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hadith 1947
Hadith #
1947
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
389
Part
Sayings
Chapter
The futility of lineage without personal merit
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
389. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whomever his action detains behind, his lineage cannot put him forward.
۳۸۹. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ.
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