Hadith 832
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7-22 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih -may God be pleased with him- narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Sajjadat- who is al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Uthman whereas Abi Uthman is Habib, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Muawiyah ibn Wahab, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“A wise man pursued another wise man for seven-hundred Farsakhs for seven pieces of advice. Once he met him he asked, ‘O Sir! Please tell me what is higher than the sky; what is wider than the Earth; what is deeper than the sea; what is harder than the rocks; what is hotter than fire; what is colder than bitter cold; and what is heavier than the mountains?’ The wise man replied, ‘Truth is higher than the skies; justice is wider than the Earth; self-contentment is deeper than the sea; an atheist’s heart is harder than rocks; the greed of a miser is hotter than the fire; disappointment for obtaining God’s Mercy is colder than bitter cold; and finally accusing an innocent person is heavier than the mountains.’”
7-22 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار عن محمد بن أحمد قال: حدثني أبوعبد الله الرازي، عن سجادة واسمه الحسنبن علي ابن أبي عثمان، واسم أبي عثمان حبيب عن محمد بن أبي حمزة، عن معاوية بن وهب، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال
تبع حكيم حكيما سبع مائة فرسخ في سبع كلمات فلما لحق به قال له: ياهذا ما أرفع من السماء وأوسع من الارض وأغنى من البحر وأقسى من الحجر وأشد حرارة من النار وأشد بردا من الزمهرير، وأثقل من الجبال الراسيات؟، فقال له: يا هذا الحق أرفع من السماء، والعدل أوسع من الارض، وغنى النفس أغنى من البحر، وقلب الكافر أقسى من الحجر، والحريص الجشع أشد حرارة من النار، واليأس من روح الله أشد بردا من الزمهرير، والبهتان على البرئ أثقل من الجبال الراسيات
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