Hadith 602
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Ahmad b. `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from Isma`il b. Muslim al-Sukuni from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather (as). He said
`Ali (as) said: Over every truth there is a reality, and over every fact there is a light. So, take whatever agrees with the Book of Allah, and leave whatever contradicts the Book of Allah.
18 - حدثنا أحمد بن علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن أبيه إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن الحسين بن يزيد النوفلي، عن إسماعيل بن مسلم السكوني، عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن جده (عليهم السلام)، قال
قال علي (عليه السلام): إن على كل حق حقيقة، وعلى كل صواب نورا، فما وافق كتاب الله فخذوه، وما خالف كتاب الله فدعوه (6).
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