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hadith 2144
Hadith #
2144
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
207
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Feigning forbearance to assimilate virtues
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
207. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If you cannot forbear, feign to do so because it is seldom that a man likens himself to a group and does not become as one of them. [1]
٢٠٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ حَلِيماً فَتَحَلَّمْ، فَإِنَّهُ قَلَّ مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بَقَوْمٍ إِلَّا أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ.
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