Hadith 685
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us. He said: Ahmad .b Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from `Anbasa al-`Abid from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Beware of arguing in religion, for it distracts the heart from the remembrance of Allah, it bequeaths hypocrisy, it forms grudges, and it makes lying easy.
4 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عنبسة العابد، عن أبي عبد الله الصادق (عليه السلام)، قال
إياكم والخصومة في الدين، فإنها تشغل القلب عن ذكر الله عز وجل، وتورث النفاق، وتكسب الضغائن، وتستجيز الكذب (3).
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