hadith
217
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In Sifat ul-Shi’ia it is narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said
“God never appointed anyone to Prophethood unless he was honest and trustworthy. And we must return what we are entrusted with to its owner whether he is a good-doer or an evil-doer.”
ومن كتاب صفات الشيعة: عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
إن الله لم يبعث نبيا قط إلا بصدق الحديث وأداء الأمانة، فإن الأمانة مؤداة إلى البر والفاجر.
Similar narrations
- Mishkāt al-Anwār #251 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God did not appoint anyone to the prophethood unless he was honest and trustworthy.”
- Mishkāt al-Anwār #927 “God the Almighty never appointed any Prophets who were not honest and trustworthy to good-doers and evil-doers.”
- Al-Kāfi #320 “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has not sent any prophet who would not be truthful in their words and trustworthy in returning the...