Hadith 301
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Ali bin Nu’man, from Abdullah, bin Maskan, from Dawud bin Farqad, from Abu Shayba al-Zuhri, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, that he said
The worst of servants is a servant who has two faces and two tongues; (by which) he is tender with his brother in (his) presence and eats him in (his) absence, (and) if he is given, he envies him, and if he is afflicted, he abandons him.
حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثني محمد بن يحيى العطار قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن علي بن النعمان، عن عبد الله بن مسكان، عن داود بن فرقد، عن أبي شيبة عن الزهري، عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي الباقر عليهما السلام، قال
بئس العبد عبد يكون ذا وجهين وذا لسانين يطري أخاه شاهدا ويأكله غائبا ، إن أعطي حسده وإن ابتلي خذله.
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