hadith
3492
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Wahab b. Abdu Rabbih narrated on the authority of a shaykh from [the tribe of] Nakhaa, who said
‘I said to Abu Jaafar (AS), ‘I have been a governor since the time of al-Hajjaj until this very day - is repentance possible for me? He remained silent. When I repeated the question, he said, ‘No, until you compensate everyone for his lost rights.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سألَهُ شَيخٌ مِن النَّخَعِ: إنّي لَم أزَلْ والِياً مُنذُ زَمنِ الحَجّاجِ إلى يَومي هذا، فهَلْ لي مِن تَوبةٍ ؟ قالَ: فَسَكتَ، ثُمّ أعَدْتُ علَيهِ، فقالَ ـ: لا، حتّى تُؤَدّيَ إلى كُلِّ ذي حَقٍّ حقَّهُ.
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