Pearl of Wisdom
'Indeed one true tradition that you receive from a truthful person is better for you than the whole world and all that it contains.
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir [as] Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 144, no. 5
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When the Consultative Committee (or Shura) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthman, Amir al-mu'minin said: |
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Sermon 73 When the Consultative Committee (or Shura) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthman, Amir al-mu'minin said:
You have certainly known that I am the most rightful of all others for the Caliphate. By Allah, so long as the affairs of Muslims remain intact and there is no oppression in it save on myself I shall keep quiet seeking reward for it (from Allah) and keeping aloof from its attractions and allurements for which you aspire.
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