العِفَّةُ

SELF-RESTRAINT

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2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fighter who is martyred in the way of Allah has no greater reward than the one who is able to sate himself but remains chaste. The chaste person may well become one of the angels.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 474]

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint is the root of all good.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1168]

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint is the best part of spiritual chivalry (futuwwa).’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 529]

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint protects the soul from all sides and keeps it away from base things.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1989]

6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The zakat of beauty is chastity.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5449]

7– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Restrain yourselves from other people’ s women and your own women will remain chaste.’
[al-Khisal, p. 55, no. 75]

8– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Most of my community who will enter the Fire will be as a result of two cavities the stomach and the private parts.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 79, no. 5]

9– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Moses (AS) engaged himself for eight or ten years in restraining his private parts and his stomach.’
[Sunan Ibn Maaja, no. 2444]

10– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Allah can be worshipped with no act better than restraint of the stomach and the private parts.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 79, no. 5]

11– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The root of self-restraint is contentment, and its fruit is fewer sorrows.’
[Masalib al-Sa’ ul, p. 50]

12– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Satisfaction with one’ s lot leads to self-restraint.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1512]

13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is proportionate to his ambition … and his chastity is in proportion with his sense of self-worth.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47]

14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who uses his intellect restrains himself.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7646]

15– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘As for self-restraint, from it branches out satisfaction, resignation, good fortune, comfort, a sense of evaluation, humbleness, a sense of remembrance, contemplation, magnanimity and generosity. These are the many ramifications for the intelligent man who practices self-restraint and is satisfied with Allah and with his share.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 17]

16– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint weakens carnal desire.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2148]

17– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fruit of self-restraint is contentment.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4637]

18– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fruit of self-restraint is preservation
[of oneself].’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4593]

19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who practices self-restraint, his burden decreases and his worth in Allah’ s eyes increases.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4597]

20– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Actions are purified through practice of self-restraint.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4238]