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Hadith 2151
Hadith #
2151
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
227
Part
Sayings
Chapter
The essence of belief in heart, tongue, and action
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
227. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked about belief (īmān) when he said: Belief means appreciation with the heart, acknowledgement with the tongue, and action with the limbs.
٢٢٧. وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْإِيمَانِ فَقَالَ الْإِيمَانُ مَعْرِفَةٌ بِالْقَلْبِ، وَإِقْرَارٌ بِاللِّسَانِ، وَعَمَلٌ بِالْأَرْكَانِ.
Tags Certainty (Yaqin)Wisdom

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