hadith
1446
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “It is not proper for a believer to humiliate himself.” They asked him how he might humiliate himself. He said: “He engages in doing things beyond his power, and gets humiliated as a result.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
لا ينبغي للمؤمن أن يذل نفسه، قيل له: وكيف يذل نفسه؟ قال: يتعرض لما لا يطيق فيذلها.
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