hadith 4328
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the congruity of logic with divine convention, whereas lying removes logic from divine convention.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ مُطابَقَةُ المَنطِقِ للوَضعِ الإلهيِّ ، الكِذبُ زَوالُ المَنطِقِ عَنِ الوَضعِ الإلهيِّ.

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8638 Imam Ali (AS) said, Lying is the deviation of speech from the divine order [of creation].
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #5284 Imam Ali (AS) said, Truthfulness is the correspondence of speech with divine dispensation.
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