Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

98 'Ali ibn Abi Telib in Makkah
The Prophet (g) ~, stated that this does not contradict doing the
deeds by means of which one attains a blessed or doomed state, and
that if a person is one of those who are destined to be blessed, it will
be made easy for him to do the deeds of those who are destined to be
blessed, and if a person is one of those who are destined to be
doomed, it will be made easy for him to do the deeds of those who are
destined to be doomed. He forbade relying on the prior decree and
not striving. Hence the one who relies on the prior decree and does
not strive to do the actions that are enjoined upon him is one of the
greatest losers in respect of (his or her) deeds, and one whose efforts
have been wasted in this life.140 Their abandoning of the deeds that
are enjoined upon them is part of what is decreed for them, of making
the path of doom easy for them. Those who are destined to be blessed
are those who do what is enjoined and abstain from what is
forbidden, so if a person abstains from doing obligatory actions that
are enjoined upon him and does forbidden actions, relying on the
prior decree, he is among those who are destined to be doomed, for
whom it is made easy to do the actions of those who are destined to
he doomed. This is the answer that the Prophet (g) gave, and 'Ali
ibn Abi TGb (&) and the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah
be pleased with them) learned. It is the best and most appropriate
answer to this question.141
3.5. The basic principles followed by Amir al-
Mu'mineen 'Ali (4) in deriving rulings from the
Noble Qur'an and understanding its meanings
Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali possessed a great deal of knowledge
of the Qur'an and its sciences. This knowledge made him believe that
the Qur'an contained all dings, either explicitly or implicitly. He
said concerning that: (And your Lord is never forgetful.) (Qur'an 19:
Hence he often quoted the Qur'an as evidence and would