hadith
4972
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not consult the liar, for indeed he is like the mirage that makes the distant seem near and the near seem distant.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَسْتَشِرِ الكَذَّابَ فَإنَّهُ كَالسَّرابِ يُقَرِّبُ عَلَيْكَ البَعيدَ وَيُبَعِدُّ عَلَيْكَ القَريبَ
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