hadith
2891
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Fear [of Allah] is the imprisonment of the self from sins and its impediment from vices.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الخَوْفُ سِجْنُ النَّفْسِ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ وَ رادِعُها عَنِ المَعاصي
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1263 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Fear is the souls prison [preventing it] from sinning and is its deterrent from disobedience.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2931 Imam Ali (AS) said, The best barrier from sins is fear [of Allah].