Hazarat Ali ibn-Abu Talib's (R.A.) instructions to his son

“ My son, fear Allah both secretly and openly; Speak the truth whether you be calm or angry; Be economical, whether you be poor or rich; Be just to friend and foe; be resigned alike in times of adversity and prosperity.  My son, he who sees his own faults has no time to see the fault of others; He who is satisfied with allotments of providence does not regret the past; He who unsheathes the sword of aggression will be killed by it; He who digs a pit for his brother will fall in it; He who forgets his own sins makes much of the sin of another; He who takes to evil ways will be despised; He who commits excesses will be known to do them; He who associates with the base will be subject to the constant suspicion; He who remembers death will be content with little in the world; He who boasts of his sins before men, Allah will bring him to shame.”

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