hadith
1798
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Just as rust corrodes iron until it causes it to waste away, so too does jealousy corrode the body until it wears away.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَما أنَّ الصَّدَأَ يَأْكُلُ الحَديدَ حَتّى يُفْنِيَهُ كَذلِكَ الحَسَدُ يُكْمِدُ الجَسَدَ حَتّى يُفْنِيَهُ
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1784 Imam Ali (AS) said, Jealousy emaciates (and exhausts) the body.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1785 Imam Ali (AS) said, Jealousy melts away the body.