٤٧٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَا الْـمُجَاهِدُ الشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِأَعْظَمَ أَجْراً مِمَّنْ قَدَرَ فَعَفَّ، لَكَادَ الْعَفِيفُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَلَكاً مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ.

474. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The fighter in the way of Allāh who gets martyred would not get a greater reward than he who remains chaste despite means. It is possible that a chaste person may become one of the angels.

474. Celui qui meurt martyr durant le Jihad n’aura point une récompense plus grande que celui qui arrive à s’abstenir de venger, car celui-ci faillit être un ange.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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