Is this saying authenticated?
Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Whoever is raised in humiliation and disgrace will become rebellious when others show them respect.
*Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim*, no. 9167
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
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10 September 2026
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Is This Hadith Authenticated?
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The saying, “Whoever is raised in humiliation and disgrace will become rebellious when others show them respect,” is attributed to Imam Ali (AS) in *Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim*, no. 9167.
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Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural Center9167- نَكِيرُ الْجَوَابِ مِنْ نَكِيرِ الْخِطَابِ.
*ʿUyūn al-ḥikam wa-l-mawāʿiẓ* (by al-Laythī), p. 497
9167 بِالْإِيثَارِ يُسْتَرَقُّ الْأَحْرَارُ (199/ 3).
*Ghurar al-ḥikam wa-durar al-kalim*, p. 396
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