hadith
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Ibn-i-Abi Ya'fur said that Imam Sadiq (a.s) told him: “Invite the people to the religion by means other than plain talk. Let them see your hard work, honesty and piety.”
وعن ابن أبي يعفور قال
قال لي أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): كونوا دعاة الناس بغير ألسنتكم ليروا منكم الاجتهاد الصدق والورع.
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