hadith
2083
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Imam Ali (AS) said, A benevolent action is not completed except by three things: by taking it to be insignificant, by expediting it and by concealing it; for when you take it to be insignificant, you have made it great; and when you expedite it, you have made it beneficial; and when you conceal it, you have made it complete.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَعْرُوفُ لايَتِمُّ إلاّ بِثَلاث: بِتَصْغيرِهِ وَ تَعْجيلِهِ وَ سَتْرِهِ فَإنَّكَ إذا صَغَّرْتَهُ فَقَدْ عَظَّمْتَهُ وَ إذا عَجَّلْتَهُ فَقَدْ هَنَّأْتَهُ وَ إذا سَتَرْتَهُ فَقَدْ تَمَّمْتَهُ
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