20 Maxims ByAl-Imam Al-Hassan

Al-Mujtaba (AS)

Shrine of Imam Hassan (AS) in Al-Baqi’ before the destruction by the Wahabbies

When Imam Hassan (AS) was asked about what

piety is.

He , peace be upon him replied:

"yearning for virtue and no longing for

this world ."

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When he was asked what manliness is . Imam answered : " protection of religion ,self-respect , lenience , benevolence , discharging

one's duties , and showing amity towards people .

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When asked what generosity is , Imam said : donation before request and feeding people

during drought . NEXT

When asked what parsimony is , Imam said : to consider what you have as dignity and

what you spend as waste .NEXT

When asked what freedom from want is, Imam said: Being satisfied with one's destiny,

however meager it may be.NEXT

When asked what poverty is, Imam said: greed for everything.

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When asked what dignity is , Imam said : agreeing with friends and

maintaining good neighbourly relations .NEXT

When asked what meanness is , Imam said : self - centeredness and having no regard for

one's wife .NEXT

The person who takes refuge in God is relaxed and secure where as his enemy is

fearful and friendless . NEXT

Be careful with God by frequently remembering Him , and be fearful of God by

being pious , and approach God through obedience , for indeed He is near and

responsive . NEXT

The greatness of those who came to know his greatness lies in their modesty . The dignity of those who came to know His glory lies in their humbleness . The security of those who came to know His power lies in their submission to

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You should know that God has not created you for no reason and that has not left you to your own . He has determined your life time and divided your sustenance among you so

that every wise man know his share and understand whatever he receives has been predestined and that he would not receive

that which does not belong to him . God has provided you with sufficient in come to have enough time to worship and thank Him . He

made remembrance and prayer obligatory and recommended you to be pious to gain his

utmost satisfaction .NEXT

O' servants of God ! Do have God fearing and do know that God enables God fearing

persons to overcome trials , and to succeed in their affairs . He will also smooth the path of

right for God-fearing people . NEXT

- Only those people who are properly guided consult one another .

- Meanness is to fail to thank God for His blessing .

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- In quest , do not take victory for granted , do not trust predestination like the yielding , for it

is a tradition to be in quest of sustenance . Thus, moderation in search of one's

livelihood comes from chastity which is not on the way of sustenance. By the same

token , avarice does not increase sustenance . In deed , sustenance has been predestined

and avarice brings about sins .

- One is free as long as has not promised . However when one promises , he shoulders responsibility and shall not be released until

he fulfils his promise . NEXT

The person having confidence in God's free-will ( satisfied with divine destiny ) does not

wish to be in a state other than the one chosen for him by God . NEXT

- The good without evil is thanking for the blessing and patience in calamities and

hardships .

- Imam , peace be upon him , said to a man just cured from a disease : God remembered you , then you remember Him . He pardoned

you , you should thank him . NEXT

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Muhammed Kadhim Al-Yazdi, Grand Ayatullah Sayed Mohsin Al-Hakeem, Ayatullah Sayed Ibrahim Tabatabai,

Ayatullah Sayed Muhammed Mahdi AlHakeem, Ayatullah Sayed Muhammed Baqir AlHakeem, And All

The Martyrs Of The Family Of AlHakeem.

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