اليقين

CONVICTION

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2. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘O people! Ask Allah for conviction and seek good health from him, for the greatest of blessings is good health and the best thing that can reside in the heart is conviction. A cheated man is he who has been cheated of his religion and an enviable person is he whose conviction is envied.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 176, no. 33]

3. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How great the prosperity of one whose heart is blessed with the coolness of conviction.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9556]

4. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘With conviction the ultimate goal can be reached.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 157]

5. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The strength of one’s conviction is proportionate to the extent of one’s faith.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6184]

6. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Conviction is the pillar of faith.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 398]

7. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sleeping with conviction is better than praying with doubt.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9958]

8. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There is nothing least divided among people than conviction.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 52, no. 5]

9. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Faith is better than submission
[Islam] and conviction is better than faith, and there is nothing more honourable than conviction.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 51, no. 1]

10. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Continuous but small actions
[performed] with conviction are better in the sight of Allah than numerous actions without conviction.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 57, no. 3]

11. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah Almighty says, ‘There are three things that I have concealed from My servants such that if a person was to see them, they would never do bad: if I was to uncover My veil and they were to see Me such that they had conviction, and if they were to know what I do with My creation when I make them die…’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 29858]

12. The archangel Gabriel (AS), coming down to the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah Almighty sent me to you with a gift which He has not given to anyone before you. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘I asked him, ‘And what is it?’ He said, ‘Patience, and something better than that… until he said, ‘I asked, ‘So what is the interpretation of conviction?’ Gabriel said, ‘A person of conviction acts for Allah as if he sees Him, and even though he cannot see Allah, Allah can see him; and it is to know with conviction that whatever afflicts him would not have missed him, and whatever has missed him would not have afflicted him. These are all branches of complete trust
[in Allah] and the steps to asceticism.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 20, no. 4]

13. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Islam is submission, submission is conviction, conviction is attestation
[to the truth], and attestation is testifying, and testifying is fulfilment
[of one’s obligations], and fulfilment is action.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 125]

14. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are six signs of a person of conviction: he has truly attained conviction in Allah and believed in Him, he is convinced that death is true and he is wary of it, he is convinced that Resurrection is true and he fears shame , he is convinced that Heaven is true and he longs for it, he is convinced that Hell is true and his endeavour is apparent in his wanting to be saved from it, he is convinced that the Account is true and so he takes account of himself.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqul, p. 20]

15. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Conviction can be proved by the shortening of one’s expectations, sincerity in one’s actions, and abstention from worldliness.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10970]

16. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever has conviction in that he will depart from his loved ones, will dwell in the earth, be faced with the Account, be in no need for what he has left behind but be in need of what he has sent forth, is worthy of having short expectations and lengthy deeds.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 167, no. 31]

17. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever has conviction that Allah sees him while he continues to commit sins, then he has considered Him the most insignificant of onlookers.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 82, no. 98]

18. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Doubt and being overcome by one’s desires corrupts conviction.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 11011]

19. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Disputing about religion corrupts conviction.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1177]

20. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Associating with worldly people defames religion and weakens conviction.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5072]

21. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A greedy person has been deprived of two things, as a result of which he lacks two more things: he is deprived of contentment and so he lacks comfort, and he is deprived of satisfaction and so he lacks conviction.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, v. 161, p. 6]

22. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘I do not fear for my community anything other than weakness of conviction.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 7332]

23. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Weakness of conviction is that you satisfy people by displeasing Allah Almighty, and that you praise them for the sustenance that Allah Almighty has given you, and you blame them for what Allah has not given you.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 185, p. 30]

24. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The goal of conviction is sincerity, and the goal of sincerity is salvation.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6347-6348]

25. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The abstention of a person from all that is perishable is in proportion of his conviction in all that is eternal.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5488]

26. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Trust
[in Allah] is from the strength of conviction.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 699]

27. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Patience is from conviction.’
[Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 20]

28. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Satifaction with unpleasant decree is one of the highest levels of conviction.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 152, no. 60]

29. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘If the veils were to be uncovered for me my conviction would not increase.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7569]

30. Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘O servants of Allah, make use of His blessings by reforming your selves and your conviction will increase, and you will gain something precious and valuable.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 268, no. 1]

31. Imam al-Riza (AS), when asked about Allah's saying to Abraham: "He said, ‘Do you not believe?’ He said, ‘Yes indeed, but in order that my heart may be at rest", and whether there was a doubt in his heart, said, ‘No, he had conviction, but he wanted Allah to increase his conviction.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 176, no. 34]