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1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَتَمَ سِرَّهُ كانَتِ الخِيَرَةُ بيَدِهِ. |
| 1– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever keeps his own secrets has control in his own hands.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 162] |
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2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الظَّفَرُ بِالحَزمِ ، والحَزمُ بِإجالَةِ الرَّأيِ ، والرَّأيُ بِتَحصِينِ الأسرارِ. |
| 2– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Victory comes about through determination, and determination comes about through carefully weighing up one's ideas, and ideas are formed through guarding secrets.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 48] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): سِرُّكَ أسِيرُكَ فإن أفشَيتَهُ صِرتَ أسِيرَهُ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your secret is your prisoner which, if let loose, will make you its prisoner.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 563] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): صَدرُ العاقِلِ صُندوقُ سِرِّهِ. |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The bosom of the wise man is the strongbox guarding his secret.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 6] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كُلَّما كَثُرَ خُزّانُ الأسرارِ كَثُرَ ضُيّاعُها. |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The more the keepers of secrets increase, the more the divulgers of secrets increase.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7197] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اُبْذُلْ لِصَدِيقِكَ كُلَّ المَوَدَّةِ ولا تَبذُلْ لَهُ كُلَّ الطُّمَأ نِينَةِ. |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Shower all your love on your friend but do not shower all your trust on him.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2463] |
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7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أنجَحُ الاُمورِ ما أحاطَ بهِ الكِتمانُ. |
| 7– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most successful of matters is the one that is kept confidential.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3384] |
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8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تُودِعْ سِرَّكَ إلّا عِندَ كُلِّ ثِقَةٍ . |
| 8– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not entrust your secret, except to someone who has your absolute trust.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 235, no. 3] |
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9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا بَأسَ بأن لا يُعلَمَ سِرُّكَ . |
| 9– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It does not matter if your secret is unknown.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 269, no. 1] |
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10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن ضَعُفَ عَن حِفظِ سِرِّهِ لَم يَقْوَ لِسِرِّ غَيرِهِ . |
| 10– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who is unable to keep his own secret will be unable to keep anyone else's.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8941] |
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11ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إفشاءُ السِّرِّ سُقوطٌ . |
| 11– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Divulging a secret is a breakdown [of trust].’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 315] |
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12ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): سِرُّكَ مِن دَمِكَ فلا يَجرِيَنَّ مِن غَيرِ أوداجِكَ. |
| 12– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Your secret is of your own blood, so never let it flow from other than your own veins.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 71, no. 15] |
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13ـ الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَكونُ المؤمنُ مؤمناً حتّى يَكونَ فيهِ ثلاثُ خِصالٍ: سُنَّةٌ مِن رَبِّهِ ، وسُنَّةٌ مِن نَبِيِّهِ ، وسُنَّةٌ مِن وَلِيِّهِ ، فالسُّنَّةُ مِن رَبِّهِ كِتمانُ سِرِّهِ ، قالَ اللّهُ عزّوجلّ: «عالِمُ الغَيْبِ فلا يُظْهِرُ عَلى غَيْبِهِ أَحَداً * إلّا مَنِ ارْتَضى مِن رسولٍ». |
| 13– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'A believer is not a believer unless he possesses three qualities within him: one quality characteristic of his Lord, one quality from His Prophet, and one quality from His vicegerent. The quality that is characteristic of his Lord is guarding a secret, for verily Allah has said, "Knower of the Unseen, He does not disclose His Unseen to anyone, except to an apostle He approves of"[ Qur'an 72:26].[ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 68, no. 2] |
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14ـ الإمامُ الجوادُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إظهارُ الشَّيءِ قبلَ أن يَستَحكِمَ مَفسَدَةٌ لَهُ. |
| 14– Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, 'Exposing something before it has become consolidated will ruin it.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 71, no. 13] |
