“The wise one does not speak to one whom he fears he shall be belied, he does not ask anyone of anything if he fears he shall not give, and he does not repose hope on one whom he does not trust.”

— Husayn ibn Ali

Rayhānatur Rasūl, p. 55
Regarding Wisdom

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The grandson of Muhammad and the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib 626–680

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