hadith
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In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that God's Prophet (a.s) said
“There are two forms of shame: the shame of the intellect which is knowledge, and the shame of foolishness which is ignorance.”
من كتاب المحاسن: قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): الحياء حياءان: حياء عقل، وحياء حمق، فحياء العقل هو العلم، وحياء الحمق هو الجهل.
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