Pearl of Wisdom
'When anyone from among the followers (shi'a) of 'Ali commits a sin or perpetrates an evil deed in the morning, it is expiated by any distress he may undergo by nightfall. So how can the Pen ever write down his evil deeds?!'
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha [as] Bihar al-Anwar, v. 68, p. 146, no. 94
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When Imam Ali (a) sent Ibn Abbas as his representative to Basra |
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Letter 76 When Imam Ali (a) sent Ibn Abbas as his representative to Basra, he gave him the following instructions.
Treat people kindly, receive them in audience, do not be very harsh in issuing and enforcing orders, do not lose temper because this weakness is always a good opening for Satan to find its way into your mind. Always keep this in mind that the thing which takes you nearer to Allah will carry you away from Hell and the thing which drives you away from Allah will drive you towards Hell.
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