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Hadith #
702
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Common Courtesy
Chapter
Prohibition of Making Someone Feel Obliged for an Act of Courtesy
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Give life to your act of courtesy by killing it [i.e. by killing your expectation of receiving anything in return].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أحْيِ مَعروفَكَ بِإماتَتِهِ .

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