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Hadith 1904
Hadith #
1904
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
346
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Dignity eroded by begging
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
346. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The dignity of your face is solid but begging dissolves it away; therefore, look carefully before whom you dissolve it.
٣٤٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَاءُ وَجْهِكَ جَامِدٌ يُقْطِرُهُ السُّؤَالُ، فَانْظُرْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تُقْطِرُهُ.
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