Nahj al-Balāgha Hadith 1677 Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Good position conceals defects / Hadith 1677 governance ۞ ٥١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): عَيْبُكَ مَسْتُورٌ مَا أَسْعَدَكَ جَدُّكَ. 51. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: So long as your position is good, your defects will remain covered. Remind someone Link copied! Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī Similar narrations Al-Kāfi #747 “The leadership is with being the elder as long as he is free of defects.” All narrations in Good position conceals defects Browse all books Search more hadith