hadith
2333
۞
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever dies without having an Imam has died a pagan [pre-Islamic] death.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن ماتَ بغيرِ إمامٍ ماتَ مِيتةً جاهليّةً.
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