Virtue in overcoming reluctance

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 249

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 249

Virtue in overcoming reluctance
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٢٤٩. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا أَكْرَهْتَ نَفْسَكَ عَلَيْهِ.

249. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best act is that which you have to force yourself to do.