Hadith 601
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4-87 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Davood al-Minqari, on the authority of Sufyan ibn Ayyineh that he had heard AbaAbdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “
I found that all the knowledge of the people is in four areas:1- to know your Lord;2- to know what He has done with you;3- to know what He expects of you; and4- to know what will deviate you from your religion.”
4-87 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم بن محمد الاصبهاني، عن سليمان بن داود المنقري، عن سفيان بن عيينة قال
سمعت أبا عبـدالله عليه السلام يقول: وجدت علم الناس كلهم في أربع أولها أن تعرف ربك، والثاني أن تعرف ما صنع بك، والثالث أن تعرف ما أراد منك، والرابع أن تعرف ما يخرجك من دينك
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