Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 144

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

يَنْزِلُ الصَّبْرُ

Endurance comes

عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمُصِيبَةِ،

according to the affliction.

وَمَنْ ضَرَبَ يَدَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ عِنْدَ مُصِيبَتِهِ

He who beats his hand on the thigh in his affliction

حَبِطَ أجْرُهُ.

ruins all his good actions.