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hadith 1663
Hadith #
1663
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
32
Part
Sayings
Chapter
The doer of good surpasses the good itself
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
32. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The doer of good is better than the good itself, and the doer of evil is worse than the evil itself.
٣٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): فَاعِلُ الْخَيْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ، وَفَاعِلُ الشَّرِّ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ.
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