hadith
6528
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The intellect is the leader of the army of the Most Merciful and vain desire is the chief of the army of Satan, and the soul is pulled back and forth between them, so whichever of them is victorious, it (i.e. the soul) is in its domain.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَقْلُ صاحِبُ جَيْشِ الرَّحْمنِ وَ الهَوى قائِدُ جَيْشِ الشَّيْطانِ وَالنَّفْسُ مُتَجاذِبَةٌ بَيْنَهُما فَأيُّهُما غَلَبَ كانَتْ في حَيِّزِهِ
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