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hadith 1501
Hadith #
1501
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Good Manners
Chapter
The Best Manners
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best of manners is for man to stop at his limits and to not exceed his status.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أفضلُ الأدبِ أن يَقِفَ الإنسانُ عند حَدِّه ولا يَتَعدّى قَدْرَهُ.

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