Similar narrations

• Mīzān al-Ḥikma #3700 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘An evil deed [of yours] that upsets you is better in the sight of Allah than a good deed which you feel proud about.
• Mishkāt al-Anwār #1821 Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said in Nahjul Balagheh: “A sin which makes you upset is better for God than a good deed which makes you conceited.”
• Nahj al-Balāgha #1674 46. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The sin that displeases you is better in the view of Allāh than the virtue which makes you...