hadith
677
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Science is nobler to me than worship, and the noblest part of your religion is piety.”
عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): فضل العلم أحب إلي من فضل العبادة، وأفضل دينكم الورع.
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