hadith
6529
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Intellect and lust are opposites; the supporter of the intellect is knowledge and the adorner of lust is vain desire, and the soul is contended for between the two, so whichever is triumphant, it is on its side.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعَقْلُ وَ الشَّهْوَةُ ضِدّانِ وَ مُؤَيِّدُ العَقْلِ العِلْمُ وَ مُزَيِّنُ الشَّهْوَةِ الهَوى وَ النَّفْسُ مُتَنازِعَةٌ بَيْنَهُما فَأيُّهُما قَهَرَ كانَتْ في جانِبِهِ
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