Perfection
Publish Date: 8/24/2014 Code: 34207

Perfection

349 - الكمال‏

349. PERFECTION

1619 - كَمالُ الإنسانِ‏

1619. PERFECTION OF MAN

5617.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العاقِلُ يَطلُبُ الكَمالَ ، الجاهِلُ يطلُبُ المالَ .1

5617.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The intelligent person seeks perfection and the ignorant person seeks possession.' 2

5618.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن كمالِ الإنسانِ ووُفورِ فَضلِهِ استِشعارُهُ بنفسِهِ النُّقصانَ .3

5618.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'In the perfection of the human being, the existence of his merit lies in his own feeling of inadequacy.' 4

5619.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الكمالُ في الدُّنيا مَفقودٌ .5

5619.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Perfection in this world does not exist.' 6

5620.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كمالُ الرجُلِ بسِتِّ خِصالٍ : بِأصغَرَيهِ ، وأكبَرَيهِ ، وهيئَتَيهِ ؛ فأمّا أصغراهُ فقَلبُهُ ولِسانُهُ ، إن قاتَلَ قاتَلَ بجَنانٍ ، وإن تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ بلِسانٍ ، وأمّا أكبَراهُ فعَقلُهُ وهِمَّتُهُ ، وأمّا هَيئَتاهُ فمالُهُ وجَمالُهُ .7

5620.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The perfection of a man lies in six features: in two of his smallest [features], in two of his largest [features], and in two of his apparent [features]. As for two of his smallest [features] - his heart and his tongue - when he fights he fights with his heart and when he speaks he speaks with his tongue. Two of his largest [features] are his intellect and his determination, and his two apparent [features] are his wealth and his beauty.' 8

5621.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كمالُ الإنسانِ العَقلُ .9

5621.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The perfection of the human being is the intellect.' 10

5622.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن كمالِ المَرءِ تَركُهُ ما لا يَجمُلُ بهِ .11

5622.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'of the perfection of a person is that he leaves what is not appropriate for him.' 12

5623.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تَسَربَلِ الحَياءَ وادَّرِعِ الوَفاءَ واحفَظِ الإخاءَ ... يَكمُلْ لكَ السَّناءُ .13

5623.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Clothe yourself with shyness and armour yourself with loyalty; protect brotherhood...., and your eminence will be perfected.' 14

5624.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الكمالُ كُلُّ الكمالِ التَّفقُّهُ في الدِّينِ ، والصَّبرُ علَى النّائبَةِ ، وتَقديرُ المَعيشةِ .15

5624.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Perfection, all of perfection is education in religion, patience over misfortunes, and apportioning one's livelihood.' 16

5625.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ثلاثُ خِصالٍ مَن رُزِقَها كانَ كامِلاً : العَقلُ ، والجَمالُ ، والفَصاحةُ .17

5625.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There are three features that whoever is blessed with is perfect: intellect, beauty and eloquence.' 18

Source :

1.غرر الحكم : ۵۷۹ .

2.Ghurar al-Hikam, no. ۵۷۹

3.غرر الحكم : ۹۴۴۲ .

4.Ibid. no. ۹۴۴۲

5.غرر الحكم: ۳۳۱ .

6.Ibid. no. ۳۳۱

7.معاني الأخبار : ۱۵۰ / ۱ .

8.Maani al-Akhbar, p. ۱۵۰, no. ۱

9.غرر الحكم : ۷۲۴۴ .

10.Ghurar al-Hikam, no. ۷۲۴۴

11.أعلام الدين : ۲۹۲ .

12.Alam al-Din, p. ۲۹۲

13.غرر الحكم : ۴۵۳۶ .

14.Ghurar al-Hikam, no. ۴۵۳۶

15.بحار الأنوار : ۷۸ / ۱۷۲ / ۳ .

16.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۷۸, p. ۱۷۲, no. ۳

17.تحف العقول : ۳۲۰ .

18.Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. ۳۲۰