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Hadith 840
Hadith #
840
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
2
Section
99
Part
The Book of Belief and Disbelief
Chapter
A Believer’s Signs and Qualities
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from ibn Muskan from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following
“Once abu Ja’far (a.s.) said to me, ‘O Sulayman, do you know who a Muslim is?’ I said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, you know better. ’ The Imam said, ‘A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands other Muslims are safe.’ Then the Imam said, ‘Do you know who a believer is?’ I said, ‘You know better.’ The Imam said, ‘A believer is one who is an accepted trustworthy person among the Muslims in their properties and lives. It is unlawful for a Muslim to be unjust toward a Muslim, betray him or push him aside in his helplessness.’”
12ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَا سُلَيْمَانُ أَ تَدْرِي مَنِ الْمُسْلِمُ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَتَدْرِي مَنِ الْمُؤْمِنُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ مَنِ ائْتَمَنَهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَالْمُسْلِمُ ح��رَامٌ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَظْلِمَهُ أَوْ يَخْذُلَهُ أَوْ يَدْفَعَهُ دَفْعَةً تُعَنِّتُهُ.
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