Kitāb al-Muʾmin

Hadith 17
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17 - عن سماعة قال: سمعته يقول إنّ الله (جلّ جلاله) جعلَ وليَّه غَرضاً لعدُوِّه في الدنيا
17. It has been narrated that Suma'ah said: I heard him (al-Sadiq (a.s)) saying: Allah has allowed His friends to be the target of His enemies in this world.
Source: Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī

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