hadith
4470
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Imam al-Baqir (AS) when he was asked by Abu Basir regarding the words of Allahs verse, “and he who is given wisdom…” said, ‘It [wisdom] is obedience to Allah and true knowledge of the Imm.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سألَهُ أبو بصيرٍ عن قولِ اللّهِ : «ومَن يُؤْتَ الحِكْمَةَ فَقَد اُوتيَ خَيراً كَثيراً»ـ : هِي طاعَةُ اللّهِ ومَعرِفَةُ الإمامِ.
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