hadith
2537
۞
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A believer must never humiliate himself. When asked how he would humiliate himself, he replied, ‘By embarking upon something which he later has to make excuses for.
مُفَضّلِ بنِ عُمرَ: قالَ أبو عَبدِ اللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَنبَغي لِلمُؤمِنِ أن يُذِلَّ نَفسَهُ ، قُلتُ: بِما يُذِلُّ نَفسَهُ ؟ قالَ: يَدخُلُ فيما يَعتَذِرُ مِنهُ.
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