Hadith 97
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9.Faḍālah narrated from Sayf, from Abū al-Ṣabbāḥ, from Jābir, from al-Waṣṣāfī, from Abū Jaʿfar (a) who said
“Charity given secretly extinguishes the Lord’s wrath, and being kind to parents and keeping ties with near relatives increases lifespans.”
فضالة عن سيف عن أبي الصباح عن جابر عن الوصافي عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال
صدقة السر تطفي غضب الرب وبر الوالدين وصلة الرحم يزيدان في الاجل.
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