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hadith 2420
Hadith #
2420
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Lesser Jihad
Chapter
Jihad
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
۞
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Jihad is the greatest deed after fulfilling the obligatory ones.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الجِهادُ أفضَلُ الأشياءِ بَعدَ الفَرائضِ.

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