Hadith 683
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My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Muhammad b. Humran from Abi `Ubayda al-Hatha’. He said
Abu Ja`far (as) said: O Ziyad! Beware of argumentation, for it creates doubt, nullifies deeds, and degrades its doer. Perhaps a man may say something that he is not forgiven for. O Ziyad! There was once a community who left the required knowledge and sought unrequired knowledge, until they spoke of Allah [and His essence] and became perplexed by it; [so much so] that if a man were to call in front of them, they would reply to the back, and to the front if called from the back.
2 - حدثنا أبي (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن محمد بن حمران، عن أبي عبيدة الحذاء، قال
قال أبو جعفر (عليه السلام): يا زياد، إياك والخصومات، فإنها تورث الشك، وتحبط العمل، وتردي صاحبها، وعسى أن يتكلم الرجل بالشئ لا يغفر له. يا زياد، إنه كان فيما مضى قوم تركوا علم ما وكلوا به، وطلبوا علما كفوه، حتى انتهى بهم الكلام إلى الله عز وجل فتحيروا، فإن كان الرجل ليدعي من بين يديه فيجيب من خلفه، أو يدعى من خلفه فيجيب من بين يديه (1).
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Intellect/Reason
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