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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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31. Do not perform any good action in order to show off and do not abandon it out of shame.

31. Do not perform any good action in order to show off and do not abandon it out of shame.

31 لاتَعْمَلْ شَيْئاً مِنَ الخَيرِ رِياءً، ولا تَتْرُكْهُ حَياءً.

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32. None of you should ever say: ‘indeed there is one who is more worthy of doing the good action than me,’ for it will, by Allah, become that way. Verily for good and evil there are adherents, so whenever you leave it, its adherents perform it in your place.

32. None of you should ever say: ‘indeed there is one who is more worthy of doing the good action than me,’ for it will, by Allah, become that way. Verily for good and evil there are adherents, so whenever you leave it, its adherents perform it in your place.

32 لايَقُولَنَّ أحَدُكُمْ إنَّ أحَداً أولى بِفِعْلِ الخَيْرِ مِنّي فَيَكونَ واللّهِ كَذلِكَ، إنَّ لِلْخَيرِ والشَّرِّ أهْلاً فَمَهْما تَرَكْتُمُوهُ كَفاكُمُوهُ أهْلُهُ.

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33. That which you send forth of good deeds is [preserved] with the One who does not diminish [its] reward and that which you commit from evil actions is [preserved] with the One who is not incapable of [meting out] punishment.

33. That which you send forth of good deeds is [preserved] with the One who does not diminish [its] reward and that which you commit from evil actions is [preserved] with the One who is not incapable of [meting out] punishment.

33 ما قَدَّمْتَهُ مِنْ خَير فَعِندَ مَنْ لا يَبْخَسُ الثَّوابَ، ومَا ارْتَكَبْتَهُ مِنْ شَرّ فَعِندَ مَنْ لا يُعْجِزُهُ العِقابُ.

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34. The essential prerequisite of good action is taking the initiative in [performing] it.

34. The essential prerequisite of good action is taking the initiative in [performing] it.

34 مِلاكُ الخَيْرِ مُبادَرَتُهُ.

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38. The one who seeks goodness through evil action, his mind and senses are corrupt.

38. The one who seeks goodness through evil action, his mind and senses are corrupt.

38 طالِبُ الخَيْرِ بِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ فاسِدُ العَقْلِ والحِسِّ.

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37. An evil [action] that does not last is better than a good [deed] that does not last.

37. An evil [action] that does not last is better than a good [deed] that does not last.

37 شَرٌّ لايَدُومُ خَيْرٌ مِن خَيْر لا يَدُومُ.

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