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hadith 293
Hadith #
293
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Backbiting
Chapter
Prohibition of Backbiting
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Backbiting is the attempt of one who is incapable [of doing better himself].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الغِيبَةُ جُهدُ العاجِزِ.
Tags Backbiting/Slander

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