hadith
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked, ‘Does the Imam know the Unseen? replied, ‘No, but whenever he wishes to know something, Allah makes him know it.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لمّا سُئلَ: هل يَعلَمُ الإمامُ بالغَيبِ ـ: لا، ولكن إذا أرادَ أن يَعلَمَ الشيءَ أعلَمَهُ اللّهُ ذلكَ.
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