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hadith 52
Hadith #
52
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Action
Chapter
Maintenance of Continuous Action
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The little that you perform continuously is weightier than the great amount that you perform odiously.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قَليلٌ تَدومُ عَلَيهِ ، أرجى مِن كَثيرٍ مَملولٍ مِنهُ.
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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #5914 Imam Ali (AS) said, Little that is practiced continually is better than [doing] a lot that makes one weary.
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