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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.

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Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) ‎(626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.

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Native Name: أبو عبد الله الحُسين بن علي بن أبي طالب

Alternative Names: Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib • Husain • Hussain • Hussein • Leader of the Youth of Paradise • Master of the Martyrs • Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib • Emam Hossein

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