Hadith 16
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Al-Hasan bin Ahmed from his father that Abdullah bin Jibilla al-Kinani related: A fish was hanging down my hand when I met Abu al-Hasan Musa bin Ja’far (a). He asked me to throw that fish and said
I do not like for the noble men to carry cheap things themselves. He then added: O Shia, your enemies are numerous. All people antagonized you. Hence, you should keep good appearances before them as much as possible.
حَدَّثَنِي اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ اَلْكِنَانِيِّ قَالَ
اِسْتَقْبَلَنِي أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ قَدْ عَلَّقْتُ سَمَكَةً بِيَدِي قَالَ اِقْذِفْهَا إِنِّي لَأَكْرَهُ لِلرَّجُلِ[اَلسَّرِيِ] أَنْ يَحْمِلَ اَلشَّيْءَ اَلدَّنِيَّ بِنَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ع إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ أَعْدَاؤُكُمْ كَثِيرٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ اَلشِّيعَةِ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادَاكُمُ اَلْخَلْقُ فَتَزَيَّنُوا لَهُمْ مَا قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ .
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