Chapter 1 - On One's Faults and Ways to Fight them

Volume 1 28 narrations

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Soul (Nafs) 23 Ahl al-Bayt 8 Good Deeds 3 Humility 3 Warfare/Jihad 3 Etiquette 2 Imam Ali al-Ridha 2 Imam Zayn al-Abidin 2 Worship 2 Satan/Iblis 2 Imam Ali 2 Supplication 2 Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq 1 Imam Musa al-Kazim 1 Intellect/Reason 1 Arrogance/Pride 1 Children of Israel 1 Sacrifice/Offering 1 Chastity/Modesty 1 Day of Judgment 1 Heedlessness/Negligence 1 Justice 1 Backbiting/Slander 1 Brotherhood 1 Rights 1 Fear of God (Khashya) 1 Death 1 Repentance 1 Anger 1 Hellfire 1 Remembrance 1 Prayer Etiquette 1 Guidance and Misguidance 1 Corruption/Mischief 1

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hadith 1444

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “It is not proper for a believer to humiliate himself.” Someone asked: “How would a believer humiliate himself?” The Imam (a.s) said: “He should not do something for which he will have to apologize later on.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

لا ينبغي للمؤمن أن يذل نفسه، قلت: ما يذل نفسه؟ قال: لا يدخل فيما ينبغي أن يعتذر منه.

hadith 1445

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty has given a believer authority over all his affairs except for humiliating himself.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

إن الله تبارك وتعالى فوض إلى المؤمن كل شئ إلا إذلاله نفسه.

hadith 1446

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “It is not proper for a believer to humiliate himself.” They asked him how he might humiliate himself. He said: “He engages in doing things beyond his power, and gets humiliated as a result.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

لا ينبغي للمؤمن أن يذل نفسه، قيل له: وكيف يذل نفسه؟ قال: يتعرض لما لا يطيق فيذلها.