hadith
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) was asked who the most pious people were. He replied: “The most pious people are those who abstain from what God has forbidden.”
سئل الصادق (عليه السلام) عن الورع من الناس، قال: الذي يتورع عن محارم الله.
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