hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing is more beneficial for a human being than guarding the tongue and doing good to others.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاشَيْءَ أعْوَدُ عَلَى الإنْسانِ مِنْ حِفْظِ اللِّسانِ وَبَذْلِ الإحْسانِ
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2646 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Safeguarding the tongue and spreading goodness [to others] are among the best merits of the human.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7972 Imam Ali (AS) said, Safeguarding the tongue and doing good to others are from the best merits of a human being.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #940 Imam Ali (AS) said, The uprightness of a human being is in controlling the tongue and doing good deeds.