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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b `Abdullah narrated to us from Ya`qub b. Yazid from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from `Isa al-Fara’ from `Abdullah b. Abi Ya`fur. He said
I heard Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) say: Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (as) said: Whoever’s appearances are weightier [in deeds] than his inside, his Scale [of good deeds] will be lightened.
11 - حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن عيسى الفراء، عن عبد الله بن أبي يعفور، قال
سمعت أبا عبد الله الصادق (عليه السلام) يقول: قال أبو جعفر الباقر (عليه السلام): من كان ظاهره أرجح من باطنه، خف ميزانه (3).
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