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hadith 178
Hadith #
178
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 1 - On Faith, Islam and Related Issues
Chapter
Chapter 11 - On Concealing Faith
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Concealing faith is for protecting lives and preventing bloodshed. There is no reason to conceal faith if there is bloodshed.”
عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال
خلقت التقية ليحقن بها الدم، فإذا بلغ الدم فلا تقية.
Tags Taqiyyah (Dissimulation)Imam Muhammad al-BaqirAhl al-Bayt

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