hadith
2478
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Whenever I would ask the Prophet of Allah (s), he would give to me and when I was silent and did not ask, he would be the one to initiate [the matter] with me.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّي كُنْتُ إذا سَئَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم أعْطانِي وَ إذا سَكَتُّ عَنْ مَسْألَتِهِ إبْتَدَأَني
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