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hadith 4230
Hadith #
4230
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Question and Answer
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, When one is asked about that which he knows not, he should never feel ashamed to say: I do not know.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا يَسْتَحْيِيَنَّ أحَدٌ إذا سُئِلَ عَمّا لا يَعْلَمُ أنْ يَقُولَ: لا أعْلَمُ
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