٢٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): أَفْضَلُ الزُّهْدِ إِخْفَاءُ الزُّهْدِ.
28. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best abstemiousness is to conceal it.
Concealing abstinence as the highest virtue
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 28
٢٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): أَفْضَلُ الزُّهْدِ إِخْفَاءُ الزُّهْدِ.
28. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best abstemiousness is to conceal it.