Unintentional revelation of hidden thoughts

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 26

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 26

Unintentional revelation of hidden thoughts
1 Ḥadīth
Ḥadīth 29

٢٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَا أَضْمَرَ أَحَدٌ شَيْئاً إِلَّا ظَهَرَ فِي فَلَتَاتِ لِسَانِهِ وَ صَفَحَاتِ وَجْهِهِ.

26. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whenever a person conceals a thing in his heart it manifests itself through unintentional words from his tongue and (in) the expressions of his face. [1]