hadith
846
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Cowardice, greed, and miserliness are vile traits that come together as a result of distrust in Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الجُبنُ والحِرصُ والبُخلُ غرائزُ سُوءٍ يَجمعُها سُوءُ الظَّنِّ باللّهِ سبحانَهُ.
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