hadith
1939
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Anyone who calls people to give him their allegiance, knowing that among them is someone superior to him, is an erroneous innovator.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن دعا النـّاسَ إلى نفسِه وفيهِم مَن هُو أعلمُ مِنه فهُو مُبْتَدِعٌ ضالٌّ.
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