Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Even if Allah, glory be to Him, had not forbidden that which He has prohibited, it would have been mandatory for the one possessing intellect to avoid them [at least].
Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3758Imam Ali (AS) said, If Allah, the Glorified, had not forbidden that which He has ordained as unlawful, it would have [still] been mandatory...