hadith
1260
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When you fear the Creator you will escape to Him, and when you fear a creature, you will escape from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا خِفْتَ الخالِقَ فَرَرْتَ إلَيهِ ، إذا خِفْتَ المَخْلوقَ فَرَرْتَ مِنهُ.
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2900 Imam Ali (AS) said, When you fear the Creator, you flee towards Him.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2940 Imam Ali (AS) said, Whenever you fear the created [as opposed to the Creator], you flee from him.