Nahj al-Balāgha 1, narration 31

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī · Concealing abstinence as the highest virtue

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Arabic text

٢٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَفْضَلُ الزُّهْدِ إِخْفَاءُ الزُّهْدِ.

Translation

28. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best abstemiousness is to conceal it.

Translation: Sayed Ali Raza — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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