الْمُؤْمِنُونَ أَعْظَمُ أَحْلَاماً
Believers possess more intelligence [than others]
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الْمُؤْمِنُ كَيِّسٌ عَاقِلٌ
A believer is sagacious and intelligent
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الْحُزْنُ شِعَارُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Grief is the distinguishing mark of the believers
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الْمُؤْمِنُونَ خَيْرَاتُهُمْ مَأْمُولَةٌ وَشُرُورُهُمْ مَأْمُونَةٌ
The believers are such that their good deeds are expected and people are safe from their evil
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مَغْمُومٌ [مَغْمُورٌ] بِفِكْرَتِهِ ضَنِينٌ بِخُلَّتِهِ
A believer is sorrowful in his thoughts [about himself], sparing in his friendship
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الْمُؤْمِنُ لَيِّنُ الْعَرِيكَةِ سَهْلُ الْخَلِيقَةِ
A believer has a mild disposition and is easy going
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الْمُؤْمِنُ لَا يَظْلِمُ وَلَا يَتَأَثَّمُ
A believer does not oppress [anyone] and eschews sin
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الْمُؤْمِنُ هَيِّنٌ لَيِّنٌ سَهْلٌ مُؤْتَمَنٌ
A believer is easy going, polite, approachable and reliable
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الْمُؤْمِنُ قَلِيلُ الزَّلَلِ كَثِيرُ الْعَمَلِ
A believer makes few mistakes and does plenty of work
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الْمُؤْمِنُ يَعَافُ اللَّهْوَ وَيَأْلَفُ الْجِدَّ
A believer loathes idle play and likes to work hard
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الْمُؤْمِنُ صَدُوقُ اللِّسَانِ بَذُولُ الْإِحْسَانِ
A believer is very truthful in [his] speech and generous in [his] benevolence
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الْمُؤْمِنُ يَقْظَانُ يَنْتَظِرُ إِحْدَى الْحَسَنَتَيْنِ [الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ]
A believer is [always] alert, waiting for one of the two boons [of this world or the Hereafter]
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الْمُؤْمِنُ عَفِيفٌ مُقْتَنِعٌ [مُقَنَّعُ] مُتَنَزِّهٌ مُتَوَرِّعٌ
A believer is chaste, contented, free from sin and pious
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ كَانَ حُبُّهُ لِلَّهِ وَبُغْضُهُ لِلَّهِ وَأَخْذُهُ لِلَّهِ وَتَرْكُهُ لِلَّهِ
A believer is one whose love is for [the sake of] Allah, whose hate is for Allah, whose taking is for Allah and whose leaving is for Allah
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الْمُؤْمِنُ شَاكِرٌ فِي السَّرَّاءِ صَابِرٌ فِي الْبَلَاءِ خَائِفٌ فِي الرَّخَاءِ
A believer is thankful in [times of] comfort, patient in tribulation and fearful in affluence
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الْمُؤْمِنُ عَفِيفٌ فِي الْغِنَى مُتَنَزِّهٌ عَنِ الدُّنْيَا
A believer is moderate in [times of] affluence, [and] keeps away from the [pleasures of this] world
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الْمُؤْمِنُ بَيْنَ نِعْمَةٍ وَخَطِيئَةٍ لَا يُصْلِحُهُمَا إِلَّا الشُّكْرُ وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ
A believer is [always] between blessing and wrongdoing, [and] nothing reforms these two except thankfulness and repentance
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الْمُؤْمِنُ حَذِرٌ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ أَبَداً يَخَافُ الْبَلَاءَ وَيَرْجُو رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ
A believer is wary of his sins, always fearing chastisement and hoping for the mercy of his Lord
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الْمُؤْمِنُ إِذَا سُئِلَ أَسْعَفَ وَإِذَا سَأَلَ خَفَّفَ
When a believer is asked [for help], he helps, and when he asks [other for help], he is lenient [and does not overburden them]
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الْمُؤْمِنُ حَيِيٌّ غَنِيٌّ مُوقِنٌ تَقِيٌّ
A believer is modest, independent, certain and pious
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الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْمَوْتُ تُحْفَتُهُ وَالْجَنَّةُ مَأْوَاهُ
This world is a prison for the believer, death is his gift and Paradise is his [permanent] abode
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الْمُؤْمِنُ غِرٌّ كَرِيمٌ مَأْمُونٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ حَذِرٌ مَحْزُونٌ
A believer is dignified, honourable, self-reliant, cautious and sorrowful
