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hadith 1452
Hadith #
1452
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
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God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The best jihad is the one with your own self.”
ثم قال (صلى الله عليه وآله): أفضل الجهاد من جاهد نفسه التي بين جنبيه.
Tags Warfare/JihadSoul (Nafs)

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