hadith
817
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The uprightness of faith is [in] piety and its corruption is [in] greed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صَلاحُ الإيمانِ الوَرَعُ وَ فَسادُهُ الطَّمَعُ
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