Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 2050
boasting
٤٦٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رُبَّ مَفْتُونٍ بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِ.
462. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Many a man gets into mischief because of being spoken well about.
Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī

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