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hadith 854
Hadith #
854
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 3 - On Good Deeds and Noble Traits
Chapter
Chapter 14 - On The Rights of the Parents and Treating them Kindly
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Do not say even a word of contempt to your parents, as God has forbidden it.”
وقال الصادق (عليه السلام): أدنى العقوق أف، ولو علم الله شيئا أهون منه لنهى عنه.

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