hadith
9186
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Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is praised for that which is not in him is ridiculed by it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهِ بِما لَيْسَ فيهِ سُخِرَ بِهِ
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