hadith
3254
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Even if Allah, glory be to Him, had not forbidden that which He has prohibited, it would have been mandatory for the one possessing intellect to avoid them [at least].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَو لَم يَنْهَ اللّهُ سُبحانَهُ عَن مَحارِمِهِ لَوجَبَ أنْ يَجْتَنِبَها العاقِلُ.
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