Nahj al-Balāgha

The futility of lineage without personal merit

Volume 1 Section 389 2 narrations
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Hadith 1947
389. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whomever his action detains behind, his lineage cannot put him forward.
۳۸۹. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ.
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Hadith 1948
In another version it is thus: Whoever misses personal attainment cannot be benefited by his forefathers’ attainments.
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: مَنْ فَاتَهُ حَسَبُ نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ حَسَبُ آبَائِهِ.
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