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hadith 1222
Hadith #
1222
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
The Fault
Chapter
The Censure of Preoccupying Oneself with Others Faults Whilst Flattering Oneself
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who pries into others faults, disapproves of them, and then adopts them for himself, is truly a fool.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن نَظَرَ في عُيوبِ النّاسِ فأنكَرَها ثُمَّ رَضِيَها لِنَفسِهِ، فذلكَ الأحمَقُ بِعَينِهِ.
Tags Backbiting/Slander

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7498 Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever disapproves of the faults of people but accepts them in himself, then that is a fool.
  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1324 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who pries into the faults of people, rebukes them and then adopts those faults himself is truly a fool.
  • Nahj al-Balāgha #1908 He who observes the shortcomings of others and disapproves of them and then accepts them for himself is definitely a fool.
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