hadith
900
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Imam Ali (AS) said, If I were to strike the nose of a believer to make him hate me he would still not hate me, and if I were to bestow the whole world to a hypocrite to make him love me he would still not love me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَو ضَرَبْتُ خَيْشُومَ المُؤْمِنِ على أنْ يُبْغِضَني ما أبْغَضَني وَلَو صَبَبْتُ الدُّنيا بِجُمْلَتِها عَلَى المُنافِقِ على أنْ يُحِبَّني ما أحَبَّني
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