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الْمُؤْمِنُ دَائِمُ الذِّكْرِ كَثِيرُ الْفِكْرِ عَلَى النَّعْمَاءِ شَاكِرٌ وَفِي الْبَلَاءِ صَابِرٌ
A believer constantly remembers [Allah], frequently contemplates, is thankful for blessings and patient in the face of tribulation
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الْمُؤْمِنُ الدُّنْيَا مِضْمَارُهُ وَالْعَمَلُ هِمَّتُهُ وَالْمَوْتُ تُحْفَتُهُ وَالْجَنَّةُ سُبْقَتُهُ
To a believer, this world is his arena, action is his endeavour, death is his gift and Paradise is his prize
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ طَهَّرَ قَلْبَهُ مِنَ الدَّنِيَّةِ [مِنَ الرِّيبَةِ]
A believer is one who has purified his heart of vileness
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الْمُؤْمِنُ قَرِيبٌ أَمْرُهُ بَعِيدٌ هَمُّهُ كَثِيرٌ صَمْتُهُ خَالِصٌ عَمَلُهُ
A believer is one whose affair is near, whose sorrow is distant, whose silence is much and whose actions are sincere
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْمُؤْمِنُ عَلَى الطَّاعَاتِ حَرِيصٌ وَعَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ عَفٌّ
A believer is eager in [his] obedience [to Allah] and refrains from what is forbidden
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الْمُؤْمِنُ نَفْسُهُ أَصْلَبُ مِنَ الصَّلْدِ وَهُوَ أَذَلُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ
The soul of a believer is firmer than a hard rock while he is [himself] humbler than a slave
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الْمُؤْمِنُ إِذَا نَظَرَ اعْتَبَرَ وَإِذَا سَكَتَ تَفَكَّرَ وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ ذَكَرَ وَإِذَا أُعْطِيَ شَكَرَ وَإِذَا ابْتُلِيَ صَبَرَ
When a believer observes, he takes lesson; and when he is quiet, he contemplates; and when he speaks, he remembers [Allah]; and when he is given, he is grateful; and when he undergoes hardship, he is patient
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْمُؤْمِنُ إِذَا وُعِظَ ازْدَجَرَ وَإِذَا حُذِّرَ حَذِرَ وَإِذَا عُبِّرَ اعْتَبَرَ وَإِذَا ذُكِّرَ ذَكَرَ وَإِذَا ظُلِمَ غَفَرَ
When a believer is admonished, he restrains himself; and when he is warned, he becomes cautious; and when he is shown an example, he learns [from it]; and when he is reminded, he remembers; and when he is oppressed, he forgives
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الْعَقْلُ خَلِيلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْعِلْمُ وَزِيرُهُ وَالصَّبْرُ أَمِيرُ جُنُودِهِ وَالْعَمَلُ قَيِّمُهُ
The intellect is the close friend of a believer, knowledge is his vizier, patience is the commander of his army and action is his overseer
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْمُؤْمِنُ دَأْبُهُ زَهَادَتُهُ وَهَمُّهُ دِيَانَتُهُ وَعِزُّهُ قَنَاعَتُهُ وَجِدُّهُ لِآخِرَتِهِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ [آثَرَتْ] حَسَنَاتُهُ وَعَلَتْ دَرَجَاتُهُ وَشَارَفَ [رشاف] خَلَاصَهُ وَنَجَاتَهُ
The persistence of a believer is [in] his renunciation [of worldly pleasures], his interest is [in] his religiosity, his dignity is [in] his contentment and his striving is for his HereafterHis good deeds are many, his status is elevated and he has managed [to gain] his freedom and salvation
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الْمُؤْمِنُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا بِعَيْنِ الِاعْتِبَارِ وَيَقْتَاتُ فِيهَا بِبَطْنِ الِاضْطِرَارِ وَيَسْمَعُ فِيهَا بِأُذُنِ الْمَقْتِ وَالْإِبْغَاضِ
A believer looks at this world with eyes that derive lesson, and consumes from it only what is necessary, and hears in it with ears of hatred and enmity [towards it]
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الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ مُتَّهِمُونَ وَمِنْ فَارِطِ زَلَلِهِمْ وَجِلُونَ وَلِلدُّنْيَا عَائِفُونَ [عَاقُّونَ] وَإِلَى الْآخِرَةِ مُشْتَاقُونَ وَإِلَى الطَّاعَاتِ مُسَارِعُونَ
The believers blame themselves and are fearful of their past mistakes; they detest this world, eagerly yearn for the Hereafter and hasten towards [acts of] obedience
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ تَحَمَّلَ أَذَى النَّاسِ وَلَا يَتَأَذَّى أَحَدٌ بِهِ [مِنْهُ]
A believer is one who bears with the harm that people inflict [on him] but nobody is ever harmed by him
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ وَقَى دِينَهُ بِدُنْيَاهُ وَالْفَاجِرُ مَنْ وَقَى دُنْيَاهُ بِدِينِهِ
