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Hadith 1771
Hadith #
1771
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
172
Part
Sayings
Chapter
People oppose the unknown
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
172. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: People are enemies of what they do not know. [1]
١٧٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): النَّاسُ أَعْدَاءُ مَا جَهِلُوا.
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