Concealing abstinence as the highest virtue

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 28

Book 3, Chapter 28

٢٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَفْضَلُ الزُّهْدِ إِخْفَاءُ الزُّهْدِ.

28. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best abstemiousness is to conceal it.