Ali on fear, hope, knowledge and patience

It is reported that ‘Alî b. Abî Tâlib – Allâh be pleased with him – said, “The servant [of Allâh] should not fear except his sins, and should not hope except in his Lord. The ignorant should not be ashamed to ask, and the knowledgeable should not be ashamed to say – if he does not know something – ‘Allâh knows best.’ Patience (al-sabr) to faith (Al-Îmân) is like the head to the rest of the body: if the head is cut off, the body will rot. And one who has no patience, has no faith.”

Al-Baihaqî, Shu’ab Al-Îmân, Vol.12 p195.

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June 23, 2009

Topics: iman, knowledge, patience, sins

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5 Responses to “Ali on fear, hope, knowledge and patience”

  1. Ikram_Hadi on June 23, 2009 20:57

    Good quote mashAllah. Thank you for posting this.

  2. Fatima on January 27, 2011 22:58

    Assalaamu alaykum

    I am looking for a hadith where Rasool Allah questions sahaba what is best for women,Ali goes home and asks Fatima,she says the best things is she does not sees men nor they see her,Ali comes to Rasool Allah salal lahu alaihi wa sallam and conveys this information,Rasool Allah asks who said this,Ali says Fatima said this,then Rasool Allah salla lahu alaihi wa sallam says "Fatima is part of me".

    Please i need this hadith.

  3. Owais Al-Hashimi on January 28, 2011 18:11

    Wa alaykumus-salam, The hadith you asked about is as follows:  It is reported that the Messenger of Allah – Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – once asked [us, his Companions]:”What is the best thing for women?” We didn't know what to say. Ali went back to Fatimah and informed her [of the question]. She said, “Didn't you tell him it is for them not to see men and for men not to see them?” [When Ali said this to the Prophet] he said, “Who taught you this?” Ali replied, “Fatimah.” Allah's Messenger said, “Verily, she is a part of me.”   The hadith is recorded in Abu Nu'aym's Hilyatu Al-Awliya et al. However, it has been graded da'eef (weak) by some scholars of hadith, including Shaykh Al-Albani in his Al-Da'eefah hadith no. 5743, so it cannot be ascribed to the Prophet, unless you know of its authenticity from scholarly research.

  4. Fatima on February 7, 2011 12:40

    jazakAllahukhairan katheeran.

  5. Owais Al-Hashimi on February 7, 2011 12:45

    Barakallahu feekum.