hadith
2790
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Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about those whom he praised: When they speak, they are truthful and when they are silent, they are not surpassed. When they look, they take lesson and when they turn away, they are not distracted. When they talk, they remember [Allah] and when they are quiet, they contemplate.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وقالَ ـ عَليه السّلامُ ـ فيمَنْ أثْنى عَلَيْهِ : إنْ نَطَقُوا صَدَقُوا وَ إنْ صَمَتُوا لَمْ يُسْبَقُوا إنْ نَظَرُوا اِعْتَبَرُوا وإنْ أعْرَضُوا لَمْ يَلْهُوا إنْ تَكَلَّمُوا ذَكَرُوا وَ إنْ سَكَتُوا تَفَكَّرُوا
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