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Hadith 657
Hadith #
657
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
113
Part
Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
Four things are vain to do
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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4-143 Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ash-Shah narrated that Abu Hamid quoted Abu Yazid Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Khalidy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Salih al-Tamimy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hatam al-Qat’tan, on the authority of Hammad ibn Amr, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his grandfather (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that the
Prophet (MGB) in his will to Ali (MGB) said, “O Ali! Four things are done in vain: eating after (attaining) satiety; lighting a lamp in moonlight; planting seeds in salty ground; and doing a favor for people who are not worthy of it.”
4-143 حدثنا محمد بن علي بن الشاه قال: حدثنا أبوحامد قال: حدثنا أبو يزيد أحمد بن خالد الخالدي قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن صالح التميمي، عن أبيه قال: حدثنا محمد بن حاتم القطان، عن حماد بن عمرو، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن جده، عن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله
أنه قال في وصيته له: يا علي أربعة يذهبن ضياعا: الاكل بعد الشبع، والسراج في القمر، والزرع في السبخة، والصنيعة عند غير أهلها
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