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Hadith 70
Hadith #
70
Book
Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara
Volume
1
Section
14
Part
Book of Intellect and Knowledge
Chapter
Prohibition on Debate and Argumentation
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad Āṣif al-Muḥsinī
۞
1. [1/-] Amali al-Saduq: From his father from al-Himyari from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Muhammad b. Humran from al-Hadhha who said
Abu Ja’far عليه السلام said: O Ziyad – beware of argumentation because it creates doubt, nullifies deeds and degrades its initiator, it may also happen that a man speaks something for which he is never forgiven …
[-/1] امالى الصدوق:عن ابيه، عن الحميري، عن احمد بن محمد ابن عيسي، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن محمد بن حمران، عن الحذاء قال
قال أبو جعفر عليه السلام يا زياد إياك والخصومات فإنها تورث الشك، وتحبط العمل، وتردي صاحبها، وعسى أن يتكلم الرجل بالشئ لا يغفر له …
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