اجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ Avoiding the Prohibited

1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا رَغِبْتَ في المَكارِمِ فاجْتَنِبِ المَحارِمَ.

1- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘If you wish for noble traits, then avoid the prohibited things.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4069]
 

2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِن أحْسَنِ المَكارِمِ تَجَنُّبُ المَحارِمِ.

2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘One of the best noble traits is the avoidance of prohibited things.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9382]
 

3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَو لَم يَنْهَ اللّه‏ُ سُبحانَهُ عَن مَحارِمِهِ لَوجَبَ أنْ يَجْتَنِبَها العاقِلُ.

3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Even if Allah, glory be to Him, had not forbidden that which He has prohibited, it would have been mandatory for the one possessing intellect to avoid them [at least].’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7595]