hadith
1186
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the [only] concern of quadrupeds is their stomachs.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ البَهائِمَ هَمُّها بُطُونُها
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