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hadith 2130
Hadith #
2130
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
175
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Facing fears outweighs avoidance
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
175. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When you are afraid of something dive straight into it, because the intensity of abstaining from it is greater (worse) than what you are afraid of.
١٧٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا هِبْتَ أَمْراًفَقَعْ فِيهِ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ تَوَقِّيهِأَعْظَمُ مِمَّا تَخَافُ مِنْهُ.
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