Virtues of humility, purity, and adherence to Sunnah

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 123

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 123

Virtues of humility, purity, and adherence to Sunnah
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 148

١٢٣. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): طُوبَى لِمَنْ ذَلَّ فِى نَفْسِهِ وَطَابَ كَسْبُهُ وَصَلَحَتْ سَرِيرَتُهُ وَحَسُنَتْ خَلِيقَتُهُ وَأَنْفَقَ الْفَضْلَ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَأَمْسَكَ الْفَضْلَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَعَزَلَ عَنِ النَّاسِ شَرَّهُ وَوَسِعَتْهُ السُّنَّةُ وَلَمْ يُنْسَبْ إلَى الْبِدْعَةِ.

123. And he (AS) said: Blessed be he who humbles himself, whose livelihood is pure, whose heart is chaste, whose habits are virtuous, who spends his savings (in the name of Allāh), who prevents his tongue from speaking nonsense, who keeps people safe from evil, who is pleased with the (Prophet’s) sunnah, and who is unconnected with innovation (in religion).

Ḥadīth 149

قال السيد الرضي: أقول: ومن الناس من ينسب هذا الكلام إلى رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) و كذلك الذي قبله.

As-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Some people attribute this and the previous saying to the Messenger of Allāh (may Allāh bless him and his descendants).