لا يَنبَغي لِلمُؤمِنِ أن يُذِلَّ نفسَهُ A Believer Must Never Disgrace Himself

6ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن أقَرَّ بالذُّلِّ طائعاً فَلَيسَ مِنّا أهلَ البيتِ .

6– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever succumbs to degrading himself is not considered from among us, the ahl al-bayt.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 58]
 

7ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ اللّه‏َ تَبارَكَ وتعالى فَوَّضَ إلى المؤمنِ كُلَّ شيءٍ إلّا إذلالَ نَفسِهِ.

7– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, has placed everything at the disposal of the believer except that which brings disgrace upon him.’[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 63, no. 3]
 

8ـ عن داوود الرَّقّي: سمعتُ أبا عبدِاللّه‏ِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) يقولُ: لا يَنبَغي للمؤمنِ أن يُذِلَّ نفسَهُ ، قيلَ لَهُ: وكيفَ يُذِلُّ نَفسَهُ ؟ قالَ: يَتَعَرَّضُ لِما لايُطيقُ فَيُذِلُّها.

8- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A believer must never disgrace himself.’ When asked by someone how this disgrace comes about, he replied, 'By going out of his way to obtain that which is beyond his control, he ends up disgracing himself.’[Mishkat al-Anwar, no. 245]