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27. My father (RA) said: Ahmad ibn Idris said; Muhammad ibn Ahmad said, on the authority of `Ali ibn Isma`il, on the authority of al-Mu`alla ibn Muhammad ibn al-Basri, on the authority of `Ali ibn Asbar, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Sama`ah, on the authority of more than one, on the authority of Zurarah that
I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS): “What is the proof of Allah over the servants?” He (AS) answered, “They should only say what they know, and refrain from saying what they know not.”
27 - أبي رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد علي بن إسماعيل، عن المعلى بن محمد البصري، عن علي بن أسباط، عن جعفر بن سماعة، عن غير واحد، عن زرارة، قال
سألت أبا جعفر عليه السلام: ما حجة الله على العباد؟ قال: أن يقولوا ما يعلمون ويقفوا عندما لا يعلمون.
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