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hadith 3664
Hadith #
3664
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Secrecy
Chapter
Keeping a Secret
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever keeps his own secrets has control in his own hands.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَتَمَ سِرَّهُ كانَتِ الخِيَرَةُ بيَدِهِ.

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