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1ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): علَيكُم بالصِّدقِ؛ فإنّهُ بابٌ مِن أبوابِ الجَنَّةِ. |
| 1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Truthfulness is incumbent upon you, for verily it is one of the doors of Paradise.’[Tarikh Baghdad, p. 11, no. 82] |
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2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ مُطابَقَةُ المَنطِقِ للوَضعِ الإلهيِّ ، الكِذبُ زَوالُ المَنطِقِ عَنِ الوَضعِ الإلهيِّ. |
| 2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the congruity of logic with divine convention, whereas lying removes logic from divine convention.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, nos. 1552-1553] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ لِسانُ الحَقِّ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the tongue of the Real.’[Ibid. no. 275] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ يُنجِيكَ وإن خِفتَهُ ، الكِذبُ يُردِيكَ وإن أمِنتَهُ . |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness saves you even though you fear it whereas lying ruins you even though you feel safe from it.’[Ibid. nos. 1118-1119] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ صَلاحُ كُلِّ شيءٍ ، الكِذبُ فَسادُ كُلِّ شَيءٍ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the goodness of everything whereas lying corrupts everything.’[Ibid. nos. 1115-1116] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ أمانةٌ ، الكِذبُ خِيانَةٌ . |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is a trust whereas lying is deception.’[Ibid. no. 15] |
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7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قَدرُ الرَّجُلِ على قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ ، وصِدقُهُ على قَدرِ مُرُوءَتِهِ. |
| 7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is measured by the extent of his ambition, and his truthfulness is measured by his integrity.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47] |
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8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الإيمانُ أن تُؤثِر الصِّدقَ حيثُ يَضُرُّكَ، على الكِذبِ حيثُ يَنفَعُكَ. |
| 8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Faith is to prefer to tell the truth, even if it be to your detriment, over lying even though it be to your benefit.’[Ibid. Saying 458] |
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9ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَعَلَّمُوا الصِّدقَ قَبلَ الحَديثِ. |
| 9– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Learn to tell the truth before you learn to speak.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 104, no. 4] |
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10ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصِّدقُ عِزٌّ . |
| 10– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is an honour.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 269, no. 109] |
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11ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن صَدَقَ لِسانُهُ زَكا عَمَلُهُ . |
| 11– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He whose tongue tells the truth is pure of action.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 104, no. 3] |
