hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who seeks might unrightfully will be humiliated, and he who opposes the truth will be afflicted with weakness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن يَطلُبِ العِزَّ بغَيرِ حقٍّ يَذِلَّ، ومَن عانَدَ الحقَّ لَزِمَهُ الوَهْنُ.
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2205 Imam Ali (AS) said, One who opposes the truth is seized by powerlessness.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6300 Imam Ali (AS) said, One who seeks glory without having any right to it gets humiliated.