Nahj al-Balāgha Hadith 1801 Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Revealing character through changing circumstances / Hadith 1801 good-tempertrials-afflictions ۞ ٢١٧. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): فِي تَقَلُّبِ الْأَحْوَالِ عِلْمُ جَوَاهِرِ الرِّجَالِ. 217. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Through change of circumstances the mettle of men is known. Remind someone Link copied! Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī Similar narrations Nahj al-Balāgha #2241 441. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Governing power is the proving ground for people. All narrations in Revealing character through changing circumstances Browse all books Search more hadith