hadith
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Muhammad ibn A'rafeh narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said
“You must enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, else the bad people will rule over you, and the prayers of your good people will not be answered.”
وعن محمد بن عرفة قال
سمعت أبا الحسن (عليه السلام) يقول: لتأمرن بالمعروف ولتنهن عن المنكر، أو ليستعملن عليكم شراركم فيدعو خياركم ولا يستجاب لهم.
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