Mīzān al-Ḥikma

A Believer Must Never Disgrace Himself

Volume 1 3 narrations

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hadith 915
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever succumbs to degrading himself is not considered from among us, the ahl al-bayt.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن أقَرَّ بالذُّلِّ طائعاً فَلَيسَ مِنّا أهلَ البيتِ .
hadith 916
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, has placed everything at the disposal of the believer except that which brings disgrace upon him.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ اللّهَ تَبارَكَ وتعالى فَوَّضَ إلى المؤمنِ كُلَّ شيءٍ إلّا إذلالَ نَفسِهِ.
hadith 917
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A believer must never disgrace himself. When asked by someone how this disgrace comes about, he replied, 'By going out of his way to obtain that which is beyond his control, he ends up disgracing himself.
عن داوود الرَّقّي
سمعتُ أبا عبدِاللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) يقولُ: لا يَنبَغي للمؤمنِ أن يُذِلَّ نفسَهُ ، قيلَ لَهُ: وكيفَ يُذِلُّ نَفسَهُ ؟ قالَ: يَتَعَرَّضُ لِما لايُطيقُ فَيُذِلُّها.