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hadith 1137
Hadith #
1137
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Sight, Observation and Insight
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vision is not attained by sight [alone], for sight can fool its possessor.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ الرُّؤْيَةُ مَعَ الأبْصارِ قَدْ تَكْذِبُ الأبْصارُ أهْلَها
Tags Wisdom

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