Hadith 147
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7. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported from Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Kindi, who reported from Amru ibn Muhammad al-Harith, who reported from his father Muhammad ibn al-Harith, who reported from al-Sabah ibn Yahya al-Muzni, from al-Harith ibn Husayrah, from his father who said
Amirul Mu’mineen, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, told his followers: Be among people like a honeybee among the birds. For every quality that a bird has (like flight and speed), it considers the bee as weak; but if the birds know what blessings the bees carry in their stomach, they would not have treated them such. Mix up with the people with your tongues and your bodies (i.e. in appearance), but disassociate from them with your hearts and your deeds. Every soul shall have what it earns, and on the Day of Judgement, he will be with the one he loved."
7 - قال: أخبرني أبو بكر محمد بن عمر الجعابي قال: حدثنا أبو علي الحسين ابن محمد الكندي قال: حدثنا عمرو بن محمد بن الحارث، عن أبيه محمد بن الحارث قال: أخبرني الصباح بن يحيى المزني، عن الحارث بن حصيرة، عن أبيه قال
قال أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام لشيعته: كونوا في الناس كالنحلة في الطير، ليس شئ من الطير إلا وهو يستضعفها ، ولو يعلمون ما في أجوافها من البركة لم يفعلوا ذلك بها . خالطوا الناس بألسنتكم وأجسادكم، وزايلوهم بقلوبكم وأعمالكم، لكل امرء ما اكتسب، وهو يوم القيامة مع من أحب .
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