hadith
1470
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truly if you do good, then it is your own soul that you honour and do good to, but if you do wrong, it is your own soul that you degrade and wrong.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّكَ إنْ أحسَنْتَ فنفسَكَ تُكْرِمُ ، وإلَيها تُحْسِنُ ، إنّكَ إنْ أسأتَ فنَفسَكَ تَمْتَهِنُ ، وإيّاها تَغْبِنُ.
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4524 Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily if you do wrong [to others] then you are only debasing and harming yourself.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1920 Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily if you do good [to others] then you are [actually] honouring your own soul and doing good to it.