hadith 1324
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who pries into the faults of people, rebukes them and then adopts those faults himself is truly a fool.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن نَظرَ في عُيوبِ النّاسِ فأنْكَرها ثُمّ رَضِيَها لِنَفْسِهِ فذلكَ الأحمَقُ بعَينِهِ .

Similar narrations

  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7498 Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever disapproves of the faults of people but accepts them in himself, then that is a fool.
  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1222 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who pries into others faults, disapproves of them, and then adopts them for himself, is truly a fool.
  • Nahj al-Balāgha #1908 He who observes the shortcomings of others and disapproves of them and then accepts them for himself is definitely a fool.
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