خَصائِصُ الشَّقِيِّ Characteristics of a Wretched Person

1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الشَّقِيُّ مَنِ انخَدَعَ لِهَواهُ وغُرُورِهِ.

1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The wretched one is he who lets himself be deceived by his whims and his delusion.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 86]
 

2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ الشَّقِيَّ مَن حُرِمَ نَفعَ ما اُوتِيَ مِنَ العَقلِ والتَّجرِبَةِ.

2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the wretched person is he who is deprived of drawing any benefit from his intellect and the experiences that he has been granted.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 78]
 

3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَوَقَّوُا المَعاصِيَ واحبِسُوا أنفُسَكُم عنها ؛ فإنَّ الشَّقِيَّ مَن أطلَقَ فيها عِنانَهُ.

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be on your guard against sins and restrain yourself from them, for verily the wretched one is he who gives himself free rein to them.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4499]