غَلَبَةُ العادَةِ Overcoming the Habit

10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الفَضيلَةُ غَلَبَةُ العادَةِ.

10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Virtue is overcoming one’s habit.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 357]
 

11ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أفضَلُ العِبادَةِ غَلَبَةُ العادَةِ.

12– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best of worship is to overcome one’s habit.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2873]
 

12ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): بِغَلَبَةِ العاداتِ الوُصولُ إلى أشرَفِ المَقاماتِ .

13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘[Only] Through overcoming one’s habits are the highest of stations attained.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4300]
 

13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): غَيِّروا العاداتِ تَسهُلْ عَلَيكُمُ الطّاعاتُ .

14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Change your habits and your acts of obedience will become easier for you.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6405]
 

14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ذَلِّلوا أنفُسَكُم بِتَركِ العاداتِ، وَقودوها إلى فِعلِ الطّاعاتِ، وحَمِّلوها أعباءَ المَغارِمِ، وحَلُّوها بِفِعلِ المَكارِمِ، وصُونوها عَن دَنَسِ المَآثِمِ .

15– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Subjugate your souls to abandon their habits, drive them to perform acts of obedience, make them bear the burdensome consequences of their actions, adorn them with the performance of noble acts, and protect them against the pollution of sins.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5199]