385 - ما يَنبَغي في مُجاهَدَةِ النَّفسِ‏

385. What is Necessary for Combatting the Self

1215.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : جاهِدْ نَفْسَكَ عَلى‏ طاعةِ اللَّهِ مُجاهَدةَ العَدُوِّ عَدُوَّهُ ، وغالِبْها مُغالبةَ الضِّدِّ ضِدَّهُ ؛ فإنّ أقْوى‏ النّاسِ مَن قَوِيَ على‏ نَفْسِهِ .¹

1215.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Struggle against your self in Allah's worship just as one fights one's enemy, and overcome it just as one overcomes one's opponent, for the strongest of people is he who has triumphed over his self.' ²

1216.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : امْلِكُوا أنفسَكُم بدوامِ جِهادِها .³

1216.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Gain control of your souls through constant self-struggle.' ⁴