hadith
7101
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Only two [types of] people have broken my back: the impudent scholar and the ignorant worshipper. One drives people away from the truth by his immorality and the other invites people to falsehood with his devotion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما قَصَمَ ظَهْري إلاّ رَجُلانِ: عالِمٌ مُتَهَتِّكٌ وَ جاهِلٌ مُتَنَسِّكٌ هذا يُنَفِّرُ عَنْ حَقِّهِ بِهَتْكِهِ وَ هذا يَدْعُو إلى باطِلِه بِنُسْكِهِ
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