hadith
1171
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The Prophet (SAWA) said, exclaiming, ‘When will I see my brothers?! to which they replied, ‘Are we not your brothers? He said, ‘No, you are my companions. My brothers are those who believe in me without having seen me, and I am filled with longing for them.
كنز العمّال عنه (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : متى ألْقى إخْواني ؟! قالوا : ألَسْنا إخْوانَكَ؟ قالَ : بلْ أنتُم أصْحابي ، وإخْواني الّذينَ آمَنوا بِي ولَم يَرَوني ، أنا إلَيهِم بالأشْواقِ.
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