The believer is one who safeguards his Hereafter by [sacrificing] his world, while the vicious is one who safeguards his world by [sacrificing] his Hereafter
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الْمُؤْمِنُ أَمِينٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مُغَالِبٌ [غَالِبٌ] لِهَوَاهُ وَحِسِّهِ
A believer is faithful to himself and struggles against his vain desires and feelings
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أَفْضَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَاناً مَنْ كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَخْذُهُ وَعَطَاهُ وَسَخَطُهُ وَرِضَاهُ
The best of believers in terms of belief is the one whose taking, giving, anger and pleasure are all for [the sake of] Allah
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إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُشْفِقُونَ
Believers are indeed compassionate
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إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَيَسْتَحْيِي [يَسْتَحِي] إِذَا مَضَى لَهُ عَمَلٌ فِي غَيْرِ مَا عَقَدَ عَلَيْهِ إِيمَانَهُ
Verily a believer feels ashamed if an act which goes against his faith is committed by him
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إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يُمْسِي وَلَا يُصْبِحُ إِلَّا وَنَفْسُهُ ظَنُونٌ عِنْدَهُ فَلَا يَزَالُ زَارِياً عَلَيْهَا وَمُسْتَزِيداً لَهَا
Verily the true believer does not enter his evening and morning but that he distrusts his soul, so he continues to belittle [and find fault with] it and seeks more [good] for it
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إِنَّ بِشْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَقُوَّتَهُ فِي دِينِهِ وَحُزْنَهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ
Indeed the cheerfulness of a believer is in his face, his strength is in his religion and his sorrow is in his heart
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إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَيِّنُونَ لَيِّنُونَ
Indeed believers are approachable and soft-hearted
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إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُحْسِنُونَ
Believers are indeed virtuous
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إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَرَى يَقِينَهُ فِي عَمَلِهِ وَإِنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ يَرَى شَكَّهُ فِي عَمَلِهِ
Verily the certitude of a believer is seen in his action, and the doubt of a hypocrite is seen in his action
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بِشْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَحُزْنُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ- أَوْسَعُ شَيْءٍ صَدْراً وَأَذَلُّ شَيْءٍ نَفْساً- يَكْرَهُ الرِّفْعَةَ وَيَشْنَأُ السُّمْعَةَ- طَوِيلٌ غَمُّهُ بَعِيدٌ هَمُّهُ [طَوِيلٌ هَمُّهُ بَعِيدٌ غَمُّهُ]- كَثِيرٌ صَمْتُهُ مَشْغُولٌ وَقْتُهُ صَبُورٌ شَكُورٌ مَغْمُورٌ بِفِكْرَتِهِ ضَنِينٌ بِخُلَّتِهِ سَهْلُ الْخَلِيقَةِ لَيِّنُ الْعَرِيكَةِ نَفْسُهُ أَصْلَبُ مِنَ الصَّلْدِ وَهُوَ أَذَلُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ
The cheerfulness of a believer is in his face and his sorrow is in his heartHe has the broadest chest (iehas great patience, knowledge and virtue) and is most humble in spiritHe hates high position and dislikes renownHis grief is long, his sorrow is distant, his silence is much and his time is occupiedHe is grateful and patient, submerged in his thoughts [about the Hereafter], sparing in his friendship, easy going and of soft temperamentHe is firmer than a hard rock but humbler than a slave
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تَقِيَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَتَوْبَتُهُ فِي اعْتِرَافِهِ
The fear of a believer is in his heart and his repentance is in his admission
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ثَلَاثٌ هُنَّ زَيْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَصِدْقُ الْحَدِيثِ وَأَدَاءُ الْأَمَانَةِ
Three things are adornments for believers: fear of Allah, truthful speech and returning trusts [to their rightful owners]
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حُسْنُ وَجْهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ [الْمَرْءِ] مِنْ حُسْنِ عِنَايَةِ اللَّهِ بِهِ
The beauty of a believer’s face is from the special favour of Allah on him
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خَلَّتَانِ لَا تَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي قَلْبِ مُؤْمِنٍ سُوءُ الْخُلُقِ وَالْبُخْلُ
