Facing fears outweighs avoidance

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 175

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 175

Facing fears outweighs avoidance

Hadith #220

١٧٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا هِبْتَ أَمْراًفَقَعْ فِيهِ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ تَوَقِّيهِأَعْظَمُ مِمَّا تَخَافُ مِنْهُ.

175. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When you are afraid of something dive straight into it, because the intensity of abstaining from it is greater (worse) than what you are afraid of.