Worldly humility and divine obedience

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 385

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 385

Worldly humility and divine obedience
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۳۸۵. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مِنْ هَوَانِ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى اللهِ أَنَّهُ لَا يُعْصَى إِلَّا فِيهَا، وَلَا يُنَالُ مَا عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِتَرْكِهَا.

385. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: It is (the proof of the) humbleness of the world before Allāh that He is disobeyed only herein and His favours cannot be achieved except by abandoning it.