hadith
1327
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not refute everything that people say to you for that is enough to classify you as foolish.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَرُدَّ على النّاسِ كلَّ ما حَدّثوكَ ؛ فكفى بذلكَ حُمْقاً.
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