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11ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أصلُ العَفافِ القَناعَةُ، وثَمَرَتُها قِلَّةُ الأحزانِ. |
| 11– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The root of self-restraint is contentment, and its fruit is fewer sorrows.’[Masalib al-Sa’ ul, p. 50] |
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12ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الرِّضا بِالكَفافِ يُؤَدّي إلَى العَفافِ. |
| 12– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Satisfaction with one’ s lot leads to self-restraint.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1512] |
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13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قَدرُ الرَّجُلِ عَلى قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ ... وعِفَّتُهُ عَلى قَدرِ غَيرَتِهِ . |
| 13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is proportionate to his ambition … and his chastity is in proportion with his sense of self-worth.’ [Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47] |
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14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن عَقَلَ عَفَّ . |
| 14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who uses his intellect restrains himself.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7646] |
