Imam Ali (AS) said, If we had done as you did, no pillar of the religion would be left standing and no plant of faith would grow.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ كُنّا نَأْتِي ما تَأْتُونَ (آنَيْتُم) لَما قامَ لِلْدّينِ عَمُودٌ وَ لا اخْضَرَّ لِلإيمانِ عُودٌ
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