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Hadith 541
Hadith #
541
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
18
Part
Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
Only Four Can Understand the Sayings of the Members of the Holy Household
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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4-27 Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Sufyan ibn Yaqoob ibn al-Harith ibn Ibrahim al-Hamedany narrated in his house in Kufa that Abu Abdullah Ja’far ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Azodi quoted Ali ibn Bazraj al-Hanat, on the authority of Amr ibn al-Yasee’a, on the authority of Shoayb al-Had’dad that he had heard Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “
Indeed our sayings are hard to understand. Only the following four can understand them: either a nearby-stationed angel; a dispatched Prophet; a servant of God whose faith has been tested or a strong town.” Shoayb al-Had’dad asked, “What do you mean by a strong town?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “I mean a heart with a firm belief.”
4-27 حدثنا علي بن الحسين بن سفيان بن يعقوب بن الحارث بن إبراهيم الهمداني في منزله بالكوفة قال: حدثنا أبوعبد الله جعفر بن أحمد بن يوسف الازدي قال: حدثنا علي بن بزرج الحناط قال: حدثنا عمرو بن اليسع، عن شعيب الحداد قال
سمعت الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام يقول: إن حديثنا صعب مستصعب، لا يحتمله إلا ملك مقرب أو نبي مرسل، أو عبد امتحن الله قلبه للايمان أو مدينة حصينة.قال عمرو: فقلت لشعيب: يا أبا الحسن وأي شيء المدينة الحصينة؟ قال: فقال: سألت الصادق عليه السلام عنها فقال لي: القلب المجتمع
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