hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A persons rebuking [and finding fault with] his own soul is evidence of the soundness of his intellect and the symbol of his abundant merit.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إزْراءُ الرَّجُلِ عَلى نَفْسِهِ بُرهانُ رَزانَةِ عَقْلِهِ وَ عُنْوانُ وُفُورِ فَضْلِهِ
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9882 Imam Ali (AS) said, A persons upbraiding of his own soul is evidence of the gravity of his intellect and the symbol of his abundant merit.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8851 Imam Ali (AS) said, From the perfection of a human being and the abundance of his merit is his own feeling of imperfection [in himself].