hadith
3759
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Imam Ali (AS) asked Nawf al-Bakali, ‘Do you know who my Shiaa are, Nawf? to which he replied, ‘By Allah, no. Imam replied, ‘My Shiaa have parched lips and empty stomachs. They are those whose faces disclose asceticism, for they are ascetics by night, lions by day.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لِنَوفٍ البَكاليِّ ـ: أتَدرِي يا نَوفُ مَن شِيعَتي ؟ قالَ: لا وَاللّهِ ، قالَ: شِيعَتي الذُّبُلُ الشِّفاهِ، الخُمصُ البُطُونِ ، الذينَ تُعرَفُ الرَّهبانيَّةُ في وُجوهِهِم ، رُهبانٌ باللَّيلِ اُسْدٌ بالنَّهارِ.
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