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hadith 1684
Hadith #
1684
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
60
Part
Sayings
Chapter
The destructive power of unrestrained speech
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
60. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The tongue is a beast; if it is let loose, it devours.
٦٠. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الِّلسَانُ سَبُعٌ، إِنْ خُلِّيَ عَنْهُ عَقَرَ.
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