أسعَدُ النّاسِ The Most Properous of People

14ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أسعَدُ الناسِ مَن خالَطَ كِرامَ الناسِ .

14– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most prosperous of people is the one who mingles with honourable people.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 185, no. 2]
 

15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أسعَدُ الناسِ مَن تَرَكَ لَذَّةً فانِيَةً لِلَذَّةٍ باقِيَةٍ .

15– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most prosperous of people is the one who has abandoned an ephemeral pleasure in exchange for a lasting one.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3218]
 

16ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أسعَدَ الناسِ في الدنيا مَن عَدَلَ عَمّا يَعرِفُ ضُرَّهُ ، وإنَّ أشقاهُم مَنِ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ .

16– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily the most prosperous of people in this world is the one who turns away from all that which he knows is detrimental to him, and verily the most unfortunate person is he who follows his whims.’[Waq`aat Siffin, p. 108]
 

17ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أسعَدُ الناسِ مَن عَرَفَ فَضلَنا ، وتَقَرَّبَ إلى اللّه‏ِ بِنا ، وأخلَصَ حُبَّنا ، وعَمِلَ بما إلَيهِ نَدَبنا ، وانتَهى عَمّا عَنهُ نَهَينا ، فذاكَ مِنّا وهُو في دارِ المُقامَةِ مَعَنا.

17– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most prosperous person is he who acknowledges our virtue, draws near to Allah through us, is sincere in his love for us, acts upon whatever we have recommended, and refrains from all that we have prohibited. He is indeed of us and will be with us in the place of everlasting abode.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3297]
 

18ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أعظَمُ الناسِ سَعادَةً أكثَرُهُم زَهادَةً.

18– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The person with the greatest prosperity is the one with the greatest level of abstemiousness.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3100]