hadith
3022
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said to one of his companions, ‘Verily we are very patient and our Shiaa are even more patient than us. His companion asked, ‘May I be your ransom, how can your Shiaa be more patient than yourselves? He replied, ‘Because we are patient alongside our knowledge [of everything], whereas our Shiaa are patient in spite of not knowing.
عن الوَشّاء عن بعضِ أصحابِهِ عن الإمامِ الصّادقِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّا صُبَّرٌ وشِيعَتُنا أصبَرُ مِنّا
قلتُ: جُعِلتُ فِداكَ، كيفَ صارَ شِيعَتُكُم أصبَرَ مِنكُم ؟ قالَ: لأنّا نَصبِرُ على ما نَعلَمُ ، وشِيعَتُنا يَصبِرُونَ على ما لا يَعلَمُونَ.
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