Nahj al-Balāgha 1, narration 81

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī · Avoiding need preferable to inappropriate begging

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Arabic text

٦٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): فَوْتُ الْحَاجَةِ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ طَلَبِهَا إِلَى غَيْرِ أَهْلِهَا.

Translation

66. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: To miss what one needs is easier than to beg from an inappropriate person. [1]

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

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