hadith
1627
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not be a slave to others while Allah, the Glorified, has made you free, for that which is good is never achieved except by overcoming evil, and ease is never acquired except through difficulty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَكُونَنَّ عَبْدَ غَيْرِكَ وَقَدْ جَعَلَكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ حُرّاً فَما خَيْرُ خَيْر لايُنالُ إلاّ بِشَرّ وَ يُسْر لايُنالُ إلاّ بِعُسْر
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1347 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not ever be a slave to others when Allah, glory be to Him, has made you free.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #5674 Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not let covetousness enslave you while Allah has made you free.