hadith
1264
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Him'mad al-Lah'ham narrated that someone went to see Imam Sadiq (a.s) and said that one of his nephews gossiped and said whatever obscene things he could say about the Imam. Imam Sadiq (a.s) asked his servant to bring him some water. He made ablution and started to pray. The man thought that Imam Sadiq (a.s) was cursing his nephew. Then after saying two units of prayer Imam Sadiq (a.s) said
“O' God! I forgive him. You are more forgiving than me, so please forgive him for my sake and do not question him about this.” The Imam (a.s) continued to cry and pray and the man was surprised.
عن حماد اللحام قال
أتى رجل أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) فقال: إن فلانا - ابن عمك - ذكرك، فما ترك شيئا من الوقيعة والشتيمة إلا قاله فيك، فقال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام) للجارية: إيتيني بوضوء، فتوضأ ودخل، فقلت في نفسي يدعو عليه فصلى ركعتين، فقال: يا رب هو حقي قد وهبته [له] وأنت أجود مني وأكرم، فهبه لي ولا تؤاخذه بي ولا تقايسه، ثم رق فلم يزل يدعو فجعلت أتعجب.
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