hadith
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A man passed through the mosque, where Abu Ja‘far and Abu ‘Abdullah [Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq (AS)] were seated, when one of the people present said, ‘By Allah, I like this man. Abu Ja'far replied, ‘Then let him know, for this will maintain the amity and enhance the affection.
بحار الأنوار : مَرّ رجلٌ في المسجدِ وأبو جعفرٍ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) جالسٌ وأبو عبدِاللّهِ، فقالَ له بعضُ جُلَسائهِ: واللّهِ، إنّي لاَُحِبُّ هذا الرّجُلَ. قالَ لَه أبوجعفرٍ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألاَ فأعْلِمْهُ ؛ فإنَّهُ أبقى لِلمَوَدّة ، وخَيْرٌ في الاُلْفةِ.
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