hadith
2783
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The most honourable quality of the noble one is his feigning inattention [and ignorance] about that which he is aware [regarding the negative traits of others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشْرَفُ أخلاقِ الكَريمِ تَغافُلُهُ عَمَّا يَعْلَمُ
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Good Temper
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8726 Imam Ali (AS) said, The noble-minded person feigns inattention and pretends to be deceived.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8751 Imam Ali (AS) said, One of the most honourable actions of the noble-minded person is feigning inattention towards that which he knows.
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2774 Imam Ali (AS) said, 'One of the noblest deeds of a kind person is feigning ignorance of that which he knows already.'
- Nahj al-Balāgha #1804 222. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The highest act of a noble person is to ignore what he knows.