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Hadith 1958
Hadith #
1958
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
402
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Premature ambition and immature complaints
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
402. Someone uttered an expression above his position, then Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said to him: You have started flying soon after growing feathers (shakīr) and commenced grumbling before attaining youth (saqb).
۴۰۲. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام) لِبَعْضِ مُخَاطِبِيهِ، وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ يُسْتَصْغَرُ مِثْلُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ مِثْلِهَا: لَقَدْ طِرْتَ شَكِيراً، وَهَدَرْتَ سَقْباً.
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