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hadith 1897
Hadith #
1897
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 8 - On Undesirable Characteristics
Chapter
Chapter 10 - On Keeping Secrets
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Al-Sokuni narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Ameer al-Momineen (a.s)
“Whoever hides his secrets has control over them. But if anything is expressed to two or more people, it will be spread around.”
عن السكوني عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): من كتم سره كانت الخيرة في يده - وزاد فيه غيره - وأيما حديث جاوز اثنين فقد فشا.
Tags Secrets/Concealment

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