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hadith 4466
Hadith #
4466
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
Wisdom
Chapter
What the Wise Man Must Not Do
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who seeks fulfilment of his need from an unwise person is [himself] not a wise person.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيس بحَكيمٍ مَن قصَدَ بحاجَتِهِ غَيرَ كَريمٍ.

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