
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20ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن عَدَّدَ نِعَمَهُ مَحَقَ كَرَمَهُ. |
| 20– Imam Hasan (AS) said, ‘He who counts his bounties destroys his own generosity.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 113, no. 7] |
