hadith 2093
Imam Ali (AS) said, Give life to the benevolent act by killing it (i.e. forgetting it), for verily the sense of obligation destroys a good turn.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أحْيُوا المَعْرُوفَ بِإماتَتِهِ فَإنَّ المِنَّةَ تَهْدِمُ الصَنِيعَةَ
Tags Good Deeds

Similar narrations

  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2090 Imam Ali (AS) said, Give life to your good deed by killing it (i.e. by forgetting it).
  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #702 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Give life to your act of courtesy by killing it [i.e. by killing your expectation of receiving anything in return].
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