عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ
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كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ لَا تُبْدِيَنَّ عَنْ وَاضِحَةٍ وَ قَدْ عَمِلْتَ الْأَعْمَالَ الْفَاضِحَةَ وَ لَا يَأْمَنِ الْبَيَاتَ مَنْ عَمِلَ السَّيِّئَاتِ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
5. Ali has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘You must never show your teeth (smile) when you have committed disgraceful deeds and never feel safe from misfortune to strike you due to (your) sinful deeds.’”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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[4]الابداء: الاظهار و تعديته بعن لتضمين معنى الكشف و في القاموس و المصباح الواضحة:ص 269
[5]المراد بالبيات نزول الحوادث عليه ليلا، او غفلة و ان كان بالنهار.ص 269