hadith
7084
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Imam Ali (AS) said, How many a scholar is corrupt and [how many] a worshipper is ignorant, so be wary of the corrupt among the scholars and the ignorant among the worshippers.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ عالِم فاجِر وَ عابِد جاهِل فَاتَّقُوا الفاجِرَ مِنَ العُلَماءِ وَالجاهِلَ مِنَ المُتَعَبِّدينَ
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