1948. hadíth
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: مَنْ فَاتَهُ حَسَبُ نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ حَسَبُ آبَائِهِ.
In another version it is thus: Whoever misses personal attainment cannot be benefited by his forefathers’ attainments.
Nahj al-Balāgha
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
Sayings
The futility of lineage without personal merit
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