Hadith 355
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Hadith.356 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If I had reached Ikrimah at the time of his death, I would have benefited him."
When asked how, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) explained:
"He would have instructed him in what you are upon (referring to the beliefs of faithful)”.
356 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَوْ أَدْرَكْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ عِنْدَ اَلْمَوْتِ لَنَفَعْتُهُ» فَقِيلَ لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِمَا ذَا كَانَ يَنْفَعُهُ قَالَ «كَانَ يُلَقِّنُهُ مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ.
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