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Hadith 1688
Hadith #
1688
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
66
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Avoiding need preferable to inappropriate begging
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
66. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: To miss what one needs is easier than to beg from an inappropriate person. [1]
٦٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): فَوْتُ الْحَاجَةِ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ طَلَبِهَا إِلَى غَيْرِ أَهْلِهَا.
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