Hadith 1276
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2. Muhammad ibn Yahya al-‘ Attar has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I do not think a man can increase anything good in his belief except that he increases his love for women.’”
2- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
مَا أَظُنُّ رَجُلا يَزْدَادُ فِي الإيمَانِ خَيْراً إِلا ازْدَادَ حُبّاً لِلنِّسَاءِ.
Similar narrations
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1138 "I do not think that a man increases in faith and goodness except that he also increases in love for women."
- Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1137 he heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "The more love a servant has for women, the greater he increases in faith and virtue."
- Al-Kāfi #1279 “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I do not think anyone increases goodness in this issue (belief in the Divine Authority of ‘A’immah)...