Sin displeasing you better than pride-inducing virtue

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 46

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 46

Sin displeasing you better than pride-inducing virtue
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٤٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): سَيِّئَةٌ تَسُوءُكَ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ تُعْجِبُكَ.

46. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The sin that displeases you is better in the view of Allāh than the virtue which makes you proud. [1]