1947. hadíth
۳۸۹. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ.
389. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whomever his action detains behind, his lineage cannot put him forward.
Nahj al-Balāgha
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
Sayings
The futility of lineage without personal merit
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