hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Know that Allah, most Highig, uncovered the people, not because He was ignorant of their well-kept secrets and inner thoughts, but in order to test them [to see] which of them is best in conduct, so that reward becomes the prize and punishment becomes the penalty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ألاَ إنّ اللّهَ تعالى قد كَشفَ الخَلقَ كَشْفةً، لا أنّه جَهِلَ ما أخْفَوهُ مِن مَصُونِ أسْرارِهِم ومَكْنونِ ضَمائرِهِم، ولكنْ لِيَبلُوَهُم أيُّهُم أحْسَنُ عَملاً، فيكونَ الثّوابُ جَزاءً والعِقابُ بَواءً.
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