اللَّجاجُ

STUBBORNNESS

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2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Obstinacy unsheathes opinion.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 179]

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A stubborn person does not have a
[valid] opinion.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 887]

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A stubborn person does not contemplate.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7478]

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Stubbornness creates wars and brings hatred to the hearts.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1718]

6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware that you are not overcome by
[the mount of] stubbornness.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 208, no. 1]

7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of being surmounted by stubbornness.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31]

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be cautious of stubbornness and you will be safe from its mishaps.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 10, no. 68]

9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Excessiveness in blaming
[others] ignites the fires of stubbornness.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 212, no. 1]

10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best of morals are those that are the farthest away from stubbornness.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4975]

11– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is stubborn and persistent is the degenerate one whose heart Allah has prevailed over with rust, and the axis of evil hangs over his head.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 58]

12– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of hastening matters before their time, or of breaking down when their time is right, or of stubbornness when they are estranged, or of weakness from them when they become clear. So, put every matter in its appropriate place.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 53]