Hadith 1270
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To ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās. ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās used to say, ‘‘Apart from the Prophet’s sayings I did not derive greater benefit from any saying than this one.’’
ومن كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلى عبد الله بن العباس، وكان ابن عباس يقول «ما انتفعت بكلام بعد كلام رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) كانتفاعي بهذا الكلام»
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