Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Avoiding reciprocation leads to loss or humiliation / Hadith 2042 hadith 2042 ۞ 451. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Your turning away from him who inclines towards you is a loss of your share of advantage while your inclining towards him who turns away from you is humiliation for yourself. ٤٥١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): زُهْدُكَ فِي رَاغِبٍ فِيكَ نُقْصَانُ حَظٍّ، وَرَغْبَتُكَ فِي زَاهِدٍ فِيكَ ذُلُّ نَفْسٍ. Similar narrations Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4043 Imam Ali (AS) said, Your longing for the one who has no interest in you is a humiliation. All narrations in Avoiding reciprocation leads to loss or humiliation Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 2042 ۞ 451. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Your turning away from him who inclines towards you is a loss of your share of advantage while your inclining towards him who turns away from you is humiliation for yourself. ٤٥١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): زُهْدُكَ فِي رَاغِبٍ فِيكَ نُقْصَانُ حَظٍّ، وَرَغْبَتُكَ فِي زَاهِدٍ فِيكَ ذُلُّ نَفْسٍ.