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hadith 966
Hadith #
966
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 3 - On Good Deeds and Noble Traits
Chapter
Chapter 20 - On Watching Your Tongue
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Imam Reza (a.s) said: “How beautiful is silence in the absence of weakness. Talkative people make many slips.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
ما أحسن الصمت من غير عي، والمهذار له سقطات.
Tags Silence

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