hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the most affluent of riches is intellect, and the worst poverty is stupidity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أغنَى الغِنَى العَقلُ، وأكبَرَ الفَقرِ الحُمقُ .
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