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hadith 9975
Hadith #
9975
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
The Soul and Holding It to Account
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Restrict your souls by holding them accountable and control them by opposition [to their whims].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَيِّدُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ بِالْمُحاسَبَةِ وَ أمْلِكُوها بِالْمُخالَفَةِ
Tags Soul (Nafs)

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