Imam Al-Sadiq

36. The head of the obedience of Allah is patience and pleasure for what Allah likes and
dislikes for the servant, and if the servant is satisfied with what Allah likes and dislikes for
him, it will be good for him in what He likes and dislikes.
37. Indeed, the most knowledge of all men in Allah is the most satisfied of them with death.
(444)
38. Do not backbite, so you are backbited, and do not dig a judge you would be judged by.
39. Be ware of joking because it loses face and the dignity of men.
40. Do not dispute, so your glory goes, and do not joke, so you are dared (so men dare to say
rude things about you).(445)
41. Be ware of the dispute because it brings about the hateful ugly thing and shows the defect.
(446)
42. Whoever is not shy of seeking legal livelihood, his provisions is light, and his family leads
a life of ease and comfort.(447)
43. I wonder at him who is miserly for life in this world and it is coming towards him or is
miserly in it and it is turning away from him , so neither spending with coming harms him nor
miserliness with turning away avails him.(448)
44. The prisoner is he whose life in this world imprisons him from his next life.(449)
45. Do not make your hearts busy thinking about bygone, so you divert your minds from
getting ready to what has not come yet.(450)
46. Seek livelihood by giving alms, guard your wealth by Zakat, he who is moderate does not
become destitute, organization is half livelihood, loving one another is half wisdom, small
family is one of the ways of (securing) ease, whoever saddens his parents certainly is
disobedient to them, favor is not favor but with him who has ancestry and religion, Allah, the
Exalted, sends down endurance according to the affliction and livelihood according to the
provisions, whoever appreciates his livelihood, Allah, the Exalted, gives him, and whoever
wastes his livelihood, Allah, the Exalted, deprives him (of that).(451)
I (the author) say: Some of these clauses are attributed to the Commander of the Faithful
(Amir al- Mu'minin) in Nahj al- Balagha, and al- Sadiq, peace be on him, may have
mentioned them as quotations.
47. The richest riches is he who is not captive for greed.(452)
48. Nothing is better than silence, no enemy is more harmful than ignorance, and no illness is
more dangerous than telling lies.(453)
49. Three (things) with which no thing is harmful:
The prayers during distress, asking Allah's forgiveness during the sin, and thankfulness during
the blessing.(454)
50. The believer is popular, and there is no good in him who neither associates nor is
associated.(455)
51. It was said (to him): What is good behavior?
He, peace be on him, said: Make yourself gentle, make your words good, and receive your
brother with cheerfulness.
52. He whose tongue is truthful his act grows, he whose intention is good his livelihood is
increased, and he whose charity is good for the members of his house his age is prolonged.
(456)