Hadith 951
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Hadith.5907 - It is narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ali ibn Ismail, from Abdullah ibn Al-Waleed, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq Ja'far ibn Muhammad (as), who said
"Four things are wasted in vain:
Affection granted to one who has no loyalty,
A favor bestowed upon one who does not appreciate it,
Knowledge taught to one who does not listen,
And a secret entrusted to one who has no sense of safeguarding."
5907 - وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
"أَرْبَعٌ يَذْهَبْنَ ضَيَاعاً مَوَدَّةٌ تُمْنَحُ مَنْ لاَ وَفَاءَ لَهُ وَ مَعْرُوفٌ يُوضَعُ عِنْدَ مَنْ لاَ يَشْكُرُهُ وَ عِلْمٌ يُعَلَّمُ مَنْ لاَ يَسْتَمِعُ لَهُ وَ سِرٌّ يُودَعُ مَنْ لاَ حَضَانَةَ لَهُ".
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