Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘If faith was a mere statement, then fasting, prayers, the lawful and the unlawful things would not have been prescribed for it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لو كانَ الْإيمانُ كلاما لم يَنْزِلْ فيهِ صَومٌ ولا صلاةٌ ولا حلالٌ ولا حرامٌ.
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