hadith
10194
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Imam Ali (AS) said, They walk stealthily and tread slowly, hiding behind trees. Their words are [like] a cure but their actions are incurable diseases. They exchange praise [with each other] and come near each other through (or are careful of) reward. They obtain what they covet by means of despair. When they talk they create doubts, they dissemble in their speech and when they speak they delude (or distort).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَمْشُونَ الخِفاءَ وَ يَدُبُّونَ الضَّرّاءَ قَوْلُهُمُ الدَّواءُ وَ فِعْلُهُمُ الدّاءُ العَياءُ يَتَقارَضُونَ الثَّناءَ وَ يَتَقارَبُونَ (يتراقبون) الجَزاءَ يَتَوَصَّلُونَ إلَى الطَّمَعِ بِاليَأْسِ وَيَقُولُونَ فَيُشَبِّهُونَ يُنافِقُونَ فِي المَقالِ وَ يَقُولُونَ فَيُوهِمُونَ (فَيُمَوِّهُون)
Tags
Hypocrisy
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