hadith
1598
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Imam Ali (AS) said, By the One who splits the seed and creates the human being! They did not accept Islam, rather they succumbed to it [to remain safe] and hid their disbelief; and when they found supporters for it, they brought forth in the open that which they had hidden and made manifest that which they had concealed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ الَّذي فَلَقَ الحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ ما أسْلَمُوا وَ لكِنِ اسْتَسْلَمُوا وَأسَرُّوا الكُفْرَ فَلَمّا وَجَدُوا أعْواناً عَلَيْهِ أعْلَنُوا ما كانُوا أسَرُّوا وَ أظْهَرُوا ما كانُوا أبْطَنُوا
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