العَقلُ أقوى أساسٍ . ح: 475
The intellect is the strongest foundation. H: 475
العَقلُ مُنَزِّهٌ عَنِ المُنكَرِ آمِرٌ بِالمَعروفِ . ح: 1250
The intellect is immune from wrong and commands good-doing. H: 1250
العَقلُ رُقِيٌّ إلى عِلِّيِّينَ . ح: 1325
The intellect is a ladder upwards towards the Illiyyun [the loftiest heavens]. H: 1325
العَقلُ رَسولُ الحَقِّ . ح: 272
The intellect is the messenger of the truth. H: 272
العَقلُ أن تَقولَ ما تَعرِفُ ، وتَعمَلَ بِما تَنطِقُ بِهِ . ح: 2141
[To be a man of] intellect is that you say only that which you know and act upon what you say. H: 2141
بِتَركِ ما لا يَعنيكَ يَتِمُّ لَكَ العَقلُ . ح: 4291
By abandoning that which does not concern you, your intellect will be completed. H: 4291
يُستَدَلُّ عَلى عَقلِ كُلِّ امرِئٍ بِما يَجري عَلى لِسانِهِ . ح: 10957
The intellect of every man can be determined by the words that flow on his tongue. H: 10957
رَأيُ الرَّجُلِ ميزانُ عَقلِهِ . ح: 5422
A man’s opinion is the measure of his intellect. H: 5422
كَثرَةُ الصَّوابِ تُنبِئُ عَن وُفورِ العَقلِ . ح: 7091
The abundance of correct acts is an indication of flourishing intellect. H: 7091
مَن كَمُلَ عَقلُهُ استَهانَ بِالشَّهَواتِ . ح: 8226
He whose intellect is perfected regards carnal desires with disdain. H: 8226
إذا قَلَّتِ العُقولُ كَثُرَ الفُضولُ . ح: 4043
When intellect is little, superfluity thrives. H: 4043
مِن عَدَمِ العَقلِ مُصاحَبَةُ ذَوي الجَهلِ . ح: 9299
Evidence of lack of intellect is keeping company with ignorant people. H: 9299
كَثرَةُ الأماني مِن فَسادِ العَقلِ . ح: 7093
Overly high aspirations are a result of a corrupt intellect. H: 7093
ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ الاستِقامَةُ . ح: 4589
The fruit of the intellect is steadfastness [in the path of Allah]. H: 4589
ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ لُزومُ الحَقِّ . ح: 4602
The fruit of the intellect is adherence to the truth. H: 4602
ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ مَقتُ الدّنيا ، وقَمعُ الهَوى . ح: 4654
The fruit of the intellect is contempt for this worldly life and repression of one’s whims. H: 4654
العَقلُ غَريزَةٌ تَزيدُ بِالعِلمِ والتَّجارِبِ . ح: 1717
The intellect is an intrinsic thing that increases with knowledge and experiences. H: 1717
ضَياعُ العُقولِ في طَلَبِ الفُضولِ . ح: 5901
The loss of the intellect occurs in the quest for all that is superfluous. H: 5901
العَقلُ مُصلِحُ كُلِّ أمرٍ . ح: 404
The intellect sets right all matters. H: 404
ذَهابُ العَقلِ بَينَ الهَوى والشَّهوَةِ . ح: 5180
Whims and carnal desires cause the intellect to disappear. H: 5180
مَن قَلَّ عَقلُهُ ساءَ خِطابُهُ . ح: 7985
He whose intellect is weak has bad oratory. H: 7985
عِندَ بَديهَةِ المَقالِ تُختَبَرُ عُقولُ الرِّجالِ . ح: 6221
People’s intellects can be tested when they speak impulsively. H: 6221
العَقلُ شَجَرَةٌ ، ثَمَرُها السَّخاءُ والحَياءُ . ح: 1254
The intellect is a tree the fruit of which is generosity and modesty. H: 1254
ضالَّةُ العاقِلِ الحِكمَةُ فَهُوَ أحَقُّ بِها حَيثُ كانَت. ح: 5896
Knowledge is the lost article of a wise person. Therefore he deserves it more anywhere it may be. H: 5896