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hadith 1439
Hadith #
1439
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 6 - On One's Faults, the Heart and the Intellect
Chapter
Chapter 1 - On One's Faults and Ways to Fight them
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Guard yourself since no one else will guard you.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
احمل نفسك لنفسك فإن لم تفعل لم يحملك غيرك.

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9940 Imam Ali (AS) said, Hold yourself to account for your [own] soul for indeed other souls have someone else who will hold them to account.
  • Al-Kāfi #1570 “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Hold your soul responsible for yourself. If you did not do so others will not do for you.’”
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