Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Caution against Doing Something That One Would Later Have to Excuse Oneself For

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hadith 2535
It is narrated in Misbah al-Shariaa (Lantern of the Path) that the
Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Keep away from doing that which you must excuse yourself for, for verily that involves hidden polytheism.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إيّاكَ وما تَعتَذِرُ مِنهُ ؛ فإنَّ فيهِ الشِّركَ الخَفِيَّ.
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hadith 2537
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A believer must never humiliate himself. When asked how he would humiliate himself, he replied, ‘By embarking upon something which he later has to make excuses for.
مُفَضّلِ بنِ عُمرَ: قالَ أبو عَبدِ اللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَنبَغي لِلمُؤمِنِ أن يُذِلَّ نَفسَهُ ، قُلتُ: بِما يُذِلُّ نَفسَهُ ؟ قالَ: يَدخُلُ فيما يَعتَذِرُ مِنهُ.
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