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hadith 961
Hadith #
961
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 3 - On Good Deeds and Noble Traits
Chapter
Chapter 20 - On Watching Your Tongue
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that Abuzaer said in one of his sermons: “O' seekers of knowledge! Know that the
tongue is the key to goodness and wickedness. Therefore lock up your tongue as you lock up your gold and silver.”
عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال
كان أبو ذر يقول في خطبته: يا مبتغي العلم إن هذا اللسان مفتاح خير ومفتاح شر، فاختم على لسانك كما تختم على ذهبك وورقك.
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