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Sahih al-Bukhari

Book 3Hadith Number 127
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And ‘Ali said, “You should preach to the people according to their mental caliber so that they may not convey wrong things about Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.” Abu at-Tufail narrated the above mentioned statement of `Ali.

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Arabic

وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ حَدِّثُوا النَّاسَ، بِمَا يَعْرِفُونَ، أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُكَذَّبَ، اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ؟ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ مَعْرُوفِ بْنِ خَرَّبُوذٍ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ بِذَلِكَ‏.‏

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