Two attributes never come together in the heart of a believer: bad character and miserliness
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ظَنُّ الْمُؤْمِنِ كِهَانَةٌ
The surmise of a believer is a divination
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غِنَى الْمُؤْمِنِ بِاللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ
The needlessness of a believer is through [his reliance on] Allah, the Glorified
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غَيْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ بِاللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ
The believer’s possessiveness is for [the sake of] Allah, the Glorified
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لِلْمُؤْمِنِ عَقْلٌ وَفِيٌّ وَحِلْمٌ مَرْضِيٌّ وَرَغْبَةٌ فِي الْحَسَنَاتِ وَفِرَارٌ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ
A believer has a perfect intellect, a pleasing leniency, an inclination towards good deeds and an aversion towards bad deeds
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لِلْمُؤْمِنِ ثَلَاثُ سَاعَاتٍ سَاعَةٌ يُنَاجِي فِيهَا رَبَّهُ وَسَاعَةٌ يُحَاسِبُ فِيهَا نَفْسَهُ وَسَاعَةٌ يُخَلِّي بَيْنَ نَفْسِهِ وَلَذَّتِهَا فِيمَا يَحِلُّ وَيَجْمُلُ
A believer has three times: a time for whispering to his Lord, a time for assessing himself (or in another narration: a time for making arrangements for his livelihood) and a time when he freely enjoys himself with what is lawful and pleasant
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لِلْمُؤْمِنِ ثَلَاثُ عَلَامَاتٍ الصِّدْقُ وَالْيَقِينُ وَقَصْرُ الْأَمَلِ
There are three signs of a believer: truthfulness, certitude and [having] short hopes
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لَنْ يُلْقَى الْمُؤْمِنُ إِلَّا قَانِعاً
A believer is never found to be anything but content
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لَوْ ضَرَبْتُ خَيْشُومَ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى أَنْ يُبْغِضَنِي مَا أَبْغَضَنِي وَلَوْ صَبَبْتُ الدُّنْيَا بِجُمْلَتِهَا عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِ عَلَى أَنْ يُحِبَّنِي مَا أَحَبَّنِي
If I were to strike the nose of a believer to make him hate me he would still not hate me, and if I were to bestow the whole world to a hypocrite to make him love me he would still not love me
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَيِّبٌ طَعْمُهَا وَرِيحُهَا
The example of a believer is like that of citronella, both its taste and its fragrance are pleasant
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
هَمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِ لِآخِرَتِهِ وَكُلُّ جِدِّهِ لِمُنْقَلَبِهِ
The concern of a believer is for his Hereafter, and all his efforts are for his place of [final] return
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لَا يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ مُؤْمِناً حَتَّى لَا يُبَالِيَ بِمَا ذَا سَدَّ فَوْرَةَ جُوعِهِ وَلَا بِأَيِّ ثَوْبَيْهِ ابْتَذَلَ
A man does not become a [true] believer until he is no longer concerned about what [food] will end his pangs of hunger and which of his two attires he will wear
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لَا يُلْفَى الْمُؤْمِنُ حَسُوداً وَلَا حَقُوداً وَلَا بَخِيلًا
A believer is never found to be envious, malevolent or miserly
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لَا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ إِلَّا حَلِيماً رَحِيماً
A believer is never anything other than forbearing and merciful
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يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَسْتَحْيِيَ إِذَا اتَّصَلَتْ لَهُ فِكْرَةٌ فِي غَيْرِ طَاعَةٍ
It behoves a believer to feel ashamed if the thought of disobedience crosses his mind
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يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَلْزَمَ الطَّاعَةَ وَيَلْتَحِفَ الْوَرَعَ وَالْقَنَاعَةَ
It behoves a believer to remain obedient and to cover himself with piety and contentment
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اتَّقُوا ظُنُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ أَجْرَى الْحَقَّ عَلَى أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ
Be careful of the opinions of believers, for Allah, the Glorified, effectuates the truth through their tongues
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم