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hadith 1691
Hadith #
1691
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
71
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Increasing intelligence reduces speech
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
71. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: As intelligence increases, speech decreases. [1]
٧١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا تَمَّ الْعَقْلُ نَقَصَ الْكَلاَمُ.
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