hadith
7498
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever disapproves of the faults of people but accepts them in himself, then that is a fool.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أنْكَرَ عُيُوبَ النّاسِ وَ رَضِيَها لِنَفْسِهِ فَذلِكَ الأحْمَقُ
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Backbiting/Slander
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