hadith
4179
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Imam Ali (AS) said in his instruction to one of his labourers, ‘Verily the worst act of treachery is the treachery against a Muslim community, and the worst act of swindling is swindling ones leaders [Imams].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ مِن عَهدِهِ إلى بعضِ عُمّالِهِ ـ: إنَّ أعظَمَ الخِيانَةِ خِيانَةُ الاُمَّةِ، وأفظَعَ الغِشِّ غِشُّ الأئمَّةِ.
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