Imam Ali’s Sayings on Felicity and the Felicitous
Felicity is that which leads [one] to success.
The signs of felicity are sincerity [of intentions] in action.
Having a heart that is free of rancour and jealousy is from the felicity of a servant.
Felicity is gained by hastening good deeds and pure [and virtuous] actions.
The felicity of a person is [in] contentment and satisfaction.
The felicity of a man is in safeguarding his faith and working for his Hereafter.
It is enough of a felicity for a person that he be deemed trustworthy in religious and worldly affairs.
It is enough felicity for a person to turn away from that which perishes and become occupied with that which is everlasting.
You will never know the sweetness of felicity until you tast the bitterness of misfortune.
It is part of felicity to be granted success in performing righteous deeds.
It is from the perfection of felicity for one to strive for the betterment of the [whole] community.
Successfully attaining what is sought is part of felicity.
From the felicity of a person is his showing benevolence to those who are deserving of it.
A person does not attain felicity except through the obedience of Allah, the Glorified, and a person does not become wretched except by disobeying Allah.
No one atains felicity except by upholding the bounds of Allah and no one becomes wretched except by disregarding them.
It is from the felicity of a person that his good turns are done o one who thanks him and his benevolence is shown to one who is not ungreateful to him.
He who makes his brothers miserable does not gain felicity.
How close are felicities to misfortunes!
How far is repose in ease and inactivity from acquiring felicity!
When the presentation [of deeds] in front of Allah, the Glorified, takes place felicity is differentiated from wretchedness.
The felicitous is one who considers that which is lost [to him] as insignificant.
Felicitous is one who fears the punishment [of Allah] so he has faith, and hopes for divine reward so he does good deeds.
Verily the most felicitous of people is one who has an exhorter in himself [that urges him] to obey Allah.
Felicitous is one who makes his obedience [and worship] sincere.
If you would like to be the most felicitous of people through what you have learnt, then act upon it.
Indeed only he is felicitous who fears divine punishment so he safeguards himself, and hopes for divine reward so he does good, and longs for Paradise so he wakes up [to worship] in the night.
